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John Mayer Finds a Serene Groove on Rothbury’s Closing Night

7/7/08, 1:25 am EST


Perhaps the Zen spirit of Rothbury’s jammy vibe engulfed John Mayer. The singer-guitarist with the biting wit was in chill-out mode for his Sunday evening set. “Waiting on the World to Change,” as smooth and serene as the nearby lake, came across like the most passive-aggressive protest anthem ever written. Guitar licks fell as slow and steady as teardrops on a shuffling “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.” Even a cover of the blues standard “Crossroads” sounded unnervingly polite. Still, the set wasn’t without its highlights, including the soul-flecked ballad “Gravity,” a song far more weightless than its titles might suggest.

[Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic]


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carol | 7/10/2008, 1:56 am EST

Stay home next time John. You walked off the stage 40 minutes early when all the other artists had to be lured off. You weren’t into it. Let the bands play that are !

Greg | 7/16/2008, 4:53 pm EST

I’m with Carol here. You blew it. I was disappointed when Modest Mouse left the stage 7 minutes early. You brought disappointment to a whole new level. All I heard was how great you were supposed to be live. You were one of the worst shows of the weekend.

Jacks | 12/6/2008, 11:02 pm EST

I agree with both Greg and Carol! Not one band I saw walked of stage before their end time…and then the big name JOHN MAYER walks off stage before the end of his set to then come back out for an “encore” which even after the encore, he was still leaving 40 minutes early! I hope he never comes back to Rothbury…what a HUGE disappointment! BOO JOHN MAYER!

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