I rented a certain unspecified movie last night and was listening to the songs that play over the credits and there was one song that was so familiar but I couldn't place it. Of course, I wrote down a few lines and got on Leo's Lyrics to discover it was "Best Days" by Matt White, a music video that I caught on MTVU a while ago. Instantly that morning came back to me, standing in front of the TV, trying to decide if I liked it. Maybe it was his voice, maybe it was his face, but I was undecided when the video ended. "Best Days" seemed like a ballad worthy of James Blunt and I don't mean that in a good way. Having heard it again last night, I suppose it's okay but there is something about that song that is annoying and sub par but catchy all at once.
It's those paradoxes that drive me up the wall. Take the mystery of Maroon 5. Extremely popular, fairly reliable pop-- but what can anyone make of Adam Levine's voice? It's high, whiny, scratchy, and nasal. Yet somehow, it doesn't appear to matter because Maroon 5 is fun to listen to and appealingly commercial. It's an odd place-- critically they are
nothing spectacular, so it's not that. Musically they're also average-- nothing mind blowing. My theory is that Levine is not one more lead singer in the vain of the ones from SImple Plan, Good Charlotte, or any other singer of that mid-range pitch. Won't complain about that. I'll listen to Maroon 5 and Levine's voice doesn't bother me. It perplexes me. I don't get why it doesn't ruin everything when I know that it doesn't sound that good. Oh well, I guess in the end all that matters is that people get enjoyment from the band. What else is there to ask for?
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