With Kevin married off and Nick making music with his own band, you didn't expect Joe to be sitting around twiddling his fingers, did you?Nope, the middle Jonas Brother has been doing his own growing-up process, by recording his own solo album.
Today, alongside Coldplay and Paramore, Joe released "See No More" the first single from his debut album. Surprisingly, Joe co-wrote the song with Chris Brown; it's a pretty odd collaboration, huh?
After listening to the song a few times, it sounds like a pretty dated one, too (and not in the cool retro way). "See No More" is basically the result of throwing the Backstreet Boys' "Incomplete" and Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'" in a blender and slapping some new lyrics on the cup. Even if there had been anything particularly special about the lyrics (sorry Chris, it's pretty generic), the song has been done before.
Joe's singing doesn't help elevate the song. While his voice has improved since the irritating squealing of the Jonas Brothers days (which was only two years ago), he still has a limited range that is stretched a bit too thin in some parts of the song. To be honest, Joe sounded a lot more believable singing the pop/rock-lite songs with his brothers than he does here.
Joe's venture into solo-land is as necessary as it was expected, but I think he should re-consider the genre path he's chosen. While I appreciate him accepting his role as a pop star instead of a serious rock artist (like Nick), taking the R&B/pop route isn't working that well for him. His fans will be satisfied (they would be satisfied if he sang the phone book, though), but "See No More" is a long way from establishing him as a substantial pop act.
Check the song out below and let me know your thoughts in the comments section:
SeeNoMore(Radio) by TheProphetBlog
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