Artists whose careers declined badly after only one album (personal opinion).
Hey everyone—before you tell me Maroon 5 sucks, I *know*. Some people like them, but for most, it’s just about their radio hits or being sick of how overplayed their songs are. But strangely enough—and I say this from personal experience—*Songs About Jane* is undoubtedly (and unanimously) the only good thing they’ve ever done. I think it had a blend of organic elements—funk, groove, rock, and touches of pop—that was far superior to what they do now. Plus, like I said, it’s an album I absolutely loved and used to have on repeat as a teenager. I stopped listening after that—let's just say I realized how pathetic Adam Levine was. I suppose that hatred, combined with the fact that they essentially started churning out shitty songs—even if tracks like "Payphone" and "Sugar" have a bit of nostalgia—turned me off. Nowadays, I feel like it’s basically just Adam Levine and his friends.
To each their own, of course. Like I said, I stopped listening after the first album, and when I gave them another chance later on, their sound struck me as similar to Imagine Dragons—which is not a compliment thought everybody could give they opinions.