Continuum

Heavier Things John Mayer's big-label debut was a multiplatinum breakthrough success whose sensual anthem "Your Body Is a Wonderland" scored him an unlikely Grammy for Best Pop Vocal. That out-of-the-box succes--and more than a few critics grousing that Mayer's muse was cloned from Dave Matthew...	Room for Squares Singer-songwriter John Mayer fills his debut, Room for Squares, with pep talks to and advertisements for himself. Even when questioning his young life, Mayer's doubts come off glib; not one second of "Why Georgia" convinces that "the stirring in my soul" keeps the artiste awake a...	Corinne Bailey Rae When soul music is at its finest, a great vocalist can take you along on a journey into their sadness, loneliness, joy, and passion. When mixing that voice with horns, harmonies, and a bluesy Hammond organ, that same music can seamlessly travel across decades. Many new artists cl...	Try! John Mayer Trio Live in Concert Longtime listeners have seen it coming: it was only a matter of time before John Mayer dropped the pop star pretense and proved he could really bring it. Chalk it up to one too many Dave Matthews comparisons, or the cupcake-sweet residue stuck to his image after the success of "...	Not Too Late Although the music of Norah Jones continues to blend pop, soul, folk, and country with a seasoning of jazz, her third album for Blue Note is the first where she's written (or collaborated on) all the material. Beneath the smooth surface lie darker strains on the album-opening "...
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Jimi Hendrix and Van Halen have nothing on this guy!
John Mayor has to be one of the best guitarist in rock n' roll history, he knows how to shred, play acoustic, do awesome solos, this man can do it all! He proves it to us once again on this masterpiece Continuum. Avoid bad guitarist like Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Dave Mustaine, Dimebag Darrel, and Randy Rhoasds!

Stylish, well balanced guitar and vocal
John Mayer's guitar and vocals both are stylish, smooth, understated, controlled and hugely appealing. Mayer is among the best working today.

Refined Calm and Gratifying
John Mayer is a talented musician, coming forth with a momentous blues flair. Mayer grasps a Stevie Ray Vaughan like vocal style, but manages to stray far enough to make his own unique writing style. While lyrically he isn't too impressive, the way the music and words swimmingly connect indubitably make up for it. Guitar work is often subjected to speed equals talent. With "Continuum" one might realize the delicate, but rather tight guitar segments are works of art that require much consistency (something many guitarist lack). Pulsating rhythmic flows really add to the character of track 5 "The Heart of Life". One may already be familiar with the single "Waiting On The World To Change" due to extensive airplay, none the less it remains a catchy radio staple. Many of the tracks feel fire place warm and inviting to the dismays the songs underline. The realizations and pictures in ones mind "Stop This Train" paints is memorable. While warm, the songs drift. Some songs feel dragged out or filler like, but it could be due to the slow pace. The album never fully utilizes a over drive, and has no need to. The undeniable single coil blues driven guitar sound is there. The production quality and vocals there. Replay value their! The variety of songs offered is a handful of listening pleasure. 4/5

Another John Mayer renewal
Continuum "continues" Mayer's evolution as a music artist. You will recognize his radio-played tracks, but once again, there is a lot more (and in my opinion, better) songs within the album. Truly a free-spirit singer, he speaks his mind while setting his thoughts to jazzy and acoustically pleasant and/or relaxing tunes. Thank goodness that the pop-singer unoriginality bug hasn't caught him yet.

Boring...and too many versions of one cd.
First of all, this is a painfully boring cd. I love his first 2 cds and listen to them all the time but this one is just not all that great. When I saw this album online, it lists "Say" as the last song. My wife bought me the 2 cd set but it didn't have Say on it so I returned it to the store and traded for the cd with the darker cover. It didn't list Say either but I thought maybe it was a hidden track. Well, it's not on there. Why is "Say" listed as one of the songs on the cd when you research it on Amazon, Best Buy, or even JM's website but when you buy the cd, "Say" isn't on it? Are there in fact THREE versions of this crappy cd?