John Mayer - Continuum
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Artist: John MayerEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Waiting on the World to Change
- I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)
- Belief
- Gravity
- The Heart of Life
- Vultures
- Stop This Train
- Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
- Bold as Love
- Dreaming with a Broken Heart
- In Repair
- I'm Gonna Find Another You
- Say
Free Music Notes for Continuum
Free Music Review: Amazing guitarist!
Hit: 5 Stars
Just warning you: I haven't written any reviews for a while, and I'm not very good at it, but here goes:
Rolling Stone recently (well, in 2007, so not so recently) labeled him as "Slowhand, Jr." in reference to Eric Clapton. Maybe it's the timing of when I discovered this album, but I've been listening to a lot of Clapton's stuff as well, and I must say I agree. Mayer is a master of the blues guitar. He produces a crisp, clear sound with every note he plays, regardless of how fast it may be.
Highlights:
"Waiting on the world to change": politically charged lyrics, great jam, you've probably heard it on the radio.
"Belief": one of the best guitar songs I've ever heard from any singer. Great harmonies during the chorus.
"Heart of life": very calm, beautiful lyrics.
"I'm gonna find another you": OK, so this one was not released as a single, or given any awards. But I think the lyrics are hilarious, and the performance of it is great.
"Say": only on the newer version of the album. You've undoubtedly heard this on the radio. The lyrics are good, but the chorus is VERY repetitive. The best part about this one is the guitar - I'm usually not a fan of high-pitched guitar playing, but the execution of this one is phenomenal.
One last thing: I had heard a lot about this album (I'd heard a couple songs on the radio), but I had never actually heard it straight through until a few weeks ago when I stumbled across it in the public library. Most of what I'd heard was not positive, but I figured - why not? I checked it out and listened to it, but I wasn't planning on liking this album at all. It grows on you.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you consider looking up this album. I'm definitely glad I did.
Continuum Poster
John Mayer's third studio album follows the multi-platinum "Room for Squares" (2001) and "Heavier Things" (2003), and marks his first turn as producer. It is his most soulful, cohesive collection yet and he says it's no accident that this project is where all of his efforts, his potential, and his disparate influences fully come together.
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Continuum is about as apt a title as it gets for John Mayer's third studio disc. Every element, from the peerless guitar playing to the plainspoken poetry of the lyrics to the breathy-sincere singing, makes a return from previous efforts. But to weakly pronounce this another worthwhile effort from an artist the world has come to expect a whole lot from and then call it a day would be no minor misdeed, because it's also the best, boldest disc he's ever made. Taking maturity as a theme throughout, Mayer tackles a batch of adulthood's bogeymen: indifference on the uptempo chart-climber "Waiting for the World to Change," aging on the melancholy-sweet "Stop This Train," and emotional trainwreckage on the big-rocking "In Repair." That's not to suggest he's turned overly introspective--check the Jimi Hendrix cover "Bold As Love," where he hits one home for guitarists who've been living in the shadow of legend everywhere, and the hard-charging "Belief," which benefits from a mesmerizing, liquid groove. Continuum may be the third in a series, but a creative cop-out this is not; Mayer is his generation's musical superman--powerful, unassailable, and magnetic. Hand that man a cape. --Tammy La Gorce
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