the reason is: the night before he gave a very emotional concert (an evening with jm) where he gave all he could give live - incredible performance - so he he shot his gunpowder before this concert...
I really don't like the new lines for keys. These swells are really annoying and can't come close to the simplicity and awesomeness of the original. Mayers guitarplaying is still awesome though...
There is really something missing here? Er don't know what it is? But in where the light is, there is a feeling which is missing here.. I don't like this performance..
@modjias there is a reason where the light is became an audio album retard. everything was mapped out. where the light is had to be airtight. don't be a fucking retard.
I'm a mayer TOO :) but I have to say this whole concert is not his strongest performance ever...maybe he had a bad day ? but his vocal is not as good as usual....and still I enjoy all these songs :)
he must have had a soar throat or something that night cause he's performing pretty bad vocally compared to what he usually does. a pity, since he is AWESOME in every other aspect!
he must have had a soar throat or something that night cause he's performing pretty bad vocally compared to what he usually does. a pity, since he is AWESOME in every other aspect!
yeah this definitely is not his best concert vocally but regardless hes come all this way and done all these great things with his music cause he really is that good . keep up the good work john
I have no words to comment about John in this performance. It doesn't matter if he's not singing perfectly this concert, but he makes me feel this song so strong, I was just ecstatic all this video. He's the best, no matter what people say.
lol, 2:44 just made me laugh, when he sings **my*** knees, he kinda sounds like a sheep, but no one is better than john these days period, there isn't a single guitarist nowadays that can pour out those emotions through those bends more than him. keep on keepin on
We can talk about the little itty bitty mistakes that John makes like his vocals or whatever.. but think about the overall sound. I wanted to freakin' jump with him in my chair just watching this video! And the finale? Simply amazing! You can't not give John credit for the amazing performance he still gave. Kudos to you John.
although i dont really like his singing a whole lot in this one, i can really feel him in it. you know? i can FEEL him. i cant feel anything from him on his new songs. I can FEEL his soul through his guitar on this. Theres the intensity dripping through every note he plays. Theres legitamacy in his dance with teh guitar. I just cant feel it or see it in lthings like friends lovers or nothing or perfectly lonely. it just isnt there.
His guitar solo is quite sublime here. Good note progressions, he's feeling the notes and not just spewing out a lot of notes without consideration. Though I think his voice is quite off at some playes in this concert.
@nthsieh928 Probably the reason you feel more from this than you do on songs from Battle Studies is because Mayer said Continuum was his love afair with jazz, blues, and pop (which with jazz and blues brings soul). Then he described Battle Studies as a pop album which sets him up for his next album to be more guitar centered. He will proabably come out with another album similar to Heavier Things next. It should be good!
forget john's voice....listen to his playing on this song. the way he plays the guitar takes elements of his predecessors like stevie ray vaughan and bb king and combines them with his own style and creates new blues, which is the genre he generally gives this song. this song, and its many live variations is probably his best song to date.
For all those who critisice John Mayer's voice in this concert.... try to play with such a big band behind you, playing that loud without being able to hear yourself (watch he's got that thing off his ear), that's why he's all the concert taking it off!!
i don't know what everyones talking about, as an aspiring guitarist who knows a good amount about the instrument, I think this is probably one of the best performances of guitar work I've ever seen ever. and certainly miles beyond anything from the "where the light is" dvd or any other televised concerts from him
John's voice was off, but this video is still five star quality...his guitar work was some of the craziest shit I have ever seen him perform in this video...He just went crazy, its like he knew his voice was off so he made up for it with his epic shredding skills
oh john... letting us down :( this performance is not as good as he is capable of :( it's good... but missing that little spark he usually gets between his voice and his guitar...
First off. I am a HUGE! John Mayer fan. But Every performance from the new album i've seen he looks super rusty. In vocals and guitar playing... Just my opinion
@bluzguitarplayer12 probably because this album is so big on vocals that he is finding it hard to put out those big vocals and still be the modern guitar hero he is
OH, and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith and his daughter Liv were in the audience and he was rocking out to the songs.....he had that big old "trademark" smile going on!
I was lucky enough to be there and I have to say this was the highlight of the night for me!! Being that it was a "cd" release concert, I was so happy that he played so many old songs, not just the new ones. All and all it was awesome!!!
...hoped for a more distinctive and dynamic performance...butt you can't win the lottery all the time like john mayer seems to do almost all the time. but enjoy every minute of what he gives anyway...
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hes douchbag-side was definitly present. other than that. he was 'an at home guy' on stage (probly how he wants to come off - legit...always free and soulful and meaningful though. but i could tell hes over the idea of proving himself. he just tried to have a good time although his rep was in millions hands. but he doesnt care. thats not what its about fr him. its about the opportunity to do wut he loves and hell just say thanku fr the love he gets back...thats the vibe i gott.
yea john def has vocal talent... and u can see that on where the light is dvd... but he was a little off with vocals but who cares... he was killing on guitar
i agree with you guys he sounded off last night. he def had a touch of the flu he looks really pale and his voice was def off. still a great show though
i love john, he's the reason i started playing guitar and i've idolized him--but to be honest, the further away he got from the microphone last night, the better. he must have been sick, because his voice was slightly terrifying. so glad he let his guitar speak here on gravity and killed it!
thats pure genius from the man ,thats why no matter whats written in the press and his celebrity status he will be remembered as a top draw guitarist of the highest orded
the reason is: the night before he gave a very emotional concert (an evening with jm) where he gave all he could give live - incredible performance - so he he shot his gunpowder before this concert...
1giessen4 2 months ago
Wtf is organ doing.... that organ player ruined this amazing song...
coffee1422 3 months ago in playlist More videos from sqlife
7:39 woman humping the air and pulling her hair...the magic of john mayer
Nikoh04 6 months ago
He became a better guitarrist since DeLa, but he got worse singing. :(
nicollas1011 7 months ago
He's just really, really good, no matter what....& so hot he leaves a trail of fire in his wake=)
andibaby98 8 months ago
2:43 he sound like a sheep.. but anyways he guitar playing in this show were incredible.
oliverviktor 9 months ago
so suave @ 6:26 :D
TheNeutralTerritory 9 months ago
wow you can really see he doesn't feel well, look at 1:12
DimaKrimer 10 months ago 4
I really don't like the new lines for keys. These swells are really annoying and can't come close to the simplicity and awesomeness of the original. Mayers guitarplaying is still awesome though...
tombola1990 10 months ago
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Ben80997 10 months ago
7:29-7:34 NASTY, I get goosebumps every time I hear this live...
PropheSAY 1 year ago
JM's best song. ever. period.
epicalice 1 year ago 2
this song reminds me of clapton's River Of Tears
jvbluenote 1 year ago
@jvbluenote You know what this song reminds me of? Purple Rain.
blakmagik4 11 months ago
lol he pulls a chewbacca @ 2:43
lefte18 1 year ago 3
@lefte18-hahaha i caught that, too xD
MAC616 1 year ago
Gravity's the song most important for John Mayer
Almak47 1 year ago 4
What guitar is he using?
limme13 1 year ago
@limme13 He calls it "The Black One". But it's a fender strat. if im not mistaken
NikkoMedrano 1 year ago
@limme13 a gretsch black les paul
supern00b 1 year ago
@supern00b
It's a fuckin Fender Stratocaster... wauw you sure are trolling xD
oliverandm 1 year ago 2
@supern00b wow... you couldnt be more wrong but I think your joking haha
musicdude195 1 year ago
@supern00b NOOB! how come fender have les pauls? its a black one signature guitar of john mayer.
gian12131 1 year ago
There is really something missing here? Er don't know what it is? But in where the light is, there is a feeling which is missing here.. I don't like this performance..
modjias 1 year ago
@modjias there is a reason where the light is became an audio album retard. everything was mapped out. where the light is had to be airtight. don't be a fucking retard.
polandsprings09 1 year ago
the solo at the end, it's like seeing Eric Clatpon/SRV/Jimi Hendrix
aklanonboy 1 year ago
Can't belive you cancelled the concert in Denmark...
modjias 1 year ago 2
@modjias or in Holland..
FreaquedeMusique 1 year ago
i think he was sick during this concert and the letterman concert. still the best tho
minhdiszles 1 year ago
I'm a mayer TOO :) but I have to say this whole concert is not his strongest performance ever...maybe he had a bad day ? but his vocal is not as good as usual....and still I enjoy all these songs :)
jorihaar 1 year ago 2
@jorihaar He was ill. Posted on his blog i seem to remember
paynebabes123 1 year ago
Great performance, although his voice is not really up to standard.
Bad that is.
jayb63 1 year ago
worst live performance of gravity I've seen him do. Crossroads performance was incredible.
letshakehands 1 year ago 2
wtf are you saying of he did in this song hi makes this song amazing fucking song and he won a grammy for a solo in new york changing things
Twicetegusta 1 year ago
he must have had a soar throat or something that night cause he's performing pretty bad vocally compared to what he usually does. a pity, since he is AWESOME in every other aspect!
Zipley1234 1 year ago 7
he must have had a soar throat or something that night cause he's performing pretty bad vocally compared to what he usually does. a pity, since he is AWESOME in every other aspect!
Zipley1234 1 year ago 2
This is amazing!!!
I love you John<3!
karatzoglou123 1 year ago
What I wouldn't give to be that shirt at 4:24
annml36 1 year ago 2
7:06...amazing
kgtomcat 2 years ago
he had the flu, listen to all his other performances, you can hear a huge difference!
frankysavvy 2 years ago
Sos un zarpado con la viola man !!!
TheBaronBuki 2 years ago
"just keep me where the light is"... so great that just found these, the band sound very together... Thanks for posting.
FlutterVision 2 years ago
Not his A game, but still one of the best to my ears.
Jabez2345 2 years ago
yeah this definitely is not his best concert vocally but regardless hes come all this way and done all these great things with his music cause he really is that good . keep up the good work john
mogomatt 2 years ago
I have no words to comment about John in this performance. It doesn't matter if he's not singing perfectly this concert, but he makes me feel this song so strong, I was just ecstatic all this video. He's the best, no matter what people say.
jamilavital 2 years ago
For some reason i'm not digging the organ sound on this, or the band at all really. The 07-08 versions of Gravity were fantastic.
adamsimonsmusic 2 years ago 2
Someone should take the volume pedal from the organ dude so he stops ruining the song.
Starslope 2 years ago 3
i agree, it's like he's trying to add but it's really taking away a lot from the song
dr05guitar 2 years ago
robin mcintosh! he's the best!
gfmgma 2 years ago 2
steve jordan just got fat thats all guys lol
alnocheg 2 years ago 2
um..... I need DeLa back...
ProjectDoloroso 2 years ago 27
And the horns!!
Elfraddor 2 years ago
@ProjectDoloroso y? who's on the bass now?
supern00b 1 year ago
@ProjectDoloroso screw DeLa i want Pino back hahaha
JamesCornelisonMusic 1 year ago
@JamesCornelisonMusic i was gonna write the same thing then i saw u said it for me ;)
A7X514 1 year ago
lol, 2:44 just made me laugh, when he sings **my*** knees, he kinda sounds like a sheep, but no one is better than john these days period, there isn't a single guitarist nowadays that can pour out those emotions through those bends more than him. keep on keepin on
BASSicallyGroovin 2 years ago 4
I hit the wrong button!! Damit! I would have voted thumbs up.. I laughed so hard :D hahah
MrsTausen 2 years ago
Gravity, stay the hell away from me! <3
HeartBeatOfYourLife 2 years ago
Guitar playing: BRILLIANT.
browneee07 2 years ago
I think his guitar playing is getting too complex, and his focus is going too strong on the vocals.
The lead and the solos are wild compared to the rhythm.
He should go back to letting his guitar do all of the singing for him.
xxdunkalixx 2 years ago
hmm, is his drummer new? he seems to have a lack of energy..
deejhay211 2 years ago
No Dude Steve Jordon Has Been With Him For A While ....Since The Heavier Things Album
pjonjon89 2 years ago
@deejhay211 yeha he's a just a relaxed drummer by nature, he's awesome though
dougsusername 2 years ago
Steve Jordan played the drums for continuum.
l2read 2 years ago
dude, you gotta watch Steve work on the Trio act of Where The Light Is. The dudes a monster
jhuddleston328 2 years ago 3
he killd "Wait Until Tomorrow".!
aseriousoffender 2 years ago
killed it? It wasnt living before he covered it.
KeirJames 2 years ago
killed it means he played it really well.
aseriousoffender 2 years ago
ah i thought it was bad. whatever, sorry.
KeirJames 2 years ago
damn, he sings flat. still like the playing, though. as usual.
dovey16 2 years ago
We can talk about the little itty bitty mistakes that John makes like his vocals or whatever.. but think about the overall sound. I wanted to freakin' jump with him in my chair just watching this video! And the finale? Simply amazing! You can't not give John credit for the amazing performance he still gave. Kudos to you John.
agentjosh 2 years ago
am i the only one who gets horrible audio???
like some kind of doppler effect...
chuecco 2 years ago
John Mayer is "Fera na guitarra"
I guess what he didn´t in the studio with your guitar (I´m talking bout solos) he´s doing it live on stage. This solo on Gravity was amazing
MrGuitarRock 2 years ago
what john mayer does on one guitar, most bands couldn't do with two
bwood1024 2 years ago 3
although i dont really like his singing a whole lot in this one, i can really feel him in it. you know? i can FEEL him. i cant feel anything from him on his new songs. I can FEEL his soul through his guitar on this. Theres the intensity dripping through every note he plays. Theres legitamacy in his dance with teh guitar. I just cant feel it or see it in lthings like friends lovers or nothing or perfectly lonely. it just isnt there.
nthsieh928 2 years ago 23
His guitar solo is quite sublime here. Good note progressions, he's feeling the notes and not just spewing out a lot of notes without consideration. Though I think his voice is quite off at some playes in this concert.
Foodie88 2 years ago
@nthsieh928 r u serious his new album is full of emotions but I guess we all can have our own opinion for me his new album connects with me a lot
habbs23 1 year ago
@nthsieh928 aside from crossroads, the guitar was a no show. sadly i don't think we will see anything as good as gravity in the future
zepzoso3 1 year ago
@nthsieh928 it's called blues: the true heart of john mayer
jsh842708 9 months ago
@nthsieh928 Probably the reason you feel more from this than you do on songs from Battle Studies is because Mayer said Continuum was his love afair with jazz, blues, and pop (which with jazz and blues brings soul). Then he described Battle Studies as a pop album which sets him up for his next album to be more guitar centered. He will proabably come out with another album similar to Heavier Things next. It should be good!
Cbluesrocker 9 months ago
damn hes lost his ear for his pitch.
nthsieh928 2 years ago
all you haters listen to this performance and learn what real good music sounds like!
chispitron 2 years ago
forget john's voice....listen to his playing on this song. the way he plays the guitar takes elements of his predecessors like stevie ray vaughan and bb king and combines them with his own style and creates new blues, which is the genre he generally gives this song. this song, and its many live variations is probably his best song to date.
bradley2240 2 years ago
For all those who critisice John Mayer's voice in this concert.... try to play with such a big band behind you, playing that loud without being able to hear yourself (watch he's got that thing off his ear), that's why he's all the concert taking it off!!
josinho2 2 years ago
i dont like this new way of playing the key part :S but the others are great!
teerminator 2 years ago
i don't know what everyones talking about, as an aspiring guitarist who knows a good amount about the instrument, I think this is probably one of the best performances of guitar work I've ever seen ever. and certainly miles beyond anything from the "where the light is" dvd or any other televised concerts from him
jakethesnake64 2 years ago
John's voice was off, but this video is still five star quality...his guitar work was some of the craziest shit I have ever seen him perform in this video...He just went crazy, its like he knew his voice was off so he made up for it with his epic shredding skills
danieldew 2 years ago
oh john... letting us down :( this performance is not as good as he is capable of :( it's good... but missing that little spark he usually gets between his voice and his guitar...
avrajsingh123 2 years ago
I think his live performance in L.A. is way better than this one :/ .. This is a bit sad!
Mikkelbygum 2 years ago
haha he is definitely going down in history as the falsetto guy .....
bmrfff 2 years ago
First off. I am a HUGE! John Mayer fan. But Every performance from the new album i've seen he looks super rusty. In vocals and guitar playing... Just my opinion
bluzguitarplayer12 2 years ago 2
I feel the same way.
paulefty 2 years ago
@bluzguitarplayer12 probably because this album is so big on vocals that he is finding it hard to put out those big vocals and still be the modern guitar hero he is
dougsusername 2 years ago
Omg 2:44! Listen to it. He's got "myyyy" all wrong! :b First time I've heard JM so false.
Mikkelbygum 2 years ago 3
Yeah... Agree with you.
paulefty 2 years ago
hea can do whatever he wants, it's his own version
jntanglao1 2 years ago 2
I'm not implying that he cannot do whatever he wants - just noticing that his singing was false.
Mikkelbygum 2 years ago
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We were there celebrating Cara's 16th birthday. It was even better live!! Thanks for posting!
kfkelly 2 years ago
great song
he was a bit off but it was still an amazing show
it sounded like the organ player fucked up the beginning but its just me haha
zacharyjoely 2 years ago 3
Another example of just good John is SUPERB !!!!
45season 2 years ago
OH, and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith and his daughter Liv were in the audience and he was rocking out to the songs.....he had that big old "trademark" smile going on!
Runeagle 2 years ago 2
I was lucky enough to be there and I have to say this was the highlight of the night for me!! Being that it was a "cd" release concert, I was so happy that he played so many old songs, not just the new ones. All and all it was awesome!!!
Runeagle 2 years ago
This has to be one of the best concerts I've seen on TV in a long time.
SunflowerAim 2 years ago
I love how the audio for ALL the other songs is perfect and this is the only one so far thats a little sketchy wtf :(
Zack8133 2 years ago
...hoped for a more distinctive and dynamic performance...butt you can't win the lottery all the time like john mayer seems to do almost all the time. but enjoy every minute of what he gives anyway...
bondfreak323 2 years ago
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hes douchbag-side was definitly present. other than that. he was 'an at home guy' on stage (probly how he wants to come off - legit...always free and soulful and meaningful though. but i could tell hes over the idea of proving himself. he just tried to have a good time although his rep was in millions hands. but he doesnt care. thats not what its about fr him. its about the opportunity to do wut he loves and hell just say thanku fr the love he gets back...thats the vibe i gott.
bondfreak323 2 years ago
how many videos did you say this on
nateguitarsoccer 2 years ago
yea john def has vocal talent... and u can see that on where the light is dvd... but he was a little off with vocals but who cares... he was killing on guitar
jmforlife83 2 years ago
i agree with you guys he sounded off last night. he def had a touch of the flu he looks really pale and his voice was def off. still a great show though
kclarke78 2 years ago
in this concert this song is actually where his voice sounds best in my opinion
Alessio9888 2 years ago
yeah his voice was kinda weird...
alxlief 2 years ago
i love john, he's the reason i started playing guitar and i've idolized him--but to be honest, the further away he got from the microphone last night, the better. he must have been sick, because his voice was slightly terrifying. so glad he let his guitar speak here on gravity and killed it!
suboy4 2 years ago 5
beautiful. :D
AlmostFamousFool 2 years ago
This was a sick version. Nice to see he's still developing
davidcarr90 2 years ago
thats pure genius from the man ,thats why no matter whats written in the press and his celebrity status he will be remembered as a top draw guitarist of the highest orded
folkopera50 2 years ago 2
thankyouuuuu!!!!
atticus27 2 years ago 2