Hands All Over
by Maroon 5
  • Record Label: A&M
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2010
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 90
  3. Negative: 14 out of 90
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  1. GamePlayer77
    Jun 3, 2021
    6
    Although Maroon 5's overall quality is starting to get worse, they can still put out music that isn't too bad.

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  2. stonervideo
    Sep 22, 2010
    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 (MaroonPairing 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
  3. CantUseEmoji
    May 9, 2016
    6
    There are some good tracks, and there are some poor tracks. The good tracks have some good pop stuff, clean production, and occasionally see some soul that recalls Songs about Jane. The not good tracks have a whine, thin voiced Adam Levine, with some generic to poor lyricism, and overproduced sound. Better than "It Won't be Soon Before long" even though it is less consistent, especiallyThere are some good tracks, and there are some poor tracks. The good tracks have some good pop stuff, clean production, and occasionally see some soul that recalls Songs about Jane. The not good tracks have a whine, thin voiced Adam Levine, with some generic to poor lyricism, and overproduced sound. Better than "It Won't be Soon Before long" even though it is less consistent, especially towards the end.… Expand

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. NOW Magazine
    60
    It's an accomplished record for singer Adam Levine and his faceless group, even if the whole affair sometimes sounds clinical in its approach.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    40
    Hands All Over won't fulfill Levine's ambition to redefine Maroon 5's identity: If anything, it only steers the band further from the potential suggested by their 2002 debut, Songs About Jane.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Levine and crew could be blue-eyed-soul godheads, the 21st-century Hall and Oates. But they need to loosen up first.
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