Maroon 5 rocks Arco

Sarah Pollo

The rapid beat of the audience&s feet pounding the ground could be heard everywhere as fans of Maroon 5 impatiently beckoned the men to appear at Arco Arena on Friday night.

Adam Levine, the lead vocalist also playing guitar, didn&t keep his fans waiting for long.

Out from one of the corner&s platform, Levine emerged, strumming his instrument and using his seductive voice to woo the women in front of him.

As soon as he hit the spotlight, he launched into &This Love,& one of the bands most popular serenades taken from their recent album, &Songs About Jane.&

Shades of purple, pink and red danced across the room while the song&s lyrics flowed through the air, creating an atmosphere of love that perfectly blended with Levine&s sultry and sexual sound.

It became very apparent that Maroon 5 catered to its women listeners as many of them remained standing throughout the concert.

&I tried my best to feed her appetite, keep her coming every night, so hard to keep her satisfied,& sang Levine from the song &This Love& while taking off one of his shirts.

Young girls& screams could be heard echoing off the walls, drowning out the band&s sound that bellowed out from the towering speakers scattered throughout the arena.

Signs like &It&s Getting Harder to Breathe& and &I Love You Adam& bounced up and down to the drums& rhythms played by Ryan Dusick.

The sound on stage remained in sync with the sound the band produced on its albums.

During the second song, the entire audience sang the first two verses in unison and with complete clarity, proving their loyalty as listeners to the group.

Levine seemed impressed as he held the microphone up to the crowd, smiling and looking around at his band members shared approval.

To add some spice to the already toxic concert, Mickey Madden, the band&s bass player, ran out onto the floor with his instrument.

He had to dodge several crazed mobs of fans, who chased after him in hopes of somehow getting a chance to touch a piece of his shirt, before returning to stand beside Levine.

Dusick also added some pizzazz by taking his rock and roll expertise beyond his drum set and into the microphone.

He closed the band&s performance by singing one of AC/DC&s hit songs, &Highway to Hell,& which the crowd went wild over.

Everyone rose to their feet and clapped to the beat as Dusick picked up the microphone stand and ran back and forth across the stage.

After the rock and roll subsided, Maroon 5 tried a mock finish, but the audience didn&t fall for it.

More intense and seemingly endless feet pounding the arena&s floors begged the men to come back, which they eventually did, playing &She Will Be Loved& as their closing song.

To the crowd&s dismay, the song couldn&t last forever and when the music died down, Levine shouted his routine thanks to Sacramento and all of his fans for coming out to the concert.

Like two lovers departing, the people slowly and reluctantly began to leave their seats as the lights flickered on and the melodies disappeared.