Maroon 5 CD - Songs about Jane

Flasch186 · 01-23-2005, 10:40 AM

I highly recommend. Its different yet each song is worth listening to. I think it is one of the top CD's Ill buy this year.

Cuckoo · 01-23-2005, 10:43 AM

Agreed. I love it as well, and although I'm no music guru like some around here, I like it better than Green Day's, but that's just personal preference in music type probably.

ice4277 · 01-23-2005, 11:02 AM

I think it is very good as well.

Joe · 01-23-2005, 11:05 AM

i havent heard them yet, maybe ill check it out

cthomer5000 · 01-23-2005, 11:25 AM

I used to listen to this group back in college about 7 years ago when they were called Kara's Flowers. They were a foursome. They added one guy and became Maroon 5.

I thought 'Soap Disco' was a great song back in the day.

There's my music trivia for today.

Yossarian · 01-23-2005, 11:43 AM

Good trivia.

The album's been a massive seller.

I don't "get" it though. Seems very... 'meh' to me.

Arles · 01-23-2005, 12:13 PM

I agree that Maroon 5 is a great group, they're just so overplayed right now. Is there enough "non-DJed to death" songs on the album to make it worthwhile now?

Ksyrup · 01-23-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

I used to listen to this group back in college about 7 years ago when they were called Kara's Flowers. They were a foursome. They added one guy and became Maroon 5.

I thought 'Soap Disco' was a great song back in the day.

There's my music trivia for today.

Kara's Flowers is so much better, but that might be just because I enjoy power pop to the R&B/funk-type stuff that they do now. Overall, the album's vibe is way too slow for me - if they had a couple more songs along the lines of Harder to Breathe and Shiver, I'd probably like it more.

This album has been out forever, but it didn't start getting any notice until about a year or more after its release. I'm still not sure who decided to start pushing them, but all of a sudden one week, this CD showed up in Best Buy's weekly ad at $10 (as if it was new), and suddenly, they took off on a few hit singles. Their rise to fame was really odd.

INDalltheway · 01-23-2005, 12:26 PM

I saw them in Indianapolis along with John Mayer. It was pretty sweet. I enjoyed Maroon 5 more than Mayer.

Flasch186 · 01-23-2005, 12:29 PM

I think every song on the album including the live song near the end is especially outstanding. I like the album front end to back. Its got a different kind of Jive funk to it that you dont hear very often. True, its not a hard rock flow like Green Day's but this is good in its own way.

MikeVic · 01-23-2005, 01:44 PM

I like it as well. There are only a couple of songs I don't like, so if all you've heard was the radio stuff, I'd recommend at least trying out the rest of the CD.

Neuqua · 01-23-2005, 03:25 PM

I am also a big fan. I purchased the CD pretty early on close to its release date and thought at the time it was a very underrated band/CD. Then out of no where they blew up and every one of their songs became hit singles.

Rarely are there CDs that I can listen from beginning to end in one sitting without forwarding through any tracks but Songs about Jane just happens to be one of those.

Ksyrup · 01-25-2005, 12:02 PM

One good thing about Maroon 5's popularity - Kara's Flowers' Fourth World has been re-released. I've had a burn copy for years, so now I've got the real thing.

Suicane75 · 01-25-2005, 12:04 PM

One of the few "mainstream" bands that I can listen to, I really like their funky sound.

Ksyrup · 01-25-2005, 12:22 PM

The other thing about them that is a plus is the fact that they are A BAND. That seems to get lost in the shuffle when people think of a pop group that has sold lots of albums. These guys weren't manufactured in some Orlando studio.

cthomer5000 · 04-03-2005, 06:19 PM

I finally heard this album (in it's entirety) for the first time today and i must say....

it sucks.

Cuckoo · 04-03-2005, 07:36 PM

To each his own, I suppose. This one is still getting play time for me, and I'd put it up there with some of my favorite albums that I own.

01-23-2005, 10:43 AM	#2
Cuckoo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmond, OK	Agreed. I love it as well, and although I'm no music guru like some around here, I like it better than Green Day's, but that's just personal preference in music type probably. __________________ Commissioner - North American Football League Dallas Cowboys GM

01-23-2005, 12:13 PM	#7
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	I agree that Maroon 5 is a great group, they're just so overplayed right now. Is there enough "non-DJed to death" songs on the album to make it worthwhile now? __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

01-23-2005, 12:29 PM	#10
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	I think every song on the album including the live song near the end is especially outstanding. I like the album front end to back. Its got a different kind of Jive funk to it that you dont hear very often. True, its not a hard rock flow like Green Day's but this is good in its own way. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

01-23-2005, 03:25 PM	#12
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	I am also a big fan. I purchased the CD pretty early on close to its release date and thought at the time it was a very underrated band/CD. Then out of no where they blew up and every one of their songs became hit singles. Rarely are there CDs that I can listen from beginning to end in one sitting without forwarding through any tracks but Songs about Jane just happens to be one of those. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

01-25-2005, 12:02 PM	#13
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	One good thing about Maroon 5's popularity - Kara's Flowers' Fourth World has been re-released. I've had a burn copy for years, so now I've got the real thing. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

01-23-2005, 11:02 AM	#3
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	I think it is very good as well.

01-23-2005, 11:05 AM	#4
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	i havent heard them yet, maybe ill check it out

01-23-2005, 11:43 AM	#6
Yossarian High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2003	Good trivia. The album's been a massive seller. I don't "get" it though. Seems very... 'meh' to me.

01-23-2005, 12:26 PM	#9
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	I saw them in Indianapolis along with John Mayer. It was pretty sweet. I enjoyed Maroon 5 more than Mayer.

01-23-2005, 01:44 PM	#11
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I like it as well. There are only a couple of songs I don't like, so if all you've heard was the radio stuff, I'd recommend at least trying out the rest of the CD.

01-25-2005, 12:04 PM	#14
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	One of the few "mainstream" bands that I can listen to, I really like their funky sound.

01-25-2005, 12:22 PM	#15
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	The other thing about them that is a plus is the fact that they are A BAND. That seems to get lost in the shuffle when people think of a pop group that has sold lots of albums. These guys weren't manufactured in some Orlando studio. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

04-03-2005, 07:36 PM	#17
Cuckoo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmond, OK	To each his own, I suppose. This one is still getting play time for me, and I'd put it up there with some of my favorite albums that I own. __________________ Commissioner - North American Football League Dallas Cowboys GM

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