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Maroon 5 on 5/5/05... what could be better than that?!
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Cinco de Mayo or no, the hottest spot in San Jose on the fifth was the Pavillion, where the crimson quintet rocked the house. Apparently, last time they were here they played to six people, so to see 24k arms tirelessly waving for them throughout their live version of This Love, in another key, must've been quite gratifying for them. Adam worked the crowd and will be the next Rob Thomas. Where Rob wanders from rock into Latin and pop, the Maroon guys can get pretty spacey... if only they could hook up with a real guitarist.
I realized halfway through he show what is missing from current music and why almost every good guitarist I know, and most cover bands, play the classic masters... Petty, Clapton, Garcia, Hendrix... it's a little thing called the guitar solo. I don't know whether I'm proud or mortified to say this, but, the guitarist in my band is a much better player than anyone in Maroon 5, or most modern bands, period. It's almost like it's a lost art. the younger players usually can't compare to the older ones.
We live in the age of ADD, computers, cell phones, TV & multitasking. No one but Jewel, out there in Alaska, has the time to really focus. Clapton used to sit in that room with his guitar for days on end. I like current music but the singers get very few breaks and, as far as I'm concerned, a song without a guitar solo is like the missionary position... it may do the trick once in a while but....
Anyway, not to diminish the red ones, they deserve their success. As their website (above) is quick to point out, these guys earned their success the right way... by touring their asses off. And let me just add, as someone in recent proximity to Adam Levine's butt, it is quite nice. Their smash hit, Songs About Jane was actually released in 2002 and has risen steadily on the strength of their performing and the quality of the song-writing and vocals. Adam is a huge talent with an incredible work ethic... I really look forward to following his career.
I picked the encore, Beauty Queen, their current hit, but This Love is destined to become a classic with that hard beat and there are several other possible hits still to come out of Jane... my middle name.
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Cinco de Mayo or no, the hottest spot in San Jose on the fifth was the Pavillion, where the crimson quintet rocked the house. Apparently, last time they were here they played to six people, so to see 24k arms tirelessly waving for them throughout their live version of This Love, in another key, must've been quite gratifying for them. Adam worked the crowd and will be the next Rob Thomas. Where Rob wanders from rock into Latin and pop, the Maroon guys can get pretty spacey... if only they could hook up with a real guitarist.
I realized halfway through he show what is missing from current music and why almost every good guitarist I know, and most cover bands, play the classic masters... Petty, Clapton, Garcia, Hendrix... it's a little thing called the guitar solo. I don't know whether I'm proud or mortified to say this, but, the guitarist in my band is a much better player than anyone in Maroon 5, or most modern bands, period. It's almost like it's a lost art. the younger players usually can't compare to the older ones.
We live in the age of ADD, computers, cell phones, TV & multitasking. No one but Jewel, out there in Alaska, has the time to really focus. Clapton used to sit in that room with his guitar for days on end. I like current music but the singers get very few breaks and, as far as I'm concerned, a song without a guitar solo is like the missionary position... it may do the trick once in a while but....
Anyway, not to diminish the red ones, they deserve their success. As their website (above) is quick to point out, these guys earned their success the right way... by touring their asses off. And let me just add, as someone in recent proximity to Adam Levine's butt, it is quite nice. Their smash hit, Songs About Jane was actually released in 2002 and has risen steadily on the strength of their performing and the quality of the song-writing and vocals. Adam is a huge talent with an incredible work ethic... I really look forward to following his career.
I picked the encore, Beauty Queen, their current hit, but This Love is destined to become a classic with that hard beat and there are several other possible hits still to come out of Jane... my middle name.
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