Music Review

You Stand Watching (2005)

Ryan Cabrera

Reviewed by Dave Karger | Sep 26, 2005

Dave Karger

Dave Karger, a senior writer at EW, also reports on box office and other movie- related matters on NBC's ''Today''

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Details Release Date: Sep 27, 2005; Lead Performance: Ryan Cabrera

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Image credit: Ryan Cabrera: Altantic Records

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Ya gotta give Ryan Cabrera one thing: The guy knows his audience. Ashlee Simpson's ex-flirt may be 23 years old, but the lyrics on his shaky sophomore record, You Stand Watching, sound like they've been lifted from a junior-high yearbook (''I'll be your shelter when the weather gets rough''). Worse, Cabrera ends virtually each line with a distracting breathy whine, while pop-lite ''With You Gone'' contains the pitchiest vocals this side of the American Idol semifinals.

Originally posted Sep 23, 2005 Published in issue #842 Sep 30, 2005 Order article reprints

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