Review: John Mayer, Continuum

I bought this album without having heard any of it. I just bought it on the the strength of his last two, Room For Squares, and Heavier Things.

I'll need to give this album time to grow on me. My first reaction to Heavier Things was that he'd thrown together a bunch of songs he had lying around that didn't make the cut for the first album. I have since listened to the CD enough to get to know the songs properly, and I have changed my mind.

But back to Continuum. Overall it feels even more laid back than HT. Not that RFS was particularly up-tempo, but it does have a few more up-vibe tracks on it. HT had less and it seems, after a couple of listens, C has even less.

As a final note, the single of this album, Waiting On The World To Change, bears more than a passing resemblance to XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX. At least, it did to me and my Wife.

Actaully I have removed the song I think WOTWTC derives from, so we can see who else will pick it. It's never the same once someone tells you.