contiuum

I can't stop listening to John Mayer's Continuum album. I might start singing it in my sleep. Well, that wouldn't be that surprising considering I sleep with my headphones on. I listened to John's discography a little out of order. Of course I started by making Room for Squares, and then moved on to bigger and Heavier Things. After that I gave Try a try and finally got a lesson in Battle Studies. Somehow I missed out on Mr. Mayer's self-proclaimed best album: Continuum. Now I’ve never been a huge follower of John Mayer. Like I said, I had a lot of his music but not all of it. Just never really gave it the time or the ear I’ve later found that it truly deserves. Per recommendation of my friend I started listening to more and more of his music, live covers and studio sessions on YouTube, followed his blog and tweets, and slowly but surely I fell out of like and in love. I did the responsible thing and bought the album on iTunes instead of pirating it from some pop-up laden, less than credible website. This purchase is undoubtedly up there with the best ten dollars I’ve spent.

In a recent issue of Rolling Stone featuring Mayer on the cover, focused on his most recent release, Battle Studies, Mayer makes a point to note that his new album doesn’t reach the same caliber as Continuum did. “I know I’m supposed to say that my newest is the best one. Bullshit. Continuum is my best one. And I think you gain more than you lose by saying that.” How could I have missed this one? Me? I claim to be this huge fan but yet had no knowledge of this piece of art.

And then I wonder why I waste my time writing this review on this album four years later. I mean, he’s got people like Eric Fucking Clapton on his side, why should my opinion matter? Don’t worry. I’m not going to present some argument about how the fans’ opinions are the opinions that matter or waste your time with some anecdote about how this album changed my life. My life was fine before Continuum and I can’t say it’s any better now that I’ve been listening to it on loop for a month. (Play Count is up to 25 on my favorite tracks.) I just want anyone who happens upon this little ditty to see what I see in this music.