instead of thinking about mayer as a "traitor" csause he plays the pop too... try to think of him as the one who brings the blues to the ones who listen to pop. that's great.
and also, he can play the guitar, indeed he can. I mean, he's got BUDDY GUY to play rythm for him. that means something
No matter what music he makes....Pop,Rock,BLues,Soul,Rap or what ever ,its how you take it from the inside....and i think he even said this in an interview:
"If it sounds good to you and your ear..ITS GOOD....
And please people don't be such haters...because i know you hate him just because of the pop music....it should never come down to that...(if you are a blues listener than everything else is crap)....its not...listen what ever suites your heart. and yess I'M A HUGE BLUES AND MAYER FAN!
This is a major unrecognized step for pop music. Where a legitimized and effortful style in blues is wrapped in a candy-pop melody & singing. It's a great song.
I don't like John, but i appreciate what he's doing for the music, he is commercializing the blues. Every generation has his own of that kind, Eric was the first (and the best) perhaps, than SRV, today it is Bonamassa and Mayer maybe...
For the few, it will be the way through them to the great blues giants like BB, Muddy, Howlin' Wolf...
@makeitrain47 bonamassa is an awesome guitar player, but mayer has a lot more to offer in music. i mean, he's got his own thing you know. i've never heard anything that sounds even close to mayer's style, except when he plays the blues, of course.
Don't think about it like Pop music taking over the music we all love, think of it as us blues players having a foothold in the door to the music world!
When so much hate for John Mayer. So what if you don't like his "POP" music. That guy can play the dang guitar and he's played with some of the best. BB King,Eric Clapton,Buddy Guy,Joe Bonamssa,John Scholfield..I can keep going?..
Thank you ivarus75, you have made my entire month, if not year. It feels like I am seeing an old friend for the first time in a long time. Thank you Thank you.
For all you JM haters out there (i.e. people who don't get music)...if you think Buddy Guy and Double Trouble would share the stage with anyone they don't respect you are nuts. Greatest player since SRV.
John Mayer playing his song with Jimi's guitar, Stevie's band and Buddy freaking guy on 2nd guitar...weather or not you like Johns "pop" music, hes the ones pushing the music we love to the mainstream...Go John!
@juanrules : It's not actually Jimi's guitar. It's a Fender Custom Shop copy of Jimi's Monterey guitar which, of course, was burned to a crisp and busted up. Pieces of it can be seen in the Hendrix gallery at the EMP in Seattle.
@juanrules Actually, Jimi smashed the original guitar to smithereens on stage at Monterey. You can see the pieces of it in the Hendrix display at the EMP is Seattle.
Fender Custom Shop produced a limited edition of this famous guitar, which is probably what John is playing.
@juanrules thats the ultimate thing that could have ever happened to john mayers fingers. Jimis Gat, buddy and double trouble. I bet he had to change his pants over and over
@nickdude09 Did you even watch the same video as me??? Buddy guy was playing all the good lead!! and another thing BLUES PLAYERS DON'T SHRED they make the guitar sing and cry.
im 13 and love playing blues on guitar and i go to the school in the city where everyone likes metal and pop not me i can sit hours on end bluesing along with my backing tracks love it.
@TheWackojacko08 It's good that you're into blues at that age. I play rock and metal, but learning the blues took my playing to another level—it's all about playing with feeling and soul.
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John Mayer should do what I do with respect to the blues....sit and listen while the REAL blues artists play. It's obvious to most people with a solid base in this style he has no real heart in the blues....you need to spend more time listen to the originals...Albert King, BB, Muddy, Johnny Lee Hooker, and COUNTLESS others. Then you realize this clown is not worth listening to. He's also a mediocre guitar player compaered to these guys.
844 You need to broaden your horizons, and spend more time listening to the greats...then you'll really understand where mayer sits....at their feet. I don't know if he will improve his playing but currently he is weak.
With respect to keeping blues alive with the younger bloods...Bonamassa is doing that quite well, no need for mayer to pretend blues.
@dowrap like I said to 844, you need to broaden your horizons. Google him. And before you reply with obvious ignorance remember that children should only speak when spoken to, and with some degree of knowledge...which you obviously don't have if you need to ask that question. While your at it lookup Albert King, Blyther Smith, Willie Dixon or for that matter google "blues legends". Listen to some of those guys, and you will realize mayer has his feet in shoes that are way too big for him.
John has kept blues alive for this generation and helped give credit to Buddy and others which today's mainstream fans have no clue about. Buddy is probably the single most important rock/blues player in history even more so that Hendrix. As a matter of fact Jimi stated that he saw buddy use feedback and distortion before anyone and that's when he started using it. No one knew of Buddy at the time, thanks to Buddy Jimi became the ultimate influence.
all the people saying pop and blues dont go together, your pretty ignorant people really, what do you think pop musics based on? you may not like his pop stuff, but he is an amazing player, he even admits that hes not too proud/fond of his acoustic stuff compared to his blues, he did it in order to get to a point where enough people have heard him that now he can do what he likes and go in the direction he wants to go. i think thts pretty clever tbh, hes where he wants to be, good luck to him
This song is a lot slower, BUT go watch the video of Mayer covering SRV's "Empty Arms" with Double Trouble. You can tell that John is probably thinking "Damn. I'm glad my songs aren't this hard to play. My hand is cramping!"
@telecasterthommy Yeah maybe I shouldn't have said "hard." I think it is the styles of play which are different. SRV had his own style of playing, tuning, and thickness of strings, and Mayer's not use to it, so that may be why he seems a little uncomfortable playing his music. But even Mayer on acoustic is not as hard as James Taylor on acoustic.
dont knock buddy guy .every rock guitarist since the early 60s owes buddy a pat on the back for inventing that screaming blues rock sound.....no buddy guy no hendrix no clapton no stevieray no john mayer
You know what? People hate on John Mayer because they are jealous! Now me I love the blues and calssic rock. I also like John Mayer too. I like his Trio stuff more because of the blues. Any body hating on him is jealous thats all. PS john Mayer plays too women wink wink thats why guys him more but hey get it man.
@Alraul2008 exactly how are we jelous? As blues musician I can say with 100 per cent CERTAINTY I am NOT jelous of John Mayer to one single extent. Can you gorupie fags come up with ANYTHING new? it's always the same retarded response "your just jelous" NO THE HELL WE ARE NOT. Mixing Pop with Blues is BULL voice. He has NO grit like Buddy, Stevie Ray. I see blues bands play ALL tghe time here, they play TRUE gritty dirty blues. How is it their not famous and Mayer is?
@crazycuntryboy2 Because he is doing something different. He makes good, easy listen tunes you can listen to anywhere. Blues.... is not... John Mayer makes blues into Pop without destroying every aspect of blues. It might not be your taste BUT, its far more peoples taste than true, gritty and dirty blues is. All music with passion and meaning is great, whether it is pop, blues, rock or classical, unfortunately, people don't buy great music... they buy "cool music", JM is both cool and great.
@crazycuntryboy2 I never would put him on the level of Buddy Guy or SRV. His pop music is for the chics dude not you or me. Well unless he give you a hard on? You don't like John Mayer's music so why are you looking him up? You should spend more time looking up musicians you like Jethro. Also, I am not a groopie LOL far from it Gunther. PS Lynard Skynard rocks!!!
I don't criticize any musician, lets face it he can play the guitar but so can i.. If were going to put this guy up there with Buddy, Hendrix and Clapton we must wonder if it is because the ruling record companies have promoted it that way or not... isn't he pretty and marketable:) this happens by chance of course! would he have the same popularity if he was chinese? American Idol Aussie Idol, Bangladesh Idol etc will tell you covertly that stars are "products" manufactured by industry...
People bashing Mayer just don't make sense. Buddy guy, A blues Legend(THE legend in my eyes) has given this man the light of day. Buddy loves playing with him, and a man of that statue doesn't play with any Joe Schmoe.
i justt cannot stand his voice. Hes too goody goody to play the blues like he wants to, the boy needs some haardship & toil in his life to really feel what it is to make blues.............
@o56kid Dude this was a long time ago..Go and listen to him now...Listen to Live in la...Neon, free fallin, In your atmosphere...etc..He has a amazing voice!
@bluelibra65 Shame on BG? Shame on YOU for judging him! He's a legend and you're in no position to do so. When you influence greats like Hendrix and Clapton you can talk about what he should be doing.
@crazycuntryboy2 i´m with you... Pop and blues donot go toghether. Double trouble should continue with another bluesman not with a comercial popstar.
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I have yet to hear anything that Mayer has played or written that can convince me that he is his own musician. Atleast I hope that isnt his true style cause it sucks. Just because he is a technically good guitarist doesnt make him a good musician and just because he went to Berklee doesnt make him a good musician. Buddy Guy went to the School of Hard Knocks and would whipe the floor with Vai and Satriani. It boggles my mind why a legend such as he would even waste his time with such a scrub.
@indian5 you prove with your comments that you know absolutely nothing about music. I have nothing but respect for Buddy, but his contributions to the music industry have come and passed. The 12 bar, 1 4 5 blues format is out dated and needs to be modernized. That is where John comes in. And if you haven't heard the John Mayer Trio then get out from under that rock that you live in. John Mayer is the most influential blues artists of our generation. Notice how i didnt say best.
@indian5 Satriani and Bonomassa don't reach as many ears as Mayer and doesn't carry the blues genre any farther than the Kings or Guy did. Some people call that selling out but i call it finding out what people want to hear and puting your own spin on it. Mayer gets a lot of shit for being pop, but even in his pop-iest songs you can hear the blues influence.
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Mayer sucks, the greats like Guy, Double Trouble just use him as a marketing tool and cash cow cause all he is a pop star, not a real musician. He spends more time in the tabloids then anything else, he is not a blues man.
how can anyone say who isnt and who is a blues man? It's music, no one owns it, and styles aren't designated to certain people. Truth is John Mayer is an excellent guitar player. Whether or not hes as good as Buddy and and 'The Greats" is irrelevant.
@12AX7power If hes not a musician then why did he study music at berkelee college of music? the same school as steve vai and joe satriani? and why does he play along side of musicians like eric clapton and buddy guy and B.B. King. and many others. they obviously see something that you cannot.
yeah but he can get more puss then youve ever seen in your entire life. go get famous and play with buddy guy on stage. then you can shit talk whoever you want big guy. but for now just shut up and listen to the fucken music ya tool
Listen to his tone and phrasing, he's got soul!! Yeah he's a pop star and he's in the tabloids so what. He can play. Buddy on the other hand is rather a worn cliche with nothing much to add and reaity is that he's never been that good. I do however wish him all the best and if he can leverage Mayers success, so much the better..
love the shock collar idea....i'm gonna see mayer in las vegas in march...i hope the underground mayer fans will start to overpower those damn "teeny-boopers" (fixed spelling on "booper", i think.)
Well, being that Battle Studies recently came out - BULL SHIT. Hopefully you'll be at a good angle of John's Two Rocks that they'll overpower the "teeny boppers" around you.
my thoughts exactly hahaha i was lookin for him here and i had to double take i was like wait a minute Reese is not here. Anywhos I agree with shock collars for teeny boppers, and the fact that he jams with buddy, clapton, and bb is certification enough for me to see him as a great guitarist hahaha...other than my own determination through my guitar skills and my liking of his guitar.
they just used the house keyboard player apparently. I dont know if Reese had a scheduling conflict or whatever, who knows. But i like all of john's music. his early stuff, although quite poppy, still has a lot of merit in it for any guitar player. i dont know if that makes me a "teeny-bopper" or not. but you shuold really give a chance man, he's a damn good player and some of the tones he digs up are pretty incredible
reese wynans is a friggin ace keyboard player, i just love the guy. I didnt think stevie, chris and tommy could get any better, they were just amazing, then reese came along and really added a real velocity to double trouble. hes immense!!
John mayer is awesome. i hate when people talk shit about him. If BB clapton buddy guy and others consider him a great player and are happy to jam with him dont you think thats enough proof that he is awesome. or wait a minute do you haters know more than the legends?
Just read the latest Rolling Stone interview with Mayer. Sounds like a regular dude to me. Says it like it is and is pretty damn creative about it in the meantime. Thumbs up to your assessment. Oh well. You know. Imagine the concept of actually just being yourself....Life is just like that...and it happens. Good to see a talented eclectic like Mayer gift us with a bit of inspiration here. .
@yeahright123go I think the reason people dislike Mayer is not because of his playing; indeed he is a good guitarist. Rather, it is because he is perceived to be egotistical, and sometimes his arrogance is reflected in his stage presence and music.
The "greats" such as SRV, Hendrix and Clapton, were/are humble men, and part of what made them great is their genuine personalities. Mayer is not considered to be humble in that respect.
Don't shoot me Mayer fans, this is merely an observation!
@yeahright123go I dont disagree I have all his CD's but he seems to be more interested in the social celebrity lifestyle thesedays than guitar playing, as seen in his new cd.....not very good imo. I still bought it cause I am a fan but he should shut up and play guitar! ;)
2:47 It's like letting a bird out of its cage. Beautiful.
pavo491 3 months ago
i can't even imagine the sensation of growing up loving some artists and then, they join you on stage to play your song
lucascopin 3 months ago
19 hasn't play with buddy and dbl trouble... mayer just fuckin' has the blues in his veins..
mojobuddy22 4 months ago
Snif, watching double trouble made me miss him... SRV
alvarezjcarlos 4 months ago 3
And no doubt Buddy is one of the most beautiful person I ever met!
FrancescoTNM 5 months ago
Its truly a beautiful thing to see how music brings people together
megadethfan4 5 months ago
fist time i see double trouble bassist with a stingray
Finester92 6 months ago
so perfect it sounds just like the album version..!
maryabm 6 months ago
He could sing the phone book and make it interesting and sexy.
krigatuso 6 months ago 3
mayer is a mimic
rdickinsondickinson 6 months ago
jesus what a band to have!
ajfindlater 7 months ago
instead of thinking about mayer as a "traitor" csause he plays the pop too... try to think of him as the one who brings the blues to the ones who listen to pop. that's great.
and also, he can play the guitar, indeed he can. I mean, he's got BUDDY GUY to play rythm for him. that means something
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scrumbulent 2 months ago
@valedima91
buddy guy did most of the soloing there...
ofriishz 1 month ago
I would die to be there. die.
MnMmusicproductions 7 months ago
Smoot voice :D
MennoGuitar 7 months ago
@MennoGuitar MMMMMMmmmmm Smoot voice is sexy
knoxman3 6 months ago
No matter what music he makes....Pop,Rock,BLues,Soul,Rap or what ever ,its how you take it from the inside....and i think he even said this in an interview:
"If it sounds good to you and your ear..ITS GOOD....
And please people don't be such haters...because i know you hate him just because of the pop music....it should never come down to that...(if you are a blues listener than everything else is crap)....its not...listen what ever suites your heart. and yess I'M A HUGE BLUES AND MAYER FAN!
zikahendrix 7 months ago
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zikahendrix 7 months ago
Hate it when people say bad things about John, don't see them playing with Buddy Guy and Double Trouble!
wwe904 7 months ago 3
@wwe904 lol, its true
knoxman3 6 months ago
Buddy Guy licks are like no other.
JefenomenoRules 8 months ago 3
You know your a good musician when double trouble and buddy guy wannap play with you
FreaquedeMusique 8 months ago 13
18 Dislkes? WTF over.
plumb2013 8 months ago
What is the chord for the chorus? I thought it is A and D. I see john played A and E in this video
chandrawib 8 months ago
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ZKDanika 10 months ago
This is a major unrecognized step for pop music. Where a legitimized and effortful style in blues is wrapped in a candy-pop melody & singing. It's a great song.
Ethonadon10 10 months ago
EPIC!
BERRYHILLDO75 10 months ago
Buddy guy can put blues in pop and make it pop! :)
Great buddy! ;)
bluesfun 10 months ago
smooth solo
lenny121 10 months ago
I survive on the the breath that you're finished with...
MrStoll25 11 months ago
I don't like John, but i appreciate what he's doing for the music, he is commercializing the blues. Every generation has his own of that kind, Eric was the first (and the best) perhaps, than SRV, today it is Bonamassa and Mayer maybe...
For the few, it will be the way through them to the great blues giants like BB, Muddy, Howlin' Wolf...
HomesickBluesBand 11 months ago
@HomesickBluesBand Bonamassa is great, but I don't know if he's had the impact on the average music fan (especially the ladies) that Mayer has.
makeitrain47 10 months ago
@makeitrain47 bonamassa is an awesome guitar player, but mayer has a lot more to offer in music. i mean, he's got his own thing you know. i've never heard anything that sounds even close to mayer's style, except when he plays the blues, of course.
alxlief 9 months ago
Don't think about it like Pop music taking over the music we all love, think of it as us blues players having a foothold in the door to the music world!
Woodsballerman 11 months ago
Mayer's holding my baby!!!
AutocratBrat 1 year ago
what song is this man!!?,.. haven't heard from J. Mayer in awhile,.,. great song.
jcb08 1 year ago
@jcb08 come back to bed
MarcVanKay 11 months ago
John Mayer = Modern day Rock N Roll warrior.
RayManzarekGod 1 year ago
@RayManzarekGod That's Lemmy! But John Mayer is good but not a rock 'n roll warrior... i'm sorry!!
xAphiex 1 year ago
THE COLOR OF FIRE!
DUAS FERAS DO BLUES!
DOIS HOMENS GUITARRAS!
OUVE AÍ E DÁ O PREÇO QUE ESSA É DAS MINHAS!!!!!!
"DRAGON NO FEAR"
MASM176502 1 year ago
It amazes me how Buddy Guy has such control of his instrument. Amazing.
fortheloveofthesound 1 year ago 5
no mainstream just goood music
roadster81TS 1 year ago
Nick Drake use to accuse John Martyn of being commercial . Are nt people strange?
atavistos 1 year ago
@atavistos
Martyn? Wtf?
oliverandm 1 year ago
Love it, love it!
keikoasmom 1 year ago
Buddy Guy you and John Mayer rocked it on that program (My favorite, SOUNDSTAGE) You guys work great together is what i'm trying to say! GOOD JOB!
JDvorak2009 1 year ago
I just can't stand his voice. No offence.
H3LLSHOCK 1 year ago
When so much hate for John Mayer. So what if you don't like his "POP" music. That guy can play the dang guitar and he's played with some of the best. BB King,Eric Clapton,Buddy Guy,Joe Bonamssa,John Scholfield..I can keep going?..
seantyler 1 year ago
Man John is livin the dream
Squweesh 1 year ago
Damn, fine song right there. Been some time since i heard something this good.
mavericknoone 1 year ago
how many of you got asked to play in B.B. King and Buddy Guy and John Schofield's albums? or have you ever played with Eric Clapton?
its pathetic to see all the people tryna take this boy down, while the gods of electric guitar blues are gracing him=)
aydeeT 1 year ago
Orgasmic. I love love love this. I love Buddy Guy. I lovveeeeeeeee the blues. And I LOVE JOHN MAYER.
RosaParks312353 1 year ago
Thank you ivarus75, you have made my entire month, if not year. It feels like I am seeing an old friend for the first time in a long time. Thank you Thank you.
jdschiffer 1 year ago
For all you JM haters out there (i.e. people who don't get music)...if you think Buddy Guy and Double Trouble would share the stage with anyone they don't respect you are nuts. Greatest player since SRV.
fentele52 1 year ago 4
@fentele52 Legit.
RosaParks312353 1 year ago
Buddy's playing on this was perfect.
dizzack 1 year ago
Now Get used to pop-blues ya'll Lol !
AJBluesman 1 year ago
3:39 When the guitars begin to Talk
Leonardoo69 1 year ago
guy who influenced SRV, guy's who played with him, and a guy who idolized him all playing together. superb
Oneill9293 1 year ago 3
i respect john mayer for playing the blues but he should not sing
TheShankPimp 1 year ago
thanks for all buddy guy man you r teacher for all
petr0s1 1 year ago
all i gotta say is i hope budy lives to be 150 and still teach al haters how its truly done!!!!
brulldozer 1 year ago
@brulldozer Who is Al Haters?
gormarx 1 year ago
@gormarx that's Co starring's nephew..... duuhhhhh
brulldozer 1 year ago
John Mayer playing his song with Jimi's guitar, Stevie's band and Buddy freaking guy on 2nd guitar...weather or not you like Johns "pop" music, hes the ones pushing the music we love to the mainstream...Go John!
juanrules 1 year ago 197
@juanrules You are so right!
ivarus75 1 year ago 32
@juanrules hendricks gutar?
maxpayne718 1 year ago
@maxpayne718 yeah, its a copy of hendix' monterey
KevenHyun 1 year ago
@juanrules : It's not actually Jimi's guitar. It's a Fender Custom Shop copy of Jimi's Monterey guitar which, of course, was burned to a crisp and busted up. Pieces of it can be seen in the Hendrix gallery at the EMP in Seattle.
Dogheadj 1 year ago
@juanrules Jimi's guitar? He's playing it upside down. ;-)
ksterls 1 year ago
@juanrules well fucking said
ragingstorm33 1 year ago
@juanrules He aint playin' left handed though... mmm what a pity,he should go all the way and meet his master half way!!
ZuluMuntu 1 year ago
@juanrules Your comment is the best comment ever.
IshaanGandhi93 11 months ago
@juanrules He's refused to let the media and the music industry box him, and we are all better for it.
makeitrain47 10 months ago
@juanrules Actually, Jimi smashed the original guitar to smithereens on stage at Monterey. You can see the pieces of it in the Hendrix display at the EMP is Seattle.
Fender Custom Shop produced a limited edition of this famous guitar, which is probably what John is playing.
Dogheadj 4 months ago
@Dogheadj I know. I think its pretty well documented. Being one of Jimi's signature performances.
juanrules 4 months ago
@Dogheadj i guess he knows, it was just to add a little drama to enhance the argument, and it worked fine
lucascopin 3 months ago
@juanrules thats the ultimate thing that could have ever happened to john mayers fingers. Jimis Gat, buddy and double trouble. I bet he had to change his pants over and over
TWTRose 3 months ago
Incredible tones! Fantastic!!!!
giangp 1 year ago
It makes me so happy to see someone like John Mayer to show people the artist of his roots. Keep on playing JM.
ExperienceYP 1 year ago 4
from what year is this performance?
boate2 1 year ago
Its almost hard to watch John just shred Buddy's,Claption's and BB's faces off...
nickdude09 1 year ago
@nickdude09 SRV > John
FoolishFoolin 1 year ago
@FoolishFoolin because he was first
danimal511 1 year ago
@nickdude09 Did you even watch the same video as me??? Buddy guy was playing all the good lead!! and another thing BLUES PLAYERS DON'T SHRED they make the guitar sing and cry.
FoolishFoolin 1 year ago
pop sucks
SkinnerSG 1 year ago
skipping to the solo ftw
TimBirkenholz 1 year ago
did he name his band after stevie ray vaughans band?
willwelsh816 1 year ago
@willwelsh816 no. he's playing with stevies band. chris layton on drums, tommy shannon on bass.
sublimenal23 1 year ago
i dont get all the hate for mayer. bottom line______he knows how to play the guitar and is damn good at it.
tjdohner 1 year ago
Double Trouble should have held down Mayer while Mr. Guy and Mr. Vaughn took turns t bagging this little fools nasty hate spewing cocky ass mouth.
PrimoSkeeter1904 1 year ago
i don't think Buddy has played a bad note in his life!
mrthundaboots 1 year ago
@mbasketcballb Nooo...their part of Late Nights house band
tMattLZ 1 year ago
uggghhh i miss Conan!!!
tMattLZ 1 year ago
@mbasketcballb The horns are from late night
hendrixrocks70 1 year ago
i enjoy blues and heavy metal because it spawned from blues
jkilla23100 1 year ago
im 13 and love playing blues on guitar and i go to the school in the city where everyone likes metal and pop not me i can sit hours on end bluesing along with my backing tracks love it.
TheWackojacko08 1 year ago 6
@TheWackojacko08 nice to see the youth appreciating good music. Keep it in you.
jthaney1980 1 year ago
@TheWackojacko08 It's good that you're into blues at that age. I play rock and metal, but learning the blues took my playing to another level—it's all about playing with feeling and soul.
utopianreality 1 year ago
Is that Chris Clayton and Tommy Shannon is that John Mayers band????????
bluesboyguitar 1 year ago
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John Mayer should do what I do with respect to the blues....sit and listen while the REAL blues artists play. It's obvious to most people with a solid base in this style he has no real heart in the blues....you need to spend more time listen to the originals...Albert King, BB, Muddy, Johnny Lee Hooker, and COUNTLESS others. Then you realize this clown is not worth listening to. He's also a mediocre guitar player compaered to these guys.
mcbigs 1 year ago
@mcbigs
Unplug your ears bro...
marc844 1 year ago 2
844 You need to broaden your horizons, and spend more time listening to the greats...then you'll really understand where mayer sits....at their feet. I don't know if he will improve his playing but currently he is weak.
With respect to keeping blues alive with the younger bloods...Bonamassa is doing that quite well, no need for mayer to pretend blues.
mcbigs 1 year ago
@mcbigs who the fk is Bonamassa? something u pulled out of your ars? just sit back and enjoy
dowrap 1 year ago
@dowrap like I said to 844, you need to broaden your horizons. Google him. And before you reply with obvious ignorance remember that children should only speak when spoken to, and with some degree of knowledge...which you obviously don't have if you need to ask that question. While your at it lookup Albert King, Blyther Smith, Willie Dixon or for that matter google "blues legends". Listen to some of those guys, and you will realize mayer has his feet in shoes that are way too big for him.
mcbigs 1 year ago
@mcbigs Damm im sorry! didn't mean for the micbig man to get his panties in a wad!
dowrap 1 year ago
@dowrap you're forgiven. No offense intended or taken. That's what's great about music, room enough for everyones passions.
mcbigs 1 year ago
@mcbigs Hey I googled Bownmassa, hes pretty damm good! But hes not black! Ahhhh got ya
dowrap 1 year ago
@dowrap HAHA. Never said he was, don't have to black to really play the blues! Look at SRV. Bonamassa is damn good, Glad you enjoyed him.
mcbigs 1 year ago
John has kept blues alive for this generation and helped give credit to Buddy and others which today's mainstream fans have no clue about. Buddy is probably the single most important rock/blues player in history even more so that Hendrix. As a matter of fact Jimi stated that he saw buddy use feedback and distortion before anyone and that's when he started using it. No one knew of Buddy at the time, thanks to Buddy Jimi became the ultimate influence.
xeridian 1 year ago
sometimes i wonder how does it feels to play with legends like Buddy Guy and Double Trouble?
boggieboggieboggie 1 year ago
incredible
jwizzie23 1 year ago
Anyone know which guitar John is using? He uses it quite often. I love it!
icedgreen 1 year ago
@icedgreen jimi hendrix monterey pop festival stratocaster :)
MagnusNoach 1 year ago 3
@MagnusNoach Thanks!
icedgreen 1 year ago
maaan that solo they both do at the end is orgasmic 3:43
capoeirahh 1 year ago
all the people saying pop and blues dont go together, your pretty ignorant people really, what do you think pop musics based on? you may not like his pop stuff, but he is an amazing player, he even admits that hes not too proud/fond of his acoustic stuff compared to his blues, he did it in order to get to a point where enough people have heard him that now he can do what he likes and go in the direction he wants to go. i think thts pretty clever tbh, hes where he wants to be, good luck to him
jannishannis 1 year ago
mayer is using the Hendrix Monterey pop festival strat
amast3rMind69 1 year ago
This song is a lot slower, BUT go watch the video of Mayer covering SRV's "Empty Arms" with Double Trouble. You can tell that John is probably thinking "Damn. I'm glad my songs aren't this hard to play. My hand is cramping!"
FrizzyBlue 1 year ago 2
@FrizzyBlue watch Mayer playing Neon acoustic, his songs are some of the hardest I've ever heard for the guitar
telecasterthommy 1 year ago
@telecasterthommy Yeah maybe I shouldn't have said "hard." I think it is the styles of play which are different. SRV had his own style of playing, tuning, and thickness of strings, and Mayer's not use to it, so that may be why he seems a little uncomfortable playing his music. But even Mayer on acoustic is not as hard as James Taylor on acoustic.
FrizzyBlue 1 year ago
@FrizzyBlue i think he wouldnt play SRV, because SRV is a different class
AxlDB7 1 year ago
dont knock buddy guy .every rock guitarist since the early 60s owes buddy a pat on the back for inventing that screaming blues rock sound.....no buddy guy no hendrix no clapton no stevieray no john mayer
jaydee123xyz 1 year ago
You know what? People hate on John Mayer because they are jealous! Now me I love the blues and calssic rock. I also like John Mayer too. I like his Trio stuff more because of the blues. Any body hating on him is jealous thats all. PS john Mayer plays too women wink wink thats why guys him more but hey get it man.
Alraul2008 1 year ago
@Alraul2008 exactly how are we jelous? As blues musician I can say with 100 per cent CERTAINTY I am NOT jelous of John Mayer to one single extent. Can you gorupie fags come up with ANYTHING new? it's always the same retarded response "your just jelous" NO THE HELL WE ARE NOT. Mixing Pop with Blues is BULL voice. He has NO grit like Buddy, Stevie Ray. I see blues bands play ALL tghe time here, they play TRUE gritty dirty blues. How is it their not famous and Mayer is?
crazycuntryboy2 1 year ago
@crazycuntryboy2 Because he is doing something different. He makes good, easy listen tunes you can listen to anywhere. Blues.... is not... John Mayer makes blues into Pop without destroying every aspect of blues. It might not be your taste BUT, its far more peoples taste than true, gritty and dirty blues is. All music with passion and meaning is great, whether it is pop, blues, rock or classical, unfortunately, people don't buy great music... they buy "cool music", JM is both cool and great.
paynebabes123 1 year ago
@crazycuntryboy2 I never would put him on the level of Buddy Guy or SRV. His pop music is for the chics dude not you or me. Well unless he give you a hard on? You don't like John Mayer's music so why are you looking him up? You should spend more time looking up musicians you like Jethro. Also, I am not a groopie LOL far from it Gunther. PS Lynard Skynard rocks!!!
Alraul2008 1 year ago
I don't criticize any musician, lets face it he can play the guitar but so can i.. If were going to put this guy up there with Buddy, Hendrix and Clapton we must wonder if it is because the ruling record companies have promoted it that way or not... isn't he pretty and marketable:) this happens by chance of course! would he have the same popularity if he was chinese? American Idol Aussie Idol, Bangladesh Idol etc will tell you covertly that stars are "products" manufactured by industry...
odysseusking1 1 year ago
People bashing Mayer just don't make sense. Buddy guy, A blues Legend(THE legend in my eyes) has given this man the light of day. Buddy loves playing with him, and a man of that statue doesn't play with any Joe Schmoe.
62Hotrod603 1 year ago
i justt cannot stand his voice. Hes too goody goody to play the blues like he wants to, the boy needs some haardship & toil in his life to really feel what it is to make blues.............
o56kid 1 year ago
@o56kid Dude this was a long time ago..Go and listen to him now...Listen to Live in la...Neon, free fallin, In your atmosphere...etc..He has a amazing voice!
LuXguitaR 1 year ago
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bluelibra65 1 year ago 2
@bluelibra65 Shame on BG? Shame on YOU for judging him! He's a legend and you're in no position to do so. When you influence greats like Hendrix and Clapton you can talk about what he should be doing.
oc0dyc 1 year ago 46
@oc0dyc Nick Drake used to accuse John Martyn of being commercial! Are nt
people strange ?
atavistos 1 year ago
@oc0dyc bluelibra65 should remove "blue" from his name .....
meeththakkae 11 months ago
Who else can combine Blues and Pop even close to Mayer!? He will be a legend
homelife14 1 year ago 2
pop and blues do NOT go together SORRY. His playing is awesome, his voice, NOT FOR BLUES BRO.
crazycuntryboy2 1 year ago
@crazycuntryboy2 i´m with you... Pop and blues donot go toghether. Double trouble should continue with another bluesman not with a comercial popstar.
Stone1944 1 year ago
He's playing a Hendrix replica guitar next to Buddy Guy and in front of Double Trouble. How's that for makin' it!!
homelife14 1 year ago 2
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I have yet to hear anything that Mayer has played or written that can convince me that he is his own musician. Atleast I hope that isnt his true style cause it sucks. Just because he is a technically good guitarist doesnt make him a good musician and just because he went to Berklee doesnt make him a good musician. Buddy Guy went to the School of Hard Knocks and would whipe the floor with Vai and Satriani. It boggles my mind why a legend such as he would even waste his time with such a scrub.
indian5 1 year ago
My friend, you are a genius. Very well said.
DLisgod 1 year ago
@indian5 you prove with your comments that you know absolutely nothing about music. I have nothing but respect for Buddy, but his contributions to the music industry have come and passed. The 12 bar, 1 4 5 blues format is out dated and needs to be modernized. That is where John comes in. And if you haven't heard the John Mayer Trio then get out from under that rock that you live in. John Mayer is the most influential blues artists of our generation. Notice how i didnt say best.
robertsfootball74 1 year ago
@indian5 Satriani and Bonomassa don't reach as many ears as Mayer and doesn't carry the blues genre any farther than the Kings or Guy did. Some people call that selling out but i call it finding out what people want to hear and puting your own spin on it. Mayer gets a lot of shit for being pop, but even in his pop-iest songs you can hear the blues influence.
robertsfootball74 1 year ago 2
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Mayer sucks, the greats like Guy, Double Trouble just use him as a marketing tool and cash cow cause all he is a pop star, not a real musician. He spends more time in the tabloids then anything else, he is not a blues man.
12AX7power 1 year ago
@12AX7power you are so entirely wrong.
wow. your 12ax7's have GOT to be chinese.
helpmetony 1 year ago
@helpmetony hahaha....agreed
FlyinfrigginD 1 year ago
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"mayer Sucks...he isn't a blues man"...it's true
icosama 1 year ago
how can anyone say who isnt and who is a blues man? It's music, no one owns it, and styles aren't designated to certain people. Truth is John Mayer is an excellent guitar player. Whether or not hes as good as Buddy and and 'The Greats" is irrelevant.
BTHarp 1 year ago 2
@12AX7power If hes not a musician then why did he study music at berkelee college of music? the same school as steve vai and joe satriani? and why does he play along side of musicians like eric clapton and buddy guy and B.B. King. and many others. they obviously see something that you cannot.
RubyTuesday93 1 year ago
yeah but he can get more puss then youve ever seen in your entire life. go get famous and play with buddy guy on stage. then you can shit talk whoever you want big guy. but for now just shut up and listen to the fucken music ya tool
Rhoadsy3pro 1 year ago
@12AX7power
Listen to his tone and phrasing, he's got soul!! Yeah he's a pop star and he's in the tabloids so what. He can play. Buddy on the other hand is rather a worn cliche with nothing much to add and reaity is that he's never been that good. I do however wish him all the best and if he can leverage Mayers success, so much the better..
sjdevan 1 year ago
@sjdevan Buddy has never been that good??? I have respect for JM but you don't have to bash Buddy to talk John up.
Victoriaha293 1 year ago
Rolling Stone says that John Mayer is a guitar God. How lame is that???
rodentcafeteria 1 year ago
Call Buddy Guy a POP musician and see if you're still breathing afterward LOL
IrvHyatt 1 year ago 53
If it weren't for Buddy Guy, I wouldn't be listening to this at all, lol. Fucking LOVE Buddy, man. Soulful legend.
mussman717word 1 year ago 3
goosebumpssss..again..man
capdeelite61 1 year ago
ID TAKE THIS JOHN MAYER...OVER pop/mainstream john mayer AND DAY OF THE WEEK..MAN THAT WAS GOOD.
Drumminsince89 2 years ago 3
where's Reese Wynans...(I know the john mayer teeny-bopper fan club won't know who Reese is, but the real fans will)
resematt1980 2 years ago 2
...tell me about it
Someone even said shock collars should be given to the "teeny-bopper fan club" at JM concerts for the benefit of the bluesheads in the crowd.
ToneChaser4Life 2 years ago
love the shock collar idea....i'm gonna see mayer in las vegas in march...i hope the underground mayer fans will start to overpower those damn "teeny-boopers" (fixed spelling on "booper", i think.)
resematt1980 2 years ago
Well, being that Battle Studies recently came out - BULL SHIT. Hopefully you'll be at a good angle of John's Two Rocks that they'll overpower the "teeny boppers" around you.
ToneChaser4Life 2 years ago
my thoughts exactly hahaha i was lookin for him here and i had to double take i was like wait a minute Reese is not here. Anywhos I agree with shock collars for teeny boppers, and the fact that he jams with buddy, clapton, and bb is certification enough for me to see him as a great guitarist hahaha...other than my own determination through my guitar skills and my liking of his guitar.
wick2107 2 years ago
they just used the house keyboard player apparently. I dont know if Reese had a scheduling conflict or whatever, who knows. But i like all of john's music. his early stuff, although quite poppy, still has a lot of merit in it for any guitar player. i dont know if that makes me a "teeny-bopper" or not. but you shuold really give a chance man, he's a damn good player and some of the tones he digs up are pretty incredible
MikeMFMiller 1 year ago
reese wynans is a friggin ace keyboard player, i just love the guy. I didnt think stevie, chris and tommy could get any better, they were just amazing, then reese came along and really added a real velocity to double trouble. hes immense!!
SRVBASE 1 year ago
@SRVBASE
Thumbs up x10!!
Hanakoa12 1 year ago
@resematt1980 yea he disappeared
joshua9312 1 year ago
John mayer is awesome. i hate when people talk shit about him. If BB clapton buddy guy and others consider him a great player and are happy to jam with him dont you think thats enough proof that he is awesome. or wait a minute do you haters know more than the legends?
yeahright123go 2 years ago 50
Just read the latest Rolling Stone interview with Mayer. Sounds like a regular dude to me. Says it like it is and is pretty damn creative about it in the meantime. Thumbs up to your assessment. Oh well. You know. Imagine the concept of actually just being yourself....Life is just like that...and it happens. Good to see a talented eclectic like Mayer gift us with a bit of inspiration here. .
orangeviolins 2 years ago
@yeahright123go well, he's the only young mainstream-pop blues player around, so surely they'd lionize him...
purphanz 1 year ago
@yeahright123go I think the reason people dislike Mayer is not because of his playing; indeed he is a good guitarist. Rather, it is because he is perceived to be egotistical, and sometimes his arrogance is reflected in his stage presence and music.
The "greats" such as SRV, Hendrix and Clapton, were/are humble men, and part of what made them great is their genuine personalities. Mayer is not considered to be humble in that respect.
Don't shoot me Mayer fans, this is merely an observation!
utopianreality 1 year ago 4
@utopianreality
Preach.
PrimoSkeeter1904 1 year ago
@PrimoSkeeter1904 A-men brother!
utopianreality 1 year ago
@yeahright123go it's because he's a douche. He can play some damn good blues, though.
nathanmsilverman 1 year ago
@yeahright123go hes a cocky asshole. listen to any of his interviews. honestly i would prolly like him alot if he knew when to stfu
MrReverendgreen 1 year ago
@yeahright123go I dont disagree I have all his CD's but he seems to be more interested in the social celebrity lifestyle thesedays than guitar playing, as seen in his new cd.....not very good imo. I still bought it cause I am a fan but he should shut up and play guitar! ;)
Drowningfish666 1 year ago
@Drowningfish666 i have to agree with you.i'm a big fan of mayer,BUT his last cd was so pop and commercial.HE should return to his continuum style.
takayanagimasataka 1 year ago