Maroon 5 Goes Sweet On Us

Maroon 5 could go out on top after "V" runs its inevitable course. Adam Levine's as much as stated he's not vying to be in this gig after 40. But when you're delivering seamless pop soul like Maroon 5's doing right now why kill the momentum. "Sugar" has already broken into Billboard's Top 10 Singles chart. To these ears it's not hard to understand why. Their melodic workmanship, aiming straight for the heart of women everywhere, demonstrates Maroon 5's gift for hit singles never really disappears, merely reloads. The video that goes with it was wisely directed. Nothing sums up the mindset of Adam, Jesse, Mickey, James, Matt, and PJ like a romp through LA's wedding circuit. Here and there Maroon 5 can approach love with measured cynicism. "Misery" isn't exactly the template you'd follow in building up a sturdy relationship. At other junctures the band shows off its tender side. "Won't Go Home Without You" follows in this vein. "Sugar" comes by its breezy celebratory air honestly. Adam shows off his pipes winningly. He's grown increasingly masterful at using his generous octave range to hit ladies in the dreamboat region they like most. Mickey Madden uses his bass to cradle the happy go lucky spirit paraded before us. Matt Flynn knows how to mete out sparing drum beats but that shouldn't be mistaken for phoning this in. The cogs link together in impeccable fashion. These men feed off each other's energy like they were born to tackle the pop world. Rest easy knowing "Sugar" sounds great anywhere. I'm thinking since it has now been used in connection with a wedding themed video that it shall pop up on any one of a number of wedding playlists. I realize we're at the seasonal diametrically opposed end of the weather spectrum but "Sugar" likely stands to make beaches coast to coast even hotter. You couldn't track down too many women who wouldn't leap at the chance to pick up Adam's broken pieces and transform him into a whole soul. Line by line he's pleading for your help. Ladies, Adam lives for you and you alone. If he could get one little taste of your sugar he'd cease his shameless begging. I've become fond of the way the chord progressions stay basked in sunlight throughout. There's a steady upward trajectory followed by a nice comfy leveling off zone. Maroon 5, as a unit, merit inclusion in any conversation regarding which bands from 2000 on are the best. Maroon 5 knows how to take the most direct path to giving their fans what they want. They also have a knack for bringing newbies to the fold. Adam's courageous display of vulnerability strikes me as a welcome shift from the many cultural instances where the woman's the one desperate for forbidden fruit. He's on the short list of most charismatic front men in decade two of the twentieth century. He wears the Alpha dog collar proudly and why shouldn't he. "Sugar" radiates his undeniable magnetism. I'm not insinuating the other band mates simply coast on his lead but Adam does take the ball and run with whatever content's put in front of them. "Sugar" tastes like another Maroon 5 classic that newlyweds will be waxing nostalgic on for years to come. The aftermath cavities are certainly worth the trouble.