Much like John Mayer, Maroon 5 was another pop-radio act I'd written off because of their popularity with the young teenybopper crowd and their semi-cheesy hit singles, but have since gained a grudging respect for. Seriously these guys are pretty damn good - no matter what you may think. Again like John Mayer, after listening to these guys' entire album, I found they were capable of a wide array of different styles and not just the same happy pop sound found in their overplayed but too-damn-catchy singles "This Love" and "She Will be Loved." "Shiver" and "Sweetest Goodbye," demonstrate their ability to throw down and rock, right along side their alt/indie counterparts. Their blues influences show on "The Sun" and "Secret," and their funk is rears it's nappy head on "Tangled," and "Through With You." There's even a live jam included on the album, "Not Coming Home." Going back to their other two radio singles, I always secretly loved the hard-hitting, frantic, "Harder to Breathe," and the piano-filled, Harry Connick Jr.-esque, "Sunday Morning." I guess Maroon 5 proves once again that you can't judge a band's music by their teenybopper fanbase or pop-radio station airplay and that it's always best to keep an open mind.