[ Closed ] John Mayer DVD (Page 1 of 2)

gsj wrote:

You won't be wasting your money Mindy....I promise.

Really, that good Geoff?

Roy

cathysiler wrote:

I think he was unfairly labeled a "pop" artist. I saw an interview where he said he had to play the songs the fans wanted to hear and was limited in his freedom to play.    Cathy

In regards to his above quote BS to John Mayer.

Nothing to do with you Cathy.  He's just BS and people should know that was the path he chose.  He knew what game he was playing.

cathysiler wrote:

I think he was unfairly labeled a "pop" artist. I saw an interview where he said he had to play the songs the fans wanted to hear and was limited in his freedom to play.    Cathy

In regards to his above quote BS to John Mayer.

Nothing to do with you Cathy.  He's just BS and people should know that was the path he chose.  He knew what game he was playing.

the guy is absolutely brilliant.  Aside from being a fantastic blues guitarist who is well steeped in the blues tradition, he is a great singer and an amazing songwriter.   You may knock his pop material, but when it comes down to it, those early records are brilliant.  They all have complex chord structures, guitar parts and lyrical devices.  Though they may seem like bubble gum pop, there are very few people who can write music like that, its not easy.  He is the ONLY guy (not Joe B., not KWS, not Los Lonley Boys), the ONLY guy under the age of 60 who can do a tour of the US playing huge stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters working blues music and blues guitar into the set.  I recently just saw him live and he places tunes like "Crossroads" into the set, along with his pop hits.  By making the pop records, he is allowing a whole new generation of youth to learn about the blues tradition, and who guys like Buddy Guy, B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan are.  Also, Clapton went pop...and like Clapton, Mayer always lets the blues ring prevalent in his material.  He is a great musician, and anybody who judges him based on his pop material doesn't understand that it is part of his message and his art.

Vette335 wrote:

the guy is absolutely brilliant.  Aside from being a fantastic blues guitarist who is well steeped in the blues tradition, he is a great singer and an amazing songwriter.   You may knock his pop material, but when it comes down to it, those early records are brilliant.  They all have complex chord structures, guitar parts and lyrical devices.  Though they may seem like bubble gum pop, there are very few people who can write music like that, its not easy.  He is the ONLY guy (not Joe B., not KWS, not Los Lonley Boys), the ONLY guy under the age of 60 who can do a tour of the US playing huge stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters working blues music and blues guitar into the set.  I recently just saw him live and he places tunes like "Crossroads" into the set, along with his pop hits.  By making the pop records, he is allowing a whole new generation of youth to learn about the blues tradition, and who guys like Buddy Guy, B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan are.  Also, Clapton went pop...and like Clapton, Mayer always lets the blues ring prevalent in his material.  He is a great musician, and anybody who judges him based on his pop material doesn't understand that it is part of his message and his art.

John Mayer is talented.  I'm not taking anything away from that.  But John Mayer judges himself on his own "pop" Material. Don't pretend your better than your pop records and fans now when that is what got you where you are now. He's gamin you.  He started with Blues and Stevie Ray Vaughan was his biggest influence.  He didn't just get into Blues.   As for his singing that leaves alot to be desired, not a great vocalist at all.  In regards to playing big stadiums,  If it was the 70's, Joe would be playing them, not John Mayer. Unfortunately in today's music, the crap rises to the top and the great musicians don't get recognized. I'm not including John Mayer as crap but John's fame is alot easier today than he would have had it in the 70's.  He would have too much mainstream competition in the 70's to be where he is at now.  John Mayer only got where he is now because there is not alot of mainstream guitar players, so he stands out.  I appreciate some of his songs and his guitar playing but they are not my type of blues.  His Blues are more cerebral. That's great he's bringing younger people the blues, he self-annointed himself as the only one who can do it.  I just hope they dig deeper than him for the blues.