Saturday, April 28, 2007

Falsetto Madness

So I’ve happened upon the new Maroon 5 video a couple of times lately on Fuse and Vh1 and I’m undeniably unimpressed. What the hell was: a.) the video’s director thinking, and b.) the band thinking when succumbing to the idea that the video should just pretty much be a three-minute long head shot of Adam Levine?

Don’t get me wrong, Adam Levine is a good-looking dude. But apparently he’s so incredibly handsome that the whole band is just short of nonexistent. Might as well change the band’s name to Maroon 1. And who does he think he’s fooling, trying to gain street cred by “playing” the guitar (while wearing a scarf tucked into a blazer)? After studying the video, I’ve come to the executive conclusion that he can play guitar about as well as Mick Jagger, or those chicks in the late Robert Palmer’s “Simply Irresistible” video.

Levine should stick to what his bone structure dictates – Gillette or Axe commercials. Maybe he and David Beckam could start a club for famous guys with superhuman good looks who are clearly in the wrong profession. Or better yet, Levine should get in touch with Barry Gibb, Justin Timberlake, and Robin Thicke to form a falsetto force with a presence so formidable it would rival the likes of the Cosa Nostra.

This may be a premature judgment, but I don’t see Maroon 5 sticking around. Maybe they can take the hot dog route to band formation a la the Velvet Revolver and Audioslave, and get together for some jam sessions with the former members of N’Sync and 98 Degrees. I’ll leave that to your imagination, but I posit there will be much Zima consumption, pirouettes, and pensive looks into outer space.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

HAHA, I never knew you had such strong convictions about Maroon 5 Wheels! But I'm glad to see your passionate about so mnay things in your life!

Sarah said...

Well, I used to like Maroon 5 ok until I saw the new video. Without glasses, the vision of it made me want to seize. It's not easy on the brain.

MandaLB99 said...

I will agree that the video is BAD. But, I do have this song on my ipod as part of my commuting "mix".

Sarah said...

You have an iPod? I am stho jealouths.

Anonymous said...

Wheels, I'm getting a little tired reading about Maroon 5 all the time! Where are the meat and potatoes that are your life?!?

Sarah said...

Ok, I will do some blogging soon, Jaime! I am so boring!!!