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67 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 80 Ratings

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  • Summary: The singer-songwriter's first album in three years was produced by Steve Jordan and, for the first time, by Mayer himself.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    Continuum is a gorgeously produced, brilliantly stripped-to-basics album that incorporates blues, soft-funk, R&B, folk and pop in a sound that is totally owned by Mayer. It's no stretch when trying to describe the sound of Continuum to color it in the light of work by such legends as Sting, Eric Clapton, Sade, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Steve Winwood.
  2. Mojo
    80
    A great blue-eyed soul record. [Dec 2006, p.108]
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  3. Paste Magazine
    50
    A couple songs on Continuum do hint at what Mayer is capable of if he can shed his perfectionist skin and get to the quick of his emotions. [Nov 2006, p.76]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 51
  3. Negative: 3 out of 51
  1. TTW107
    10
    One of the rare albums where I can listen right through and enjoy every single second of it. Slow dancing in a burning room, vultures, and stop this train are the highlights for me.… Expand
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  2. MattD.
    5
    This CD is not a complete failure, but it needs more songs like "Belief" too avoid sounding just as snoozy as smooth jazz. His voice is more suited for the breezy pop of Room For Squares. Another problem: "Waiting On The World To Change," a song about a weighty matter, has arrangements that have the urgency of kids' music.… Expand
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  3. ChristopherG.
    3
    John Mayer... oh John Mayer. A talented blues-guitarist he may be, but "anyone can play guitar" if what Thom Yorke has to say holds water. Writing a song that is not complete pants to play guitar along with might have been a nice start for Mr. Mayer. His words are empty, the music hollow, and everything he is doing that might be construed as good music has already been done better by someone else. A lot better. Unfortunately, the songs are catchy enough that I will still ave to listen to loads of Dave Matthews fans raving about this album endlessly, so that they can have some "credibility" in between listening all kinds of derivative pop bilge.… Expand
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