Maroon 5 have certainly come a long way since their days in the indie outfit Kara's Flowers.
After the band's demise in 1999, frontman Adam Levine surrounded himself with New York City's urban hip-hop culture and found a new musical calling.
Maroon 5 was born and their debut album, Songs About Jane, illustrates an impressive rebirth.
It's groovy in spots, offering bluesy funk on "Shiver" and a catchy, soulful disposition on "Harder to Breathe." "Must Get Out" slows things down with its dreamy lyrical story, and Levine is a vocal dead ringer for Men at Work's Colin Hay.
Don't wince -- it works brilliantly.
Songs About Jane is love-drunk on what makes Maroon 5 tick as a band.
They're not as glossy as the Phantom Planet darlings; they've got grit and a sexy strut, personally and musically.
It's much too slick to cross over commercially in 2002, but it's good enough for the pop kids to take notice.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harder To BreatheJ. Carmichael, Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | This LoveJesse Carmichael, Ryan Dusick, Adam Levine, Michael Madden, Mickey Madden, James Valentine | Maroon 5 | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | ShiverJ. Carmichael, Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | She Will Be LovedAdam Levine, James Valentine | Maroon 5 | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | TangledAdam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | The SunAdam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Must Get OutJ. Carmichael, Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Sunday MorningJesse Carmichael, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | SecretJ. Carmichael, Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Through With YouJ. Carmichael, Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Not Coming HomeJ. Carmichael, Jesse Carmichael, Ryan Dusick, Adam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | Sweetest GoodbyeAdam Levine | Maroon 5 | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 46 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 329 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cey Adams | Art Direction |
| 2 | Michael Barbiero | Mixing |
| 3 | J. Carmichael | Composer |
| 4 | Jesse Carmichael | Composer, Group Member, Keyboards |
| 5 | Ryan Dusick | Composer, Drums, Group Member, Vocals |
| 6 | Mark Endert | Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Gregg Gordon | Illustrations |
| 8 | Mike Landolt | Engineer |
| 9 | Adam Levine | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 10 | Michael Madden | Composer |
| 11 | Mickey Madden | Bass, Composer, Group Member |
| 12 | Maroon 5 | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Chris McCann | Photography |
| 14 | Posie Muliadi | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | The Mystic | Guest Artist |
| 16 | James Valentine | Composer, Group Member, Guitar |
| 17 | James Valentine | Composer |
| 18 | Matt Wallace | Mixing, Producer |
| 19 | Danny Wright | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Alan Yoshida | Mastering |
| 21 | Leon Zervos | Mastering |
| 22 | Neil Zlozower | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |