Don’t Keep Telling Me That You’re Sorry Now [Flashback]

*In honor of the 3 year anniversary of the release of It’s About Time, I thought it was appropriate to feature our post focusing on the album originally published in June of 2008. Enjoy!*

With a new album looming large on the horizon, and Billboard putting the Brothers on the cover in anticipation, I’m feeling reflective about their industry roots.

I first got into the Guys because of Hold On. I’d seen them floating around the Disney Channel, but I wasn’t hooked until then. It was the first original single off Jonas Brothers, SOS wouldn’t be out for many pre-Hannah-Montana months, and I wouldn’t be able to hear any of the other tracks as live performances for another couple of months, either.

Their first YouTube video, or two [fave!], had hit their MySpace, but, as any burgeoning fan worth their salt, I needed something more of their material than one original, some covers and a very cute lollipop commercial campaign… otherwise, I couldn’t be sure I really liked them.

So I went on the hunt for their one album, It’s About Time. Of course, it was out of print after debuting to poor sales, but I found a torrent* of it pretty handily and by the end of the first week of fandom, it was spinning on my iPod. And after everything that has come to pass in the intervening months, it most definitely still is.

I agree when the Brothers say, in interviews, that their second album was an big evolutionary step that captured their unique sound and who they are as a band, for the first time. They have managed to take their disparate strengths as individuals and mesh them nicely. But It’s About Time is under-appreciated, adorable, different, but still a strong little album, so I hope they don’t dismiss it out of hand. And if you love them, how can you not coo over their young voices?

Whether you know it well or missed it entirely, let’s stroll, fanvid style, through the album, after the jump…what do you think of it?

*[BTW! I definitely do not condone "stealing" music that is available for legitimate sale...if I support an artist, I will buy anything and everything to benefit them (sometimes multiple times). So you better believe if I could purchase this album in a way that would benefit the Jonas Brothers (rather than the opportunistic seller of a collectors' item), I'd be on top of that, and how. But I have no problem with it when you're previewing music, or acquiring something you can't buy yet and just can't wait. Call me a moral relativist. You wouldn't be far off.]

1. What I Go To School For.

Another Busted cover, and fundamentally it’s a good song, but I think some of the lyrics smack of a producer’s faux-youthful intervention. But pretty much any Joe-heavy track is a-ok with me, so I enjoy it.

2. Time For Me to Fly.

Aw, Nick’s prepubescent voice! Precious. I once heard the word “heaven” as “Evan” and now I hear it that way every time. Sometimes referred to as the “1,2,3,4″ song around our place. It’s a great day-starter of a song.

3. Year 3000. Oh, you know this one already!

4. One Day At A Time.

Looove Nick on this melodramatic crush-gone-south song; but find Joe’s bit a tad awkward…(when in doubt, I blame the producers).

5. 6 Minutes.

The chorus is a little repetitive…aren’t there other things that rhyme with “new”? I enjoy the sound, though, and bonus points for the Catcher in the Rye reference. Woot!! NOTE: This is a cover of an original LFO song.

6. Mandy. Lovin’ the Mandy. Their first original hit! Check it out over here.

7. You Just Don’t Know It.

Probably the one I feel iffiest about, but it soars towards the middle, and Kevin has cited it as a favorite.

8. I Am What I Am.

LOVE. It is simple, it is catchy, spare (yes, things can be OVERproduced…Hollywood Records is a big fan of the practice, it seems) and punky. And I always feel pwned by this song. For having been judgmental of their beliefs (which I got over) and because I do try to get inside their heads (it’s a girl thing, Guys.)

9. Underdog.

The song that sealed the deal for me, and for which I suspect they will be followed by a certain legion of nerdfangirls forever. It’s a heartfelt and much appreciated celebration of the non-It girl. I am not, in reality, THAT much of an Underdog, but I think we all can identify with feeling like one, so as a devoted non-conformist, this is my anthem. If you attended the LMITE tour, you know that they reworked it and performed it acoustic with Nick on drums. I hope they keep it going forever, it is one of my favorite songs.

10. 7:05.

Classic, classic! I think there is a lot that is Hanson-esque about this song and its vigorous harmonies (not that I know Hanson very well – I don’t), and I love it. They work the number into an awesome crescendo, and “sitting closer than 6 inches” has become a much beloved running joke between Cpaig and me. Excellent.

11. Please Be Mine.

After Underdog, my next choice for a song for them to revive. It’s simple and sweet, and Joe is working hard at his vocal technique and I like the results. It would be nice to see what he could do now that he has developed so much. We think this is a song that other artists of all genres should be rushing to cover. Maybe they can use it on their next project as producers.

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