John Mayer - Crossroads

John Mayer playing Crossroads at the Picnic in the Parc festival in The Hague on the 22nd of June.

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[alexkane05]

This is pretty badass, IMO. Mayer has the right idea with this whole blues guitar god thing.

[J214]

Rippin'

[willeng84]

@scottelliottmusic haha Jeff Beck did it BAAAAAAAD at the 07' crossroads festival and Clapton had to fallow........You really can't fallow a walking living legend of a guitarist. I mean Clapton's playings cute and all but Jeff is a MONSTER TO THIS DAY!

[willeng84]

@scottelliottmusic I got a question, I understand and actually like hearing feedback about guitarist. What is it about the solo's other than it remains fairly constant. I agree predictable but not really lame. Now What do you think about Joe Bonnamassa. Most love him, I passed out front row of his concert......LITERALLY....I am a guitarist of MY WHOLE LIFE and from a Jazz family background. It was the same thing, after the same thing..It ruined him in my eyes

[scottelliottmusic]

@TheEndAllBeAll I'll admit, he grew up a bit with that, but it really not much different from what he always does....he just plays more guitar solos. Its some of the lamest blues-y rock I've heard. Its like the smooth jazz of blues.....basically very simplified smooth jazz. Hes not bad, in fact hes a very solid musician, but so is Kenny-G. I find them both equally talented and boring.

[scottelliottmusic]

@seanryanhamilton I dont know....Maybe cuz Clapton has been just as lame as John since about 1973. John is hugely successful. Any festival would want his draw. He's a very talented musician with some hit songs and who appeals to the under 30 crowd....plus he won't outshine Clapton (more importantly). Clapton wouldn't want to be shown up at his own concert again...he still hasn't recovered from Hendrix doing that in the 60's. So a younger, lamer, less accomplished version of him self is perfect

[seanryanhamilton]

@scottelliottmusic then how come eric clapton handpicked john mayer to play at every single crossroads festival so far?

[TheEndAllBeAll]

@scottelliottmusic John Mayer Trio?

Not just a cheesy teeny bopper pop star

[MrPocketGuitar]

@scottelliottmusic Yes, that's why they are hits, my point is he isnt a manufactured pop artist like literally everyone else, and whether you like breathy acoustic ballads is your concern not a fact, some people do like them. Either way it's a massive bonus to me that he has respect for real blues music, and they clearly have respect for him. If you don't like him, well, B.B King and Eric Clapton both like him enough to play with him onstage, thats good enough for me. . .

[scottelliottmusic]

@MrPocketGuitar No, his mainstream success is real...thats not hype. His guitar skills have little to do with that. His breathy acoustic ballads about being some emo heartbroken romantic are, (even though he a womanizing douche in real life). He didnt get fame for his blues playing AT ALL. Its like if Chris Martin started rapping during Coldplay shows and people gave him credit for being an amazing rapper because he raps to sold out stadiums. People go to shows for his hits, not guitar solos.

[MrPocketGuitar]

@scottelliottmusic So you're saying someone who has mainstream appeal is just "hype"? I think he writes his own music, he's one of the few chick ballad writers who write them based on their own experience, by themself. He can play like a beast though! That's enough for me that a blues guitarist, albeit not pure blues, is popular in the charts today :)