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Subscribing to the time-honored practice of striking when the iron is hot, the Jonas Brothers put out Lines, Vines and Trying Times in June of 2009, making it their third album in one year. True, Lines and A Little Bit Longer were separated by a soundtrack to a concert film, but the flood of product is a true reflection of the peak of the group's popularity, just as how the over-produced, stretched-thin Lines is a reflection of their hectic schedule. Where A Little Bit Longer was built on a strong song foundation, Lines, Vines and Trying Times feels constructed from the outside in, with the concepts coming before the tunes, concepts that all take the Brothers Jonas further away from the fizzy, power pop fun. Lines is designed to showcase a mature Jonas Brothers, who wear their maturation in an increased stylistic range, and fussed-over arrangements that lend this a stiffness of a band well beyond their years. Pop classicists that they are, the Jonases are a bit more comfortable with immaculate arrangements than they are with the expansion, as they fumble through a couple of country songs and "Don't Charge Me for the Crime," a truly bizarre duet with Common where they gamely, lamely affect a hard-boiled pose. Tellingly, most of the forced moments were written in collaboration with outsiders such as Cathy Dennis and Greg Garbowsky, the latter being responsible for co-writing "Poison Ivy," a power pop tune so labored it reveals just how good A Little Bit Longer was. Overthinking and over-production are the primary flaws on Lines, where every point is hammered home by horns transported from the waning days of the Reagan administration. This oddly yuppified production is more Taylor Hicks than Taylor Swift, but the presence of Joe's former girlfriend is felt elsewhere, whether it's in the lyric's heartbroken love songs (as well as a couple of rocking accusations), or how Miley Cyrus stands in for Taylor on one of those country songs. But Swift also comes to mind because she and the Jonas Brothers are trying to do a similar thing: make teen pop that skews adult in its sound and form. The JoBros did it effortlessly on A Little Bit Longer but on Lines, Vines and Trying Times the seams are showing, which makes it a little bit harder to enjoy, even if there are certainly moments where all their craft and charm click, resulting in some fine pop that points out what's missing from the rest of the record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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- Jonas Brothers
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- A Little Bit Longer
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- A Little Bit Longer
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- It's About Time
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- By musiclover37
- 10/10/2009 20:08:33
- i really liked it!at first i didn't know how thhey would top a little bit longer but now i think they did preaty good.i really liked before the storm, black keys,and poison ivy.
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Get This Ablum
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- By SaySay1
- 7/24/2009 21:30:56
- You should get this ablum if you like The Jonas Brothers. In this ablum you can tell how much they have grown from "Its About Time". If I may I suggest a song, called "Black Keys" it's my absolute favorite.
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good
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- By UnderdogJonas
- 7/2/2009 18:58:28
- alsome cd!
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WOW! this album is amazing!!
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- By ddjjulia
- 6/30/2009 18:42:38
- i love this album and think that they did amazingly this year! i saw them live in concert last year and started following them and listining to their music...this album is alot more mature and i think they did better then the last albums they put out they grew up! go jonas <3 u!!
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Wow
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- By SuperJSells
- 6/25/2009 00:04:28
- What an album! Its definetly a step up from their last album, going into a more mature music style. I'd havve to say my favorite tracks would have to be "Much Better" and "Paranoid"-two songs that I think are the best on the album. I'm so happy with all of their success and this album is just another example of why the JoBros are a lot more than just some "boy band" who'll fade away in a couple of years
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Cool
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- By shopqueen14
- 6/23/2009 23:37:45
- I love it. I love the duet with Miley and I like how they sound older. Burnin' Up is still the best song ever, but this CD is still pretty good. Fly With Me is awesome, and so is Don't Speak. They are now more appealing to a young adult crowd. I would say that now the main people listening to them would be tweens to college age people. But even my parents like them.
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Rock Pop Inspiration
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- By Stephaun13
- 6/21/2009 20:47:55
- This new album gives much more output in what they accomplished an really shows their new maturity and growth as artists. Paranoid is a awesome song and World War III is amazing. Love the new album. Jonas rocks
- 4 out of 4 people
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Great listen
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- By SlashFox14
- 6/19/2009 12:20:30
- The Jonas Brothers done it again. With the hits of Paranoid and Fly With Me including a Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus duet Before The Storm. This album is such a great listen that you need to have this in your collection. Don't listen to what haters say about this group. I say they are cool in what they are. Its gonna be worth a penny if you get this. :)
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