Reception
Critical response to Inside Wants Out, that came mostly after the Columbia re-release, was warm and optimistic. David Thigpin (with Rolling Stone) called the album's sound, "curving, melodically rich tunes that weave folk, blues, rock and wisps of jazz place him in the company of David Gray and Jeff Buckley, minus the melancholy." Gavin Edwards gave the album four out of five stars, and said, "Mayer's gift for melody was all because he always went in full effect on this record".
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