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It Won't Be Soon Before Long

by Maroon 5

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of 455,611

15,697
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of 265,875

4,370
2008

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120

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Overall Rating: 2.2117 It Won't Be Soon Before Long is ranked overall as 2.2117 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.5517 It Won't Be Soon Before Long has an avg. critic score of 2.5517 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

If some of the ballads aren't as distinguished as the livelier tracks, they nevertheless are as sharply crafted as the rest, and the end result is that It Won't Be Soon Before Long is that rare self-stylized blockbuster album that sounds as big and ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine may or may not be the carousing ''man-whore'' that Page Six pegs him to be. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

There's not a lot to fall deeply in love with here, but Levine and crew understand the importance of packing as much thrill as possible into each tryst, leaving you with mostly good feelings and no lasting emotional scars. ...more

Stylus Magazine

Were the album as sleek and steely as “Makes Me Wonder,” we would be crowning and mitering Maroon 5 as master purveyors of white-boy funk. ...more

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Dot Music

Maroon 5 are the new Police, the new U2: a wildly exciting rock band who understand how to make great pop music that works everywhere from the bedroom and the iPod to the radio and the stadium. ...read the complete review at Dot Music

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Sputnikmusic

These are all songs that you would have trouble getting out of your head, and It Won’t Be Soon Before Long is the second coming and establishing factor of Maroon 5 as the pop band of the century thus far....read the complete review at Sputnikmusic

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Spin

When your first album sells four million copies, you're bound to try to play out a few musical fantasies with the follow-up, and these modern-pop lotharios are now dabbling in everything from nouveau disco to sleazy funk to big-band balladry....read the complete review at Spin

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Village Voice

There's nothing wrong with making music for tweens, or lighter-lofting boomers. It's simply a matter of execution, and here these chums are scattered and grasping....read the complete review at Village Voice

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Playlouder

Listen to this record and you realise that by comparison, Robbie Williams does actually have some soul. And if that's not a damning indictment of one of the most execrable records you're likely to hear this decade, I don't know what is....read the complete review at Playlouder

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