Battle Studies, John " The Mayer of Blues"
March 9th, 2010 | Posted by Drummer JohnI doubted the ambition of John Mayer, sincerely, since the release of “Room for Squares” and “Heavier Things”. Not that they were not good but he was young! What the hell does this kid know about the blues? Coming to the southern US after being born and raised in Bridgeport, CT and then attended COLLEGE in Boston..sounds eerily reminiscent of the screenplay of the movie Crossroads with Ralph Macchio. If you haven’t seen that movie, you should. It comes down to a duel between the devil’s guitarist, Stevie Via and this kid. Filled with great music and musical history. Anyway….this kid comes out with Platinum in 2003 after being in the south, Alabama, since 1997. Now, let me explain my take on this as a Southern Lady. Bullshit! That just don’t happen that way down here. You EARN the right to play the blues! You gotta live it. The south still holds a grudge…we are known for that, ha ha! What came from here, we hold very dear to our hearts because since the end of the Civil War the South has supposed to been the asshole of the world and we’re all backward ass hillbilly’s. Well, we got your backward ass hillbillies eating up some charts and awards so we got a little sumpin sumpin;} going on for ourselves for being so genetically altered;} Some people are just born with it, John Mayer was born with it. I believe that some souls come out with the blues already. Well I actually know it because I was born with the blues. We have some amazingly young and amazingly talented blues players in the US right now and have earned the respect of Slow Hand (Eric Clapton for the unknowing), B.B. King and many other blues greats. So he has had an awesome career, giving his fans exactly what they need when they are searching for a fix. I am speaking today of the CD release of Nov 09, Battle Studies. Very aptly named, it could even be called Battle Buddies because you feel you aren’t in any situation alone, he covers it all. This is a CD that you have not wasted a dime on because every track is raw John Mayer who is so pristinely accurate at what he does because it is IN him, not just from training. He CAN make folks cry when he plays and sings. He paid his dues, he can moan those blues and damn sure bend them guitar strings. Now that’s what the OG blues man says about it! I have listened, and enjoyed this CD, over and over. My dog is so sick of it I had to play some folk and country for her and me to dance to the other night, ha! Yeah, she’s spoiled, but she knows her music too;} I just can’t get over this entire CD. It is most likely the stage of life I’m in right now. Empty Nest Syndrome, lost my dad 3 mos ago (he was only 63) and have been single and alone for a year. So yeah, I can totally relate to EVERY beat, strum, word, cymbal, bass thump and it wells up inside you and explodes through your auditory senses and gives you a truly awesome musical orgasm! Not to mention ladies that, yes he’s a babyfaced cutie, but under that shirt he is a full blown HOTTIE!! Love his half sleeve tatt!! He’s got the tatt, the tude, the look, the sound and my total attention to his career that can only get better. This is just tapping into the talent that is John Mayer!
Playing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, 07
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He is also a kick ass columnist! He is art in everyway. www.johnmayer.com
Another well known association with the Mayer is his Fender Strat, Sweetness! and the John Mayer Trio.
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