5/5 Best Album Yet!!!
  by Lizzie
I've liked the Jonas Brothers for a while now, and I was really looking forward for the release of their CD. I was not disappointed at all, but impressed by how much they've improved. Instead of just appealing to young fans, they showed what kind of artist they really are. This album is by far the best one they've released because it has meaningful lyrics, great vocals, and real music. That all adds up to show what talent they have as artists and songwriters. All of the songs have their own identity and are truly well done. They all have a really unique voice, which sets them apart from other bands. The new instruments that they've added in also sets them apart. They also have some awesome guests on the record like Miley Cyrus and Common. Some of my favorites would be "Turn Right", "Before The Storm", and "World War III". Overall, I was really impressed how great this album was and I think anybody would like it.

3/5 Bauble Gum
  by Tim Brough (Springfield, PA United States)
I really liked the previous Jonas Brothers album, A Little Bit Longer. The kids seemed to be letting out all their adolescent rock fantasies and made a power pop album worthy of comparisons to Cheap Trick or The Raspberries. But this time, they seem to be hedging their bets. Like all great teen idols, they know the half-life on their fans' attention is a short one, so aiming for a mature sound was bound to happen. The sad part is the unintended consequences. While I love the occasional snappiness of a good bubblegum record, this time "Line Vines and Trying Times" ditches the snappiness in favor of too much polish. There's more bauble than bubble here, and that's not a good thing.

Instead of letting the guitars crunch to the front of the song, horns and strings crowd to the fore on almost every song. These songs sound more like TV commercials than teen-rock, more like show-tunes than arena ready singles. There's even the country ballad, a duet with fellow Disney Kid Miley Cyrus. Rapper Common adds to the ridiculous "Don't Charge Me For The Crime." There's far too many forced attempts at relevancy here, when they were doing just fine with the candy-floss.

Remember when Shaun Cassidy tried to get serious by recording with Todd Rundgren and covering David Bowie and Ian Hunter? The album was called WASP and was such a commercial disaster that it's never even been released on CD. When the Jonas Brothers start trying to pass themselves off as 'serious,' I keep wondering how long it will be before they end up making something similar. The JB's "World War III" and "Paranoid" have the goods, but the rest of the album just tries way too hard.

5/5 As a product generally made for adolescents; its great!
  by Liolania (Hippyville USA)
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2D947XFGH2FU7 This is a fairly long video, but I felt I couldn't do a good review of the album in wrtten for w/o being very very long and I figured a video review that's long would be slightly more tolerable. :)

So enjoy!

God Bless ~Amy

PS: And as a side note, I'm sure that "Keep it Real" was more released for promoting their TV show, but I still feel they should have released a different 3rd single. In fact, I think they should have a released a different second single because I don't like "Fly with Me" Either which also should have been left off the album as it was fine on "Night at the Museum", but here it is just a reminder of how much better they sound without the pure power pop sound they used to proudly where.

5/5 They just keep getting better and better!
  by Ann
I've been a fan of the Jonas Brothers for a few years now and I was really impressed by their latest album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times. The Jonas Brothers have moved a great deal from their old sound by adding horns, harmonicas, and fiddles to create a more full and grown-up sound. I think they really wanted to show who they were as artists instead of appealing to only younger crowds. This album is great for any age. I don't have many albums where all of the tracks are really fantastic, but this is one of the few! Whether it's on random or just playing through the whole thing, you won't need to skip one. Plus, the Jonas Brothers did a great job of taking the best from older music and making it work for a more modern sound. What also shows their talent is that they at least cowrote every song on the record. The ones they didn't cowrote they wrote all by themselves. Their vocals are truly amazing from ballads to up-beat tunes. Although it is hard to pick favorites from this CD some would be "Much Better", "Don't Speak", and "Paranoid". This album was definitely well worth the money and I would recommend it to anyone.

1/5 WHAT'S THAT I HEAR??
  by Kody (New York,NY)
its the music industry scrapping at the bottom of the barrel looking to make money off kids who can not sing for their lives. This album proves you don't have to have talent to considered a singer.