DEEP DISCOG DIVE: Maroon 5

Ah yes, my favorite JRPG

Let me know your favorite Maroon 5 song/album/related thing in the comments!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:34 Prologue
01:18 The Fourth World
03:37 Songs About Jane
09:38 It Won't Be Soon Before Long
14:53 Hands All Over
17:43 Moves Like Jagger
23:06 Overexposed
27:02 V
31:10 Red Pill Blues
37:13 Jordi
41:06 Why are they still a thing?
46:13 Conclusion

8BIT COVERS

ROYALTY FREE ASSETS USED
Footage by A Luna Blue

[Calico_Kara]

cant believe they based a whole album in the name of my flowers

[mctheplaywright]

“I know this was named after a dead friend, but that’s no reason to make an album that’s so LIFELESS”

fuckin brutal dude

[jamesforrest]

what's funny is how adam levine managed to make maroon 5 sound like his solo act when it's actually a band, while brendon urie managed to make panic at the disco sound like a whole band when it's essentially a solo act.

[grahamkristensen]

A while back, I had this idea for a TV show inspired by Maroon 5. It's a mockumentary about this successful band whose singer is the only one the public cares about, so while the singer gets all the fame, groupies, brand deals and press coverage, the rest of the band gets to just fart around and do whatever without much attention. Think of it like a cross between Parks & Rec and Metalocalypse. There'd be a running gag where the singer would show up every few episodes but you'd never see his face due to some clever blocking, except for the final episode where we finally see his face, and he's played by Adam Levine.

[lizzard]

"Jagger" being the only thing people could think of to rhyme with "Swagger" in the mid 2010s was a low point for us as humanity for sure

[dayshalang]

The maroon 5 downfall is tragic BUT the panic at the disco downfall is just… devastating

[robertlee]

They somehow sound like less of a band the more members they gain.

[cynthiawang]

i didn’t realize i knew so many maroon 5 songs. don’t know how to feel about that

[kelvinnguyen]

The most impressive thing about Maroon 5 is the fact that they have managed to coast long enough to outlive the 20 year rule. With the retro 2000s movement gaining so much steam Levine would be an idiot not to embrace it. Even if that means throwing back to hinself.

[mystery]

The “pop songs constantly mentioning Mick Jagger” phenomenon was so wild to me bc I’m not from the US and was like 13 at the time having no idea who tf Mick Jagger was and why so many people were talking about him. Very “I have no idea who Mick Jagger is and at this point I’m afraid to ask”

[thedogfromraditude]

Maroon 5 is like that kid you were friends with in elementary school, and then you see them again in high school and they’re so popular now that they don’t care about you at all.

[ricardoediza]

I love how the only songs Mic has dedicated a DDD to are AJR’s I’m Ready, Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, and Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. Definitely the songs of all time

[Setashi]

The quality dropoff between every Maroon 5 album is like falling down some stairs lmao.

[phelanii]

They got Stevie Nicks on a Maroon 5 album?!?!? What sort of black magic have they done to make that happen? Especially on that latest album? Dear god...

[RoomieOfficial]

Songs About Jane is a masterpiece 💿 “This Love” is a really unique song musically imo, try to find another mainstream pop song that starts its progression with the dominant chord leading to the minor tonic with the 3rd in the bass 🤓

[RachelMay]

I'm now going to have to resist the urge to ask myself "Does Adam Levine know what this is?" when faced with ostensibly normal objects and concepts. Does Adam Levine know what a spork is? Does Adam Levine know the capital of Greece?

[amberdent]

Having seen Adam Levine play some low-key jam sessions and/or collab on The Voice with other musicians, and now having listened to some of the music their keyboardist has done, I have my theory for why Maroon 5 is still around: all the members know that it's a consistent cash cow, and then they can use that money to fuck off and do whatever interesting thing they like. No pressure to be "good" in the traditional sense (critical acclaim), but plenty of continuous money and radio play. I've seen when Adam Levine is really interested in what he's doing, and to me, it's really obvious that he sees Maroon 5 the way I see my day job, and anything interesting he might be doing musically isn't anything he bothers to record or release outside of some small live venues.

[nateds]

Maroon 5 is if you took a classic Shakespherean tragedy and made it into a band. Started off with such promise, but slowly over time fell from grace. Except in this metaphor the main character doesn't die and the play keeps going on forever and everyone in the theater just wants to go home.

[coryleaver]

Moves Like Jagger fascinates me so much. You can use it to pinpoint down to the microsecond when Adam Levine stopped trying. It's shocking, really.

[jorgeortega]

Maroon 5 is truly the M. Night Shyamalan of music