John Mayer?

[marano35]

Never heard of him, but he rocks.

[Horse with no Name]

1. I love John Mayer

Not as much as Melissa, but he is great.

[madokie]

2. Isn't he a Texan?

good performer no matter where it is he comes from ;-)

[Bluebear]

3. Connecticut to begin with

Westport-Fairfield area

[madokie]

16. thats cool

[bigwillq]

38. Yes, went to HS

with tennis player James Blake...I think they went to HS together, if not I know they are really good friends from growing up in CT.

[IChing]

4. Gravity is my daughter's favorite song

right now, if you don't like anything else he does
that song almost brings tears.

[Bluerthanblue]

19. one of my fav's too!-

:hi:

[Horse with no Name]

5. Waiting on the World to Change

Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and
There's no way we ever could
Now we see everything is going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
It�s hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
When you trust your television
What you get is what you got
�Cuz� when they own the information ooohhh,
They can bend it all they want

So while we're waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
It's not that we don't care
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

We're still waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population

So we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Know we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change

[DemSoccerMom]

21. I want to cry everytime I hear that song.

The lyrics just say it all, don't they?

[Chipper Chat]

6. Mayer was outstanding!

I hope he's around forever. What a talent.
Also, he has the most lyrical speaking voice. If you ever catch him in a spoken interview you will fall in love with his honey-sweet voice.

[Cha]

7. John Mayer was on the cover

of Rolling Stone a few months back..they call him a budding guitar god.

[Rick Myers]

8. Janet was praying he'd do Waiting for the World to Change...

She's been a fan for a few years...

[Old and In the Way]

9. Very impressive.

I think I've heard of him, but this is the 1st time I've seen him play. He swings a mean axe!

[rusty charly]

10. briefly connected to jessica simpson

made him the most famous he'd ever been.

he ran, she stalked:

http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/2007/06/jessica-simpson-is-stalking-john-mayer.html

[Horse with no Name]

14. He was popular before Jessica

Very, very popular. IMHO, that's why she glommed on to HIM.
But, I also think they are back together. She just had to change her style.

[Terri S]

11. yes,

and he changed to words to NOT waiting on the world to change! :)

[Cooley Hurd]

12. One of the most talented guitarists around today...

Some people are just super-gifted. Mayer is one of 'em.:thumbsup:

[Horse with no Name]

15. He is this generations

Mark Knopfler and Eddie Van Halen rolled into one.

[Uncle Joe]

13. He was kicking ass on the guitar, and after watching Shakira

in Germany, I need to take a cold shower.

[dsc]

36. He had that affect on me

different strokes for different folks.

[Uncle Joe]

37. Rockon dsc

:yourock: :rofl:

[dsc]

39. thanks

[blues90]

17. He was a huge SRV fan

I recall he did an tribute to SRV and once he saw SRV all his rock posters came down and he went to the blues .

To me SRV is still not to be beaten however Mayer is great .

[murielm99]

18. I didn't care for him much when I first heard him.

And I did not think he was much of a blues player. His heart and soul did not seem to be in it.

He is much better live. He was at the Taste of Chicago. Buddy Guy came out, unannounced and started jammin' with him.

I am liking Mayer better these days, and I am very, very picky about my blues. But I question his taste in women.

[blues90]

20. I hear ya , I'm the same way being a blues guitarist myself

When I was young well before the beatles came out living in chicago my 2 transister radio would only pick up blues stations from chicago , the two there were .

I knew right away this was my kind on music and has been all these years . You have to begin picking bits up from the old players and one day what you play becomes you .

I got alot of years in it now but blues always comes and goes is seems so I never made a living off of it but that was not the point for me , it's an escape from everything .

[madokie]

22. the only thing I can pick is my nose and ass but I do love the Blues

what else is there

[blues90]

23. LOL

[murielm99]

25. I listened to rock when I was young.

I listened to all the fifties and sixties stuff. I still listen to rock.

But when I heard Janis Joplin, I found that no one had ever affected me the way she did. I started listening to her and to the Stones more closely. I started to understand what I was hearing.

Muddy Waters had a song that says it better than I can: The Blues Had a Baby and they Named it Rock and Roll.

I listened to those same two stations, when I could get them. I found out that the blues were in Chicago, but inaccessible to the likes of me. I was a blond, blue-eyed girl slightly underage. How could I go to a place like Checkers, and some of the other clubs?

I asked one of my black friends at college if she ever listened to the blues. She said, "That old stuff?" After I turned 21, she and her father took me to a club where I heard Koko Taylor for the first time. I don't even remember where it was or who else played.

Some of the older Chicago bluesmen hated what the 60's kids were doing to their music. The Stones took B.B. King on tour with them, and Howlin' Wolf opened for some rock bands. I thought that was a travesty, but he knew that a gig is a gig. After all, SRV once played at an inaugural party for *.

Now it is easier for us to hear what we want, and the old bluesmen are getting the respect they deserve. I think some of the white kids who have put their spin on the blues are very good. They have revitalized the genre and carried it to a new generation.

On August 2, I am going with my daughter to Ravinia, to hear Susan Tedeschi (one of my favorites) and Buddy Guy. My daughter is classically trained, but she loves the blues.

[opiate69]

24. I liked him better when he was going by the name "Dave Matthews"

:shrug:

[alfredo]

27. Bad boy! Go to your room.

[opiate69]

30. Hehe...

:evilgrin:

[alfredo]

34. Dave Matthews is Hootie and the Blowfish with testosterone.

[dancingme]

29. Dave is on NOW

love Dave :9

[opiate69]

31. Which show? I'm watching the Japan feed right now..

[dancingme]

32. Bravo TV just showed his set

Bravo is about one or two artists behind the MSN live feed.

[alfredo]

26. He's one hell of a guitar player. Some video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ur4bNSDzers&mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AzsEzD2fVwE&mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Brnv-JtuJ0&mode=related&search=


BTW His "Try" CD rocks. It's a trio. It's stripped down bare knuckle jams.

[pstans]

28. Saw him in concert last month

He was making fun of all the teeny boppers that came to hear his earlier hits. You could tell he just wanted to rock out on his guitar, which he pretty much did. It was a great concert.

[Missy Vixen]

33. Take a look at this

John Mayer playing "Bold As Love", a couple of years back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur4bNSDzers&mode=related&search=

Julie

[Sticky]

35. He has a blog at huffpo today:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-mayer/live-earth_b_55287.html :hi: