Maroon 5 formed in Los Angeles California. Moves like Jagger served as the biggest influence for composing and writing most songs on Overexposed. The album is a chock-full collection of undeniable anthemic melodies. Make no mistake though, Disney princesses are more rock 'n' roll than this stud wishes he could ever be. Overexposed is a pop-rock album with dance-pop disco electropop R&B and reggae influences. Especially in the case of a "band" that's actually just there to solidify Levine's "rock star" image. Although I won't exchange effort to call the album "terrible", I actually admit it: I find half-assed records more listenable than formulaic, unidentifiable top 40 compilation albums. Dissecting the album track-by-track is unnecessary, since everything's basically "Moves Like Jagger" rearranged without even one percent of any effort to make it sound distinguishable from that multi-Platinum seller. It's 'Overexposed' and completely corrupts the image we're force fed that Maroon 5 isn't just Adam Levine - shocking, huh? Let's get to constructive criticism though, or should I say de-constructive criticism, because Overexposed is overwhelmingly glossed up with Max Martin-Shellback typical electro hooks even fellow pop "rocker" Avril Lavigne would scoff at, Auto Tune, and just overall polish that's shiny and yes, attractive at first sight, but cold and soulless inside. It's Besides the lucky four singles, let's be honest: who else remembers this album? At least it has the truest title in Maroon 5's career. ![]() Besides the lucky four singles, let's be honest: who else remembers this album? At least it has the truest title in Maroon 5's career.
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