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Maroon 5 settled into a cleanly contoured blue-eyed soul groove on 2010's Hands All Over and were rewarded with a clear commercial stumble -- a situation somewhat forgotten in light of Adam Levine's 2011 elevation to superstardom via his judgeship on The Voice. Levine didn't abandon his band once he became a TV star. Just as the first season finished, Maroon 5 recorded a duet with Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger," a single far more modern than anything on Hands All Over and, not surprisingly, a much bigger hit than anything from that 2010 LP. All this set the stage for 2012's Overexposed, its title a smirking allusion to Levine's ubiquity, its sound a reflection of how dearly the group wishes to retain the large audience they won once again with "Moves Like Jagger." Electronic rhythms easily overshadow acoustic rhythms, with even the natural swing playing as somewhat sequenced; each song gets a brittle, multipurpose surface, as easily adaptable for adult contemporary radio as it is for the club. Hooks stab with a steely confidence but they just break the skin; they prick instead of pierce. It's the productions that count, not the songs. What matters is the their cool, sleek sound, the glassiness of the ballads, the cold glint of the dance-pop that dominates this record. Maroon 5's soft swing as a band is pushed to the background -- a bonus closing cover of Prince's "Kiss" makes that shift apparent, as the band reworks it into a rockabilly shuffle worthy of Elvis' stage show -- and it's missed, but not greatly. Even if Levine's voice sounds a trifle thin in these cool, crisp settings, the band -- with the assistance of such guaranteed hitmakers as Max Martin, Shellback, and Ryan Tedder; Levine's usual co-writer and lead guitarist James Valentine only has four credits here -- is adept at navigating modern pop waters, creating a record that feels briskly contemporary. They've bent with the times instead of attempting to have the fashion follow them, which may be a wise move after the general disregard paid to Hands All Over -- Overexposed may not hold together as well as that album, but it's sure to keep the audience won over by The Voice.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shellback, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Shellback, Producer - Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Benny Blanco, Producer - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Wiz Khalifa, FeaturedArtist - Cameron Thomaz, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Ammar Malik, ComposerLyricist - RoboPop, Producer, Additional Producer - Karl Johan Schuster, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Omelio, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Martin, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mason Levy, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MdL, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Ryan Tedder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Zancanella, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Brian West, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marius Moga, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Ryan Tedder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nathaniel Motte, ComposerLyricist - Noel Zancanella, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
James Valentine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - Mickey Madden, ComposerLyricist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
James Valentine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - Sam Farrar, Producer - Mickey Madden, ComposerLyricist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
James Valentine, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
James Valentine, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - Sam Farrar, Producer - Mickey Madden, ComposerLyricist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Noah Passovoy, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Shellback, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Benny Blanco, Producer - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Ammar Malik, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Jonathan Rotem, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan "JR" Rotem, Producer - Ross Golan, ComposerLyricist - Sanjeet Singh Kang, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Kang, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Richard Penniman, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - Sam Farrar, Producer, Co-Producer - ADAM LEVINE, ComposerLyricist - Sam I, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Al Jackson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - WILLIE MITCHELL, ComposerLyricist - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Maroon 5, MainArtist - Noah Passovoy, Producer
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Album review
Maroon 5 settled into a cleanly contoured blue-eyed soul groove on 2010's Hands All Over and were rewarded with a clear commercial stumble -- a situation somewhat forgotten in light of Adam Levine's 2011 elevation to superstardom via his judgeship on The Voice. Levine didn't abandon his band once he became a TV star. Just as the first season finished, Maroon 5 recorded a duet with Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger," a single far more modern than anything on Hands All Over and, not surprisingly, a much bigger hit than anything from that 2010 LP. All this set the stage for 2012's Overexposed, its title a smirking allusion to Levine's ubiquity, its sound a reflection of how dearly the group wishes to retain the large audience they won once again with "Moves Like Jagger." Electronic rhythms easily overshadow acoustic rhythms, with even the natural swing playing as somewhat sequenced; each song gets a brittle, multipurpose surface, as easily adaptable for adult contemporary radio as it is for the club. Hooks stab with a steely confidence but they just break the skin; they prick instead of pierce. It's the productions that count, not the songs. What matters is the their cool, sleek sound, the glassiness of the ballads, the cold glint of the dance-pop that dominates this record. Maroon 5's soft swing as a band is pushed to the background -- a bonus closing cover of Prince's "Kiss" makes that shift apparent, as the band reworks it into a rockabilly shuffle worthy of Elvis' stage show -- and it's missed, but not greatly. Even if Levine's voice sounds a trifle thin in these cool, crisp settings, the band -- with the assistance of such guaranteed hitmakers as Max Martin, Shellback, and Ryan Tedder; Levine's usual co-writer and lead guitarist James Valentine only has four credits here -- is adept at navigating modern pop waters, creating a record that feels briskly contemporary. They've bent with the times instead of attempting to have the fashion follow them, which may be a wise move after the general disregard paid to Hands All Over -- Overexposed may not hold together as well as that album, but it's sure to keep the audience won over by The Voice.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:34
- Main artists: Maroon 5
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope Records*
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2012 A&M/Octone Records ℗ 2012 Interscope Records
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