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Maroon 5: Five Meanest Reviews and Why Critics Hate Them

By Michelle Lee, Hollywood.com Staff

To music critics, Adam Levine isn't an easy person to like. We get it. The Maroon 5 singer and judge on The Voice dates only supermodels (subtract 5 points), stars on a reality TV show (subtract 10 points) and gives detestable quotes like these (subtract 20 points).

The 33-year-old frontman and his band have reached insane levels of mass sales with songs like ""Moves Like Jagger,"" featuring Levine's co-judge Christina Aguilera, which topped charts in 18 countries and has sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S. But they still can't get a good review from a majority of critics.

Now, their new album ""Overexposed,"" which hit stores on Tuesday, has raised the hate levels up one notch. The worst of the worst reviews? Read on:

"Overexposed is a hit-seeking missile that doesn't just slaughter Maroon 5's reputation for sincerity, it festoons its corpse with glitter, hairspray and Hello Kitty Stickers." — The Washington Post (Ouch. Tell us how you really feel, WashPo!)

""Once a real live band whose humanity, however glossy it might have been, could be verified by its mostly organic sound, Maroon 5 now appears to have converted into a silicone simulacrum of its former self with "Overexposed," a collection of faceless android pop guaranteed to sound exactly like all the songs sequenced around it on Top 40 radio."" — News OK

""Another word for the color 'maroon' is 'plum.' The sooner this bunch of plums fade back into obscurity, the better."" — UK's Independent

""Why are Maroon 5 still the MOR mavens you can't defend to your mates? Because Adam Levine still sings like Sting with blue balls."" — NME

""If (like me) you thought that it was virtually impossible for an act as shamelessly commercial as Maroon 5 to 'sell out,' think again."" — Ultimate-Guitar.com

Follow Michelle on Twitter @HWMichelleLee

[Photo: Wenn]

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