I liked this dudes music at first, but having to hear him constantly on the radio is getting me agitated. I seemed to like him better when he was a cult thing. But I do still dig him--Just not as much.

I am exactly where you are. I have hardly listened to him since I saw him live (even though he rocked it). I think the overexposure syndrome has infected me.

Well, in 6 months, it'll go away and I figure I can 'rediscover' him then...

OK, I have a million friends who are gonna kill me for this, but-
I fought the John Mayer thing for a long, long time, for reasons that are still unclear to me. For some reason whenever I heard him, I just could never get into it. I have quite a few friends who were into him pretty hardcore for a while, and I never got it. They tried and tried, and I continually resisted.
However, he's starting to grow on me now. The 2 singles I've heard on the radio are catchy and happy. I notice myself singing along. Myabe it's cause everything on the radio these days is such out and out crap, that it stands out as at least mediocre. Ah well. Doesn't mean I'm gonna rush right out and buy up everything he's put out, but I don't hate him anymore.

CarrieMpls said:

Whatevs Carrie, John Mayer is sooo summer 2002...

endorphin74 said:

At least you didn't say "I told you so!"

And anyway- you know I never like new music. At the rate I usually go, I'll be buying his albums to catch up in about a year and a half.

Amen

ROBERT RANDOLPH FAMILY BAND is the best (if not ONLY) reason to go see John Mayer.

RRFB is the hottest fixture out on the jamband scene, today. Leader Robert Randolph plays the pedal steel guitar (which lays flat on a mini-table) with a modern update. The music comes direct from gospel Sacred Stel songbook and back in 200 Robert was playing in African American Penetecostal church in Orange , NJ. The music is full throttle jammin' with a stong taste of blues, jazz and funk. He is joined by his brother and cousins (hence "Family Band"). He recently received excellent write-ups at the Bonaroo Fest in Colorado this summer and his LIVE AT THE WETLANDS has been widely hailed. He can also be found on John Medeski's THE WORD and the Blind Boys of Alabama cd, HIGHER GROUND (which features covers of tunes by Prince, Funkadelic, Stevie WOnder adn Earth, Wind & Fire).

He's currently opening for John Mayer on the following tour dates in November



November

Thursday, 7
Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
1806 NE 6th Street
Pompano Beach, FL 33061
561-832-6397
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Friday, 8
Lakeland Center
700 West Lemon Street
Lakeland Center, FL 33802
863-834-8133
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 9:00pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Saturday, 9
Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-5500
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 9:00pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Monday, 11
Civic Coliseum
500 East Church Street
Knoxville, TN 37915
421-544-5399
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Tuesday, 12
Pepsi Colliseum
1202 East 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
317-927-7622
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Wednesday, 13
John D. Millet Hall
Miami University Talawanda Road
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-2266
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Friday, 15
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way
Madison, WI 53713
608-267-3976
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Saturday, 16
UIC Pavilion
1140 West Harrison
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5773
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Sunday, 17
Convocation Center
799 North Hewitt Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734-487-5386
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/2/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/5/2002

Tuesday, 19
Kool House
132 Queen's Quay East
Toronto, ONT Canada
416-869-0387
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 9:30pm
http://www.robertrandolph.net
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/9/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/12/2002

Wednesday, 20
Oncenter
800 S. State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-435-8000
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Nickel Creek
http://www.nickelcreek.com/
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/9/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/12/2002

Friday, 22
Cumberland Civic
One Civic Center Square
Portland, ME 04101
207-775-1188
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Nickel Creek
http://www.nickelcreek.com/
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/9/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/12/2002

Saturday, 23
Mullins Center
UMA
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-3001
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Nickel Creek
http://www.nickelcreek.com/
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/8/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/11/2002

Sunday, 24
URI
Ryan Center
Kingston, RI
401-944-6555
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Nickel Creek
http://www.nickelcreek.com/
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/9/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/12/2002

Monday, 25
RPI Fieldhouse
1900 Peoples Ave
Troy, NY 12180
518-276-6262
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Also Performing: Nickel Creek
http://www.nickelcreek.com/
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/8/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/11/2002

Wednesday, 27
The Liacouras Center
176 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
215-204-2104
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 9:00pm
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/9/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/12/2002

Friday, 29
Patriot Center
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-3008
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 9:00pm
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/9/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/12/2002

Saturday, 30
Oakdale Theatre
95 South Turnpike Rd
Wallingford, CT 64921
203-269-8721
All Ages
John Mayer On Stage at 8:30pm
Fan Club Tickets Available : 10/16/2002
Public On Sale Date : 10/19/2002

I think John Mayer's pretty cool -- good with melody and a nice turn of phrase. What more could you ask for in a pop singer?

Oh, and he plays guitar like a beast!!!

I've cooled on him a little bit myself, but he has got something. I could do without hearing "No Such Thing" anymore, but the rest of his stuff is cool and he rocks live.
[This message was edited Mon Sep 30 16:49:57 PDT 2002 by Universaluv]

I reaspect him alot, but his music drives me crazy!!! AHHH!!! but it is always refreshing to see a real artist that can...*gasp* play an instrument!

RADIO KILLS THE RADIO STAR! I DON'T NEED TO HEAR A SONG EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY FOR 6 MONTHS!

I rarely listen to the radio except for NPR, so I'm not sick of Mayer yet. He is great in the studio, and even better live, which is rare for a young pop-ish artist, IMHO.

Doves,
Mel!ssa

John Mayer bored me on first listen.

I think the guy is rather talented, and he is a good songwriter as well. I bought his album a couple of weeks ago, and it remains a virtually permanent fixture in my CD player.

I guess I should say that I have only heard his first single twice on the radio, and I have never seen any of his videos, so overexposure is not really an issue for me yet...

I didn't and still don't like the first single. I think that's what is causing the boredom. His second single "Your Body is a Wonderland" grabbed my ear. I don't think I'll ever get tired of that song. The other songs are just as good. Something about the first single was just a bad song to introduce to the music fans.

I've got his CD and I enjoy it. It's not a permanent fixture or anything, but it's something I could pull out once a month and enjoy then put it away. It's an excellent debut album (though I understand he had an independent EP release a couple years ago).

Overexposure isn't a problem for me because I almost never listen to radio (if you have a CD player in the car, why would you?) I keep MTV viewing to a minimum as well.

'John Mayer is starting to bore me.'

I forgot to mention that this is what happened to me with Dave Matthews Band back in '96/97 when the rest of the world around me overplayed their stuff like crazy. Four years later or so, I've started coming back around to the group, but if I heard it everyday I would go nuts.

John Mayer has a very similar sound to that band, too.

But 1983 is my jam..

Yeah, that's probably the best song on the album. Along with the very last song, My Stupid Mouth, and City Love.

1983 and My Stupid Mouth are THE CUTS...

I can't wait till he leaves heavy rotation so I quit being annoyed by him...

DMSR said:

Same thing here in France, almost of all the so-called "free radio" suck, and it's worst when the songs suck too

I'm mad at you lova.

Isn't he that guy that like a "90210" version of Dave Matthews? He needs to form a group with Ben Folds.
[This message was edited Fri Oct 11 16:33:22 PDT 2002 by NGSPW7200]

Now I know you didn't just diss the mighty Ben Folds!

I would challenge anyone to name a better pianist in rock than Ben Folds. Okay, maybe Bruce Hornsby...