History of Marron 5
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Kara's Flowers and formation of Maroon 5 (1992–2002)
The four original members of Maroon 5 have known each other since attending Brentwood School together in Los Angeles.[2][3] While attending Brentwood School, Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael joined up with Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick to form Kara's Flowers,[4] a garage/grunge candee. The name was taken from a girl that the band had a "collective crush" on.[3] The band played its first gig at Whisky a Go Go on September 16, 1995. While they were playing a beach party in Malibu, indie producer Tommy Allen heard them playing and offered to manage them and record a complete record with his partner, songwriter John DeNicola (Dirty Dancing ). While shopping for a deal for the band, Bob Cavallo's management team heard the record Allen and DeNicola produced, which eventually led to their deal with Reprise Records and producer Rob Cavallo.[5] Very early on, their sound was what Carmichael called "Fugazi [the sound] meets Sesame Street [the lyrics]". However, by the release of The Fourth World in 1996, they had morphed into band reminiscent of 1960s Brit pop.[3] Despite high expectations from the band and record company, the album failed to catch on and their lead single, "Soap Disco", was a failure.[6] According to Levine, the failure of the album was "a huge disappointment" that nearly led them to break up in 1998.[3][7] The album sold around 5,000 copies and they were dropped after only six months.[8]
Levine and Carmichael went to college at Five Towns College in Long Island, New York, while Madden and Dusick stayed home in L.A., and attended a semester of college at UCLA.[7] At Five Towns College, Levine and Carmichael were exposed for the first time to the gospel, hip-hop and R&B of their largely African-American schoolmates.[9] Levine credits the period with informing the band's new style stating:
“ | I spent a lot of time in New York where I was exposed to an urban and hip-hop culture in a...
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Kara's Flowers and formation of Maroon 5 (1992–2002)
The four original members of Maroon 5 have known each other since attending Brentwood School together in Los Angeles.[2][3] While attending Brentwood School, Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael joined up with Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick to form Kara's Flowers,[4] a garage/grunge candee. The name was taken from a girl that the band had a "collective crush" on.[3] The band played its first gig at Whisky a Go Go on September 16, 1995. While they were playing a beach party in Malibu, indie producer Tommy Allen heard them playing and offered to manage them and record a complete record with his partner, songwriter John DeNicola (Dirty Dancing ). While shopping for a deal for the band, Bob Cavallo's management team heard the record Allen and DeNicola produced, which eventually led to their deal with Reprise Records and producer Rob Cavallo.[5] Very early on, their sound was what Carmichael called "Fugazi [the sound] meets Sesame Street [the lyrics]". However, by the release of The Fourth World in 1996, they had morphed into band reminiscent of 1960s Brit pop.[3] Despite high expectations from the band and record company, the album failed to catch on and their lead single, "Soap Disco", was a failure.[6] According to Levine, the failure of the album was "a huge disappointment" that nearly led them to break up in 1998.[3][7] The album sold around 5,000 copies and they were dropped after only six months.[8]
Levine and Carmichael went to college at Five Towns College in Long Island, New York, while Madden and Dusick stayed home in L.A., and attended a semester of college at UCLA.[7] At Five Towns College, Levine and Carmichael were exposed for the first time to the gospel, hip-hop and R&B of their largely African-American schoolmates.[9] Levine credits the period with informing the band's new style stating:
“ | I spent a lot of time in New York where I was exposed to an urban and hip-hop culture in a...