John Mayer - Sob Rock (July 16, 2021) Album • Page 17

ours aren't really that different haha. heavier things aside.

 

Continuum
Born and Raised
Battle Studies
Heavier Things
Room for Squares
Paradise Valley
The Search for Everything
Sob Rock

I guess. The last three are pretty much equal for me.

 

Heavier Things is inconsistent but it has like three or four of my top 10 John Mayer songs.

 

Room for Squares
Battle Studies
Heavier Things
Continuum
Born & Raised
Sob Rock
The Search for Everything
Paradise Valley


Some of these are nearly tied, and I do love them all.

 

Yeah, and that’s really more of a personal resonance thing that I rank it that high. First album I ever walked into a store and bought with my own money.

 

The Search for Everything is hindered by some truly baffling album sequencing choices. One of 2-3 albums I ever just changed the order of in my iTunes library, because the album works so much better if you present the songs in a different sequence.

 

That whole album release was so weird lol.

 

I still really wonder what happened there. My guess is that he had one plan and then the label put the kibosh on that.

 

Heavier Things

Paradise Valley
Born & Raised
Continuum
Sob Rock
Room for Squares
The Search for Everything

Battle Studies

 

As long as we're both talkin about Daughters being truly dreadful then we cool

 

bad song

 

Where The Light Is
Born & Raised
Continuum
—
Battle Studies
Heavier Things
—
Sob Rock
Paradise Valley
Room For Squares
The Search for Everything

Paradise Valley has moved up a slot because there’s actually more strong songs on that scattershot b-sides record than on TSFE. I literally never listen to RFS so I can’t justify it being any higher.

 

I was like 17 when Room for Squares came out and hated it, now I love it. Finally learned to play "No Such Thing" and for an ubiquitously popular radio song, that track has some really interesting chord progressions happening

 

almost everyone having room for squares below heavier things is absolutely absurd to me

 

I think "Clarity", "Come Back to Bed", "Split Screen Sadness" and "Wheel" are all better than anything on Room for Squares. "Bigger Than My Body" is better than most of it.

"Daughters" and "Only Heart" hurt Heavier Things a bit but they're about the same level as "Not Myself", "Great Indoors" and "City Love".

 

why georgia neon and my stupid mouth are better than any of the songs mentioned

 

Not for me. I'd put "Why Georgia" just above "Bigger Than My Body" and the other two just below.

 

Room for Squares is just criminally underrated. Such sharp, smart songwriting across that album, and you can already see how versatile he is. I had Heavier Things above it for years for sentimental reasons, but I eventually realized that I was just reaching for Squares way more often. I think it's lyrically a stronger record and covers more musical ground.

 

totally agreed. nostalgia is the only reason i’ll accept for HT over it.

 

I really really love Something’s Missing. that opening chord alone hits me deep in the core of my being.

 

Somethings Missing is a gem, as is Home Life, I seem to be the only one who loves that track

 

Love "Home Life." The bridge especially.

 

I've thought that too. How did you sequence it?

 

Continuum
Room for Squares
Battle Studies
Heavier Things
Sob Rock
The Search for Everything
Everything else

 

As/Is Mountain View "Home Life" >>>>>>>>>