The audience completes it with singing and lighting the arena with cell phones! Another treat for JM fans! That brings us to that emotional extravaganza of “Gravity”, again another shining star from “Continuum”, it is a song that has many layers lyrically and musically, especially live, Mayer takes the guitar to ethereal places and brings up the backing vocalists, Tiffany Palmer and Carlos Ricketts for solos. A piano was rolled on to the stage before the encore started and John returned to play “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me” from Wave One of “Search”. Working toward the end of Set Two came “The Age of Worry”, “Dear Marie” and another early hit “Why Georgia” from “Room for Squares” a beloved song by Mayer fans as it is one of his first. Recently John had Chris Stapleton as a guest play with him on it in Nashville – check that out on YouTube! “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” is one of the best descriptions in lyrics about a relationship going bad and then throw in Mayer’s incredible guitar solo, it makes for a great live performance! Guitarist and vocalist David Ryan Harris intros with a beautiful version of Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” which just adds to the blockbuster. Mayer has written some great songs and not to harp on “Continuum” but it was just a red-hot time for his songwriting. It is one of John’s best works, both lyrically and musically it has it all. night one diehards.Īnother tune from “Continuum” is “Stop this Train”, John’s story about the train of life. One of John’s most emotionally charged songs “Edge of Desire” from Battle Studies was another rare gem played live with some great guitar work. anymore.”) “Your Body is a Wonderland” and a tribute to Tom Petty’s vision of California with “Free Fallin”, which has been a regular cover on John’s setlists over the years, were both big audience sing-alongs. Set Two opened with John solo on acoustic lamenting on a failed love affair and the city of Los Angeles with “In Your Atmosphere” (“I would die if I saw you, die if I didn’t see you there, I don’t think I’m gonna go to L.A.
To conclude Set One, John gave a nod to his Dead friends and performed a rousing cover version of the Grateful Dead’s “Fire on the Mountain” with great graphics and lights to go with it! Most of the younger crowd didn’t realize they were experiencing Grateful Dead music and maybe haven’t been to a Dead & Company show yet, but some might figure it out later! There was a brief break between sets. Setlists are mixed from night to night, maybe John learned to do this from Bob Weir and Company? 2012’s “Born and Raised” track “Queen of California” was on the first night’s setlist only. His brand-new release of “Carry Me Away” which has only been played in the last few shows of the tour sounded great live. It was a “musical moment” in this first part of the show.
A song about post-9/11, it is a coveted song by diehard Mayer fans. Waving their arms in the air, the song is as relevant now as it was when on the charts for over a year in 2007! “Covered in Rain” was a surprise that is rarely played. Then came the Gen X anthem “Waiting on the World to Change”, which the audience was clearly waiting for as soon as the first notes were played. It was his first song that was released to country radio with its twangy acoustic feel. “In the Blood” is John’s examination of family and self. Mayer’s songwriting has been good from the beginning, even if a bit naïve, in many ways he is an old soul in his words, which is why he attracts such a diverse audience.
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Next came the first sing along of the evening with 2009’s “Who Says” with the great line “Who says I can’t be free from all of the things I used to be, rewrite my history, who says I can’t be free”. Moving to his most recent 2017 release of “The Search for Everything” with the up tempo “Love on the Weekend”. Opening with “Belief” from “Continuum”, the 2007 Grammy-winning “Best Pop Vocal Album”. The show was two sets with a short intermission. for years knows too well the infamous traffic scene and gave time to fans to arrive. traffic and it is up to the artist whether to give time or start. But I am getting ahead of myself a bit here.
He doesn’t do a lot of talking during the show, but when he does it is worth paying attention to. If you are a Mayer fan, you know that often deadpan humor that John is really good at. Quipped Mayer, “Representing a time in my life of innocence I will never get back again, because you have to be very innocent to write a song called “Your Body is a Wonderland”. Speaking of “Squares”, John addressed his love/hate “tumultuous” relationship with his Grammy-winning song from that release, “Your Body is a Wonderland”, during the show in his humorous style.
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