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 Great Songwriting, Bad Vocals August 21, 2008
Jeffrey Gardner (Elk Grove, CA USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I want to like the Jonas Brothers. Really, I do. In fact, I was fully expecting to, given that I can't seem to get enough of Miley Cyrus, High School Musical, and the whole Disney scene in general. And honestly, it's incredibly impressive that they've had such a hand in the songwriting on this album. They're very worthy of their fame, to be sure.
It's just that I can NOT stand their voices at all. What should be incredibly good songs are ruined by their whiny falsettos, nasally vocal lines and their tendency to make those little high gasping noises at the end of each phrase. It's incredibly distracting and not at all attractive to the ears, at least not mine. Apparently I'm a minority in that regard.
Really, if someone were to release a cover version of this entire album I would probably love it. The writing and the instrumentals in the actual songs are great. If only it was some other group singing the vocals.
 My Fifth Grader Loves This Crap September 27, 2008
C. B. Manges (Westsylvania, PA United States)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm forced to review this because Amazon sent me an email recommending it based on my previous purchases. What? In a world of Hannah Montana and High School Musical, the Jonas Brothers are, well, pretty. These kids have great hair. REALLY great hair. And they're fashionable, too. VERY fashionable. If you dig patronizingly mainstream, tepid, machine-stamped teeny bop, this is the ticket. Me, I'd take the Avett Brothers over the Jonas children any day of the week
Emo For Tweens. Twee-mo? August 18, 2008
jeffrey christian (brooklyn ny)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
No use in attempting to comprehend the masses - it's a moot exercise and only gets you grief. All one can do is try to understand the appeal of three pimply-faced, goofy-looking, over-emotional, tin-eared, tone-deaf Jesus freak brothers currently taking the tween world like a gale storm. Well, we can start with the songs ~ frothy, wanting (rarely in their lyrics do the brothers break someone's heart, lest they send their fan base to the medicine cabinets), cliched beyond repair. As musicians they mmm-bop along competent enough as many a teen in their bedroom - or on YouTube - do, unseasoned and self-conscious. As singers, they make Hanson sound like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, yelping and bleating to the squeals of the pre-menstrual millions.
The rampant Hanson comparisons are inequitable. Save for "MMM Bop" (a power pop dream come true that unfortunately jettisoned the brothers to the land of the One Hit Wonders), Taylor and his brothers are more aware of their aesthete than the JBs have yet to, or perhaps ever will. They're milking it for all its worth, and it is worth multi-millions. They're no fools; they're the luckiest kids on earth. Save for Miley. Heh, maybe Jesus DOES save. My grade: C+
Yeah that's right, I gave your CD one star. September 8, 2008
Denzel Lockheart (Edmonton, Canada)
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
There's a reason why a lot of people hate this trash. The only people who like these talentless Nancy-boys are popular is because of the 10 year old girls who think "OMG Nick Jonas iz oooooo soooo sexii!!!! LAWRL!!!!!!!!!!". Ugh. I have to deal with those girls every day at my school. These guys can't even sing, they always force and strain their voices to the point where it's unbearable. Guitar work is simple and uninspired it can't be considered guitar work. Drums are pretty good, nothing special. Lyrics are dumb, they're all the same. Oh, and not to mention, I saw them on So You Think You Can Dance and they were AWFUL. They were struggling to hit the notes and those notes weren't even that high. Hell, even K-Fed is more talented. Could you imagine if any Jo-Bros songs had ended up on the "greatest songs of all time" chart...? I think I'll shut up and go listen to some Iron Maiden now, "Be Quick or Be Dead" is a song I can listen to for hours on end...
 Best Album Until their Next One! August 12, 2008
E. Escobar
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
This cd is so awesome!Just hearing the samples makes you wanna buy it!I love the happy songs and the sad songs.A little bit Longer is really inspiring to me.Nick is my hero!
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