Anyone else here in 2024 just to witness John Mayer's legendary performance? His mastery of music and guitar is unparalleled. 🎸👏🏻

swear to god, if john mayer happened to be alive and playing in the 60s-70s playing the same way he does 2000-present he would have been considered a fucking god. he is just victim of this generation lmao. dude is a fuckin beast on guitar no matter what genre he decides to fuck around in.

@liveslowlivesimple

4 жыл бұрын

very accurate. he is the modern clapton or hendrix

@andruwthompson6856

3 жыл бұрын

does it not make sense to you? the reason he is this good is BECAUSE of people from 60’s and 70’s.... he didn’t innovate his way to this level? enjoy the greatness for what it is.

@joshuasmith8316

3 жыл бұрын

@@andruwthompson6856 yea that’s true. He’s a modern master

@daudrumapea9175

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. John look into those legends. Even john admit it. He cant be what he become now without them.

@harrievanhuysse3063

3 жыл бұрын

@@daudrumapea9175 Doesn't change the fact that he can handle this style of play like a master. I don't think he's anything less than legends of the past. Every guitarist gets his inspiration from some previous guitarist i suppose, and then adds some of his personal spice to it.

Dear Rolling Stones, put JM on the top 100 guitarist list already...... smh old music critics....

@jakeschrader7713

5 жыл бұрын

top 5? top 3? who knows and he continues to evolve. at a certain point there's no point in saying anything more than as good as it can be - and that can be about many players. but I think he's on anyone's list at that point

@PocketGamerNerd

5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe they haven't done that yet. I had it in my head that he'd be there but nope. They're doing him dirty haha

@harryhenderson792

5 жыл бұрын

who gives a fuck about rolling stone, they are liberal assholes

@andresi8692

5 жыл бұрын

*Rolling Stone, not Rolling Stones. For that magazine to acknowledge JM as a top 100 guitarist, it would have to be something more than a horribly mediocre publication, which it is most decidedly not.

@Taryncloud9

5 жыл бұрын

I swear to god he's on there?

i love how his rhythm guitarist keeps looking at him like "Fuck yeah man keep going"

@jodeeb.6496

5 жыл бұрын

They were all just having a friggin blast. AWESOME performance.

@michaelspaniel5185

5 жыл бұрын

Right on!!

@michaelspaniel5185

5 жыл бұрын

Somebody fill me in, who is this guitarist, Nice!!

@lvl3472

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelspaniel5185 lol

@rayiwahab1550

5 жыл бұрын

michael spaniel Zane Carney

aint NOBODY in modern music that has as much feel as this fuckin guy.

@pedrohgromero1

10 жыл бұрын

***** Dude, that kid, Ray Goren, is amazing, i just watched his video with Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan, i just felt sorry for Quinn. Ray Goren got me goosebumps at the first lick, amazing, thank you for bringing his name to the coments

@ErChowKiat

10 жыл бұрын

John's knowledge of space and time is unbelievable. One of the greatest of this generation in my opinion.

@SeanEmmettGuitar

10 жыл бұрын

Er Chow Kiat the music lesson reference?

@MrTheZi

10 жыл бұрын

joe bonamassa too !! go check out ! the 2 of there kind

@amineamri2573

9 жыл бұрын

Gary clark jr too check it out the 3 of there kind :)

This guy is the MOST listenable artist that has ever lived..... How can you ever get tired of any of his songs. even some of his weak songs grow on you eventually... uncanny!!!

I am still watching/listening to this performance multiple times a week. It is sublime.

The vocal control of Johnny Cash and the guitar-playing chops of Jimmy Hendrix. This man is truly the musical legend of our generation.

@severinobonini6845

4 жыл бұрын

Grande sorpresa soprattutto nro pezzi rock blues. Keep on rocking John.

@niekvanwensen

11 ай бұрын

Hendrix was a big innovator and the biggest legend of all legends but I must say Mayer has long surpassed the skill/chops of Jimi. Jimi wasn’t that technically advanced but luckily that’s not what it’s about in music! (Many still have to figure that out)

@andrewpride5230

3 ай бұрын

@@niekvanwensenwhat absolute twoddle

@celinamanso8923

Ай бұрын

É simplesmente um GÉNIO

One of the greatest guitar players of the 21st century. Hands down.

@MaryscottOConnorinTC

2 ай бұрын

Could not agree more. First ballot.

John Mayer is so good. the other guitarist Zane Carney, who is no slouch, can't hide the expression of how much he is digging and is impressed by the solo at the end. And then you see the white hair sound guy or whatever his job is. And he is just so impressed he can't stop himself from smiling. Well done John. Well done.

@berylpayne1840

2 жыл бұрын

This is music. Makes you think

@ethanlakeofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Zane Carney is a guitar master as well. His role playing 2nd guitar to John doesn't begin to showcase his talent. Heard him play his own instrumental at a Johnny Lang show and jaws dropped.

I actually really like the lower vocal line here. It adds something different to the song

@usnhotcarl

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's because of the surgery he had on his vocal chords - he's no longer able to hit some of the notes on the songs written prior to the surgery. You'll notice that his backup singers now sing the melody line of studio version of the song, while he adds a lower harmony. You're right - it's nice touch.

@lvl3472

4 жыл бұрын

@@usnhotcarl YEA HE CHANGED after the surgery and literally not talking for almost a year to heal his cords he said in a interview it was a hard thing to do

@tomassousa3607

4 жыл бұрын

Then check out his solo acoustic performance, it has this melody but he sings it better You have it on yt but also on Spotify "village sessions"

@tomassousa3607

4 жыл бұрын

@@usnhotcarl also in the record there's a lot of autotune haha

@imandan1966

3 жыл бұрын

Wrecks it

Who's back here in 2021 still in awe of this unbelievable performance!? Stay safe and healthy everyone!

@aynvaibhav9705

3 ай бұрын

2024 dude !

This is one of his best-that solo is off the charts! As many times as I've watched it; I never want it to end!

Stupidly underrated performance...that solo at the end is amazing

@JoeD10

5 жыл бұрын

Nitin Puranik get bent will ya?

@josephgrumet

5 жыл бұрын

I think what he means is that he's gotten a lot of flack especially since entering dead and company being a pip star and that he's really got the goods that's all.i do understand what you are saying however.him and others are rich and famous and talented so don't feel bad for him and that's true too

@RDYC

5 жыл бұрын

The obligatory "underrated " comment that's on EVERY music video I've ever seen.

@RDYC

5 жыл бұрын

@Nitin Puranik yes!! I'm so sick of it on every video. It's become *the* meaningless cliche of KZread.

@acm1350

3 жыл бұрын

@Nitin Puranik - Completely agree. It is mind-numbing how someone feels the need to make some pointless "Underrated" comment trying to sound intelligent. It's ad naseaum to the extreme.

Nothing like a Fender Stratocaster plus. Beautiful gritty lace sensor pickups with the mid control. Highly underrated guitars and pickups. John has always chosen gear that has a distinct tone and this guitar just kills on this jam.

I've watched this at least 1000 times. never gets old

@Josh-kt6jh

5 жыл бұрын

John Belser Music same it’s literally one of his best live performances and given the fact that there is loads of live performances that is saying something.

@danielburriss7827

4 жыл бұрын

John Belser Music I’m getting in up there. It’s been at least 80 times in the last 3 months.

@MrScrofulous

3 жыл бұрын

Not just me then ? :)

@janinepatience4802

Жыл бұрын

I still can't stop watching this :)

@jodeeb.6496

Жыл бұрын

Me too 💜🎶💜

This man's solos sing like no other. So many solos are just loud noise without direction. I honestly never understood the point until I heard him solo. His solos are full of soul and actually take you on a journey. Love it. For a real treat, listen to his cover of Jimi Hendrick's All Along the Watchtower. His solo during that song will spoil all the rest. It's downright masterful.

@treycarlisle3588

5 жыл бұрын

Lollipop Guild I absolutely cannot agree with you more,on everything...

@FAZman23

4 жыл бұрын

Try Any Given Thursday - Covered In Rain for a journey. That was him when he was barely 25 years old.

@jameshenry7286

4 жыл бұрын

Not a solo, but his guitar on Wait Until Tomorrow from the LA show is godly.

@mumford5111

4 жыл бұрын

John is 1000% a master

@Prince-yi7my

4 жыл бұрын

Try Magnolia too!

The ability to play the thing that's rolling around inside your head, the way he does, is simply spellbinding.

a modern day genius. absolutely love his music

Holy fucking shit dude. I've watched this at least 100 times, and it gives me chills every time. By far the most transformative performance of this song he's done.

@bizntchie

3 жыл бұрын

best John mayer solo IMO.

@alycollotzi1888

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree it's great. Just a small request...kids read these too so clean language would be much appreciated!

@enriquetovar9629

Жыл бұрын

@@alycollotzi1888 not his fucking problem

@MaryscottOConnorinTC

Жыл бұрын

@@alycollotzi1888 Kids are being massacred by rightwing christofascist nutjobs w/AR-15s at school & having their libraries purged of books that dipshit hysterical inbred parents on school boards think are p0rn because they mention gay people or imply that maybe Black people weren't thrilled to be slaves. I think kids can handle a few words arbitrarily designated "profane" by other hysterics with an itch to ban stuff.

@pembyjones

Жыл бұрын

Almost as good as live on Letterman 2013! 💜🎶💜🎶💜🎶

this must be the auditory definition of nailed it

hands down, the best version of this song performed live

@2v_5r84

4 жыл бұрын

@The Green Pill Mindset I know he has to sing lower here but I think he sounds great

@paradise_valley

2 жыл бұрын

@@2v_5r84 singing in low registers with an accompanying instrument are underrated

Amazing singer/songwriter. One of the greatest guitarists on he planet. He writes music that compares to the great songs of the late 60's. I hope that continues in the "Born and Raised" music direction.. So refreshing to see genuine genius and talent in this era of so much mediocre music.

@alexmitchell1814

7 жыл бұрын

+puppiesinspace You are a fucking moron. I challenge you to find another artist that has reinvented the influences left by the great guitarists and singer/songwriters of yesteryear and redeveloped them to suit modern blues, rock and pop genres consistently from album to album the way Mayer has. He is a phenomenal singer/songwriter. I guess that is just incomprehensible for your small mind! How many people walk down the street and hum Nick Drake songs? Probably none, but the man was a genius nonetheless!

@HenkJovialusDikkus

7 жыл бұрын

Not even going to debate or anything, but why are you so damn salty about this?

@alexmitchell1814

7 жыл бұрын

Not Salty. I Just cant stand people making uneducated, pig ignorant statements because their small minds can't comprehend the subject!

@rikard.h

7 жыл бұрын

puppiesinspace I do

@indrajitghosh3567

7 жыл бұрын

puppiesinspace I do too. He is not the best but damn he is good.

I've watched this at least 2000 times! Never gets old! It's perfect.

that was just flat out-of-this-world.

john mayer has been one of those few artists you can really appreciate how far along and wide his career has been he's spent plenty of time in that real blues american roots and tradition, all the way up there with pop radio in the 00s and landing somewhere in between since then its great. this song really captures that

2:13 any one notice lead guitarist gets crazy feed back though the guitar and mayer is fast enough to acoustically accompany the mistake. amazing

@BaptiseLeGrand

10 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's the subtle things that really make him stand out from other guitarists of his generation. The variation in his licks, the often times exotic scales and modes he uses, his sublime phrasing...I guess what I'm trying to say is that he's one of the all-time greats, but people don't seem to see it. It becomes very obvious in his performances with Keith Urban, who his by no means a bad guitarist. But Mayer is just so much more creative and innovative. Well, haters gonna hate, I guess. We'll probably appreciate him as a blues great a few decades down the road. Till then, spread the word and fight the good fight!

@Joey-yk6fz

10 жыл бұрын

BaptiseLeGrand not only a great blues player, but a smart pop writer.

@Nick-kb2jc

10 жыл бұрын

BaptiseLeGrand You couldn't have said it any better! I just wish he could be seen by everyone for the great musician that he is.

@nuendo2496

10 жыл бұрын

I didn't see a mistake or Mayer do anything. He's playing with some great musicians. In time he will learn. Any one notice that lead guitar player playing ten times better than Mayer? Yes we all did.

@dr3w79

10 жыл бұрын

nuendo2496 The lead guitar goes into playing the riff without changing his sound set up, you can see his reaction as the guitar starts to resonate as he steps on the peddle to save it buts too late. Mayer who hears this happening changes his pick pattern to a strumming riff to smoothly adding an extra two bars to the interlude to the next verse. props to the band to keep up.

That bass player and drummer is no joke on this song. Their contribution to this performance really stands out, especially during JM’s solo. 🔥

@collectivesartori

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the drummer is in it up to his neck 👍

@lisajones224

8 ай бұрын

Not to mention the piano solo was awesome!

@WEREWOLFCaT_STORIES

Ай бұрын

like a freight train riding on a cloud, smooth and unstoppable.

What an awesome performance; what a tight band! Bass player is layin' down a groove mile wide and the drummer hammers it home. John's performance is stunning, especially the flailing fingerwork at the end with the pull-offs...he's turned into a major axe man. This is some of his best work ever.

@SunflowerSpotlight

5 жыл бұрын

I have basically no idea what you just said, but I’m quite a fan of this. 😅

@paradise_valley

2 жыл бұрын

This performance gives me Clapton vibes.

Damn! This video drives me nuts! He is the best since Jimmy Hendrix and he has a voice!

JM is just a treat if you are a guitar player. He's so damn good. He comes up with phrases the are so tasty tone wise and structure.

love the way he feels this song....saw him live in london, he opened with it. Lost my shit!!!!!!

7:25 old man behind, enjoying the feel

@tanananagananaganaki3991

9 жыл бұрын

My grandpa!!

@MohamedCharhbiliTv

5 жыл бұрын

That's Rene Martinez, John's and SRV guitar tech

@BCBBCL

5 жыл бұрын

@@MohamedCharhbiliTv he's probably talking about the other dude on the right, Rene is focused in case a string breaks xD

@HolyCanoley

4 жыл бұрын

@@BCBBCL I thought he meant the guy in the middle too....honestly, this comment was funnier when I did.

wow this version is the best

I want somebody who looks at me the same way Zayne looks at John.

@gonzacollao

7 жыл бұрын

Asi Kla, hold on to that someone and never let go, lol

I never was a Mayer fan till I heard his born and raised album!That was it for me.i think a lot of people let his personal life over shadow how great his music is.Hey nobody's perfect his life just happens to be magnified!!

I’m seeing JM in 22 at the Boston Garden.. I hope he’s as wonderful as this ☮️ & 💕

how does someone play like a really composed master and a kid full of curiosity and excitement at the same time

This is 💯% my dude! He brings it home every time. I ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I WAS THERE👍

I hope to God that John brings back the old band soon

@geirolav2

9 жыл бұрын

Pino and steve!

@AidanMillward

8 жыл бұрын

Johns been posting clips on Instagram of him, Pino and Steve in the studio recently

Damnit....he is a master guitarist!!!!!

Goodbye cold, goodbye rain Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame I'm headed out west with my headphones on Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul And no one knows I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down Hello beauty, hello strange Hello wonder, what's your name? Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung After the gold rush of 1971 I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down If you see her say, "Hello" Just don't tell me, "I told you so" Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea I gotta believe there's another color waiting on me To set me free I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down

JM's smokin' hot guitaring is a real jam and a 'royal' jam. Otherwise known as playing your a-- off. This is why he is forever a Master, the Man and the King ❣🌟💎👑

Flip! I've watched this soooo many times, but it keeps giving me goosebumps! Love it!

This performance is pure gold and belongs in a vault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But let's be honest, the best part of this whole song is when we get to see John's Guitar tech and Sound guy at 7:26 jamming the fuck out.

Damn he does it so effortlessly

I repeated from 5.00 3 times in a row...just love this guitar solo!

@danielburriss7827

4 жыл бұрын

JamJamJes I repeated from 0:00 like 100 times. It’s that good.

This concert was awesome.wish I was there.Queen of Cali. One of my favorite John Mayer songs.

This has to be in the TOP 5 ALL TIME best live performances. The ending was full of soul, funk, joy, quality of sound and just damn perfect. LOVE JB🎵🎸🥁❤🎺📯🎼🎤🎶🎹🎷🎧

Great version of a great song. The band is amazing. Aaron Sterling on drums and the great Sean Hurley on his Fender P-bass laying down an absolutely solid groove over which everyone else just kills. Such a pleasure to see and hear this. Must have been amazing to be there!

It's remarkable how great this band is. Everyone seems to hold their own, and excel in doing so. Mayer doesn't even have to be playing and the music is still sounding fantastic.

Ah the mixolydian... gotta love it

3:57 she has such a beautiful voice

@2v_5r84

3 жыл бұрын

She really does! That's Tiffany Palmer

without a doubt this is one of the best solos of this man!!!

To have had the privilege of seeing him live, NO DISAPPOINTMENT WHATSOEVER! EVERYTHING I HOPED FOR AND MORE!

Honestly! There is nothing like the pedal Steel in this! DAMN! Just makes every section of the song sing! Even just 'praises' the guitar solo at the end even more!

Reminds me a lot of the Grateful Dead concerts, specially when the back-up singer begins scat singing. The Dead did that a lot in the Scarlet Begonias/Fire on the Mountain medleys. Good to hear the new influences Mayer is drinking from.

@Strings-jg2to

5 жыл бұрын

He does play with dead & company.

@erickofer7781

5 жыл бұрын

@@Strings-jg2to lol Paulo commented this 5 years ago.... good foresight on his part!

@diegouriarte6391

4 жыл бұрын

que dios

@GoinMLG

4 жыл бұрын

Funny you would say that

@harishreddy4034

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely some part of Garcia in this

Inspiring! Strange what can make you remember what's fun and makes life worth livin.

I'm almost kind of glad that John Mayer videos don't have billions of views. Even though of course he sells out arenas, it makes me feel like the community and I have him more to ourselves.

ugh so much vibing in that building, JM & band just too good

He can flat rip it, no doubt he’s up there with the best. Singing, playing, performing and writing music !!!!!

I discover a new (to me) John Mayer piece so often. He can do anything, absolutely outstanding ;-)

great. frickin' great...just another JM song i gotta come by and listen from time to time. This song is jam !!

What a great groove!…I must say John Mayher’s music evolution is aging like a fine wine.

I follow John Mayer now for a couple of years. Saw so much live footage of him (youtube and in person). This guy is an artist in his own class I can say...so much feeling for the music and tasteful decision making in improvising. His "on the spot" playing is beyond others doing 100 takes in the studio. And besides that...if one of your heroes calls you a "Master" everything is said.

Never take this down. This clip is like a religion to me at this point.

@2v_5r84

3 жыл бұрын

Same

I've watched this so many times and just noticed he never had a pick... amazing as usual!

so good. As a lifelong guitar slinger I have to applaud John and his skills not only as a axe master but also as a conductor... thanks to him and his great band for making me smile and chuckle...

This was the pperformance that made me aware of the greatness of his guitar playing. His work with Dead ad Company is pure synergistic gold.

No words, just awe for John's skill and feel. As Eric Clapton says, " He's a master guitarist." Love you, John. You got me out of a really down mood tonight!

John truly plays the guitar like it's just an extension of his hands

Is no one going to mention that Fender Strat Plus in Razzle Berry? -P

@OutaTimeFPV

3 жыл бұрын

There’s one on Reverb right now too 😭

@SuLu_B

3 жыл бұрын

I see y'all know a thing or two about more than just cameras :)

@xhefriguitars7946

2 жыл бұрын

Xhefri will…..

@lebethonii6683

2 жыл бұрын

Have It

@amusicment4829

2 жыл бұрын

LOVE it!

Mixolydian God is proud of you JM.

one of the best guitarists alive

The thing about John that most people don't get unless your musician is that he actually understands on so many levels and he gives other people their time to shine which is totally f****** cool and he actually plays for the song If You're a musician you understand that

One of my favorite JM solos. I have watched countless times.

that look he gives to his band mates at the end! 😍😍

Just Awesome!!! He is the best in my opinion and this song and performance is sooo amazing!!!!!

This is one of my favorite things ever!!

I could watch this video all day long every day.

@MaryscottOConnorinTC

Жыл бұрын

I often do.

@rhondalong942

Ай бұрын

@@MaryscottOConnorinTC Me too!

Truthfully I have to say that I haven't really listened to a lot of johns music in the past, but as I grow older my musical ears have grown to listen with both of them and my heart.... You gain so much more respect for not only the artist but the whole intention behind the music....

Jesus... its so good

This song is pure mixolydian ...love it...!!

love that Gregg Bissonette is just chillin in the background watching John's solo at the end

The security guard gettin loose slapping the railing at 7:21 🙌🏼

@charlie_yt1164

4 жыл бұрын

And after that, you see a sound tech guy in bg getting his head loose. 😂😂😂

That was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've heard this too many times to count. This version, these musicians, that night, John extended QofC to a full 8:14 minutes of incredible music with an ending that gives he chills. Thanks for posting this life version. 🎶💜🎶

So great to see him having the time of his life out there. Truly a remarkable man!

That piano solo though. Top notch

The breakdown and into that solo gets me every time. Pure musical genius

Goodbye cold, goodbye rain Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame Y' see I'm headed out west with my headphones on Boarded a flight, with a song in the back of my soul And no one knows I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is steppin' down, down down Hello beauty, hello strange Hello wonder, what's your name? I went lookin' for the sun that Neil Young hung After the gold rush of 1971 I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is steppin' down, down down (instrumental- John) If you see her, say "Hello" Just don't tell me, "I told you so" So I told ya' Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea I gotta believe there's another color waitin' on me yeah To set me free I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is steppin' down, down down Get down (long instrumental)

it's official!!! this guy has got the goods! he can play sing write and has evolved into one of the coolest famous voices of our time... so much so fast so young and found his way to make rich meaning of it all... his work his stuff with dead and company is fantastic.

He’s so very talented!!!! Love all of his music 🌼🌸🌼

this is the best john mayer's song

@michaelxz1305

8 жыл бұрын

+Filipe R. no but maybe the best rendition of it )

@thomasspiropoulos7838

7 жыл бұрын

Filipe R. we will never be able to say this for any of his songs mate

@josephgrumet

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree it's his best

@Alexlamecore

5 жыл бұрын

slow dancing in a burning roomand this tie it for me.

Completely immersed in the Music,the whol Band just brilliant!JM always in the Zone!A true Master!🙏

Every live song of him can be a great record song itself

I'm a huge fan of John's and this is still the absolute top for me. The solo is perhaps the best he's ever done.

from 3:50 on i get i bit of a grateful dead vibe with the vocals, which made me nearly cry. 😭😍

2nd Guitarist solo was awesome. Those bending just enter inside

Greatest guitarist alive.