The John Mayer Trio - Try! (Blues album)

[NFS4]

Has anyone heard his live album "Try!" Wannabe Blues album?

It's actually pretty good. He even makes "Daughters" sound decent on the album

Amazon.com
Longtime listeners have seen it coming: it was only a matter of time before John Mayer dropped the pop star pretense and proved he could really bring it. Chalk it up to one too many Dave Matthews comparisons, or the cupcake-sweet residue stuck to his image after the success of "Your Body Is a Wonderland"--but something convinced Mayer it was time to take him game to the next level. With help from studio pros Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino, he succeeds on Try. If the muscled-up covers of Jimi Hendrix's "Wait Until Tomorrow" and Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman" don't scream "no more Mr. Nice Guy" loud enough, the brawn of blues-rock opener "Who Do You Think I Was" does for sure. Mixed in with the Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton-esque stuff are a few mellow numbers--"Daughters," most notably, returns from Heavier Things alongside "Something's Missing"--but even those songs seem hopped up on rock-God hormones. This newfound sizzle can't fix everything; that segment of the music-buying public that would accuse the singer of having a voice like "a whispering midget" (to quote a customer review of Mayer's work) won't want to add this disc to their collection. The good news for Mayer, though, is that anybody with an ear for genuine rock'n'roll chops will. --Tammy La Gorce

 

[Proletariat]

John Mayer? When did you turn in your man card?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Proletariat
John Mayer? When did you turn in your man card?

**Sigh**

I feel like J.D. and Dr. Cox on Scrubs this week

 

[EvilYoda]

Way to insult before giving the music a listen...Mayer's a very talented musician who's slowly gaining ground in the blues genre. his Trio album was pretty good.

 

[Proletariat]

LOL I loved him on the Chappelle show but after your body is a wonderland I haven't areally llooked much into him

I like Jack Johnson tho.

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Has anyone heard his live album "Try!" Jazz/Wannabe Jazz/Blues album?

It's actually pretty good. He even makes "Daughters" sound decent on the album

Amazon.com
Longtime listeners have seen it coming: it was only a matter of time before John Mayer dropped the pop star pretense and proved he could really bring it. Chalk it up to one too many Dave Matthews comparisons, or the cupcake-sweet residue stuck to his image after the success of "Your Body Is a Wonderland"--but something convinced Mayer it was time to take him game to the next level. With help from studio pros Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino, he succeeds on Try. If the muscled-up covers of Jimi Hendrix's "Wait Until Tomorrow" and Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman" don't scream "no more Mr. Nice Guy" loud enough, the brawn of blues-rock opener "Who Do You Think I Was" does for sure. Mixed in with the Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton-esque stuff are a few mellow numbers--"Daughters," most notably, returns from Heavier Things alongside "Something's Missing"--but even those songs seem hopped up on rock-God hormones. This newfound sizzle can't fix everything; that segment of the music-buying public that would accuse the singer of having a voice like "a whispering midget" (to quote a customer review of Mayer's work) won't want to add this disc to their collection. The good news for Mayer, though, is that anybody with an ear for genuine rock'n'roll chops will. --Tammy La Gorce

hey thanks for the heads up man. Imma give it a try now

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Way to insult before giving the music a listen...Mayer's a very talented musician who's slowly gaining ground in the blues genre. his Trio album was pretty good.

Agreed. I'm very picky when it comes to "popular" music (being a classical music fiend), and I think John Mayer is superb.

 

[MazerRackham]

Got it. A great CD. Those three guys are very talented.

 

[Red Dawn]

I remember when I first heard him, it was in a Doctors Office. I was there for insomia but after listening to his music for about 5 minutes in the office I was cured.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I remember when I first heard him, it was in a Doctors Office. I was there for insomia but after listening to his music for about 5 minutes in the office I was cured.

I swear that Red Dawn has a John Mayer detector. Come on, I know that you play "Your Body is a Wonderland" for Geekbabe over and over :laugh:

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I remember when I first heard him, it was in a Doctors Office. I was there for insomia but after listening to his music for about 5 minutes in the office I was cured.

ROFL