Maroon 5 - JORDI ALBUM REVIEW
Stevie Nicks didn’t deserve this…
Don’t light the torches just yet. At their start, Maroon 5 was a pretty good band. Songs About Jane and It Won't Be Soon Before Long has some of my favorite pop-rock songs of all time, and I hold those two albums in high esteem. Everybody knew that they were declining after those albums, but nearly all of those albums have had at least a couple hits. “Misery,” “Moves Like Jagger,” “Payphone,” “Daylight,” “Sugar,” “Maps,” etc. When their last album, Red Pill Blues, hit the shelves, though, something changed. There really wasn’t a massive hit from this album, outside of a Cardi B remix that appeared on a deluxe reissue the next year. Was their relevance waning? I got a soft spot for them, and even though their music has declined, it sucks to see a band I held in high regard when I was younger stumble later in life. That’s why it was so surprising to see damn near no promotion for their newest album, JORDI, named after their late manager. What exactly happened on this? Let’s find out.
You know how some people say that some artists are sellouts? Like, giving in to the corporate machine? Maroon 5 just did that. Actually, I should say Adam Levine did that because, well, he’s really the only presence on this album. Also, we have to address what I just said earlier. This album is named after and dedicated to their manager and Levine’s childhood friend Jordan Feldstein (who also happens to be Jonah Hill’s older brother), who tragically passed away in 2017, and the single “Memories” framed the album as a tribute to Feldstein. Sadly, there’s nothing about this that makes this as a tribute to him. There’s also an odd trap influence all over this, and it really makes this seem like a parody. There’s plenty wrong with this, like Adam’s nasally vocals and the bland production, but the biggest sin of this album to me is Juice WRLD’s feature. I know he’s been dead for a while now, but his feature just felt so empty and hollow. Honestly, most of the features are pretty awful. blackbear, Bantu, Nipsey Hussle, and YG give pretty bad features. Megan thee Stallion, H.E.R., and Stevie Nicks are just there for the check, though.
I don’t know if I can talk about this for much longer, but JORDI is an absolute mess. There's just literally no emotion in this, and I don't really know how else to say it. This seems like satire, and if it is intended as such, great fucking job, Maroon 5. If that’s not the case and they actually thought this was okay to release, uh… better luck next time?
1/10
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JORDI is an Interscope release.
Don’t light the torches just yet. At their start, Maroon 5 was a pretty good band. Songs About Jane and It Won't Be Soon Before Long has some of my favorite pop-rock songs of all time, and I hold those two albums in high esteem. Everybody knew that they were declining after those albums, but nearly all of those albums have had at least a couple hits. “Misery,” “Moves Like Jagger,” “Payphone,” “Daylight,” “Sugar,” “Maps,” etc. When their last album, Red Pill Blues, hit the shelves, though, something changed. There really wasn’t a massive hit from this album, outside of a Cardi B remix that appeared on a deluxe reissue the next year. Was their relevance waning? I got a soft spot for them, and even though their music has declined, it sucks to see a band I held in high regard when I was younger stumble later in life. That’s why it was so surprising to see damn near no promotion for their newest album, JORDI, named after their late manager. What exactly happened on this? Let’s find out.
You know how some people say that some artists are sellouts? Like, giving in to the corporate machine? Maroon 5 just did that. Actually, I should say Adam Levine did that because, well, he’s really the only presence on this album. Also, we have to address what I just said earlier. This album is named after and dedicated to their manager and Levine’s childhood friend Jordan Feldstein (who also happens to be Jonah Hill’s older brother), who tragically passed away in 2017, and the single “Memories” framed the album as a tribute to Feldstein. Sadly, there’s nothing about this that makes this as a tribute to him. There’s also an odd trap influence all over this, and it really makes this seem like a parody. There’s plenty wrong with this, like Adam’s nasally vocals and the bland production, but the biggest sin of this album to me is Juice WRLD’s feature. I know he’s been dead for a while now, but his feature just felt so empty and hollow. Honestly, most of the features are pretty awful. blackbear, Bantu, Nipsey Hussle, and YG give pretty bad features. Megan thee Stallion, H.E.R., and Stevie Nicks are just there for the check, though.
I don’t know if I can talk about this for much longer, but JORDI is an absolute mess. There's just literally no emotion in this, and I don't really know how else to say it. This seems like satire, and if it is intended as such, great fucking job, Maroon 5. If that’s not the case and they actually thought this was okay to release, uh… better luck next time?
1/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
JORDI is an Interscope release.
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