John Mayer made his first Tampa appearance since 2013 on Sunday, and he brought one of his best bands ever. There's no way this playlist can do the show justice, but have a look below to listen to it anyway.
Here's an excerpt from our review:
If you are the company you keep, then Mayer should do everything in his power to stay the course with this collective; but cost-wise, it seems like an improbability. Grammy-nominated pianist Larry Goldings is minding the keys and Mayer’s backup singers — Tiffany Palmer and Carlos Ricketts — have recorded with U2, The Killers, Andrea Bocelli and Bette Midler amongst others. It would be a shame if Mayer didn’t squeeze one more tour out of the crew because gems like a dusty “Queen Of California,” the rollicking “Helpless” and a pouty-lipped take on “Rosie” were pristine examples of Mayer’s ability to build a perfect pop song out of parts that are deceptively complex in their simplicity.
Listen to songs from the set below. Read our full review here. Stream/download the playlist via Spotify.
This article appears in Aug 10-17, 2017.