Paranoid- JB's new single!

Okay, since I am not allowed to write reviews on iTunes (and, oh, what I'd have to say if I did), I decided to come on here and write one of my own.


First off, I'd like to say that this is one amazing single from one amazing boy-band! Previously, Jonas Brothers haters have backed their scrutinizing reviews with that they are a Disney band (thus making them childish and unsuitable for "real music"). Not now. With Paranoid, the boys' first single off their album Lines, Vines, and Trying Times (due out June 15th), they grab the listener by the hand and -with one final popish fizz- drag them down into the inner workings of the human mind.

Prior to this, the Jonas Brothers have delivered widely acclaimed songs such as Burnin' Up, S.O.S., and Lovebug, attracting to themselves thousands of screaming fans and have ridden their way up to one of the hottest bands of today. Up until now, they've surfed the waves of success with teenage ditties concerning relationships, holding out when everything goes wrong, break-ups, living with a life-threatening disease, and the year 3000 :).

Now, the boys have decided to go into a slightly different direction, diving their still kid-gloved hands into meatier topics. This time, while still keeping their songs clear of any immoral additions, they address a subject that teens are just beginning to realize, adults will have no problem relating to...and doubtless it is very real to these three guys, who are trying to swim in an ocean that crashes around them, telling them to do this and that.

Paranoid portrays a world of stress, where the artist is drowning in expectations, calling to be rescued from the "staring faces". From the very get-go, JB lets us know that this is no Lovebug. No fantasy loves and dream girls...this is real life, and, through the funky beat of sizzling popculture, we hear the loud wail of a confused race of men who are groping for a foothold in the battlefield of life.

At the risk of sounding emo, I wish to inform you that I do not at all condone a depressed life...I am simply applauding an artist's depiction of times that challenge us both mentally and physically, taunts us as we take steps out against it, daring us to make the right choice when everything seems to go wrong.

And that being said, I would also like to tell you that the Jonas Brothers aren't at all a depressing band to listen to. I just got done listening to a very positive song by them called Play My Music. They are wonderful Christian guys who are trying to steadfastly hold on to their beliefs in the world of fame and fortune. And JB...if I had one piece of advice to give you, it would be to never lose sight of those beliefs. Never sacrifice them for anything, because no matter what your dissenters might say against you...in the end that's what matters the most.