Similarly, by putting "'Who Do You Think I Was," "Vultures," and his inspired take on Jimi Hendrix's "Bold as Love" in the middle electric trio section, Mayer builds the energy of the concert, perfectly setting up the pop/blues cornucopia of the final large ensemble set. That said, for fans of Mayer the songwriter, you really can't lose, as the guy is hard-pressed to come up with a bad song, and tracks like the fan favorite "Daughters" and the bittersweet "Stop This Train" really benefit from the acoustic reading Mayer gives them here. It should be noted that the concert is also available on DVD and Blu-ray, where you get see each band and appreciate the diversity among the ensembles. However, segmenting this concert into such specific aesthetic sounds loses some of the diverse flow a Mayer concert usually has. Generally, the conceit works and the concert does shine a light, so to speak, on Mayer's virtuosic musical chops. Essentially, the concert is designed to showcase Mayer's ability to move from melodic soft rock and pop to folky solo numbers and rockin' blues.
As such, the evening works as a nice representation of Mayer's work beginning with the 2003 album Heavier Things and continuing through his creative reinvention as a modern electric blues artist with 2005's Try! John Mayer Trio Live in Concert and finally his smash Grammy-winning 2006 effort, Continuum. We’ve watching Ariana Grande walk on ceilings and hang on ladders in “No Tears Left To Cry.” We’ve watched Christina Aguilera and Demi Lovato fight back at the patriarchy in “Fall in Line.” We’ve watched Donald Glover depict an illustration of our divided country in “This Is America.” Somehow, “New Light” is a breath of fresh, albeit bizarre, air.Recorded at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles finds singer/songwriter and guitarist John Mayer performing in three different band settings: acoustic trio, electric trio, and large ensemble. In an age where music videos matter again in terms of turning a song into a hit, it’s interesting to see Mayer go so far off in the other direction of his contemporaries. Even though he’s got a self-proclaimed summer bop on his hands in “New Light,” he opted to present the song to the public with a visual reliant on comedy in place of the typical label-mandated glossy mini-movie. Link: /uqRkhQZTnOīy way of taking the “less is more” approach, Mayer wound up with a “more is more” mess that could either turn listeners tired of his antics off or earn a laugh from those willing to accept the in-your-face irony. (MUSIC INDUSTRY amirite?) So I went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos. I needed to make a video for New Light but nobody could agree on a budget. That can’t be completely true, but the final product sure does fit the bill. (MUSIC INDUSTRY amirite?) So I went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos.” While premiering the new video, Mayer also issued an equally ridiculous explanation for the parade of strange fans were about to witness: “I needed to make a video for “New Light” but nobody could agree on a budget. The newest entry in his videography takes the “less is more” approach a little too literally, and it’s actually the right kind of weird. You guessed it: John Mayer’s in the mood to troll. He goes full ’80s for glamour shots in the sky and waves to himself in a desert plain with a zebra. Well, with the release of the music video for his latest single “New Light,” that could all change.įeaturing exclusively green screened visuals, Mayer sings along to “New Light” in a hoodie and sweatpants over backdrops of Paris, a freeway, and other locations you might find on Photo Booth. He’s more known for his inhuman skill on the guitar than accompanying his music with unmissable videos that grab hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
When you think of John Mayer, if you think of him at all, you probably don’t recall his music videos. You’re going to see John Mayer in a new light as the singer-songwriter goes hilariously rogue in his music video for New Light.
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