Lines, Vines and Trying Times
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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 145 Ratings
- Summary: The pop group's fourth album features Miley Cyrus, Common, and Jonny Long.
- Record Label: Hollywood
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop
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Top Track
| Fly With Me | |
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| If time was still The sun would never, never find us We could light up The sky tonight If I could see the world through your eyes Leave it all... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 3 out of 11
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Mixed: 7 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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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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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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Although the tunes are accomplished, Lines has a patina of smarm that's less smart than the music.
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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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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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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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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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 26
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Mixed: 0 out of 26
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Negative: 18 out of 26
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MegateenSr.Jun 18, 2009
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ErynnJul 29, 2009Overall, i thought that this CD was better than the last. It shows how much they are growing and how talented they are. I love it.
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IsaiahGJun 17, 2009The Jonas Brothers may not have respect from some critics, but this album really follows up ot last album abd possibly making this their best album.
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TomP.Jun 17, 2009I'm gonna be honest, didn't listen to a single song beside the single, and that was all i needed to give this a 0.
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2ndOpinionJun 21, 2009
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TomSep 16, 2009Just terrible.
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KyleTJul 31, 2009
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