Let's All Stop Ragging On John Mayer For A Minute
 

And take a moment to bash Eric Clapton.

More like Eric Hackton.

:eek:

What the hell? lol

:rolleyes:I don't get what this thread is for

Did you not notice how horrendous that was?

The Malmsteen ones are hilarious.

Also...John Mayor deserves no ragging. He is hilarious..and even does have some great songs. Like this one.

Speaking of Shredding...thats something John Mayor can do. I watched him on a blues tour. Clapton was actually on it as well..great guitar player.

i saw him at crossroads guitar fest a few years back, when it was in dallas,.....

john mayer has done some great stuff and i'm a huge fan,...specially after he broke outa the 'wonderland' box,.....

and i dont can what y'all say,....funny faces and all,....that boy can play,....PLAY

the john mayer trio stuff was also excelent

Since I really dont know THAT much of his music. It would be much appreciated if you could steer me in the direction of some good stuff:)

I like John Mayer. Fantastic songwriter and guitar player.

i love the john mayer trio stuff,...

anyway,...here's what i could find off youtube,..
pm me your email if you'd like and i'll send you some mp3s

YouTube - john mayer - gravity (studio version)
YouTube - John Mayer Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Webster Hall
YouTube - John Mayer - Neon (acoustic)
YouTube - John Mayer - Belief
YouTube - John Mayer Trio - Who Did You Think I Was

this last is a clip from the show in dallas, where i saw him,...
maybe it was something in the air,.....but i hadnt ever really given him a second listen until seein him live,.......
its just like i really fell into the groove, and i've been hooked since

YouTube - John Mayer at Crossroads Guitar Festival

You know I use to hate Wonderland because I saw it as a hattrick of aweful:

1. I thought it was a Dave Matthews rip, vocally anyway. And of course a pop-cash in on the Adult Contemporary Acousitc revolution.

2. Because he was talking about High School when he'd finished (dropped out) of college long ago.

3. It promoted Bro-dom.

But over time I had to appreciate that it was at the very least a well written song. And what I loathed about John Mayer wasn't his fault, that the Howie Day's of the world were more of a violation of the first three than Mayer was, and I understood that you have to break in before you can do your own thing a lot of the time. Daughters was a let down, but his most recent work, which is entirely not my thing, was much much better and I think the flack he once caught was more a hatred of the movement at the time, and less a hatred of him. he's a decent artist, albeit not my cup of tea, and should be respected as such.

Personally, I think John Mayer and Eric Clapton are great musicians. To survive on their music talent (v.s. drama like, let's say, Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse) says a lot.

How dare you compare Amy Winehouse to Britney Spears?
Drama?
If your referring to her drug problem and the fact that she's an arse...fair comment, but don't use that old smackhead Clapton as a contrast.
Winehouse oozes talent...when she's sober and clean.

i saw it as a huge jack johnson rip off,.....

however, if you just look at it lyrically, its a wonderful song,........but sometimes i find myself letting my own jadedness pass judgement on something it has nothing to do with

Bit unfair to call him a Jack Johnson rip off seeing as John Mayer debuted before he did. Anyway I just think John Mayer is dull, I mean he's a good guitar player but I just find his songwriting so boring. He's still leagues ahead of his second rate knock off with a political twist Johnathan Rice though.

i dont find him compareative to jack johnson anymore,...but when i first heard him (i think it was the room for squares album) thats the vibe i inittally got,....

and are you sure john mayer hit before jack johnson? because i remember listenin to him years before i knew who john mayer was,.......

John Mayer was already on his second album by the time Jack Johnson was debuting.

i just looked,....

six months,...there was about six months between their first two albums,.....


oh yea crowey,....

Inside Wants Out by John Mayer : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music

Came out in 99

Brushfire Fairytales by Jack Johnson : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music

Came out in 01

Jack Johnson :crazy: I see you've retracted what you said before.

I have to say, I too have a greater affection for Mayer after the live versions. I love "I Don't Trust Myself" (real title??), and "Why Georgia".

John Mayers' music is far more introspective and deep. He's definitely not writing about Curious George... Wonderland I guess sounds similar if you aren't really listening. Mayer is also more accomplished, and I don't think they're really in competition together??

Also, I think that "No Such Thing" was intended to be reflective, and kind of a "message to youth" (wow, that sounded lame). It's like you want to just tell these kids to open their eyes! I actually emailed the lyrics to my step-bro to remind him or something...

I wouldn't bash John mayer anyways, i think hes pretty damn good.

Why bash either? They're both great to me.

John Mayer is talented. If you ever see him live you'll agree

Lol I'm trying to learn Waiting On the World to change on guitar, and ya... he's good. That shiz-nits is hard! At least the chords are anyway, the solo however is easy.

Try In repair and Belief on Continuum, they are both extremely good songs.

I agree with Crowquill and how John Mayer is pretty boring. His songs to me don't have much soul in them, and I can't really connect with them. Maybe that is my problem. Plus he isn't that innovative. He is only a popular guitar player who is somewhat good at guitar. It ticks me off how people who don't know anything about music call him one of the best of this generation because there are SO many better guitarists.

No, he really is a talented guitar player he just doesn't make good music or do anything with his talent. He's kind of like Eddie Van Halen in that sense.

I think Eddie Van Halen's a much better guitarist than John Mayer.

I never even compared their guitar skills. I just said they were both talented guitar players who wasted their time making mediocre music.

I know, I was just commenting.

The guy who did those rock overdub videos were hilarious.

But yeah honestly I was knocking John Mayer for being too stuff then I saw him play some SRV and do justice to it....I can't even hate on him anymore, that man deserves respect.

-Peace, Love & Soul™

The greatest of these videos is the Joe Satriani one BUT...

the Metallica one is damn hilarious.

I think John Mayer is boring, but he does not suck.

the judas priest one is even funnier