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Hands All Over - Maroon 5
  • Band Name: Maroon 5
  • Record Label: A&M
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2010
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63 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: In 2008, Maroon 5 released a remix album with the help of several different DJs and producers. The group then spent most of the following two years working with a different producer -- famous rock/country-pop architect Robert John "Mutt" Lange -- on Hands All Over, which marked the band's third studio offering of rhythmic, soulful pop songs.… Expand
  • Record Label: A&M
  • Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    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.
  2. Uncut
    60
    A solid if formulaic record. [Nov 2010, p.94]
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  3. BBC Music
    60
    The rude guitar sleaze of Hands All Over, or the cocky glam-stomp in Stutter's verses show a band who are really at their best when they play pop music like the sleazy rockers they clearly are. In Adam Levine's mind, at least.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. myfears
    10
    I went to see Maroon 5 when they came to Australia, they sang all of the their hits. The concert went for 2 hours, it was the best. I've been waiting for their new album but I didn't think they could make another album as good as the rest because I liked their older hits so much. I listened to it once and thought it wasn't as good, BUT after 2 to 3 more times I was completely hooked and loved every song. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. and Adam Levine SEXY.....HOT… Expand
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  2. jevon
    10
    To begin with... i some reviews bashing the album, does people should just go jump off a cliff. okay so maybe the album isn't MICHAEL JACKSON GREAT or the second coming of SAJ but it's still a good effort and a good album by maroon 5. even when i heard it for the first time i was like'' okay not what i expected", but then the songs i didn't quite fancy grew onto me. In the end i realized these guys really wanted to try something different and the results aren't that bad. also people are saying the lyrics are pretty lame....i'd say "simple" and sometimes that's not so bad(think apple). All in all maroon 5, hands all over....recommended. favorite songs include: misery, i can't lie, runaway, just a feeling and how.… Expand
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  3. stonervideo
    4
    Pairing Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band seemed great on paper -- his knack for pop hooks and glossy production would amp up the hooks in a band that occasionally veers close to blank funk. Unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true, as RJMLange's perfectionism only serves to further flatten most of the songs -- and performances -- here. Instrumental moments by the band (Maroon 4?) worth noting are rare, and so the record rises and falls on Adam Levine's vocals, which have always struck me as slightly bland in the first place. I wonder what they would sound like if their next record was a live-in-the-studio offering ...… Expand
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