Continuum

titolo-continuumartista-john mayer etichetta-columbian. dischi1data-20 ottobre 2006supporto-cd audiogenere-pop e rock internazionale—-braniascolta 30”1.waiting on the world to changeascolta2.i dont trust myself (with loving you)ascolta3.beliefascolta4.gravityascolta5.the heart of lifeascolta6.vulturesascoltaascolta 30”7.slow dancing in a burning roomascolta8.stop this trainascolta9.bold as loveascolta10.dreaming with a broken heartascolta11.im repairascolta12.im gonna find
Continuum is an apt title for John Mayer’s third studio disc. Every element, from the peerless guitar playing to the plainspoken poetry of the lyrics to the breathy-sincere singing, makes a return from previous efforts. Taking maturity as a theme throughout, Mayer tackles a batch of adulthood’s bogeymen: indifference on the uptempo “Waiting for the World to Change,” aging on the melancholy-sweet “Stop This Train,” and emotional trainwreckage on the big-rocking “In Repair.” That’s not to suggest he’s turned overly introspective–check the Jimi Hendrix cover “Bold As Love,” where he hits one home for guitarists who’ve been living in the shadow of legend everywhere, and the hard-charging “Belief,” which benefits from a mesmerizing, liquid groove. Continuum may be the third in a series, but a creative cop-out this is not; Mayer is his generation’s musical superman–powerful, unassailable, and magnetic. Hand that man a cape. –Tammy La Gorce