I really love the album, but folks hoping for the promised "Continuum 2" (or even a huge track-list, for that matter) are going to be super disappointed. Like the name suggests, it basically just compiles Mayer's many aesthetics from across his career onto a single album.

New album is great. ONCE MORE ROUND THE SUN sort of lost steam about halfway through the album for me. No such issue here. Solid from start to finish.

I stand by my assessment that the best thing this band has ever done is A THOUSAND SUNS. In terms of creativity, musical expression, composition, you name it -- it's their best effort by far. But this? This is... Awful. And I don't say that very often. It was so clearly written with a professional s...

IIRC Motionless is even from TPATG era. There's a studio recording from those sessions floating around out there on the web. Totally different song mind aside from the lyrics and the chorus melody. Yeah, the version I have is a live recording from the Thornley-era, and it's basically a completely d...

I've given the album a few listens, and my concerns were (more or less) unfounded. It's far from my favorite of their LPs, and doesn't come close to the last two, but it's steadily growing on me. Though the melodies and production do, in fact, drag the thing down a bit for me, the songwriting is all...

It's a totally fine track. Nothing terrible, nothing memorable, just perfectly adequate. Matches up with the more rock-leaning tone of the last couple albums. I've got nothing against it.

I officially fell back in love with this band last night at the Toronto show. It's been almost a decade since I've seen them and I'd almost forgotten how much the live experience shaped my love for them back in '04. I hope they come back more often (this was the first Toronto headliner in... maybe e...

Also, is there any where the complete acoustic show from The Patio, Indianapolis in 2004 can be acquired, or do all available versions cut of after On My Way Now? I don't remember there being any other footage from that show. And yeah, those early days had a lot of covers, but I think most of them ...

Dig it. Excited for the new album.

Nice to hear to the ran out Shlip again :rockon Has anyone caught any rare songs or B-sides played? Such as Ahavo Rabo Taco Salad or Save Me? I'm not even sure Save Me has ever been played live? Save Me has only been played live once that I am aware of, and there is only amateur audio of it https:/...

I'm not sure how I feel about how this album is shaping up. The musicianship is still there, but something happened to the melodies between GHOSTS and SECRETS. Listening back to "A Speedy Recovery", I'm not sure I can even recall what the chorus sounds like. Still withholding judgment unti...

Solid EP. Not quite the return to the CONTINUUM sound I was expecting, given the reunion of the Trio, but it's basically got one track from each phase of his career: "Moving On" from the blues years, "Changing" from the Americana years, "Love on the Weekend" from the ea...

It was a pretty excellent year for music, all things considered. Some of my favourites: 1. Bon Iver - 22, A Million 2. Childish Gambino - "Awaken, My Love!" 3. Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail 4. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool 5. Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness 6. The De...

Been a good six or seven years since I've been back to ROTR, but this is their best lineup in years, if you ask me. Wish I could go.

40-50 minutes is the perfect length for me. If it's anything longer than that, it needs to be very special. To Pimp A Butterfly / Electric Ladyland / The Wall kind of special. This album, sadly, is not that special. It has good moments, but those good moments would've been more impactful if you did...

TORONTO. IT'S A GODDAMN MIRA CLE.

Pumped!

This Side of Fate. Hands down. There has never been a more slapped together song in the band's entire catalogue. Literally not one thing about that song gels; it's just a collection of individual parts (some good, others not) haphazardly mashed together and called a song. Actually, I feel like that ...

Holy. Up until this moment, I had my doubts that "Breathe" even really existed.

As always: US AND THEM is their best album. Hands down.