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Wharfrat63
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John Mayer. Love him or hate him?
Here are 3 "sides" John Mayer.
Pop/Sappy John
Blues John
"Dead" John
"Dead John" is my favorite. As a Deadhead, I felt the band was done after Jerry died. All the incarnations never really came close. Revolving Door of great guitarists trying to fill Jerry's shoes, just seemed lacking....Until I heard a Dead & Co performance of Bertha on the radio. The station was promoting a show at Jiffy Lube Live (Weird name for a venue) in a couple of days. I got to work, went to Stubhub and scored 2 tickets 14 row, stage right. They opened with Shakedown Street and I could not believe how good John Mayer sounded. To me, he captured the true Jerry sound and riffs without being Jerry.
Amazing to me...and happy John found Bobby Weir.
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Frenchy19
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New to this forum, had to join when I saw this post. It is not that I hate Mayer, but the Dead, imo, did die with Jerry. He was the heart and soul of that band and the reason it took me 9 years to complete my college degree.
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BAWaters
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Was never into poppy John, but his Blues guitar playing is impressive.
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LindenTree
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Good stuff, thanks for sharing, I could only open the last two.
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Wharfrat63
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LindenTree: "Good stuff, thanks for sharing, I could only open the last two."
Fixed link..
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LindenTree
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Thanks Warft, I always liked John Mayer but was not into him all that much. I guess because of that, I never really knew just how much of an accomplished guitar player he is.
That video of him with the Dead was awesome.
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fraxinus
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yeah, thanks for posting this. I guess I prefer "Dead" John. I wasn't aware that he had a history with the Dead & Co. He fits right in, must be a good gig for a guitar player who can improvise and do so much. It'd be like how'd you like to jam with us and take a few 3-4 minute solos in a 15 minute song. That's gotta be fun, I've spent the last few days listening to them on YouTube. Thanks again.
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