Drake Rowland
Dr. Wachter
English 101-010
15 February 2016
Continuous Bliss “Say what you need to say,” John Mayer stated within Say, a 2006 well established hit-single of Mayer’s, and he most certainly followed up those exact words four days later with his album release of Continuum. This is an ardent, smooth album where Mayer elegantly combines his passion for rhythm and blues with his sincere knack for inventing unforgettable melodies and strongly put-together songs. Through this album, Mayer explores a completely new direction with his music. Mayer moves his music in Continuum to a more laid back style as opposed to his other albums/songs in which he shows a far stricter mood. However, there is one exception to Continuum’s laid back style: …show more content…
Moreover, “Waiting On The World To Change” also has a much higher tempo as opposed to the other song’s, furthering its lack of relativity in comparison. Yet as a whole, Mayer’s Continuum exemplifies a gorgeously made, barebones album that ultimately shifts from his stricter, more colorful album into the most vibrantly beautiful shade of grey known to musical existence. Mayer does this through the album’s magnificent lyrics, melodic sounds, and overall maturity. The lyrics in Continuum further the argument for how much of a musical genius Mayer truly is. Every single song on the album except Bold As Love was coined by Mayer. His lyrics always stand out to be allegorical, broad, and passionate, while still managing to keep the flow of his music together as well as getting his point across. If one were to ever sit down and read Mayer’s lyric on this album, one would find that all the songs on it are acutely metaphorical and absolutely doused with catchy phrases. For instance Slow Dancing In A Burning Room, a song from Continuum, is a metaphor simply by its name. Mayer, without even singing any lyrics, neatly describes a relationship that is clearly ending without either person being …show more content…
This lack of maturity often caused several to stray away from his music as it simply was not his style and more difficult to relate to. However, in this album, Mayer demonstrates an entirely redeveloped level of maturity. He does so in more ways than one, but the most obvious of the bunch is through how many more blues songs this album possess in comparison to Mayer’s other albums. When any artist sings of the blues it often implies that they are experiencing a rougher time period in their life. Within these rough patches of our lives is where one is able to truly grow as a person. Mayer did just that with Continuum. However, the true mark of maturity within this album involves more than Mayer’s rougher, darker times of growth. It also involves his ability to acquire his own sense of style. Just as any renowned painting has its own signature, any well-known artist has his own spin on things. Before this album Mayer lacked originality; he was simply attempting to mimic those artists whom were successful at the time as opposed to acquiring his own
Dr. Wachter
English 101-010
15 February 2016
Continuous Bliss “Say what you need to say,” John Mayer stated within Say, a 2006 well established hit-single of Mayer’s, and he most certainly followed up those exact words four days later with his album release of Continuum. This is an ardent, smooth album where Mayer elegantly combines his passion for rhythm and blues with his sincere knack for inventing unforgettable melodies and strongly put-together songs. Through this album, Mayer explores a completely new direction with his music. Mayer moves his music in Continuum to a more laid back style as opposed to his other albums/songs in which he shows a far stricter mood. However, there is one exception to Continuum’s laid back style: …show more content…
Moreover, “Waiting On The World To Change” also has a much higher tempo as opposed to the other song’s, furthering its lack of relativity in comparison. Yet as a whole, Mayer’s Continuum exemplifies a gorgeously made, barebones album that ultimately shifts from his stricter, more colorful album into the most vibrantly beautiful shade of grey known to musical existence. Mayer does this through the album’s magnificent lyrics, melodic sounds, and overall maturity. The lyrics in Continuum further the argument for how much of a musical genius Mayer truly is. Every single song on the album except Bold As Love was coined by Mayer. His lyrics always stand out to be allegorical, broad, and passionate, while still managing to keep the flow of his music together as well as getting his point across. If one were to ever sit down and read Mayer’s lyric on this album, one would find that all the songs on it are acutely metaphorical and absolutely doused with catchy phrases. For instance Slow Dancing In A Burning Room, a song from Continuum, is a metaphor simply by its name. Mayer, without even singing any lyrics, neatly describes a relationship that is clearly ending without either person being …show more content…
This lack of maturity often caused several to stray away from his music as it simply was not his style and more difficult to relate to. However, in this album, Mayer demonstrates an entirely redeveloped level of maturity. He does so in more ways than one, but the most obvious of the bunch is through how many more blues songs this album possess in comparison to Mayer’s other albums. When any artist sings of the blues it often implies that they are experiencing a rougher time period in their life. Within these rough patches of our lives is where one is able to truly grow as a person. Mayer did just that with Continuum. However, the true mark of maturity within this album involves more than Mayer’s rougher, darker times of growth. It also involves his ability to acquire his own sense of style. Just as any renowned painting has its own signature, any well-known artist has his own spin on things. Before this album Mayer lacked originality; he was simply attempting to mimic those artists whom were successful at the time as opposed to acquiring his own