Maroon 5 have entered the 10,000 Maniacs phase of their career in which the lead singer humors a band that barely sounds like it's playing on their own record.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:04 (eleven years ago) link
did they ever not sound like that, though?
― da croupier, Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
If you ever want to be bored, listen to the "commentary track" version of this album on Spotify, as members of the band (or possibly Levine, with voice-shifting technology) riff without intensity about the songwriting process.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
I own the second one and they still sound like a band playing distinct parts; they hadn't yet been Pro Tooled to sound like the aural equivalent of one of Levine's tats.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
ha – "riff without intensity" is what these guys once did
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:18 (eleven years ago) link
it's definitely gotten more extreme, i'll admit
songwriting credits on the new album suggest an album frontloaded with songs levine did with pros, with two other members allowed to fill in the second half.
― da croupier, Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
you guys ever heard kara's flowers? when levine and co were going for that fountains of wayne/possum dixon vibe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trkt9w_94To
― da croupier, Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
huh, wow. No, never heard, it's almost worth pulling up on Spotify for less washed-out sound. Utterly generic in that "I think I've heard this hook before somewhere" way and not exactly punching its way out of the speaker but not the worst generic 90s-style power-pop you'll ever hear.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
they played state college while promoting that album and bonded with some of the local music dudes, who then spent the latter half of the '00s going "wtf" at maroon 5's success. I love that maroon 5's narrative - failed late '90s alt-rock band breaks up after brief painful major label experience, singer gets more into classic rock/r&b and brings back the posse, sign to big indie and PROFIT - is the same as Spoon's. Only Britt kept the old name.
― da croupier, Thursday, 20 September 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
"wait" is my shit
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 10 February 2018 17:50 (six years ago) link
i still find their turn into an adam levine sell out machine to be generally regrettable but red pill blues was half-written by john ryan and so i kinda fuck with it
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 10 February 2018 17:52 (six years ago) link
the 11 min song is a banger
I imagine "11 minutes" and "Adam Levine" and I died of gross
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 10 February 2018 18:24 (six years ago) link
alfred otm
― kolakube (Ross), Saturday, 10 February 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
the final 8 mins are instrumental!
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 10 February 2018 19:02 (six years ago) link
Had no idea John Ryan was all over the new one, will have to listen
― bunny slopes, Saturday, 10 February 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2cE91sZAQQ
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:22 (six years ago) link