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Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles | 
| Artist: John Mayer
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 1733
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.2
MPN: 722665
UPC: 886972266527
EAN: 0886972266527
ASIN: B0019IB26I
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Neon - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Stop This Train - Mayer, John (2) | | • | In Your Atmosphere - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Daughters - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Free Fallin' - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Every Day I Have The Blues - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Wait Until Tomorrow - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Who Did You Think I Was - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Come When I Call - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Good Love Is On The Way - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Out Of My Mind - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Vultures - Mayer, John Trio | | • | Bold As Love - Mayer, John Trio |
Disc 2
| • | Waiting On The World To Change - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Why Georgia - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Heart Of Life - Mayer, John (2) | | • | I Don't Need No Doctor - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Gravity - Mayer, John (2) | | • | I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You) - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Belief - Mayer, John (2) | | • | I'm Gonna Find Another You - Mayer, John (2) | | • | Belief - Mayer, John (2) | | • | I'm Gonna Find Another You - Mayer, John (2) |
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Excellent July 18, 2008
Zuronix (UK)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a truly excellent album. THe acoustic sets are superb and show John Mayer off as the brilliant guitarist that he is. The trio sets and in deed some of the full band songs sound very much like Jimmie Vaughan. It is excellent, the songs are his best, from all previous album, but live. The small twiddly bits between/ leading into songs are very good and original. I would definitely recommend this any day to anyone who like rock, blues or jazz.(I mostly listen to metal by Mayer is the Jazz man that I like, he is a shinning example for all those in his genre) *****. Buy it.
Not just for the blues buff July 7, 2008
Big Jim (London, UK)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the first I have heard of John Mayer and I am very impressed indeed. An advantage of such live albums is that you get a sense of immediacy which, with a singer/songwriter working mainly at the blues end of the spectrum, can often be lost in the confines of a studio. In this case Mayer clearly connects well with his audience and by splitting his perfomance into three distinct styles he shows off a wide repertoire of skills.
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br /The first section is solo acoustic, very much in the style of a typical singer songwriter, with songs on the folk/blues borderline typified by a version of Tom Petty's Freefalling which is really rather good. Mayer's husky voice and exemplary guitar playing remind me a bit of Kelly Joe Phelps without the slide guitar.
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br /The second section of disc one is performed as a trio, and allows Mayer to rock out a bit, very much in the style of Hendrix (there are a couple of covers) this is still rooted in the blues with a hint of jazz thrown in.
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br /The whole of the second disc is performed by the John Mayer band and is not the rock wig out I was expecting. Covering a variety of styles and songs my immediate thought was that it was most like John Hiatt overall, with a hint of brass here and there, a mellow fuzzy guitar style and a fair bit of funk and gentle soul. For me the standout track of this disc and indeed the album is Slow dancing in a burning room, which is a Thin Lizzyesque ballad which is ended by a couple of minutes of twin guitar soaring and tumbling, very much in the manner of Gorham and Robertson.
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br /Overall a fine introduction to this artist which has encouraged me to seek out the back catalogue.
Can it ever get any better? October 15, 2008
M. J. McCabe (Nottinghamshire, England)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am no stranger to reviewing material by John Mayer and I know that sometimes I can come over as evangelical in my praise, but how else can you describe such an immense talent?
br /The SRV analogies are bound to resonate through other reviews, and I'm sure the talented Mr M would not baulk at the comparison. However, when a 'white man plays the blues', these analogies are all too easy to use and this takes away from the originality of John Mayer's skills as a songwriter. 'Stop This Train' is the most powerful song with the most simple delivery that I have heard, and is a song which, in its live format, I often find I'm too sensitive to listen to. I am fortunate to have seen him live on two occasions, but have only seen him perform this song on the first. I almost didn't want him to do it - it feels too personal to share with thousands of others (like having your mind read by perfect strangers) and his delivery on this album moves me to tears. Quite how he can get through it, baring his soul, I do not know. But I'm very grateful that he does.
br /This is essentially three live sets for the price of one. His accoustic set is sheer virtuosity, the Trio is, well, The Trio and the band set gives you all that you expect when you think John Mayer. He seems to have no specific genre - how can you compare a song like 'Neon' to 'Slow Dancing In a Burning Room' and then throw in interpretations of the likes of 'I Don't Need No Doctor'? His appeal is so broad as to attract fawning girl fans and middle-aged male guitar afficianados alike (I fall somewhere in between!). I had considered Continuum to be his magnum opus, and couldn't imagine that he could make a better-sounding cd. Happily, I was wrong, and he continues to push my buttons (all of them). Long may it continue.
JOHN MAYER IN ALL HIS MUSIC FORMS=live magic December 11, 2008
P. Clack (WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE United Kingdom)
John Mayer is one of the best singer/guitarists around and this fabulous live double album proves that abundantly.Disc 1 has a remarkable acoustic set that leaves you wanting more,then a set of mainly electric based blues with the trio Steve Jordan and Pino Palledino (that is some trio)and again you just want more.Then the 2nd disc is his full band ,this is so rich in quality and variation,the musicianship quite superb makes this release one of the very best you'll hear in a very long time (it's also available in DVD format to enjoy watching it as well).So get out there get this album into your collection,one I guarantee you'll play over and over again.
amazing March 1, 2009
C. Mayall (North Wales)
amazing cd if you like john mayer this is the cd to buy, or even if uve never listened to his music i recommend this, its easy to listen to and his guitar playing is superb.
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