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Battle Studies

John Mayer

Battle Studies

The tabloid-friendly American pop/rock singer and guitarist with his fourth album

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5.6

Label
Sony
UK Release date
16/11/2009
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  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  2. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Well dear Mayer, if you keep this up, you just might stride into the pantheon of songwriting greats with nothing to fear
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  3. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    There's no doubting the man's chops. Battle Studies is a real study in craftsmanship and understated guitar ninja-dom
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  4. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    It would be unfair to call Battle Studies an outright misfire, but it’s undoubtedly a regression on his winding, forward-moving path toward artistic maturity
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  5. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  6. 5.0 |   God Is In The TV

    ...lacking the necessary bite and edge to be able to step outside the limited bubble of US success
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  7. 4.0 |   No Ripcord

    Instead of the dynamic sound Mayer is capable of, he has instead continued along the same nicely-paved road he has ridden his whole studio career
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  8. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    Mayer's talents are obvious, but there's so much more cheese than charm here that he would seem like a hard sell outside the Billboard heartland
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