mayer or harper

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:56 pm

who do you prefer?

(from the point of view of the guitar skills, songs, lyrics, voice - not person...

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QuattroDore · Post by **QuattroDore** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 8:11 pm

Mayer wins hands down with chops, but everything else (including personality) is a landslide with Harper.

Truth be told, if you switched out John Mayer with Dave Matthews, I would still vote Harper.

paywad927 · Post by **paywad927** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:09 pm

i havent listened to ben harper very much, but if i had to choose between the two, i would choose jason mraz

phatnev · Post by **phatnev** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:42 pm

God thats ridiculous Id go with Mayer probably........

juineaux · Post by **juineaux** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:06 pm

I think harper is a better guitarist. He keeps his playing really simple for the albums, but really expands it live. I would much rather listen to him!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:17 pm

well harper doesn't suck so this is pretty easy...

DreaminBassMunky · Post by **DreaminBassMunky** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:40 pm

I like them both but I'm going to have to go with Harper.

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 12:09 am

QuattroDore wrote:Mayer wins hands down with chops, but everything else (including personality) is a landslide with Harper.

Truth be told, if you switched out John Mayer with Dave Matthews, I would still vote Harper.

Word.

When I want to just mellow out, just sit back and relax.. Harper is the way. His acoustic stuff is the shiznit

dustin · Post by **dustin** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 1:36 am

theres no way mayer could ever own harper at all. how about the fact that harper probley can play any instrument he wants to since he grew up in a music store all his life, and mayer really only knows the guitar maybe a couple others like the piano or something but still don't hold nothing on harper.

mbgreen · Post by **mbgreen** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:49 am

Dude, Ben has funk. Mayer doesnt.

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:01 am

Have you seen this vid from blazaa, where harper is performing with eddie vedder? the song's called indifference I think...
fucking awesome...I like eddie too, he's a great musician, unique voice...

check it out if you haven't so yet.

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 10:32 am

harper's cool, but he's not half the musician mayer is, he writes a good song here and there but it's simple, basic stuff...mayer's got the goods whether you like his lyrics or not.

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 10:33 am

dustin wrote:theres no way mayer could ever own harper at all. how about the fact that harper probley can play any instrument he wants to since he grew up in a music store all his life, and mayer really only knows the guitar maybe a couple others like the piano or something but still don't hold nothing on harper.

no way dude, mayer smokes harper in musicianship...mayer is an amazing MUSICIAN! he understands music like no other...you could stick any instrument in his hand and he'd have a good idea of what to do with it. just b/c you only see him playing guitar doesn't mean he only knows guitar. he knows his theory long and well and it shows a lot more than w/ harper.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 10:33 am

gcom007 wrote:harper's cool, but he's not half the musician mayer is, he writes a good song here and there but it's simple, basic stuff...mayer's got the goods whether you like his lyrics or not.

indeed

mlee · Post by **mlee** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 11:26 am

I respect everything everyone has said on this topic...but I dunno, if I had to choose, I would go with Ben Harper. I've got a funny feeling John Mayer is going to turn in to one of those "Top 40" artists.