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Universal acclaim- based on 164 Ratings
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Positive: 146 out of 164
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Mixed: 7 out of 164
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Negative: 11 out of 164
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JimboWOct 3, 2006Disappointing. An Onymous (rated this album 3) hits the nail on the head. This is a boring album. If you like chilled out bliues, you probably won't be disappointed, but this is not what I was hoping for after his previous 2 albums. OK, they may be 'pop' but at least they had some original songwriting and dynamics. Continuum is monotone at best.
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ameliarSep 27, 2006
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MattD.Sep 12, 2006This 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.
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JakeGSep 13, 2006"Waiting on the World to Change" is weak musically, and the album overall feels more like an album trying to be a retro feeling blues album than being something of its own
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ConnorDSep 25, 2006Although the album may be too low key for some people, some of the songs are quite good . I recommend tracks 1,5,7, 10, and 12. Unfortunately I disliked the other 7 songs, so i must say that individual tracks should be bought via itunes.
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderWhere his earlier music was a parade of bright primary colors, these plaintive melodies come in delicious shades of gray. [Oct 2006, p.138]
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While Continuum doesn’t necessarily contain a sure-thing pop hit, it’s one of the few mainstream pop/rock albums that’s satisfying from the beginning to the end.
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With no edge to the songwriting and with such spit-polished, tasteful production, Continuum just doesn't convince as a heady, soulful rock album or as Mayer's creative quantum leap forward.