BB King and John Mayer Live (part 2) At Guitar Center's King of the Blues

BB King and John Mayer at Guitar Center's King of the Blues 2006. Part 2 of 2

[Lboogey]

BB always sounds like the guitar is an extension of his voice - it sings. Mayer sounds amazing. He plays guitar like a young man trying to show his talent with energy where as BB embodies the notion of saying it once and saying it easy. If i were to listen to one artist a long time, it would be BB. Your spirit connects to his story telling musically!

[MackDaddiSRK]

As a musician, i consider myself lucky to have once, maybe twice in my life, met a player with whom i was totally connected...like there was no audience, no amps, no paycheque at the end of the night, just someone who was 100% in sync, like they could see into the future and KNOW what i was gonna play. Mayer and King have the same connection, a beautiful mixture of the experienced old hand who's seen all the tricks, and the young prodigy with reverence for the master. It's amazing to watch...

[bidong]

B.B. can never be outplayed. He is truly one of the maestros of modern blues music today.

Three Kings = B.B.; Albert; Freddie
Who'll close off our era? Stevie, John... and who else??

[king]

He's not bored, he's just the best Blues player of all time.. the king. His playing needs to match John's a little so that they sound good together. A few times, he smiles at what John's playing.. approval of BB King is huge.

[xo_xomo]

They're both amazing. BB is the king and will always be the king but if someone needs to carry the torch to the next generation let it be Mayer. He is way better than some of these other "musicians".

[Olli]

I'd like you all to remember that there are fifty-two years of age-difference between these two great bluesmen and yet they seem to speak exactly the same language. What a great comprehension between two and a half generations !!!

[bluesmanpaul]

The two sides of the coin. Mayer with all the flash and technique, amazing. BB King with slow sweetness and maturity. His 2 notes equal at least a dozen mayer notes. I love THE KING most. but they are both deserving of honor.

[boxingin]

Man, Charlie Patton, Willie Brown, Son House, Bukka White, Robert Johnson, Ledbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Lil Walters are all rolling over in their graves thanks to this Mayer guy. BB King sold out on this one by playing with this blues imposter!

[AtomicFaxMachine]

They play together so well. It's as if their guitars are talking to each other.

[poldasauce]

The King's facial expressions gives me the chills....his soul really is singing

[FERGUSONFAN]

Sure, there are different types of guitars for different sounds, but you can always tell a guitarist is phenomenal when you put ANY guitar in his hands and he sounds just as good. For all you haters out there. J.m. Out of my mind live at the Nokia theatre in l.a., where the light is. Look it up, nuff said.

[Johnnypoundcakes]

John Mayer is one of the most underappreciated underrated guitarists out there. He is a master of the blues yet takes a lot of heat and criticism because of his "your body is a wonderland" shit

[donguerini]

BB King is a King for what it represents. Forget the technique, this man is an entity. The entity of music and blues.

[Cbluesrocker]

John Mayer and B.B. King are both great blues guitarists. I love listening to them both. John delivers more energy, but B.B. King is just an old soul up there. He's so passionate about what he is doing. He doesn't think about what he is doing.... He just does it. That's what the blues are all about.

[TheStratRelic]

I was trying to listen to some B.B. yesterday after a long day but my girlfriend wouldn't shut up. So now I'm hiding in a closet from her with headphones watching this video on my laptop in the dark. :) And it's SO worth the inconvenience. Two INCREDIBLE musicians right here. And stop hating on Mayer, guys, he's a great guitarist. :)

[jp]

mayer's got him on the dexterity and solos but BB just rocks him with those three note blues jumps. what a delight it would have been to see this in person

[Musicman]

it sounds like a grandpa and grandson having a discussion, and the grandpa is bringing up ancient arguments and the child is taking notes.

[motofox]

i cant go to sleep at night without listening to john mayer and bb king blay blues first...doesnt matter how tired i am...

[paynebabes]

loved johns last bit.. BB is epic as always and they are both so....great!!!

[kalahar]

mayer has the fire and speed of youth. B.B has the fire and control of maturity. both are undeniably great players and no one can deny that mayer has 'put in his time' studying the greats. listen to his playing from 5 years ago and is is obvious that he has come a long way in developing his own style. imagine where he will be in 20 years. And we all hope to still see B.B. in 20 years!!