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I can see where the criticism comes from - yes, it's a bit middle-of-the-road and not exactly fiery or ballsy, but it's not really meant to be either. What he does have is the ability to write great pop songs with really nice chord progressions and melodies, combined with a good voice and some properly nice guitar playing - his tone is wonderful as well.
I really like him, to the point of having come to consider him quite an important influence on my own playing.
The solo from 2:45 here is awesome:
So more or less a mirror of what I'm saying about Mayer. That live video is fab. the records are not.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/109038/
I actually don't think you can really appreciate any artist fully until you have seen them play live.
Last night I went to see Joan as Police Woman. Again, on record not really my thing, but she was captivating live.
I think this is an important, and in this threat pertinent distinction. I have seen a lot of bands live that I wouldn't dream of ever buying an album of. When I saw Magic and was blown away by Mark Pellizzer I didn't go 'Oh I must buy everything he's done'... I didn't even buy the magic album. I went home, listened to Guns N' Roses and accepted it for what it was, a great show.
I've just finished listening to 'Continuum' off the back of this thread and it bored me. Does that mean I think Mayer is crap? Nope. The talent is there to hear, it just bored me. As people have rightly said, watch 'X' video of Mayer here... you can't appreciate someone until you see them in a live setting. Would I go to one of his shows if someone gave me a ticket? Of course! Mayer is bringing guitar playing to the masses and inspiring people to pick up the guitar. In that respect he is the modern day guitar hero (in every way that Ed Sheeran is too) - Doesn't mean I have to like it.
I know better guitarists that bore me after a few songs, and better songwriters which are nice to listen to but I don't connect with musically
He just balances the two to be a great listen, and great guitar player
My humble opinion of course
I don't love all the music. The last record is pap, and I can take or leave the Grateful Dead stuff, but Continuum is absolutely amazing and every other record has at least *something* on it that's world-class, and he's admitted himself that while he'd be capable of trying to make "Continuum 2", even if it was brilliant it, would inevitably be labelled as an inferior re-hash, and as an artist he wants to try and push so that people can at least complain that they don't like "the new thing" rather than tarnish the old thing by trying to make it twice.
Doubt I'd get 3 comments, let alone 3 pages
The fact he can do that riff with ease while singing astounds me.
Anything with a * indicates the version from the ‘Where The Light Is’ live album rather than the studio version.
Helpless
Who Did You Think I Was*
Born & Raised
Waitin’ On The Day
Moving On and Getting Over
Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey
Perfectly Lonely
In The Blood
Wildfire
I’m Gonna Find Another You*
In Your Atmosphere*
Changing
Who Says
Edge of Desire
Waiting On The World To Change*
Badge and Gun
Rosie
Neon*
Come When I Call*
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room*
Here's my Mayer playlist:
Sorry.
I thought his reactions to Trucks actually seemed a little stagey, but I'm probably just being mean-spirited....
The comparison with Derek Trucks is an interesting one, though. I don't particularly like Trucks' music any more than I like Mayer's - and of course it's completely different - but I definitely feel a "wow"/"not worthy" factor with Trucks which I simply don't with Mayer.
Fast forward to about a month ago when I found out it was Mayer, so I was a fan years before I even knew who he was!
Having said that, I dislike most non-lap steel slide solos, they are usually very cheesy and samey
I don't think you can add the narrative that JM is gobsmacked and humbled, he looks to me like someone politely letting an expert do his thing.
How good can DT play non-slide solos btw?
Personally I'd get bored very quickly listening to that style of solo all night, although it's a great skill to have, I'd far rather listen to Jeff Beck