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Since they formed under the name of "Kara's Flowers" back in 1995, the band that soon became Maroon 5 has come a long way in the music industry and have definitely left a mark. Be it in the form of chart topping songs (She Will Be Loved) or controversial music videos (This Love) and lyrics (Harder to Breathe), Maroon 5 has definitely gained a sizable fan base with its soul-influenced rock music.

Their second latest album was released just last month, titled It Won't Be Soon Before Long. In just this one month, it has already sold more than 1.4 million copies and has reached the top of both the UK and US charts. After listening to the album, I'm sure almost anyone will agree that they deserve such a spot.

To start things off, the first track If I Never See Your Face Again is a pretty face paced song that will get your head bobbing up and down to the beat. The second track is one of the singles in this album: Makes Me Wonder. It's a slightly techno, but it fits in nicely with the overall rhythm and lyrics of the song, which is what made this song reach the top of the Worldwide, UK and US charts. If I had to pick one song out of the entire album, I'd say that Makes Me Wonder is my favourite one. The third song, Little of Your Time, doesn't slow things down one bit and might get some people dancing even. Following that, Wake Up Song follows the style of This Love, placing a heavy emphasis on the rhythm with the drums. The fifth song, Won't Go Home Without You, is slower than the previous songs, and has a style that's similar to She Will Be Loved, however I think that it's better than She WIll be Loved, but of course that might just be because of the fact that I've listened to She Will Be Loved one too many times.

The sixth song, Nothing Lasts Forever is once again a slower song whose style is pretty similar to the song before it. However, the next song, Can't Stop, immediately speeds things up once again with a fast paced rhythm. However, the next 2 songs, Goodnight Goodnight and Not Falling Apart are slower songs once again, with Kiwi increasing the pace of the album for one last time after that, the remaining three songs, Better That We Break, Back At Your Door and Infatuation (Bonus Track) then slowly finish off the album.

On the whole, It Won't Be Soon Before Long is a great album, with a nice balance of both fast and slow songs that will cater to the preferences of everyone. In my opinion, it is definitely an improvement over Songs About Jane, their previous album. However, some of their classics like This Love and She Will Be Loved might still be preferred by some of Maroon 5's fans, and it's not hard to understand why as those songs were definitely hard to beat. However, anyone who even remotely liked the first album will definitely not be disappointed by this one. For those of you who still haven't heard of Maroon 5 (I doubt there are many), it's time to come out from the rock that you've been hiding under and go get this album as most people will be able to appreciate their songs.

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