Wednesday, June 13, 2012

John Mayer: Born and Raised

I have never really listened to John Mayer before.  Not because of any opinions about what he may be like as a person.  I do have opinions about that, but I try not to let those opinions get in the way of making objective decisions about the music. Really, I had just never heard a John Mayer song that made me want to run out and buy an album.  Now, I love music.  I listen to a lot of music. I buy a lot of music. 

Earlier this year fun. released their album "Some Nights."  It's amazing.  When I hear a great song, it feels almost like the music is filling a piece of me that I didn't know was missing.  Every song on fun.'s album (except one) was spectacular.  I listened to it every day, sometimes multiple times.  Then I started listening to some others, like Bruno Mars's Doowops and Hooligans, I listened to the Script, some All-American Rejects, a little Gotye.  Then I heard "Shadow Days" on the radio.  It was good.  I've never owned a John Mayer album, but just from this one song, I ran home and pre-ordered the cd.  Then I listened to the whole album... and it was amazing.  Maybe more amazing than "Some Nights", certainly very different.  Definitely filled up that piece of me that only a great song can fill.  Now I listen to this album every day.  Every day a new song strikes me.  Today it was "Something Like Olivia".  I just can't get enough of this thing. 

From what I understand, this is somewhat of a new sound for John Mayer.  I'm still not all that interested in his other music.  But this is beautiful stuff.  Now, I know that in a week or two, I'll be listening to something else.  Maybe I'll go back to the Gotye, or I'll spend some more time with the Script. But for now, it's the only thing I want to listen to.

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