A Jonas Brother actually referred to themselves as part of a “supergroup”. Wow.

I wish the Jonas brothers would just go away

I believe when he said “supergroup” he meant his brothers + Jonas band members plus Vince Gill, Vassar, Michael W. Smith, Steven Chapman.

I’m an adult fan of the Jonases and I was there at their Ryman show. They sounded great, and looked like they were having a blast. It was fantastic.

On top of my pop-rock tastes, I am much more familiar with The Band and music like that than any of Christian or country artists that appeared that night, but they all really pulled off a range of awesomeness all around, and it was very nice to see the Jonas boys stretch and do such a good job of it, too.

They are great (and they are getting greater all the time). SORRY, haters…wah, wah.

It took long enough for this to get press coverage!! Thanks, Rolling Stone.

I don’t understand what business these children have being in Rolling Stone.

When exactly did Rolling Stone turn into Tiger Beat?

I agree with Kevin. I don’t think Rolling Stone was doing stories on Leif Garret and Donny Osmond in the 70’s.

I swear people like musicRealist are just Disney’s PR people paid to counter any honest criticism with gushing hype. I mean, you are an ADULT fan of the Jonas Bros?? Really?! That’s either sad or a lie.

they kind of did:

rollingstone.com/photos/ gallery/15890296/a_history_of_ heartthrobs_in_rollin

Haha yeah, themusicREALIST is probably one of the Jonas Brothers trying to defend himself.

Jonas Brothers…. enjoy the ride and invest you money well…. you may think you have some kind of cred and will have a long career… maybe you will… but it won’t ever mean anything. Better start working on your real estate licenses and planning casino tours now. Boys you are just corporate pawns. … nothing more … nothing less.

why is this news? We dont care what the jonas brothers like. I cant even think of a song they did. They are not on the radio and only little girls like them so stop reporting on em. Even the hansons had a hit song that everyone knew. These boys are just riding the disney wave to drugs and depression… I hope that taylor swift rights a song about the one being a premature ejaculator and ruins their career

It always amazes me that so many people who claim to dislike JB take the time to read articles and comment. If you are so fed up, disgusted, or whatever…why do you waste your time with it.
Personally…me and my kids adore JB and I could think of a lot worse role models for my kids.

Keep rockin boys!!

Nope, not on anyone’s payroll. Unfortunately. I just use complete sentences. But the accusation does show that a lot of haters are much more fixated on the marketing connections of this band than what they have done musically…I think that’s an opinion as shallow as their branded image is, and says less about them than it does about you. There was no “honest criticism” when I made my comment…there was the lame whining of people who didn’t really have anything to say. Adults can like power-pop, and I like them a lot. And I know I’m not the only one. To each our own!

If you read the article you would realize he meant the artists they played The Weight with (some pretty heavy talent)not just the Jonas Brothers.
I’m an adult fan too. Trust me, they are serious about their music and have shown great growth these past few years.
Thye will be around for a long time.

yeah, anti-jonas hate comments = always the bleating of insecure, unfulfilled men and/or the eager to please women who love ‘em. butch up, guys.

Did any of you actually read the article? Did you look at the set list for that show? How could anyone with a serious interest in music (most Rolling Stone readers?)not be impressed.
I am a huge fan and I can tell you that they are really talented and continue to grow as artists. It’s unfortunate that the Disney label causes so many of you to dismiss them.
Thankfully Rolling Stone gets it right.

I started listening to the Jonas Brothers because my daughters were interested. To my great surprise, I enjoyed their music too. Several of my friends have had the same experience and were surprised how much they enjoyed their live performance. Their most recent album shows more depth and it is apparent that they are growing as artists. Remember, they may be young…but these boys come from a musical family and have been performing for years. Their parents were singers and their father an accomplished song writer working with some of the gospel greats. Take some time and watch some of their unplugged videos, acoustic sets and covers. The youngest, Nick, is all over the stage playing lead guitar, piano…and he is truly gifted on drums. I think there is a lot more to come from this band. Their concerts OUT SOLD Madonna last year landing in the top ten tours for 2008. They sold out Madison Square Gardens three days straight and drew in more than 50,000 at the Texas State Fair. That is more than the State Fair had ever seen. The fans are growing up along with the band…many of their early fans are in their 20’s now and getting ready to raise families of their own. Remember, when the Beatles were first introduced…the ‘ADULTS’ weren’t impressed either. They wrote them off as a teener booper fad. The fanfare that surrounds these boys is very similar, they create hysteria whever they go. I for one cannot wait to hear the new album this summer.

We luv the Jonas Brothers but this is wow I know he doesn’t Know that I luv him very much He does look like one hot elvis costello Nick Jonas is the best!!!
luv ya!!
lollipop12/JosephJonas12

fuck the jonas brothers, they suck. they are definetly not rock haha

If you would take that time that you took to post your hate filled messages and instead, look past the image you have of these boys as “kids”, you might notice how incredibly talented they are. They are all under the age of 22 and are wise beyond their years when it comes to music, among many other things. You wouldn’t believe the talent these boys displayed on the stage in Nashville, covering artists like Stevie Wonder and John Mayer, among others. The three of them have a hand in absolutely every part of the music-making process. They write, they play the instruments, and they produce. They write and produce for other artists as well. What else are you asking for?

What exactly would it take for you to give them a chance?

If you would take that time that you took to post your hate filled messages and instead, look past the image you have of these boys as “kids”, you might notice how incredibly talented they are. They are all under the age of 22 and are wise beyond their years when it comes to music, among many other things. You wouldn’t believe the talent these boys displayed on the stage in Nashville, covering artists like Stevie Wonder and John Mayer, among others. The three of them have a hand in absolutely every part of the music-making process. They write, they play the instruments, and they produce. They write and produce for other artists as well. What else are you asking for?

What exactly would it take for you to give them a chance?

i think it’s interesting that these boys could sell out an area every night if they wanted to (which they do) and yet, they choose to play a toned down show, in a small venue. making it about the amazing talent that nashville has to offer, and most importantly, about the music. what exactly is wrong with that again?

You can wish for the JB to go away all you want, and you can call them puppets all day. It juset shows that you are insecure, and totally jealous of the fact that they have more talent and drive in their pinky finger than you have in your entire body!

We do not have to like the same things, that is the beauty of being an individual. Being rude just shows your immaturity, and ignorance. Not to mention it displays your supreme insecurity. Grow Up!

If you would take that time that you took to post your hate filled messages and instead, look past the image you have of these boys as “kids”, you might notice how incredibly talented they are. They are all under the age of 22 and are wise beyond their years when it comes to music, among many other things. You wouldn’t believe the talent these boys displayed on the stage in Nashville, covering artists like Stevie Wonder and John Mayer, among others. The three of them have a hand in absolutely every part of the music-making process. They write, they play the instruments, and they produce. They write and produce for other artists as well. What else are you asking for?

What would it take for you to give them a chance?

The Jonas Brothers are just the kind of band Rolling Stone should be covering.

i think it is interesting how these boys could easily sell out any arena they wanted to (which they do, often), yet they choose to do a stripped down, intimate show that is about not just the talent that nashville has to offer, but most importantly, the music. it was not a showcase of the boys, it was a demonstration of how music can bring people together. i’d say that’s pretty impressive for such young boys.

The Jonas Brothers are exactly who should be featured in Rolling Stone. They are up and coming and they have potential for serious longevity, and they respect musicians who come before them.

ugh i hate that so many ppl look at who they work for in stead of their actual work. I know it’s disney but people on disney are credible artist now. I think it’s sad that people just go and mark them off because of their label.

you know what all of you should just shut up if you dont like the jonas brothers just keep it to your damm selfs and im a big JB fan and fuck all the JB haters.

JOE,KEVIN,NICK YOU GUYS ROCK
and are the best and will be the best
PEACE N LOVE JONAS BROTHERS ROOOOOOOOOOCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!! !!!

how long do you give the jonas brothers until they’re in rehab, and hannah montana posing for playboy? 3 years?

I know zip about the Jonas Brothers, but based on the covers they’re doing , maybe there IS something to them and they will last more than 5 minutes;
we’ll see..

? Why
the Jonass brothers covering a
band song why there just untalented bubblegum pop wussies they cannot
add any value to this song.
They should stick to sappy disney
crap that they excel in .

Goodbye jonass brothers

Oh my god i’m there biggest fan
I love the jonass brothers

Hanson blows these boys away.

Jonass brothers headed for rock
hall of fame. screw the haters

Jonas Brothers Best Band ever

Better than led zeppelin, doors , beatles, pink floyd, hanson ,

And all those other lousy bands that wish they were the jonas brothers

Yeah, “Jonas Brothers Best Band ever” – that’s exactly what Jonas fans are trying to say. *rolls eyes*

It’s not a Best Ever competition, last I checked. The Jonases are simply doing all the things that make all great bands great…playing good music, making their fans happy, and trying to grow as artists by challenging themselves constantly. They deserve respect instead of being mocked for superficial reasons. That’s all.

Insecure haters need to leave them be…if you’d rather live in the past by spending your time with your records or going to see tribute bands rather than a young, evolving band that performs live NOW….that’s your prerogative, and your loss.

Rock on Jonas Brothers!

Hanson did more before they got pubes than the BloJobros will ever do.

Best Band ever jonas brothers

What are records ?
I saw Jonas Brothers Open for
Hannah Montana aka miley cyrus
and they rocked. Oh my god
and they are so better than
led zeppelin old farts .
Beatles whatever.
and all those other dusty old
fart bands .
That my mom listens to but at least she let me go to the concert
and By the way hannah montana will
be opening For jonas brothers
next time lol

I didnt realize so many teenage girls read this magazine. If you are over the age of 15 and love the jonahs brothers then god help you because your a fucking idiot

it’s true what they say.. fan girls ruin everything

it’s kinda cool to share old songs to new crowd though.

i don’t like their songs but they seem to be decent people

There would be no Jonas Brothers if it weren’t for Zeppelin, Floyd, The Beatles, and The Band. The only respect that I have for these guys is that they at least show their roots, and give the respect that these guys deserve. All of you senseless commenters need rethink your thoughts before posting….

Hey Everybody, What band are they
fans of the article says they are
secret fans of the band but they don’t say wich band
I bet its hanson because there
three brothers in the same band
but they are not as cute or as
good as Jonas brothers.

Come to minneapolis on your next tour please.
you so rock lol

Yes there would be a Jonas Brothers
they have nothing to do with those
other crappy groups like Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Pink Floyd
and the other lousy groups .

Jonas Brothers Rock better than
your crappy bands

If you can put The Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears & Rappers in your magazine, you can surely put Boy George in it. The man is more rock ‘n roll than all 3 of them combined. Twisted, addicted & entertaining. Things that the 3 above aren’t.

Jonas Brothers are pretty cool. Cool story. I like them.

playing Marley to “showcase” musical “talent”…what a crappy world of strip malls, teeny boppers and morons…

Jonas thinks he is the best rock star currently…

Pop Sensations will last for the moment…. But Real rock n’ roll will only last forever.

Jonas bro kevin thinks he is all that but he is not he sucks.The others are fine though.

Cool!

A long long walk home for the Jonas Bros to approach The Band.

haha all the JB fans are like “COOL!” “NEAT” and they have no clue who The Band is…here’s a suggestion, stop listening to horrible music like the Jonas Brothers and buy The Last Waltz (on vinyl…not on your iTunes or iPhone or what the fuck ever)

I call bullshit on the Jonas Brothers and I highly doubt they have a clue what makes Elvis Costello great. I call extra special bull shit on their manager using these prettybots to redistribute whilst destroying his old favorites (clearly not favorites of the Jonas Bros).
tsk tsk.
What would Dylan say?

Here’s an observation. Why do the BloJobros have no harmony? Most brother duos do, such as the Everly Brothers and Hanson. Methinks the Blojobros have different mamas and papas.

rolling stone, i’d first like to start with you. . .

your publication either needs to shape up or ship out asap. one bullshit cover after bullshit cover has made this publication go from the best to frankly embarrassing. i never, NEVER thought i would see the day when you conformed to plastic manufactured dime a dozen teen fads, i guess they must have you in their pocket, how much do they pay you? frankly, its a slap in the face to all of those many many talented people who used to grace your covers. let tiger beat have their false idols and you bring back real rock and roll, unless you’ve already forgotten what that really is. . .

now i’d like to address the jonas brothers…

stop. stop what your doing right now. you are disrespecting the greats. defiling them with your filth. you want to learn how to cover songs? look at the flaming lips, now there’s a band that can pay respect and keep their own integrity, unlike yourselves. choosing the most mainstream and overplayed songs from these bands doesnt prove your a fan, it shows you really dont know their catalogue and want to pose like a fan for the sake of self image. you will never come close to doing what these bands did, your simply too unoriginal to accomplish anything of the sort. so please, do the right thing for once and admit that your untalented lip syncing bafoons and leave the music making to the real professionals. hopefully you havent done too much damage to the genera, let us pray to the god of rock that it can revive…

yeah, what he/she just said.

Why you people hate them so much??? They are just the group of the moment, the same happened with Fall Out Boy, The Killers, Kings of Leon and others, the only difference with them is that they, unfortunately, are labeled as Disney singers, but they did an exceptional job and like the others, they got a long way to be on where they are right now!

Just leave them alone now, and get worry if Miley Cyrus enters to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, then all of you have to be very very mad and dissapointed!

Richard Manuel and Rick Danko are turning over in their graves. Have some respect for the greats and stick to your bubblegum bullshit.

Jonas rock all the other bands
to obscurity …

Jonas,Jonas,Jonas,Jonas,Jonas,
Supergroup forget the beatles,
led zeppelin, pink floyd,
grateful dead and the other
crappy groups.
Jonas,Jonas,Jonas,Jonas,Jonas,

hello Miss “Jonas Bros. Own you” (i assume your a miss because it would be far too embarrassing for you to be anything but an obsessed teenie bopper fan girl, hopefully for your sake under the age of 14, you dime a dozen fad girls are as common as barbie dolls, and just as plastic)
now normally i wouldnt be quite so cruel to a brainwashed (assuming there is a brain might be too brash of me)minor like yourself, however i feel like someone had better take you by the shoulders and shake you. hard. so let me pose a question to you. what makes the jonas brothers so great? do they really have something so damn original that they blow those other “crappy” groups out of the water? have the jonas brothers ever come close to writing something like The Song Remains The Same or heart breaker, or something as beautiful as The Rain Song? Have the Jonas Brothers ever dreamed about composing something like Strawberry Fields Forever, or hey jude, or Let it Be. They could NEVER touch Abby Road. and to say the Jonas Brothers trump Pink Floyd?! Pink floyd is still to this day more modern and progressive than the Jonas brothers ever could be. do the jonas brothers even know what a synth is? oh wait, my apologies, that’s the thing that makes their music for them so they don’t have to play it them selves. Pink floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is perpetually playing somewhere in the world at all times, non stop. and it came out 1973!!! The meanings of pink floyds songs reach beyond false heartaches and petty materialism, they delve into insanity and emerge with biting remarks on our trashed corrupted society. could the Jonas Brothers ever make a statement like Animals? no. The Grateful Dead paved the way for an entire genera and then some. not only could they write songs, they could make them up on the spot, play them for hours and still make them interesting. they played with an amount of virtuosity that the Jonas Brothers could never dream of reaching. The Jonas Brothers, would never even call those bands crappy like you did, thats because those bands are great and demand respect. if those bands didnt exist you jonas brothers would be playing turkey in the straw, the generas of rock or pop wouldn’t have been invented, those bands INVENTED THEM. so “Jonas Bros. Own you” get on your knees and thank those bands for what you have now and maybe you’ll learn your place, and the jonas brothers should learn theirs too! it goes sex, drugs,and rock and roll, not chastity ring, warm milk, and rock. no.

HOLD ME CLOSER TINY DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANCER

i hope sir elton gives them a nice cup of “shut the fuck up” soon.

I would like to begin by saying that I’m a metalhead and have never listened to these, Jonas people. However, I’m seeing some sick, disgusting things here. ZOSO is pretty fucking amazing. The Beatles are pretty fucking amazing. Bob Dylan is amazing. I can name a million other bands that are amazing, but it doesn’t truly matters. What matters is the fact that these bitches, sponsored by disney, call themselves rock and roll. Rock and roll is meant to be a form of rebellion, disney can’t be molesting that for their own financial gain, what’s the industry coming to?

HI BRO HOW ARE YOU VERY FANE WHY JONAS AS PART AF AMERICA

love them

wath ?

I can’t believe joe jonas is going out with camilla belle i dont know her but he can do so much betta luv you jonas

who ever hate the jonas brothers get screwed hey its not like u can do much better

IF U HATE THE JONAS BROTHERS U FUCKING SUCKKKK THEY ARE THE HOTTEST MEN IN THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!! PERSONALLY I LOVE NICK JONAS THE BEST BUT I LOVE EM ALLLLLLLL I KINDA WANNA U KNOW WHAT WITH ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!! HEEEEE LOL

The Jonas Brothers seems to be good guys and I’m betting they will make great music in the future.

I like how Jonas Brothers fans think their liberal use of consonants and exclamation marks form a coherent argument on why they think the Jonas Brothers are a good band.

I love you nick !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love you nick !!!!!!!!!!!!!

How about all you JoBlow fans actually recognize where the “real” “talent” is in this “band” is.

John Taylor – Lead Guitar (I can’t stress LEAD enough)

Greg Garbowsky – Bass guitar

Jack Lawless- Drums and percussion

Ryan Liestman – Keyboards

These are the people who actually produce the sound that you JoBlows fans believe, and attempt to pass off, as music. As you can see, the only parts left for the three incestuously homosexual brothers (IHB) is Lead Vocals (which they suck at anyways) and BACKUP, READ IT, BACKUP guitar.

I don’t believe that they should impose stupid ideals to promote themselves, e.g. family friendly rock. That’s what annoys me, they each wear rings on their left hand to show that they won’t lose their virginity until they’re married.

*As nice as possible way to put it*

That’s their own decision there’s no need to show the world and it’s retarded, my opinion is that it’s more marketing than music, guarantee you that they don’t write a lot of their lyrics or music no matter what they say.

Plus the fact that they compared themselves to the Beatles, they will NEVER be a fraction as good as the Beatles. I for one, have never liked the Beatles, but I respect the ground shaking changes in the way rock and roll was heading a few decades back.

Please let their reign of terror end soon.

I LOVE THE JONAS BROTHERS

I would not usually care enough to comment like this on someone else’s post, but I’ve heard this stuff so much and it’s dang annoying (and I’m a little bored right now), so ‘Anonymous | 3/4/2009′ I feel like dissecting your post, just for a hoot.

“How about all you JoBlow” First off: Wow, mature.

Also, Garbo, JT, Ryan and Flawless are greatly respected by the fans of the Jonas Brothers. They have fans too.

“I don’t believe that they should impose stupid ideals to promote themselves, e.g. family friendly rock. That’s what annoys me, they each wear rings on their left hand to show that they won’t lose their virginity until they’re married.

*As nice as possible way to put it*

That’s their own decision there’s no need to show the world and it’s retarded, my opinion is that it’s more marketing than music, guarantee you that they don’t write a lot of their lyrics or music no matter what they say.”

The decision to wear purity rings was made before the fame. Many people wear purity rings, these guys just happen to be famous. It’s fairly commendable that they haven’t given in to the peer pressure and the sheer hassling that they get from the media and abandoned them. They stick it out.

“Plus the fact that they compared themselves to the Beatles”

Nope. Other people did.

There, that killed some time.

Why do people care if they are on the cover? Face it, the are artists, even freaking Miley Cyrus is an artist, they have fans who are dedicated, but that doesn’t mean you should look at them differently. Listen to the songs they talked about in this article, and you would realize people who have NO musical talent wouldn’t be listening to these songs. If you actually give some of their music a listen, and not just say its bad because where they come from, I’m sure you will here at least one little piece of something you like in a song, maybe it’s only a riff of guitar, or a verse or a bridge. But they are trying to make music. There is no need to hate, because it’s all based on opinion.
There are artists that I cannot stand, but I do not doubt there musicianship, it is just music that I cannot listen to. Try listening to one of the songs off of “Lines, Vines, and Trying Times” I bet you will at least think one of them is “OK”
-Sarah

I’d like to see the Jonas’ Brothers on tour with Adam Lambert !Now that would be a great show ! C.

you dumb shit fucks are adding fuel to the fire of the death of music so yeah keep encouraging them to not commit suicide

-Modern music sucks to older music. 70’s rock is better than modern rock. No one can compare Zep and The Who to anything on the radio today. Some thing with country. If anyone tries to compare Johnny Cash to Taylor Swift it shows how pathetic mainstream msuic has become.

-The JoBro are way more talented than most people will give them credit for. If you listen to radio Disney for longer than 15 mintues ( I have a young daughter) it’s obivous than most of these teen acts are pitiful. The JoBro aren’t the best singers, but they have more raw talent than 90% of the teen acts out there.

Besides their Disney show is cute!

It actually bugs me how ridiculous some of these comments are. So what if you don’t like the Jonas Brothers? That doesn’t change the fact that many people (albeit often young people) do. But can I just quote from a young man called Faris Badwan, please? “Young people are future, and that includes music.” So why, oh why, does it matter that a bunch of immature ”adults” feel the need to spit on the children’s choice for the future? Honestly, I actually feel for some of you sad acts. Is your life so utterly boring you’ve taken to playing Music Elitist with young girls who have barely started to venture into the music scene? Even if you don’t agree with the Jonas boys perhaps you could see them as a stepping stone for these girls into a world full of fantastically mind blowing music? It’s called progression. The JoBro’s are progressing musically and I dare say their fans are too with or without the Jonases in tow.

Anyway I wish I was there, that sounds like the most amazing line up. And tying into my last point, I think it’s opened up a lot of fans to a new side to music and that in itself is fantastic. We need more bands like this.

THE JONAS BROTHERS ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RETARDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY DONT WRITE THEIR OWN MUSIC THEY ARE A STUPID BAND THAT SINGS STUPID POP MUSIC AND TRIES TO ACT SO ROCK AND ROLL THAT IT ISNT EVEN FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY NEED TO EITHER STOP ACTING ALL ROCK AND ROLL OR ACUALLY SING ROCK AND ROLL THEY NEED TO BE MORE LIKE GUNS AND ORSES OR LED ZEPPLEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

look ALL OF YOUUUUUU,
WHATS YOUR PROBLEM?
HOW ABOUT YOU LISTEN TO THE PHRASE
“DON’T HATE THEM ‘CAUSE YOU AINT THEM”,

WHO CARES IF THEY ARE RUBBISH AND MANUFACTURED AND GAY AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU ARE SAYING…..THEY’VE GOT FANS- YOU HAVEN’T, THEY MAKE MUSIC AND PEOPLE LISTEN TO IT.
MOST OF YOU PROBABALY HAVE NEVER TRIED LISTENING TO ONE OF THEIR SONGS.
STOP BEING SO JUDGMENTAL AND DONT HATE THEM COZ YOU AINT THEM

You know im an 18 year old Jonas fan and believe me, they are the best band ever. U haters know nothing about music. Listen to a song. I gave em a chance and they were worth the time. U HATERS SUK LIKE HELL. IM A REAL JB FAN and they kik ass