John Mayer - Continuum (2006) - A Soulful Pop Masterpiece
Features bassist Pino Palladino (forming the John Mayer Trio core), plus guest appearances by Ben Harper (guitar), Charlie Hunter (8-string guitar), and Roy Hargrove (horns). Recording Locations: John Mayer - Continuum -2006 Pop- -Flac 24-96-
This solo acoustic piece is a nightmare for lossy codecs. MP3s struggle with transient details (the sound of a pick hitting a steel string). In FLAC 24-96, you hear the wood. You hear the metallic ring of the wound strings and the thump of Mayer's palm muting the bass note. It feels live. John Mayer - Continuum (2006) - A Soulful
The 2006 album he thought he knew had been a photocopy of a photograph. This 24-bit, 96kHz file was the original negative. He heard the thumb squeak on the guitar neck. He heard Mayer’s voice crack just slightly on “I don’t want another way to fall.” He heard the ghost of Steve Ray Vaughan in the solo of “Belief”—not the notes, but the silence between them. In FLAC 24-96, you hear the wood
Continuum won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album, but its soul is rooted in the blues. For listeners using high-end DACs (Digital-to-Analog Converters) and open-back headphones, the 24-96 FLAC version is the only way to hear the record as it was intended in the studio. It captures the "air" around the instruments, providing a three-dimensional soundstage that lower-quality files simply cannot replicate.