I just saw John Mayer play at the Grammys. The guy just broke my heart with his guitar solo. The track was called gravity and it was beautiful. i really want to check this guys work.

ive never heard of the guy before, can anybody give any info on him?.
any reccomendations i.e. albums or other songs to get into?


WOW what a solo!

He's really good, I can't stand to watch him though!

His latest Continuum and TRY! are must haves. One of the true greats of our time.

NDRU said:

not into watching guy sex faces?

sosgemini said:

it's like a guy having an orgasm, nausea, and seizures all at once

NDRU said:

Looks like you won't be going to any future Prince concerts.


tA

Tribal Disorder

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theAudience said:

At least Prince has the decency to put on some heels & makeup for the occasion

so, im watching this thing on youtube and how horrible was john meyers start? oh wait....the whole thing is off...wow.

and i like him.

Mayer is not that good, he just happens to be an ugly white boy that can play blues guitar.

prettymansson said:

Too bad I missed that. Good thing for YouTube (thanks). Love that song to begin. Must see him live, at some point.

workingupahiyellasweat said:

cha think?

workingupahiyellasweat said:

I'd say he's really very good (has incredible tone & feel), but I'm not sure he's distinguished his style of playing from Stevie Ray Vaughn's quite yet, though his music is a bit more jazzy on the whole.

I like the cat.....he's good!

I haven't really listened to anything by him but I saw his perfomance on the grammies and liked it.

John Mayer was the best thing from that snoozefest set. I like the way he plays but all the while he was singing I kept wishing Jonny Lang would stroll out on the stage and grab the mic away from his ass

sosgemini said:[quote]so, im watching this thing on youtube and how horrible was john meyers start? oh wait....the whole thing is offquote]


really? u think? i thought he sounded awesome.

Ifsixwuz9 said:[quote]John Mayer was the best thing from that snoozefest set.quote]



PREACH.

... nope... still havent got the hang of that quoting lark!

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sosgemini said:

holy crap...i didn't mean mayers...i meant john legend...john legend's singing was off..or it was the youtube transfer...something didn't sound right.

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3121 said:

he sounded like he had a thick accent or maybe was over doing it like Dana Carvey "She's chopping broccoli, Shae choppaeo bra ca leh"

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3121 said:

I think JL sucks and he's TOTALLY overrated !

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3121 said:

That thing that sounds kinda off is called John Legend's voice. And I so wanted to like him.

Anyway, John Mayer has skills. As a songwriter and a guitar player. His guitar skills actually reminds me of Prince, but only the sense that it's really underrated on record, but when you see him live, damn he can play.

But he does look crazy as hell when he sings.

ElCapitan said:

I can see the comparison with Prince in reference to his guitar playing. John Mayers solo was beautiful... if prince would have dropped that this place would be going crazy round about now.

Definately gonna check out some albums by this guy.

workingupahiyellasweat said:

I'm not a big Mayer fan, but some people just can't stand it when a white guy actually knows how to sing and play guitar. Open your mind and your ears.

The thing that gets me about that performance is no one noticed how "flat and off-key" that Corrine Bailey is. This is the 3rd or fourth time i have seen her sing live and theres nothing to her voice, it just seems to lay there. As for Mayer, with the last two albums (Trio, and the latest one) i have noticed more of his talent, i wasnt crazy about his early days of TRL music, early on he seemed to be the "Safe" Ryan Adams, but he is starting to emerge as an artist, not there yet but getting there.

lastdecember said:

I like both Mayer & Adams and have pretty much everything they've released until now (although, with Adams you never can be sure....).....they are definitely NOT alike, I'm very surprised this comparison even comes up.....
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He doesn't move me one way or another. Though I Do love his take on his fame. He has a great sense of humor. He seems very down to earth and honest.

abierman said:

It was coming up alot when "GOLD" by Ryan Adams came out and MTV/VH1 were actually playing him, John Mayer broke through at the same time, even though Ryan has been around a decade more than Mayer, the comparisons started. I never knew why it existed since they are very different, the media saw 2 guys that played guitar and of course said they were the same. And obviously as the years past we clearly see they are very different artists.

lastdecember said:

Both artists are not considered 'popular artists' over here (Europe), so they hardly get any airplay on the radio or MTV..... Still, whenever they're on tour, they sell out the venues they're playing like that..... Neither Mayer or Adams ever had a hit here in the Netherlands, still they both have a vivid following here. This alone already says that both must have skills, and this is to me the only thing they have in common. Adams clearly has an alt-country/folk background (just listen to his early stuff with Whiskytown), whereas, to me, Mayer clearly is more bluesy or even jazzy.....

The Grammy-performance, Legend and Bailey were lame, Mayer nailed it.....and yes, I had to think of Prince when I saw/heard the solo he gave away.....even some gestures he made with his hand while playing. I am pretty sure Prince enjoyed it as well in the audience, since he's the one who keeps on going about 'real music by real musicians' lately.....Mayer definitely is a real musician!


And he's banging Jessica Simpson!