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Recorded at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California, 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. 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. 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. Generally, the conceit works and the concert does shine a light, so to speak, on Mayer's virtuosic musical chops. However, segmenting this concert into such specific aesthetic sounds loses some of the diverse flow a Mayer concert usually has. 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. 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. 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. Beginning with the hit "'Waiting on the World to Change," Mayer's last set (on disc two) is really the set most fans will gravitate toward, as it finds Mayer and his backing group of stellar sideman diving headlong into such soulful numbers as "Why Georgia" and "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)," while also making room for such bluesy nuggets as his Stevie Ray Vaughan-inspired reworking of the Ray Charles hit "I Don't Need No Doctor" (a number heard on John Scofield's That's What I Say with Mayer as guest). Admittedly sprawling and ambitious, Where the Light Is is nonetheless a dynamic showcase for Mayer, who never fails to shine.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Clay Cook, Composer - Clay Cook, Lyricist - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeffrey Lynne, Composer - Jeffrey Lynne, Lyricist - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Thomas Earl Petty, Composer - Thomas Earl Petty, Lyricist
(P) 2008 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - P. Chaiman, Composer - P. Chaiman, Lyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - Jimi Hendrix, Composer - Jimi Hendrix, Lyricist - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - Jimi Hendrix, Composer - Jimi Hendrix, Lyricist - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Pino Palladino, Composer - Steve Jordan, Composer - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Pino Palladino, Composer - Pino Palladino, Lyricist - Steve Jordan, Composer - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Jordan, Lyricist - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - Jimi Hendrix, Composer - Jimi Hendrix, Lyricist - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - J. Armstead, Composer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - N. Ashford, Composer - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards - V. Simpson, Composer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - Joe Rock, Composer - Joe Rock, Lyricist - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Otis Redding, Composer - Otis Redding, Lyricist - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards - Zelma Redding, Composer - Zelma Redding, Lyricist
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
BOB REYNOLDS, Soprano Saxophone - BOB REYNOLDS, Tenor Saxophone - Brad Mason, Flugelhorn - Brad Mason, Trumpet - Chad Franscoviak, Mixing Engineer - Chad Franscoviak, Producer - David LaBruyere, Bass - David Ryan Harris, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Electric Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Tambourine - Ed Cherney, Recording Engineer - Ian Charbonneau, Engineer - JJ Johnson, Drums - Jeremy Underwood, Mixing Engineer - John Mayer, Composer - John Mayer, Guitar - John Mayer, Lyricist - John Mayer, Performer - John Mayer, Vocal - Martin Pradler, Mixing Engineer - Pino Palladino, Bass - Robbie McIntosh, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Robbie McIntosh, Dobro - Robbie McIntosh, Electric Guitar - Steve Jordan, Drums - Steve Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Tim Bradshaw, Keyboards
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Recorded at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California, 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. 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. 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. Generally, the conceit works and the concert does shine a light, so to speak, on Mayer's virtuosic musical chops. However, segmenting this concert into such specific aesthetic sounds loses some of the diverse flow a Mayer concert usually has. 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. 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. 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. Beginning with the hit "'Waiting on the World to Change," Mayer's last set (on disc two) is really the set most fans will gravitate toward, as it finds Mayer and his backing group of stellar sideman diving headlong into such soulful numbers as "Why Georgia" and "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)," while also making room for such bluesy nuggets as his Stevie Ray Vaughan-inspired reworking of the Ray Charles hit "I Don't Need No Doctor" (a number heard on John Scofield's That's What I Say with Mayer as guest). Admittedly sprawling and ambitious, Where the Light Is is nonetheless a dynamic showcase for Mayer, who never fails to shine.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 02:04:16
- Main artists: John Mayer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
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