Harumph. ;-p

[foxmonkey]

General grumpiness, despite Mr. Chasez crooning to me very sweetly, on repeat, both 'Build My World' and 'Lose Myself'. The Chasez certainly can pen a lovely song. Once again I'm completely boggled that these two songs have been critically blasted.

I found myself wondering today whether critics would've said the same things had either song been recorded by, let's say Usher, simply for the sake of argument. (You get the idea. Someone regarded as hip, cool and not-JC.)

Is it the songs critics have a problem with, or the fact that ballads are seen as part of JC's icky boyband past and are therefore verboten? I want to box them all soundly about the ears and shout, a la Cher in Moonstruck, "Snap out of it!"

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, JC. You make me happy, sweetie, even if critics are stoopid. ::smooch::

On the grumpier side of things, I can't find the picture I want for a story graphic. Blast it! In all fairness though, I'm not exactly sure what I want. Ooooooooooh, and just to prove that my brain thinks it's funny, I do believe I just got an idea. My brain likes to embarrass me in public. ::shakes fist at cranium::

Comments

[fuskeez.livejournal.com]

I'm staring at my picture archive for the next few hours anyway doing another project. If your new idea doesn't work and you get an idea of the picture you need, let me know, maybe I can help. :)

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

If your new idea doesn't work and you get an idea of the picture you need, let me know, maybe I can help. :)

Thank you! I just might take you up on that offer. :-)

[glendaglamazon.livejournal.com]

I think it's just that boyband member+ballad=crap to most critics. Because, while I'm not a big fan of most boyband ballads, I think JC's ballads on this album are great, and not "typical" at all. I don't really understand why, if they were able to open their minds for the rest of the disc, they couldn't really hear the ballads.

[sarahdara.livejournal.com]

Actually I don't think it's just because it's JC. I adore him, obviously, but Lose Myself makes me cringe. I think it's the fact that the chord progression in the chorus has been used soooo many times, and I'm not sure about the lyrics of the whole first verse. It's almost like he's trying too hard to be artsy. I love Dear Goodbye, though. The lyrics and the music are both so...fresh, I guess, to me.

But if you enjoy it, don't listen to critics or me! Beauty is in the ear of the beholder. :)

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

I love Dear Goodbye, though. The lyrics and the music are both so...fresh, I guess, to me.

And Dear Goodbye does nothing for me. Different strokes for different folks! ;-)