A Little Bit Longer

Jonas Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B001AJVR5M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Pop > Teen Pop

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 12-AUG-2008

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32 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New hooks, new tricks, top notch production, engineering, and mixing, make for another great CD, August 13, 2008

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Jonathan Appleseed - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Bit Longer (Audio CD)

4.5 stars

Here I am, surprised again by the Jonas Brothers. What an outstanding offering.

Before I go any further, I want to explain my ranking system. I'm not comparing this CD to Abbey Road, Dark Side of the Moon, or even Thriller. I'm placing it into its intended category: young boy bands making pop music. Then I assign it a rating, 1-5 stars, based on how well I believe they represented their genre of music.

And boy (pun intended), are they making good pop music.

I came upon the Jonas Brothers last year when I saw their last CD debut in the top 5 on Billboard. As always with a group or performer of whom I'm unfamiliar, I checked them out and saw that they were "Hanson-ish". As Hanson, mostly full grown, had released a terrific and highly underrated CD (Underneath) not too long ago, I was interested to see if Jonas Brothers was another Hanson in the making. I sampled a few tracks, liked what I heard, downloaded it, and instantly loved it. I was, and still am surprised by the maturity evident in their music (if not always their lyrics).

When they announced a new album, so close upon the heels of Jonas Brothers, I was worried that they were moving too quickly, especially as I read that they had been on tour, filmed a movie, and apparently did at least one hundred million different things between then and now.

When they announced that that they would be releasing four singles off the CD prior to its release, I thought they were insane. Most bands have one commercially appealing single, if they're lucky, and if they're phenomenally talented, they'll have several. I hadn't made the jump yet to thinking that the JBs were quite that talented.

The first song, "Burnin' Up" was a great song, musically, though again the lyrics were suspect, and the video (sorry guys) was really, really cheesy. "Pushing Me Away" was a good song, but it didn't elicit the number of listens that "Burnin' Up" did. Still, I thought it was a commercially viable single. The third was "Tonight," and while that wasn't my favorite of the bunch, I still liked it. It has good guitar work, and a strong, driving beat. With that driving beat, though, I was somewhat concerned that they were leaning toward that style. We've seen it on a few of their songs already. "A Little Bit Longer" went a long way toward quelling any concerns I had, as it was very different from anything I've heard from them in the past (I am not familiar with their first CD, and wish it would be re-released). It seemed strange to listen to Nick singing a song about his diabetes, especially with the clichéd line, "you don't know what you've got until it's gone," normally reserved for human relationships, but that strangeness wore off quickly, and I found the song very touching - especially after I found the lyrics online (being a bit hard of hearing, I rely on seeing the lyrics, and often tend to judge music first on the music, second on lyrics - odd because I'm a writer...).

And now the whole CD is here.

My other concern, that they would be releasing the only songs worth listening to, thus making the CD a downer, was blown away with the first chords of BB Good. Really excellent song, amazing beat, silly but fun lyrics, and the guitar work reminiscent of some of the 70s stadium bands like Queen or Journey, with great keyboard accompaniment. And their ability to craft insanely addictive hooks is so evident here. I haven't been able to get the chorus of this song out of my mind all day.

Lovebug, too, was a standout. It had a touch of bluegrass to it, reminding me somewhat of Michelle Shocked combined with the calmer sensibilities of "Anyone Else But You", from the movie Juno. I thought the talking in the song was funny - unlike others, it didn't throw me off, but felt organic.

The rest of the CD is strong too. They've really grown, musically, and that's good to see. They're not relying on old hooks or tricks, and are, for the most part, finding new ones.

Now my concern is that they're over-saturating the market with everything JONAS, especially with the upcoming sitcom on Disney. Flames that burn too brightly when they're first lit sometimes are the quickest to die. It didn't happen to the Beatles, though, or their solo careers, so let's hope it doesn't happen with these guys. They're still very young, and they seem (well, Nick's the leader, and he seems) to have an innate ability to write music people want to listen to. I hope that they're able to stick to what they seem to best at: making great music that's easy to love.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, November 16, 2008

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Lisa Feld (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Little Bit Longer (Audio CD)

From there previous album, I was very disappointed of this one. There previous one was amazing and this one is like.. blaaahh! they have a few good songs like Burnin Up and Tonight isn't to bad but the other songs were just plain stupid!! like for example BB Good To Me: it had a good beat and all but come on BB-- so cheezy!! When they come out with another album- which they most probably will- i will deff. check it out more before buying it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life altering epiphany, May 9, 2009

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Alan E. Schmidt "Monkey head" (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Bit Longer (Audio CD)

I was in the store the other day looking for music that says "Hey I'm a man's man". Not in a prison sort of way.. In a way that shows I have a pair.
I came across this boss looking CD. I knew instantly, deep in my subconscious, this was the golden nugget that will fulfill my dark and dreary world. As I unraveled the plastic wrap from this gift of the gods I felt a tingle go through my body. Angels sang and it seemed as if the world stopped moving.
I have an appointment tomorrow to upgrade my car stereo to epic proportions. It is my right, nay, my duty to share this music with all those around me as I cruise through this city of lost souls. I believe, wait.. I know the Jonas Bros will change lives, at every stoplight I come to. I am contemplating removing my car windows permanently to share maximum decibel level.
Thank you Jonas Bros. And watch out ladies, there is a real man in the car next to you.