Maroon 5 make my head hurt. I want to 100% hate them, but I just can’t. In twenty years, Maroon 5 songs will be the Taxicab Classics of the day. They are too darn catchy to ignore. Although it probably becomes a little easier to loathe them once you’ve heard them 1000 times in a day on Pleb FM.
When they first broke through, the image they went for was the whole casual, bestubbled, ruffle-haired vibe. And it worked, big time. The tunes were mainstream enough to be huge hits, while the image was just rough enough to reassure fans - and let’s face it, they’re mainly female - that they were just regular, yet hot, guys.
Fast forward a couple of years. In the first video from their new album, “Makes Me Wonder”, lead singer Adam Levine set out his stall right from the off. Tuxedo, cropped hair, a distinctly more chiselled appearance. No more Converse round these parts, that’s for sure.

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Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday October 30th, 2007 at 11:45 am

Craggle! Craggle’s back! And something tells me he’s been listening to David Bowie. Why? Because he’s nicked the best bits of Mr. B’s “Let’s Dance”, and then “done his thing” all over the bloody top of it. Well, it worked for Biggie. Or was that Ma$e? Whatever.
In case you were wondering whether Craggle is any less fond of “the laydeez”, I’m pleased to be able to tell you that no, no he is not. There are a couple of other changes you should be aware of, though. For one, he’s clearly been on the protein shakes. For another, the over-maintained ‘tache / beard combo? GONE. For proof, check the viddy after the clicky.

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Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday October 30th, 2007 at 9:16 am