thank god there are still great musicians in the mainstream that can keep jimmi's music alive and expose the poor youth(say that because modern music in the mainstream sucks..most of it) to the greatness.
@gunto04 ...i guess they don't give a fuck about the music they just went to the gig to see him.... some people will jump onto you like flies to a pile of shit just because you are famous.... they surely deserve a nice cup of STFU!
@GuitarMacable True in some ways, and I like them both. But last time I checked, music was never a competition, but an art. It's a way of expression. You go into music thinking like a competitor you'll never find or create what you want to hear.
@Ugazful Very true i should of worded my comment differently. I cant say hes a better musician when they play different music. I simply have always been more of a Frusciante fan. But i loved that video of from Rolling Stones Magazine where they are both jamming along with some other guy, you should check it out
@GuitarMacable the other guy in that Rolling Stones jam, Derek Trucks, is absolutely incredible as well! very tasty licks with a lot of moving power behind them. As a Frusciante and Mayer fan as well I'd definitely recommend checking him out some more. totally different style, but man can he play
probably you are right, i don't know, but most of the people that watch him play, says that he is a really good player with a lot of talent. and besides i am a mayer fan, i can admit that it's true that he sells pop albums, but that's really common in this times. whatc an you tell me about gaga, that she studied in berkley, but she start selling shit to became famous.
mayer is kind of doing the same, but that doen't mean he isn't an awsome player/musician.
what i hate is that everytime someone makes a cover everybody comes to critizise it. this is an awesome cover, so if some people wants to be closed-mind, get out of here! is very simple.
@RadarSol Well... could be, except Pino Palladino is one of THE most respected bass players in the world - that gives him the right to look exactly as he prefers!
@RadarSol bruh, do you know who that is? Pino Palladino my nigga. The dude keeps a pocket ohh so tight! He can swing, he be funky, and as blues as he wants... his swag is one 1 trillion.
To those fans who think that Mayer is a sort of reincarnation of Hendrix or something, go and listen the "Electric Ladyland" album, and you will see how small Mayer is compare to that awesome genius, small, small, small, small....
@dumbletone if EL makes mayer look "small" what about the guy that has to resort to attempting to demean him on the internet? he never said he was jimi hendrix, and he probably is of the same mind as you are about his comparison to him. call me whenever your playing a sold out show at the nokia theater, or whenever you win a grammy, or sell millions of records, or have the widespread respect of almost every musician in the industry. i'll be waiting, ignorant fuck
@chillguitardude10Mayer is playing the nokia theatre ONLY because of his pop music for teens. And you know it. Just like Madona or Justin Bieber, yeah.. He would NEVER play in some stadium just with the way he plays guitars. So to you, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, or Tommy Emmanuel (true awesome players) are some fuckers because they are only playing some clubs ? Who is the ignorant fuck ? Asshole..
@dumbletone I would prefer if you dont presume to tell me what I know. I have yet to hear a song by him that only appeals to teens. Im not sure if your aware of the demographic of people that are at his shows but its about 50 % guitar players and 50% girls that want to sleep with him. I'd say he's doing something right. At no point did i say playing legitimate club venues makes you "some fuckers" i play on a club circuit... To answer your last question, you sir are the ignorant fuck.
@chillguitardude10 Ok.. So you're part of those guys who wants to make him a genius although he's not. As you want. But you should listen to guys like Matt Schofield, Kirk Fletcher or Eric Gales... Those guys are truly awesome, but almost nobody knows about them because they don't sell pop records... It's just a shame. (i'm a professional musician too)
" John Mayer is an underrated guitarist " ????? Mayer is EVERYWHERE, and how many tenagers loves him... But who is talking about the awesome Matt Schofield, Kirk Fletcher or Josh Smith ?? NONE !! Only because Mayer sells millions of pop records for teens, and not those guys who are true to the blues from the beginning and playing small clubs. So sad. Really.
For people who honestly think that he can just cover really good guitar songs and doesn't have original songs that are as complex and challenging i would like to direct you to the song "Neon". Preferably the live acoustic version from this same show.
Guys, you'd better listen to guys like MATT SCHOFIELD, JOSH SMITH or KIRK FLETCHER.. They are way better and original than Mayer, even if you never heard about them as they don't sell pop records for teens... So sad !!!!!!
I LIKE HOW HE GOES INTO THAT STILL RAINING STILL DREAMING HENDRIX GROOVE!!!!!!!!!!! i think thats where its from!!! well actually i dunno.... its a cool groove tho... sounds familiar....
@MixatoFreeKill you'd better listen to guys like MATT SCHOFIELD, JOSH SMITH or KIRK FLETCHER.. They are way better and original than Mayer, even if you never heard about them as they don't sell pop records for teens...
Not gonna lie, I like this version so much more than Hendrix'. It's just so much more, rhythmic, melodic and put together. No disrespect to JH though...
I think that this wonderful piece that Jimi wrote is absolutely magic. It doesn't matter who plays it, it will always express the Jimi's brilliant way to feel music
@SoneAlways Did you actually type that? John mayer is good with his instrument. But by no means if he one of the greatest, or anything close to it. His repertoire consists of mainly Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired licks and runs.
@kbui97 yeah i agree but the only thing i say was that noone ever can sound better like JIMI HENDRIX...i say it as a fun and i dont like to compare the two musicians..i just say that the music level of jimi in guitar and in music generally cant be touch!!!!!! ;)
Even if i would dislike John (which i dont ofc) i would still think hes great for preserving what i call music. It's rare these days and cause of that i want to remind everyone that John's music is in the better 10% compared to the average music these days. Dont forget to listen to steve jordan and pino too since they are amazing musicians as well. And for the record, i think john deserves to be in the "top100 guitarists of all time" list, if not now, then later on.
If you have to hate on John Mayer your just an idiot , the dude can play his ass off, yeah he makes lame pop music just to pay the bills though, lol haha we all see here what John Mayer is about
Sell whatever instrument u try to play, take a 12 gauge shoot gun, put it under chin and have Mayer pull both triggers at the time. Trust me it won't hurt because your brain dead anyway pop fag.
Way to fag it up u fag! I will say that he does a really good, and I mean an excellent job at being a fag. Good job fag boy! U just won the fag of the year award fag..... Just saying.
Stop comparing them. If you know that jimi ones said "When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do." So stop fighting.
Guys... Chill out about the speech. I agree, it was kinda corny but it pleased the teenage girls in the audience and i was just ignoring what he said and listened to the groove in the background! It was nice!
@Cbluesrocker man, my english is kindda sux; can you write here everything he says on the speech? I can understand a little but I wan't to understand all of it; could you do this for me?
i kinda wish he had made his speech before or after the song. i get the meaning of it being said in the middle...but i would REALLLY like this song if it was just a sick solo straight through. still love it though
i've never really given john a chance but holy fucking cow,, this guy is totally awesome, and totally blows this song up,,, he really does jimi justice and thats a task few can do... WOW just wow this hendrix fan is blowed away and now a john m fan.
John Mayer would be a great talent if he stopped trying to hard to chase poon. Dude, the poon is following you, just rock out and stop trying hard for poon. I enjoyed this version of Bold as Love but it's not quite as good as Steve Webb's as far as covers go.
i know everyone is debating with john mayer and hendrix and to be honest i dont see the point both are legends,but Steve Jordan is a freaking king on the drums!
right guys, you can't beat the original, it's a masterpiece. not saying that theres anything wrong with john mayer's version, but you cant beat Hendrix's version. Mayers is good though
John Mayer doesn't get enough credit.... but at the same time I'm so gracious he's not mainstream. I get chills everytime I listen to this song by either Hendrix or Mayer I can't get enough of it... This is what music is all about
@AmusedSiK Not really. You can never quite top the original. Don't get me wrong, I really dig this version, but the legends such as Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan will always be a step above Mayer. Not knockin him or anything mind you. This is the closest anybody has gotten to perfecting a Hendrix cover since SRV.
thats an absurd opinion. you cant perfect anything in music. there is always room for something to be improved on. now i'm not saying mayer is better than stevie or jimi but their not automatically better because they came first. If that were the case hendrix couldnt touch albert king, or muddy waters or robert johnson. John's vocal and guitar tones are better than hendrix's and srv's both. who the best player is, is not for us to decide.
@chillguitardude10 I said for the covers. My original comment was towards the people saying that this was better than the original. On to the further content, my reasoning for saying that Hendrix and Vaughan will always be a step above is because they're fucking LEGENDS. I never said they were better, but they brought something to the table that nobody else had done, as did King and Waters as you said. FACT. Mayer is amazing, but he's not the innovator that they were.
I dont know how SRV was an innovator. He just played loud and fast, and fucking beautifully. But Jimi had already done that. I guess you could say him infusing that into texas blues was original but if you go that route then mayer is absolutely an innovator. Nobody has ever brought blues into popular music, mayer has 14 year old girls listening to blues music and enjoying it. He will be a legend thirty or forty years from now.
dude, you looked at your rock history lately? The Rolling Stones brought blues into popular, mainstream music back in the 60s. I'm pretty sure that Eric Clapton would also disagree with that claim as well. The blues has bled into pop in tons of places, especially in rock. Mayer's actually really good, and I appreciate his chops. However, I really wish he'd stay more with the blues and less on some of his other tripe.
I'm talking about straight blues. most people would say the stones played rock n' roll. and despite clapton absolutly being a blues player through and through his most "popular" stuff is more along the lines of classic rock. and thats not to say it wasnt influenced by blues. but i wouldnt call layla blues, i'd say its classic rock with blues influenced guitar playing. I'll rephrase my statement, mayer is the first to introduce blues to modern popular music.
The only thing that disappoints me is the tripe that he records. Comparing the Continuum version to this live version, Mayer actually amazed me when I heard this version. If he'd play more like this, I'd buy his albums. Sadly though, the blues will never sell records like pop will. I started respecting Mayer with this stuff.
@chillguitardude10 No argument there. Although I honestly really only like John with the trio. I've never been a huge fan of his other stuff. Just my opinion. I like Gravity and songs like that, but not so much when he goes the route of Say What You Need to Say.
Mayer has got the "feeling" of Hendrix, but not the "cool", or the virtuosity. Anyway pretty good for a pop star. By the fucking way, you talk too much.
He nailed the SVR swagger & tone at 6:53 ... gotta believe he's a fan. You know that somewhere in Texas the strings on a certain old Strat started ringing, just a little....
If he was just some guy in his room posting Hendrix covers on youtube, I guarantee everybody would be saying "why isn't he famous?" so those who don't like him doing Jimi Hendrix songs because of his pop stuff don't know good these covers are
@simon14805 Not sure if that's a song list & not lyrics at his feet maybe?I don't listen to Mayer but came across this & he plays the song damn well.This fricking song ain't easy.Sometimes you have to look down at the guitar neck.He usually has that pained face w/closed eyes anyway.The only thing kind of pathetic is so many people copy Hendrix or steal so much from him and get credit. With that said, this is a good cover. John Lennon said, 'A good song IS a good song' when asked about songs.
this is LEG... wait for it... wait for it.. ENDARY
Pap3rMoon 2 days ago 3
suited up, awesome..... *seems familiar*
adi11199 3 days ago
thank god there are still great musicians in the mainstream that can keep jimmi's music alive and expose the poor youth(say that because modern music in the mainstream sucks..most of it) to the greatness.
Zrokool123 4 days ago
2:10 bitches talking while mayer plays one of the most beautiful solos i ever heard.
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@gunto04 You probably haven't heard many solos, he's off tempo for most of it.
FadeToBlack181 5 days ago
@gunto04 ...i guess they don't give a fuck about the music they just went to the gig to see him.... some people will jump onto you like flies to a pile of shit just because you are famous.... they surely deserve a nice cup of STFU!
RustyPease 5 days ago
The bassist is great
PlugInBabyy 1 week ago
John Frusciante is a better musician. Also has better hendrix covers.
GuitarMacable 1 week ago
@GuitarMacable True in some ways, and I like them both. But last time I checked, music was never a competition, but an art. It's a way of expression. You go into music thinking like a competitor you'll never find or create what you want to hear.
Ugazful 1 week ago
@Ugazful Very true i should of worded my comment differently. I cant say hes a better musician when they play different music. I simply have always been more of a Frusciante fan. But i loved that video of from Rolling Stones Magazine where they are both jamming along with some other guy, you should check it out
GuitarMacable 1 week ago
@GuitarMacable the other guy in that Rolling Stones jam, Derek Trucks, is absolutely incredible as well! very tasty licks with a lot of moving power behind them. As a Frusciante and Mayer fan as well I'd definitely recommend checking him out some more. totally different style, but man can he play
wakesurfer1 1 week ago
@wakesurfer1 OH EM GEE people mentioning Frusciante
TimmehTRP 4 days ago
@TimmehTRP problem?
wakesurfer1 3 days ago
@wakesurfer1 No, I love him and I never find him mentioned anywhere besides the obvious hardcore fanbases where I am part of..
TimmehTRP 3 days ago
@GuitarMacable so true :D John mayer is ok but notn much
CatchHellsBlues 5 days ago
All those girls that scream at the beginning, I bet 75% of them think this is John Mayer's song. A damn shame.
JHahn812 1 week ago 7
@JHahn812 you are truly right.
karenn11jm 1 week ago
I FUCKING LOVE THIS
mrblely 1 week ago
probably you are right, i don't know, but most of the people that watch him play, says that he is a really good player with a lot of talent. and besides i am a mayer fan, i can admit that it's true that he sells pop albums, but that's really common in this times. whatc an you tell me about gaga, that she studied in berkley, but she start selling shit to became famous.
mayer is kind of doing the same, but that doen't mean he isn't an awsome player/musician.
karenn11jm 1 week ago
what i hate is that everytime someone makes a cover everybody comes to critizise it. this is an awesome cover, so if some people wants to be closed-mind, get out of here! is very simple.
karenn11jm 1 week ago
John Mayer is a very unique person. He plays the guitar like no one else. I think Mayer is a true, free minded, artistic shit bag!
rich051065 1 week ago
The bass player literally looks like a dickhead.
RadarSol 2 weeks ago
@RadarSol Well... could be, except Pino Palladino is one of THE most respected bass players in the world - that gives him the right to look exactly as he prefers!
nicolevia 2 weeks ago 3
@RadarSol bruh, do you know who that is? Pino Palladino my nigga. The dude keeps a pocket ohh so tight! He can swing, he be funky, and as blues as he wants... his swag is one 1 trillion.
saron380 2 weeks ago 2
@RadarSol Hahahahaah, that shit cracked me up..
LukeValentino 1 week ago 2
@RadarSol hey fuck you buddy i wouldnt be talkin shit about this bass player. hes a damn good bass player.. why dont you get up there and play?
KaosProductions94 1 week ago
@KaosProductions94 im not talking to you!
karenn11jm 1 week ago
Yeah, the speech sounds really corny, but then you play guitar. That compensates ANYTHING
alejandrolopezcinca 2 weeks ago
no one jams with pino
obiwashere 2 weeks ago
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obiwashere 2 weeks ago
Hendrix, SRV = Died :(
But, luckily, we got Mayer, we got a good guitarrist for years n' years!
Dekazeta11 2 weeks ago 2
@Dekazeta11 Hendrix and SRV didn't die! They're just teaching god how to play guitar!
usefulchannel 2 weeks ago
It doesnt even make sense how talented he is? <33
Unrealkillcamz 2 weeks ago
I don't understand why people compare John Mayer to Jimi Hendrix. They were both amazing players in their own ways.
mowdowndafaces4 2 weeks ago
I bet about 500,000 of those views are mine lol
blacklabelsk8er555 2 weeks ago
i dont think anyone hating has any idea how hard what he is doing is.....
puffinonindo 2 weeks ago
Ok, at 8:33. Bottom right, does that not look like Eric Clapton, even a little bit?
speedstackingmanduh 2 weeks ago
I know its been said before, but god that bassist looks just like Prince Charles! :D
mads1madsen 3 weeks ago
This makes me happy to play a fender :)... why deosnt mine do that?
brenjgal 3 weeks ago 3
John Mayer makes me just smile and amazed. its almost euphoric. He also makes me want a Strat
helloimkevin10 3 weeks ago
To those fans who think that Mayer is a sort of reincarnation of Hendrix or something, go and listen the "Electric Ladyland" album, and you will see how small Mayer is compare to that awesome genius, small, small, small, small....
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
@dumbletone if EL makes mayer look "small" what about the guy that has to resort to attempting to demean him on the internet? he never said he was jimi hendrix, and he probably is of the same mind as you are about his comparison to him. call me whenever your playing a sold out show at the nokia theater, or whenever you win a grammy, or sell millions of records, or have the widespread respect of almost every musician in the industry. i'll be waiting, ignorant fuck
chillguitardude10 3 weeks ago
@chillguitardude10Mayer is playing the nokia theatre ONLY because of his pop music for teens. And you know it. Just like Madona or Justin Bieber, yeah.. He would NEVER play in some stadium just with the way he plays guitars. So to you, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, or Tommy Emmanuel (true awesome players) are some fuckers because they are only playing some clubs ? Who is the ignorant fuck ? Asshole..
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
@dumbletone I would prefer if you dont presume to tell me what I know. I have yet to hear a song by him that only appeals to teens. Im not sure if your aware of the demographic of people that are at his shows but its about 50 % guitar players and 50% girls that want to sleep with him. I'd say he's doing something right. At no point did i say playing legitimate club venues makes you "some fuckers" i play on a club circuit... To answer your last question, you sir are the ignorant fuck.
chillguitardude10 1 week ago
@chillguitardude10 Ok.. So you're part of those guys who wants to make him a genius although he's not. As you want. But you should listen to guys like Matt Schofield, Kirk Fletcher or Eric Gales... Those guys are truly awesome, but almost nobody knows about them because they don't sell pop records... It's just a shame. (i'm a professional musician too)
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" John Mayer is an underrated guitarist " ????? Mayer is EVERYWHERE, and how many tenagers loves him... But who is talking about the awesome Matt Schofield, Kirk Fletcher or Josh Smith ?? NONE !! Only because Mayer sells millions of pop records for teens, and not those guys who are true to the blues from the beginning and playing small clubs. So sad. Really.
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
john looks like mybe he got some james taylors blood runnin throught his vains he acts just like him anybody with a good eye can spto it right off
wildbilleee 3 weeks ago
everyone doesnt play the same john plays pretty damn well good luck in the furturerock those blues ol jonny ol jonny ol boy
wildbilleee 3 weeks ago
For people who honestly think that he can just cover really good guitar songs and doesn't have original songs that are as complex and challenging i would like to direct you to the song "Neon". Preferably the live acoustic version from this same show.
18DawgsGo 3 weeks ago 2
this man will be a guitar legend years from now, i guarantee it
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Guys, you'd better listen to guys like MATT SCHOFIELD, JOSH SMITH or KIRK FLETCHER.. They are way better and original than Mayer, even if you never heard about them as they don't sell pop records for teens... So sad !!!!!!
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
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dumbletone 3 weeks ago
I LIKE HOW HE GOES INTO THAT STILL RAINING STILL DREAMING HENDRIX GROOVE!!!!!!!!!!! i think thats where its from!!! well actually i dunno.... its a cool groove tho... sounds familiar....
BurgerGrabber 3 weeks ago
it pisses me off how good he is lol
coryguitar12 3 weeks ago
Jimi Hendrix,SRV,John Mayer
best blues guitarists ever..
MixatoFreeKill 3 weeks ago
@MixatoFreeKill completely agree :)
karenn11jm 3 weeks ago
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@MixatoFreeKill you'd better listen to guys like MATT SCHOFIELD, JOSH SMITH or KIRK FLETCHER.. They are way better and original than Mayer, even if you never heard about them as they don't sell pop records for teens...
dumbletone 3 weeks ago
His speech wasnt great but it was good for his stage presence... i like this guy
SpearXXXfisha 4 weeks ago
AMAZING LIFE by Brett O'Malley ----- Groooooooooovy Tune!!
baom67 1 month ago
He put a reggae flair on this but in no way can he approach Jimi's version.
Enough with the rap Johnny boy just stfu & play !
SRVMOE 1 month ago
totally agree with you.
karenn11jm 1 month ago
The best f**cking cover ever! Jimi would be so proud!
bruna94ist 1 month ago 25
when he starts playin the crowd reacts like they know the song, LOL, posers..
RadarSol 1 month ago 6
@RadarSol lol why would you say that maybe they did know it
theburstedhemorriods 1 month ago
@RadarSol Maybe the crowd does know the song?
brino182 4 weeks ago
aaaw, well that's probably YOUR opinion because the hall world think he's one of the best musicians. anyway, i respect your opinion.
god... he's incredibly awesome-
karenn11jm 1 month ago
"When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do." Jimi Hendrix.
ArnaudEvens 1 month ago 82
Not gonna lie, I like this version so much more than Hendrix'. It's just so much more, rhythmic, melodic and put together. No disrespect to JH though...
JacobAnderson1015 1 month ago
Did he just play with one hand at the end...... FUUUUUUUUUU !!!!!!!!!!!
Tonguinho 1 month ago
MrSneakyMode brought me here.
xXMoonbaneXx 1 month ago
best perfomance ever
Just realize, he plays 3 acts, (with some breaks) but still, just FUCKNG MUCH RESPECT FOR THIS GUY!
DUDEFROMDUTCHLAND 1 month ago
way to ruin a piece of history. thats all. no criticism. the cheering at the end was a result of that black man's drum solo. PEACE
YaBoysFresh 1 month ago
@YaBoysFresh no one made you watch or listen. if you're gonna hate then just watch something else its that simple
TheOneTheyCallTurner 1 month ago
@TheOneTheyCallTurner Not hating, just stating.
YaBoysFresh 1 month ago
@YaBoysFresh just stating? time wasting
TheOneTheyCallTurner 1 month ago
@TheOneTheyCallTurner id hasten my thoughts but you happened to be a recreation of john mayer in the form of a faggot.
YaBoysFresh 1 month ago
@YaBoysFresh calling me a faggot how original. why dont you go dig a hole and sit in it or something.
TheOneTheyCallTurner 1 month ago
@TheOneTheyCallTurner J.M.D.R.L.N.O. you know what that is an acronym for? john mayer dick riding like none other
YaBoysFresh 1 month ago
@YaBoysFresh nobody cares. write it in your fucking diary okay?
BurgerGrabber 1 month ago
@BurgerGrabber im not like you bud.. i dont keep a diary. feel free to log it in yours though, just uses quotes
YaBoysFresh 1 month ago
@YaBoysFresh you're so cool. way cooler than john mayer. i bet you get all the bitches and everyone wants to be your friend. fuckin jackass
TheOneTheyCallTurner 1 month ago
@TheOneTheyCallTurner thats weird are you following me? how do you know this? i have enough friends though mann, sorry :(
YaBoysFresh 1 month ago
I think that this wonderful piece that Jimi wrote is absolutely magic. It doesn't matter who plays it, it will always express the Jimi's brilliant way to feel music
toudou621 1 month ago 2
anyone else notice at the very end of the song when he is still soloing while only holding the guitar with one hand. this must be seen
jakicker25 1 month ago
John Mayer is an underrated guitarist. In my opinion he's one of the greatest guitarist of the modern times.
SoneAlways 1 month ago 92
@SoneAlways hes good, but hes not on caliber to be one of the greats.
darklord2626 1 month ago
@darklord2626 agreed, he's an imitator, but to become a great you gotta innovate in your own way aswell
ThirdElexis 3 weeks ago
@SoneAlways Did you actually type that? John mayer is good with his instrument. But by no means if he one of the greatest, or anything close to it. His repertoire consists of mainly Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired licks and runs.
TejasM14 2 weeks ago
@SoneAlways Also, he lacks that artistry in him. SRV, Hendrix, BB King all have their own very unique styles. John Mayer has nothing close to that.
TejasM14 2 weeks ago
its a nice cover but NO ONE SOUNDS LIKE THE BIGGEST MUSICIAN EVER JIMI HENDRIX!!!
Dbalx 1 month ago
@Dbalx I don't think John had any intention to sound like Hendrix. :)
John's paying his tributes to him in a cover with his own twist to it - nothing wrong with that!
kbui97 1 month ago
@kbui97 yeah i agree but the only thing i say was that noone ever can sound better like JIMI HENDRIX...i say it as a fun and i dont like to compare the two musicians..i just say that the music level of jimi in guitar and in music generally cant be touch!!!!!! ;)
Dbalx 1 month ago
Jimi's was obviously better, but this one is still enjoyable.
786Vahi 1 month ago
3 minutes of great guitar playing ruined by 2 minutes of talking.
TheLewiswright1995 1 month ago
@TheLewiswright1995 It's called 'blues'.
SanoShimano 1 month ago
Even if i would dislike John (which i dont ofc) i would still think hes great for preserving what i call music. It's rare these days and cause of that i want to remind everyone that John's music is in the better 10% compared to the average music these days. Dont forget to listen to steve jordan and pino too since they are amazing musicians as well. And for the record, i think john deserves to be in the "top100 guitarists of all time" list, if not now, then later on.
wainerkorven 1 month ago
Great playing, but what the fuck is he talking about in the middle? Seriously. I love John Mayer but he is SO full of bullshit.
benfrenchman 1 month ago
everyone hating is jealous, wishing they could have his ear and taste in melody and music structure. Take a closer look at his music.
pantera6 1 month ago
"Everyday I Have the Blues" nine22dreamer
youngneasy23m 1 month ago
If you have to hate on John Mayer your just an idiot , the dude can play his ass off, yeah he makes lame pop music just to pay the bills though, lol haha we all see here what John Mayer is about
jdb89142 1 month ago
anyone know what the second song he does after the jimi tune?
nine22dreamer 1 month ago
Dear John Mayer,
Drop the pop shit.
Thank you,
We all.
lucascjardim 1 month ago
@retardfreak
Sell whatever instrument u try to play, take a 12 gauge shoot gun, put it under chin and have Mayer pull both triggers at the time. Trust me it won't hurt because your brain dead anyway pop fag.
rich051065 1 month ago
Way to fag it up u fag! I will say that he does a really good, and I mean an excellent job at being a fag. Good job fag boy! U just won the fag of the year award fag..... Just saying.
rich051065 1 month ago
@rich051065 what are you 12?
anyway, this is a great spin on the original. the solos are very tastily put together in spirit of jimi.
rockfreak611 1 month ago
@rich051065 Immature person is immature.
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Stop comparing them. If you know that jimi ones said "When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do." So stop fighting.
rvviz01 1 month ago
For me both versions badass
greendaybulldog2 1 month ago
If it wasn't for Jimi there wouldn't even be a cover. Jimi wrote the song, but i am sure he would like this cover.
sebastian9001 1 month ago
FOR ME JIMI IS BETTER BECAUSE HE WROTE THIS SONG!
rvviz01 1 month ago
Is he seriously micing his drums with SM58's? Lol
loekiedepo 1 month ago
Guys... Chill out about the speech. I agree, it was kinda corny but it pleased the teenage girls in the audience and i was just ignoring what he said and listened to the groove in the background! It was nice!
Cbluesrocker 1 month ago
@Cbluesrocker man, my english is kindda sux; can you write here everything he says on the speech? I can understand a little but I wan't to understand all of it; could you do this for me?
ThZbR 1 month ago
@ThZbR im not gonna write everything, but the main point is he want to finds love, real love :p
loekiedepo 1 month ago
@loekiedepo I get the main point. I just wanna know what he says. I know what he means but there is some words I can't understand. :)
ThZbR 1 month ago
stop blabering john play your guitar, your already genius
vanischoxiaction 2 months ago
Would have loved to see them play this song together, to blend the sound..
mzmaker 2 months ago
John Mayer is a legend. That is all.
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RickyVeeneman 2 months ago
happy birthday jimi!!
TheLewiswright1995 2 months ago
You can't play better than him so please SHUT THE FUCK up.. And go play some Jonas Brothers songs.
AnaMenendez05 2 months ago
what a rhythm section!
MrGwildor 2 months ago
WHY DONT HE SHUT UP AND JUST PLAY?
GET A PSYCHOLOGIST, MAYER!
senhordademasia 2 months ago
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CamilaSimont 2 months ago
I see many insecure people hating mayer because they can't accept someone is so self confidence, and it is pain in their shy asses.
RightBrainsMusic 2 months ago 24
@RightBrainsMusic yess, john mayer is very self confidence.........?
metalYES12 1 month ago
jimi never had the opportunity to play this song live...mayer does this song justice
WEAREDOLPHINS 2 months ago
Don't be an old fool he is introducing great music to a new generation.
xxturbowesxx 2 months ago
the best song ever :o OMG
ali16ma 2 months ago
i kinda wish he had made his speech before or after the song. i get the meaning of it being said in the middle...but i would REALLLY like this song if it was just a sick solo straight through. still love it though
adidassoccer4 2 months ago
I wish I was there fml :(
MScotting 2 months ago
i've never really given john a chance but holy fucking cow,, this guy is totally awesome, and totally blows this song up,,, he really does jimi justice and thats a task few can do... WOW just wow this hendrix fan is blowed away and now a john m fan.
krisrodj 2 months ago
He may be a dick, but damn... That man can sing...
mistojango 2 months ago
@klimpurt the Drummer is Steve Jordan. and he is the fucking shit, just like John and Pal
Adamandhisguitar1 2 months ago
John Mayer would be a great talent if he stopped trying to hard to chase poon. Dude, the poon is following you, just rock out and stop trying hard for poon. I enjoyed this version of Bold as Love but it's not quite as good as Steve Webb's as far as covers go.
jamalfudge 2 months ago
wha does he say at 3:33? I can't get it!
mscv270391 2 months ago
@mscv270391 what bit? "I've tried every approach to living..."
tjboyd94 2 months ago
What's the name of the drummer? He plays really well!
klimpurt 2 months ago
i know everyone is debating with john mayer and hendrix and to be honest i dont see the point both are legends,but Steve Jordan is a freaking king on the drums!
ryead93 2 months ago
It pains me so much that this crooner's version is viewed more than the original.
aarongtr180 2 months ago 2
lol the ending is so cool
2dumb4aname 2 months ago
Why are you people arguing about who's better? Just enjoy how awesome the music is. And I doubt anyone of you can play like Mayer. So you can't talk.
SeansMusic1000 2 months ago
right guys, you can't beat the original, it's a masterpiece. not saying that theres anything wrong with john mayer's version, but you cant beat Hendrix's version. Mayers is good though
joerocks33 2 months ago
SRV gives the same speech at Montreux, and the solo is very similar.
HeemNHuggie 2 months ago
awesome
SLANKYMasaki 2 months ago
amazing
JeehSFC 2 months ago
john mayer come back with the trio.....pleaaaaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
johnzermusic 2 months ago
John Mayer doesn't get enough credit.... but at the same time I'm so gracious he's not mainstream. I get chills everytime I listen to this song by either Hendrix or Mayer I can't get enough of it... This is what music is all about
yankees562 2 months ago
i love the bassist, i fuckin' love him
ThePointingArrows 2 months ago
/watch?v=8rq570DDNCA
VicRoseMusic 2 months ago
guys. stfu. doesn't matter who is better. stop being so critical. enjoy.
angadsharma 2 months ago 27
@angadsharma Hey Jimi is the best, heh.
PerttiKy 2 months ago
Epoustouflant.
oOBobiboOo 2 months ago
WOW
karakannas666 2 months ago
what a tone!
lucasamontenegro 2 months ago
nice carpet
yoavnutamuzic 3 months ago
not even close
chippy783 3 months ago
Even Hendrix would agree this is better :D
AmusedSiK 3 months ago
@AmusedSiK Not really. You can never quite top the original. Don't get me wrong, I really dig this version, but the legends such as Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan will always be a step above Mayer. Not knockin him or anything mind you. This is the closest anybody has gotten to perfecting a Hendrix cover since SRV.
digitalph33rfan9 2 months ago
@digitalph33rfan9
thats an absurd opinion. you cant perfect anything in music. there is always room for something to be improved on. now i'm not saying mayer is better than stevie or jimi but their not automatically better because they came first. If that were the case hendrix couldnt touch albert king, or muddy waters or robert johnson. John's vocal and guitar tones are better than hendrix's and srv's both. who the best player is, is not for us to decide.
chillguitardude10 2 months ago
@chillguitardude10 I said for the covers. My original comment was towards the people saying that this was better than the original. On to the further content, my reasoning for saying that Hendrix and Vaughan will always be a step above is because they're fucking LEGENDS. I never said they were better, but they brought something to the table that nobody else had done, as did King and Waters as you said. FACT. Mayer is amazing, but he's not the innovator that they were.
digitalph33rfan9 2 months ago
@digitalph33rfan9
I dont know how SRV was an innovator. He just played loud and fast, and fucking beautifully. But Jimi had already done that. I guess you could say him infusing that into texas blues was original but if you go that route then mayer is absolutely an innovator. Nobody has ever brought blues into popular music, mayer has 14 year old girls listening to blues music and enjoying it. He will be a legend thirty or forty years from now.
chillguitardude10 2 months ago
@chillguitardude10
dude, you looked at your rock history lately? The Rolling Stones brought blues into popular, mainstream music back in the 60s. I'm pretty sure that Eric Clapton would also disagree with that claim as well. The blues has bled into pop in tons of places, especially in rock. Mayer's actually really good, and I appreciate his chops. However, I really wish he'd stay more with the blues and less on some of his other tripe.
TheOhyeahproductions 2 months ago
@TheOhyeahproductions
I'm talking about straight blues. most people would say the stones played rock n' roll. and despite clapton absolutly being a blues player through and through his most "popular" stuff is more along the lines of classic rock. and thats not to say it wasnt influenced by blues. but i wouldnt call layla blues, i'd say its classic rock with blues influenced guitar playing. I'll rephrase my statement, mayer is the first to introduce blues to modern popular music.
chillguitardude10 2 months ago
@chillguitardude10
The only thing that disappoints me is the tripe that he records. Comparing the Continuum version to this live version, Mayer actually amazed me when I heard this version. If he'd play more like this, I'd buy his albums. Sadly though, the blues will never sell records like pop will. I started respecting Mayer with this stuff.
TheOhyeahproductions 2 months ago 5
@TheOhyeahproductions Its True, But i dont care how he record his albums, i like his way to play and his way to write songs
Francisco9934891 1 month ago
@chillguitardude10 No argument there. Although I honestly really only like John with the trio. I've never been a huge fan of his other stuff. Just my opinion. I like Gravity and songs like that, but not so much when he goes the route of Say What You Need to Say.
digitalph33rfan9 2 months ago
Mayer has got the "feeling" of Hendrix, but not the "cool", or the virtuosity. Anyway pretty good for a pop star. By the fucking way, you talk too much.
ugleeamerican 3 months ago
Does anyone know what pickups he uses on this guitar?
NarrowHomerJay 3 months ago
@NarrowHomerJay i think that is a vintage strat from the 60s so it probably still has the original pickups
iamjerseyfresh 3 months ago
143 people need to have their clicking finger cut off with a broken guitar string... haters
iustrat86 3 months ago
He nailed the SVR swagger & tone at 6:53 ... gotta believe he's a fan. You know that somewhere in Texas the strings on a certain old Strat started ringing, just a little....
misteranonymousguy 3 months ago
If he was just some guy in his room posting Hendrix covers on youtube, I guarantee everybody would be saying "why isn't he famous?" so those who don't like him doing Jimi Hendrix songs because of his pop stuff don't know good these covers are
GetYourWings1992 3 months ago
oh jimi hendrix......
MrAlexkohl1993 3 months ago
@simon14805 Not sure if that's a song list & not lyrics at his feet maybe?I don't listen to Mayer but came across this & he plays the song damn well.This fricking song ain't easy.Sometimes you have to look down at the guitar neck.He usually has that pained face w/closed eyes anyway.The only thing kind of pathetic is so many people copy Hendrix or steal so much from him and get credit. With that said, this is a good cover. John Lennon said, 'A good song IS a good song' when asked about songs.
rleary1 3 months ago