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It Won’t Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5

Track Listing

1	If I Never See Your Face Again
2	Makes Me Wonder
3	Little of Your Time
4	Wake Up Call
5	Won't Go Home Without You
6	Nothing Lasts Forever
7	Can't Stop
8	Goodnight Goodnight
9	Not Falling Apart
10	Kiwi
11	Better That We Break
12	Back At Your Door
13	Infatuation

The whole album is a seamless mix of soul and rock that makes the band’s sound difficult to categorise. In a world of me-too’s, that’s not a bad thing of course.

Review

The first time I heard “Makes Me Wonder,” first single from this Maroon 5’s new album, it made me wonder if they didn’t maybe reach the top of their game with heir previous album, “Songs About Jane.” It did after all spawn hits like “This Love,” “She will be loved” and Sunday Morning.” Because after the first listen, even the second and third, the comeback single from this Grammy-winning LA 5-piece just didn’t blow me away. But round about the 5th listen, the magic kicked in. Don’t know why it didn’t grab me at first. It’s as catchy as a cold in a crèche full of runny noses.

Seems I’m not the only one who wasn’t initially bowled over by the song. The song debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, the lowest debuting single of the group's five chart entries. In the first week of May, the single skyrocketed from a lowly position of 64 to #1, the biggest jump in Billboard history. The whole album is a seamless mix of soul and rock that makes the band’s sound difficult to categorise. In a world of me-too’s, that’s not a bad thing of course. Unlike the title of the album, the sound rolls off the band’s tongues and eases into your mind.

According to lead singer Adam Levine, the follow-up to Songs About Jane is "sexier and stronger", gaining inspiration from iconic 80s artists such as Prince, Shabba Ranks, Michael Jackson and Talking Heads. I also detect hints of Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder and a little bit of The Police. Apart from the lead single, other standout tracks are the ironically titled “Little of your time,” one of the shortest songs to ever have hit potential written over it, and “Wake Up Call,” a song about the frustration of finding out someone else also knows what it feels to sleep on your side of the bed next to the one you love. “Won’t go home without you,” a song about being given one more chance.

The first half of the album does overshadow the latter half somewhat with the strongest songs all found early on. But on the whole, it’s recommended to treat your ears and give Maroon 5’s new album a good few listens before making up your mind. One cannot help wonder whether Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), James Valentine (guitar, backing vocals), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards, backing vocals), Mickey Madden (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Matt Flynn (drums) who replaced Ryan Dusick in September 2006, due to injuries sustained by the constant touring, will be held in the same high regards as the Bonos, Larry Mullens Jr, Adam Claytons and The Edges. It might happen sooner than later… or soon before long if you will. But for now Maroon 5 will do just fine.