John Mayer: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

ANY GIVEN THURSDAY (2003)
Key Tracks: "Message in a Bottle," "Something's Missing"
Quick Take: Mayer's label clearly pushed its luck with the two-disc live album, Any Given Thursday, the third release in three years to rely on essentially the same material. Like most concert recordings, it's padded with cover songs ("Message in a Bottle") and previously unreleased material ("Something's Missing"); hearing the proficient Mayer and his band re-create the songs live doesn't prove particularly enlightening.

Any Given Thursday (Columbia)