John Mayer
In case you haven’t noticed, John Mayer has been on the music scene for quite a while now. Since releasing his first album Room For Squares in 2001, he has shown what a great singer-songwriter he is and has gone on to release Heavier Things in 2003 and Continuum in 2006. While each album in itself is a wonderful gift to any music lover, Continuum shows how much he has grown throughout his career. I truly believe that he is going to be one of the current popular musicians that will be successful for the rest of their lives and remembered long after they are gone.
Another thing to love about John Mayer?
Mayer allows audio taping at most of his live performances, and he also allows for the non-commercial trading of those recordings. He does this to give fans the opportunity to recreate the live experience, and to encourage fan interaction.
It’s refreshing to allow fans to share your music and not focus on money like a lot of musicians. Sure, one could argue that by fans sharing music they are bringing him more fans, which means more money, but I believe that sharing music is a wonderful thing and should be encouraged by any musician who cares more about his art than his bank account.
I could list all the awards he has won, list all the collaborations he has done, etc., but I don’t need to do that. John Mayer’s work stands on it’s own and this fan is looking forward to more. Until then, I’ll keep listening to the beautiful songs he’s already bestowed upon us.
I’ve chosen 3 songs to include here for your listening pleasure. I’ve decided to skip over his first two albums and post two songs from Continuum and a delicious cover song that was not released on an album at all. I hope you enjoy the songs as much as I do. Keep reading after the jump for a special treat!
Gravity by John Mayer
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Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by John Mayer
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Free Fallin’ (a KICKASS acoustic cover of Tom Petty’s famous hit)
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Still here? Great! I’ve included a video of John Mayer doing acoustic versions of Gravity and his hit Your Body Is A Wonderland from his first album. Really… what’s better than seeing an artist stripped of everything and just singing the song and doing it so damn good?
Gravity - VH1 Sessions
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Your Body Is A Wonderland (acoustic)
Hell yeah! He’s great!
His song “Stop this Train” nearly brings me to tears every time I hear it.
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