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Overexposed
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Pop songs about darker side of love; check out edited album.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Overexposed isn't explicit pop music but is at a level beyond squeaky-clean records from teen bands like One Direction. The lyrics get pretty steamy at times, with several references to touching and spending the night together, though they never cross the line into graphic territory. The unedited version of "Payphone" has "s--t" and "f--k" in it, while a version of the album with bonus tracks drops the word "f--k" a couple more times. There's also a fair amount of fighting and arguing, with a few lines about "throwing things." Still, most tunes on the album are OK for older tweens.
What's the story?
OVEREXPOSED, the fourth full-length studio album by masters of the addictive pop song Maroon 5, finds the five guys singing about the ups and downs of love with help from fellow musicians like rapper Wiz Khalifa and Ryan Tedder, lead singer of the band OneRepublic. Frontman Adam Levine capitalized on his role with the mega-popular TV show The Voice to release the record's first single, "Payphone," on an episode.
Is it any good?
Maroon 5's music is the very definition of the term "guilty pleasure." While the first few synth-based songs are a bit rocky (aside from the addictive "One More Night"), the record picks up a lot of steam about midway through, starting with Adam Levine's killer falsetto in "Ladykiller" and wrapping up with the final track: a simply awesome, burlesque-esque cover of Prince's classic "Kiss."
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about why Maroon 5 explores the darker side of love here. Do you like songs about relationship woes sometimes, or you prefer happier love tunes?
Lead singer Adam Levine is well known for hitting the social scene and dating lots of girls; do you think rocky romantic relationships often come with this territory? Why or why not?
What kinds of things can you imagine the band singing about in 20 years?
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Kid, 11 years old
July 25, 2012
AGE
Ok
My 12 year old cousin got this cd for me. I am 11, and my mom was not happy about the gift, because of the parental advisory explicit content
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Kid, 11 years old
July 23, 2012
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Great song
They say words like f##k s##t and h##l so and they have other things that aren't appropriate for most kids under 12 Why do t you just hear yourself but they are my new favorite band so
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Kid, 11 years old
August 13, 2012
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Maroon 5's best is maybe their iffiest
This is Maroon 5 at its best, but it is a little on the edge. It has lyrics in One More Night that say, "You and I go rough, We keep throwing things and slamming the doors" but the rest of the album is pretty age appropriate. In Payphone it says in the rap "F#%k that s$#t" which is the worst of the album. I give this album 4 out of 5 stars and 9 out of 10.
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Kid, 12 years old
August 10, 2012
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Not Bad
I luv Maroon Five, i've been listening to them since songs about jane. This album is so good. I know almost all the songs. The lyrics are good, too. Ryan Tedder, (one republic lead singer) wrote some of them. Parents: You should get the clean/edited album, because "one more night", "payphone", and "tickets" have cursing in them. I want to see what new stuff Maroon 5 has next.
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Teen, 13 years old
September 3, 2012
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A more mature album by a well-known pop-rock band.
This album is not for little kids. The unedited version bears a parental advisory label, as "Payphone" and "Tickets" (and "Wasted Years" on the deluxe version) are explicit. The lyrics are not sexually graphic, though. This album is not for younger kids; for older kids, get the edited version.
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Teen, 14 years old
April 12, 2013
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Maroon 5 is my favorite band!
The only song with any suggestive material is payphone, which drops the F bomb and S word a few times, but the entire album is fine with the exception of this one unedited song.
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| Artist: | Maroon 5 |
| Type: | Album |
| Release date: | June 26, 2012 |
| Label: | A&M Records |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
| Edited version available: | Yes |
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