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Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live Los Angeles
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Recorded at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California,
Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
finds singer/songwriter and guitarist
John Mayer
performing in three different band settings: acoustic trio, electric trio, and large ensemble. As such, the evening works as a nice representation of
Mayer
's work beginning with the 2003 album
Heavier Things
and continuing through his creative reinvention as a modern electric blues artist with 2005's
Try! John Mayer Trio Live in Concert
and finally his smash Grammy-winning 2006 effort,
Continuum
. Essentially, the concert is designed to showcase
's ability to move from melodic soft rock and pop to folky solo numbers and rockin' blues. Generally, the conceit works and the concert does shine a light, so to speak, on
's virtuosic musical chops. However, segmenting this concert into such specific aesthetic sounds loses some of the diverse flow a
concert usually has. It should be noted that the concert is also available on DVD and Blu-ray, where you get see each band and appreciate the diversity among the ensembles. That said, for fans of
the songwriter, you really can't lose, as the guy is hard-pressed to come up with a bad song, and tracks like the fan favorite
"Daughters"
and the bittersweet
"Stop This Train"
really benefit from the acoustic reading
gives them here. Similarly, by putting
"'Who Do You Think I Was,"
"Vultures,"
and his inspired take on
Jimi Hendrix
's
"Bold as Love"
in the middle electric trio section,
builds the energy of the concert, perfectly setting up the pop/blues cornucopia of the final large ensemble set. Beginning with the hit
"'Waiting on the World to Change,"
's last set (on disc two) is really the set most fans will gravitate toward, as it finds
and his backing group of stellar sideman diving headlong into such soulful numbers as
"Why Georgia"
and
"I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You),"
while also making room for such bluesy nuggets as his
Stevie Ray Vaughan
-inspired reworking of the
Ray Charles
hit
"I Don't Need No Doctor"
(a number heard on
John Scofield
That's What I Say
with
as guest). Admittedly sprawling and ambitious,
Where the Light Is
is nonetheless a dynamic showcase for
, who never fails to shine. ~ Matt Collar
Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
finds singer/songwriter and guitarist
John Mayer
performing in three different band settings: acoustic trio, electric trio, and large ensemble. As such, the evening works as a nice representation of
Mayer
's work beginning with the 2003 album
Heavier Things
and continuing through his creative reinvention as a modern electric blues artist with 2005's
Try! John Mayer Trio Live in Concert
and finally his smash Grammy-winning 2006 effort,
Continuum
. Essentially, the concert is designed to showcase
's ability to move from melodic soft rock and pop to folky solo numbers and rockin' blues. Generally, the conceit works and the concert does shine a light, so to speak, on
's virtuosic musical chops. However, segmenting this concert into such specific aesthetic sounds loses some of the diverse flow a
concert usually has. It should be noted that the concert is also available on DVD and Blu-ray, where you get see each band and appreciate the diversity among the ensembles. That said, for fans of
the songwriter, you really can't lose, as the guy is hard-pressed to come up with a bad song, and tracks like the fan favorite
"Daughters"
and the bittersweet
"Stop This Train"
really benefit from the acoustic reading
gives them here. Similarly, by putting
"'Who Do You Think I Was,"
"Vultures,"
and his inspired take on
Jimi Hendrix
's
"Bold as Love"
in the middle electric trio section,
builds the energy of the concert, perfectly setting up the pop/blues cornucopia of the final large ensemble set. Beginning with the hit
"'Waiting on the World to Change,"
's last set (on disc two) is really the set most fans will gravitate toward, as it finds
and his backing group of stellar sideman diving headlong into such soulful numbers as
"Why Georgia"
and
"I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You),"
while also making room for such bluesy nuggets as his
Stevie Ray Vaughan
-inspired reworking of the
Ray Charles
hit
"I Don't Need No Doctor"
(a number heard on
John Scofield
That's What I Say
with
as guest). Admittedly sprawling and ambitious,
Where the Light Is
is nonetheless a dynamic showcase for
, who never fails to shine. ~ Matt Collar
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