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John Mayer is starting to bore me. 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.
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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... | |
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Ex-Moderator | 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. |
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CarrieMpls said: 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. Whatevs Carrie, John Mayer is sooo summer 2002... | |
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Ex-Moderator | endorphin74 said: Whatevs Carrie, John Mayer is sooo summer 2002... 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. |
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Amen ---------------------------------
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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 test | |
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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!!! | |
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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] | |
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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! BY THE POWER INVESTED IN ME BY GOD ALL NEGATIVITY BOWS | |
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RADIO KILLS THE RADIO STAR! I DON'T NEED TO HEAR A SONG EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY FOR 6 MONTHS! ______________________________________________
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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.
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John Mayer bored me on first listen. | |
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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... | |
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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. "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me." | |
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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. | |
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'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. | |
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But 1983 is my jam.. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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Yeah, that's probably the best song on the album. Along with the very last song, My Stupid Mouth, and City Love. | |
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1983 and My Stupid Mouth are THE CUTS...
I can't wait till he leaves heavy rotation so I quit being annoyed by him... | |
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DMSR said: RADIO KILLS THE RADIO STAR! I DON'T NEED TO HEAR A SONG EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY FOR 6 MONTHS! Same thing here in France, almost of all the so-called "free radio" suck, and it's worst when the songs suck too | |
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I'm mad at you lova.
All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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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] | |
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Now I know you didn't just diss the mighty Ben Folds! | |
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I would challenge anyone to name a better pianist in rock than Ben Folds. Okay, maybe Bruce Hornsby... | |
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