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Good price and received it in the blink of an eye. This is a great CD. He is coming to Portland OR in March 2009.
"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. They are now 100% apt. While he was a younger guitar godlet, his musical range (especially lyrically) was still that of a kid. And those "Clapton Jr" comments that have swirled around him. "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. He wanted to break away from that mold with his power trio album, Try. "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.
Mayer is flowing his blues as naturally as they come. 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. The big handed John Meyer has grown up before our very ears. Live in Concert, it isn't until now that Mayer sounds like his own man. When he tackles Hendrix's "Bold As Love," you have to admire his guts.
Would definitely do business with again. No problems. Great seller. CD was in exact condition as described. Shipment was fast.
Good quality c d. Thank you I liked the service response from seller. fast ship & delivery.
I'm definitely glad I did. It grows on you.Thanks for reading, and I hope you consider looking up this album. You've undoubtedly heard this on the radio. 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. But I think the lyrics are hilarious, and the performance of it is great."Say": only on the newer version of the album. 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. Mayer is a master of the blues guitar. "I'm gonna find another you": OK, so this one was not released as a single, or given any awards. The lyrics are good, but the chorus is VERY repetitive. 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. 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.
Great harmonies during the chorus."Heart of life": very calm, beautiful lyrics. 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.
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