John Mayer Trio???????

If you have a chance to check out Eric Claptons "Crossroads" dvd, he does to songs. Was the first time i had heard his music, now i'm hooked....

Ya, he shreads on "Crossroads", too bad his singing channels Michael Franks who channeled Mose Allison. Why do good guitarists find it necessary to sing poorly? Benson was the heir apparent to Wes Montgomery until he opened his mouth, and let's not even get into Clapton.

Two years ago I would have bet my car that I'd never like a john mayer album. Had someone made that proposition I'd be looking for a new car as I think trio is a pretty solid recording. I think jm is an example of the inverse sell-out. He put out top 40 stuff to make a name for himself and once he "made it" he is back to his berkely roots and what he actually wants to play. my $.02.

Are you all referring to a new album by the trio? I read in Rollingstone a month or so ago that he was currently in the studio and/or about to release a new album...

I had the privelage of seeing John several times live before his Room for Squares release and mass popularity. He is a fantastic guitar player and really has good pace. He was playing a few of his songs acoustically and a lot of covers from Dave Matthews, SRV, Hendrix, and Bob Marley.

His mainstream stuff is a little too poppy for my taste but I have really enjoyed the Trio performance. Hopefully, since John has made some money, he will do more stuff in this direction..

KiD