A Little Bit Longer - Jonas Brothers
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics What's this?

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 83 Ratings

  • Summary: Last seen seen in the Disney Channel movie "Camp Rock," the three brothers return to release their third album to the masses.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. It's a nice run of numbers that really gets going with 'Shelf,' an impassioned advisory not to leave the singers' hearts in the titular location. [15 Aug 2008, p.64]
  2. 80
    Yes, the Jonases are squishy, vanilla and too sweet. But so is an ice-cream cone. And ice-cream cones are freakin’ delicious. Especially when they come with a cherry on top.
  3. Even if it stands to be one of the year's biggest sellers (which it most assuredly will be), Longer is hard to envision as an album that will allow the Jonas Brothers to transcend their place in this teen-pop cycle.
  4. Their McFly-like soulless pop-rock is unlistenable tosh.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 36
  2. Negative: 16 out of 36
  1. Im pretty sure The reviewers that gave them scores in the green are runned by smart intelectual men, and not little girls. Anyone who dislikes the Jonas Brothers are quite bias. A band with average songs. Sos and Burnin up are one of Jb's worst songs, ironically they are the most famous of the jbs. but that is not the Jonas Brothers I know, Video girl "ranked 49th best song of 2008" great song. "shelf" a song quite reminiscent to "hey Jude" by the beatles. "tonight" is also a good song. People just judge them based of listening to 2-3 songs. This album is quite good. Expand
  2. This album is good for what it is. The Jonas Brothers, as a boy band "created" by Disney, have grown up very fast and with this cd they reach unbelievable things. Music is good, lirycs too and they still have that "sex appeal" that just make teens buy their music. Expand
  3. Demosthenes
    7
    The Jonas Brother's past attempts at music have been a string of terribly ghastly and appalling bubblegum pop that on someone older than 14 could potentially do harm. However, their new album is unusually feisty for a Disney boy band. The musicianship on many tracks is much more classic rock and power pop oriented, with actual guitar solos. Yes, guitar solos. Now, I've seen and heard enough about their behind the scenes recording, and am aware that most of the musicianship is from a backup band, but consider the Jonas Brothers an act that includes the backup band, and not just three squeaky clean vanilla faced heart throbs. It's a tad easier to digest. The lyrics are nothing special, but the boys know how to pen a good pop hook, and on tracks like Lovebug and Shelf, there's more hooks than you'll find on a fishing boat. A Little Bit Longer is not ground-breaking. It's not revolutionary. They aren't the new Beatles. They aren't saviors of power pop. It's just pop rock. And that's alright. Because as long as it contains very slight elements of classic rock, and as long as they claim to be inspired by musical greats such as Elvis Costello and Freddie Mercury, their music might actually get the youth off of bubblegum pop slowly but surely. (A friendly word of advice to those negative reviewers I have seen that have brought up Radiohead...I don't believe anyone will ever compare the Jonas Brothers to Radiohead. Ever.) Expand
  4. NC
    2
    If Selena J. is allowed to discuss the Jonas' dongs, then I'm discussing the Pussycat Dolls' titties... Is that kosher? Seriously.... If you're into something inorganic like this and you're eating it up despite the soul-sapping. time-wasting scam it is - I pity you. I find myself saying that a lot these days - wonder why. Alternatively, when you discover a true musical work of art that moves you one day when you are mature enough to relate to it, it will be positively orgasmic in comparison.... BUT, the problem is, when you start with Jonas... sometimes you don't make it that far. Poor America, the land that gives awards to Pink for being a "rock" star (lol!!!!! hahahaha) and thinks she has cred for hassling the likes of Paris, Simpson and co, that she is no better than. You're not still a rock star Pink, b/c you never were one, you're a funny looking troll without your three tonnes of make-up and your bitter messages of revenge and ignorance in the face of the loss of love promote the kind of arrogant self-delusion Pink dares to hypocritically expose in the 'op' princesses, that she actually is one of. Rock is fierce, uncompromising and uncompromised. You are a bitch with a soap box, much like the Jonas Brothers are just three manipulated and manipulating boys who have landed a ticket to nail underage girls. Again, I pity you. Expand

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