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foxmonkeyFrom theoaklandpress.com via Manda2119 at the JJB. Edited to add: Manda also said: "...this guy is generally not very kind to pop music and he never really liked 'NSYNC much."
Two stars ("so-so") out of four ("stellar").
'NSYNC-er's solo debut has groove, albeit a tentative one
BY: GARY GRAFF Of The Daily Oakland Press 02/22/2004
After watching 'NSYNC mate Justin Timberlake justify himself as a Grammy-winning solo star with relative ease, fellow "Mickey Mouse Club" alumnus JC Chasez must feel like either:
a) stepping out isn't that hard; or b) he's got a hard mark to equal.
He doesn't do the latter, however, which, of course, could well make his solo break a bit harder than Timberlake's.
It's not for lack of trying, mind you. As the title "Schizophrenic" implies, Chasez is all over the place on these 16 songs - which, to his credit, yield plenty of stylistic surprises, from the banging, early MTV-style synth-pop of "All Day Long" to "100 Days," a horny homage to Prince and the lush semi-psychedelia of "Lose Yourself." In fact, even though Chasez works with au courant producers such as Rockwilder, Basement Jaxx and Riprock 'n' Alex G, there's a decidedly throwback feel to much of "Schizophrenic." Chasez channels Stevie Wonder on "She Got Me," Michael Jackson on "Mercy," Parliament-Funkadelic on "Shake It," and any number of '80s dance pop sensations on "Come to Me." "If You Were My Girl," meanwhile, finds Chasez aping Lenny Kravitz's brand of retro rock.
All of this gives "Schizophrenic" a broad quality, but not necessarily the kind that works in its favor; rather, Chasez's effort sounds tentative, like he's throwing anything he can against the wall to see what sticks. The freaky-deaky first single "Some Girls (Dance With Women)" is too spare to carry its 41/2 minutes, though "Dear Goodbye" gives him a chance to show off the vocal skills many think are 'NSYNC's best, and "Everything You Want" mixes new and old school grooves with a Latin flavors for the album's most fully realized track.
They say you're never alone with a "Schizophrenic," but Chasez may find himself with a bit less fan company this time around.
Two stars ("so-so") out of four ("stellar").
'NSYNC-er's solo debut has groove, albeit a tentative one
BY: GARY GRAFF Of The Daily Oakland Press 02/22/2004
After watching 'NSYNC mate Justin Timberlake justify himself as a Grammy-winning solo star with relative ease, fellow "Mickey Mouse Club" alumnus JC Chasez must feel like either:
a) stepping out isn't that hard; or b) he's got a hard mark to equal.
He doesn't do the latter, however, which, of course, could well make his solo break a bit harder than Timberlake's.
It's not for lack of trying, mind you. As the title "Schizophrenic" implies, Chasez is all over the place on these 16 songs - which, to his credit, yield plenty of stylistic surprises, from the banging, early MTV-style synth-pop of "All Day Long" to "100 Days," a horny homage to Prince and the lush semi-psychedelia of "Lose Yourself." In fact, even though Chasez works with au courant producers such as Rockwilder, Basement Jaxx and Riprock 'n' Alex G, there's a decidedly throwback feel to much of "Schizophrenic." Chasez channels Stevie Wonder on "She Got Me," Michael Jackson on "Mercy," Parliament-Funkadelic on "Shake It," and any number of '80s dance pop sensations on "Come to Me." "If You Were My Girl," meanwhile, finds Chasez aping Lenny Kravitz's brand of retro rock.
All of this gives "Schizophrenic" a broad quality, but not necessarily the kind that works in its favor; rather, Chasez's effort sounds tentative, like he's throwing anything he can against the wall to see what sticks. The freaky-deaky first single "Some Girls (Dance With Women)" is too spare to carry its 41/2 minutes, though "Dear Goodbye" gives him a chance to show off the vocal skills many think are 'NSYNC's best, and "Everything You Want" mixes new and old school grooves with a Latin flavors for the album's most fully realized track.
They say you're never alone with a "Schizophrenic," but Chasez may find himself with a bit less fan company this time around.
