Sometimes Plan B can put Plan A to shame. Singer/guitarist Adam
Levine, guitarist Jesse Carmichael, bass player Mickey Madden and
drummer Ryan Dusick would second that emotion, seeing as how their
first shot at the big time got them some rave notices, but not much
else. Now, their second shot, in the form of neo-soul rock outfit
Maroon 5, thanks to 2 songs, "Harder To Breathe" and "This Love",
has the LA-based Maroon 5 looking like the Cinderella story for
2005.
But perhaps we're getting ahead of ourselves. What about Plan
A?
Known as Kara's Flowers, Levine, Carmichael and Madden were the
toast of their West LA high school (Dusick, who’d known Levine
since they were nine and seven, respectively, had already
graduated). Here they were, 17 years old and making a CD with
legendary producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle
Branch). Life was grand.
The resulting album, Songs About Jane, was released in June 2002.
Funky rhythms and classic soul melodies co-habiting with searing
guitars and a powerful rock bottom end. On top of it all, Levine's
expressive voice belts out tale after tale of an ex-girlfriend. You
can probably guess her name.
