Yet, when Hands All Over hit the shops, it peaked at No. The rockier title track, meanwhile, was chosen as a fourth single in some markets, but by now the band had turned its attention to writing a juggernaut song that would become their signature hit. The chemistry between Levine and Christina Aguilera had already played out obviously on screen and added a teasing narrative to a strong song.
It was a similar story across the globe: the song spent 10 phenomenal weeks at the top of the Australian charts and a staggering seven weeks at No. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic rated the album very highly with 4. Bill Lamb fromAbout. There is a loosening up in sound here while keeping the infectious hooks that have always been a major part of the group's appeal.
Don't go looking for exceptional depth, but in a period in which mainstream pop sounds are ruling the charts again, Maroon 5 provide a good lesson in exactly how to make a solid pop album". The IGN review rated Hands All Over seven-stars out of ten, claiming that the album is "programmed to hit all the bases: dance-y tracks, pop anthems, quasi-ballads. Almost every song on this record could be a single Even though it's formulaic and delivers no surprises, fans of Maroon 5 should find exactly what they are looking for from this record.
Hugh Montgomery in The Observer wrote that 'Jaunty funk-pop and blustery arena balladry remain the order of the day, while Adam Levine's falsetto whine still proffers all the emotional gravitas of a mosquito'. Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone claimed, "at the helm, the dozen songs on Hands All Over are models of craftsmanship and efficiency Thus, the band's success lives and dies with his delivery.
That delivery remains technically sound, though as a whole, the band underwhelms here". The Now review also felt that "It's an accomplished record for singer Adam Levine and his faceless group, even if the whole affair sometimes sounds clinical in its approach".
The Yahoo! Music UK review was mixed, saying that "It's hard to imagine how Hands All Over could have been any more underwhelming. It features a nude animated woman flirting and dancing for the band members. It was featured on the television series Medium.
Maroon 5 began writing material for their third studio album, Hands All Over , after completion of a world tour that was launched in support of their studio album It Won't Be Soon Before Long.
Months later, the band received a phone call from Robert John "Mutt" Lange , who had heard that the band were beginning to write a new album, and expressed an interest in producing it.
And it drove us to be bigger and better than ever. The album's title track was written by Levine, Jesse Carmichael and Sam Farrar , while the production was done by Mutt. Scott Cooke and Lenny Castro played the percussion. Brad Blackwood from Euphonic Masters [5] was the mastering engineer. Written in the key of C minor , the song is placed in common time , with a moderate funk tempo. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Jakob Dorof of Slant Magazine wrote that "Hands All Over" is "the one real gamble"; despite the fact that it tries to hard to find a missing connection between the works of Prince , Queen and Nine Inch Nails , "it's certainly one of the more interesting things the band has ever recorded.
Rosen of Rolling Stone magazine wrote that it is a "big, silly arena-rock song reminiscent of Def Leppard ". She further noted, "but Maroon 5 are too meticulous, a little too uptight, to make good on the song's party-hearty promise. Levine and crew could be blue-eyed-soul godheads, the 21st-century Hall and Oates. But they need to loosen up first. A music video for the song was released on December 22, As the video progresses, a nude animated woman is shown dancing around him and flirting with the other members of the band.
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Powered by. Critic Reviews. Score distribution:. Positive: 2 out of Mixed: 8 out of Negative: 0 out of Some of the cuts may not sink their hooks in immediately, but track for track Hands All Over is Maroon 5's best album, capturing their character and craft in a cool, sleek package. All this publication's reviews Read full review. Los Angeles Times. Hands All Over reveals less about who frontman Adam Levine is than did Maroon 5's previous records; too often the songs cleave to opaque generalities.
Boston Globe. Really this is lead singer Adam Levine's show. Thus, the band's success lives and dies with his delivery. That delivery remains technically sound, though as a whole, the band underwhelms here.
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