and most importantly, his band recorded a dance jam called "Moves Like Jagger." Became the celebrity judge on some American Idol ripoff called The Voice, started hitting all the talk shows, did guest verses on hip hop songs. Todd: But Levine apparently didn't like the idea of him fading into obscurity as much as I did, so he started working overtime to keep up with the publicity. Todd (VO): Like I've said, they're not always terrible, but for the most part, Maroon 5 writes a lot of catty, douchey songs, and Adam Levine really just seems way too impressed with himself, so I was not too broken up when that last Maroon 5 album didn't do so well, probably because it didn't mention clubs enough, and that was all we were listening to last year. Todd: No wonder their first single was called "Harder to Breathe," he sounds like he's running out of air.
Todd (VO): Seriously, he's like a clarinet that somehow learned to talk.
Todd (VO): Not helping either is the fact that I've always been kind of put off by Adam Levine's weird, not quite human voice. their idea of "funk" is stiffer and whiter than a dead harp seal.Ĭlip of "Won't Go Home Without You" Adam: It's not over tonight Todd: Now allegedly, their sound is based on funk rock but. Todd (VO): Seriously, why would anyone want to listen to this? really bad.Ĭlip of "Wake Up Call" Maroon 5: Wake up call Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed And they are capable of making good music, I'll admit that. But there's definitely a "Maroon 5 sound" and they sound best when they get as far from that as possible. Their music is too sour and harsh to be catchy, but too polished and weak to rock, you know? Todd (VO): Like, I don't understand what their appeal is. Todd: Well, I'll be honest, I've never felt were really any good. Todd (VO): Adam Levine, in case you don't know, is the lead singer and guitarist of Maroon 5, a band that. And out of nowhere, we apparently all decided that the person to fill that void was a preening peacock by the name of Adam Levine.Ĭlip of Maroon 5 - "This Love" Maroon 5: This love has. Todd: So, there was a major vacancy that needed to be filled in the pop world. Todd (VO): Yeah, I think we're all about done with that. Mike Posner: Once I throw on this bow chicka wow wow What you gonna say I mean, I guess there's Eminem, if you really wanna stretch the definition of "pop singer." And there's Justin Bieber, of course, but he gets so very little airplay, he's more like a really well-known niche performer. Todd (VO): And since then, there hasn't really been a white male pop star to replace him. The last real one out there was Justin Timberlake, but he quit his day job several years ago to pursue his dream of making funny videos on the Internet. Todd (VO): It's certainly hard out there on the pop charts, where we haven't had a big-name white male pop singer in a long time. It's that it is really, really hard out there in the world for white males. Todd: You know, there's one statement I've found only gets more true over time. Todd plays "Moves Like Jagger" on his piano.
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