![]() Other critics mention an overall mediocrity, that the Maroon 5 who captured America’s attention has seemingly lost its purpose through “desperate to sell” tracks on the album.Īs for Levine, while he’s notably among the most recognized voices in popular music today, lyrically, he seems to have missed the mark on Overexposed, especially where Maroon 5’s trademark ballads are concerned. Says Allison Stewart of the Washington Post: “ Overexposed is a hit-seeking missile that doesn’t just slaughter Maroon 5’s reputation for sincerity, it festoons its corpse with glitter, hairspray and Hello Kitty Stickers.”Įntertainment Weekly, which graded the album a C+, said it “never quite finds a balance between rock grit and dance pop-glitz … Maroon 5 barely sounds like a band at all.” Some critics also note a hint of insincerity to the new music. ![]() But outside of singer Adam Levine’s signature vocal style, the sound of Overexposed seems to be received as a dramatic departure from Maroon 5’s 2002 debut, and in that sense, may not be what fans are expecting from this album. Indeed, the first single off the album, “Payphone,” featuring rapper Wiz Khalifa, has already reached number one for digital sales, the band’s best showing yet on the digital chart.
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