You Stand Watching

Product Description
Ryan Cabrera has quickly earned a reputation as one of the most compelling new voices on the modern pop scene. A gifted songwriter, singer, and musician, Ryan has also emerged as a captivating live performer and charismatic personality, winning over a legion of devoted fans from coast to coast. Now, Ryan is back with his eagerly awaited new collection, You Stand Watching. Produced by Ryan himself, the album offers dramatic evidence of Ryan's rapid growth as both a composer and lyricist.

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You Stand Watching

Average customer rating:

I agree with some people...others i dont
For Better Or Worse, The Album Title Says Alot!
A pleasant album, a few flaws though.
I'd give him some credit
2-1/2 stars -- Please take it all away

You Stand Watching
Ryan Cabrera
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000AGTQJU
Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

From The Start
Hit Me With Your Light
Shine On
Find Your Way
Photo
Our Story
Fall Baby Fall
Last Night
Walking On Water
With You Gone
It's You

Album Description

Ryan Cabrera has quickly earned a reputation as one of the most compelling new voices on the modern pop scene. A gifted songwriter, singer, and musician, Ryan has also emerged as a captivating live performer and charismatic personality, winning over a legion of devoted fans from coast to coast. Now, Ryan is back with his eagerly awaited new collection, You Stand Watching. Produced by Ryan himself, the album offers dramatic evidence of Ryan's rapid growth as both a composer and lyricist.

Customer Reviews:

I agree with some people...others i dont.......2006-12-12

First of all...Im over 13. I just dont wanna fool with buying a new cd or anything to write a review.

I agree with Anthony Rupert's review for this cd because this album isnt all that great. In fact I wasnt all out to buy it because the album cover bored me and the singe "Shine on" wasnt all that great either. In other words that song bored me. But then I heard "Photo" and thought well maybe this guys still got some class afterall. I was wrong. "Photo" is actually the only good song on the record! "shine on" "from the start" and "with you gone" are decent but for the most part the album bored me like i should have known it would have. Also I read an interview for this cd that said his next album would be a shock to some people. It was. After hearing this I could barely listen to his old album for weeks. Now Im getting over that. I mean with a popular and very good song like "On the way down" or the classic "true" we just had to have the album! I fell in love with it too. "Echo Park" "Exit to Exit" "Blind Sight" "Illusions" and the title track were great. But now I can barely listen to him. I dont like this new stuff and I dont think that many people do. "Photo" is worth the money...if you download it. Buy that song or get it free or however you download and then pretend this cd wasnt made.

For Better Or Worse, The Album Title Says Alot!.......2006-10-21

In case my album review title makes little sense, I'll simplify things for you - "You Stand Watching", the title to singer/songwriter/guitarist/ex-heart-throb Ryan Cabrera's sophomore album, has a good side and a bad side. The good side - "You Stand Watching" is a good (if less obvious and less engaging) way of inspiring lovers and belittling haters of his music. The bad - the small percentage of the world that bothered to recognize this album's existence seemed to be watching without listening.

Without a doubt, this album is much better than his Platinum-selling debut album "Take It All Away", using elements of Jazz, Latin & R&B in his usually-vapid brand of radio-friendly Pop-Rock. No, he's not exactly breaking musical boundaries or fully delving into any new genres by any means, because this album remains to essentially be a Pop album. However, Ryan Cabrera has taken a much more mature approach with this album, co-writing and co-producing almost every track on the album - something I can't say for some of his other peers.

Running slightly below 40 minutes at 11 tracks, "You Stand Watching" lacks filler tracks and is infested with much more highlights than his previous outing. "Hit Me With Your Light" is a vulnerable power ballad where Ryan's vulnerable vocals sing about seeking help and guidance from God amidst the darkness over your typical arrangements of powerful guitar riffs and random tinges of percussion; "Photo" employs the use of Ryan Cabrera's soft vocals and smooth piano-violin background music for a song based on the importance of old photos and the longing memories they hold (in order words, reminiscent heartbreak); "Last Night", complete with obligatory guitar strings and a satisfying vocal performance, interestingly tells the story of a man wanting to leave behind his "fast" (a.k.a. lusty / woman-eating / sexual / etc.) side behind with his lady; and on the touching piano ballad (and personal album favourite) "Fall Baby Fall", Ryan soulfully (yes, I said soulfully) croons about encouraging his girl to embrace her tears if they'll make her stronger.

Now then, what about that filler I was talking about? Despite a sweet dash of Latin guitar, "Our Story" comes off as a rather boring ballad about promising commitment if his woman of desire can "roll with it"; his occasional rise over soft singing/whispering results in an occasionally whiney sound on piano-driven ballad/album closer "It's You" (think of it as a less appealing, earlier, half-a**ed alternative to Ne-Yo's "So Sick", since "It's You" also talks about being unable to escape a lost love); and "Shine On", a breezy, radio-friendly acoustic guitar ballad about wishing the best to an ex-lover (in his case, Ashlee Simpson), is ultimately forgettable when you focus more on the sometimes-confusing verses instead of the way this single was craftily marketed.

For those of you who misunderstand what I mean by "Shine On" being craftily marketed, let me break it down for you for a minute. The song is simplistic Pop fluff that'll win over any underage female with Ryan's sweet vocals and sympathetic lyrical content, meaning it's perfect for radio. Then there's the fact that it's sympathetic, which means he might gain some respect from individuals who might discard him as a personality-lacking, crude has-been. THEN there's the fact that the song capitalizing on his crumbled relationship with singer/actress Ashlee Simpson, equalling temporary media exposure and a slight bit of interest for the fan-bases of both artists.

Whether that made sense or not to you is your business, but if you wish to listen to a mellow album (meaning it's extremely ballad-heavy) from the likes of a talented, respectable individual, definitely buy this album! For those of you who are either unfamiliar with his music or simply hate on male Teen Pop for obvious reasons, give this album a listen anyway and judge for yourselves whether this album is good or not. 4 stars!

A pleasant album, a few flaws though........2006-08-28

It's hard to say why I give this album 3 stars and not 4. Ryan's a great young talent who is obviously at times trying to break out of the bubblegum pop genre of music. This album does show off a lot of fine jazzy alternative musicianship, the only problem is, it's underdone to the point it sounds like average pop. Basically, I could have taken this album as a rock album if he'd just turned up the distortion a little bit on some tracks, and spent a little bit more time writing some of the lyrics. His voice has matured a lot since the first album, but the only way he chose to show that was to hit a lot of high notes when it wasn't really necessary. The production is a bit off at times (specifically, the way the violins were recorded in track 11). The album is a nice departure from the normal pop scene, it's pretty upbeat, and has earned plenty of repeat listenings from me. I think if he puts a little more work into his next album it should be a 4 or 5 star release, sadly, You Stand Watching only gets three.

I'd give him some credit.......2006-05-17

I am 15 years old right now and I bought this CD like within a week right after it came out. I loved the seeing the music video to "Shine On" and loved it on the radio. I didnt think the song was alright before, but the song started to get stuck in my head. So Im like, "I gotta get the CD!". So I went ahead and bought it. Even though there were a few songs I loved the most that is why I rate this a 4 stars and not a 3. Because of the song "Find Your Way" and "From the start". Those are my two favorite songs and those songs are why it made 4 stars on my vote. The other songs arent really that good but "Shine On" and "Fall baby fall" are okay.

I wont say I love this CD he could have done better but he is a talented singer. But I prefer you guys buy the songs on iTunes or Napster or something. Anyway 4 stars becuz hes cool and stuff...I suggest everyone listen to "Find Your Way" ITS SOOOOO AMAZING. ~tony, 15, maryand.

2-1/2 stars -- Please take it all away.......2006-05-10

Now, don't get me wrong; I actually liked Ryan Cabrera's first album. I don't know if his popularity stemmed from his then relationship with Ashlee Simpson or from good ol' TRL airplay or what, but at any rate, Take It All Away was still pretty good. But I can't say the same for his follow-up, You Stand Watching.

I think Kool Fool described Ryan's vocal very accurately. Truthfully, Ryan's voice has always been kind of whiny, but now it's gotten to the point that it's hard to even tolerate (see especially the first two tracks: "From the Start" and "Hit Me With Your Light"). That pieced with the below-average lyrics makes for a bad combination. Ryan co-wrote all the tracks himself this time around: bad move. The album is 37 minutes long, and it feels like that's how long it took to write the songs. This is best illustrated on the single "Photo", which doesn't really go anywhere.

I actually thought "Our Story" was pretty listenable until he started to ask things like, "Is there anyone out there who'll love me?" And nothing else is very impressive either. Sorry, Ryan; while I did defend your first album, You Stand Watching is an album I can't stand hearing.

Anthony Rupert