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2. Maroon 5Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California.The group was formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while its members were stillin high school. The original members of the band were Adam Levine, JesseCarmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick; they signed to RepriseRecords and released an album, The Fourth World, in 1997. After a tepidresponse to the album, the band parted ways with the record label and themembers attended college. In 2001, the band regrouped, with JamesValentine added to the lineup, and pursued a new direction under the nameMaroon 5 3. Pop rock musicPop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its(typically) guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term,ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of popmusic. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercialproduct, less authentic than rock music.Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation andeven lyrical content. The terms "pop-rock" and "power pop" have been used todescribe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or theform of, rock music. Pop-rock has been defined as an "upbeat variety of rockmusic represented by artists such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, The EverlyBrothers, Rod Stewart, Chicago, and Peter Frampton 4. Maroon 5In September 1995, Levine, along with Carmichael, Madden and Ryan Dusick,another Brentwood High student, formed garage band Kara's Flowers. Thegroup played their first gig at the Whisky a Go Go, a nightclub in WestHollywood, California, with Levine on vocals and guitar. In 1997, the band wasdiscovered while they were performing at a beach party in Malibu byindependent producer Tommy Allen. Allen, along with his partner JohnDeNicola, had the band record an 11-track album. Owing to a string ofindustry showcases in Los Angeles, they were signed on to RepriseRecords through producer Rob Cavallo 5. Maps maroon 5 6. Maps maroon 5