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Whistle Stopper - A Little Bit Longer
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List Price: $18.98
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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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Summary: A Little BIt LOnger
Comment: It is great. It arrived on time and was even less than I originally thought it would be.
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Summary: The Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
Comment: A Little Bit Longer (2008, Disney) The Jonas Brothers' third studio album. **1/2
I was extremely disappointed in Rolling Stone's award of "excellence" to this album. It's not that the Jonas Brothers are awful or that they will never become anything, but Rolling Stone's reasoning is beyond ridiculous. Jody Rosen's first line in her review of four Disney-released albums is "History teaches us not to dismiss kiddie pop." I would actually say the exact opposite. Why? Rosen claims that we have to thank teen pop for results such as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and all associated wannabes. But let's look at this fact; of the teen pop sensations Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake (solo), and a combined twenty-two albums between them all, only two have not been met with middling or poor critical reaction (Back to Basics by Aguilera and Blackout by Spears, the latter of which did receive a few mixed and poor reviews). And don't get me started on Katy Perry.
So if that's the logic you want to use, Jody, then we need to be wary of Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers. But that's actually the opposite, because like Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers aren't bad. Is there album great? Not by any stretch of the veritably screwed-up imagination. Teen pop is useless, but they use it the correct way. They aren't going out of their way to try and be cool; basically, there's no mention of partying, sex, or the like. These guys are responsible to their fan base, and that's great. As far as the music is concerned, it's fairly bleak. Yeah, Nick and Kevin can play the guitar pretty damn well for their age. But Joe's vocals are so horribly predictable - complete with lines of "Tonight!" and forced voice straining - that they help fulfill all the cliches one can expect. There are two moments where the brothers get it right; the first is "Shelf," a genuinely straightforward rocker that loses the excess of traditional generic pop. Switch the vocalist and you could believe it was any trapped-in-the-late-90's band. Another is the gentle ballad "Lovebug," a simple acoustic number that turns radically electric as it progresses. Beyond that, the boys fail to be as adventurous or clever as their female counterpart. But that's okay, if they ever adopt a respectable genre they could transpose their skills. It's easy-going and honestly harmless music, because their full commital to Christianity doesn't seep in anywhere for an unwarranted and unwanted moral lecture. For fans it's their best yet. For anyone else, that last sentence doesn't mean a whole lot.
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Summary: Best new album by any group
Comment: I have this CD. I purchased it for my 6 year old daughter and I have been very surprised. I have caught myself singing to it and continuing to play it in the car even when she is not with me. I love it, it is clean cut, great sound, a bit of a harder edge than their previous CD. I really like it, you can move to it. This coming from someone who is 39 but no one would ever guess and whom loves to dance. I can't say enough about these brothers and how humble they are and how good they sound.
Sincerely,
Kim M.
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Summary: Hoping for More in the Future...
Comment: I remember first seeing the Jonas Brothers in a music video for "The Year 3000" over two years ago and being curious about them. I finally broke down and figured I might as well see why teenagers like them so much, and I got their new album "A Little Bit Longer".
It is nice that they write their own songs, and they are very sincere, and it is nice to see a group of young men who are not singing about sex. So, I defnitely understand their appeal. At the same time, since I am 23yrs, I can't help but wonder if this band will evolve or stay in the mold that Disney will try to keep them, or will they end up like Lindsay Lohan or Hilary Duff?
As for this album, it is actually a very pleasant experience. There is nothing offensive on it, but at the same time that is what keeps it from being really enjoyable. The lead-off track "BB Good" is cute, and that is about it, it has such sickeningly sweet lyrics like "You better bb good to me and I'll bb good to you, we'll be as happy as can be..." Its hard to believe these words are written by 15, 19, 20yrs because they sound like something a 12yr would write. I do not want this to sound like it means I dislike the song or anything because I actually really like it. I'm merely saying that the lyrics despite the lovely music, is what keeps them from being absolutely great.
I really enjoyed the track "Burnin' Up", it is at least a stab at creativity with the lines "And I'm sinking into the Lava, and I'm trying to keep from going under." Still, the whole time, the words never seem to rise above the mundane tween audience they cater to. Even tracks like "A Little Bit Longer" which is about Nick's type 1 Diabetes, it still kind of feels contrived and too vague and sweet.
As much as I enjoy listening to the music on here, all of the songs sound a bit alike, and the lyrical themse almost universally revolve around women, whether it is about finding love "Lovebug" or giving someone the kiss off "One Man Show", the songs never really get past the shallow "Love at first sight" mentality.
I am hoping that they will mature as musicians and song writers, and that in the future they will explore more complicated themes. At the same time, what makes The Jonas Brothers appealing is their wide-eyed innocence, but there is no reason they cannot keep that while exploring new themes. I detest the Hanson comparisons because in my humble opinion, Hanson was always on another level over the Jonas Brothers because Hanson had more complicated themes in their music at a younger age than the Jonas Brothers (See album "3 Car Garage", and "Middle of Nowhere" tracks "Yearbook" & "With You in Your Dreams"). However, they are similar to Hanson in their unique ability to craft pop songs (although JB has not created anything close to "Mmmbop"), and it is my hope that the Jonas Brothers can evolve as Hanson did and maybe even avoid the mistakes Hanson made.
God Bless ~Amy
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Summary: Cutesy pop
Comment: So I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Backstreet Boys and am pretty much loving the new NKOTB CD that came out today... so now that I'm in boy-band mode I thought I'd give the Jonas Brothers a listen. I am now painfully aware that I am not the target audience for this group. This whole CD is cutesy, squeaky pop at it's heart-throb finest. I can definitely see why the tweens LOVE them and I don't. Hanson was never this squeaky but they also weren't as cute as the Jonas Brothers. The only song I thoroughly enjoy on this CD is Burnin' Up. Save your money or better yet, spend it on the real thing - BACKSTREET BOYS!! :)
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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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