{"id":3136,"date":"2011-08-06T23:25:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T06:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=3136"},"modified":"2011-08-06T23:29:39","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T06:29:39","slug":"maroon-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2011\/08\/maroon-5\/","title":{"rendered":"MAROON 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MAROON 5<\/h1>\n

From Switzerland to Nashville, finding the way forward on a
\nmake-or-break album<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On their 2007 album, It Won\u2019t Be Soon Before Long<\/em>, Maroon 5 enlisted a team of producers to help shape the material. For their latest disc, Hands All Over<\/em>, the pop rockers turned to one\u2014Robert John \u201cMutt\u201d Lange, famed for his cinematic productions of AC\/DC, Def Leppard and others. \u201cThe producers on the last album did a great job, but it was hard to maintain a cohesive vibe,\u201d says band frontman Adam Levine. \u201cLange is someone who\u2019s internationally minded. He\u2019s always thinking, \u2018How do we get the world to pay attention to this song?\u2019 He felt we had great songs and great potential that hadn\u2019t been unlocked yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maroon 5\u2014which also includes keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, guitarist James Valentine and drummer Matt Flynn\u2014set up camp last summer in Lange\u2019s studio in Vevey, Switzerland, to record the album. The resulting tracks veered between the groove-oriented, funk-flavored pop for which the group is known and tunes that were more experimental. \u201cYou want to keep people happy while keeping yourself creatively stimulated,\u201d Levine says. \u201cPeople connect with us because we\u2019re open and sincere, and we want to preserve that. There\u2019s a balance you have to strike between moving forward and continuing to do what\u00a0people love you for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detours include \u201cOut of Goodbyes,\u201d a ballad that features backing instrumentation and vocals from Nashville country trio Lady Antebellum. \u201cJames and Jesse wrote that song really quickly as an acoustic guitar ditty,\u201d explains Levine. \u201cThen I wrote the melody and lyrics over it. But it needed a country sheen that we couldn\u2019t provide\u2014steel, banjos, mandolin. We also let [Lady Antebellum singer] Hillary Scott have her way with it, adding her part as a duet.\u00a0It worked great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Levine hopes Hands All Over<\/em> will build on what has already been an impressive run for Maroon 5. The band\u2019s 2002 debut, Songs About Jane<\/em>, went multiplatinum and garnered the band three Grammy Awards. Before Long<\/em> fared nearly as well, selling a half-million copies in its first week of release. Nonetheless, Levine believes that a third album can be a make-or-break disc for any band. \u201cIt becomes harder to remain relevant,\u201d he says. \u201cA successful third album can help you make an indelible impression on the world, and help keep you around. The longer you stick around, the more\u00a0impressive that becomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Russell Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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