Before the hardcore fans write me off, full disclosure: Maroon 5's 'Wake Up Call' was my second-favourite song of 2007, and 'Sunday Morning' my third-favourite of 2005. So I've really enjoyed their first two albums (despite some former fans saying 2007's 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' was "too commercial").

This collection of remixes, however, is another story completely. As eager as I am for new material from them (their third album is due next year, apparently), I just don’t see any reason for releasing this compilation of remixes of their hit singles off their first two albums.

Despite contributions from top-notch producers like Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs), Swizz Beatz (Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey), Pharrell Williams (nearly everybody) and Paul Oakenfold (ditto), there’s barely a track that demands a second listening.

The R&B/hip-hop remixes — which make up the first half of the disc — range from bland (the first seven tracks) to not-so-bad (David Banner's remix of 'Wake Up Call'). And, though I sorta worship Mary J Blige, I can't figure out why they wasted her on a bizarre "duet version" of 'Wake Up Call' (a song about a man who catches his girl in bed with another man, and proceeds to "shoot him dead").

The second half of this collection is dedicated to dance remixes by, among others, Paul Oakenfold, Tiësto, and DJ Premier. Fans of house music might enjoy these faster remixes, and perhaps Maroon 5 fans more hardcore than myself — but to those who don't know their music (and even some of us who do), they all sound like one long track.