John Mayer

[jaclo]

To be honest I always thought he was a pretty boy hack, and a chump given his recent dumn ass comments, but, after viewing this and some other clips, I have to say he's got some real artistic talent and I have a new found respect for him. Once he grows up I think he'll find his place in music history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBzbv4hJxY&feature=related

[solphilcox]

IBTL

[eryque]

I used to dislike John Mayer's music. Then I was on a date with a girl who happened to be the president of his local fan club, and she insisted that I'd like "Continuum" and proceeded to play it on the jukebox. She was was cute so I relented, and I'm glad I did because I grew to love that album. Turned out the girl wasn't really worth it, but I got some new musical knowledge out of the deal.

The new album doesn't really grab me. I bought about half the songs and find myself listening to only a couple of them.

He is a great guitarist, and as I keep saying, he's one of the few (if not the only) pop guitar hero that the current generation has, and I guarantee that pretty soon we're going to start seeing a lot more kids playing a lot more strats and really wailing away.

Most of his critics focus on his personality or the funny faces he makes when he plays, which I just don't get. I listen to him for his music, not because I think he's cute or like his interviews.

[teanett]

let me tell you, it's not the amps!

[Wagster]

He's 32 so I think he's grown up. Don't ya think?

[neville5000]

In before the lock.

[ToddK]

John's good but Taylor Swift is better.

I blame Eddie Van Halen.

Diddum, Wadem, chew.

[Butterfly]

Kidding right?

[Kaji13]

I always thought Johny Mayer was the pretty, mainstream version of Jack White.

[mrMix]

except for Try! with the trio lineup - his albums come off sounding like a mixed tape you'd make in high school.

[Caribou]

He's 32 so I think he's grown up. Don't ya think?

Yeah I was thinking this too. Great guitarist though, even if I don't dig all the stuff he turns out. I saw him live a number of years ago and he was really good.

[powermatt99]

except for Try! with the trio lineup - his albums come off sounding like a mixed tape you'd make in high school.

I agree 100% and I love it.

[iamdavea]

"dumn ass comments"--Doctor, heal thyself.

[lgehrig4]

let me tell you, it's not the amps!

Getting another little Two Rock jab out there huh?

[iamdavea]

Getting another little Two Rock jab out there huh?

Wow--good eye!

[solphilcox]

I always thought Johny Mayer was the pretty, mainstream version of Jack White.

correction

I always thought Johny Mayer was the talented version of Jack White.

better.

[teanett]

two rock?

[Ladhilbluesband]

Nick Jonas is better

[Kaji13]

correction



better.
Who needs talent when you're Jack white?

[traviswalk]

Getting another little Two Rock jab out there huh?

Ha!

[furry]

Thank God! Finally, another JM thread...

It's been, what, 5 minutes?

[lgehrig4]

two rock?

Yeah Two Rock. Do I st..st..stutter?

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=675167

[The Golden Boy]

I'd heard it was going to snow, but I really am hoping that it doesn't. I went for a bike ride yesterday- I just had to ride my "cool" bike- and of course, that's not a bike that has fenders on it. So here I am riding- it snowed a little early and it was still snowing a little bit. Enough for snow to accumulate on the existing snow, and enough to get the pavement wet. So as I'm probably a mile or 2 out of town, I feel my butt getting cold. I thought my jacket was going to be long enough to cover my butt- but no- that spray from the back tire was slathering all over my back and on my butt. So here's my jeans getting all wet and cold. Next thing you know, the seat starts soaking up all that water- and it's working its way under me. Yeah, you know it- Frozen Sack. That's not a good thing. But I still want to at least make it to that one railroad bridge.

Long story short- I made it to the bridge, my ass and sack were froze up and then I realize I could have ridden my "not so cool" bike and probably done it much more comforatably.

I don't know.

[furry]

I'd heard it was going to snow, but I really am hoping that it doesn't. I went for a bike ride yesterday- I just had to ride my "cool" bike- and of course, that's not a bike that has fenders on it. So here I am riding- it snowed a little early and it was still snowing a little bit. Enough for snow to accumulate on the existing snow, and enough to get the pavement wet. So as I'm probably a mile or 2 out of town, I feel my butt getting cold. I thought my jacket was going to be long enough to cover my butt- but no- that spray from the back tire was slathering all over my back and on my butt. So here's my jeans getting all wet and cold. Next thing you know, the seat starts soaking up all that water- and it's working its way under me. Yeah, you know it- Frozen Sack. That's not a good thing. But I still want to at least make it to that one railroad bridge.

Long story short- I made it to the bridge, my ass and sack were froze up and then I realize I could have ridden my "not so cool" bike and probably done it much more comforatably.

I don't know.

exactly

[The Golden Boy]

exactly

Y'see!?!

Furry knows!

[AJ Love]

odds on "jacio" actually being John Mayer are curreently sitting at 10-1 but closing

[Ooogie]

Never thought I'd post in a Mayer thread but have you guys seen The Key of Awesome parody? I just ran across it today but it's probably been around here before, it's pretty good...

John Mayer for Dummies

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[Lublin]

I <3 John Mayer.

[Tone_Terrific]

I <3 John Mayer.

"I am less than 3 John Myers."

Even to your mom?

[Lublin]

Seeing him Thursday. Can't wait.

[lifeinsong]

Saw him last night in Philly. Great show as usual but he and the band are definitely stretching things out a bit more on this tour. It's great to see John and Robbie playing off of each other more and more. John switched guitars all night long but RM played a Duesenberg Double Cat for most of the show. All the guitars sounded great but the thing that stood out for me was when he used an SG through the Cornish G2 on "Crossroads"...holy shit, what tone!

[Pietro]

I just read the RS interview and I think John is a very sad man. I saw the Austin City Limits show and have to admit the only CD I have is continuum. But I think he's a great musician and songwriter and will be around a long while.

[The Golden Boy]

Seeing him Thursday. Can't wait.

Junior is going next Monday! He's stoked!

[lamentation]

Oh man, I was picking up a few things for dinner and in the check out line I saw the cover of Star magazine. http://www.starmagazine.com/jennifer_aniston_jessica_simpson_john_mayer/news/16523
I laughed out loud. I just know he's loving that cover. The girls looking all butthurt and that pic of him looking like he couldn't care less, priceless.

[tyzwyz]

I was at the Washington DC show with my wife Saturday night. There was a group of young kids behind me and the guys were clearly there because their girlfriends wanted to go. The best part of this was, half way through the guys say to one another " We need to get some guitars and learn to play". I only went to my first JM concert to make my wife happy because I drag her to all the male dominated crowd guitar slinger shows with me. I have now been to three concerts of his and he never disappoints. He really has introduced guitar solos into a pop/blues setting for the masses.

[Lublin]

I was at the Washington DC show with my wife Saturday night. There was a group of young kids behind me and the guys were clearly there because their girlfriends wanted to go. The best part of this was, half way through the guys say to one another " We need to get some guitars and learn to play". I only went to my first JM concert to make my wife happy because I drag her to all the male dominated crowd guitar slinger shows with me. I have now been to three concerts of his and he never disappoints. He really has introduced guitar solos into a pop/blues setting for the masses.
My girlfriend is going because I want to go. :rotflmao

[seantk]

I didn't think anything of John Mayer as a guitarist until I saw him on the first crossroads tour in 2003. I was really impressed with his playing. I have more respect for him after that. Now if he could only keep from the crazy comments.

[DSnellen79]

Ok the dude plays pop stuff to make money! Some of his stuff isn't really great but Continum kicked butt. I think he is a great guitar player but he doesn't show it much in his money makin' teenager music. But when it comes down to the brass tax, he's makin a killin $$$$$$$$, gettin the girls, and can sling the six string better than most. What else does a single guy want? The guy has skill and good tone.

[chell]

My take:

1. Good player, singer-songwriter.
2. Continuum is a great record.
3. None of his stuff is downright bad.
4. I enjoy his music and if I could I'd go see him live.
5. I'd love for him to play more guitar-based music / bluesy stuff.
6. He's been saying some stupid stuff lately.
7. 1.

[DSnellen79]

I must live in a cave. What is this Stupid stuff he is saying?

[pickaguitar]

He came across pretty racist among other things recently in a Playboy interview...

[Lublin]

He came across pretty racist among other things recently in a Playboy interview...
OK and for this thread's and the board's sake let's end the discussion about the comments right there because it ALWAYS ends on a negative note.

[DSnellen79]

Ok, I was just in the dark. I'll have to google it.

Edit: After a google search of what has been going on with Mayer, I now have a the following statements:
"John Mayer is a social Moron!" He has lost a A LOT of cool pionts. I thought he was classy.:jo

[traviswalk]

Seeing him Thursday. Can't wait.

Going to that show myself!!

[taco-man]

I liked him on the Dave Chappelle show

[drod2045]

Going to that show myself!!

Snagged my buddy's floor seats for thursday!

:cool:

[shark_bite]

Ok, I was just in the dark. I'll have to google it.

Edit: After a google search of what has been going on with Mayer, I now have a the following statements:
"John Mayer is a social Moron!" He has lost a A LOT of cool pionts. I thought he was classy.:jo

Read the actual interview and perhaps see if you can find youtube footage of him IN an interview before making that an ironclad opinion. People who can't read between the lines or who take his super deadpan delivery too seriously really came away from that with a bad taste in their mouth, and a lot of people who are more familiar with his personality were somewhere between unsurprised and slightly disappointed in his lack of prescience for saying something could be so easy to crucify him with out of context. It wasn't his greatest interview, but he's not exactly history's greatest monster, as a lot of people are painting him now.

[The Golden Boy]

I think I'm going to see if my folks are up for having company tonite. They've been having a problem with their printer, and I've fixed it before. We were worried about the weather, but it seems most of the snow went south of here. I could probably head up to my folks' house, hang out with them for a while, make sure the printer's working OK...

That would be nice.

[Lublin]

People going to MSG on 2/25: What section are you in?

[AJ Love]

I've met shark_bite so I'm putting odds of shark_bite being John Mayer currently at 100 to 1. (theoretically its possible that the person I met was an agent of Mayer's who claimed to be shark_bite)

[AJ Love]

Ok the dude plays pop stuff to make money! Some of his stuff isn't really great but Continum kicked butt. I think he is a great guitar player but he doesn't show it much in his money makin' teenager music. But when it comes down to the brass tax, he's makin a killin $$$$$$$$, gettin the girls, and can sling the six string better than most. What else does a single guy want? The guy has skill and good tone.

Current odds on DSnellen79 actually being John Mayer are 15 to 1

[AJ Love]

I'd heard it was going to snow, but I really am hoping that it doesn't. I went for a bike ride yesterday- I just had to ride my "cool" bike- and of course, that's not a bike that has fenders on it. So here I am riding- it snowed a little early and it was still snowing a little bit. Enough for snow to accumulate on the existing snow, and enough to get the pavement wet. So as I'm probably a mile or 2 out of town, I feel my butt getting cold. I thought my jacket was going to be long enough to cover my butt- but no- that spray from the back tire was slathering all over my back and on my butt. So here's my jeans getting all wet and cold. Next thing you know, the seat starts soaking up all that water- and it's working its way under me. Yeah, you know it- Frozen Sack. That's not a good thing. But I still want to at least make it to that one railroad bridge.

Long story short- I made it to the bridge, my ass and sack were froze up and then I realize I could have ridden my "not so cool" bike and probably done it much more comforatably.

I don't know.

Odds on the Golden Boy actually being John Mayer are currently 9 to 1

[shark_bite]

I've met shark_bite so I'm putting odds of shark_bite being John Mayer currently at 100 to 1. (theoretically its possible that the person I met was an agent of Mayer's who claimed to be shark_bite)

Don't believe the hype. John Mayer can afford to send an agent.

Actually, don't be silly... John Mayer will always be sort of a weenie in my book... until he starts playing Telecasters more often, that is. I only play Teles, I have a giant beard (manly!) and I think I broke my arm yesterday but I still played my gig last night. So basically I'm not a weenie. Ergo, I cannot be John Mayer.

[trap]

Wow--good eye!

ha! i saw that one with pepper spray in my eyes! as for JM, saw a cool 05' youtube clip of him with scofield on leno that was interesting.

[blhm84]

I love Try.... lukewarm on all his other albums except for continuum. But Try is still on my rotation pretty heavily. Great player, smart in that he's an excellent player, but writes his songs for the masses....I don't blame him for it.

[GA20T]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBzbv4hJxY&feature=related

^Yuck.


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[shark_bite]

Yuck.

I don't even know why I'm trying to sway you here, but give an honest listen to one or both of these and see if you still feel like "yuck" is the only word you've got.

Covering a d'Angelo tune and then into Cissy Strut
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Watch the thumbs carefully here... listen for when the actual bass player comes in (hint: it's 1:03)
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[GA20T]

^ Will do. I'll report back in a few....

[Zero G]

Thank God! Finally, another JM thread...

It's been, what, 5 minutes?

No kidding...:jo

[The Golden Boy]

I guess we're going to go out for dinner.

Pizzas are cool.

[Simto]

I don't even know why I'm trying to sway you here, but give an honest listen to one or both of these and see if you still feel like "yuck" is the only word you've got.

Covering a d'Angelo tune and then into Cissy Strut
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That jam is just plain sick! That whole concert is just kick ass.

[supergenius365]

I don't even know why I'm trying to sway you here, but give an honest listen to one or both of these and see if you still feel like "yuck" is the only word you've got.


I think that is not his best version of Bold as Love. Perhaps a different version would be less "yuck".

[Apex1rg7x]

That jam video is amazing in ever way. Those guys together is just an amzing group anyways.

[The Golden Boy]

Odds on the Golden Boy actually being John Mayer are currently 9 to 1

You'll have to boost those odds, I just walked into tickets for Monday's show.

[Frank Prince]

Never thought I'd post in a Mayer thread but have you guys seen The Key of Awesome parody? I just ran across it today but it's probably been around here before, it's pretty good...

John Mayer for Dummies

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Lol, Best John Mayer video ever.

[vashuba]

I liked him on the Dave Chappelle show

true that!

just found this.. harlarious

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[ZachariahG]

it's been confirmed, AJ Love is John Mayer.