MAROON 5 最新專輯Songs About Jane 珍 情歌 *Neo-Soul新靈魂樂界第一搖滾樂團，人氣單曲「列愛This Love」勇奪美國Billboard點播榜冠軍/專輯榜第七名/單曲榜第五名、英國金榜專輯榜第四名/單曲榜第三名 maroon ﹝ma' run﹞ adj. 褐紅色的 maroon 融合了 紅色的狂野魅力、神秘熱情、奔放烈愛再摻入搖滾力道、靈魂旋律及放克節奏 這樣的紅流瀉著新靈魂樂性感風情的放克搖滾這樣的紅 在流行歌壇注入了一股新的顏色 2003年，一首充滿張力的搖滾勁曲”Harder to Breathe”悄悄地進占了全球各地的電臺，這首挾帶著戲劇性內容和唱腔而讓人一聽就上癮的歌曲，為來自洛杉磯的這支五人團體Maroon 5打開了進軍世界的大門。 Maroon 5的成功決非一夕得來的僥幸，這兩年來他們巡回全美在超過兩百場的演唱會中表演，并為許多知名藝人暖場，這些現場演出讓Maroon 5一點一滴地累積起人氣，原本在2002年就已發行的”Harder To Breathe”因此開始口耳相傳地慢慢走紅，到了2003年夏天更成為歌迷的最愛之一，打入全美單曲榜第18名，而收錄”Harder To Breathe”的專輯《Songs About Jane》也連帶獲得全美專輯榜第七名的佳績。2004年由同一張專輯所選出的單曲”This Love”不但延續了”Harder To Breathe”的氣勢，還更上一層樓地獲得全美單曲榜第五名，而Maroon 5在歐洲以及亞洲各國也都創下杰出的成績，儼然已成為全球最受歡迎的團體之一。 這個灰姑娘般的故事早在1995年就已經開始萌芽，當時主唱/吉他手Adam Levine、鍵盤樂器手Jesse Carmichael以及貝斯手Mickey Madden是同一所高中的同學，Levine再找來他的兒時好友－鼓手Ryan Dusick，組成了Kara's Flowers這支搖滾團體，并且發行了一張專輯 「The Fourth World」，專輯雖然叫好但不叫座，因此當時這幾位只有17歲的大男孩決定暫時放下在樂壇發展的計劃，先各自回校園完成大學學業再說。團員們在這段休息期間并沒有忘記創作，主唱Levine更在這段期間開始接觸原本不熟悉的靈魂、放克與R&B音樂，因此他在創作中除了原本的搖滾與民謠元素之外，注入了更多不同的風格，這樣的風格也成為Maroon 5現在曲風的雛形。后來團員們的學業告一段落后準備要重新出發，在加入了新團員吉他手James Valentine之后，Maroon 5正式成軍。 為Maroon 5打出一片天下的首張專輯「Songs About Jane」是團員與超級制作人Matt Wallace的心血結晶，專輯中兼容并蓄著搖滾力道、靈魂旋律以及放克律動，Levine以表情豐富的聲音在一首首描繪他前女友的歌曲中，深刻傳達出他的心境轉變過程。這張目前銷售成績已達白金唱片紀錄的專輯，讓喜歡流行、搖滾、R&B、靈魂…等各式曲風不同畛域的歌迷聽了都會大呼過癮。 A mix of polished pop/rock and neo-soul sex appeal made Maroon 5 one of the most popular bands of the 2000s, with such radio-ready songs as "This Love," "She Will Be Loved," and "Makes Me Wonder" all topping the charts worldwide . Previously, bandmates Adam Levine (vocals/guitar), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass), and Ryan Dusick (drums) had spent the latter half of the '90s playing in the modern rock outfit Kara's Flowers, releasing their debut album for Reprise Records while still attending high school. The record tanked, however, and Kara's Flowers found themselves dropped from the Reprise roster. After briefly attending college, the bandmates regrouped as Maroon 5, added former Square guitarist James Valentine to the lineup, and embraced a more R&B-influenced sound. Several years later, the quintet had officially risen to the forefront of popular music with the multi-platinum releases of Songs About Jane and It Won't Be Soon Before Long. Songs About Jane propelled the band into the mainstream, but the album was not an immediate hit. Octone Records had signed the newly christened Maroon 5 in 2001, and the debut album Jane received a lukewarm response upon its in June 2002. "Harder to Breathe" became a radio staple 17 months later and was soon followed by the omnipresent "This Love," whose steamy video (featuring frontman Levine and a barely clothed girlfriend) effectively wooed the TV-watching crowds at MTV. Songs About Jane finally entered the Billboard Top Ten in August 2004, more than two years after the album's release, and subsequent singles like "She Will Be Loved" and "Sunday Morning" helped the album move over 2.7 million copies by year's end. Maroon 5 toured exhaustively in support of Jane's slow-developing success, issuing two stopgap recordings -- 2004's 1.22.03.Acoustic and 2005's Live Friday the 13th -- while canvassing the world alongside the Rolling Stones and John Mayer. Their schedule was especially trying on percussionist Dusick, who sustained wrist and shoulder injuries and was often unable to play. By fall 2006, Dusick had been officially replaced by Matt Flynn (the former drummer for Gavin DeGraw), and the revised band released its sophomore effort in May 2007. It Won't Be Soon Before Long proved to be less popular than its predecessor (which had sold more than four million copies in the U.S. alone), but it still enjoyed double-platinum certification while spinning off the chart-topping single "Makes Me Wonder." Maroon 5 had cemented their status as pop/rock heavyweights, and they now had the powerful connections to prove it. Released in late 2008, Call and Response: The Remix Album reinterpreted the band's catalog with remixes by such influential figures as Mary J. Blige, Mark Ronson, and Pharrell Williams 更多>>