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Album Review: 'Try! John Mayer Trio Live in Concert' - John Mayer Trio
Nov 26, 2005, 2:56 GMT
Longtime listeners have seen it coming: it was only a matter of time before John Mayer dropped the pop star pretense and proved he could really bring it. Chalk it up to one too many Dave Matthews comparisons, or the cupcake-sweet residue stuck to his image after the success of "Your Body Is a Wonderland"--but something convinced Mayer it was time to take him game to the next level. ...more
There is no 'Your Body Is a Wonderland' in this current incarnation of John Mayer.
The jazz-trained artist celebrates his roots on this collection of songs he took on the road this fall with drummer Steve Jordan and bassist Pino Palladino. The result is a heavily blues- and jam-based effort with an incongruous adult contemporary feel. On cuts like 'Who Did You Think I Was' and a cover of Jimi Hendrix`s 'Wait Until Tomorrow,' Mayer`s voice resembles Stevie Ray Vaughan`s in all its non-offensive arches. As a guitarist, Mayer spreads his wings with 'Out of My Mind' and a version of Ray Charles` 'I Got a Woman.'
While 'Try!' is brimming with talent, it`s not consistently compelling, with slow, grown-up numbers like 'Gravity' weighing the generally congenial album down.
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