Maroon 5

 OH Among the cd's many highlights are the dancehall-flavoured "I Come Prepared" (featuring Damian ‘Junior Gong' Marley); the synth-heavy Bang Bang (with Maroon 5's Adam Levine) and the rock-styled "If Rap Gets Jealous" (alongside Metallica's Kirk Hammett) ...

By Rebecca Wright Maroon 5 didn’t really burst on to the international music scene. The band's first album, Songs about Jane, originally released in June 2002, the album finally broke into the top 100 on the Billboard charts in 2004 on the strength of such hit singles as “Harder to Breathe,” “Sunday Morning...

By Mike D'Orazio The twelve song album starts with an 80s-sounding song called “If I Never See Your Face Again.” Levine sings with a player’s attitude and confidence. The guitar is funky, just like the beat, giving the track an extremely sexy feel. “If I Never See Your Face Again” “Makes Me Wonder”

By Mike D'Orazio Sexier. Stronger. Lyrically darker. Those are the words used by front man Adam Levine to describe Maroon 5’s second studio release It Won’t Be Soon Before Long.Those fans thinking they will hear something similar to Songs About Jane, think again. Levine and co. break all preconceived notions...

By A.L. Harper And the final track, a standout showstopper, “Back At Your Door”; the only track on Soon NOT written, or contributed to by Levine, written solely by Jesse Carmichael (keyboards, backing vocals). It’s a sweet, meandering, bluesy, heartache-filled ballad that finishes Soon with a sad-e...

By Al Barger Maroon 5 have their second album out, It Won't Be Soon Before Long. It's been five years since their first album and big hit "This Love." Judging from their appearance on SNL last weekend though, they don't seem to have managed to conjure up even one good hook in all those years. But what do I know...

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By Kaonashi When Ryan announced that Blake was singing Maroon 5's "This Love," I knew immediately that it was the perfect song choice for him. It has his name written all over it. Not only was it infinitely better than the first performance, but he looked more comfortable on stage. Paula said, "This is a go...