Honestly who gives a shit if he does pop blues, folk even country. The guys living his life and having fun, isn't that what life is about? Having fun, enjoying it and living it? If everyone listened to a critic the world would be a lonely depressing place.John Mayer is amazingly talented no one can take that from him. Let the guy have some fun
Yikes I wonder how much he had to pay for that guitar. It looks too much like one of Stevie's strats he played on Austin City Limits to not actually be it.
Pero y qué más dará que comience con el blues y que luego tire para el pop? Que haga lo que quiera, si os gusta el blues que toca, escuchad lo que haya por ahí de blues y si no os gusta el pop, pues no lo escuchéis.
La verdad, no me gustan los elitismos que se traen algunos seguidores del blues o jazz. Música "selecta"? No, música a la que le gusta a un público más reducido.
Este muchachito sus principios fueron raices de blues. De hecho aqui está tocando un tema que hizo conocido Stevie, claro, Cold Shot. Ahora bien. Me pregunto: hay gente tan estúpida que empieza con el blues, usa al blues, se pule gracias al blues, y después como una rata traicionera se va al pop. ME REVIENTA LA GENTE QUE USA AL BLUES, Y DESPUES SE OLVIDA DE EL. SON ALGO GRACIAS AL BLUES, Y DESPUES LO TRAICIONAN PASANDOSE DE GENERO....HDP!!! RATAS...DETESTO LA GENTE TRAICIONERA
@gusemiblues Mira imbecil, no "traiciono" nada. Tiene un trio de blues y inclusive en sus cancions pop se pueden ver esas influencias. Recordemos que ademas de SRV, tambien fue influenciado por The Police y Dave Mathews; o sea que no solo conoce el blues. Espero con ansias tu exito en la industria musical.
@manu1695 Mirá, la verdad te voy a responder simplemente por respeto IMBECIL. Oiste? Detesto a los tarados que en sus comienzos usan el blues abusan de él, y después pasan a ser poperos imbéciles, buenos para nada...por qué? porque supuestamente no es tan redituable. Pues bien, me alegro que muchas compañias quiebren, que la internet las haya matado, me encanta...estos poperos buenos para nada también deberian fundirse por idiotas, roba géneros imbéciles como vos tal cual.
@gusemiblues Por dios, con esa mente tan cerrada veo que no aprecias nada que no sea blues puro. Cada artista tiene diferentes influencias, y con ellas crean un estilo propio. Y la palabra "pop" no tiene nada de malo, solo significa que mucha gente la escucha. Yo también soy un gran fanatico del blues pero tambien aprecio otra musica como por ejemplo la de Mayer que ha logrado introducir el blues al público general.
@gusemiblues Mirá Manuel, te voy a responder de mejor manera que la anterior, ya que me has respondido en mejores términos. Sé apreciar el blues y mucho de diferentes estilos. Lo que no voy a aceptar es que un músico use al blues, se vanaglorie tocando blues y después transe, se deje fornicar por las malditas compañias, ya que el blues no es para un público digamoslo asi, POPULAR? es (y me gusta) selectivo por cierto. No me cabe los traidores. Sólo eso.
With as many Hendrix covers as John has done, It's no surprise that he would be able to take a song by another artist so influenced Jimmy and make it absolutely righteous
Both you fools down there need to shut the hell up and just listen to the music. I freaking hate people that sit around and get so tedious about the way someone plays a song or the way a song sounds. Hey, assholes, JOHN CAN PLAY THIS ANY WAY HE WANTS. ITS A COVER, NOT AN IMPERSONATION. Get a damn life, losers and find a new hobby, because you're not musicians.
makes you appreciate just how good SRV was/is. John Mayer is supposed to be one of the "better blues guitarists of this generation". But stacked up to SRV he doesnt even come close.
Artits like John make youngsters discover blues music by making both pop and blues. we need more like him ! I saw him once live and that was freakin amazing ! I wasn't listening to blues at all when I started listening to John at 15 yr old. now i'm 18 and I listen to every freakin blues or jazz or old rock artists possible ! Thanks to John !
We're pacing about the same than because what you said literally describes me to the "T" also. John Mayer really opened the door for me. All my life I knew i liked blues and jazz but at the same time I didn't know. JM really pointed out the obvious for me; and now I'm hooked. Blues, jazz, and oldies (which I've always listened to) are now prominent on my iPod; with John Mayer on the top of course haha.
@mt94supersport... i'm thinking the same thing. i saw him cover voodoo chile in atlanta september 8. (you can watch the video on here). but me my buddy and my brother were the only ones singing. kinda made me depressed for like a half a second
I wonder how many people in that audience ever even heard that song before that night. LOL. On the whole not bad. My only knock on Mayer is he sold out. Could have been a great blues guitarist, and still made a lot of money. To each his own, but I think some of his stuff is just mindless crap like everything else on the radio now days. However, to his credit, good voice, and plays with lots of intensity. NO comparison to SRV, but still very cool.
the great thing about mayer, he can sound like any other great guitarist like stevie and jimi, and he has his own sound too, thats what makes him one of the greatest
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I am going to be sick. Mayer needs to be chained up and whipped in public for this. Little wheezy voiced pop bitch covering SRV? The end is truly near
wether you like him or not, you gotta take you hat off to his playing and his respect for greats, id like to go see him, just to see those few songs he'll play like this
I dont even see why there is hype about being close to SRV.. yall asses act like hes the only guitar plyer that was good recently. People should strive to have their own sound.. guitar has expanded so much even since SRV has left us.. time to move on.
I'm in a SRV tribute band in Dallas (VoodooblueSRV is our YouTube name). I'm quite a John Mayer fan and I was actually at this concert when he did this song. His little tribute speech before this was a great set up....He said something to extent of him being a rocker converted to the blues when he heard SRV...He wanted to pay tribute to Stevie that night since he was in Dallas
you call yourself a true SRV fan? bullshit. stevie ray would be the first to tell you to fuck off!! stevie ray said in an interview that he thinks artist should play other artist songs, in order to keep their music alive. i have been a manic SRV fan for over a decade and i know he would tell you to fuck off after what you just sed. SRV would watch this video in proudness, he would admire mayer for what he is doing. And also john mayer very rarley plays SRV songs, its a sign of respect
@Johnnyboy200406 i dont care how long you've been in the music business, you know absolutely nothing about it. Just because someone writes and sings pop songs doesn't mean that they have no talent, and that also doesn't mean that they don't create anything. Coming from someone who writes pop songs, kiss my ass. And if you are in music than you would know that genres mean absolutely nothing, there is good music and there is bad music, but its ALL music. Your an idiot.
@robertsfootball74 , genres mean nothing, you are fucking clueless, you write pop songs because it only takes the iq of a 12 year old little girl to write it. Genre is everything. Pop music sucks and requires very very very little talent and effort. Its a quick buck!!!!!!!! And you sir are a penis
@Johnnyboy200406 Your ignorance is hilarious. Pop music literally means popular music. It is anything that is out right now and is popular. Going back to the fact that music is genre-less. It doesnt matter how long it takes you to create something or how much effort you had to put into it. Its about creating it. That is why people get into the music business. And the fact that you would bash someone for being creative and and doing something that they love is completely hypocritical
@Johnnyboy200406 Any musician will tell you that its all about creating something. You cant honestly tell me that pop music is the easiest to create, you obviously dont write. Music is the universal language and not everyone speaks the same language. Is it so crazy to think that maybe John Mayer WANTS to create the music that he comes out with? That he's not just doing it for other people? I choose to write pop music because i like pop music. And i honestly thought that you might have.......
@Johnnyboy200406 ......been actually intellectual and this could be a good discussion but with your childish choice of words at the end of your comment i guess not. Music doesn't just end where you say it does. It is endless, that is the beauty of it. If i had to guess, from your ignorance, i would say you DON'T work in music and if you do, you have seen no success and you are bitter about it. So why don't you go comment on something that you know a little bit more about. Have a Nice Life.
Just ot let you know, just cause something is pop music, it is not bad. There is a differnce of songs being known to be good and songs that are popular and shitty
@SRVBASE all you have to do is look at the video bar on the side and guess what they are all of other peoples music and i gaurantee you none of those mayer poppy fans know who even wrote songs like cold shot or lenny. He is a poser, ive been a musician for 14 years. Its great to play other artists music hell yes, but the point of being a musician is to create your own. He writes what sells not what he creates.
@SRVBASE justin timberlake right............ i dont know who worte it but stevie ray wrote this one his damn self, im from austin texas man its stevie ray capitol central.
Im a big John Mayer fan and I love SRV this is the first time I see him cover SRV and I just want to tell you that I couldnt agree more with what you just said regarding covers,, well said my dude, BTW lets not forget that SRV covered Hendrix further proving your point..
Yes I understand what you speak of and I dont pursue any kind of fight either. Sure, no matter how hard Mayer tries he'll never be like SRV but I have to say that I do believe he has contributed in the music world and he is more than an ordinary musician. Besides, when younger musicians play old songs they show respect to those who made them and they highly praise them Lets keep the media work against Mayer out of this. If you think this is a junk, fine by me I wont try to change your mind.
Wow. I never would have thought anyone would come this close to sounding like Stevie, much less John Mayer. I guess I prematurely wrote him off after the crap he put out ten years ago.
@soloquierosignearme This dude needs to stop this bullshit. Stevie covered Jimi, and this silly fucker tryin to come in and do this. Cmon pple. And put a shirt on jackass
@GalaxyRover1020 I searched that guy because of you, he's great, but from the moment on he is playing a Les Paul you can not say that his playing searches stevie ray's style..
@ifu06572 you must be kidding, that guy cannot play 3 consecutives notes.. and his vibrato sucks!! god.. I know you can't compare any guitar player with srv, but come on, Henderson is closer, or mayer..
Wow.. he has a great voice - but his playing seems sooo slow compared to SRV. But kudos to him for being on stage covering SRV tunes to the teenie boppers :)
@RobWein83 - theres tempo and then there is just plain slow. This song just drags. He has it down though - he's a great player but nothing compares to SRV's playing I guess so I'm biased :)
@devorahacts what horrible? the fact that your not a dude? or johns swing, cause if you think its johns swing then you know nothing cause that mother fucker swings like no other . Just sayin i know he can play the blues WELL and all blues is swing
@devorahacts what horrible? the fact that your not a dude? or johns swing, cause if you think its johns swing then you know nothing cause that mother fucker swings like no other . Just sayin i know he can play the blues WELL and all blues is swing
@jayengrahlman Listen to the original. That is swinging. This is rocking. He swings like a rocker. Maybe playing playing Jazz for a few years might be a good idea for him, and for his band. Please don't say anything else. Your every utterance is subtracting from the sum total of human knowledge.
@avgjoegeek I must disagree. He does NOT make teenie bopper music. If there are teenagers in the crowd, that just goes to show that they have good taste in music.
@OhShinyObject he really did get his start from playing soft core "chick" music but since then(about 10yrs ago) he has branched out to playing more of what he wants to play, cause now he already has the fan base, so what record label is going to stop him
@my87z28 I will agree with that; no record label is going to try and fix something that isn't broken. To your point, the "chick" music he started out with was reminiscent of The Police and James Taylor which did draw a certain crowd, yes, but it's still not teeny bopper music. He makes the music he enjoys, and seeing as how he was heavily influenced by The Police in addition to Hendrix and SRV, it only makes sense that he established himself one way only to recreate his style album after album
@OhShinyObject i certainly see the Police / Sting and James Taylor as being infulences, but you cant deny that yes he got his start from females buying his CD's, his first biggest hit was "Your body is a wonderland" that is as "chick" as it gets. but at the same time i like what he has done. in an age of dyning guitarist he is trying to keep the art alive. and that is awsome
i cant think of anyone else at the moment that is covering SRV like johnny does period. this is the music that inspired JM to pick up a guitar so its what moves him... Mr. Mayer if you see this,, Please do more of this kids need more of this. Thank you.
i dont remember ever comparing the two... i said... covering,, there is a big difference.. everyone knows that SRV is a huge influnce for john mayer... and just to clarify I am a fan of SRV.. no will ever come close
If John Mayer didn't have blues talent Tommy Shannon, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, etc etc, would NOT have played with him .
Sure, John mayer is not SRV, but for the love of God he's not a bad player. Keep the hate comments to yourself, there's a good chance no one wants to read them.
That's why I'd never do any public tributes to any other guitar players because then a bunch of people sit around and bitch about how you're not so and so. There are plenty of players I'll pay tribute to but it's always gotta be masked so that only the smartest bunch figure it out.
ok, to all of you who do not think john mayer is original, you're wrong, he's got his own personal touches and signature things, everyone learns from there hero. thats how it goes, srv plays like albert king and jimmi, he also had a style though. just like every blues artist.
look at my comment on ottjakeaustin above you. and i dont think he needs to change it. he obviously chooses to do all the covers the same as the orignial artist did them.
no one ive heard has the same style as mayers pop music. every aspect of that is original. and thats how he got famous, by being original. he is my favorite artist, and one of the greatest guitar players ever in my opinion, (don't tell me that SRV and jimi are better, because i know) but i doubt he would have gotten famous from playing blues.
what are you talking about. he doesn't sound like dave. and if you've heard his acoustic work you wouldn't be saying that. and his lyrics are close to untouchable
duh i'm talking about what a sellout John Mayer is. His music is targeted towards a certain audiance to make money, rather than being a creative original sounding musician..........and uh, I'm talking about John Mayers' boring version of this SRV tune that sounds just like the way SRV played it. Mayer lacks the ability to be creative, thus can't play a cover tune in a unique sounding way, so he has to play it like the original artist which is boring and lame.........
yeah alright man, why does he play with all the blues greats....why to they all respect mayer? mediocre at best...watch the intro to "im gonna find another you" like at the nokia theatre. hes obviously not mediocre. and im sure hes gotten this far because hes a complete zero as a songwriter.....shut the fuck up.
stfu for being a dumbass...you think stevie ray vaughan shit was original? he used the same licks in pretty much all of the songs he did. and about 90 percent of his songs were covers....
dude if he was so concerned with money he wouldnt be playing the blues...and seriously come on why are you hating so much on mayer who obviously has talent. go hate on some dumbass rapper, afterall thats who everyone listens to nowadays.
You're a fucking idiot he is not overrated, he has never even been rated on the top 100 guitarists. Van halen is overrated. I'm not a john mayer fan at all, but he does a good job when covering SRV.
JOHN MAYER IS A TOOL... SRV ALL THE WAY!!!!!
CORACUPCAKE 2 weeks ago
Honestly who gives a shit if he does pop blues, folk even country. The guys living his life and having fun, isn't that what life is about? Having fun, enjoying it and living it? If everyone listened to a critic the world would be a lonely depressing place.John Mayer is amazingly talented no one can take that from him. Let the guy have some fun
tjsfender 3 weeks ago
Yikes I wonder how much he had to pay for that guitar. It looks too much like one of Stevie's strats he played on Austin City Limits to not actually be it.
bluesk1d 1 month ago
@zeppelin5100 I think it's ignorant to believe John Mayer has the same fan base as SRV. They're totally different
Longsleeeves 2 months ago 2
@Longsleeeves Not exactly. I am a fan of both, as kasperx777 said, John's a blues guy. Pop just pays the bills.
TNA796 2 months ago
Ehh, too heavy. He's gotta let it breathe
VirettaBand 2 months ago
so this is what john used to do before inside wants out...
jordysearcymusic 3 months ago
somebody was off a 0.21-22...but what a great cover..
johncartelli 4 months ago
johns voice is defenatly more distinctive than steive's, but i cant listen to this without the pop john in the back of my head
srv3563 5 months ago
Pero y qué más dará que comience con el blues y que luego tire para el pop? Que haga lo que quiera, si os gusta el blues que toca, escuchad lo que haya por ahí de blues y si no os gusta el pop, pues no lo escuchéis.
La verdad, no me gustan los elitismos que se traen algunos seguidores del blues o jazz. Música "selecta"? No, música a la que le gusta a un público más reducido.
davidcalibre 5 months ago
@davidcalibre Exactamente. Totalmente de acuerdo. Es cuestion de gustos, yo aprecio ambas y no denigro ninguna.
manu1695 5 months ago
got his voice sounds exactly the same
willwelsh816 6 months ago 4
he just gained so much respect i already had for him
AXmichigan 6 months ago
Este muchachito sus principios fueron raices de blues. De hecho aqui está tocando un tema que hizo conocido Stevie, claro, Cold Shot. Ahora bien. Me pregunto: hay gente tan estúpida que empieza con el blues, usa al blues, se pule gracias al blues, y después como una rata traicionera se va al pop. ME REVIENTA LA GENTE QUE USA AL BLUES, Y DESPUES SE OLVIDA DE EL. SON ALGO GRACIAS AL BLUES, Y DESPUES LO TRAICIONAN PASANDOSE DE GENERO....HDP!!! RATAS...DETESTO LA GENTE TRAICIONERA
gusemiblues 6 months ago
@gusemiblues Mira imbecil, no "traiciono" nada. Tiene un trio de blues y inclusive en sus cancions pop se pueden ver esas influencias. Recordemos que ademas de SRV, tambien fue influenciado por The Police y Dave Mathews; o sea que no solo conoce el blues. Espero con ansias tu exito en la industria musical.
manu1695 6 months ago
@manu1695 Mirá, la verdad te voy a responder simplemente por respeto IMBECIL. Oiste? Detesto a los tarados que en sus comienzos usan el blues abusan de él, y después pasan a ser poperos imbéciles, buenos para nada...por qué? porque supuestamente no es tan redituable. Pues bien, me alegro que muchas compañias quiebren, que la internet las haya matado, me encanta...estos poperos buenos para nada también deberian fundirse por idiotas, roba géneros imbéciles como vos tal cual.
Seguí participando....
gusemiblues 6 months ago
@gusemiblues Por dios, con esa mente tan cerrada veo que no aprecias nada que no sea blues puro. Cada artista tiene diferentes influencias, y con ellas crean un estilo propio. Y la palabra "pop" no tiene nada de malo, solo significa que mucha gente la escucha. Yo también soy un gran fanatico del blues pero tambien aprecio otra musica como por ejemplo la de Mayer que ha logrado introducir el blues al público general.
manu1695 6 months ago
@gusemiblues Mirá Manuel, te voy a responder de mejor manera que la anterior, ya que me has respondido en mejores términos. Sé apreciar el blues y mucho de diferentes estilos. Lo que no voy a aceptar es que un músico use al blues, se vanaglorie tocando blues y después transe, se deje fornicar por las malditas compañias, ya que el blues no es para un público digamoslo asi, POPULAR? es (y me gusta) selectivo por cierto. No me cabe los traidores. Sólo eso.
gusemiblues 6 months ago
@gusemiblues Aunque este en desacuerdo respeto tu opinión
manu1695 6 months ago
If that's him singing it's kinda creepy.....He sounds a little to much like Stevie here, blew the lead some. ....I'd go see him.
SRV still hasn't been beaten tho, by anyone. Not by a blues style anyway.
smooretogo 6 months ago
Umm...On what planet is this considered HQ? This a fucking joke.
cockgrinch 7 months ago
Fuckin pussy.. why doesn't he record this stuff instead of his shit hole pop shit... he 's fuckin great.
DeanLisi 7 months ago
I wonder how many of these john mayer fans know this is originally srv
Longsleeeves 7 months ago 3
@Longsleeeves everyone, srv isn't a secret unknown the worlds population...especially cold shot
zeppelin5100 2 months ago
He is Key To THE REAL MUSIC for all the kids and teenagers that live today.
LeriChichinadze 8 months ago 2
With as many Hendrix covers as John has done, It's no surprise that he would be able to take a song by another artist so influenced Jimmy and make it absolutely righteous
TrevorOlsenMusic 8 months ago
John and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are closest SRV imitators
Giorgigogaladze 9 months ago
his voice sounds so close to stevies
acdc94sg 10 months ago
Both you fools down there need to shut the hell up and just listen to the music. I freaking hate people that sit around and get so tedious about the way someone plays a song or the way a song sounds. Hey, assholes, JOHN CAN PLAY THIS ANY WAY HE WANTS. ITS A COVER, NOT AN IMPERSONATION. Get a damn life, losers and find a new hobby, because you're not musicians.
1brannon10 10 months ago 3
John's a blues guy. Pop just pays the bills
kasperx777 11 months ago 74
@kasperx777 Which means he's a fucking sell out
jasperwoods 4 weeks ago
its obvious he was a SRV fan... and we all are too...
Hamporkcheese 11 months ago
makes you appreciate just how good SRV was/is. John Mayer is supposed to be one of the "better blues guitarists of this generation". But stacked up to SRV he doesnt even come close.
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karawanmann 1 year ago
oh yeah he's i ntexas he plays srv he rules so much
dnnysrock 1 year ago
Artits like John make youngsters discover blues music by making both pop and blues. we need more like him ! I saw him once live and that was freakin amazing ! I wasn't listening to blues at all when I started listening to John at 15 yr old. now i'm 18 and I listen to every freakin blues or jazz or old rock artists possible ! Thanks to John !
Fabouss 1 year ago
@Fabouss
We're pacing about the same than because what you said literally describes me to the "T" also. John Mayer really opened the door for me. All my life I knew i liked blues and jazz but at the same time I didn't know. JM really pointed out the obvious for me; and now I'm hooked. Blues, jazz, and oldies (which I've always listened to) are now prominent on my iPod; with John Mayer on the top of course haha.
surfer1211 1 year ago
WOW.....the voice is down right scary how close it is.
ndagostino97 1 year ago 15
kenny wyane shepherd can do it better if anyone is interested in checking him out.
bigdaddystratman 1 year ago
@mt94supersport... i'm thinking the same thing. i saw him cover voodoo chile in atlanta september 8. (you can watch the video on here). but me my buddy and my brother were the only ones singing. kinda made me depressed for like a half a second
haslam311 1 year ago
I wonder how many people in that audience ever even heard that song before that night. LOL. On the whole not bad. My only knock on Mayer is he sold out. Could have been a great blues guitarist, and still made a lot of money. To each his own, but I think some of his stuff is just mindless crap like everything else on the radio now days. However, to his credit, good voice, and plays with lots of intensity. NO comparison to SRV, but still very cool.
mt94supersport 1 year ago
I wonder how many people in that audience ever even heard that song before that night. LOL.
mt94supersport 1 year ago
good job!!
attributionerr 1 year ago
the great thing about mayer, he can sound like any other great guitarist like stevie and jimi, and he has his own sound too, thats what makes him one of the greatest
kbnicholas88 1 year ago
john mayer before he got his nigger pass
mic187x2 1 year ago
@mic187x2 what does that even mean?
turnbacktime 1 year ago
@turnbacktime its a play on his statement in playboy magazine.
mic187x2 1 year ago
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I am going to be sick. Mayer needs to be chained up and whipped in public for this. Little wheezy voiced pop bitch covering SRV? The end is truly near
WillJM81280 1 year ago
my God... it actually sounds like stevie singing on that stage.
His playing is pretty darn close too.
If Reincarnation is true. John is definitely Stevie
matt22sound 1 year ago
@matt22sound Too bad he was born right around the time Stevie was forming Triple Threat.
soultaker1083 1 year ago
Kudos to him for attempting this - great vocal. But like his version of 'Panama', a little self-indulgent, no?
intrsoul 1 year ago
john beats stevie wen it came to vocals. but stevie is still the better guitar player. im sure we can all agree to that
epeemstr 1 year ago
@epeemstr you could not be more wrong SRV was 100x better in both the vocals and guitar
Hambone75891 1 year ago
If you wanna see someone who does a very good job at covering SRV's music check out Tommy Katona.
jeffholden1973 1 year ago
wether you like him or not, you gotta take you hat off to his playing and his respect for greats, id like to go see him, just to see those few songs he'll play like this
Jobe1600 1 year ago
take guts to play that in dallas but good job .
MrAliman1234 1 year ago
I dont even see why there is hype about being close to SRV.. yall asses act like hes the only guitar plyer that was good recently. People should strive to have their own sound.. guitar has expanded so much even since SRV has left us.. time to move on.
atl2maryland 1 year ago
@atl2maryland I dont see why you dont strive to shut ur piehole
atmdaddy 1 year ago
John Mayer may be a huge douche bag but he is one of the most talented musicians of this generation.
paradox963 1 year ago
@paradox963 bullshit
atl2maryland 1 year ago
You spelled Vaughan wrong! Put the A in there! Not Vaughn! It's Vaughan!
jhanover 1 year ago
@jhanover yeah!! common mistake. i dont understand why. and the call themselves fans..
pedrinme 1 year ago
Damn his voice sounds like SRV. !!!
318825768 1 year ago
If one person came out of that concert wondering who SRV was and went out and bought one of his records--then that was a victory in itself.
kmanhooks1 1 year ago 18
He's ok on this but SRV was the Real Deal!
tet1963 1 year ago 2
His voice is amazing!!!
mikehowton707 1 year ago
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TheTravisMontoya 2 years ago
Where's the sex appeal?
IrvHyatt 2 years ago
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drewfx 2 years ago
How drunk are you when you say such things?
stacyresistancej 2 years ago
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I'm in a SRV tribute band in Dallas (VoodooblueSRV is our YouTube name). I'm quite a John Mayer fan and I was actually at this concert when he did this song. His little tribute speech before this was a great set up....He said something to extent of him being a rocker converted to the blues when he heard SRV...He wanted to pay tribute to Stevie that night since he was in Dallas
TheTravisMontoya 2 years ago
you call yourself a true SRV fan? bullshit. stevie ray would be the first to tell you to fuck off!! stevie ray said in an interview that he thinks artist should play other artist songs, in order to keep their music alive. i have been a manic SRV fan for over a decade and i know he would tell you to fuck off after what you just sed. SRV would watch this video in proudness, he would admire mayer for what he is doing. And also john mayer very rarley plays SRV songs, its a sign of respect
SRVBASE 2 years ago 4
@SRVBASE no he also plays everyone elses songs, quite possibly the most famous sort of okay guitarist cover band man.......
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406 i dont care how long you've been in the music business, you know absolutely nothing about it. Just because someone writes and sings pop songs doesn't mean that they have no talent, and that also doesn't mean that they don't create anything. Coming from someone who writes pop songs, kiss my ass. And if you are in music than you would know that genres mean absolutely nothing, there is good music and there is bad music, but its ALL music. Your an idiot.
robertsfootball74 1 year ago 4
@robertsfootball74 , genres mean nothing, you are fucking clueless, you write pop songs because it only takes the iq of a 12 year old little girl to write it. Genre is everything. Pop music sucks and requires very very very little talent and effort. Its a quick buck!!!!!!!! And you sir are a penis
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406 Your ignorance is hilarious. Pop music literally means popular music. It is anything that is out right now and is popular. Going back to the fact that music is genre-less. It doesnt matter how long it takes you to create something or how much effort you had to put into it. Its about creating it. That is why people get into the music business. And the fact that you would bash someone for being creative and and doing something that they love is completely hypocritical
robertsfootball74 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406 Any musician will tell you that its all about creating something. You cant honestly tell me that pop music is the easiest to create, you obviously dont write. Music is the universal language and not everyone speaks the same language. Is it so crazy to think that maybe John Mayer WANTS to create the music that he comes out with? That he's not just doing it for other people? I choose to write pop music because i like pop music. And i honestly thought that you might have.......
robertsfootball74 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406 ......been actually intellectual and this could be a good discussion but with your childish choice of words at the end of your comment i guess not. Music doesn't just end where you say it does. It is endless, that is the beauty of it. If i had to guess, from your ignorance, i would say you DON'T work in music and if you do, you have seen no success and you are bitter about it. So why don't you go comment on something that you know a little bit more about. Have a Nice Life.
robertsfootball74 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406
Just ot let you know, just cause something is pop music, it is not bad. There is a differnce of songs being known to be good and songs that are popular and shitty
peacequinto 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406 question: Which popsong did you write?! You don't know shit bout writing songs obviously!
arnoldvld 1 year ago
@arnoldvld I dont write songs you jackass im a musician i play instruments. You obviously are a jackass who wants john mayer weiner up your ass.
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
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@arnoldvld Im allowed to have an opinion you dipshit. MAYER SUCKS
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
@Johnnyboy200406 if you think JM sucks, you're the dipshit
Arvfor3 1 year ago 4
okay then in your words "you are an idiot"
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
@SRVBASE all you have to do is look at the video bar on the side and guess what they are all of other peoples music and i gaurantee you none of those mayer poppy fans know who even wrote songs like cold shot or lenny. He is a poser, ive been a musician for 14 years. Its great to play other artists music hell yes, but the point of being a musician is to create your own. He writes what sells not what he creates.
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
really? well you tell me, who worte cold shot?
SRVBASE 1 year ago
@SRVBASE justin timberlake right............ i dont know who worte it but stevie ray wrote this one his damn self, im from austin texas man its stevie ray capitol central.
Johnnyboy200406 1 year ago
If you know your Stevie Ray Vaughan, then you know he didn't write this song.
soultaker1083 1 year ago
W.C. Clark wrote this song.
soultaker1083 1 year ago
Im a big John Mayer fan and I love SRV this is the first time I see him cover SRV and I just want to tell you that I couldnt agree more with what you just said regarding covers,, well said my dude, BTW lets not forget that SRV covered Hendrix further proving your point..
emmanuelp9689 1 year ago
Yes I understand what you speak of and I dont pursue any kind of fight either. Sure, no matter how hard Mayer tries he'll never be like SRV but I have to say that I do believe he has contributed in the music world and he is more than an ordinary musician. Besides, when younger musicians play old songs they show respect to those who made them and they highly praise them Lets keep the media work against Mayer out of this. If you think this is a junk, fine by me I wont try to change your mind.
stacyresistancej 2 years ago
Wow they sound so similair it's not even funny!
MountainDProductions 2 years ago
i think back in the day stevie got a girl pregnant during one of his touring escapades and that girl produced john thats why he sounds so similar o_O
M4OKings 2 years ago
hahaha nice joke dude!
richardwu0609 2 years ago
Wow. I never would have thought anyone would come this close to sounding like Stevie, much less John Mayer. I guess I prematurely wrote him off after the crap he put out ten years ago.
WilhemDafoe 2 years ago 2
u can tell mayer trys to emulate stevies singing voice alot
GuitarJackson213 2 years ago 2
I know, We (guitar players) know, and John knows that no one can play guitar like stevie did.. but.. he is for sure the closest thing i've ever heard
soloquierosignearme 2 years ago 64
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CatchDude 2 years ago
soloquierosignearme: I second that.
CatchDude 2 years ago
i agree to some point although, check out joe bonamassa, i would say he is closer to stevie.
willyarmstrong16 2 years ago
ohh haha, I don't think so.. you can not say that a les paul guitar player is closer to stevie than john.. I really don't think so..
soloquierosignearme 2 years ago
@soloquierosignearme well try listening at your local scene...youd be amazed as to whats out there. :D
igknightus 1 year ago
@soloquierosignearme This dude needs to stop this bullshit. Stevie covered Jimi, and this silly fucker tryin to come in and do this. Cmon pple. And put a shirt on jackass
Skip2MYLouUA 1 year ago
@soloquierosignearme
true
devuist 1 year ago
Lol, listen to guys like Rocky Athas, SRV's childhood friend and great guitarist in his own rite.
Mayer? he's very average IMO.
A mere copyist that you can see in a local bar in anytown USA on "jam night".
GalaxyRover1020 1 year ago
@GalaxyRover1020 I searched that guy because of you, he's great, but from the moment on he is playing a Les Paul you can not say that his playing searches stevie ray's style..
soloquierosignearme 1 year ago
@soloquierosignearme - He usually plays a Strat...
Check out his guitar work on John Mayall's latest album "Tough" if you like what you heard.
GalaxyRover1020 1 year ago
@soloquierosignearme have a listen to a guy called mitch laddie- i was shoked at how close he sounded to SRV
ifu06572 1 year ago
@ifu06572 you must be kidding, that guy cannot play 3 consecutives notes.. and his vibrato sucks!! god.. I know you can't compare any guitar player with srv, but come on, Henderson is closer, or mayer..
soloquierosignearme 1 year ago
@soloquierosignearme have you heard of tommy katona?
Sly6035 7 months ago
@soloquierosignearme pretty close.
blackdot1128 7 months ago
Wow.. he has a great voice - but his playing seems sooo slow compared to SRV. But kudos to him for being on stage covering SRV tunes to the teenie boppers :)
avgjoegeek 2 years ago 30
@avgjoegeek yeah, it's called changing the tempo. stevie did this too with his own songs, as do many artists.
RobWein83 1 year ago
@RobWein83 - theres tempo and then there is just plain slow. This song just drags. He has it down though - he's a great player but nothing compares to SRV's playing I guess so I'm biased :)
avgjoegeek 1 year ago
@avgjoegeek No, he cant swing and his band isn't either. The rest of it sounds good though.
devorahacts 1 year ago
@devorahacts what im pretty sure john can swing he went to burklee dude
jayengrahlman 1 year ago
@jayengrahlman I'm not a dude, and that's HORRIBLE.
devorahacts 1 year ago
@devorahacts what horrible? the fact that your not a dude? or johns swing, cause if you think its johns swing then you know nothing cause that mother fucker swings like no other . Just sayin i know he can play the blues WELL and all blues is swing
jayengrahlman 1 year ago
@devorahacts what horrible? the fact that your not a dude? or johns swing, cause if you think its johns swing then you know nothing cause that mother fucker swings like no other . Just sayin i know he can play the blues WELL and all blues is swing
jayengrahlman 1 year ago
@jayengrahlman Listen to the original. That is swinging. This is rocking. He swings like a rocker. Maybe playing playing Jazz for a few years might be a good idea for him, and for his band. Please don't say anything else. Your every utterance is subtracting from the sum total of human knowledge.
devorahacts 1 year ago
@avgjoegeek
I was at this concert and I can tell you that 90% of the people there were adults.
cremerscheid 1 year ago 2
@avgjoegeek I must disagree. He does NOT make teenie bopper music. If there are teenagers in the crowd, that just goes to show that they have good taste in music.
OhShinyObject 8 months ago
@OhShinyObject he really did get his start from playing soft core "chick" music but since then(about 10yrs ago) he has branched out to playing more of what he wants to play, cause now he already has the fan base, so what record label is going to stop him
my87z28 7 months ago
@my87z28 I will agree with that; no record label is going to try and fix something that isn't broken. To your point, the "chick" music he started out with was reminiscent of The Police and James Taylor which did draw a certain crowd, yes, but it's still not teeny bopper music. He makes the music he enjoys, and seeing as how he was heavily influenced by The Police in addition to Hendrix and SRV, it only makes sense that he established himself one way only to recreate his style album after album
OhShinyObject 7 months ago
@OhShinyObject i certainly see the Police / Sting and James Taylor as being infulences, but you cant deny that yes he got his start from females buying his CD's, his first biggest hit was "Your body is a wonderland" that is as "chick" as it gets. but at the same time i like what he has done. in an age of dyning guitarist he is trying to keep the art alive. and that is awsome
my87z28 6 months ago
holy crap! i honestly wouldn't of known the difference if i didn't see it with my own eyes! amazing!
deltafit 2 years ago
john sounds really like srv
chenjunhao 2 years ago 3
so, im pretty sure if this just said "cold shot cover" without john name in the description people would have said this video was awesome.
andtvergara 2 years ago 2
He has a Number 1 copy? I didn't know that...
russman6543 2 years ago
stevie would be diggin' this...
glenzo1212 2 years ago 5
Great cover! You gotta respect Mayer bringing this music to a mainstream audience.
cbrunet 2 years ago
i cant think of anyone else at the moment that is covering SRV like johnny does period. this is the music that inspired JM to pick up a guitar so its what moves him... Mr. Mayer if you see this,, Please do more of this kids need more of this. Thank you.
underthea 2 years ago
youre comparing him with SRv you're crazy??¿
DeadSton3 2 years ago
i dont remember ever comparing the two... i said... covering,, there is a big difference.. everyone knows that SRV is a huge influnce for john mayer... and just to clarify I am a fan of SRV.. no will ever come close
underthea 2 years ago
you do
brandonclayflores 2 years ago
you lose bubbabubbabooba, you lose.
njdkidd1231 2 years ago
He's got no feel, that's not hate, it's just plain truth.
gimickuk1 2 years ago
I wish this rhythm swung a little harder. Still, If Mayer has done nothing else but introduce a younger crowd to SRV, then he's done his job.
devorahacts 2 years ago
If John Mayer didn't have blues talent Tommy Shannon, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, etc etc, would NOT have played with him .
Sure, John mayer is not SRV, but for the love of God he's not a bad player. Keep the hate comments to yourself, there's a good chance no one wants to read them.
hleespartastic 2 years ago 3
He plays that pretty good
And that's a cold shot
balletluvr12357 2 years ago 3
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No offence but I couldn't listen to this. Too messy for me.
gimickuk1 2 years ago
give me a break
njdkidd1231 2 years ago
That's why I'd never do any public tributes to any other guitar players because then a bunch of people sit around and bitch about how you're not so and so. There are plenty of players I'll pay tribute to but it's always gotta be masked so that only the smartest bunch figure it out.
geoffstockton 2 years ago 3
lmao whaaaatt
comparing Mayer to Dylan? haha
oh man.. i mean im used to reading comparisons to SRV or Hendrix, but Dylan? haha really? Who's next? Woopie Goldberg?
common guys... just listen to the music. thats all that matters.
Airicology 2 years ago
ok, to all of you who do not think john mayer is original, you're wrong, he's got his own personal touches and signature things, everyone learns from there hero. thats how it goes, srv plays like albert king and jimmi, he also had a style though. just like every blues artist.
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
until you're up there your opinion doesn't matter.
nobody likes you
Mharr1s 2 years ago
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
look at my comment on ottjakeaustin above you. and i dont think he needs to change it. he obviously chooses to do all the covers the same as the orignial artist did them.
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
no one ive heard has the same style as mayers pop music. every aspect of that is original. and thats how he got famous, by being original. he is my favorite artist, and one of the greatest guitar players ever in my opinion, (don't tell me that SRV and jimi are better, because i know) but i doubt he would have gotten famous from playing blues.
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
what are you talking about. he doesn't sound like dave. and if you've heard his acoustic work you wouldn't be saying that. and his lyrics are close to untouchable
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
what the fuck are you talking about
njdkidd1231 2 years ago
duh i'm talking about what a sellout John Mayer is. His music is targeted towards a certain audiance to make money, rather than being a creative original sounding musician..........and uh, I'm talking about John Mayers' boring version of this SRV tune that sounds just like the way SRV played it. Mayer lacks the ability to be creative, thus can't play a cover tune in a unique sounding way, so he has to play it like the original artist which is boring and lame.........
bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
your 100 percent wrong in just about everything you say.
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
yeah alright man, why does he play with all the blues greats....why to they all respect mayer? mediocre at best...watch the intro to "im gonna find another you" like at the nokia theatre. hes obviously not mediocre. and im sure hes gotten this far because hes a complete zero as a songwriter.....shut the fuck up.
njdkidd1231 2 years ago
They respect him cuz his name is mayer and because his family has a lot of money to pay their paycheck
Bigshaked 2 years ago
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
stfu for being a dumbass...you think stevie ray vaughan shit was original? he used the same licks in pretty much all of the songs he did. and about 90 percent of his songs were covers....
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
dude if he was so concerned with money he wouldnt be playing the blues...and seriously come on why are you hating so much on mayer who obviously has talent. go hate on some dumbass rapper, afterall thats who everyone listens to nowadays.
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bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
You're a fucking idiot he is not overrated, he has never even been rated on the top 100 guitarists. Van halen is overrated. I'm not a john mayer fan at all, but he does a good job when covering SRV.
pokeymon89 2 years ago
perfectly put dudde
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