John Mayer - Queen of California (Live at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013)

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @aynvaibhav9705
    @aynvaibhav9705 8 месяцев назад +123

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

  • @manclimbtree3622
    @manclimbtree3622 7 месяцев назад +13

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

  • @samridhiiyer7617
    @samridhiiyer7617 10 дней назад +5

    i will never ever ever ever ever get over this video. its impossible. 10 years counting.. this video will always be the epitome of his guitar brilliance.

  • @joshuasmith8316
    @joshuasmith8316 4 года назад +888

    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
      @liveslowlivesimple 4 года назад +66

      very accurate. he is the modern clapton or hendrix

    • @andruwthompson6856
      @andruwthompson6856 3 года назад +53

      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
      @joshuasmith8316 3 года назад +11

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

    • @daudrumapea9175
      @daudrumapea9175 3 года назад +10

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

    • @harrievanhuysse3063
      @harrievanhuysse3063 3 года назад +27

      @@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.

  • @KRHEE
    @KRHEE 5 лет назад +1106

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

    • @jakeschrader7713
      @jakeschrader7713 5 лет назад +90

      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
      @PocketGamerNerd 5 лет назад +48

      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
      @harryhenderson792 5 лет назад +114

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

    • @andresi8692
      @andresi8692 5 лет назад +34

      *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
      @Taryncloud9 5 лет назад +1

      I swear to god he's on there?

  • @ronaldmckee7542
    @ronaldmckee7542 4 года назад +177

    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
      @berylpayne1840 2 года назад +2

      This is music. Makes you think

    • @ethanlakeofficial
      @ethanlakeofficial 2 года назад +11

      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.

  • @theanomaloushousewife886
    @theanomaloushousewife886 7 лет назад +736

    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
      @treycarlisle3588 6 лет назад +13

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

    • @FAZman23
      @FAZman23 5 лет назад +36

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

    • @jameshenry7286
      @jameshenry7286 5 лет назад +18

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

    • @mumford5111
      @mumford5111 4 года назад +6

      John is 1000% a master

    • @Prince-yi7my
      @Prince-yi7my 4 года назад +6

      Try Magnolia too!

  • @danielburriss7827
    @danielburriss7827 5 лет назад +247

    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
      @severinobonini6845 4 года назад +1

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

    • @niekvanwensen
      @niekvanwensen Год назад +6

      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
      @andrewpride5230 8 месяцев назад

      @@niekvanwensenwhat absolute twoddle

    • @celinamanso8923
      @celinamanso8923 6 месяцев назад

      É simplesmente um GÉNIO

  • @zanick2
    @zanick2 Год назад +27

    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!!!

  • @johnbelsermusic140
    @johnbelsermusic140 8 лет назад +296

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

    • @Josh-kt6jh
      @Josh-kt6jh 5 лет назад +7

      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
      @danielburriss7827 5 лет назад +7

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

    • @MrScrofulous
      @MrScrofulous 3 года назад +4

      Not just me then ? :)

    • @janinepatience4802
      @janinepatience4802 Год назад +2

      I still can't stop watching this :)

    • @jodeeb.6496
      @jodeeb.6496 Год назад +1

      Me too 💜🎶💜

  • @LMurphyMusic
    @LMurphyMusic 4 года назад +440

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

    • @usnhotcarl
      @usnhotcarl 4 года назад +43

      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
      @lvl3472 4 года назад +11

      @@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
      @tomassousa3607 4 года назад +10

      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
      @tomassousa3607 4 года назад +2

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

    • @imandan1966
      @imandan1966 4 года назад +1

      Wrecks it

  • @quincywho
    @quincywho 10 лет назад +142

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

    • @pedrohgromero1
      @pedrohgromero1 10 лет назад +1

      ***** 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
      @ErChowKiat 10 лет назад +10

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

    • @SeanEmmettGuitar
      @SeanEmmettGuitar 10 лет назад

      Er Chow Kiat the music lesson reference?

    • @MrTheZi
      @MrTheZi 10 лет назад +2

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

    • @amineamri2573
      @amineamri2573 10 лет назад

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

  • @succulentstir9907
    @succulentstir9907 3 года назад +108

    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
      @bizntchie 3 года назад +2

      best John mayer solo IMO.

    • @alycollotzi1888
      @alycollotzi1888 2 года назад +1

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

    • @enriquetovar9629
      @enriquetovar9629 Год назад +3

      @@alycollotzi1888 not his fucking problem

    • @MaryscottOConnorinTC
      @MaryscottOConnorinTC Год назад

      @@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
      @pembyjones Год назад +1

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

  • @stvn9728
    @stvn9728 6 лет назад +533

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

    • @JoeD10
      @JoeD10 6 лет назад +10

      Nitin Puranik get bent will ya?

    • @josephgrumet
      @josephgrumet 6 лет назад +4

      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
      @RDYC 5 лет назад +10

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

    • @RDYC
      @RDYC 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @acm1350
      @acm1350 4 года назад +2

      @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.

  • @robbiegadeguitar
    @robbiegadeguitar 9 лет назад +444

    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
      @alexmitchell1814 7 лет назад +25

      +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
      @HenkJovialusDikkus 7 лет назад +8

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

    • @alexmitchell1814
      @alexmitchell1814 7 лет назад +5

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

    • @rikard.h
      @rikard.h 7 лет назад +5

      puppiesinspace I do

    • @indrajitghosh3567
      @indrajitghosh3567 7 лет назад +2

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

  • @reubenj.cogburn8546
    @reubenj.cogburn8546 3 года назад +6

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

  • @NadiraI
    @NadiraI 5 лет назад +56

    hands down, the best version of this song performed live

    • @paradise_valley
      @paradise_valley 2 года назад +1

      @2v_5r singing in low registers with an accompanying instrument are underrated

  • @conkersla
    @conkersla 8 лет назад +511

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

    • @jodeeb.6496
      @jodeeb.6496 5 лет назад +22

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

    • @michaelspaniel5185
      @michaelspaniel5185 5 лет назад +1

      Right on!!

    • @michaelspaniel5185
      @michaelspaniel5185 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @lvl3472
      @lvl3472 5 лет назад +1

      @@michaelspaniel5185 lol

    • @rayiwahab1550
      @rayiwahab1550 5 лет назад +14

      michael spaniel Zane Carney

  • @MaryscottOConnorinTC
    @MaryscottOConnorinTC 7 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @Jaytex95
    @Jaytex95 3 года назад +25

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

    • @aynvaibhav9705
      @aynvaibhav9705 8 месяцев назад +3

      2024 dude !

    • @Maveric007
      @Maveric007 3 месяца назад +1

      What that person said^ also hope you stayed safe and healthy!

  • @lisajones224
    @lisajones224 Год назад +7

    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!

  • @knit1strum1
    @knit1strum1 6 дней назад

    Absolutely love the way Zane looks at John the whole time. He's so clocked in and loving every moment. Such a talented set of musicians in this video

  • @LamarrBaxter
    @LamarrBaxter 3 года назад +38

    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
      @collectivesartori 3 года назад +1

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

    • @lisajones224
      @lisajones224 Год назад

      Not to mention the piano solo was awesome!

    • @WEREWOLFCaT_STORIES
      @WEREWOLFCaT_STORIES 5 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Empress222
    @Empress222 Месяц назад +1

    Every artist in this performance deserves a standing ovation - incredible ❤

  • @buellosaurusrex
    @buellosaurusrex 9 лет назад +112

    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
      @SunflowerSpotlight 5 лет назад +6

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

    • @paradise_valley
      @paradise_valley 2 года назад +1

      This performance gives me Clapton vibes.

  • @muhammadhisyam8086
    @muhammadhisyam8086 3 года назад +4

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

  • @TheMadisonHang
    @TheMadisonHang 4 года назад +3

    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

  • @sangramchincholkar3864
    @sangramchincholkar3864 2 года назад +7

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

  • @jeffpagel8178
    @jeffpagel8178 2 года назад +13

    a modern day genius. absolutely love his music

  • @dirkbooth7692
    @dirkbooth7692 10 лет назад +51

    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!!

  • @jodeeb.6496
    @jodeeb.6496 5 лет назад +8

    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🎵🎸🥁❤🎺📯🎼🎤🎶🎹🎷🎧

  • @pauloviniciusmaya4067
    @pauloviniciusmaya4067 10 лет назад +86

    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
      @Strings-jg2to 5 лет назад +3

      He does play with dead & company.

    • @erickofer7781
      @erickofer7781 5 лет назад +23

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

    • @diegouriarte6391
      @diegouriarte6391 5 лет назад

      que dios

    • @GoinMLG
      @GoinMLG 5 лет назад +2

      Funny you would say that

    • @harishreddy4034
      @harishreddy4034 3 года назад

      Definitely some part of Garcia in this

  • @timholt8369
    @timholt8369 3 года назад +15

    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.

  • @mikeware69
    @mikeware69 7 лет назад +8

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

  • @brewer9565
    @brewer9565 9 лет назад +27

    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!

  • @janinepatience4802
    @janinepatience4802 Год назад +6

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

  • @JamJamJes
    @JamJamJes 10 лет назад +48

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

    • @danielburriss7827
      @danielburriss7827 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @smithngoffinc
    @smithngoffinc 7 лет назад +7

    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.

  • @MicrowaveWalrus
    @MicrowaveWalrus 10 лет назад +57

    wow this version is the best

  • @jodeeb.6496
    @jodeeb.6496 9 месяцев назад

    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. 🎶💜🎶

  • @dr3w79
    @dr3w79 10 лет назад +619

    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
      @BaptiseLeGrand 10 лет назад +176

      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
      @Joey-yk6fz 10 лет назад +69

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

    • @Nick-kb2jc
      @Nick-kb2jc 10 лет назад +11

      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
      @nuendo2496 10 лет назад +4

      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
      @dr3w79 10 лет назад +78

      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.

  • @conbaz106
    @conbaz106 10 лет назад +12

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

  • @joshuasmith8316
    @joshuasmith8316 9 лет назад +34

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

  • @bensilverstein5883
    @bensilverstein5883 2 года назад +2

    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

  • @GeeksPlayOfficial
    @GeeksPlayOfficial 10 лет назад +161

    7:25 old man behind, enjoying the feel

    • @tanananagananaganaki3991
      @tanananagananaganaki3991 10 лет назад +15

      My grandpa!!

    • @MohamedCharhbiliTv
      @MohamedCharhbiliTv 6 лет назад +20

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

    • @BCBBCL
      @BCBBCL 5 лет назад +12

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

    • @HolyCanoley
      @HolyCanoley 4 года назад +1

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

  • @DanielCrothers
    @DanielCrothers 9 лет назад +65

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

  • @fletcher874
    @fletcher874 8 лет назад +3

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

  • @foylebutler8952
    @foylebutler8952 3 месяца назад +1

    This is the best performance of this song . Great job

  • @wavemaster2159
    @wavemaster2159 5 лет назад +5

    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.

  • @andyinmichigan9058
    @andyinmichigan9058 4 года назад +2

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

  • @ThirdEyeBlindApologist
    @ThirdEyeBlindApologist 4 года назад +12

    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.

  • @mattcharlestonofficial
    @mattcharlestonofficial 5 лет назад +2

    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!

  • @cynthiarobinson5053
    @cynthiarobinson5053 3 года назад +4

    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!

  • @BlackStratCat
    @BlackStratCat 5 лет назад +2

    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...

  • @funkmaster101
    @funkmaster101 9 лет назад +53

    this must be the auditory definition of nailed it

  • @thehighervibe
    @thehighervibe 10 месяцев назад

    He is his own...man, style, an artist.
    When an artist reaches high level of appreciation, comparisons cant be as a highlight of the conversation. Its the art, the form as one guy said the "journey" on which it takes the viewr, listener etc...that trancends the medium, picasso, mayer, dimeola, kobe...great artists.
    Also this guy was definitely raised right...

  • @Zuringa
    @Zuringa 2 года назад +3

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

  • @David-vu1xq
    @David-vu1xq 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @bryceshuster6767
    @bryceshuster6767 7 лет назад +3

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

  • @Gipsy-Danger73
    @Gipsy-Danger73 8 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @dennispfohl3004
    @dennispfohl3004 5 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @ghert95
    @ghert95 3 года назад +5

    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

  • @lovineveryminuteofit7492
    @lovineveryminuteofit7492 5 лет назад +5

    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....

  • @angelgerman450
    @angelgerman450 4 года назад +2

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

  • @korky6898
    @korky6898 3 года назад +6

    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.

  • @danielosoylopez2960
    @danielosoylopez2960 4 года назад +5

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

  • @Staystrong123
    @Staystrong123 2 года назад +1

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

  • @a.m.creativ
    @a.m.creativ 8 лет назад +23

    Totally love that effect on John's guitar on the solo in the middle of the track. It takes all the attack away and seems to be a rather rapid envelop filter. So cool!

    • @MariosPsarianos
      @MariosPsarianos 8 лет назад +13

      q tron plus boosted by a tubscreamer (flies away)

    • @MariosPsarianos
      @MariosPsarianos 8 лет назад

      yeap.. that heavenly low attack woofy twang :)

    • @MariosPsarianos
      @MariosPsarianos 8 лет назад +4

      i dont know if woofy is even a word haha

    • @sasmitha8446
      @sasmitha8446 7 лет назад +1

      He uses the same thing in If I Ever Get Around to Living, right? So good. 👌

    • @braydonpeterson2006
      @braydonpeterson2006 6 лет назад

      Adam Correia he is most certainly casting some of Jerry Garcia's feel in the music it is an amazing combo! The GOOD ole 1 2

  • @LoudmanSpeaks
    @LoudmanSpeaks 2 года назад +1

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

  • @diabianeyah
    @diabianeyah 8 лет назад +39

    3:57 she has such a beautiful voice

  • @rdgzchema
    @rdgzchema Год назад

    I listen to John all the time.
    And everytime I'm doing something else and a solo kicks in I have to stop.
    This guy's creativity is insane. What an artist.

  • @Kattungi
    @Kattungi 8 лет назад +52

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

    • @gonzacollao
      @gonzacollao 7 лет назад +1

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

  • @rhondalong942
    @rhondalong942 Год назад +1

    I could watch this video all day long every day.

  • @jkg2754
    @jkg2754 3 года назад +5

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

  • @AustinALiboiron
    @AustinALiboiron 5 лет назад

    I keep coming back to this video a few times a month. This performance is like a wholesome meal.

  • @ckjjclan
    @ckjjclan 9 лет назад +3

    Holy mother...this was amazing!

  • @josephgrumet
    @josephgrumet 6 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @suzettemunger4137
    @suzettemunger4137 4 года назад +4

    Beautiful performance- the whole band, vocals, instruments. Love how JM lets the band shine, doesn't try to overcompensate- doesn't need too!

  • @marcpgl
    @marcpgl 5 лет назад +2

    I love the fact that even though it's his show and his name, JM always lets the other musicians have a solo at some point or other in his performances

  • @lenneke_
    @lenneke_ 2 года назад +3

    I wish people in my surroundings could understand that his personal life doesnt mean his music isnt great. Imo his personal life isnt that bad at all and he is a fucking genius, and his music is just fucking amazing. I can keep on going about him and his band forever but you get the point.

  • @GoodJams12
    @GoodJams12 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @phineasstewart
    @phineasstewart 3 года назад +3

    This is so cool, the melody he’s singing in this version gives the whole tune a mixolydian vibe

    • @Chilipotamus
      @Chilipotamus 2 года назад

      Tbh I much prefer this voicing than the one recorded, feels much more natural and in line with the instrumentation

  • @guillermocaffot2002
    @guillermocaffot2002 8 месяцев назад

    Lo e escuchado miles de veces y no dejo de asombrarme, ojalá algún día pueda verlo en vivo mientras tanto lo sigo disfrutando por aquí desde Cordoba, Argentina......

  • @FStoppers
    @FStoppers 3 года назад +114

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

  • @bb_in_maine6039
    @bb_in_maine6039 7 лет назад +1

    Love the Dead vibe in this solo... and love the slide guitar sound mixed in. Sweet groove - what a great tune.

  • @jayczpe
    @jayczpe 10 лет назад +6

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

  • @DevashishMulye
    @DevashishMulye 6 месяцев назад +1

    This is one of my favorite things ever!!

  • @Chakirisan
    @Chakirisan 6 лет назад +4

    Great song and just a beautifully built solo. For me this is one of his best performances.

  • @tylermann650
    @tylermann650 4 года назад +2

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

  • @MrMusicM67
    @MrMusicM67 11 лет назад +8

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

  • @tylermann650
    @tylermann650 2 года назад +2

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

  • @kristinmcgovern2851
    @kristinmcgovern2851 3 года назад +3

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

  • @grantschuchter3332
    @grantschuchter3332 13 часов назад

    Bruh, I’ve been trying to find this solo for so long. It’s featured in one his greatest solos video, One of the best ones I’ve heard from him

  • @scottrussell2281
    @scottrussell2281 8 лет назад +36

    My favorite version of this song. No doubt fronting the Grateful Dead has had an impact on his guitar work. The early part of that solo was pure Jerry Garcia. He's an amazingly well rounded musician.

    • @Makanator
      @Makanator 8 лет назад +2

      Scott Russell who's jerry garcia?

    • @scottrussell2281
      @scottrussell2281 8 лет назад +2

      +Adrian Reyes Never heard of her

    • @Simple2250
      @Simple2250 6 лет назад

      Scott Russell Didn't even know who Jerry Garcia was until, John Mayer. I'm under 50 yrs.

    • @guitarpsychobilly
      @guitarpsychobilly 5 лет назад +3

      I think this was before he was playing with Dead and Co

    • @missellie184
      @missellie184 5 лет назад

      @@guitarpsychobilly YEP

  • @jackankenbruck8359
    @jackankenbruck8359 2 года назад

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

  • @claudiovelizb
    @claudiovelizb 4 года назад +2

    I really love this performance... at start its really soft and smooth, but at the end its pure soul and blues. 254 people don't know what is real music.

  • @simhaaa639
    @simhaaa639 4 года назад +7

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

  • @kimberlykairo
    @kimberlykairo 2 года назад +1

    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 ❣🌟💎👑

  • @Sleepbasics61
    @Sleepbasics61 5 лет назад +30

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

    • @charlie_yt1164
      @charlie_yt1164 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @matthewstewart7627
    @matthewstewart7627 Год назад +1

    Who in the world is playing lead b4 Mayer goes electric? Absolutely shredded.