John Mayer's "Continuum"

Ok, so Mayer boy isn't for everyone. He's downright cheesy, a little too Pamela Andersoney with his breathy sort of singing but he's good: very, very good.
Angry, ambivalent, optimistic, grief-stricken, whimsical, cringe-worthy, relevant, funked up, his latest record is anything but "Continuum".
It's a jerky battle of emotions and melodies as he shifts from a Steven Jenkins, angry rocker-ish lover that bawls
"You'll be a bitch because you can
You try to hit me just hurt me
So you leave me feeling dirty"
to the Jemmy Hendrix self-affirmation
"Yes I’m
bold, bold as love
I’m bold as love
Just ask the axis."
He does the doey eyed, 16 year old grammy-winning boy thing with
"When you're dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part
You roll outta bed and down on your knees
And for the moment you can hardly breathe"
then turns into a cynical adult churning
"How did they find me here
What do they want from me
All of these vultures hiding
Right outside my door."



Love, life and all that falls in between. John Mayer is our modern Eliot singing about the impossibility of love and the possibility of saviour. Like a chick going thru PMS, "Continuum" throws a multitude of emotions your way and personally, I love the plurality.