Has Adam Levine Redeemed Himself?!
As some of you may be aware, one of the few videos where I had nothing good to say was Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger”. It broke me. In light of that, one of you kind souls sent me this video of Adam Levine singing Purple Rain live. I have to say, I was impressed. What I am confused about still, is where did it all go wrong? Have a look at this video and tell me why he moved away from rock?
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@tracihunter_74
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
This is the ONLY cover of this song that is acceptable!!!!
Period!
Gen ❌
@Mcpaholtz71
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Hard to watch you stopping the video every 5 seconds!
@turbocoma
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Oh, it can't get any worse than Maroon 5.
Ugh…it can't get any worse than Train.
Oh yeah?! Here's Adam Levine AND Patrick Monahan!
Fuck it…just kill me now.
@colinhedges4689
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I got maroon 5s first and fourth albums and loved the first, and just like going to see every Daniel Craig bond movie just to be disappointed the movie lacks in every way compared to casino royale, maroon 5 never came close to that first album.
@epec20
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
You can tell Justin hasn't watched him at all. Adams a brilliant guitarist, and his falsetto and mix are flawless 😂
@bawballs
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I love you man asa person. But your views I take with a pinch of salt unfortunately. You are a magical musician….but let's not forget 'the darkness' got all of our hopes up, with the first 2 realises! Sorry can't remember the titles, and that's due to my memory and not a dig. For me personally…I lost interest in you guys, when you jumped on the Christmas song pension wagon! It gets played every year of course….
And it's OK but not the best! Darkness being Darkness again would be great, fun and toe tapping imo! Get in that studio boys!x
@space_4736
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I love Maroon 5. Jordi was awful sure, but they make great music. Adam is a great singer, and James Valentine their guitarist is a brilliant guitarist.
@carrieorsel1340
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I too have a dislike for that song. I've barely heard it proper yet it seeps into my brain every time I hear the phrase 'moves like jagger' ugh, there it is again… for the rest of the day………..aaaaaaaa
@CagedPaps
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I personally don't think he was playing it, I think he's probably aware of large parts of it but wasn't deemed safe to play live. So yeah when he's over the pentatonic shapes and a bit of vibrato it looks right. But then seconds later he moves his fretting hand in a long slide – we don't hear that slide. We also hear notes when he isn't playing them. It's nice for his fans to drool over and Howard believed it but I think it's nothing more than a well rehearsed act.
Certainly in the follow up where he was interviewed by Howard, he played a bit of guitar, there's no way that player played this live. Fun performance but I prefer Prince.
@svenjansen2134
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Sorry stopped the video when the sqeaking started. This is blasphemy he shouldn't be doing this. Just stroking his VERY BIG EGO. Narcissist pur sang. Can't stand his face his eyes are to close to each other. He has a very untrustworthy face to me. He's a cheater, right?
@petelewisNZ
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
No
@erwinlaurio2564
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
please react to Maroon 5 rock song Harder to breath.
@revitalpuah6439
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Adam is really talented and this performance is excellent and he has the right to do what he wants with his talent like "move like jagger"…. i think u r obsessed with him
@118bone
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Have a listen at Maroon 5's Take What you Want
@paulsullivan8883
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Having heard Richie Sambora perform Purple Rain this just sounds 💩
@brianford8493
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Schroom number 0
@chuckdriver8269
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
No. He has not redeemed himself.🇺🇸
@benngunn7525
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I’m new to your channel Justin and i have to say, you are one of the nicest guys I’ve ever heard in any walk of life, let alone the murky world of music! I share a lot of your opinions but unfortunately I don’t convey them anywhere close to your level of balance and fairness..great channel and i can’t wait to catch up with it all
@YoueatBirb
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I bet you someone who knows Levine will show him this and secretly it'll inspire him, because Justin is such a wise person.
@kuhenelan
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Justin, won't you do a review of Alicia Keys feat John Mayer and Quest live – If I ain't got you/Gravity? In my opinion, it's one of the great performances in the last 10-15 years.
@mattg082
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
If there’s anyone to blame for Moves Like Jaguar, it’s Dr.Luke who is I guess ghost producing probably. From 2009 to a rapist… he wrote almost every electronic pop song on the charts for artists.
@mattg082
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I spy a Two Rock amp or amps…wonder if he really wanted that amp. It was just like give me the most expensive thing you got. I imagine he ask John Mayer and he was like here’s all the stuff.
@battlethebollocksrodgers9173
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
All of the this is trivial
@86paul80
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
2 seconds in and I have an answer – no he has not! 😁
@kristabel71
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
In answer to the title of the vid, no.
He doesn't sing, he whines.
He has openly looked down his nose at rock and metal as passe for a while now, occasional back tracking when it suits him.
I lump him in with numerous other showbiz douchebags and can't be bothered with him.
@mikelundquist4596
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
In my opinion, one should have multiple guitars… at least one for each tuning. In addition to standard and E flat, I use open G, E, DADGAD, the Rain Song tuning ( EADADE) . So, at least 6.
@joexkid9059
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
"he might have been ill that day" lmao you're a hero Justin
@milobroth9212
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Solo was cool, but everything else in his performance was just average 😶🌫️ sowwy not sorry
@thegratitudedude8091
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Justin. If you can take music which you yourself don't like, but figure out why other people like it – you've won the game. Moves like jagger has made a lot of people on this planet feel good. Its just energy. Peace and love bro
@rycarious
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
When Adam Levine and Maroon 5 are at their best they’re great. Shame that they’re rarely at their best.
@samcoll9443
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Getting Pete Friesen vibes from that solo
@lofidigitalmonk
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
According to his interview on “Howard Stern” he wasn’t planning to play the solo at Stern’s birthday bash. He realized he had to play it and was glad he learned years ago.
I’ll take his word for it, but I don’t think anything is “off-the-cuff” for this guy.
I think he did an awesome job.
The house band for Stern’s Birthday Bash was Train, fyi.
@Cycletroll
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Thank you for holding Levine's toes to the fire! Absolutely too much "vacuous pop nonsense " in the world!
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