The Village Sessions Review

Release Date: Dec 12, 2006
Label: Sony-BMG
Genres: Rock
Number Of Tracks: 6
With the exception of the Ben Harper track, this was recorded in one day at the Village Recorder in LA.

Sound:	10
Lyrics:	10
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	10
Users rating:	9.5
Comments:	28

overall: 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 23, 2007

Sound: With this amazing acoustic record, John Mayer shows that he is one of our generation's greatest musicians. The sound on this album is amazing. He completely re-does each song and makes it as if you are listening to something brand new. The record is great, and I reccomend it for anyone who enjoys listening to great guitar. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: As always, Mayer plays with words like some of us would with ourselves. The lyrics are great and match the music perfectly. The mood of each song is set perfectly with each word. Every time you hear one of the songs you find yourself asking where Mayer comes up with this stuff. Truly a great lyrisist, and it is displayed in The Village Sessions. // 10

Impression: The Village Sessions is a great companion to Continuum that came out last year. The record's acoustic versions cannot compare to the Continuum versions. Mayer's acoustic guitar rivals some of the greatest to ever play. He truly is one of today's best musicians. This is definitely not your little sister's John Mayer, but even she would say his music's moving in the right direction. // 10

Comments

[macfries]

cool record.

[grunger]

yep.

[The Fiddler]

SLight maturing from his pop balads, but still think he should ditch his main fanbase (mostly teenaged girls) and pursue his own genre (which he proclaimed to be more bluesy). HIs covers for Hendrix and SRV are amazing....but I can't stand the fact that writes pop for revenue.

[Jess Burner]

He is the new clapton.

[Original Fire]

he's great but there will never be another clapton.

[tasty licks]

As always, Mayer plays with words like some of us would with ourselves

so then I can expect the climax of each song to happen in under 30 seconds? i'm not buying this cd

[godofthemoon]

the first three tracks aren't anything special but "Good love is on the way" and on are all uber amazing I want the tabs really bad, heck maybe I'll just tab it myself this time...

[justin_fraser]

Hmm, ive never heard of this cd. I have all of his other cds/dvds and they are amazing. Maybe I will pick this up if I see it.

And ya this guy has some pop stuff thats on the radio but thats just because the record producers just want money so they put out the most radio friendly song. If you look at most all good artists, the singles they release suck compared to the rest of the cd.

[Retribution]

justin_fraser wrote:
And ya this guy has some pop stuff thats on the radio but thats just because the record producers just want money so they put out the most radio friendly song. If you look at most all good artists, the singles they release suck compared to the rest of the cd.

The record producer has nothing to do with what song is released as a single... The record company will do all that. Maybe some input from the artist, depending on the label and band.

[paul87]

he's a great guitarist, but continuum went back to his poppy, girly ways and I was disappointed

[Zuka]

Beautiful musice, beautiful man.

[Zuka]

^ Thats music.

[stuman]

no he isnt the new clapton but he is still one of the better guitarists that have emerged in the last 15 years. and is better live than recorded. just watch the crossroads festival fu**ing amazing

chECKED.

[tilleking]

Love him.

[oskilavs]

great.. better.. he's good

[jigamuf]

And he will be around for a long time which is amazing to see where he can challenge other guitarists.

[strong_wizard]

So good

[justin_fraser]

Just got this the day that I saw him live. Truly amazing.

[paultje]

Continuum pop???? first of all, pop isn't a genre when you think about it. It just means that the music is accessable to a large audience. And this is by far the least poppy album john has made so far, it's very soulful and bluesy. His covering Hendrix, not Nsync...

The EP is incredible... Slow dancing is so good acoustic and they're like totally different songs.

Later

[heisjew]

"John Mayer is the next Eric Clapton"

-Eric Clapton



"John Mayer? That guy could blow almost any of today's guitarists away."

-Slash



I would say that John Mayer has a pretty damn good idea what he's doing. This album is fabulous. I love it and always find something new in the music every time I listen to it.

[phat104u]

This album is amazing, and is basically the sister album to Continuum. I've dubbed it acoustic crack. And btw, Continuum is hardly poppy (excluding Track 1). Vultures and Gravity go back to the JMT CD, and listen to "Slow Dancing" and "Belief". Blues.

[DukeofSquier]

but I can't stand the fact that writes pop for revenue

If I got paid as much as he does to write crappy pop songs...I'd do it in a second, screw college

[dbabb42]

what harper track did he do?

[philfie]

paul87 wrote:

he's a great guitarist, but continuum went back to his poppy, girly ways and I was disappointed

what do you mean? other than try album and the live jm trio contiuum was way more blues influenced than room for sqrs or that pathetic heavier things, and some of the songs from continuum came from his work with jm trio

[Adyson88]

I still don't understand how some of you think that he is still writing "poppy" stuff. Have you listened to Continuum at all or have you assumed he still is? He sings songs about the stubborness of beliefs and how they can sometimes lead to tragedy like war (Belief), the crisis that comes from growing up (Stop This Train), and even the bounce-back from an apparent strong, emotional relationship (In Repair, I'm Gonna Find Another You, Dreaming With A Broken Heart). Those are all greatly blue influenced unlike his older "poppy" stuff. I think that he has taken a huge step in his career with Continuum and the Village Sessions. This CD is a great buy for anyone who likes great musicianship with amazing lyrics. For all of you who hated, Your Body Is A Wonderland era John Mayer will find a completely new person and style on this record. Its my favorite album in my collection at the moment and has been for a very long time.

[deanosaurx]

who the hell cares if his shit is on the radio? waiting on the world to change is an amazing song and anyone who says that its any more "poppy" than the rest of the album is out of their mind. like it or not, he's a pop artist, and unlike many pop artists, he is popular because he is good at what he does.

[deanosaurx]

also remember, being a musician is his JOB. so let me know next time youre offered to do something at work for a lot of money and you dont want to do it because you dont want to be a sellout.