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I ❤ THE 80S

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his slick, catchy opener sets the album’s 80s MTV’ tone beautifully - with a synth sound reminiscent of Toto’s 1982 hit . Mayer peppers the main, E-major riff (A/E/A/E/B/E/A) with both funky/ bluesy minor and major pentatonic licks, his processed tone – light chorus, tubey gain, gentle slapback – evoking that

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