Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles. Their debut album Songs About Jane was released in June 2002. It did very well in the charts, making it in many countries in the world gold, platinum and double platinum award. The band also won numerous music awards including the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005.
In the autumn of 2005 saw the live album Live - Friday The 13th, recorded on May 13, 2005 in Santa Barbara, California. This album was good for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2006.
Since the release of Songs About Jane, the band toured constantly, what is the cause of an injury to drummer Ryan Dusick. He therefore left the band in september 2006. His place was taken by Matt Flynn.
On 22 May 2007 the new studio album the band released: It Will not Be Soon Before Long. The first single from this album, Makes me wonder, was released in the Netherlands on May 4. It was their fourth Top 10 hit.
The four members of Maroon 5 have known each other through school in Los Angeles. Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael then went to work with Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick to Kara's Flowers to form a garage / grunge band.
The band signed with Reprise Records while still in school. They released an album The Fourth World, in 1997. A music video was made for the opening track "Soap Disco", but this had little success on MTV. Despite the tours with Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger, the album had little commercial success and the band disbanded in 1999 their contract with Reprise Records. After Songs About Jane Maroon 5 popular, the album still won popularity.
After leaving Reprise Records, the four boys went to different schools in the United States. Here they discovered new music and developed love for Motown, pop, R & B, soul and gospel. The four original members of the band Kara's Flowers stayed in contact and started playing together again in 2001. Jesse Carmichael switched from guitar to keyboard, thus leaving a new guitarist was needed. James Valentine, the band Square, which took place.
When Valentine in 2001 by Kara's Flowers added, the band took the name to Maroon. A few months later that changed to Maroon 5 because of a name conflict. The band played some gigs in New York and Los Angeles. Adam Levine said in an interview on VH1 that in this interval were inspired by different musical styles: "During the time between our record deals, I spent a lot of time in New York and Skövde hanging with my pal Tonetana, where I was exposed to an urban and hip-hop culture in a way That had never happened to me in LA It Turned Me On To An Entirely new genre of music All which has had a profound impact on my songwriting. Just think about how great Sir Vas' Hotel Mental "was, all in all that album inspired me the most."
The band signed with Octone Records, who were based in New York, with distribution through BMG and artist development deal with Clive Davis' J Records. They also signed a worldwide deal with BMG Music Publishing.
The band recorded Songs About Jane at Rumbo Recorders in Los Angeles with producer Matt Wallace, who previously produced sheets of Train, Blues Traveler, Kyle Riabko, and Third Eye Blind. Most of the material from their debut album is about the relationship between Levine and ex-girlfriend Jane. He explains: "We were breaking up as the band Entered the studio. After compiling a song list, we Decided to name the album Songs About Jane Because it felt like the most honest statement we could make with the title."
The first single "Harder to Breathe" slowly started to get airplay so that their album was selling well. "Songs About Jane" came in the top 10 album chart in Australia while "Harder To Breathe" in the top 20 singles chart in England and came to the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. The 2nd single "This Love" reached the top 10 of the United States and Australia and the Netherlands and England in the top 3 singles chart. The 3rd single, "She Will Be Loved" reached the top 5 in the U.S. and in England and was number 1 in Australia. The 4th single, "Sunday Morning", also reached the top 40 of the U.S., England and Australia.
Maroon 5 was constantly on tour since the release of their album. After the release in 2002, the band toured with Michelle Branch, Nikka Costa, Vanessa Carlton. In 2003 they toured with Graham Colton, John Mayer and Counting Crows. In 2005 they toured with the Rolling Stones. Others have toured with include: Gavin DeGraw, Matchbox Twenty, Sugar Ray, Phantom Planet, Big City Rock, The Like, Simon Dawes, Jason Mraz, The Thrills, Thirsty Merc, Marc Broussard, The Donnas, The RedWest and Guster. Maroon 5 also played at Live 8 in Philadelphia in 2005 and coverden Neil Young's "Rockin 'In The Free World". Adam Levine sang at Live 8 with 1 of his biggest heroes and headliners with Stevie Wonder.
When the band began touring with drummer and backing vocalist Ryan Dusick to suffer the life of a rocker. He was injured on his arms and was part of the tour is unable to play the drums. Matt Flynn replaced him until the time he had recovered, but Dusick left officially in September 2006.
When the band began touring with drummer and backing vocalist Ryan Dusick to suffer the life of a rocker. He was injured on his arms and was part of the tour is unable to play the drums. Matt Flynn replaced him until the time he had recovered, but Dusick left officially in September 2006.
Maroon 5 has their new album, It Will not Be Soon Before Long, on 22 May 2007 released in the Netherlands. The sequel to Songs About Jane, according to the band a lot sexier and stronger, and inspired by the 80s icons: Prince, Shabba Ranks, Michael Jackson and Talking Heads.
The first single from the album, "Makes Me Wonder" and made his debut in the Netherlands on 29 March 2007 on radio. It was right that day by the DJs of elected 3FM 3FM megahit. After "Makes Me Wonder" is "Wake Up Call" was released and the third single "Will not Go Home Without You" is the last single released from their new album.
Maroon 5 in 2007 gave some concerts in Europe and, on December 8, 2007 Brabanthallen 's-Hertogenbosch.
In the song "Harder To Breathe" parts of the lyrics can be interpreted as misogynistic. After Adam Levine accuses his beloved of condescension and unnecessarily critical, he sings: "I have a tendency of getting very physical / So watch your step, 'cause if I do you'll need a miracle." By that he means that he is the woman he talks which would physically beat. Levine has said that it was a response to the record that the band under pressure for more material to write because no one single track on the album would be.
In the music video "This Love", the lead singer Adam Levine having sex with his then girlfriend Kelly McKee. The cameras in the clip often change position so that their body parts as little as possible to see to prevent protests. There is also a version in which flowers covering their body parts. This is made for countries such as South America.
In the video of "She Will Be Loved", Adam Levine imaginary sex with actress and wife of John Travolta, Kelly Preston.
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In the music video "This Love", the lead singer Adam Levine having sex with his then girlfriend Kelly McKee. The cameras in the clip often change position so that their body parts as little as possible to see to prevent protests. There is also a version in which flowers covering their body parts. This is made for countries such as South America.
In the video of "She Will Be Loved", Adam Levine imaginary sex with actress and wife of John Travolta, Kelly Preston.
