MAROON 5 - SONGS ABOUT JANE (2002) | ALBUM REVIEW 

One of my favourite albums. It's Sad where Maroon 5 is now

The only true Maroon 5 album

I really liked Songs About Jane as a whole, and I really miss the old Maroon 5. Their new music is trash, lyrically and musically. I think they're a good example of selling out.

Hands all Over is pretty good even though it was a bridge into their mainstream shit

This album makes me wanna go back to 2002-2004

Adam Levine being frustrated with a record label? That needs to happen again tbh

Finally someone else who thinks Harder to Breathe is the best Maroon 5 song.

As a person who's literally listened to Maroon 5 there whole life, thanks to my mom (Songs About Jane was only a year old when I was born) its so sad to see what they've became now. I miss the guitars and the bass, especially the songs not sounding lazy. This album is amazing, and I really hope M5 realizes that and goes back to it.

😭😭😭😭😭 What have Maroon 5 become?!

Harder To Breathe is the only song of the album that don't talk about Jane, HTB is about their frustation of their flop in their ex-band The Kara's Flowers.

I used to absolutely adore maroon 5 but now I just listen to their first three releases. But I know every single lyric on every single song on this album. This is still in my top 10 albums of all time and I will continue to love this album forever. Great review as usual.

This and most of IWBSBL are just pure Maroon 5 for me they had their own sound. Wish they would bring back some of that sound into their next album

Aww you don't like Shiver? Yeah it's an opinion but awwwww

Back to when Maroon 5 was good. I had a friend who loved Maroon 5 and every time I listen to their old music, especially She Will Be Loved, it reminds me of her.

James valentine is the guitar player that was brought in and Jessie Carmichael’s been in the band as an original member but switched over to keys and piano.

THAT IS THE SAME WAY I FELT ABOUT MAROON 5!! THAT FIRST ALBUM MADE A LOT OF ARTIST TAKE NOTICE OF THE POWER THIS BAND WAS PUTTIG OUT!! BUT NOW! ADAMS A SOLO ARTIST WITH A BAND!!

Jesse Carmichael played with them since Kara's Flowers, they added James Valentine in 2001

One of my all time favorite albums! Pop Rock Jazz combo=A+

ever since "Moves Like Jagger" ... that's when I felt they started making music for the money and fame not for the fans and for themselves

I'm Marooner and I love every Maroon 5 song even Don't Wanna Know, but my favorite album is It Won't Be Soon Before Long, and I think is the best, because it has different kind of songs, sad songs like Better That We Break, Back At Your Door, Nothing Last Forever, Won't Go Home Without You, powerfull songs like Little Of Your Time, Wake Up Call, Can't Stop, it has songs with so good solo guitars like Kiwi in the outro or Figure It Out, it has songs with a good and different bass like Makes Me Wonder, Until You're Over Me or Miss You, Love You, a good featuring with a good singer Rihanna (If I Never See Your Face Again), songs with a remix of a famous DJ (Tiësto in Not Falling Apart) and I think that this album has 3 of the best songs ever of Maroon 5 (Story, Goodnight Goodnight and Losing My Mind), and the videos of the album are so awesome with a good stories, I really love this album. ❤

Everyone has their own opinions ,but I feel like I’m the only person who loves Maroon 5 no matter what they put out. Music evolves and their band is still together till this day sooo that must mean something.

Thank you for reviewing this! I love this album.

I love this album. The best of thi band by far. It is artistically beautiful. Still think "Woman" is part of this album because of the sound. The best 5 minutes of my life! (Extended version)

I got this album for Xmas back when I was in middle school and I loved it so much. It makes me sad seeing what the band is now. I understand bands evolve but they are so far gone from what Songs About Jane was.

Really good review keep it up👍🏼

I don’t understand why maroon 5 left there pop rock roots However I will admit at one point I was a big fan of overexposed but looking back I don’t understand why

You really need to do a review of Adam's first band "Kara's flowers" and their only album "The Fourth world". The album was made when they first got out of high school. It would be an interesting review because it sounds so different from his recent projects in maroon 5. Also, I prefer his early stuff more than the stuff he makes today.

This, Let Go, and Dark Side of the Moon were the albums of my childhood.

Songs About Jane is one of my favorite albums. Maroon 5 used to be really good, I wish the would write music like they used to. Hands All Over had it's moments for me, but after they released Moves like Jagger, they really went downhill. It just seems every song/album they put out gets worse and worse. It would be cool to see a review of It Won't Be Soon Before Long, definitely a close second to SAJ for me as well.

Jesse Carmichael was in Kara's Flowers, James Valentine was the one who quit his band Square to join Maroon 5

this is by far their best work

Review it won't be soon before long cause it's my favorite Maroon 5 album. Anyways, awesome review and I'm glad to see you cover old school Maroon 5.

I would love to hear your thoughts on "It Won't Be Soon Before Long"

haha songs about jane one of my favorite albums! thanks for reviewing this...

Has anyone noticed he is dressed up like tommy vercetti from grand theft auto vice city

The sun is my favorite Maroon 5 song.

Could you also review their album before this: Kara's Flowers - The Fourth World?

One of my favorite albums ever. I love its every track❤

Can you review The Colour and the Shape, from Foo Fighters?

HAHAHAHA, nailed that intro!!! Btdubs, recommending This Is How The Wind Shifts by Silverstein for a review.

The best album from Maroon 5. This album and the one that came out in 2007, where the best music from them. The "Hands All Over" album from 2010 was alright but did not have the same groove as the albums that came out before that. Since 2010 though their music have become so boring and genetic that they have lost their identity as a band. And now Maroon 5 is more a brand for Adam Levine than it is a real band. The only reason that Maroon 5 still makes hit singels, and have succesful albums that sell well to the public, is that they follows every trend that is popular in the moment, rather than having a real musical identity (which they had in the beginning of their career). For me Maroon 5´s first couple of albums will always be special to me. But the later ones, does not really have the same magic than the first couple of albums had. Thats really a shame I think.

One of my favorite albums of all time! Back when Maroon 5 was still good! I love every song on there, with the exception of She Will Loved, which isn't _bad_ it's just not on par with the rest of the songs.

I feel pretty much exactly the way you do about this album. Loved it when it came out. Grew to hate Maroon5 slowly over the years, but still really enjoyed this one whenever I came back to it, and lamented the loss of their "band" identity. Honestly, I could see that starting to happen even as early as It Won't Be Soon Before Long, which I didn't enjoy as much as it sounds like you did, outside of a few tracks. Hands All Over briefly won me back. It was formulaic (Misery was pretty much This Love all over again), but song for song it was a lot more listenable. (Before they re-released it with Moves Like Jagger because its existing singles apparently weren't exciting anybody. God, I hate that stupid song.) Then they went down the crapper for good with Overexposed and V. I doubt they'll ever recover.

Considering how little you liked Don't Wanna Know, you're doing a lot to support it fashion-wise with that shirt

Back when Maroon 5 was EXCELLENT! They died from the God awful release of "Moves Like Jagger"

Please do Mellon Chollie and The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins please.

Shiver might be my favorite

This is totally unrelated to this video but it'd be really cool if you started reviewing bonus tracks/deluxe editions too. Seriously dude!! 2017 will be A YEAR in music and I really want to hear your thoughts because most of the time you find such important tracks that are not part of the standard edition.

Harder To Breathe is my all time favorite Maroon 5 song, that’s why I actually checked them out. However to me She Will Be Loved was way overplayed and I got sick of it.

One of the first albums I got into. I put up with all their newer stuff for a while just because I liked this record so much. lol

I adore songs about Jane it always remains my favorite maroon 5 album there other two album's were good as well, but after hands all over things went downhill with the exception of there cover of Sex & Candy.

Review this week (Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not)!! Please

I'm a massive fan of how complete this album is. He (Adam) wasn't lying when he says they had lightning in a bottle. The number of hits this record produced was absurd for a debut. Sunday Morning and Secret are my favorites, but that's to suggest that every track isn't a monster.

IM SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS REVIEW!!! I was wondering, what were your thoughts on Adam Levine's solo work?

Shiver have the same level of all the song they made. Its good

Please do 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' It's arguably the best Maroon 5 album. It's my opinion that IWBSBL is a lot tighter as an album. Also the reason James was added to the band was that the original lead guitarist, Jesse, was now on keyboard so they got James to replace him. But Please do IWBSBL, my favorite song on there is Not Falling Apart, so you might like that

ARTV, have you listened to the album Eraser Shavings by Token? I would highly recommend the song Exception, and No Sucka MCs contest is also great.

Jon, can you please review TØP's self-titled album?, it's the album's 7th birthday today...

I'm not sure if you've ever heard of these albums, but I think you should check out Andy Black - The Shadow Side and Karmin - Leo Rising, because imo, these are some of the greatest albums I've heard all year.

I would love if you could review thirty seconds to mars self-titled album. It was released back in 2002 and has 11 tracks. Thank you!

You should review It Won't Be Soon Before Long

Hey Jon, have you thought about redoing you Vices and Virtues review? I honestly enjoy that album, and feel like it should have more light shown upon it.

Please review The Color And The Shape by Foo Fighters.

Ah old maroon 5 this and it won't be soon before long

Hands all over is my favorite. Review it please!!!!!!!

“It’s not one of the best albums of all time” but it is though And btw Jesse Carmichael was an original member in Kara’s Flowers and they ALL reformed in 2001

Can you do tool,10,000 days for throwback reviews?

The guitarist was James Valentine, and not Jesse. ;)

Their first and only good album :/ what a shame they went mainstream

Definitely do It Won't Be Soon Before Long!!!

Yeah review It Won't Be Soon Before Long please

REVIEW THEIR SECOND ALBUM!!!!

Please review Bleed American

Will you do one on paramore riot!

Please do an album review of "Live Through This" by Hole!!!!

you should review twenty one pilot's self titled or regional at best

You should do "iwbsbl"

you should definitely review everything all the time by band of horses. at least check it out if you haven't yet

Anyone know any songs similar to "Sunday Morning" and "This Love"? I really love there old music and want to find something similar with that funky rock sound. Thank you!

Please give I Think You Think Too Much of Me by EDEN

Drives me nuts NO ONE in their world has said YALL GOTTA GO BACK TO Songs about Jane that’s whole album was great..then they sold out to pop

Just a heads up, Jesse Carmichael was on keys. Jimmy V was the new guitarist.

Pop classic

It was James Valentine who they added. Jesse Carmichael was already with the band since Kara's Flowers. I'm sorry.

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT if you are going on this retro trip!

You are mistaken. Jesse has been with the band from the beginning. James Valentine was added later as lead guitarist. And I love that every album is different and has been a progression. If they had stayed a "Songs About Jane" band, they would not be with us today. Life moves forward or it stagnates. Good on Maroon 5 for their forward thinking. As for our comments on Adam Levine - what you, obviously, consider as a hijacking of the band by Mr. Levine is something the whole band is perfectly happy with as it has made them very wealthy and allowed them to do what they all love the best - play music for a living for a considerable timeframe (much longer than most bands ever do.) I do love "Songs About Jane", but consider it the start of a journey (which I will continue) with Maroon 5.

You should re-review Hollywood Undead's debut album, considering how in your old review of it you gave it a 5/5, and I really don't think you still think it's a 5/5 haha

The only song about Jane that I'll ever listen to is "The Diary Of Jane" from Breaking Benjamin. By the way, Maroon 5 went downhill lately.

This album was so overall awesome it’s sad to think we now only have the Adam Levine experience 😝😑

Could you review hands all over by Maroon 5

they added james valentine from square (great band) not jessie

Best album. Best songs . both with album and live. Sweets goodbye.

Could you review Love Angel Music Baby by Gwen Stefani?

The best M5 album. IWBSBL was also great, then things slowly got worse.

They added James Valentine

And the 10th anniversary edition?

The Diary of Jane is the best song ever written about Jane...and guess what it has the guitars that can be heard, bass that can be worshipped and drums are fucking awesome and the tune is unforgettable

I'm sorry, but this background music is making me think of when I'M INSiDE YoOoOoooOU

1:19 You mean James Valentine. Lol

my dad nearly shit himself when he heard him sing purple rain.