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Unread post by gumbomadness » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:41 am

filmdude100cms wrote:holly shit... he got pissed
just a little.
8)
i'm over it.

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i only read the top three posts when i posted my rant. :twisted:
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Unread post by czech » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:02 am

lets go to a Mayer board and fuck with them now :D

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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:13 am

its dead

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Unread post by bassman462 » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:17 am

checkii wrote:
dmbaddict001 wrote:i couldnt agree with you more on that note, the show i went to he started with some song that sound like Lionel Richie wrote, and then progressed to some of the best live blues i have heard in a long time. Mayer needs to ditch the fucking body is a wonderland and go straight blues.

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Unread post by czech » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:49 am

:lol: that was the indicator that i was kidding. :D

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Unread post by GuitarGuy305 » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:59 am

Mayer is very good at playing blues. But, I can't see him going straight blues.

Think of it this way. Right now, young girls are paying the mans way by buying his albums with songs like Your Body Is A Wonderland and Daughters on them, and going to see his shows where he plays those songs. These girls most likely are using the restroom or just talking on their cell phones during any blues breaks at his concerts. If he released a blues album, whether it was 100% original or had some SRV or Clapton covers, I doubt it would do as well as his other albums.

If I were him, I would stick with the sure thing, the music he makes now. That is what the masses like and respond to and honestly, aside from Daughters, I think the man has good songs.

He obviously still gets his Ya Yas out with the blues thing with other appearances like I've seen on TV, or just at his concerts. Somewhere down the road I could see him releasing a blues album, may a collaboration with a few different artists or something, but I doubt he would ever go straight blues. The money is not in blues music in 2005.

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Unread post by fatjack » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:05 am

dmbaddict001 wrote:once again



nice....... :shock:




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Unread post by myxomatosis » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:14 am

GuitarGuy305 wrote:If he released a blues album, whether it was 100% original or had some SRV or Clapton covers, I doubt it would do as well as his other albums.
So?
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:26 am

good talk, good talk

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Unread post by Davy28 » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:30 pm

thepackage0 wrote:
GuitarGuy305 wrote:If he released a blues album, whether it was 100% original or had some SRV or Clapton covers, I doubt it would do as well as his other albums.
So?
Its sad but true. I'd personally think it awesome if he did a "Me and Mr. Johnson" type album.
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Unread post by montiac » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:32 pm

ryanjasonake wrote:Has anyone heard of Monte Montgomery. He's freaking awesome!!!!! He plays his acoustic like a electric.

FUCK YEAH! not just any guitarist makes it into my avatar :wink: i'm going to see that crazy bastard on April Fools. now THAT is a motherfucker who can "lay it down." his albums stuff is okay, but seeing him live is a totally different experience. ESPECIALLY when he goes off on some Little Wing or Romeo & Juliet 8)


but my thoughts on the mayer thing: i'm gonna stay out of all the bickering and just say that i like mayer's acoustic stuff alot. clarity, neon, and why georgia are a few of my fav's that he plays solo acoustic. i'm a huge fan of the blues, and i keep XM locked on Bluesville at work, but I'm sad to say that i haven't been able to find the ACL with mayer and buddy guy...i would LOVE to see that!

for you other blues enthusiasts, check out Joe Bonamassa...his cd Blues Deluxe is chock full of awesome...well...blues...
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Unread post by Pizzle » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:47 pm

audiophile8403 wrote:
ryanjasonake wrote:Has anyone heard of Monte Montgomery. He's freaking awesome!!!!! He plays his acoustic like a electric.

FUCK YEAH! not just any guitarist makes it into my avatar :wink: i'm going to see that crazy bastard on April Fools. now THAT is a motherfucker who can "lay it down." his albums stuff is okay, but seeing him live is a totally different experience. ESPECIALLY when he goes off on some Little Wing or Romeo & Juliet 8)


but my thoughts on the mayer thing: i'm gonna stay out of all the bickering and just say that i like mayer's acoustic stuff alot. clarity, neon, and why georgia are a few of my fav's that he plays solo acoustic. i'm a huge fan of the blues, and i keep XM locked on Bluesville at work, but I'm sad to say that i haven't been able to find the ACL with mayer and buddy guy...i would LOVE to see that!

for you other blues enthusiasts, check out Joe Bonamassa...his cd Blues Deluxe is chock full of awesome...well...blues...
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Unread post by GuitarGuy305 » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:46 pm

Davy28 wrote:
thepackage0 wrote:
GuitarGuy305 wrote:If he released a blues album, whether it was 100% original or had some SRV or Clapton covers, I doubt it would do as well as his other albums.
So?
Its sad but true. I'd personally think it awesome if he did a "Me and Mr. Johnson" type album.
Sorry, I didn't make my point very clear. Since the majority of his fans want to hear pop songs like Wonderland and Daughters, the majority of his fans would probably not be interested in a straightforward blues album. Therefore Aware records would probably not back it.

So if he was to put out a blues album, he would most likely do it on his own, not as a major radio/MTV type release. Too many people that tune into MTV are wanting to see 50 Cent or whatever other shit they have on there now, MTV is not going to play a 10 minute blues jam on TRL.

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Unread post by onid41 » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:03 pm

very intersting thread
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Unread post by sk8r » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:19 pm

gumbomadness wrote:
dmbaddict001 wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:....Mayer is a an excellent guitarist. You are just an idiot.
:D if you think mayer is excellent, you need to see kelsey play (he kicks mayers ass).


Although i have nothing against Mayer, it pisses me off to no end when i hear one of his sell-out chick-pop-rock songs, because he is capable of so much better
LISTEN STUPID ASS.
First of all, you ARE ignorant. (yem :thumbsup:)
SECOND of all, get off of Beauford because he's right-- mayer feels the music and his solo's are awesome.

AND THIRD..

MUSIC IS NOT A COMPETITION.
Its a fucking art.
Now stop making stupid pointless posts about other people's "pointless posts".

If people like mayer thats them-- it doesnt really concern you. -- you can get off of your thrown as if you are the only person here who listens to good music--and get out of our asses.
Mayer has a style-- and he's very popular--meaning his music is out there and easily atainable-- which is the reason why there are alot of posts about him.
You can't deny that he is a good musician.

But, back to my point--
Its not about "who can kick ass better than whoever" on guitar--
its about feeling it-- and its about that solo that comes out and its EXACTLY what the player is feeling.

:shakes head and leaves thread::

If you only listen to artists that "can beat someone else on guitar" then i do believe you've missed the whole point of music in general--
the passion for it.

If people want to learn mayer songs-- let them. damn.
I know gumbo hates me but i gotta say he is damn right abotu mayer feeling hte music and the solos because when i saw him live the one thing that really hit me was the solos he did...he was just so into it and to add mayer is incredibly musically knowledgeable which you have to respect whether or not u liek his music. as for the first guy learn to play neon perfectly then bash mayer
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