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Music CD - John Mayer: Room for Squares
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Music CD: Room for Squares
Artist: John Mayer
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $5.24
Your Save: $ 8.74 ( 63% )
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. No Such Thing
2. Why Georgia
3. My Stupid Mouth
4. Your Body Is A Wonderland
5. Neon
6. City Love Mayer
7. 83
8. 3x5
9. Love Song For No One
10. Back To You
11. Great Indoors
12. Not Myself
13. Unknown
14. St. Patrick's Day
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0696998529328
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2001-09-18
Studio: Sony
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Summary: Room for squares
Comment: John fits right in. More of the same watered down pop princess guitar work from this overrated loser.
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Summary: Room for more squares...
Comment: This is the CD that took me out of a downward spiral from the state of music. At the point of release of this CD music was in a repeat mode for me...everything was kinda the same and i didn't really care for a lot of it. I heard a couple of cuts off this CD and I was cured! This cat is about as good as anybody out today. I love his lyrics and his guitar playing has only improved thru the years. Classic sophmore-ish style of lust with Your body is a wonderland..."why Georgia" is a great song...i really don't give a damn about what some editorial reviewer personal grudge is...man,Ricky, did John Mayer kick your dog or what bro! It sounds as if you were bullied by him in the 3rd grade and you're finally offered your chance at "REVENGE!"...mellow bro, go on a date and get out of the house...No such thing, NEON,Why Georgia, and Wonderland offer up some of the best in Adult contemporary tunes today. I just re-purchased this CD this month because it's just good...no fancy words or clever put downs...i like this CD...a lot! This White boy with soul is one bad guitar playing fool!
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Summary: Rickey Wright not Right
Comment: I don't write many reviews and they are always short but the editorial review posted for this alum is just not right. John Mayer is a genius and to have that text come up everytime searches out this album on Amazon, well it's very misleading and wrong. The album is unbelievable but the only way to know this is to gamble your $10 and find out for yourself. Then you can move on to the other greats like side two of "Any Given Thursday" (breathtaking) and of course, "Heavier things" and "Continuum" - both fantastic!!
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Summary: this cd
Comment: I would say like most this album being his first is his best. I really get caught in it.
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Summary: Great Record! (Ignore Rickey Wright)
Comment: Usually I can't be bothered to log into my account here at Amazon and write a review, but here's why I am today:
1. I really like John Mayer (especially because I'm a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan).
2. The featured critic on Amazon's site missed the target and hit the dirt.
This is a solid, durable record. The guitar work is good, and the production is good. It has stood up to time since its release in 2001 (seven years ago), and it's complex enough to have not made my ears weary of it.
To address Rickey Wright's critique (if it can be called that, with its personal editorializations), John Mayer's lyrics are reflective, humorous, and wistful, and they are more intelligent than most pop you're going to hear on the radio. They are obviously snapshots of his life, at that time. Being a fellow songwriter, I can appreciate that. Rickey Wright says, "instead of whining about a discarded lunch box ("83"), dude, learn to brown-bag it the way the rest of us did." I'm not sure what chip RW is carrying around on his or her shoulder, but I don't interpret the lyrics as whining. In the context of the song, Mayer is reflecting on how his life has changed since he was a child. Sure, it's not one of the deepest songs on the album, but there is some truth in there, and that's what makes this whole record solid. Look past the veneer and pop hooks (which are almost essential to being a successful artist these days), and you'll find nuggets that make you think or feel or remember. (Or don't look past the surface, and just enjoy a fine recording.)
Again, this was a snapshot in time, and it's what John Mayer had to say. That's what songwriting is about. If you're going to bring your baggage into it, that's what you're going to hear. If you listen with an open mind, you might hear more than the song is saying on the surface.
-r
P.S. John Mayer is obviously influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan. It's in his voice and his guitar licks, and it's so nice to hear Stevie's influence still ringing through today. If you want something more dedicated to the blues, check out Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
Kudos to you, John Mayer, and God bless ya, Stevie.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Singer-songwriter John Mayer fills his debut, Room for Squares, with pep talks to and advertisements for himself. Even when questioning his young life, Mayer's doubts come off glib; not one second of "Why Georgia" convinces that "the stirring in my soul" keeps the artiste awake at night. Between his Dave Matthews-wannabe vocals and the accomplished but bland lite rock of his band, he could be just as easily offering tunes for hire to a coming-of-age network series as making a stand for himself and his worldview. The premise of "City Love"--that Mayer couldn't find his way around Manhattan until finding a girlfriend to root him to the place--is nice but not edifying. "My Stupid Mouth" is similarly fuzzy; letting us in on just what he said to alienate a dinner partner would've gone a long way toward fleshing out the song's pat self-deprecation. Ultimately, Mayer comes off less like a commiserating friend than a blabbermouth who's forever forgetting there's someone else in the room. And instead of whining about a discarded lunch box ("83"), dude, learn to brown-bag it the way the rest of us did. --Rickey Wright
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