"Maroon 5 is band you're going to be hearing a lot of for many years to come!"

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thanks for the information Josh, but I think most people here know that nearly every small label has at least a distro deal if not a development deal with a major also. Even well-placed small labels like Octone don't get the budget that an act on a major gets, that's part of the point that I was trying to make. Just from my own experience as a small-time radio person, I had one person calling me promoting the Maroon 5 record, and half a dozen each calling me on the PP and Rooney records. I'm just trying to answer the question in the thread title by saying that Maroon 5 has found more success with less resources than PP and Rooney, so maybe they will be around for a while!

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"Harder to Breathe" gets a whole lot better if you sing the "whoa-oh oh-oh" part after every line.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

One of my friends likes that song.

I felt bad because I don't. I didn't tell her that. The worst part was she was trying to do air-guitar. Oh Lord! Awful! She was holding the 'guitar' like a baby!!! I wanted to burst out laughing. I just walked out of the class room and into the hall and headed twords the stairs to reccess instead.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

> nearly every small label has at least a distro deal if not a development deal with a major also.

Distro, maybe, but development? Anyway, I find it hard to believe that Maroon 5 made it onto MTV, VH1, radio, etc., without a big, big push ($$$) from a major label. The question is, if their ghost-underwriter dropped out, would they still do as well? I mean, Ruster Root still tours, as do a host of other like-minded bands, but their profile has dropped precipitously. So will I be hearing Maroon 5 for many years to come? Not likely, unless they stay as high-profile as they currently are, which means major label moo-lah.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i like the OC theme song which is by phantom planet! (speaking of rooney)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

That should be Rusted Root, of course.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh god, more crap for drunk girls to play to get me "in the mood"

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Rooney sucks!

I begged and pleaded for my mom to change the station when their song came on. BUT FOR SOME REASON< SHE WOULDN'T!!!

What the Hell!!!

I was pissed. I laid down on the backseat of the car and tried to think of something to get my attention away from the god awful song!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

sounds like the beginning of a short story

― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

How old are you Aja?

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

We should all post our ages as part of our posts from now on. It will clear up a number of things.

― Andy K, 65 (Andy K), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Why'd you want to know my age Jon?

I thought you already knew?

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Rusted Root, up to their last album at least, was still on Island/Def Jam, who does throw around a bit of money (no one throws a party like they do), so there you go. And Clive Davis/J/BMG is notorious for fucking up the promotion strategy of rock bands and/or A&Ring them poorly in the first place, so that's actually another strike against Maroon 5. Most of these development deals work like this: the baby label works the band until they sell x number of records (usually 25K-50K) and then the major steps in with their marketing muscle.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

This explains a lot!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

My age?

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

What does it explain?

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

well if we're gonna compare "Semi-Charmed Life" to "Harder To Breathe," I sure fuckin' hope that Maroon 5 don't last as long as 3EB. And frankly, judging by that damn american dreams thing and his Vanessa Carlton jazz, I don't think Stephan Jenkins is going away anytime soon. I actually found what I heard off Out Of The Vein pleasantly mellow compared to the overproduced Blue.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

The label specializes in developing lifestyle-oriented alternative and rock artists.

What on earth does this mean?

― jazz odysseus, Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Pot. Lots of it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I think it has something to do with Friends.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Regarding their slow and steady rise to stardom, "Harder To Breathe" was being played on WLIR in Long Island around Spring of 2002, and I don't think it got picked up by pop radio until Fall 2003.

― billstevejim, Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

To put them into context with 3EB, I'm pretty sure "Semi-Charmed Life" became a hit immediately upon its release.

― billstevejim, Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I like "Graduate" more though.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Come on. They're touring with John Mayer. You've got to take them seriously. Heh.

― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

They are?

OMG!!

That's awful!! I dislike them even more!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Early copies of Maroon 5's album came w/ wee stickers with praise from John Mayer

Hahaha...is that true? I can't think of a more sure-fire way to actively discourage me from buying a CD.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw these guys hanging out at a bar. I only noticed them because they had some very attractive women near them - that won't last.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, OK, I promise not to do this again, considering this is the second time I've linked myself, but considering that many John Mayer fans are on this site, you may enjoy this interview (especially the porn part):
http://www.michaeldeeds.com/cgi-bin/getPage?features/johnmayer.html

― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

It´s not like back in Journey days when they put the band name on the front of the bus and the girls come on in roller skates.

You know, I mill the drug. I don´t use the drug.

I have this feeling Ryan Adams wishes he was John Mayer now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw this on VH1 this morning too! It was during their countdown show. It made my head spin a bit too, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. It's all just a bunch of flacks and hacks shooting off sound-bites while the music plays, so it's to be expected.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

They are on SNL tonight, by the way. With host X-Tina. Why they didn't just have her be the musical guest a la Justin and Britney is beyond me.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Saturday, 21 February 2004 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh God.

What song will they play?

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

evidently they wanted to create the rare scenario where I actually am inspired to say "why don't they just let Christina sing?"

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 21 February 2004 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Could just watch MadTV instead.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 21 February 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

why is xtina hosting and not singing? that makes no sense

― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 21 February 2004 22:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Xtina may have been the one to decide not to sing - she might want to show a new side of herself, or whatever. It's probably a career move sort of thing.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Saturday, 21 February 2004 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I am surprised at a lot of the comparisons to Third Eye Blind, John Mayer, etc. on the board here. I don't here anything but a Jamiroquoi (sp?) knock off, which is to say, another band that desperately wants to sound like Stevie Wonder. And really, they are not awful. Not inspired, certainly, and I wouldn't pay to hear, but it's at least fun.

― Scott, Saturday, 21 February 2004 23:12 (twenty-two years ago)

here anything

uhhh

hear anything, rather.

― Scott, Saturday, 21 February 2004 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)

don't here anything but a Jamiroquoi (sp?) knock off

They don't commit that much, the vocals a little bit. Possibly the dreaded Jam. meets John Mayer.

Early copies of Maroon 5's album came w/ wee stickers with praise from John Mayer

Hahaha...is that true? I can't think of a more sure-fire way to actively discourage me from buying a CD.

This type of thing happens all the time - I've seen 'indie' albums praised by the likes of that dude from 3 Doors Down and that dude from Creed. etc. And as Alexn'NYC this allows me to save time by immediately throwing said CDs into the I will never listen to this so long as I live and don't get a bad case of amnesia which would make me forget any music knowledge I might otherwise have accumulated pile.

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Saturday, 21 February 2004 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha, well ironically, Alex, if you didn't start this thread, I never would have heard of them. Now I do.

This is how The Strokes got popular, now.. remember, folks.

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 22 February 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I heard the Maroon 5 all went to prep school and their daddies got them their record contract, but I don't care because they are so dreamy.

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Sunday, 22 February 2004 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)

we should just have all-purpose Coppola family punch cards that we can use for interchangeable events including Spike Jonze flicks, 'cause he'll always be one of the family, y'know

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

John Mayer!!!!!!! that'd make me run far away...wait, they ARE dreamy! no wonder you can only see their video AFTER HOURS

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to note that I've recently realized that I too hate John Mayer. Oh he may spout the occasional witticism, but far too often the radio I've heard shit that might not even be him, but sounds like shitty John Mayer. He's dangerous.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

The stuff that sounds like John Mayer is Jack Johnson.

So many times I've gotten those two confused.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Ben Stiller deserves to be mentioned as an asshole for his role in the new Jack Johnson video as well.

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

That dude from Third Eye Blind looks hideous now...a bloated coke whore who just got beat up by his pimp or summat. We can only pray the same happens to Mayernnaise

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Sunday, 22 February 2004 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Maroon 5 were on Saturday Night Live tonight, which I happened to be watching for the first time in eons, because my wife said she'd heard the show had been funny lately.

1) Maroon 5 were about as forgettable a band as has ever existed, and

2) SNL's humor comes from the rare moments it veers off formula, which isn't often. The female stars on the show SUCK, and the men aren't much better.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Sunday, 22 February 2004 05:36 (twenty-two years ago)

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new song with megan is terrible

― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 5 March 2021 19:31 (five years ago)

Maybe he just means that he's run out of musicians who will be in Maroon 5?

― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 5 March 2021 19:38 (five years ago)

Maroon 5 blows but he's also not exactly wrong in that the last 10 years of American guitar bands also blow

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 5 March 2021 19:46 (five years ago)

yes, it blows my mind anyone's upset with this and it's some fun reading

― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 5 March 2021 20:01 (five years ago)

idk the evolution from "shitty band with a hot singer" to "Adam Levine Super Bowl Halftime Show" maybe has something to do with it

― frogbs, Friday, 5 March 2021 20:12 (five years ago)

new song with megan is terrible

It's kind of anonymously inoffsensive and thereby offensive as a result, but then the line "she's naked in my bed" reminds you that Levine is singing this.

― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 5 March 2021 20:19 (five years ago)

What are we Adam Levine? CATS?!?!?
— Garbage (@garbage) March 4, 2021

― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 5 March 2021 20:36 (five years ago)

one year passes...

I saw a tiktok of someone saying Adam Levine looks like a chipotle bag and I can’t stop thinking about it. pic.twitter.com/mKeiMNpp4m
— dara faye (@darafaye) September 23, 2022

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 24 September 2022 18:46 (three years ago)

One thing I’ve learned from these leaked text messages is that he definitely writes all his own lyrics

― frogbs, Saturday, 24 September 2022 19:02 (three years ago)

xp Twitter cliches like “can’t stop thinking about/and it’s everything/i’m dead” about as egregious as dude’s tattoos at the point.

― circa1916, Saturday, 24 September 2022 22:06 (three years ago)

tell me my display name isn't poetry

― i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Saturday, 24 September 2022 22:43 (three years ago)

OP seems p ironic at this point.

― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 24 September 2022 22:56 (three years ago)

this twitter thread p much covers the grossness of him & unsurprising nature of the “breaking news”

look if Adam Levine wasn't cheating on his supermodel wife with a Model Mayhem girl then I'd be worried
— Molly Lambert 🦔 (@mollylambert) September 20, 2022

especially this part

Once w/in a 6 mnth period I ran into Adam 3 x’s. Each time he told me the story of how we went on a date when we were 10. Didn’t I remember? He was in love w me. I never called him again apparently. It destroyed him. I didn’t remember. I still don’t.
— Katharine Towne (@KatharineTowne) September 20, 2022

Yet each time he told it to me again w more fervor. So excited. Desperate. Until finally the 3rd time at the Rosevelt after saying again I just didn’t recall & leaving him to his models, he walked past me & said,” why do you act like you’re better than everyone.” & flitted away
— Katharine Towne (@KatharineTowne) September 20, 2022

It’s always stuck w me as it was intended to. Teach me not to forget a narcissist. Him and jake both the Jewish American princesses of Brentwood. Mean girls.
— Katharine Towne (@KatharineTowne) September 20, 2022

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 September 2022 23:08 (three years ago)

OP got a shout out in the latest Your Favorite Band Sucks pod on Maroon 5...

https://www.yfbspod.com/maroon-5-sucks

― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 16:01 (three years ago)

Syphilis hasn't killed him yet?!

― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 16:17 (three years ago)

My favorite messageboard sucks.

― peace, man, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 16:24 (three years ago)

I seriously doubt that Maroon 5 are Anyone's Favourite Band.

― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 17:14 (three years ago)

I remember this thread, great revive

The 13-year-old poster from early on is probably now 31

― the floor is guava (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 17:28 (three years ago)

People who say "I wish I'd been wrong" ?

― Mark G, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 20:12 (three years ago)

one year passes...

cheeky lad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKi8f_bddfc

― slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Friday, 6 October 2023 18:55 (two years ago)

two years pass...

Yeah, still wrong about this.

― Alex in NYC, Monday, 26 January 2026 20:31 (four months ago)

One of my friends likes that song.
I felt bad because I don't. I didn't tell her that. The worst part was she was trying to do air-guitar. Oh Lord! Awful! She was holding the 'guitar' like a baby!!! I wanted to burst out laughing. I just walked out of the class room and into the hall and headed twords the stairs to reccess instead. I only saw her for one second. She didn't see me at all. But I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl.

― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Monday, 26 January 2026 21:04 (four months ago)

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