| pastro243 said: Its turning in a casual/hardcore type of conversation. I would respect them more if they actually played their music live and didnt have a band playing behind and all they do is jump with their guitars and sing their easy to sing songs. Anyway I dont hate them, the thing that pisses me off its their fans(the kind off people we would call fanboys here). So I dont respect them at all as musicians and their fans annoy me. Also, I dont read rolling stone, so I dont know how they are on reviews or if they made it comparing to what others would call great music or by their own jonas brother standard. |
Well I don't believe in the "hardcore/casual" argument, so let's not even go there.
They're entertainers. Respect them for that, because that is really what they are. Michael Jackson and Madonna are two other people more admired as entertainers than they are as full on musicians. In fact, I don't believe MJ ever came out once on stage rocking the guitar, drums, bass, keyboard, or any other instrument and he's still considered a fantastic artist. All he did live is sing and dance.
An entire group of fans cannot be described as fanboys, no matter what the thing is. You may hate the overly obsessed fans of these acts, but that is merely a subsection of the entire fanbase.
Again, respect them as entertainers, because that is what they're really doing. You have to realize these kids do both music and acting, and that usually is a sign that someone is aspiring to entertain far more than perfecting a craft like a musician would. Also, the youngest Jonas brother has a long history of broadway under his belt, cementing the notion it's more about the entertainment aspect.
The Jonas Brothers third album came in the top 50 of the year in 2008 for Rolling Stone. The album got a 4 star review. I'm not saying this is definitive to the quality of the album. In fact I have many bones to pick with Rolling Stone. I just wanted to point out there are people that are considered to have similiar "good taste" in music that see this as good music also.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year/31
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