***** Dude, that kid, Ray Goren, is amazing, i just watched his video with Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan, i just felt sorry for Quinn. Ray Goren got me goosebumps at the first lick, amazing, thank you for bringing his name to the coments
swear to god, if john mayer happened to be alive and playing in the 60s-70s playing the same way he does 2000-present he would have been considered a fucking god. he is just victim of this generation lmao. dude is a fuckin beast on guitar no matter what genre he decides to fuck around in.
does it not make sense to you? the reason he is this good is BECAUSE of people from 60’s and 70’s.... he didn’t innovate his way to this level? enjoy the greatness for what it is.
@@daudrumapea9175 Doesn't change the fact that he can handle this style of play like a master. I don't think he's anything less than legends of the past. Every guitarist gets his inspiration from some previous guitarist i suppose, and then adds some of his personal spice to it.
top 5? top 3? who knows and he continues to evolve. at a certain point there's no point in saying anything more than as good as it can be - and that can be about many players. but I think he's on anyone's list at that point
*Rolling Stone, not Rolling Stones. For that magazine to acknowledge JM as a top 100 guitarist, it would have to be something more than a horribly mediocre publication, which it is most decidedly not.
John Mayer is so good. the other guitarist Zane Carney, who is no slouch, can't hide the expression of how much he is digging and is impressed by the solo at the end. And then you see the white hair sound guy or whatever his job is. And he is just so impressed he can't stop himself from smiling. Well done John. Well done.
Zane Carney is a guitar master as well. His role playing 2nd guitar to John doesn't begin to showcase his talent. Heard him play his own instrumental at a Johnny Lang show and jaws dropped.
Hendrix was a big innovator and the biggest legend of all legends but I must say Mayer has long surpassed the skill/chops of Jimi. Jimi wasn’t that technically advanced but luckily that’s not what it’s about in music! (Many still have to figure that out)
Nothing like a Fender Stratocaster plus. Beautiful gritty lace sensor pickups with the mid control. Highly underrated guitars and pickups. John has always chosen gear that has a distinct tone and this guitar just kills on this jam.
I think it's because of the surgery he had on his vocal chords - he's no longer able to hit some of the notes on the songs written prior to the surgery. You'll notice that his backup singers now sing the melody line of studio version of the song, while he adds a lower harmony. You're right - it's nice touch.
@@usnhotcarl YEA HE CHANGED after the surgery and literally not talking for almost a year to heal his cords he said in a interview it was a hard thing to do
This man's solos sing like no other. So many solos are just loud noise without direction. I honestly never understood the point until I heard him solo. His solos are full of soul and actually take you on a journey. Love it. For a real treat, listen to his cover of Jimi Hendrick's All Along the Watchtower. His solo during that song will spoil all the rest. It's downright masterful.
I think what he means is that he's gotten a lot of flack especially since entering dead and company being a pip star and that he's really got the goods that's all.i do understand what you are saying however.him and others are rich and famous and talented so don't feel bad for him and that's true too
@Nitin Puranik - Completely agree. It is mind-numbing how someone feels the need to make some pointless "Underrated" comment trying to sound intelligent. It's ad naseaum to the extreme.
Holy fucking shit dude. I've watched this at least 100 times, and it gives me chills every time. By far the most transformative performance of this song he's done.
@@alycollotzi1888 Kids are being massacred by rightwing christofascist nutjobs w/AR-15s at school & having their libraries purged of books that dipshit hysterical inbred parents on school boards think are p0rn because they mention gay people or imply that maybe Black people weren't thrilled to be slaves. I think kids can handle a few words arbitrarily designated "profane" by other hysterics with an itch to ban stuff.
This guy is the MOST listenable artist that has ever lived..... How can you ever get tired of any of his songs. even some of his weak songs grow on you eventually... uncanny!!!
John Belser Music same it’s literally one of his best live performances and given the fact that there is loads of live performances that is saying something.
Yep, it's the subtle things that really make him stand out from other guitarists of his generation. The variation in his licks, the often times exotic scales and modes he uses, his sublime phrasing...I guess what I'm trying to say is that he's one of the all-time greats, but people don't seem to see it. It becomes very obvious in his performances with Keith Urban, who his by no means a bad guitarist. But Mayer is just so much more creative and innovative. Well, haters gonna hate, I guess. We'll probably appreciate him as a blues great a few decades down the road. Till then, spread the word and fight the good fight!
I didn't see a mistake or Mayer do anything. He's playing with some great musicians. In time he will learn. Any one notice that lead guitar player playing ten times better than Mayer? Yes we all did.
nuendo2496 The lead guitar goes into playing the riff without changing his sound set up, you can see his reaction as the guitar starts to resonate as he steps on the peddle to save it buts too late. Mayer who hears this happening changes his pick pattern to a strumming riff to smoothly adding an extra two bars to the interlude to the next verse. props to the band to keep up.
Amazing singer/songwriter. One of the greatest guitarists on he planet. He writes music that compares to the great songs of the late 60's. I hope that continues in the "Born and Raised" music direction.. So refreshing to see genuine genius and talent in this era of so much mediocre music.
+puppiesinspace You are a fucking moron. I challenge you to find another artist that has reinvented the influences left by the great guitarists and singer/songwriters of yesteryear and redeveloped them to suit modern blues, rock and pop genres consistently from album to album the way Mayer has. He is a phenomenal singer/songwriter. I guess that is just incomprehensible for your small mind! How many people walk down the street and hum Nick Drake songs? Probably none, but the man was a genius nonetheless!
What an awesome performance; what a tight band! Bass player is layin' down a groove mile wide and the drummer hammers it home. John's performance is stunning, especially the flailing fingerwork at the end with the pull-offs...he's turned into a major axe man. This is some of his best work ever.
Reminds me a lot of the Grateful Dead concerts, specially when the back-up singer begins scat singing. The Dead did that a lot in the Scarlet Begonias/Fire on the Mountain medleys. Good to hear the new influences Mayer is drinking from.
I never was a Mayer fan till I heard his born and raised album!That was it for me.i think a lot of people let his personal life over shadow how great his music is.Hey nobody's perfect his life just happens to be magnified!!
This has to be in the TOP 5 ALL TIME best live performances. The ending was full of soul, funk, joy, quality of sound and just damn perfect. LOVE JB🎵🎸🥁❤🎺📯🎼🎤🎶🎹🎷🎧
john mayer has been one of those few artists you can really appreciate how far along and wide his career has been he's spent plenty of time in that real blues american roots and tradition, all the way up there with pop radio in the 00s and landing somewhere in between since then its great. this song really captures that
I'm almost kind of glad that John Mayer videos don't have billions of views. Even though of course he sells out arenas, it makes me feel like the community and I have him more to ourselves.
Goodbye cold, goodbye rain Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame I'm headed out west with my headphones on Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul And no one knows I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down Hello beauty, hello strange Hello wonder, what's your name? Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung After the gold rush of 1971 I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down If you see her say, "Hello" Just don't tell me, "I told you so" Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea I gotta believe there's another color waiting on me To set me free I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down
This performance is pure gold and belongs in a vault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But let's be honest, the best part of this whole song is when we get to see John's Guitar tech and Sound guy at 7:26 jamming the fuck out.
JM's smokin' hot guitaring is a real jam and a 'royal' jam. Otherwise known as playing your a-- off. This is why he is forever a Master, the Man and the King ❣🌟💎👑
The thing about John that most people don't get unless your musician is that he actually understands on so many levels and he gives other people their time to shine which is totally f****** cool and he actually plays for the song If You're a musician you understand that
+Justin Ho no its not love...look at 7:27 you will see Mr Rene standing between John and Zane looking over the amplifiers. I have no idea who this other guy is sitting down and rockin'.
Great version of a great song. The band is amazing. Aaron Sterling on drums and the great Sean Hurley on his Fender P-bass laying down an absolutely solid groove over which everyone else just kills. Such a pleasure to see and hear this. Must have been amazing to be there!
It's remarkable how great this band is. Everyone seems to hold their own, and excel in doing so. Mayer doesn't even have to be playing and the music is still sounding fantastic.
Honestly! There is nothing like the pedal Steel in this! DAMN! Just makes every section of the song sing! Even just 'praises' the guitar solo at the end even more!
Goodbye cold, goodbye rain Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame Y' see I'm headed out west with my headphones on Boarded a flight, with a song in the back of my soul And no one knows I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is steppin' down, down down Hello beauty, hello strange Hello wonder, what's your name? I went lookin' for the sun that Neil Young hung After the gold rush of 1971 I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is steppin' down, down down (instrumental- John) If you see her, say "Hello" Just don't tell me, "I told you so" So I told ya' Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea I gotta believe there's another color waitin' on me yeah To set me free I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is steppin' down, down down Get down (long instrumental)
Totally love that effect on John's guitar on the solo in the middle of the track. It takes all the attack away and seems to be a rather rapid envelop filter. So cool!
I love how changes guitars and he just listens while the slide guitar and the Sisters who kick it. Then he kicks it in and everyone is like, is this for real 😮! Who’s the next Clapton? Many musicians are concerned 😮!
