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Entertainment Weekly

On their fourth release in as many years, the boys don't entirely topple their Tiger Beat pedestal, but with Lines' PG-13 sentiments and wailing guitars, they try hard to leave their tween-dream innocence behind.

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Los Angeles Times

Although the tunes are accomplished, Lines has a patina of smarm that's less smart than the music.

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The Phoenix

If the Jonases come up woefully short in the sensitivity department, they (nearly) make up for it with songwriting that's far more flavorful than that on Fearless or on the JoBros' previous disc, last year's "A Little Bit Longer."

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Dot Music

In a number of 'mature' developments to their sound they've laid down impeccably produced horns (see bombastic opener 'World War III'), come within millimetres of salacious classic rock in the excellent "Poison Ivy" (watch out for the implied "bitch" in the chorus!) and, on lead single 'Paranoid,' dispensed a chilled-out post-baggy number.

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Boston Globe

It’s a bricolage of genres, so bent on embracing a variety of musical forms that it sometimes borders on parody.

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Rolling Stone

The boys continue to expand musically, making this their kickiest and catchiest CD yet, even better than last year's A Little Bit Longer.

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Billboard

While it's commendable for the trio to try to break out of its teen dream box, it's on songs like 'Before the Storm'--featuring Miley Cyrus--where the brothers prove they're still among the best at putting the fizz in pop culture.

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All Music Guide

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.

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Slant Magazine

Lines suggests that the Jonas Brothers simply don't have--or, more charitably, haven't yet developed--the chops to make it once the current teen-pop bubble bursts.

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No Ripcord

Lines, Vines and Trying Times isn’t a good record and definitely isn’t the kind of thing you should be looking to investigate further. But if you’re reading this review, the chances are it’s not meant for you, so giving it a thumbs-down is hardly earth-shattering news.

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PopMatters

As a piece of product, this album modestly accomplishes the goal of keeping the Jonas Brothers name out there, reenergizing the fickle base. But as an album, it is a failure, weighed down by the painfully bland production and a team of uninspired professional songwriters who add little to Nick’s developing skills.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 2.0 (out of 10) based on 113 User Votes

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D. S. gave it a0:
This is what music has come to. It has "I make music for the industry" written all over it. If it wasnt for computers, these guys would be, - can you believe it? - even far worse. Notice how these are not the usual critics for these newspapers/review sites: meaning these sites looked really hard for a reviewer who liked this stuff probably because they were coerced my the music industry.

Kevin J. gave it a0:
Ok guys, I admit our CD blows. We just happen to be short on some change so we had to put out a another turd. Now we made sales, we can pay for out clothes and new cars. I hope my other bros don't see this.....Or they will beat me! I love girls, I love talking to em! That's about it!

Tom gave it a0:
Just terrible.

UliQue P gave it a9:
A near perfect pop record that has truly shown the band mature in only a year. It's just a shame that many will dismiss the record purely based on bias feelings towards disney and hollywood records. For those ready to knock this album before actually listening to it, close your eyes and forget everything associated with the band- be it the disney owned record label, their commitment to not use drugs or have pre-marital sex- just forget it all as it has NOTHING to do with the quality of the music being produced. This is a fine pop record and at times reminiscent to some of the classic pop songs put out by Madonna and Michael Jackson in the 1980's. One of 2009's most underrated and under appreciated records.

x x gave it a0:
This is what happens when we let children buy things: talentless hacks sell enough records to stay in business.

Grant gave it a0:
Rubbish. Go listen to Merriweather Post Pavillion or Aeroplan Over the Sea if you want to listen to real music. Watch as no one but obsessive teenage girls give them 10s. I almost feel sorry for said girls for having subdued to trash like this.

Kyle T gave it a0:
Okay I admit these pieces of shit can play instruments, well chords, fucking Kevin acting like it is aguitar solo when he plays 3 chords. Fuck him, Joe squeking his voice thinking he is hitting it. and Nick well fuck him he thinks he is so unfortunate for having diabetes piece of shit other people have it too. He also says he can play drums he is playing cymbsal snare with a crash cymbal every chorus. This is not fucking music. I want The Beatles AC/DC Led Zeppelin The cure The Police Cheaptrick, and people like Vampire Weekend and the Killers the Kooks to be todays music not this please lil girls wake the fuck up.

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