Comments on: John Mayer: Houston, Texas 3/07/2002

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:48:28 +0000

The thing that’s cool about John Mayer is he is a pop songwriter and doesn’t try to fight it. The difference between him and pretty much every other pop songwriter (Jason Mraz, for example) is his versatility. Take the song “Wonderland” – it’s syrupy sweet and hotsteamysexy at the same time. Not too many songwriters can do that, you know? Plus he’s an excellent, imaginative guitarist and working with the likes of Buddy Guy, he will only get better.

Thanks for the downloads – “Why Georgia” is one of my favorite songs ever.

By: Swapmeet Louie

Swapmeet Louie — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:17:20 +0000

Hmmm… gotta admit, I’ve never thought of his voice as SRV-ish… Mayer has these slurs and weird mannerisms with his vowels that simply aren’t there in his speaking voice. It’s like he sings with a Mayerese accent. But I’ll take a closer listen now that you’ve brought it up…

By: j sunu

j sunu — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:11:44 +0000

got to go to one of his concerts here in LA as part of a bday gift. boy was i blown away! did not know what an amazing guitarist he is and now i’m def. a fan

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:32:34 +0000

My opinion of John Mayer changed substantially after watching his “Where The Light Is” DVD. I initially bought it because it was directed by Danny Clinch who is a really amazing music photographer and I wanted to see how his photographic eye translated to video. In short, the visuals are amazing but I keep watching it for the music performance (the audio mix is awesome also).

I too thought he was a teeny bopper cookie cutter production when I heard Room For Squares. I think we can just chalk that one up to what the record label wanted him to be to sell product, lucky for us he used the leverage he gained to go in the direction he really wanted to go in.

Mayer proves that he belongs being mentioned in this same sentence with the people he cites as his influences (Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, SRV, Hendrix). He shows off an impressive mix use of virtuoso guitar work and nuance that is very uncommon for most guitar players, regardless of age.

Ok, and his voice, it is quite different than his speaking voice but it is distinctly Stevie Ray Vaughn. You can definitely tell that when he was developing his vocal style he emulated SRV, probably because it fit his vocal range the best. Johnny Cash happens to be where I landed for singing tone and style, but I don’t mind having at all having someone that sounds like SRV still making records.

By: KAP

KAP — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:25:42 +0000

I think he sounds different because of all those weird things he does with his mouth when he sings. But could be spit too. I dunno :) I do have to admit that I think I’ve gotten past the visual I would get when I’d hear him, and since then I’ve really been able to enjoy his music. So, thank you for the boot. I think the Wonderland song is the only one I’m really familiar with up there, so I look forward to listening to the rest too.

By: Mussiqa Music

Mussiqa Music — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:50:27 +0000

Thanks a lot for great bootlegs

By: Mindy

Mindy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:47:44 +0000

I personally love John Mayer’s music. He was great live, put on a fantastic show. Thanks for the bootlegs.

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