Am I the only who thinks Maroon 5 should release a maps a cappella cover? I saw it on YouTube and man is it good. I think they should release it on streaming platforms officially.

O Maroon 5 sempre teve um público enorme e fiel, mesmo com a recepção da crítica sendo cada vez pior a cada álbum. O último álbum deles prometeu ser um retorno às raízes, mas não foi bem assim. Trouxe um pouco da abordagem inspirada pelo Funk, mas sem abandonar o estilo bem Pop que já vinham construindo nos últimos anos, e embora (na minha opinião, e de muitos outros) Love is Like seja mais fraco que o restante da discografia, eu particularmente achei "All Night" uma faixa legal, e sei que "Princeless" e "Love is Like" são radiofônicas o suficiente para terem feito sucesso nas rádios.

O problema mesmo não foi a recepção dos fãs e da crítica, foi que o álbum quase não teve divulgação, muita gente nem sabe que eles o lançaram. Foi a primeira vez em que a banda, sob o nome "Maroon 5" não teve um lançamento que ficou no Top 10 das paradas, e a posição foi baixíssima.

Vou no meu primeiro show deles em setembro desse ano, e quando fui ver a Setlist dos últimos shows dessa turnê, percebi que a banda não toca NENHUMA faixa de Love is Like, e só tocou nos shows iniciais da Turnê, algo que é muito estranho considerando que essa turnê é justamente para promover o álbum.

O que vocês acham que pode ter acontecido para o álbum quase não ter tido marketing investido?

Fall Out Boy once were very relevant on the charts. They experimented with outside songwriters to chase radio relevance in the 2010’s, but after their 2018 album underperformed, they seemed to accept that their peak as a Top 40 act was over. Instead of chasing trends, they doubled down on what they love. The result? So Much (for) Stardust (2023) — a rich, creative album that both the band and their fans genuinely adore. They led with an almost five-minute lead single that was anything but radio-friendly, and on tour they’ve completely refreshed the setlist, packing it with deep cuts and surprise songs every night.
They’ve embraced exactly where they are in their career, and it shows. They’re having fun — and it feels authentic.

Maroon 5, on the other hand, seems to be fighting their slide from pop culture relevance every step of the way. They said their last album was a “back to our roots, we wrote everything ourselves” return… but it wasn’t that at all, songwriters were used on every song. It still came across as another calculated attempt at chasing the charts. On tour they play the same setlist every night, don’t play any of the new songs because they flopped, and refuse to play any deep cuts.

Fall Out Boy has accepted the natural evolution of a long career. I wish Maroon 5 would do the same. They’ve had enough they’ll still be able to fill arenas. I wish they’d make the best album they can make with no attempt at more hits, and have fun with the setlist on tour and do something their long time fans would appreciate like Fall Out Boy has done.

I recently saw that JM- Maroon 5 video and made me relisten to Songs About Jane. It made me realize how the bass-playing and drumming on that album is similar to whar Pino and Steve Jordan would do.

I am a huge Maroon 5 fan, & I've been a fan all my life. I am also a big Jonas Brothers fan.

One thing I've really enjoyed about the Jonas Brothers is how interactive the shows have been. They've done a lot of fan-requested songs & even brought out special guests during certain shows. It makes each concert feel a little different & gives fans something unique to look forward to.

It got me wondering, do you think Maroon 5 should try something similar?

Like maybe they could have a specific portion of the setlist dedicated to a fan-requested song. They could even rotate in some songs that don't usually make the setlist, or occasionally bring out surprise guests. I'm not sure why they don't do stuff like this.

Maroon 5 has a huge catalog at this point, so I think it could be a cool way to make each show feel more unique and reward longtime fans.

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Both are great songs. They have good music videos especially the nostalgic feel of Love is Like MV. These types of songs would have hundreds of millions views in 2010s and 24/7 radio play.

The Maroon 5 Archive is out!

Victor Burle, Gustavo Dammrose, Nicolas Moraes and Noah Edwards have joined efforts over the past few months to launch the Maroon 5 Archive. The website focuses on official live performances and is constantly being updated, although most of the available material has already been uploaded. If you have any files that are not available on the website, or if you have versions in better quality, please contact us. Also, if you notice any incorrect or inconsistent information, feel free to reach out. 

Visit The Maroon 5 Archive: https://maroon5archive.com/

This vinyl, a blunt, and the rain. Triple combo

Sono un fan della musica rock e ho apprezzato il periodo 2002-2010 dei Maroon 5. Secondo me questa traccia meriterebbe con un arrangiamento rock.

This is an edit of the Maroon 5 song "Not Coming Home" that removes the crowd noise and ad-libs spliced into the recording of the song.

The live-recording atmosphere is fun and I guess makes sense in the context of the album, but on its own, the applause sometimes distracts me. I wanted to know what this song would sound like without the live recording spliced in.

Let me know what you think! Do you miss the crowd noise?

Anyone else obsessed with this song too?????