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It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
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66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

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  • Summary: It has been five years, but Maroon 5 finally return with a follow-up to their huge-selling 2002 debut 'Songs About Jane.' The producers include Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, and Eric Valentine.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. Dot Music
    90
    Maroon 5 are the new Police, the new U2: a wildly exciting rock band who understand how to make great pop music that works everywhere from the bedroom and the iPod to the radio and the stadium.
  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    If you're only into the band for the music, then this will be a solid purchase – it's far more polished and focused than Songs About Jane. Lyrically, though, this album gets tired fast.
  3. Village Voice
    30
    There's nothing wrong with making music for tweens, or lighter-lofting boomers. It's simply a matter of execution, and here these chums are scattered and grasping.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 56
  3. Negative: 13 out of 56
  1. KarlE.
    10
    This is by far the best album I have heard in my entire life.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. WindyW
    5
    I loved the fist Albumb Songs about Jane but I hate there new stuff it sounds like every other premiered band featured on MTV for one month.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JuliaA.
    3
    the music's lukewarm, that I can stand. but I can't stand the lyrics.it's official now that Adam Levine has gone as a lust-maniac.apparently he can't write songs if he hadn't broke up with girls or had laid them.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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