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Track Listings
| 1. No Such Thing |
| 2. Why Georgia |
| 3. My Stupid Mouth |
| 4. Your Body Is A Wonderland |
| 5. Neon |
| 6. City Love Mayer |
| 7. 83 |
| 8. 3x5 |
| 9. Love Song For No One |
| 10. Back To You |
| 11. Great Indoors |
| 12. Not Myself |
| 13. St. Patrick's Day |
Product Description
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『Room for Squares』は、シンガーソングライター、ジョン・メイヤーのデビュー・アルバム。メイヤーは、いたるところで自分自身に向かって元気に話しかけたり、意思表示したりしている。若者らしく人生の疑問に向き合っているときでさえ、メイヤーは軽々しく不信感を口に出したりはしない。「Why Georgia」にしても、“僕の魂をかき立てるもの（the stirring in my soul）”のせいで夜も眠れないなどという一節は1秒たりとも出てこない。デイヴ・マシューズを意識したヴォーカルと、完成されてはいるがおもしろみに欠ける薄味のロック・バンド。この路線なら、お金のためと割り切って大人のリスナー向けのチューンを量産しても、こうして自分や自分の観点について歌うのと同じぐらいうまくいくだろう。「City Love」の内容――メイヤーは道を見つけられずにマンハッタンをうろつくが、やがて恋人を見つけてその地に腰を落ち着ける――は、おもしろいが何かを教えてくれるようなものではない。「My Stupid Mouth」も同じくピンボケ気味。自己否定の気分が漂うこの曲は、いささかよく書けすぎていて、ごく親しい友人をモデルにしたのだろうが、メイヤーはその友人を冷たく突き放すような言葉をぶつけてくる。聴き終えてみると、結局のところメイヤーは思いやりのある友人とは言いがたく、そばにいる人の気持ちなどまるで考えずに好き放題しゃべっているだけという印象を受ける。メイヤーよ、捨てられた弁当箱のことでいつまでもメソメソするより（「83」）、ほかのみんなのように茶色い紙袋を使ったらどうだね。（Rickey Wright, Amazon.com）
From Amazon.com
Singer-songwriter John Mayer fills his debut, Room for Squares, with pep talks to and advertisements for himself. Even when questioning his young life, Mayer's doubts come off glib; not one second of "Why Georgia" convinces that "the stirring in my soul" keeps the artiste awake at night. Between his Dave Matthews-wannabe vocals and the accomplished but bland lite rock of his band, he could be just as easily offering tunes for hire to a coming-of-age network series as making a stand for himself and his worldview. The premise of "City Love"--that Mayer couldn't find his way around Manhattan until finding a girlfriend to root him to the place--is nice but not edifying. "My Stupid Mouth" is similarly fuzzy; letting us in on just what he said to alienate a dinner partner would've gone a long way toward fleshing out the song's pat self-deprecation. Ultimately, Mayer comes off less like a commiserating friend than a blabbermouth who's forever forgetting there's someone else in the room. And instead of whining about a discarded lunch box ("83"), dude, learn to brown-bag it the way the rest of us did. --Rickey Wright
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