John Mayer's Brand New Trio

John Mayer has stripped his music down to the bone by forming the brand-new Trio, reports Dawgnet. The trio consists of Mayer himself on vocals/guitar, drummer Steve Jordan (Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen) and bassist Pino Palladino (The Who, Jeff Beck). These guys have already released their first album "Try" which is a live documentation of the Trio's fall tour.

"The live record isn't John's next album," Jordan said. "It's the trio's first album."

The proper follow up to Mayer's 2003 Heavier Things will be released sometime next year. Mayer says that he is very excited about the trio idea.

"For me, Eric Clapton is the template. Make another band and go out with another band. And whatever the music is, follow it," Mayer said. Keep your eyes on the trio to do more amazing yet natural things in the future.

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[JDMII]

who cares!

[fv.2000]

sucks

[salo]

Acctually he is good

[Dyuha]

salo wrote:

Acctually he is good

Absolutely agree with you.

fv.2000 wrote:

sucks

Have you ever heard Mayer's music? I doubt... Because your mind is open only for Spears and Pam Anderson.

JDMII wrote:

who cares!

I do care. His creativity deserves more respect.

[yonni_man]

John Mayer is a brilliant singer/song-writer and guitarist

[epy]

For John Mayer's age he is an incredible guitarist and songwriter. I purchased the live cd and it is incredible. Check out his new cd if you ge the chance. I bought on a blind impulse and i've listened to it multiple time in the last week.

[RATM_RHCP93]

Awesome album.

[Steve Cropper]

I never liked him still don't pretend to. To me he is nothing new or amazingly innovative.

[MattyPretends]

He's a talented guy, but this is old news.

[MjX_05]

john mayer is an insane guitarist

[horazonblade]

Its odd, these new band members are from rather older music, I wonder how its going to work out, classic rocking or jamming bands meets Mayers guitar and singing

[young_is_god]

rockin stuff

[Inahrima]

cool

[frodoisdead]

he can play & sing neon at the same time

that takes talent.

he has some good songs.

[evvo_gc_fan]

love the trios album

[thejester]

agree w/ mattypretends, this is extremely old news. for all you john mayer sucks people out there, give his new stuff a listen, yes his old stuff is quite smooth poppy but give this a listen. if there are any hendrix fans listen to mayer's "wait untill tommorow" cover....wow. anyways give his new stuff a listen if you like blues from stevie to clapton

[whhlives]

i'm not even reading the story. F*** John Mayer! I could say more, but that's enough, to hell with him and his trio.

[wingedgopher]

this is really old news, although john mayer trio is amazing. the guy above me is a dick.

[sashki]

whhlives wrote:

i'm gay.

If you don't like him, don't read news about him and don't write about him.

[Trip272]

It sounds really bland and boring. I have no reason to hate john mayar although he has been known to target that 'teenage girls' demographic. Whatever works I guess.

[sonixon]

Umm

Old news....

[MeatPuppets22]

Thats some bad songwriting Kyle.

[Diabolic Clown]

A really great musician, should be amazing.

[Nick-182]

interesting.... the news today sucks lol

i hate you fv.2000

[vantage4]

this is old news, but i've gotta say mayer's recent change in attitude toward the type of music he wants to play is awesome. i've heard he's got the talent, and from an interview i read he sounds really into getting a blues/rock trio regardless of what his fan base is into. anyway, it should be interesting.

[utsapp89]

This is news?

[applax]

i really want to hear this CD its supposed to be a lot of blues and rock and he is a great guitarist so it should be awsome

[daniellenser]

alright. i have this cd, and the guitar playing is NOT amazing. it is quite good, but in the cd insert, the trio is compared to cream, jimi hendrix experience, and srv + double trouble. he DOES NOT compare with Stevie Ray Vaughan. In terms of musicality, originality, emotion, and shear ability, Vaughan blew him away. I think that people hear mayers music on the radio, which is not very challenging at all, and then hear this cd, and find out he is actually a great guitar player. a great guitar player, NOT a hendrix, clapton, or SRV

[Spade_SanosukeX]

I heard a song by them and surprisingly its good.

[Epiphany]

I'll agree with you^^ about the not a hendrix or srv. But please come down off your clapton is God grafitti high. Clapton is great but he is no hendrix or srv either. And id put beck and page above clapton anyday. Esp. since clapton hasnt wrote a decent *guitar* song in the past 15 years. But to get back on topic, mayer is a great guitar player and he deserves everything he gets, not a fan of his voice but were talking about guitars here and not singing.

[dead_kennedy]

top notch muscian, happy to see him getting along

[Bluejay451]

Good guitarist, though his playing has never amazed me. The music is good, though, and I like his voice when its applied right. His tone is pretty awful though, to me at least. Very bland and hollow.

[rageandlove04]

Nick-182 wrote:

interesting.... the news today sucks lol

i hate you fv.2000

So i suppose a "Blink 182 Plans to Reunite" headline would do it for you?

This news is old as hell. I got the new disc for Christmas. It's not insane or incredibly inventive, but it is quite enjoyable to listen to. Also, it's good music from a modern artist...even if it's old news as far as originality goes it's still good music. I'd much rather hear a good Pink Floyd cover band that half the modern rock stuff on the radio these days. Just my take.

[lalalama2]

uhh nick 182 and fv.2000 u should like stop posting on this site b/c everyone hates u and want to rape u

[schecterman09]

Good Stuff. Good Blues playing. I like it.

[schecterman09]

Good Stuff. Good blues playing. I like it.

[stringmagician]

hes a pretty great singer/guitar player. while hes no Hendrix/SRV/Clapton he may be almost there in a few years

though some people think hes bland, you need to actually listen to him to figure it out, hes a helluva songwriter

[xmrchainsawx]

Dyuha wrote:
Have you ever heard Mayer's music? I doubt... Because your mind is open only for Spears and Pam Anderson.

Well, I cant speak for the person who you said this too, I can say that I have heard Mayer's music.

Its shit. They call this album a blues album, and it isnt. Its crap is what it is. If you want true blues, look to Muddy Waters or Buddy Guy.

Fuck Mayer.

[loyd]

he's great.. i like his kinda music.

[Rivers]

john mayer is probably making a lot of money these days, too bad he cant spend that money to go and buy some talent.

[Jearl]

xmrchainsawx..have you heard hisnewalbum?

[EmO_RuleZ!!]

yeah this is old news.

[Spade_SanosukeX]

Rivers wrote:

john mayer is probably making a lot of money these days, too bad he cant spend that money to go and buy some talent.

You basically said your an idiot. If he's making money he then that means he does have talent but obviously your a loser who judges bands and shit before you actually hear 3 songs by them.

[The Master Plan]

fv.2000 wrote:

sucks

Actually he is a very good guitarist and to the people that saud he sucks your probably the people still trying to play greenday songs. Also this is kind of old news.

[epy]

This news is very old indeed. I am pretty disgusted with the bias people have towards John Mayer. His old stuff although a bit on the pop side was still very good. His new album Try is all blues and all great talent. Both the Drummer and Bass player work well with John. And for xmrchainsawx if you actually looked at the CD, you would have read that during his off time before this live CD he played with Buddy Guy and learned from him.

[epy]

xmrchainsawx if you indeed looked at this new blues cd, you would have learned that he played with Buddy Guy during the period before this live show. This CD is very blues and i would recommend picking it up.

[zondo317]

once again we all know this is old news.. but i love how hes bringing back a blues feel to modern music!

[mustiebalzak]

I'm sorry!!! that's all I have to say to you all.

[Edgeworth08]

I've listened to Try many times and I must say i wasn't a fan of John Mayer before listening to it. My friend tried to convince me that he is a good guitarist but I never bothered listening to him. I must say I am very impressed at how he can pull off a great blues sound but he still makes his music accessible to a wide range of people, from blues fans to the "teeny boppers". For the comment that this isn't blues, I agree that it's not all blues but that doesn't mean it's not good. People really should widen their variety of music they listen to and realize that there is more good music out there. I'm constantly listening to new artists and finding more and more that I like. Another thing I might add is how artists are compared to other people like this was compared to Jimi Hendrix and whatnot. Don't think this means he's gonna be exactly like the person they're compared with, because I find if you expect somebody to sound like another person you'll be dissapointed. Remember that they have to have their own unique addition to the music or else they're just gonna be a copy.

[joshsirjoshules]

JDMII:
who cares!

I care, once again, *******.

Anyways, John Mayer is doing very well now he's reinvented himself. What I can't stand is everyone acting so suprised about his reinvention. If you listen to his other albums, the blues influences are littered throughout those albums. He's a very skilled guitarist, he may be the Clapton of our generation.

[I Walk Alone]

He's pretty good...but I still like Vai and Satriani better.

[greeneggs'n'ham]

Trip272 wrote:

It sounds really bland and boring. I have no reason to hate john mayar although he has been known to target that 'teenage girls' demographic. Whatever works I guess.

the trio is blues, actually.

the man is amazing, hats off.

[greeneggs'n'ham]

dead_kennedy wrote:

top notch muscian, happy to see him getting along

i second that.

sorry about the double post.

[sheldenda]

Isn't it kinda ironic that every pro John Mayer posts have at least one full paragraph full of why they like it, what's in it, and what makes it great and every post against John is something like "Shitty", "Fuck John Mayer", and "He's Gay" with no reason or explanation. I fully understand not "feeling" something, but give music a try before you bash it. Ignorance.

[rhoades4ever]

John mayer is a great blues guitarist

[RedGibsonSG]

He can shred. He has been on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, and VH1 had a special of his a few years back. Mofo be good.

[xmrchainsawx]

Jearl wrote:

xmrchainsawx..have you heard hisnewalbum?

The Blues album? Or the Solo album?

Because Ive heard the Blues album. Wasnt fond of it in the least. As for the solo album, if there is a new one, then no.

[bambi_slaughter]

i dont really liek him all that much but he is talented and a respect his skill

[RHDIII]

i think the john mayer trio will be a great fresh breath of air for main stream rock. And we all know what the breath of fresh air is from

[stringmagician]

Rivers wrote:

john mayer is probably making a lot of money these days, too bad he cant spend that money to go and buy some talent.

i would have overlooked this if your name wasn't rivers

i'd like to think weezer fans weren't such ignorant douchebags

p.s. RHDIII, i dont have a clue what that breath of air is from, enlighten me

[Zoso68]

could be cool...hes got some talent, and looking at his bandmates history i see they have a lot of talent...i hope this turns out good

[lilteusch]

hes an awsome bluese guitarist. i have the CD and its awsome.

[stringmagician]

Rivers wrote:

john mayer is probably making a lot of money these days, too bad he cant spend that money to go and buy some talent.

ya know, i would have overlooked that if your name wasn't rivers

i'd like to think weezer fans weren't such ignorant douchebags

p.s. RDHIII, i have no idea what that breath of fresh air is from, enlighten me

[ski-bum]

i like his style and voicce he just needs to change it up a bit

[ski-bum]

his songs sound similar but none-the-less good

[AcrosstheTracks]

I heard he played with SRV's old double trouble rythem section, and he did quite well. I also heard he studied blues/jazz guitar in college or something, but who knows. Either way, he's not a bad guitarist or songwriter at all, though not really my style of music.

[sral76]

Man is this guy overrated, and dont give me that "You've never lisened to his music" bullshit. I have. It sucks. He has a terrible voice and an equally terrible guitar tone. He is just plain horrible. The blues should be wild and bold and full of soul, not limpy and weak

[ZEiNDEiN]

who the hell is john mayer?

[wootlooops]

sral76:
He has a terrible voice and an equally terrible guitar tone. He is just plain horrible. The blues should be wild and bold and full of soul, not limpy and weak

I agree with you there, his tone really is horrible. His tone is so low that the drums and bass drown out his playing. I did like the hendrix cover, and hes got some pretty good riffs in 2 of his other songs on this CD.

[axeslinger0u812]

I had heard from numerous people who are quite respected in the guitar circles around town that this cd was awesome, and I don't know...he would occasionally play some really great stuff, and then just stop. I understand being tastefully reserved in a blues setting, but when you can rip up a hendrix song pretty convincingly, why not do a little more damage in your own songs? I found the cd to be maybe a good first look at the band, but I hope he plays with more fire on the next cd. No doubt he has chops, but not really my cuppa tea.

[wabusy33]

John mayer was gay and he always will be no matter what type of music he plays. What will be next for him after the trio, heavy metal? rofl

[sheldenda]

the above post proves my point

[wabusy33]

lol, I just think he's gay. I honestly do. I'll admit he's a good guitar player but i just think his music sucks and he seems like the type of guy who belongs in a boy band. Cause he's gay.

[mustiebalzak]

didn't he do "your body is a wonderland"?

[redhotsexmagic]

he did play on chapelles show...gotta give him some street credit for that(whatever the hell thats supposed to mean)...he does right some homo esque music but hes still pretty good

[StratRat13]

xmrchainsawx wrote:

Dyuha wrote:
Have you ever heard Mayer's music? I doubt... Because your mind is open only for Spears and Pam Anderson.


Well, I cant speak for the person who you said this too, I can say that I have heard Mayer's music.

Its shit. They call this album a blues album, and it isnt. Its crap is what it is. If you want true blues, look to Muddy Waters or Buddy Guy.

Fuck Mayer.

I'm a big fan of Buddy Guy and Muddy, but if you think you are talkin about "REAL" blues, you have to go back to guys like Robert Johnson or Son House, obviously you haven't explored the blues very deeply.

[ILIKEMUSICALOT]

John Mayor is a great guitarist for this day and age. He has a nice voice too. If you can't like him, at least give him the respect he deserves, he's good.

[Tedrick]

My grandmother is neighbors with his mom

[f1sk]

Sure he can play the guitar. Nothing that totally amazes me or anything like that. He comes up with some cool stuff, but I doubt people will look back on him and be like "oooh wow look at all the things mayer did for guitar"

[LPmarty]

For the one who says this is shit, have you ever heard is solo for the song 'covered and rain' in the album' any given thursday' This is in my top 5 of best solo i've ever heard

[domesticllama]

xmrchainsawx-You talk about blues and muddy waters/buddy guy?? John Mayer and Buddy Guy have played together before. Just because the style of blues has changed, doesn't mean that its not blues. Music evolves over time. Even Buddy himself has more than one playing style.

Granted JM is no SRV. But for his age, he is a great song writer and guitarist. If you have ever watched Eric Claptons Guitar Festival you would know this. Not only is the DVD filled with amazing performances from the likes of Clapton, Santana, Buddy and others, but John Mayer gets the last song on the DVD. He performs City Love, but solo's for a great deal of time before this. Its not a prefabricated solo. Its improv, as I've seen him do the same song live in other places and it is different. And all the people who say he sucks, we all know he is much better than you are and you're just jealous.

One more thing. There is a great cover of "The Wind Cries Mary" by Mayer floating around. He's only getting better

[domesticllama]

wootlooops wrote:

sral76:
He has a terrible voice and an equally terrible guitar tone. He is just plain horrible. The blues should be wild and bold and full of soul, not limpy and weak

I agree with you there, his tone really is horrible. His tone is so low that the drums and bass drown out his playing. I did like the hendrix cover, and hes got some pretty good riffs in 2 of his other songs on this CD.

I think you need some new speakers, cause I don't have a problem hearing him at all...

[xmrchainsawx]

StratRat13 wrote:

xmrchainsawx wrote:

Dyuha wrote:
Have you ever heard Mayer's music? I doubt... Because your mind is open only for Spears and Pam Anderson.


Well, I cant speak for the person who you said this too, I can say that I have heard Mayer's music.

Its shit. They call this album a blues album, and it isnt. Its crap is what it is. If you want true blues, look to Muddy Waters or Buddy Guy.

Fuck Mayer.

I'm a big fan of Buddy Guy and Muddy, but if you think you are talkin about "REAL" blues, you have to go back to guys like Robert Johnson or Son House, obviously you haven't explored the blues very deeply.

No, Ive explored plenty. I own the Robert Johnson Complete Works CD's, as for Son House, I havent been able to find anything. But I mean around today, that still happen to be recording, but your right.

[IlIk2plygUItAr]

You can't really tell from his acoustic poppy stuff but he is a really talented player.

[thefinalcut]

True, he's not another Clapton, Hendrix or Vaughn but why would you expect him to be? Don't listen to the hype. He's better than most guitarist who play shitty pop/"rock". He's underestimated because of his pop career. I not reallt in his style of blues/jazz but I respect the Trio.

[Rippleseeker]

It's a blues trio, why is everyone expecting metal solos?

[Mik3_D]

Maybe he can play but John Mayer is a pussy and the music he plays is lame. The only ones who like him are wussy men and females.

[R.RHOADS IS GOD]

DONT LIKE THEM

BUT ILL ADMIT IT THAT JOHN MAYOR HAS TALENT

[black_fire_137]

Hmm. You are all so hostile. It's quite amusing, really. John Mayer is supposed to sound like: Clapton? No. Hendrix? No. SRV? No. He is supposed to sound like John Mayer. Besides all that, bear in mind that everyone has different tastes and preferences, and doing so does not make them gay, or stupid, or wussy men, or anything else.

Mayer is a twenty-something singer/guitarist who writes some of his own songs. Most of the ones he doesn't actually write still bear his name as the author because that's the way the arrangements are made with his songwriters (This info from John's TV show). That doesn't mean he has to fit some stereotype that any of us invents for him. He can do what he pleases with his music -- that's what music, ESPECIALLY the blues, is all about.

I like all of John's stuff, including the TRY! album. I also like DMB, Velvet Revolver, Aerosmith, Steve Vai, SRV, pre-2000 Green Day, J.S. Bach, the Offspring, Linkin Park, the Doobie Brothers, Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Beethoven, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sonicflood, Semisonic, Pavlovsky, Train, Matchbox 20, Ray Charles, Buddy Guy, W.A. Mozart, Rich Mullins, Randy Newman, Sly and the Family Stone, The Commodores, Sam and Dave, Wynton Marsalis, Wilson Pickett, B.B. King, Mussorgsky, and so many other artists and composers, both living and deceased, that it might take a ream of paper to type them up and print them.

I mentioned all that simply to make this point: If you don't have a diverse, even eclectic taste in music, and if you haven't ever studied any music history, even contemporary, you should before judging artists. It's one thing to say that you don't enjoy an artist or that you don't like a style of music -- as that's an opinion. But to say that a musician has no talent just because he/she doesn't sound like every other musici

[micthedreamer]

it's not about playing absolutely like somebody.. he sure is no SRV or Hendrix.. he's John Mayer.. just playing his own stuff.. that's what musicians do.

[AndyBabb]

Rivers wrote:

john mayer is probably making a lot of money these days, too bad he cant spend that money to go and buy some talent.


Where did you study music again? John Mayer went to Berkely for a bit. But yeah, you probably know way more about music than he does. Hey! Maybe YOU should form a band. You could tour the country and make milions of dollars! I mean....John Mayer did it, right? And he's not very talented at all!! Nope.....no talent. I guess that signature Fender guitar were mistakes. I'm pretty sure it's NOT that hard to have your own Fender. I mean, YOU can do it, right? YOU seem to know awful lot about talent and the likes. I bet you can play ALL John Mayer's songs and sing them too. Wow...you're such an amazingly talented person. Much more so than that crappy John Mayer. Will you come give me a private concert rendition of "Your Body Is A Wonderland"?

[guildplayer]

for all you people that dont like mayer, he could probably hit up more babes in one night than you could in 2 years. theres no comback to that.

[jms122589]

ok...all of you saying john mayer sucks this and that, and he's no SRV or Hendrix...come on...i dont think you guys will be happy untill SRV and Hendrix come back to live and record an album with bach and jesus. and who ever compaired him to Vai and Satch...seriusly...no really? can i compair your eric clapton to Satch or Vai? before you guys start talking and acting like you know your shit and are the end end all be all of music critics why dont you just sit back and listen, and start critisizing....noobs.

[Boompieper]

black_fire_137 wrote:

Mayer is a twenty-something singer/guitarist who writes some of his own songs. Most of the ones he doesn't actually write still bear his name as the author because that's the way the arrangements are made with his songwriters (This info from John's TV show).

You mean you actually believe Richard Marx writes some of his songs?