“Carry Me Away” is as substantial as a summer breeze, and “All I Want Is To Be With You” reeks of faux moody depth, a U2 song without conviction.įans of Mayer looking for clues into his private life will find little specific, apart from the intriguing line in “Shot in the Dark:” “I’ve loved seven other women and they all were you.” And he has a great retort for why he hasn't settled down yet in “Til the Right One Comes:” “I know people broke down and defeated/Lost what they needed in some miserable war/ So forgive me if I might look around for a minute.Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles, commonly referred to as Where the Light Is, is a live album and concert film by American musician John Mayer. King-inspired blues axe work - there's the lazy “Why You No Love Me,” which sounds like a lounge act gone awry. “Sob Rock” often sounds like warmed-over yacht rock.įor every “Guess I Just Feel Like” - with shimmering, B.B. The guitar work is Mayer at his best, throwing out gorgeous understated fireworks, but too many of their vehicles are unimpressive. It straddles the line between '80s parody and homage, which the cover also does, reaching for a “Miami Vice” and peak Richard Marx vibe. Unrushed, comfortably in the singer-songwriter pocket - if slightly beige - is the tone here, under the helm of iconic producer Don Was. If you're getting a melancholy and retro feel here, you're not wrong. And his “Wild Blue” has a cool Dire Straits feel.
Other bright spots include “New Light,” which finds Mayer suffering unrequited love, or, as he says “pushing 40 in the friend zone.” It has a funky vibe and a Santana-ish solo. Mayer kicks off the 10-track “Sob Rock” with a gem: “Last Train Home,” a throwback guitar-and-synth rocker with Maren Morris on background vocals that sounds like it could have been on Eric Clapton's 1986 album “August.” (Extra credit for the great line “I’m not a fallen angel/I just fell behind.”)
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