or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
72 used & new from $0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
Sorry!
X
Maroon
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Maroon [IMPORT]

Webb Brothers
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews) | More about this product
Price: $25.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Tuesday, November 10? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
18 new from $1.80 54 used from $0.01

Amazon's Webb Brothers Store

Webb Brothers
Find all the CDs, MP3s, and vinyl, plus photos, videos, biographies, discussions, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Webb Brothers Store

Frequently Bought Together

Maroon + Beyond the Biosphere + The Webb Brothers
Price For All Three: $64.95

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

  • This item: Maroon ~ Webb Brothers

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details

  • Beyond the Biosphere ~ Webb Brothers

    Usually ships within 1 to 3 weeks.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • The Webb Brothers ~ Webb Brothers

    Usually ships within 3 to 5 days.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Get $1 worth of MP3 downloads from Amazon MP3 after you order your item. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Webb Brothers

The Webb Brothers

~ Webb Brothers
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  $23.98
Cottonwood Farm

Cottonwood Farm

~ Jimmy Webb
$20.99
Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb

Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb

~ Glen Campbell
4.7 out of 5 stars (7)  $5.98
Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London

Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London

DVD ~ The Zombies
4.1 out of 5 stars (12)  $17.99
For Emma, Forever Ago

For Emma, Forever Ago

~ Bon Iver
4.3 out of 5 stars (83)  $12.99
› Explore similar items

Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
  • Original Release Date: 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Wea International
  • ASIN: B00004Y58Z
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,370 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

    Popular in this category: (What's this?)

    #62 in  Music > Imports > Alternative Rock

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
 
1. Liar's Club
2. I Can't Believe You're Gone
3. All the Cocaine in the World
4. Summer People
5. Low Grade Fever
6. Marooned
7. Intermission
8. Fluorescent Lights
9. In a Fashion
10. Suddenly Awake
11. Powder Pale
12. Are You Happy Now?
13. Sleep If You Can

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The next step on from Beyond the Biosphere--the self-financed debut album that brought brothers Christian and Justin Webb major-label attention and plaudits from the press and public--Maroon is a relic of a bygone era when songs, not production tricks, were king, and melodies and words had more purpose than being just a pretty tune and something to sing along with it. The chugging pianos of "I Can't Believe You're Gone," the deadbeat guitars and self-depreciating lyrics of "The Liar's Club," and the somber lament of "All the Cocaine in the World, belong to some American road movie--capturing as they do the fears, realizations, and emotional turmoil of life. Sounds dour and depressing, but like Elliott Smith's, their melodies are too captivating and laced with too much deadpan humor to demoralize. For every sedate song, there's a rousing chorus, a samba intermission, or a stirring crescendo to lift the spirits. All these underutilized composer's tricks are enough to make one hallucinate that the Webb Brothers' music is in fact from a much-missed era, one that is well overdue a revival.


Product Description

'Proper' full length debut for the offspring of songwriting legend Jimmy Webb, their follow-up to the critically acclaimed 30 minute long demo, 'Beyond The Biosphere'. Includes the first single, 'Summer People'. Produced by Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths). 2000 release. Standard jewlecase.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

10 Reviews
5 star:
 (5)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.0 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cinematic!, September 18, 2000
By B.A.S. (watford, herts United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
The CD artwork on Maroon is some of the best I've seen for ages. It's reminiscent of an old film poster - in maroon, of course - with voluptuous ladies, bats, all sorts of hedonistic shennanigans and the Webb Brothers, torches in hand, trying to navigate their way through this 'pergatory', as they describe it on one track. And that's what the concept is, the shallowness and self defeating nature of life as one endless party. The album starts off with the Liars Club meeting up to get blitzed, in a state of self denial that they aren't 21 anymore and are really too old for this kind of thing. The instrumentation is both exotic and sparse, with great sweeping introductory strings giving way to the classic Webb guitar and piano accompaniement, and this combination of the grand with the austere works very effectively throughout the album. However, the broodingly dramatic atmoshere of the album and its storyline - boy goes out, boy gets stoned, boy meets girl, girl gets stoned and dies - is almost lost on the one poor track, In A Fashion, which is reminiscent of McCartney at his most strummy-boppy-singy. Still the star that was lost for that minor inconvenience is acquired back with the artwork.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best album you'll hear this year. Buy it now!, July 3, 2001
By A Customer
This is one of the best albums I have ever heard. You will definitely not be disappointed. Your friends will consider you a genius once you turn them onto The Webb Brothers.

Someone thought I was listening to Pink Floyd when I had it in the car (obviously not a genius himself). It's no Pink Floyd, but it is definitely something that you will want to hear for a very long time. This album will appeal to all type of people, and you will find yourself humming the tunes all the time. Wait until you hear "Low Grade Fever," "Marooned," and a great version of Hushdrops' "Summer People."

A must have for any collection. Buy several copies--give them to friends.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Caught in a Webb, October 9, 2001
On "Maroon," Christiaan and Justin Webb blow up the mini multiplex vistas of their debut, Beyond the Biosphere, into a wide-screen panorama, fleshing out their tunes with blinding technicolor details. Much like the epic sweep of classic songs like "MacArthur Park" - written by none other than their famous father, songwriter Jimmy Webb - "Maroon" takes unexpected turns and twists that are as fun as they are jarring. With its sleigh bells, careering violins and ringing pianos, the album could overload on its own orchestral sugar high, but instead is underpinned with bleak moods and dizzying aural sensations that make for an extremely uneasy listening experience. With its extravagant shades of dark and light and its odd combination of surreal kitsch and lyrical brutalism, "Maroon" tills a sonic landscape that's truly unique. Call it muzak noir.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great melodies
I discovered the Webb Brothers through internet radio. I heard the song "Low-Grade Fever" and was so thoroughly impressed that I decided to take a chance and order this album... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jake

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album Of 2001
After a long stint of listening to many albums over the course of the year, I had to finally come to terms with what I thought was at the top of the heap. Read more
Published on August 3, 2003 by Non-Descript Reviewer

5.0 out of 5 stars "Maroon" a gem -- just gets better and better
I buy lots of music of all styles every Tuesday and have found "Maroon" to be an album that holds up upon repeated listening. Read more
Published on February 26, 2003 by Walter Swarthau

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing wrong, just nothing especially right
What's most striking about this record is its ability to sound just like someone else (Ben Folds, Elvis Costello, even, strangely enough, Steve Miller and Joe Walsh at points)... Read more
Published on April 8, 2002 by Robert S Michaels

1.0 out of 5 stars Hard to get through!
I bought this cd because I like their father's music so much, and i'm sure that's the last reason they would want for attracting an audience, but that's the reality! Read more
Published on September 4, 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars A very fine effort...
...but lackluster overall. The production is okay, and the songs are good, with a number of songs being quite good, however, I saw them live, and these guys can rock out. Read more
Published on July 25, 2001 by Jeff Raymond

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Loving Brothers!
From the dramatic openings of the first track-"The Liar's Club" to the closing moments of the final track-"Sleep If You Can"-this album will maintain your... Read more
Published on February 28, 2001 by Ian Creamer

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums

So You'd Like to...

Create a guide

SoundUnwound Says...

“Maroon opens new browser window by The Webb Brothers opens new browser window is mainly Alternative Rock, quite Pop, with hints of Alternative”

Disagree? Cast your vote now! opens new browser window

Share your knowledge and explore the rest of the music world at SoundUnwound.com opens new browser window

SoundUnwound Logo

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Maroon
63% buy the item featured on this page:
Maroon 4.0 out of 5 stars (10)
$25.99
The Webb Brothers
26% buy
The Webb Brothers 5.0 out of 5 stars (2)
$23.98
Low to the Ground
11% buy
Low to the Ground 4.5 out of 5 stars (34)
Explore similar items

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Music by subject:










i.e., each title must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.