Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane - Music & Performance - CD

Marron 5's music is soul-infused alternative rock. Playing regular sold out headlining shows in Los Agleses, and by opening fpor national acts like Michelle Branch, Nikka Costa, Evan & Jaron, Sophie Hawkins, & Phantom Planet, Maroon 5 has built them selves into one of Southern California's favorite buzz bands.

The boys of 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. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Performer	Maroon 5
Music genre	Pop Rock
Music subgenre	Pop
Media format	CD
Original release date	2002
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Harder to Breathe, This Love, Shiver, She Will Be Loved, Tangled, The Sun, Must Get Out, Sunday Morning, Secret, Through with You, Not Coming Home (Live), Sweetest Goodbye
Record label	A&M / Octone
Target audience	General/trade
Songwriter	Maroon 5
Track name	Must Get Out, Sunday Morning, Secret,Through with You, Not Coming Home (Live), Sweetest Goodbye
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N