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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I've been following John Mayer for quite some time. In a world of increasingly mediocre talent, this fellow is a breath of fresh air. Both acoustic and electric sides of his talent are refreshingly different and tasty. You can check out You Tube for his many different styles, originals, and covers. The song Gravity is probably my favorite since I love a great Strat blues sound...here is a link to his latest version from the Where the Light Is concert/DVD performance...the Crossroads performance from '07 is equal to this one IMHO...enjoy!
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| I like his playing and I agree about his tone, but some of the mush-mouth approach to vocals he takes can be off putting.
The breath of fresh air for me in the current crop of young songsmiths is John Ondrasik (the Five for Fighting guy). Now that's good stuff.
However, if I ever come face to face with that kid who sings, "Hey There Delilah" I don't know what I'll do but it won't be asking for an autograph. God, how I hate that song! |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I'm a John Mayer fan myself but I prefer his acoustic based stuff to the blues (John Mayer Trio) stuff. I also agree that his vocals can be a bit strange sometimes but I like Rush, Dylan, and Neil Young so I guess I must like "different" vocals. ; ) |
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Location: PDX | Love him or hate him -- i've heard both -- the kid can play the shyte out of the guitar.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | My point exactly! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Took my wife and daughter to see him and Ben Folds a year or so ago. I hate the acoustics and the fans at concerts, but John sure has talent. He really has a ton of talent on guitar, although I don't like his voice. He enjoys being different and I like that. A young, white, blues, guy. Unique.
Losov, that's me on Hey There Delilah. We'll have to meet up and I'll show you how to play it before you strangle me. |
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Location: Texas | Based on my purchase of his first CD, I didn't hear the up-an-coming-guitar-god that some critics loved either, and his vocal style turned me off, too. However, I saw him live last summer, and I was transformed into a fan. He is a great live act, he plays beautiful, complex solos that rival just about any (living) rock guitarist. IMHO, with each successive CD, his vocals have improved, too. My advice; don't write him off until you can see him live, he puts on an impressive show. |
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Location: Waurika OK | I started becoming a fan 6 or 7 months ago. His first song I heard was "Daughters", then "Gravity" and "Waiting for the World to Change." Like others have said, I don't particularly like his mush mouth style, old ears don't hear as well anymore. But I still like his music.
Last week I bought his double CD that has acoustic, trio, and band.
Being a blues fan I like some of his bluesy stuff and then the acoustic "Neon."
He can really play and in several different styles. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | My super guitarist Jarrett likes him a lot. Even if I didn't like him (but I do), I would love him just for the fact that all of these AC/DC kids have finally found something decent to listen to. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Despite my better instincts... I love AC/DC. Saw them in Philly at The Little Arts Theater back in the 80's... Very fun show.
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John Mayer - Good Stuff!
