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Postby Fabio_kun » 12/17/2009, 7:34 pm

Been really into him.

A few months back a friend of mine showed me his DVD Where The Light is, or something about that and I was impressed. I remember not liking Mayer's earlier stuff cause I thought he was a Dave Matthew ripoff, but NO. He's evolved to something beyond amazingness. I'm still not too fond of his persona. I've been reading him on twitter and he seems to be a bit too full of himself... egomaniac, but I can't deny his talent.

A couple of days after watching his DVD I grabbed myself a copy and since then have been absolutely crazy about Continuum and Battle Studies. The man's got some masterpieces, it's undeniable...

Sometimes I get pissed by such talent he has. He's got the ability of writing some very pop and catchy songs but still they sound amazing. All the cliches are there, but he still knows how to use them in a good way and he doesn't abuse them. Damn... great stuff.

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Postby MindsOnLoan » 12/17/2009, 7:36 pm

I HATE Battle Studies, but Inside Wants Out through Continuum (along with John Mayer Trio and his live albums) are great. Although Heavier Things is kind of on the weaker side, besides a few songs...
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Re: John Mayer, anyone?

Postby xjsb125 » 12/17/2009, 8:05 pm

Fabio_kun wrote:A few months back a friend of mine showed me his DVD Where The Light is, or something about that and I was impressed.


This was on HDNet back in the Spring, and Heather and I caught it one night. Likewise, we were really impressed. I bought the audio recording and played it for about a month solid. I haven't heard any of his other albums, but I have seen some other live performances on Palladia, and he is very talented. Plus, he is taper friendly :D.
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Postby Fabio_kun » 12/17/2009, 10:44 pm

MindsOnLoan wrote:I HATE Battle Studies, but Inside Wants Out through Continuum (along with John Mayer Trio and his live albums) are great. Although Heavier Things is kind of on the weaker side, besides a few songs...


Really?
I think it's pretty solid and almost as good as Continuum. I haven't lisntened to the other previous two albuns though.
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Postby Fabio_kun » 12/17/2009, 10:45 pm

xjsb125 wrote:
Fabio_kun wrote:A few months back a friend of mine showed me his DVD Where The Light is, or something about that and I was impressed.


This was on HDNet back in the Spring, and Heather and I caught it one night. Likewise, we were really impressed. I bought the audio recording and played it for about a month solid. I haven't heard any of his other albums, but I have seen some other live performances on Palladia, and he is very talented. Plus, he is taper friendly :D.


What exacly do you mean by taper friendly? lol.
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Postby xjsb125 » 12/18/2009, 6:38 am

He allows people to record his concerts.
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Postby Fabio_kun » 12/18/2009, 11:21 am

Oh, awsome.
DMB used to be like that in the early days of their career. That´s even how they started building their fan base.
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Postby m2 » 12/18/2009, 5:20 pm

Inside Wants Out: 4 stars

Room For Squares: 3.5 stars

Heavier Things: 1 star

Continuum: 8 stars

Battle Studies: Negative 64 stars
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Postby Fabio_kun » 12/19/2009, 10:36 am

M2 wrote:Inside Wants Out: 4 stars

Room For Squares: 3.5 stars

Heavier Things: 1 star

Continuum: 8 stars

Battle Studies: Negative 64 stars


You should give Battle Studies a try.
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Postby m2 » 12/19/2009, 11:41 am

I really tried to like that album but it just doesn't strike me as anything good at all.

Continnum is amazing though.
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