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Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0050087121587
Format: Enhanced
Label: Hollywood Records
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Hollywood Records
Release Date: 2008-08-12
Studio: Hollywood Records
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Produced by John Fields (with Jon Lind and Kevin Jonas, Sr., serving as executive producers), "A Little Bit Longer" covers much musical and emotional ground, kicking off with the joyful jam "BB Good." Says Joe of the track, "It's a big sing-along song, and it's fun." The funky and danceable debut single, "Burnin' Up," keeps the party going, with Big Rob, the brothers' hefty security guard, rapping midtrack. "It's about this girl," adds Joe. "Maybe she's at a party, and you feel that immediate connection. You both know it's there." Though relentlessly upbeat, most songs on "A Little Bit Longer" explore star-crossed standoffs and missed romantic opportunities. Songs like "Shelf," the hard-rocking "Pushin' Me Away" and "One Man Show" survey love's unequal playing field, bad break-ups and the defiant isolation that follows. "'Shelf' is one my favorite songs on the record," says Nick. "Basically, it's about a girl that has a gallery of hearts." Other songs take a light-hearted look at the craziness of fame and fortune. "Video Girl" paints a portrait of the shallow wannabees dotting the entertainment landscape (" Move to L.A., got no talent/Not even like you won a Miss Teen pageant"), while "Lovebug" starts out as sweet-tempered acoustic love song before ending up a crashing Queen-like rocker. Of course, the brothers made sure the album breathes. The power ballad "Sorry" features classic JB harmonies and an eternal message of forgiveness. But the song that will have people talking is "A Little Bit Longer," Nick's stunning account of his struggle with diabetes. With strings underscoring a plaintive piano/vocal, he sings about his battle ("A little bit longer and I'll be fine/Waitin' on a cure/But none of them are sure"). Recalls Nick, "I was having one of those days where I was discouraged. So I went into this empty hotel ballroom and wrote this song." Adds brother Kevin, "Nick sings this song every night and it brings people to tears. It's amazing." The brand new album from the Jonas Brothers includes a 30 page CDVU+ experience including: Exclusive Video Performances 60 Printable Photos Complete Album Lyrics Downloadable Graphics Hidden Links Package Made from 100% Recycled Materials!
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Summary: Jonas Brothers are AMAZING
Comment: OMG
I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS ALBUM!
I LOVE THE JONAS BROTHERS SOOOOOO MUCH
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Summary: Be Be Good...or at least better than expected
Comment: The most incredible thing about The Jonas Brothers' "A Little Bit Longer" is just how much it doesn't blow chunks: the youngsters in my family really dig on this CD, and I am actually pretty glad about that for a couple of reasons. The sound is unabashedly power-pop in orientation and I am not having to wonder how to explain away cuss words or the incessant crass commercial pandering (think Gwen Stefani's wretched Love Angel Music Baby). The two lead songs, "BB Good" and "Burning Up" are the kind of crunchy sugar-pops Eric Carmen churned out in his prime Raspberries days. I could even picture Robin Zander wrapping his pipes around "BB Good" and the halfway decent ballad "Sorry."
For now, that's about as far out the limb as I'll go for The JB's. Teeny Bopper Filler starts to intrude after the 4th song (the dreadful "Lovebug") and the songs start to blend together. As a collection of hit-singles-to-be, however, "A Little Bit Longer" beats the pre-digested pabulum turned out by most of the manufactured 90's Boy Bands (that the brothers write their own material and do the bulk of the playing most certainly helps) and their ain't a forced-dance number to be found. Given that the title track is a song written about Nick's diabetes, the boys are starting to turn their pens towards more personal matters. They may escape the trap Hanson fell into (after all, they did not have a weekly Disney Show to back them up: "Video Girl Syndrome" indeed), but like many under-rated Teen Idols of the past (Shaun Cassidy, The Monkees), The Jonas Brothers may have more up their sleeves than many bargain for.
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Summary: You can't hate me for my honesty!
Comment: As quickly as I bought this album, I just as quickly traded it in at FYE. I've only heard of the Jonas Brothers recently & I've never actually heard any of their music until I bought the actual album. I bought the CD on a whim just because the cover art was enticing and I assumed since there was so much hype built around them they couldn't be too bad. How wrong was I. I gave the boys two stars for the simple fact that a few of the songs are catchy and are somewhat decent. On the other side, these boys don't even qualify as a band. They barely play their own instruments (unless you consider strumming the same lame chords over and over actually 'playing'). For three kids who own 29 guitars total so I've heard, they don't spend much time learning to play. They have weak vocals that sound like they're still going through puberty, and the lyrics are almost as painful. This is just another boyband from the creators of BSB & N'Sync. All the real talent remains with the boys backing band who put in all the real work, and whoevers in charge of pimping these kids out. If you're a BAND, why do you need a BACKING band? Just curious. If there IS even an ounce of real musical talent it remains with the youngest brother. It's obvious that Joe is there just for the fact that he's the eye candy, and Kevin, he's just lucky to even be in his position. Whichever reviewer said that these kids should be saving every penny because they won't be around much longer is right, because it won't be long before they're so-called fans fall out of their hormone rage and realize they've been another target of a money making machine and discover some real music.
I have to give these boys their credit where it's due. They know where the money's at, and they'd be a fool not to take advantage of it. In a world where most commercial music is oversexed, this group of "Pure, innocent, Christian" boys know they're every parents dream.
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Summary: My Fifth Grader Loves This Crap
Comment: 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
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Summary: Brilliant!
Comment: I love this item. I'd been waiting for it for ages and I finally got it!!
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