Where the Light Is coincides with Mayer’s release of his third studio, Continuum. This is what makes Where the Light Is so important in Mayer’s career. Mayer commands the stage, showing why he’s considered one of the great performers of our generation. This is where we get to see Mayer at his best, playing and enjoying the songs that made him a household name. Mayer takes the stage for one last time to play some of his classic tracks like, ‘Why Georgia’, ‘Waiting on the World to Change’, and my personal favourite, ‘Belief’. Lastly, with the third and final segment, the “full band set”, we return to John Mayer as “the superstar”. King impression and displays his mastery of the genre with various originals and covers. During this segment of the concert, Mayer gives us his best B.B. Consisting of two of Mayer’s travelling bandmates, the John Mayer Trio is a departure from Mayer’s usual pop-rock style. His blues band, the John Mayer Trio, join him on stage. The concert then transitions into what Mayer calls his “blues set”.
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Most musicians wouldn’t dare do this without the backing of a full band, but it’s a testament to Mayer’s confidence, and ability, that he not only attempted this, but pulled it off. Here, he intended to showcase his guitar skills. Three different sides of John Mayer.įilmed in Los Angeles, Mayer starts the concert with his “acoustic set” – 4 original songs, followed by a cover of Tom Petty’s ‘Free Fallin’. Released in 2008, concurrently with the DVD of the same name, Where the Light Is is a two-and-a-half hour journey through Mayer’s world. Luckily, “John from Connecticut” got that chance with his DVD/live album release Where the Light Is. A man who wanted to share his heart, soul, and music with as many people as he could.
However, before Mayer reached his status as one of pop/rock/blues fusion’s biggest icons, he was just “John from Connecticut”. Since then, Mayer’s star has risen to extraordinary heights, winning seven Grammy awards and charting numerous times on Billboard’s Hot 100. John Mayer has been music’s soft rock icon since he burst onto the scene with his critically acclaimed debut Room for Squares in 2001.
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