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Post by Hurricane Lee on Oct 5, 2017 9:00:01 GMT -5
I love WLD. I figured it would make the album. Not so surprised that the others were omitted. I wish this LunchMoney person would go away though. That name alone...I'm ready for this though. I've never disliked a M5 album before.
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Post by Normi on Oct 5, 2017 9:22:40 GMT -5
They have a Julia Michaels feature ( Leo ✔ )
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Post by maine on Oct 5, 2017 10:00:08 GMT -5
Album is out November 3rd. "Help Me Out" will be available everywhere by midnight. Album cover: That is an awful album title. Tracklisting rolled out too: 1. Best 4 U 2. What Lovers Do (featuring SZA) 3. Wait 4. Lips On You 5. Bet My Heart 6. Help Me Out (with Julia Michaels) 7. Who I Am (featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 8. Whiskey (featuring A$AP Rocky) 9. Girls Like You 10. Closure To extend: 11. Denim Jacket 12. Visions 13. Plastic Rose 14. Don't Wanna Know (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 15. Cold (feat. Future)
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Post by Kurt on Oct 5, 2017 11:17:10 GMT -5
That is an awful album cover.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 5, 2017 11:42:29 GMT -5
Looks like they've heard the complaints on pulse about them not being a band
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 5, 2017 11:47:19 GMT -5
Yeah, that album cover is horrifically bad. Everything about this era seems so sad and lifeless.
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Post by Wave. on Oct 5, 2017 11:55:41 GMT -5
Idk, I think It looks cool. I can see What they are trying to do.
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Post by Harx on Oct 5, 2017 11:57:35 GMT -5
First Pokemon Go, now the dog filter?
I mean of all the bands Maroon 5 is probably the one I should have expected to put Snapchat filters on an album cover
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Oct 5, 2017 12:05:09 GMT -5
Yeah the filters are a bit on the pandering side.... but, I dunno, I'm into What Lovers Do. The "ooh oohs" get to me.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 5, 2017 13:06:02 GMT -5
So we know the band has at least one bottom.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Oct 5, 2017 13:12:08 GMT -5
I usually defend pretty much anything Adam & The Levines do but that album cover is one of the worst I have EVER seen. Poor idea and even worse of an execution. I won't let that stop me from checking out the album clips and buying if I like, though.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 5, 2017 18:49:02 GMT -5
That cover is all kinds of horrible, but stay mad at the Queen for tapping into the opioid epidemic to stay relatable to their audience.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 20:07:24 GMT -5
...there is 7 members? It's as if this album cover was "Hey let's remind the world that this Maroon 5 totally isn't just a stage name for Adam and that other members still exist"
That cover is pretty damn bad though, kinda has no connection to the name of the album's title either
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Post by maine on Oct 5, 2017 22:01:15 GMT -5
and somehow the more members they add the more they sound like Adam Levine's solo project
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Oct 6, 2017 15:54:02 GMT -5
Okay. Help Me Out is a little bland. It’s lacking a strong hook.
The production is cute I guess.
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Post by Future Captain on Oct 7, 2017 5:17:03 GMT -5
good lord, this and sam's album cover is about as terrible as kelly's piece by piece album covers.
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Post by weaver on Oct 8, 2017 8:01:09 GMT -5
Yeah the cover is silly. But I am finding that Help Me Out is growing on me. I like it more than What Lovers Do.
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Post by Keelzit on Oct 8, 2017 8:31:33 GMT -5
Maroon 5 is clearly a pure pop act at this point so what exactly are the 6 other members doing? Are they producers/engineers/musicians for the live shows that just happen to be collectively credited as Maroon 5? What makes them different than any other pop producer or singer who has a live band for the live shows or even The Pussycat Dolls? Adam must really love and appreciate them for not dropping them out of his stage name already.
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Post by born on Oct 8, 2017 9:03:18 GMT -5
The standard edition on iTunes Greece (and I think the entire Europe) features all 15 songs (including "Cold" and "Don't Wanna Know") and the deluxe has some bonus live recordings of old hits. So the deluxe-only thing for the previously released singles is just for the US?!?
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 3, 2017 2:50:22 GMT -5
Best 4 You Wait Closure Plastic Rose Cold
Nothing about this album suggests it was created by the septet on the cover. Unless they were trying to be as generic as possible in the name of performance art, they should just disband and leave Adam to a solo career (which would sound exactly like this).
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Nov 3, 2017 3:44:41 GMT -5
Wait...this is out already??
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Nov 3, 2017 6:29:41 GMT -5
Wait...this is out already?? Edit: Someone should tell Target that a) their "exclusive" tracks also appear on the iTunes deluxe version and b)they're missing a track (Plastic Rose). #messy
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 3, 2017 8:02:00 GMT -5
At this point they should change their name to Adam and maroon 5...
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Post by Ty on Nov 3, 2017 8:25:07 GMT -5
I'm jamming so hard to "Closure" in my bathroom.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Nov 3, 2017 9:49:49 GMT -5
Adam & The Levines official debut album is finally here, y'all! It's not bad at all really, from the clips. I will pick it up. I'm surprised that they chose to end the standard edition with an 11-minute jam session but I guess when you want to prove you are still an actual band, you will do whatever you have to do!
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Post by Ling-Ling on Nov 3, 2017 10:02:49 GMT -5
It's funny, people keep calling this an Adam Levine album. But it doesn't seem like one to me. He seems so bored and passive on it. He seems bored in the videos. They've had guests on every single to take up the slack. They've even phoned in the promo. If this was really his ego or grab for pushing his solo agenda, wouldn't he sound or pretend to be the least bit invested in it?
This doesn't feel like a Maroon 5 album. This doesn't feel like an Adam Levine album. It feels like a contractual obligation or music for cash.
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Post by mrossp24 on Nov 3, 2017 10:36:34 GMT -5
All of the songs sound the same for the most part. It’s all mid-tempo and kinda boring TBH. A little disappointed.
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Post by Heart Shaped Box on Nov 3, 2017 10:52:55 GMT -5
THey should have opened the album with Closure. It would have reminded everyone that they’re a band but also would have set us up for this subdued album from them.
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Post by Bwol on Nov 3, 2017 11:04:20 GMT -5
Heard snippets of the songs and that was all I needed to hear. Next.
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Post by blahsi on Nov 3, 2017 11:16:22 GMT -5
This album has a nice, mellow sound but there's nothing memorable here. It all blends together, so I don't feel the the need to revisit it again. I can get my Maroon 5 fix from their previous releases.
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