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Hello everyone! I've been reading some of the reviews and I had to comment on what I've been seeing, since I was there that (amazing) night. For starters, note the recording date - 1.22.03. In 2003 barely anyone knew who Maroon5 was (I did, thankfully, and was able to attend the acoustic set!). So the complaints that the songs aren't "spiced up" shouldn't apply to a recording so old. If there is one thing I'm upset about with this CD, it's that at one point in time this music was FREE on a website run by octone records, to promote the band. The web address was M5live dot com. However now it just points to Maroon 5's main website. It upsets me that they had it on a free media player for over a year, but tried to recoup their expenses for that night in the recording studio by releasing it on CD. It doesn't highlight the best of Maroon5 live at all, although it's still a nice recording. For a little background information about the CD. It was never going to be released- The acoustic set was an idea that the band came up with because every radio station interview they did had to be accompanied by a performance. Rather than lug gear everywhere, why not throw a big party and do a live set in a recording studio then just take the CD to the stations with you?! It started out as a great idea, although I'm not quite sure it ended up working out for them. I think radio DJ's prefer actual live music than CDs. I got there about an hour early that night, every member of the band was sweet and courteous. They had issues with setting up their monitors and such, but pulled it together just in time. There were maybe 60 people in attendance (John Mayer was in the control room for much of the night, but showed himself later). After the set the band just hung out with everyone, and gave out hugs freely as people left. I hope this helps give you an idea of how and why this CD was recorded. If you like my review please vote for it!! - Michele