the thing about Mayer is the voice

Easy E · Unread post by **Easy E** » Sun May 02, 2004 10:24 am

his lyrics aren't alwasy very good but for some reason that song Sucker has some really true statements

Sometimes, I wish that I was a bong hit
You'd take me in and you would love every minute
then tell the room, the things I did to you

Something about that makes me laugh and agree

lyrics101 · Unread post by **lyrics101** » Sun May 02, 2004 4:57 pm

I'd like him if it wasn't for his damned facial expressions. He hurts to look at when he's singing.

Humble Monkey · Unread post by **Humble Monkey** » Sun May 02, 2004 6:08 pm

lyrics101 wrote:I'd like him if it wasn't for his damned facial expressions. He hurts to look at when he's singing.

That's kind of a dumb reason not to like someone's music.

His best stuff doesn't make it to MTV/VH1 anyway...

Davy28 · Unread post by **Davy28** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:04 pm

Why should it matter? Dave makes faces while singing and people don't dislike him for that. So do dozens of other singers.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:53 pm

Good guitarist. I'm not going to bash on his vocals because I suffer from the same thing, and I diss myself enough as it is.

St. Patrick's Day is probably his only decent song lyrically, and maybe Great Indoors.

I don't think his lyrics will improve, though. It's a conversational style. He can polish it up a bit more but I doubt it'll ever be anything close to Dylan.

Snyder · Unread post by **Snyder** » Sun May 02, 2004 11:41 pm

mdel21 wrote:I heard Brad singing that song and I actually liked it

I saw it this morning, and the comment I made to my brother was exactly that. I like the song better when someone who actually has a vocal range (brad) above whispering everything (like mayer does). We also detrmined, that after his girl friend said she liked mayers voice, that it must be a girl thing.

In conclution, both my brother and I feel Mayer would be best suited as a lead guitarist and nothing more. His guitar talent would be best with someone who had great vocals. I think his voice takes away from what he is really capable of.

mdel21 · Unread post by **mdel21** » Sun May 02, 2004 11:52 pm

I'll let him be in my band.

Speenis · Unread post by **Speenis** » Mon May 03, 2004 1:25 am

winglet82 wrote: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.

hahaha, no shit, he was on Conan a few nights ago and I was like wtf is this guy doing with his face... it looked painful.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Mon May 03, 2004 9:56 am

Exactly, Snyder.

The first thing my friends and I said when we first heard him was "shut up and play."

Both in regards to vocals and lyrics. I still have no idea how he can sing YBIAW without cracking up.

chosta · Unread post by **chosta** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:12 am

i got no problems with the guy, i like his music and i wish i had the tumbs to play some his crap. its cool to see a pop-ish guy influenced by someone like SRV - i think mayer's new album is great. its not too "pop", i think its more jazzy and mellow. his voice could improve, but it works, and i like his lyrics

somedevil36 · Unread post by **somedevil36** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:25 am

john mayer is very good , playin and writting, but he does make funny faces, but i saw that i do to, when my ex used to video record me when i play out...."hey friend its seems your eyes are troubled"

c_tietze · Unread post by **c_tietze** » Thu May 13, 2004 9:09 am

Many folks will disagree, but John Mayer is another case of here today, gone today.

He's got a fan base that will grow out of his music soon.

The Jimmy Fallon impersonation of John during SNL's Chrismas Special is priceless.

Blah, blah, blah-blah, blah, Merry Christmas.

Thomas · Unread post by **Thomas** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:12 pm

c_tietze wrote:Many folks will disagree, but John Mayer is another case of here today, gone today.

He's got a fan base that will grow out of his music soon.

well that's your opinion

mayer is just too good to disappear anytime soon.

c_tietze · Unread post by **c_tietze** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:49 pm

My feeling about Mayer is that he's only put out a couple of releases, then his people hyped him, and hyped him and hyped him.

His candy pop was all over the radio, VH1, MTV and then he released a live DVD. Why does the music business feel that an artists deserves to release a live DVD release after releasing only a couple of CD's is beyond me, but that's the biz.

My feeling, is that since John's not been around very long, and honestly he doesn't have a very large catalog of music, why should he be promoted so heavily? The reason is it's his people, slaves to the music business trying to find their next money maker in the niche that Dave Matthews created, sorry, but it's true.

I will admit that John might be straying from the acoustic on his most recent recording, but in the early days (i.e. two years ago, LOL) he was writing Dave Matthews-like acoustic songs to gain popularity and attain radio play.

Of course, I try to keep an open mind about music in general. However it kind of baffles me how John Mayer is on the cover of guitar magazines giving these in depth interviews about his career, and his music, yet he's only been in the "spotlight" for a few short years? It's kind of like, "hey, why are YOU giving all of these interviews and rambling all the time about yourself when you're not really as big as a star as your A&R department would have us believe?"

Peace,

CJT

TurnItToLove · Unread post by **TurnItToLove** » Fri May 14, 2004 6:53 pm

the thing about mayer is i hate him
the end
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