July AOTM - John Mayer Trio
I have a sorted past with John Mayer, and not the kind that college girls dream about. I learned about JM when I was a sophomore in college, about a year before he got mainstream popular. I became a big fan of his acoustic rock/pop style and catchy lyrics. Room for Squares came out (which is a great album) and all the sudden, he was on the cover of Tiger Beat. In my opinion, the sudden fame went to his head, and his music started to suck (see his sophomore effort Heavier Things)
Then i read somewhere that he was worried about being pegged as teeny pop, and thus decided to really utilize his talent and diversify himself. Thus John Mayer Trio is born, a simple yet classic blues band with Steve Jordan on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, and fronted by Mayer. I was intrigued when I heard of this new formation, but was worried about getting burned by JM again. I put it on my "things to check out" mental list and forgot about it.
Then about 6 weeks ago, the always cordial Jeremiah told me I should really check them out. And since he has good musical taste, and a hot wife, I decided I'd spend the $17 on the Try!, the band's first CD, brilliantly recorded live (the best way to listen to blues.) Obviously I'm glad I did or I wouldn't be writing this. Through his pop demise, I forgot what a truly gifted musician JM is. If you like blues music, you'll love this album. And if you don't like blues music, there's an open invitation for you to spend a weekend with me exploring Chicago's best blues clubs until you do. Have your people call my people...which is really just my mom.
posted by philthy @ 6:12 PM
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