John Mayer's show was an absolutely great one. I had high expectations and even those were completely blown away. The man's just an insanely talented musician. I don't think I could ever hope to have his kind of skill or creativity. His new songs weren't disappointing at all, his guitar solo work was incredible, and his improvisation is just plain superior to everyone.
-He stopped "Come Back to Bed" to play some solos in the styles of different musicians. "Here's what BB King would play," he said, going into a bluesy sort of style. He stopped again. "Here's what Stevie Ray would play," as the blues became infused with a little more classic rock. "Here's what Jimi Hendrix would play" and he went completely apeshit on his fretboard, bending his strings inhumanly far. Then he went back to his cute little ballad.
-On the intro to "83" he played a few chords on the guitar then quickly switched to the keyboard and improvised on that. One man, two instruments. Just plain cool.
-At some point (don't remember where or what song) he improved in a way high falsetto - then he started playing high on the guitar in harmony with himself.
-On a new song in the encore he stopped and asked the crowd a favor. He asked them to join in singing him in this repeated line. He sang it a few times until the crowd caught on and kept going. He then sang on top of all of us, using the crowd as his backup. I mean, damn. What a show, what a musician. Can't wait for him to come back through.
-On the intro to "83" he played a few chords on the guitar then quickly switched to the keyboard and improvised on that. One man, two instruments. Just plain cool.
-At some point (don't remember where or what song) he improved in a way high falsetto - then he started playing high on the guitar in harmony with himself.
-On a new song in the encore he stopped and asked the crowd a favor. He asked them to join in singing him in this repeated line. He sang it a few times until the crowd caught on and kept going. He then sang on top of all of us, using the crowd as his backup. I mean, damn. What a show, what a musician. Can't wait for him to come back through.