@pbl1 you realize he is literally once in a lifetime talent. You're ignorant as hell if you can honestly say a man who dropped making millions to make blues (which he loves) doesn't have soul. Then I have no idea what soul is.
you gotta go back and look at his full career. it's easy to judge him based on the obvious radio stuff. listen to his stuff from back when he was 14, 16, and at berklee. the guy was covering srv and hendrix since he picked up the guitar. he took a huge leap trying to bring blues back with a trio. remember no multiplatinum, number 1 hit, artist has ever made a leap like that. no one. dropping pop, where you are assured millions, and success to play blues. your heart has to be in it to do that
sorry, he is a poser. he does have mad guitar skills, but his head/heart/soul/songwriting are not in that genre.
its nice that he can party with the big boys and go for the "street cred" at his live shows, but its not the real him -- at least not judging by the songs he writes and records.
nothing wrong with it either. just call it what it is.
@pbl1 and you know Berkeley accepted him off of his blues. You're dumb
BwallinErrday 1 week ago
@pbl1 you realize he is literally once in a lifetime talent. You're ignorant as hell if you can honestly say a man who dropped making millions to make blues (which he loves) doesn't have soul. Then I have no idea what soul is.
BwallinErrday 1 week ago
so tame
chunto231 1 year ago
@lukeee89
haha sorry man! nah i'm on your side all the way! it's some of those other losers on youtube!
avrajsingh123 1 year ago
@avrajsingh123 .... did you read the comments??? i said he does have soul. i think you meant to reply to the other guy...
lukeee89 1 year ago
@lukeee89
wow someone doesn't know anything about guitar... don't dare accuse mayer for not having a soul, he's got more soul than you'll ever have.
avrajsingh123 1 year ago
@werelost1 to be fair, SRV ripped more licks from Albert King than John Mayer did from SRV.
That being said, SRV was amazing and a legend...and Mayer knows how to play
FordPOS720 1 year ago
you gotta go back and look at his full career. it's easy to judge him based on the obvious radio stuff. listen to his stuff from back when he was 14, 16, and at berklee. the guy was covering srv and hendrix since he picked up the guitar. he took a huge leap trying to bring blues back with a trio. remember no multiplatinum, number 1 hit, artist has ever made a leap like that. no one. dropping pop, where you are assured millions, and success to play blues. your heart has to be in it to do that
lukeee89 1 year ago
sorry, he is a poser. he does have mad guitar skills, but his head/heart/soul/songwriting are not in that genre.
its nice that he can party with the big boys and go for the "street cred" at his live shows, but its not the real him -- at least not judging by the songs he writes and records.
nothing wrong with it either. just call it what it is.
pbl1 1 year ago
he rips off so many srv licks , but not bad hendrix cover
werelost1 2 years ago