Continuum by John Mayer: yea or nay?

[jdimitri]

I've been absolutely flabbergasted (trying out new words

) by Continuum, his new album
I liked John Mayer from the beginning as a singer and great guitarists..
Really, i'm not kidding, it's just the stuff you've heard are his made-for-radio tracks

Anyway Continuum i think is by far his finest album, it's chilled-blues pop/rock at it's best.. 'Stop this train' is a must listen track, try it out!

From responses to John Mayer that i've seen before, i'd suspect there would be lots of JM haters, but does anyone else like his music?

 

[Coltrane]

nay.

 

[Aman]

John Mayer lived in my hometown and went to my high school. The song about his high school, which set him on the map, was a hate song about his experience at that school.

Anyway, anybody from Fairfield, CT follows his career closely. I recently saw the Volkswaggon commercial he did, and I think that was an extremely stupid move. He's still making money - he's not a nobody like Slash! That was a very dumb thing to do.

It seems that stupid decisions are what bring John Mayer down from being anything good. Try!, his live album, was almost acceptable. The musicians were the right choice - but he's just gotta have more color in his songs and stop trying to please everybody. He's got potential to be a great guitar player, but this "pop" stuff is getting in the way for him to be any kind of success in the musical sense. He should feel very lucky he even got popular in the first place, since he is a self-promoted, self-produced, self-made musician. The public just wanted what he was making at the time. Then he abandoned that. Those live performances he used to give out to me and my friends back at the school when he visisted every once in a while really reflected what he was capable of. This pop crap has brought him down a substantial level.

 

[elrod-tom]

I like the album, but it's not one of the great ones. I prefer his live album with the John Mayer Trio.

 

[viator122]

He also writes a sort of pop culture column for Esquire magazine, which makes me think, "Why am I listening to John Mayer tell me that something is cool or not?"

In the words of Chris Griffin, of Family Guy fame, "That's enough, John Mayer."

 

[brandon13830]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdimitri I've been absolutely flabbergasted (trying out new words ) by Continuum, his new album I liked John Mayer from the beginning as a singer and great guitarists.. Really, i'm not kidding, it's just the stuff you've heard are his made-for-radio tracks Anyway Continuum i think is by far his finest album, it's chilled-blues pop/rock at it's best.. 'Stop this train' is a must listen track, try it out! From responses to John Mayer that i've seen before, i'd suspect there would be lots of JM haters, but does anyone else like his music?

Yea.

The album is very good, in my opinion. I've never really liked his music too much until I saw that a few people said this album was good. I decided to try it out, and low and behold, I loved it. It was a huge surprise to me just how good it was.

 

[tyrion]

I like the ablbum but did prefer the Trio stuff. I caught his set at the ACL Music Festival and it was great. The guy can play guitar! I was never into the pop stuff but some it I now enjoy after hearing his newer stuff.

 

[jagstyle]

I also think Continuum is an amazing album. I find that it continues to grow and develops an intimate relationship with the listener. As a long time fan I had extremely high expectations for Continuum because it follows an amazing live blues album but John certainly exceeded my expectations and produced a flawless album that I believe will stand the test of time. I think John Mayer is an excellent musician whose clever lyrics and skillful guitar playing help to save the fragile credibility of the "pop" genre. I enjoy his witty humor in interviews and TV shows and I've enjoyed his cross-genre work with the Trio, Kanye West, Double Trouble, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, BB King, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, John Scofield, T-Bone Burnett, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Glenn Philips and even Brad Paisley.

 

[jpelg]

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Originally Posted by jagstyle I also think Continuum is an amazing album. I find that it continues to grow and develops an intimate relationship with the listener. As a long time fan I had extremely high expectations for Continuum because it follows an amazing live blues album but John certainly exceeded my expectations and produced a flawless album that I believe will stand the test of time. I think John Mayer is an excellent musician whose clever lyrics and skillful guitar playing help to save the fragile credibility of the "pop" genre. I enjoy his witty humor in interviews and TV shows and I've enjoyed his cross-genre work with the Trio, Kanye West, Double Trouble, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, BB King, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, John Scofield, T-Bone Burnett, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Glenn Philips and even Brad Paisley.

x2!

 

[HiFiRE]

I was a JM hater at one time but after hearing a song other than your body is a wonderland I grew to love his work. I even love to play his songs on guitar and sing along. With Heavier Things he went with a more DMB type sound with the use of horns and such which I didn't like as much. Contiuum is much more enjoyable for me. He's very talented in my eyes.

Anyone who likes singer song writer type music is doing themselves a disservice by not giving JM a chance.

 

[Scrith]

I think it's a pretty good album. The Trio album is also quite good.

 

[Omega]

I quite like half the songs, the other half are mediocre. That said, if you find John Mayer too "pop," check out some of the artists he's named (or implied) as musical influences. Some are obvious juggernauts like Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Eric Clapton...some are more indie...Jeff Buckley...and some have nothign to do with guitars...Outkast...etc.

Many of these artists were "pop" at one time, some still are....it's a vehicle for getting your music out there and making some fame/cash for yourself. I don't begrudge the guy some fame, money, and the adoration of a gaggle of girls.

Besides, who can claim with total veracity that they don't like a little pop music once in a while?

 

[LuckyKarma]

I like it better than his older stuff (which I don't care for much at all), but it still doesn't top his John Mayer Trio album. Good stuff there

 

[robm321]

Nope - he never did it for me, not singing, and not on the guitar. Sorry. He seems like a nice guy though

 

[Coltrane]

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Originally Posted by robm321 Nope - he never did it for me, not singing, and not on the guitar. Sorry. He seems like a nice guy though

If by by nice guy you mean egomaniac, then yes, he is a VERY nice guy.

Again, I'll chime with a nay. This guy has not produced a single note of honest music. He is concerned with record sales and his own image WAY more than he is concerned with music. Yes, I have heard most of music. Yes I have seen him live. And yes, I knew of his music way befoer it was popular with the teenage MTV crowd.

Frankly, I am but surprised by the responses here.