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JC Chasez - News
'You Ruined Me': (professional) reviews
| 16-04-2007 22:08 | 0 reaction(s) | add reaction | add news |
 This is the new cover for "You Ruined Me". The song will officialy be sent to radios in the US on May 1st. Listen to the song here
==Review==
"Until Yesterday" was supposed to be the song of 2007. A quirky pop treat about discovering your girlfriend was pregnant by another man, the song had interesting enough lyrics and production to be the breakout hit the other lead singer of 'Nsync needed to get his underwhelming solo career going. For some odd reason, his label prematurely ended promotion for it right when it was gathering some critical buzz and opted on the less risky ballad "You Ruined Me" instead. Good thing this new single stands as yet another amazing release from the deserving Chasez.
With a stronger voice and more admirable creative slant than former bandmate Timberlake, JC Chasez should be one of pop's biggest stars. But the approved, eclectic dance-pop oeuvre found on his solo debut, Schizophrenic, was deemed far too ahead of it's time, never quite finding a fit with the urban trends that dominated Top 40 at the time. Scaling back his sound with more focus and an educated dedication to classic pop songcraft, his commercial success should be on the upswing as the public slowly falls in tune with the mastery glow of "Ruined".
A majestic piano-and-strings based love song, "You Ruined Me" soars with a sophisticated lyric concerning a man caught up in the rapture of love. Standing outside his admiree's home, drenched from a storm, Chasez comes to grips with the burning emotions he can no longer ignore. "I can't be with anyone since I felt our worlds collide/ It's like I almost died/ The way you make me feel," he confesses, his heart pacing with anxiety out of the fear that she may not feel the same way. Blessed with a sturdy vocal range, Chasez efficiently succeeds at the dramatic Frankie Mercury-influenced peaks he reaches for, adding rich bombast to a dramatic orchestration that generously fleshes out the song's plaintive melody.
Most other artists would've sabotaged the song's simplistic beauty with needless runs, but Chasez understands the need for the lyrics to be heard and felt, forgoing the typical singer/ producer battle for supremacy by not being too much of a distraction from "You Ruined Me"'s moving soliloquy.
A power pop ballad miles above the shlocky material the tag usually produces, if "You Ruined Me" can't not make Chasez the chart-busting icon he should've been years ago.
===Review 2===
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: J.C. Chasez's solo debut, Schizophrenic, was an overlooked gem that still gets regular airplay at Casa Slezak. But when "Until Yesterday," the first single off his sophomore effort, didn't become the new "SexyBack," I figured dude might have to set his sights on being a backup singer for his old bandmate Justin Timberlake. Surprisingly, though, it looks like his label hasn't given up, as AOL Music is streaming a new Chasez single, "You Ruined Me," on its homepage today.
Much to my chagrin, however, the former 'N Sync-er's latest plays more like a reheated version of Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me" than the dirty dancefloor fare of failed singles like "Some Girls (Dance With Women)" and "All Day Long I Dream About Sex." Seriously, did I just hear the phrase "standing outside your door in the pouring rain"? I can't bear to hit the replay button and find out. This, of course, probably means it's going to be the smash hit of the summer, but I'm just not feeling it. How 'bout you, PopWatchers?
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