Mayer, John
Continuum
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records
Mayer, John
That Said, Nothing He Did Up Until The Excellent, Expansive Try! Could Have Prepared You For The Monumental Creative Leap Forward That Is Mayer's 2006 Studio Effort, Continuum. Working With His Blues Trio/rhythm Section Of Bassist Pino Palladino And Drummer Steve Jordan, Along With Guest Spots By Trumpeter Roy Hargrove And Guitarist Ben Harper, Mayer Brings All Of His Recent Musical Explorations And Increasing Talents As A Singer/songwriter To Bear On Continuum. Produced Solely By Mayer And Jordan, The Album Is A Devastatingly Accomplished, Fully Realized Effort That In Every Way Exceeds Expectations And Positions Mayer As One Of The Most Relevant Artists Of His Generation. Adding Weight To The Notion That Mayer's Blues Trio Is More Than Just A Creative Indulgence, He Has Carried Over Two Tracks From The Live Album In "Vultures" And The Deeply Metaphorical Soul Ballad "Gravity." These Are Gut-wrenchingly Poignant Songs That Give Voice To A Generation Of Kids Raised On Trl Teen Stars And Cnn Soundbites Who've Found Themselves All Grown Up And Fighting A War Of "Beliefs." Grappling With A Handful Of Topics -- Social And Political, Romantic And Sexual, Pointedly Personal And Yet Always Universal In Scope -- Mayer's Continuum Here Earns A Legitimate Comparison To Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. Nobody -- Not A Single One Of Mayer's Contemporaries -- Has Come Up With Anything Resembling A Worthwhile Antiwar Anthem That Is As Good And Speaks For Their Generation As Much As His "Waiting On The World To Change" -- And He Goes And Hangs The Whole Album On It As The First Single.
It's A Bold Statement Of Purpose That Is Carried Throughout The Album, Not Just In Sentiment, But Also Tone. Continuum Is A Gorgeously Produced, Brilliantly Stripped-to-basics Album That Incorporates Blues, Soft Funk, R&b, Folk, And Pop In A Sound That Is Totally Owned By Mayer. It's No Stretch When Trying To Describe The Sound Of Continuum To Color It In The Light Of Work By Such Legends As Sting, Eric Clapton, Sade, Stevie Ray Vaughan, And Steve Winwood. In Fact, The Sustained Adult Contemporary Tone Of The Album Could Easily Have Become Turgid, Boring, Or Dated But Never Does, And Brings To Mind Such Classic Late-'80s Albums As Sting's Nothing Like The Sun, Clapton's Journeyman, And Vaughan's In Step. At Every Turn, Continuum Finds Mayer To Be A Mature, Thoughtful, And Gifted Musician Who Fully Grasps His Place Not Just In The Record Industry, But In Life." All Music Guide - Matt Collar.
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Artist: Mayer, John
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Genre: Rock
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Type: Used - LP
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Label: Columbia
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Catalog ID: 88697 27976 1
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Condition:
Vinyl:Near Mint (NM or M-)Sleeve:Near Mint (NM or M-) -
Country ID: US
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SKU: 183511
Track List
A1 | Waiting On The World To Change | |
A2 | I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) | |
A3 | Belief | |
B1 | Gravity | |
B2 | The Heart Of Life | |
B3 | Vultures | |
C1 | Stop This Train | |
C2 | Slow Dancing In A Burning Room | |
C3 | Bold As Love | |
D1 | Dreaming With A Broken Heart | |
D2 | In Repair | |
D3 | I'm Gonna Find Another You | |
D4 | Say |