***BE WARNED that this post is outside the general purpose and normalties that Tangent Lyrics stands for. But you have to give credit where credit is due. So yeah....I'm writing about this guy today.***
Sure, he is the same one that put out Your Body Is A Wonderland and Waiting On The World To Change, but John Mayer is one of those guys that will be talked about years from now. During lunch today, I once again had the debate whether Mayer is a legitimate musician. The answer is unquestionably YES!!! Far too many people are quick to categorize the man in the dreaded pop realm, somehow automatically disqualifying him from any accalades outside of being Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend.
This is how the public views Mr. Mayer. I agree that the publicity antics that have come from his personal life are distracting from the music he creates. But like he said in an interview, you must listen to the music and act as though you know nothing of him. Try that out sometime and might come away with a different perspective.
The recent release of a live performance in L.A., Where the Light Is, does nothing but help this battle of mine. The album and/or DVD showcase the talent and the versatility that is John Mayer. From an acoustic opening, a bluesy trio for the second act, and then the real-deal Mayer show. Where the Light Is truly exposes what makes Mayer the man that teenaged girls swoon over, the man that the hottest woman in the world covets, and the man emulated by thousands of guitarists all over the world.
Here is a sample of the John Mayer that I have come to appreciate. This is an acoustic version of Another Kind of Green from The John Mayer Trio album, Try!.
2 comments:
I always knew there was a reason we see eye to eye. And the result of "hottest woman in the world" reminded me of exactly what that reason was.
Even though my musical tastes expand outwards, and while his extracurricular antics can be somewhat annoying, I have always said, and still to this day think no different, that John Mayer is the most talented guitarist of this generation.
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