John Mayer's Music

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Reviews

Hits Daily Double
Any Given Thursday also provides the uninitiated with a sense of just how passionate a fan base Mayer has built, from adoring teenagers to discerning boomers who've finally encountered a young artist who lives up to their decades-old memories. The lack, until recently, of media attention and next-big-thing status have actually been a benefit to this aspiring artist, allowing him to fly under the radar and enabling people to discover him in an organic way, thus forming a bond between performer and fan that is extremely rare in this fickle era. Reviewing Mayer's L.A. House of Blues set in April 2002, one writer noted, "Perhaps the most remarkable single aspect of the show was the way the crowd sang along with every word, in tune and in unison, so locked in that it sounded rehearsed. I've never seen an audience more hooked up with an artist.

Rolling Stone
The album initially came out as an indie release on Aware in the spring of 2001 and was reissued by Columbia four months later, with the addition of the stunning track "3 x 5," new packaging and a limited-edition bonus EP featuring covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. By year's end, the media began to pick up the scent. In a benchmark review that December, Rolling Stone proclaimed the album instantly likable and accessible. But it's no less smart and affecting for that. These thirteen songs are a travelogue of discovery--of love, identity and purpose.