I’m not really sure what that means, but that’s what’s on the green John Mayer shirt I bought at the concert last night Oh, happy Jen. Good weather, great songs, funny JM faces…
Went with my aunt Carol, this is probably the first time I planned to do something solely with my aunt. Good times We like quite a bit of the same stuff. It was either this concert or the DMB concert…I decided I liked JM better, and I’m quite sure that was the right decision to make.
Traffic was horrible, as usual. Whoever decided to put a major concert venue out in the middle of nowhere and make it hard to get to must be shot, or at least throttled. Maybe leave the shooting for whoever designed the parking lot. Impossible to get into and out of. We were slightly late…missed most of the opening act, Graham Coulton, which, from what we heard of it, sounded pretty good. You can check out some of his songs on the website, which I believe is just grahamcoulton.com but it’s linked from johnmayer.com anyway.
Counting Crows came on first, they played for about an hour. I liked what they sang…Adam Duritz came out and said he was real sick, and that he was “hallucinating, and you all look like little rabbits.” Er. We were afraid he was going to fall off the stage! He really looked drunk… sounded alright though Might eventually have to go back and get that first album. Maybe. Really cool backdrops. Flowers, paintings, stars…beautiful carpet of starfield that made me want to make a layout
By the time they were done it was 10ish…had to wait around quite a bit for John to come on, but when he did, you knew who people were there for it turned into quite an estrogen fest. Of course there were these two tall frat guys sitting (standing most of the time) in front of us, but luckily they didn’t groove too much, so we could crane around them There were these two (getting quickly drunk) girls behind us who sang loudly for each of his songs…unfortunate. Of course, if I could have sung I probably would have. But I like to think that I would have at least been on key…
Started off with Why Georgia. Good stuff. Lots of songs from his first album, not quite as many songs as last years concert, which makes sense as he was only on for about half the time. Three (four?) new songs from the upcoming album Heavier Things, including the first single, Bigger Than My Body, and I liked all of them. The new stuff should be great. He played 3×5, my most favorite song ever, in the version that’s on his live cd…great wonderful, amazing guitar work. He definitely inspired me to play. Someday my fingers will dance over the strings like that…
JM grimaces, pouts, looks sick and/or crazy while played some of his solos, but that’s part of his charm. I think sometimes he looks great and pop-idol-y, but most of the time I’m just like damn that boy can sing/play. I wish.
Too bad it was just an hour and a little bit, even though he did play two songs for encore…a new song, just him and his guitar, and Neon, with the whole band. The only song missing was Love Song for No One…maybe he’s found his “no one”
We spent a good hour getting out of the parking lot. I would never ever not in a million years and only if someone paid me millions work at Riverport as a traffic controller. Sheesh. And whoever thought of putting hotels and businesses along the plaza road to the venue wasn’t thinking clearly. And only two lanes? sigh. Anyway. by the time I got home it was after 1 am. Not good for me who’s still sick and needs sleep…but after this I’ve got nothing planned for at least a month… unless you count the possible midnight party for the TTT release on the 26th. We’ll see. Sleep is good. And since it’s after five I theoretically could leave…and sleep!