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New John Mayer DVD shows fans "Where the Light Is"

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Contributed by: Clarke Reader on 7/1/2008

John Mayer has gone through three major phases in his career: he began as a acoustic singer-songwriter, became a pop/rock sensation, and then took a detour through the blues. In his most recent music (the album Continuum) listeners can hear all three of these phases blended together. For fans curious to see how his sound came about, or to get one of the better concert videos of the year, Where the Light Is will show you the way.

Recorded in L.A. on December 7, Mayer decided to take his 7,000-plus fans in attendance on a sort of tour of the different facets of his career. He opened with a five-song acoustic set, a scorching blues set with the John Mayer Trio, and closed the night with his band, playing some of his biggest hits.

It's all here on the DVD, with the audio and visual transfer coming across gorgeously. The DVD looks just as good on a regular TV as it does on a giant plasma screen. The sound quality is immaculate, and really makes you feel like you're right there in the audience, rocking along at the show.

Of course, what fans will really be buying it for is the man himself, and Mayer delivers in spades on the DVD. Whether it be a killer acoustic cover of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'," the blistering blues trio cut, "Out Of My Mind" or the sweet sounds of "Gravity" - taken to a whole new level by opening the song with Otis Redding's "Dreams to Remember" - fans of a certain phase in Mayer's career, or just the man himself will be in for a treat. For those who want to carry the music around with them, a two-disc CD is being released simultaneously.

For any who have never seen John Mayer, but have been a fan, Where the Light Is shows fans just that.

Grade: A

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Submitted By: Erin Feese

posted on 7/2/2008 @ 9:33:51 AM

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I've never seen John Mayer live, but I've been a fan since I bought his first CD. I do have one of his concert DVDs, and the guy puts on a great show! Thanks for the review.

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