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Do the Jonas Brothers Know that in Less Than an MMMBop Their Careers Will Be Gone?
Let's get this out of the way before we go any further. The Jonas Brothers, the latest Disney created musical sensations, are nothing more than a callously shallow exercise in selling albums to swooning 13 year old girls. They are the musical equivalent of the time Greg Brady of "The Brady Bunch" fame was turned into the musical artist also known as "Johnny Bravo" by a couple of music industry executives.As long as The Jonas Brothers fit the demographics that Disney lays out for them, their success will continue. Or at least until 13 year old girls get bored with them—usually around the time they turn 15. This pattern of teen-focused studio creations having short shelf lives has born itself out time and time again through rock history.
Just look at what The Jonas Brothers are doing now. They have a new TV show premiering on The Disney Channel and a "3-D Concert Experience" of theirs managed to noisily flop in local movie theatres across the country late last year. It is odd that The Jonas Brothers had no success with their concert movie and Miley Cyrus had a great deal of success with hers. Does that make Miley Cyrus a creative force to be reckoned with? We should all as music fans shudder collectively at the thought. But at least if Miley keeps making money her dad Billy Ray Cyrus will be able to stay off the "Achy Breaky Heart" county fair concert circuit.
No doubt around this time the handlers that are controlling The Jonas Brothers music careers are trying their darndest to squeeze the last few drops of profit they can out of their well coiffed visages. Honestly, how can three boys who accessorize all of their outfits with scarves seemingly stolen from a Stevie Nicks tour circa 1977 remain popular for much longer?
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Lucy
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08/27/2009
Who are they? I don't have any idea about their music. honestly I don't know any of their songs. btw, I really love Hanson today, yesterday and tomorrow. Hanson are one of a kind. One of the million. They are awesome musicians. Love their songs...No offense to JONAS Fans.
Jonas Bros suck ass!
xie
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08/19/2009
i'm going to be the devils advocate here as an adult hanson fan who also can appreciate the jonas brothers. sure, theyre a product created by disney, they're super-hip and popular with little girls. all strikes against them. But no one 13 years ago would have ever believed that hanson would still be doing their thing still in 2009, after their first album and similarly aged (prepubescent-teenage) success. i'm hoping that the boys will find proper management and dig into their own creative resources. i do hear hints of talent in a few of their songs (though yes, by and large they do make my brain hurt) and wish them luck.
Marie
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08/19/2009
Wonderful article filled with truth.
Laura
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08/19/2009
my goodness, i give you ultimate credit for being so straight-forward about it. i think that the jonas brothers have what t takes to keep the fans around... for now. 10 years from now? doubtedly. as a hanson fan, the things you said hit right on the money. hanson didn't go out and blow money on uber-expensive cars (and if they did, they still obviously knew how to manage their money for a time when they really needed it.) they ended up with their own record label. something that i think the jonas brothers probably don't even know anything about or ever will. basically i'm saying... GREAT ARTICLE!
They owe everything to Disney!! We'll be saying "WHO?" in a few years, maybe less.
jay dunning
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05/07/2009
Hope the boys have saved a few dollars for what looks like a very long retirement, unless they have another career in mind. You just can't be cute forever.
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