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- Summary: The youngest brother of the Jonas Brothers, with the help of a backing band that comprises members from Prince's New Power Generation, releases his solo side project.
- Record Label: Hollywood
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop
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Top Track
Who I Am | |
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I want someone to love me For who I am I want someone to need me Is that so bad? I want to break all the madness But it's all I have I want someone... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 10
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Mixed: 8 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Very accomplished, vaguely surprising--and a wee bit dull.
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Who I Am all feels a bit tentative. Recorded, supposedly, in just two weeks, think of it as "Camp Soul."
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In this side project, he's not trying to be too different from the Bros, just going for a more retro-soul vibe with a band of old Prince alumni.
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Who I Am is so polished and adult-sounding -trading teen pop moxie for organ and slide guitar-that one is left wondering whether the same songs about love, heartbreak and political curiosity wouldn't be a more satisfying evolutionary step in the hands of a scrappier troupe.
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While it’s easy to admire his well-cultivated classicism, Who I Am is an awkward growth spurt, relying on songs designed as grooves but given performances too hemmed-in to be soulful and often undone by Nick’s thin teenage yelps.
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Should his solo career continue, this record could stand as an in between point between his teen past and his adult future, but as it stands now, it's just a muddled, occasionally interesting but often baffling pop-rock album.
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N Jo’s fan base doesn’t care about calculation. They’re just the right age to buy into the workmanlike quasi-genuine rock of Who I Am. And there’s still enough of that original Jonas flavour to keep them interested.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 2 out of 6
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sdadsaFeb 2, 2010
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Mar 16, 2021
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AndrewWFeb 2, 2010Modern masterpiece. The greatest album of All Time.
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ArtFeb 2, 2010
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TimOffFeb 3, 2010Boring, cliched drivel that barely passes as music. Don't waste your time.
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May 24, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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