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Jason Mraz at the O2 Arena, London - 01/12/12

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I should begin this post by admitting that I am not a fan of Jason Mraz's latest album Love Is A Four Letter Word .  Aside from two or three tracks, this album just hasn't captured me in the way the previous three studio albums (which I still listen to regularly) have.  Though the huge commercial success of 'I'm Yours' gave Mraz much deserved recognition which was long overdue, it also appears to have shaped this album. It seems that with Love Is A Four Letter Word , Mraz has found a formula that works and stuck with it, as the easy listening influences of of 'I'm Yours' runs throughout the album.  I may be biased as I've never liked 'I'm Yours', but all the same I feel the quirky lyrics and varied genres that made the first three albums - particularly Waiting For My Rocket To Come and Mr. A-Z  -  so unique are severely lacking on Love Is A Four Letter Word . Despite not exactly loving the latest album, I was still excited to see Mra...