or iTunes Price: $13.99 Genre: Rock Released: Nov 17, 2009 Customer Ratings (3771 Ratings)
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Battle Studies (Deluxe Version) – John MayerView More By John Mayer. Customer ReviewsJohn Mayer version 3.0 (5 stars)I've been a long-time fan of John Mayer body of work. The man can seriously write music and is probably one of the best guitarists living today. In my opinion, he's had three phases to his career. The first being his pop phase, Your Body is Wonderland and all the screaming girls and what not. Super catchy stuff. Heavier Things did just that...got a a little heavier and electric, but still catchy. Second phase, John got really into blues. He Lazy Conceit! (1 star) This is painful. After the huge success of Continuum, a wonderfully crafted album, John has thrown together a pile of songs with unimaginative lyrics and even worse arrangements. His guitar playing is lazy, at best. It is as if he is shouting, "I can do no wrong!" Well John, this album proves you can do wrong. This is sorry stuff. Good with the Chance to be Great (4 stars) Must Haves: -Heartbreak Warfare -Assassin -Edge of Desire -Friends, Lovers or Nothing Growing on me: -War of my Life -Half of my Heart I'm not going to lie, upon first listen I was disappointed. The songs were slow, lingering a little too close to country for my tastes. With exception Heartbreak Warfare, nothing especially stood out. The amps in Crossroad sounded like they were underwater and BiographyBorn: October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, CTGenre: Rock Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s After making his introduction as a sensitive, acoustic-styled songwriter on 2001's Room for Squares, John Mayer steadily widened his approach over the subsequent years, encompassing everything from blues-rock to adult contemporary in the process. Arriving during the tail end of teen pop's heyday, he crafted pop music for a more discerning audience, spiking his songcraft with jazz chords and literate turns of phrase. The combination proved to be quite popular, as Room for Squares went triple platinum...
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