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Title: Forward-thinking pop
Review: JC's album is not the expected template from a boy band exile. He did not hire the biggest names to generate only surefire radio hits. But have you really listened to the radio hits lately??? Heard one, heard them all. JC took amazing chances on "Schizophrenic" and the risks succeed spectacularly. The lyrics may surprise -- shock is too strong for the PG-13 sentiments, but the wordplay ranges from frenetic fun to thought- and emotion-provoking. "100 Ways" is pure dance groove and sexual hijinks. And I love the way his more potent sexual lyrics respect his female partners. "Build My World" goes beyond saccharine love songs and expresses true yearning. His Basement Jaxx track, "Shake It," demands you do just that. Give this album the chance it deserves or be satisfied with the fill-in-the-blank, pick-the-usual-beat offerings now monopolizing radio.
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