Where the Light Is. · 29 June 2008

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Flight to Adelaide: $79
iPod Touch: $290
Qantas Delaying Flight: Annoying
Killing time at the airport on the iTunes music store and realising John Mayer’s brand new album has just been released:
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Priceless.
This is the best collection of Mayer’s work to date. Unlike other musicians who peter off of and go stale after half a dozen big hits, Mayer is topping his work consistently with every single release; without fail.
It’s a credit to his attention to detail and incredible talent for knowing what sounds right, and what sounds right – right now. Knowing when things sound good, and when people need to hear a particular style of writing, or music is absolutely essential, and Mayer has it down to a fine art. – And his timing has improved immeasurably.
At the moment, my favourite track on the album would be one of my all time favourite songs that he used to play in the old bars when he was starting out in the late nineties called “In Your Atmosphere” (or sometimes known as “LA Song”). I learned to play it a year ago, and it hits a real hard note with me. It sounds fantastic in this live recording; the music sounds like the lyrics, which sound like the idea behind the song. That may seem a strange, and somewhat common-sense thing, but it’s incredibly hard to do. Mayer nails it – but not without hard work.
This is the best album I’ve ever bought. Hands down.
This is why:
(nuff said.)


