Maroon 5 "Red Pill Blues"

To be Overexposed to the opinions of others cannot only stifle one's self discovery or  blur one's self identity but it can also drain the creative spirit. I may have made this remark or implied my dwindling excitement with new music at the outset of that review. All of the aural radiation had affected how I would predominantly react to new music in the present. The pursuit of reviewing every album I listened to all that time ago, caused me to reconsider the intent, and while I am thankful and blessed that I can still enjoy music, its not the same.
Revisiting that album, it's more consistent and engaging than I remember; as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, or allows you to experience an album with rested ears. I can say the same about V, but that is not while we are here.
Congrats Maroon 5. You have released another album full of bangers, and the occasional dud, but it is safe to say that the majority of albums have both, and not just those released by Maroon 5.
 When it came to the Red Pill Blues, a lot of those emanate from relationships, but that is not surprising considering their past output. The choice of the real world and all it may offer including pain. It was far from a fair trade when all Adam received was unrequited love and a synthetic rose, or when regret served as an accessory to his former lover's "Denim Jacket." Unrequited love can be some of the most painful of love, but would it be classified as red pill or blue pill?  In the hopes that the focus of one's affection may eventually return the love blurs that line, yet "Cold" is pretty straightforward where the author stands, even though there is that glimmer that a chance still exists.
Relationships that were not meant to be? "Best 4 You" opens with a red-pill realization that a bond may exist, but its future is bleak, and that it may not be the healthiest of connections to invest in for one, or both parties. "Wait" was the reactive banger involving another relationship never meant to be, it was the saccharine optimism on the tongue that kept the preferred pill pigment blue, until it was too late.
When it comes to the end of any relationship, "Closure" is often required just so neither parties are left wondering "what if?" and both can move on with their lives. Although this was the finale of the original full-length, it serves as an intermission , or a breather before the listener takes some more hits to the ears of the deluxe edition. While the instrumental suffix was nice and served well as background music, I was expecting more; as for whether this will indicate their future direction, that's up in the air.
I can see why the singles are often the first few songs, but this album has bangers on both ends, it's just that the final few singles are a tad more depressing than the others at the outset.