the thing about Mayer is the voice

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the thing about Mayer is the voice

Unread post by mdel21 » Sat May 01, 2004 1:50 pm

I think Mayer is a great guitar player and his riffs are good. I just can't stand his voice. I watched a video of him and Brad Paisley doing Why Georgia and Brad sang most of it and the song was a ton better. If you like either of these guys try to find them on Crossroads on CMT and the video is on the website.

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Unread post by Coldchillin » Sat May 01, 2004 1:50 pm

John Mayer is an excellent guitarist, but a shitty lyricist
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Unread post by mdel21 » Sat May 01, 2004 1:55 pm

I heard Brad singing that song and I actually liked it

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Unread post by Brock » Sat May 01, 2004 1:57 pm

Agreed on all points.

And I love Brad.
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Unread post by whatshername » Sat May 01, 2004 2:01 pm

i didn't like brad singing the song. john does it better.
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Unread post by mdel21 » Sat May 01, 2004 2:03 pm

Brad is a great guitar player and he writes funny songs and then the opposite. He's got a wide range.

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Unread post by Beauford33 » Sat May 01, 2004 3:03 pm

John writes about the same damn thing every song.
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Unread post by mlee » Sat May 01, 2004 4:30 pm

Coldchillin23222 wrote:John Mayer is an excellent guitarist, but a shitty lyricist
boo-urns, i think Mayer is a great lyricist. I wish I could write songs like he does.
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Unread post by GSR » Sat May 01, 2004 4:49 pm

he has a weird mouth.
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Unread post by TurnItToLove » Sat May 01, 2004 4:51 pm

Beauford33 wrote:John writes about the same damn thing every song.
agreed
i dislike him
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Unread post by Davy28 » Sat May 01, 2004 7:05 pm

He has trouble coming up with engaging lyrical hooks to give feeling to his songs. His music sounds good but his placing of the lyrics sounds amateur, kinda like me when I first began writing. Let me give Comfortable as an example. Gorgeous music, but its as if he wrote the lyrics two hours before he recorded the song.
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Unread post by Humble Monkey » Sat May 01, 2004 7:59 pm

Davy28 wrote:He has trouble coming up with engaging lyrical hooks to give feeling to his songs. His music sounds good but his placing of the lyrics sounds amateur, kinda like me when I first began writing. Let me give Comfortable as an example. Gorgeous music, but its as if he wrote the lyrics two hours before he recorded the song.
Comfortable isn't a fair example, that's one of his first songs. I agree the music doesn't completely fit the way he sings it, still a good tune though.

Mayer knows he isn't that great of a singer. He said he considers himself a guitar player...he just doesn't want anyone else to sing his songs.
I think his guitar playing & songwriting will improve over the years; but his singing will probably stay the same.

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Unread post by Thomas » Sat May 01, 2004 11:07 pm

wow that was a great video. i love brad paisley

in two weeks, i gotta remember that :)

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Unread post by ericwormann » Sun May 02, 2004 1:21 am

I like his guitar playing, his singing, and his lyrics. Half of Room For Squares felt like he was singing about my life. I guess music is just about what hits you personally.

He makes stupid faces when he sings. I can't stand him live but I like his studio stuff.

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Unread post by Coldchillin » Sun May 02, 2004 9:52 am

Definitely makes funny faces...:lol:
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