First Between 3rd & 4th

Joshua Radin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2004)
• Original Release Date: July 12, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B0002XH9YU
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,078 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Winter

2. Girlfriend in a Coma

3. Don't Look Away

4. Today

5. The One You Knew

6. Do You Wanna

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt Story-Telling, September 1, 2004

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J. D. Fry "Eat, Sleep, Breathe Music" (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Between 3rd & 4th (Audio CD)

Most people, like myself, were drawn to this artist through the song "winter" featured in a Season 3 episode of 'Scrubs' on NBC. Once I heard the song and felt the emotional punch to the gut it delivered, I knew that the rest of the music this artist had to offer had to be as moving and powerful as this song. On "First Between 3rd and 4th" Joshua Radin makes good on this assumption.

Since the 'Scrubs' episode aired the song "Winter" was renovated slightly (from it's "demo" stage) to a more polished and produced ballad. But don't let that fool you, the song is as amazing now as the first time I heard it.

The rest of the songs on this album read like a peek into the mind of the artist: the songs are minimalist in arrangement, the lyrics spare no emotion or feeling. Radin opens up his heart through these songs and invites the listener to take a ride on the journey.

At times, he invokes the spirits of Elliot Smith and Nick Drake through his acoustic playing and breathy vocals. The result is one of those cd's that you want to pop in on a cool, rainy night with a glass of wine, a comfy chair and a blanket to listen to.

My only compliant on this album was that at six songs...it's too short. You just start settling in on the cd when it fades out, leaving you wanting more.

Of course, maybe that's a good thing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best EP i've heard in years..., September 7, 2004

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m. lowery "music freak" (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Between 3rd & 4th (Audio CD)

I work in the music biz - a label - i won't mention which one here though. i heard of him through zach braff's blog on the garden state site. anyway, i just listened to joshua radin's EP entitled 'First between 3rd and 4th" and i have to say, i am in love with this guy. his voice is reminicent of nick drake, elliot smith and paul simon - and his songwriting is incredible. perfect. i don't know what else i can say except go out and buy this guy's record and catch his live shows while he's still somewhat unknown because it won't be long before his shows are in huge venues, sold out for days. if you need a record to throw on while sitting by a fire, drinking a glass of good red wine with some close friends, i can't think of one better to do that with. maybe nick drake's 'pink moon." but it's a close call...

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing, December 2, 2004

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D. Sean West (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Between 3rd & 4th (Audio CD)

This CD is by far one of my most played and is perfect for these melancholy days of winter. These songs tinged with love and loss cannot help but resonate within us all-an effect that is only intensified by Joshua's amazing voice.

My only real gripe with the album is that it only has six songs on it- this is defiantly not enough to fulfill my Joshua Radin fix but it is a very good beginning to what I am sure will be a long career!