new John Mayer - FM -related - Page 2

ragandbone · #16 11-19-2009, 02:14 PM

Look at what he is playing, to give it that extra FM sound:

kak125 · #17 11-19-2009, 02:37 PM

thanks so much for posting that clip. i love that song and i went on youtube and found basically the entire show. i love just every single cd that john mayer has put out but when i go to his shows i cant stand the faces he makes - ha ha. i have to say though that continuum is his best work!

bucklind17 · #18 11-19-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jannieC

***crickets***

Well then, can't be too bad!

I think some people just think he's succumbed to the machine. I became a fan of his back in 2001, before he was JOHN MAYER and I still love his music. He's kind of a douche, he pretty much admits it (see "Who Says") but he's got a lot of genuine talent. I think people also think he's overhyped and he tends to get a lot of credit for having certain qualities that are far more present in lesser known artists. I think the thing that bothers me the most about him is that he got so famous that I can't get tickets to see him in arena, let alone go see him in a small venue like I could have back when I was in college and a new fan. Buuut, that's kind of selfish of me. I say crush away!

**mylittledemon** · #19 11-19-2009, 11:51 PM

That was unbelievably dull.

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Originally Posted by ragandbone

Look at what he is playing, to give it that extra FM sound:

Remy · #20 11-20-2009, 06:45 AM

in my estimation, his best live performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVjRy-gFB4

kak125 · #21 11-20-2009, 12:58 PM

thanks for posting that clip of covered in rain. that is one of my favorite songs!! i have seen john mayer live at least 5 times and he is such a great performer. good stuff!

SuzeQuze · #22 11-20-2009, 03:32 PM

Bitch magazine (feminist mag) had a write-up about him saying something very sexist to an interviewer. I can't even remember what he said I just recall agreeing with the writer that it was douchey. He said he was joking. So I guess he has a snarky sense of humor or whatever. Didn't he date Jessica Simpson? He had some crappy things to say about her I thought and stopped liking him then.

This song is a real snooze, have to agree with those who said that. It's not unpleasant sounding it just has nothing to gain your attention. Except that it resembles an FM song. Like a pale shadow of one.

ragrsrocalot · #23 11-20-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Remy

in my estimation, his best live performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVjRy-gFB4

WOW. Never heard that song before. What a kick ass guitar solo. Very cool.

Nico · #24 11-20-2009, 06:03 PM

I guess some of his music could be called dull, but then there are so many people I adore whose music has been referred to in the same way. It's either too soft or too acoustic or whatever...anyway, a friend of mine said the same thing about Nick Drake and I had to slap him. I mean honestly.

Nico · #25 11-20-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

I know you mean it in the best possible way but it kinda pains me to see Nick Drake compared to John Mayer. I just don't see the lyrical genius or sad beauty in his music that there is in Nick Drake's.

I wasn't comparing them in any way other than the reference to being "dull." I adore ND in so many ways that have zilch to do w/JM. I've only recently learned to appreciate the latter's music and ignore his douche-like personality as best can be expected. He's humorous, notwithstanding, but a serial dater who attracts the paparazzi and seems to enjoy it. So there are things I don't like or get about him, but good music is good music and that's how I've always felt.

Nico · #26 11-20-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Of course I realise that. Their music couldn't be more different. I just meant in terms of two artists that could be perceived as being dull. Nick Drake's music has a depth, imo, that John Mayer's lacks.
As for the personality thing, well a lot of my favourite artists don't come across as the nicest people but on the whole, for me, it's all about the music and I just don't get it with Mayer.
But of course, like all these things, it's just my opinion.

Of course. Keep in mind, though, that I slapped the idiot who called Nick Drake dull.

slipkid · #27 11-21-2009, 12:48 AM

Someone on Youtube ingeniously overlapped Peter Green's FM "I Need Your Love So Bad" over John Mayer's "I'm Gonna Find Another You". If anyone has heard the original Little Willie John version it doesn't have the same arrangement as Peter Green. Therefore Mayer was "borrowing" from Green's version, not the original.

Here's the proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_-ix3LUs0

vivfox · #28 11-21-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

The intro does seem kinda like Thrown Down. Cute little song... thanks for sharing!

Sounds just like the intro to Thrown Down.

jannieC · #29 11-21-2009, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

I find his music very dull plus he just comes across as a bit of a douche in the interviews I've read. The only reason he's known in the UK is because of all the celebrities he's dated.

I've found an amusing interview for you!

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...to_sodomi.html

Yep!

Hm, okay...douchey.

Black_Moon · #30 11-21-2009, 08:28 AM

I think the intro of Half of My Heart sounds more like Say You Will than Thrown Down.

Pretty little song though, I can definitely hear the Fleetwood Mac influence.