John Mayer: A Lifelong Phenomenon or out the door?

isaac · Post by **isaac** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:57 pm

the only mayer song i can stand listening to is St. Patrick's Day.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:01 pm

I can get Wheel and Clartiy. I like Clarity before everyone else found out about it

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:37 pm

I like half of Inside Wants Out, all of Room for Squares, and half of Heavier Things. I think his problem with writing songs is that he starts out writing very blues/jazz type songs and tries to put a pop twist on them, whereas a band like DMB writes pop songs and then puts a jazz twist on them.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:42 pm

Most of it is jazz to begin with. Their old stuff is anyway.

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:44 am

I don't know where you guys are getting jazz from. Crush is the only jazzy sounding song I can think of.

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:03 am

MWR wrote:I don't know where you guys are getting jazz from. Crush is the only jazzy sounding song I can think of.

Let's see: all of Carter's drumming and all of Leroi's saxaphone playing. Not to mention a lot of the Crash album, specifically #41.

Snyder · Post by **Snyder** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:31 am

What about Grace is Gone...or is that more Blues than Jazz...

Stayorleave · Post by **Stayorleave** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:47 am

John Mayer is here to stay.

mdel21 · Post by **mdel21** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:50 am

Snyder wrote:What about Grace is Gone...or is that more Blues than Jazz...

More country if you ask me. It has that same feel and fingerpicking as Ain't It Funny

lyrics101 · Post by **lyrics101** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:55 pm

I've only listened to one of his releases (the one with that Georgia song), and I can say that it made the journey the longest roadtrip of my life. It was BORING.

mdel21 · Post by **mdel21** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:02 pm

Some of the songs on the newer album have what sounds like cheesy 80s synth and keyboards on them.

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:09 pm

winglet82 wrote:
MWR wrote:I don't know where you guys are getting jazz from. Crush is the only jazzy sounding song I can think of.
Let's see: all of Carter's drumming and all of Leroi's saxaphone playing. Not to mention a lot of the Crash album, specifically #41.

I was talking more about the songwriting.

lyrics101 · Post by **lyrics101** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 7:48 pm

The entire percussion element of Dave's playing is a jazz take off, and he uses a lot of jazz-styled chords. Not necessarily into the whole A13 to a DM9 type of thing, but changing the roots of chords. The band is very, very jazz with a bit of folk tossed in.

Snyder · Post by **Snyder** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 7:59 pm

John Mayer who?

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 8:37 pm

People, there are different elements to jazz then straight away and Kenny G. There is a thing called fusion. It is a funky version of jazz. Just about all, and I mean just about ALL, of Carters grooves are jazz based. Of course you have leRoi. Dave is very jazz oriented. People always say they arent jazz, but yes, they are very jazz. Look at the end/interlued of Busted Stuff. Let You Down, OSW, most of BTCS. SO much is jazz oriented

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John Mayer: A Lifelong Phenomenon or out the door?

Is John going to stick around?