Before people ask me who is R5  they are a Disney/family band its Ross Lynch Riker Lynch Rydel Lynch Rocky Lynch and the close family friend Ellington Lee Ratliff they have been creating music for a long time there most recent one is pass me by now the VEVO ver, let's them use damn but the Disney ver. Changes that to yeah. So anyway I just created this thread to see what you guys think of R5 are they good bad ok or whatever  

I've known about R5 for quite a while now. My sister loves them: she's seeing them in concert next April. They're not bad, they're just not really my type of music so I don't listen to them.

They've only had one song that I found semi-enjoyable (I think it's called "loud"), and the rest has just been...I'll say I personally haven't been able to stand listening to them. Not my style at all, and their lyrics seem so shallow, especially compared to some of the songs Ross Lynch has put out solo (compare "I Think About You" to "Pass Me By"), with "Pass Me By" being the worst. Those lyrics make no sense to me at all, since they essentially say "I'm so glad you and your boyfriend broke up (great way to address a girl who just lost her boyfriend, right?) now maybe we can be together." That's just going to get you slapped. lol And "All of the other girls said they had enough of me. Maybe you can take me now." That is a horrible way to get a girl's attention. The first question that comes to mind is, why did "all the other girls" get fed up with you, and why are you telling her that?

I'm sure I must be misunderstanding it somewhere, and I don't mean to upset any fans of theirs. I just think Ross Lynch stood a chance at making it solo, but this R5 thing is going to flop on him. The group doesn't have the needed factors to succeed, and if they do, it'll be short lived, I think. He'd be better off going 100% solo in my opinion, as the others (and the group idea) are weighing him down artistically.

Eirinn : well not only that he also uses damn in pass me by which should not be allowed because he is a Disney actor I mean no other actor used damn  on Disney I mean its a kids network no one should be saying that now pass me by could use less girlfriend getting and more excitement  with loud I loved that song and I still do so like I agree with you Ross would be better by himself 

I agree that it's a shame that they use words like that, especially when parents hear the Disney version, then think it's okay, and buy it for their kids, then hear them (R5) swearing in the songs.

Also, it seems like these Disney stars tend to turn their backs on their fans when they hit 18 and are no longer on a Disney show, by releasing songs with strong adult content (looks at Selena Gomez). What about the fourteen and fifteen year olds that made them famous in the first place? Is it just a "Well you got my music career started, but you were just a stepping stone for me" kind of thing?