Grammy contender? Woohoo!
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charlidos was telling me about, but I couldn't find it. From Jayne, at the JJB via barnesandnoble.com
If his precocious boy band mate Justin Timberlake is the next-generation Michael Jackson, 'N Sync's equally talented second banana, JC Chasez, may be generation Y's answer to Prince. In a move that would make the Purple One proud, the formerly modest crooner takes a surprisingly sex-obsessed stance on several funk-, dance-, and pop-driven tracks on his aptly named solo debut, Schizophrenic, including the thumping "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" and the new wave–inspired "All Day Long I Dream About Sex."
Further shedding his wholesome image, the 27-year-old waves his freak flag even higher on the cheeky club thumper "100 Ways" and the throbbing, Basement Jaxx–assisted "Shake It," which samples B.T. Express's disco hit "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)." But just as the disc's title suggests, Schizophrenic is all over the musical map -- which, as it turns out, is a good thing. Although Chasez, who co-wrote the album's 15 songs, didn't enlist Timberlake's producers, the Neptunes and Timbaland, to mine his beats, the record's strength lies in the singer's ability to effortlessly flow from style to style: "She Got Me" is Stevie Wonder filtered through Jamiroquai; the acoustic guitar–laced "Something Special" recalls George Michael's "Faith"; "Everything You Want" dabbles in reggae; and the R&B-lite ballads "Lose Myself" and "Dear Goodbye" are the album's only recognizable hints of 'N Sync. With the unpredictably good Schizophrenic, Chasez puts the final nail in 'N Sync's coffin (sorry, Lance, Chris, and Joey) and emerges as a bona fide solo star and Grammy contender in his own right.
Tracy E. Hopkins
charlidos was telling me about, but I couldn't find it. From Jayne, at the JJB via barnesandnoble.comIf his precocious boy band mate Justin Timberlake is the next-generation Michael Jackson, 'N Sync's equally talented second banana, JC Chasez, may be generation Y's answer to Prince. In a move that would make the Purple One proud, the formerly modest crooner takes a surprisingly sex-obsessed stance on several funk-, dance-, and pop-driven tracks on his aptly named solo debut, Schizophrenic, including the thumping "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" and the new wave–inspired "All Day Long I Dream About Sex."
Further shedding his wholesome image, the 27-year-old waves his freak flag even higher on the cheeky club thumper "100 Ways" and the throbbing, Basement Jaxx–assisted "Shake It," which samples B.T. Express's disco hit "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)." But just as the disc's title suggests, Schizophrenic is all over the musical map -- which, as it turns out, is a good thing. Although Chasez, who co-wrote the album's 15 songs, didn't enlist Timberlake's producers, the Neptunes and Timbaland, to mine his beats, the record's strength lies in the singer's ability to effortlessly flow from style to style: "She Got Me" is Stevie Wonder filtered through Jamiroquai; the acoustic guitar–laced "Something Special" recalls George Michael's "Faith"; "Everything You Want" dabbles in reggae; and the R&B-lite ballads "Lose Myself" and "Dear Goodbye" are the album's only recognizable hints of 'N Sync. With the unpredictably good Schizophrenic, Chasez puts the final nail in 'N Sync's coffin (sorry, Lance, Chris, and Joey) and emerges as a bona fide solo star and Grammy contender in his own right.
Tracy E. Hopkins
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Date: 2004-02-23 04:31 pm (UTC)(And, oh dear, that 'Nsync comment.)
But meep! Meeeeeeep!
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Date: 2004-02-23 04:45 pm (UTC)Meep indeed! :-D Hopefully that's not the last time we'll see Grammys mentioned in connection with Mr. Chasez. :-))))))
And I love that my happiest posts these last few days seem to be made with either Build My World or Lose Myself in the background. Beautiful, beautiful stuff. ::swoon::
About NSync...yep. Not so meep. Honestly, I wish they'd just admit it. It's worse to keep hedging than to just admit it's over. I'd rather hear a firm date two years in the future than this fall, this winter, next spring.... They should just admit it.