John Mayer: Continuum
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Kelefa Sanneh wrote in the New York Times: "Mr. Mayer is more than a little self-conscious about his role as a pop star. Perhaps that's why, in 2005, he formed the John Mayer Trio, a blues-rock group that gave him a chance to play the licks and solos he loves. … And although Mr. Mayer certainly knows his way around the guitar, he still hasn't figured out exactly how to make the bluesman and the pop star coexist. Last year Mr. Mayer released 'Continuum' (Aware/Columbia), an album that tries to bring his two sides closer together. The lead single, 'Waiting on the World to Change,' is a lovely and anger-free ode to a vaguely dissatisfied generation; the song has been floating around Billboard's Hot 100 chart for an impressive 33 weeks, and last week it hit No. 14, a new peak. The album also includes 'I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You),' which evokes the sublime, sleepy funk of D'Angelo, and not by accident: the album version features the bassist Pino Palladino (from the trio) and the trumpeter Roy Hargrove, two key musicians from D'Angelo's 2000 album, 'Voodoo'" ("The Apologetic Pop Star, Still Trying to Claim the Blues," 3/2/07).
Kelefa Sanneh wrote in the New York Times: "Mr. Mayer is more than a little self-conscious about his role as a pop star. Perhaps that's why, in 2005, he formed the John Mayer Trio, a blues-rock group that gave him a chance to play the licks and solos he loves. … And although Mr. Mayer certainly knows his way around the guitar, he still hasn't figured out exactly how to make the bluesman and the pop star coexist. Last year Mr. Mayer released 'Continuum' (Aware/Columbia), an album that tries to bring his two sides closer together. The lead single, 'Waiting on the World to Change,' is a lovely and anger-free ode to a vaguely dissatisfied generation; the song has been floating around Billboard's Hot 100 chart for an impressive 33 weeks, and last week it hit No. 14, a new peak. The album also includes 'I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You),' which evokes the sublime, sleepy funk of D'Angelo, and not by accident: the album version features the bassist Pino Palladino (from the trio) and the trumpeter Roy Hargrove, two key musicians from D'Angelo's 2000 album, 'Voodoo'" ("The Apologetic Pop Star, Still Trying to Claim the Blues," 3/2/07).
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