Written
July 1, 2008
John Mayer: Where the Light Is
A concert movie, it covers John's career with the different instruments/genre/band members, starting with acoustic, moving to the bluesy John Mayer Trio, then onto the larger rock and blues ensemble. The CD/DVD/Blue Ray version will have more songs and features.
The music was great, especially the Trio set. I have seen all the band member configurations, and some of the songs were stock performances, and some were outrageously brilliant. Guitar god indeed. There wasn't much onstage banter, so if you're hoping for a good rant, you might be disappointed, unless there is something on the commercial video.
The interview parts were boring. John is very self-aware, so he knew exactly what he wanted to say, and it was pretty much self-involved.
Bandmates were mentioned occasionally, but not emphasized, which is a shame. Dela, the long-haired base player, is no longer with John and Katie, the IT/fan coordinator, is gone also. They will both be sorely missed by the fans.
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