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Thread started 12/02/12 8:54am

scriptgirl

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How would you rate Adam Levine as a singer?

Passable, good or nails on chalkboard bad?

"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #1 posted 12/02/12 10:24am

Gunsnhalen

I guess he is passable.....

But his voice sound s whiny & blah to me :- confused

And they overplay the shit out of them now eek

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Reply #2 posted 12/02/12 10:42am

Ellie

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He's got a great pitch, but I wish he'd take it down by half an octave once in a while. Saying that I only know Maroon 5 by their singles.

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Reply #3 posted 12/02/12 1:57pm

cbarnes3121

i think he is a good crooner u can tell him when u hear himon the radio i sometimes wish he would switch up just a little but overall i would take him over majority of whats out now

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Reply #4 posted 12/02/12 2:09pm

Identity

Adam Levine sounds like a eunuch. His live vocals border on grating, with the exception of a few tunes.

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Reply #5 posted 12/02/12 3:30pm

aardvark15

Worst non-autotuned voice on top 40

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Reply #6 posted 12/02/12 6:21pm

Shard

I would label him as "barely passable". He has a very thin voice and mostly sounds the same in every song. He often struggles with his pitch when performing live, though I've noticed minor improvements lately compared to when the band first hit the big time. It does seem funny to me that he's a judge on "The Voice"...

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Reply #7 posted 12/02/12 6:38pm

Cinny

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I never thought him (or Maroon 5) would still be around today. I find his tone nasally. It's the same tone people describe as whiny. Whatever it is, we all hear it. Autotune makes it worse (for EVERY singer).

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Reply #8 posted 12/02/12 9:11pm

uniden

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i think he's fine, his sound doesn't annoy me.

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Reply #9 posted 12/02/12 9:40pm

scriptgirl

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Interesting how so many thought Maroon 5 would go the way of the dinosaur. Have you heard their version of Lovely Day By Bill Withers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsDo56K3lCE

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Reply #10 posted 12/02/12 9:56pm

SchlomoThaHomo

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I think he can sound great sometimes. I thought his feature on Kanye's "Heard 'Em Say" was arresting and gorgeous.

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Reply #11 posted 12/02/12 10:22pm

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I really can't listen to Maroon 5 all day. I do like songs here and there from them though (This Love and moves like jagger the most) but his voice becomes annoying after a while.

[Edited 12/2/12 14:24pm]

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Reply #12 posted 12/02/12 10:52pm

Timmy84

I'll only say this: he's lucky he has a body because that's the only thing he really got going for him.

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Reply #13 posted 12/03/12 3:08am

FnkyManifesto7

His voice went great with the music they used to do, you know, THE REAL MUSIC!! But his voice and originality doesn't go well with this poppy crap released by maroon 5 now. I wish they would return to their adult contemporary, Jamiroquai-influenced selves. I felt crushed when I heard their new album. Payphone is absolute crap, and Wiz Khalshithead doesn't make it better.
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Reply #14 posted 12/03/12 3:15am

Unholyalliance

Someone needs to tell him that you aren't supposed to sing through your nose.

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