Disney Dreaming does a review for Disney Mania 7. You can read the whole review here Out in stores March 9th.

3. “Real Gone” from Hollywood Records band, Honor Society

A great guitar start to this song makes you excited to keep listening before Honor Society even begins singing! The song originally appeared in the Disney/Pixar movie “Cars” and was surprisingly written by Sheryl Crow and John Shanks.

We think this was a great choice for Honor Society and we’re glad it is included on the Disney Mania 7 album.

I came across a review from the Boston, MA show. They mention Honor Society.

Honor Society’s opening set was the most musically sound portion of the show. With a charismatic, catchy brand of rock laced with r&b and new wave, it could pass for a less screamworthy version of the Jonas Brothers.

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Blog Critics posted a review of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Soundtrack.

Do you remember Alvin and the Chipmunks? Since the original television show was first created in 1958 by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., it has spawned newer versions down the road due to the enormous popularity. Of course, it wouldn’t be long before the Chipmunks came to the big screen. What else would you call the next movie in the sequence but Alvin and the Chipmunks:The Squeakquel?

The movie soundtrack, as to be expected, is chock full of the tiny critters doing what they do best. Singing, with every note pitched to ultrahigh levels. This time around adds the voices of the Chipettes, an all girl chipmunk singing trio. Somehow I doubt the actors who supply the characters with their voices are singing as the actual furballs. More than likely, each actor gets to have his or her voice speeded up by a computer.

“You Really Got Me” is the first out of the gate when it comes to the song lineup. It uses the voices of the Chipmunks to sing along featuring the band Honor Society. From the opening notes, the song has a head banging beat to which one can easily tap their toes.

Honor Society: Fashionably Late
BY Jenna April – Notre Dame High School, Calgary AB | Nov 13, 2009

3 Stars

Honor Society comes into the world with a bang.

While Honor Society is a relatively new band, just now registering on our music radar, everyone is raving about Fashionably Late. With the group’s strong lyrics, powerful pop music – and backed by Jonas Records – Honor Society is worth your attention.

Jenna’s fave track: Over You

Source: Mr. Rosen Twitter & You Think

From Tommy2.net : A rockin’ good time. Last night Honor Society brought their Fashionably Late Tour to the State Theater in St. Petersburg, FL and they really brought it. The tour is now in the final stretch and Alex, Andrew, Jason and Michael looked to be in full stride with a show that brought more emotion out of their music and stage show. Major kudos to Jason Rosen who appears to have come out of his shell proving to be quite the entertainer and even handled lead vocals on a impressive cover of Use Somebody by Kings Of Leon. As always, Michael was rock solid on vocals and lead guitar, while Alex and Andrew made sure to keep the audience excited at all times. Although, Andrew has yet to break out the new Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones 5 bass (tonight, he plans on using it live for the first time in Fort Lauderdale). The crowd of about 200 was definitely a key component of the show and proved it during the sing-along of Where Are You Now. If you get a chance, you’ll definitely want to see this show before the tour is over.

Honor Society – Runtime 55 Minutes

?Pros: The band keeps getting better with each show.?
Cons: Bad sound and lighting, the same song order since the first night of the tour. Meet and Greets require you to purchase a shirt or be in the fan club.
Best song: Where Are You Now

1. Full Moon Crazy?
2. Sing For You?
3. Two Rebels?
4. Where Are You Now?
5. My Own Way
?6. Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)*?
7. Here Comes Trouble?
8. Don’t Close The Book?
9. Why Didn’t I?
10. Nobody Has To Know?
11. Over You
?12. See U In The Dark

*Featuring Jason Rosen on lead vocals

From The Music Inferno: Other than being a boy band, Honor Society have made their big step with their debut album a few months ago. What sucks is that they are constantly compared to the Jonas Brothers. I don’t want to offend anyone, but they sound a lot more mature than the JB, and they’re more R&B, like the New Kids On The Block and the Backstreet Boys. Personally, I could live just fine without them in the music industry, but don’t listen to me! These guys have talent and most importantly a beautiful voice.

From The Celebrity Cover- Up-beat, danceable melodies; catchy lyrics that are relatable to today’s youth—these elements and more are what sets Honor Societies second CD, “Fashionably Late,” apart from other’s in the same genre.

The CD includes a balance of danceable songs like “Full Moon Crazy” and “Here Comes Trouble” and slower, easy-listening songs like “Goodnight My Love” and “My Own Way.” Fans of pop, electronica, and even soft rock will enjoy this well-made CD that will have everyone blasting their car radios and singing along to the CD’s catchiest track, “Over You.” The songs are reminiscent of ’80s pop music, which also made catchy lyrics and bubblegum melodies popular among the youth.

Though I am not normally a fan of pop, I do believe this CD is one that can be added to anyone’s music library and brought out as a guilty pleasure, for a party, and even for the gym. “Fashionably Late” is definitely a winner.

Reviewer: Amanda Bolden-Weaver
Reviewer’s Rating: 8

From On Portland: What thin line divides a band like Honor Society from the The Jonas Brothers? Why is Miley Cyrus selling out stadiums while Esmee Denters plays to a crowd of just a few hundred? Musically you could stand Esmee Denters single “Outta Here” and Honor Society “Over You” against the songs from either the Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus’s, but in the business of big pop bands, music is only part of the equation.

Both Esmee Denters and Honor Society got their breaks through various social networks. Esmee was discovered doing covers of her favorite songs on YouTube while Honor Society found their following via MySpace. As they played to a small but devoted following, many of the teens in the crowd sang along to almost every word of every song. As Esmee finished her set, she stopped and took a picture of the crowd to post on her twitter account (@emseeeworld). Honor Society spent more time after their show meeting their fans than they did playing to them. This kind of personal connection between artist and fan is something that’s being taken to an entirely new level. But it is enough?
Esmee Denters in Portland

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Esmee Denters in Portland

Esmee’s opening set was short, sweet, and slightfully soulful. Touching on some of her most notable work, including “Outta Here”, Esmee showed the advantages of texture and range for a female pop performer. Her music was a nice bridge between the bubblegum pop tunes of a Hannah Montana and a more soulful pop star like Joss Stone. Unfortunately her cover of Ne-Yo’s “Closer” felt more like something out of American Idol than something from a teen pop idol. Esmee did ultimately show off her talent and inventiveness with a rein visioning of the classic song “I Only Have Eyes For You”, a nice fusion of classic sounds with a modern beat. Esmee returned to the stage mid way through Honor Society’s set to do a duet which I also liked.
Honor Society at The Hawthorne Theater

Honor Society at The Hawthorne Theater

I had previously seen Honor Society as one of the opening bands when The Jonas Brothers played The Rose Garden. Although the crowd at the Hawthorne Theater was about 1% of that when they played the Rose Garden, Honor Society brought the same high level stadium intensity and performance. Playing songs from their new album “Fashionably Late”, Honor Society had a few stand out songs, any of which could carry them onward to bigger and better spaces. Of particular note is the bonus track from the album “Where Are You Now”, their current single “Over You” and the song that brought them into radio airplay “See You in The Dark”. As with Esmee Denters music there was a clear line between the Honor Society songs that hit their mark and the ones that missed, but in this era of iTunes and digital downloads a few strong songs seems to hold more weight over a one solid album.
Honor Society’s Michael Bruno

Honor Society’s Michael Bruno

The only real low point of the evening came at the end of the concert. In this little club with no more than 150 people, Honor Society set up a paid meet and greet. Rather than work to build their fan base they took the opportunity to charge their fans to buy a wrist band that gave them the privilege to meet the band and have them sign autographs. All this took place three feet from the stage in the already tiny club. What’s worse is that they issued two different colored wristbands, one for the members of their fan club and another for people who weren’t. The entire thing was both odd, uncomfortable and completely out of place in the club atmosphere.

If you need proof that the music industry is in an entirely odd space, look no further than the Esmee Denters and Honor Society club tour. Both bands seem to have all the essential elements of a big pop tour and yet it was booked into a small club with very little promotion. Which brings me back to my initial question: What is it really that separates the mega-pop bands from bands like these? Because in this case the answer doesn’t seem to be MySpace, YouTube and Twitter.