Saw John Mayer for the 6th time (Page 1 of 2)

I saw John Mayer about 3 years ago and he put on a great show! I haven't gotten into his new stuff, my favorite is his trio stuff. I have the Where the Light is dvd live from LA and it's great, but ever since finding Joe he doesn't quite do it for me anymore!

Totally agree, I can't get into him at all. Just too much of what I've read and seen has shown him into himself and who he's going out with

I can see how you could say that, but to me that's tunnel vision IMO. How many other great blues guitarists have this same cliche label? Pretty much anyone who ever played a strat... including JB. If you listen to more things, you'll hear just as much Paul Simon or Charlie Hunter in his playing. I always saw mayer as a total package... jack of all trades, king of none. Although his pop songwriting capability has proven most profitable in commercial music. I see him as someone who teenage girls will go to see, and Mayer plays THEM some blues. That is something that is needed in the US music industry. So god bless him for that. To me, that's a great angle to deliver blues to younger generations.

I think he is "over" his media antics. Grown out of it or whatever. That stuff is just fluff, and I ignored it, so I'm not defending him either way on that front.

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
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Somebody didn't read your post. don't think anybody's missing anything, he doesn't do it for me either. But thanks for the report Nic.

Dig John Mayer! Good to hear his voice is slowly getting better.

Well, to put it like that, I first got into John Mayer because of his guitar playing and then stayed because of his songwriting.
He is really one of my favorite Artist around right now and I really dig his current acoustic/jam band approach. And concering his guitar playing, a lot of people do only see the SRV inspired licks he plays but that´s really just a small part of all the emotions he can express on his instrument.

There´s a really good offical audio clip from this tour:

http://johnmayer.com/posts/2013/if-i-ev … -red-rocks

I really love how he takes a good, mellow song and develops it into a longer jam.

Also, his solo during Leon Russels RnR introduction is perfect imo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M001JpWB_Ms

.... well, saw John Mayer last night at London's o2 arena

The Setlist:

Wildfire
Half of My Heart
Paper Doll
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)
Something Like Olivia
Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad
(Grateful Dead cover)
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
Blues Run the Game
(Jackson C. Frank cover)
Queen of California
Dear Marie
If I Ever Get Around to Living
Belief
Waiting on the World to Change
The Age of Worry
Why Georgia
Encore:
Can't Find My Way Home
(Blind Faith cover)
Gravity

Around 18,000 in attendance, audience made up of around 2 -1 females - a wide age range of men and women -
It was the first time we'd seen John Mayer (see my post above) and the first time to see a gig at the o2.
We were about half way back- right side - looking at the stage - good views & vibes - the sound didn't disappoint either.
The light and backdrop animations were superb throughout.
The whole 18,000 of us LOVED IT. My only gripe...... He didn't include Vultures in the set - My fav JM track. Oh well !
Would we go and see him again ? Hell Yeah!

The screaming..... ?  you're referring to the fairer sex, young and older??.... It wasn't too bad at all - quite well behaved - I heard a few random "Johnny, i love yoooou" shouts, but that's to be expected. Saying that, at a few Joe B gigs i've been to , i've also heard a few 'I love you jooooe" ..... also to be expected!