The trio combined blues and rock music. In October 2005, they opened for the Rolling Stones and that November released a live album called "Try!" The band took a break in mid-2006. Mayer's third studio album, titled "Continuum", was released on September 12, 2006, produced by Mayer and Steve Jordan. Mayer suggested the album was intended to combine blues and pop. In that vein, two of the tracks from his Trio release "Try!"—"Vultures" and "Gravity"—were included on "Continuum". Despite his excitement, in a "Rolling Stone" interview, Mayer recalled that after former Columbia Records head Don Ienner panned "Continuum" he briefly considered quitting music and studying design full-time. The first single from "Continuum" was "Waiting on the World to Change", which debuted on "The Ron and Fez Show". The song was the third-most downloaded song of the week on the iTunes Store following its release on July 11, 2006, and debuted at number 25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Chart. On August 23, 2006, Mayer debuted the entire album on the Los Angeles radio station Star 98.7, offering commentary on each track. A subsequent version was released the next day on the Clear Channel Music website as a streaming sneak preview. On September 21, 2006, Mayer appeared on "", playing "Waiting on the World to Change" and "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room". The song "Gravity" was featured on the television series "House", in the episode "Cane & Able" and "Numb3rs". He recorded a session for the British program "Live from Abbey Road" at Abbey Road Studios on October 22, 2006. On December 7, 2006, Mayer was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. The Trio received a nomination for "Try!". He won two: Best Pop Song with Vocal for "Waiting on the World to Change" and Best Pop Album for "Continuum". Mayer remixed an acoustic version of his single "Waiting on the World to Change" with vocal additions from fellow musician Ben Harper. In preparation for "Continuum", Mayer had booked the Village Recorder in Los Angeles to record five acoustic versions of his songs with veteran musician Robbie McIntosh. These recordings became "The Village Sessions", an EP released on December 12, 2006. As usual, Mayer oversaw the artwork. The initial North American "Continuum" tour ended on February 28, 2007, with a show at Madison Square Garden that the "New York Post" described as "career-defining".