Maroon 5
Biography
A mix of polished pop/rock and neo-soul sex appeal made Maroon 5 one of the most popular bands of the 2000s, with such radio-ready songs as "This Love," "She Will Be Loved," and "Makes Me Wonder" all topping the worldwide singles charts. Previously, bandmates Adam Levine (vocals/guitar), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass), and Ryan Dusick (drums) had spent the latter half of the '90s playing in the modern rock outfit Kara's Flowers, releasing their debut album for Reprise Records while still attending high school. The record tanked, however, and Kara's Flowers found themselves dropped from the Reprise roster. After briefly attending college, the bandmates regrouped as Maroon 5, added former Square guitarist James Valentine to the lineup, and embraced a more R&B-influenced sound. Several years later, the quintet had officially risen to the forefront of popular music with the multi-platinum releases of Songs About Jane and It Won't Be Soon Before Long.
Songs About Jane propelled the band into the mainstream, but the album was not an immediate hit. Octone Records had signed the newly christened Maroon 5 in 2001, and debut album Jane appeared to lukewarm response in June 2002.
Selected Discography
What's Bob Coffins' problem? Were you not loved as a child? Or are you still a child?
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Hey if you like this band then you should all get acquainted with my good friend Mr. high voltage cattle prod! If you're going to act like human cattle fit for the mass media slaughter, then I would also say that you should be treated as such.
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Maroon 5 are the most amazing group ever of all time they are so talented and know how to make music come to life!!!
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Why not, there's not much to talk about with this band. The only thing I can bring up in conversation is how bad they suck, which is very very very bad.
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I had to write somewhere that baseball is the bain of my existence, if ever a sport should be wiped off the face of the earth that is the sport, I really wish that baseball was some euro past time.
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I love their acoustic album the best! It's got a smooth grove you can't help but like.
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I love Maroon 5 the sound the lyrics it is all great. I love their style. They are just as good live. Cant wait to see them again.
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To be honest I didn't like them at first but after listening to the lyrics and hearing their unusual style over the past few years I've grown to appreciate their originality.
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I didn' know this was Maroon 5 I thought it was google Dolls, guess I was really off.
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i love maroon 5 there a great .i cant believe people don't like them.i cant believe i missed there concert
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i am so glad they finally came out with a new album. although, i have not gotten sick of songs about jane since it came out. i'm just glad there is more to listen to. this is an awesome band. they're a bunch of bad asses!
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