A new post has been long overdue... but when I started this blog I decided I only was going to post when I was really excited about some music. And it happens that sometimes I just don't get excited about anything for a few months... I think that's ok, right?
Well, I'm really excited about this song and the album it's on. I hadn't even realized that John Mayer had started up a trio. This guy doesn't fail to surprise me. He seems to be going into a strong blues direction and he's doing it amazingly well (for a white guy ;) ). I had noticed some collaboration pieces with guitarists I listen to (John Scofield, Buddy Guy). Now, looking at the allmusic page about the Try album, he seems to have also done stuff with other great artists such as Clapton, Herbie Hancock and B.B.King. You don't get to play with these guys if you're a hack...
I think I listened to Vultures close to 10 times the other day. I just love it when a song grabs me that way :) I'm still fascinated by the guitar sound, the lyrics, the beat, the guitar solos... the word that always comes to my head is "tight." I've used it here before. Everything just seems to fit together so perfectly it's amazing.
I'm glad the allmusic review of the album is so positive. I was worried that I was just going thought a phase where anything could have impressed me. But it seems that at least one other person agrees with me :)
Good song, good album - check it out if any of the below apply to you:
- you like blues
- you like john mayer's albums
- you like the dave matthew's band's live recordings
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
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