WOW!  I had no idea about John Mayer.  thanks

The more I research this guy, the more I am impressed.  

Here's a guitarist I like a lot more. . . Bobby Broom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSbpX17N6sY

There's more than a HINT of Jimi in John's playing, writing and sound.  Lots.  I just wish he would change musical shoes a bit.  There's so much for me to listen to, I don't put myself in front of his stuff.

Yes, that bassist is very very good.

best $1.00 ive spent in some time

track 4.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/projectm

hi lon  

Jeff Golub, huh?  Never heard of him but I like what I found on YOUTUBE.  Thanks for the reference.  So far I dig what I've heard.   Here is another guy, Sean Costello.  He passed away but he left some nice music behind.

rmt, I tend to agree, especially JM's vocals.   As it is, SRV is said to mimic Jimi...so, in essence, lots of blues players from recent years, especially strat players, have that sound.  

I listened to some heavy, almost evil blues today, early stuff, including a lot of Blind Willie Johnson. Man that guy can scare me in several ways.

I know it shouldn't, but sometimes the way a musician acts reflects on the music to me. I read the Rolling Stone article with John and I couldn't see him perform or hear his music quite the same way again. I just really have a deep respect for women and I don't think John does. That's all I'll say. ... It has made me not as ardent for his blues.

And I think his songwriting structure and an awful lot of his "pose" is very Jimi influenced, in a quasi-calculated way.  I think he could do more, move into a more original, authentic John in playing and writing. Maybe one without a reversed headstock.

Match, have you heard much T-Bone Walker?  Say the Black & White or Imperial recordings?  An amazing singer, and one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time.

This two cd set, long out of print, is usually found easily for five to ten bucks and is defiinitely worth the coin.





I actually prefer the Black&White recordings, but they're hard to find cheap.  I haven't looked to see if they're downloadable places, probably are. They swing a bit more in a jazzy way than the Imperials, which rock a bit harder. . . .

Either way this is where to start, with T-Bone in the forties and fifties. In some ways I think there would be no B.B. King if there had been no Aaron Thibedaux Walker.

Lon, I think Jon M. has potential for his playing and writing and really moving me down the road, say, 10 to 15 more years of life's maturity and musician growing accumulation. I agree, he needs to respect women too. The airing of the Simpson stuff was, come on John?

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