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Continuum
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| Part No: | B0014VPFTA |
| Manufacturer: | Sony |
| MFG Part: | 727976 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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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
Special limited edition tour package includes a bonus CD with live versions of "Vultures", "Belief", "Waiting on the World to Change", "Dreaming with a Broken Heart", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Gravity", as well as a 20-page booklet with exclusive tour photos.
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.
| Great Music! | 2010-02-16 | 5 / 5 |
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Great music!!! If you're a John Mayer fan you will find yourself liking every song. But PLEASE BE AWARE if you are planning to download the MP3 version of this CD, that on the MP3 ALBUM the song "Say" is not included! So is basically forcing you to pay an extra $1.29 to download the 13th song. THAT SUCKS!!! Nice way to rip off your customers, !
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| CD Purchase | 2010-02-11 | 5 / 5 |
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| I received the package fast and the CD is in perfect working condition so I am very happy with my purchase. |
| Fantastic CD | 2009-11-14 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is a great CD!!! Good price and received it in the blink of an eye. He is coming to Portland OR in March 2009. |
| Turning Into a Grown Up | 2009-11-11 | 4 / 5 |
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The big handed John Meyer has grown up before our very ears. While he was a younger guitar godlet, his musical range (especially lyrically) was still that of a kid. He wanted to break away from that mold with his power trio album, Try! Live in Concert, it isn't until now that Mayer sounds like his own man. "Waiting For the World To Change" is the calling card, when he sings
"One day our generation
is gonna rule the population,
so we keep on waiting,
waiting on the world to change."
You can see the youthful kid become a more idealistic adult. And those "Clapton Jr" comments that have swirled around him? They are now 100% apt. Mayer is flowing his blues as naturally as they come. When he tackles Hendrix's "Bold As Love," you have to admire his guts. "Belief" and "Vultures" are mature songs that show a huge leap from Heavier Things, where his sound and lyrics are fully formed and beautiful.
His band, now under the core of bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan, mixes rock and blues, pop and jazz in a smooth and clear and cool finished CD. The dictionary defines continuum as "A continuous extent, succession, or whole, no part of which can be distinguished from neighboring parts except by arbitrary division" and the seamlessness of the 2008 model of John Mayer meets that definition. "Continuum" is the work of an artist approaching the peak of his powers, and rates as an album in the league of his older peers. |
| Great Seller | 2009-09-12 | 5 / 5 |
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| Great seller. CD was in exact condition as described. No problems. Shipment was fast. Would definitely do business with again. |
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