Blogcritics Comments on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Comment by Paul Roy on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:02:33 EDT

I can't believe the disparity of opinions just from these first few comments. Although I am not the biggest Mayer fan in the world, I thought that this DVD was amazing. I don't quit understand the negative comments about the camera work. This was easily one of the best filmed concert DVD's of the year. I'll take slow sweeping shots that linger over the entire stage and then capture every key solo, over the typical hyper-fast, music video style crap of most other concerts any day. Mayer' guitar playing was amazing too - especially the blues trio stuff. I'll be coming out with my own review soon.

Comment by Ginger Haycox on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 19:33:45 EDT

I loved it! I'm obviously either too easy to please or not good enough a critic, but the DVD was refreshing in that it didn't have the professional fingerprints all over it. John's Free Falling was the best I've heard other than maybe Tom himself, and getting to 'follow' him for a day or so was nothing less than just plain fun. This concert in blue ray...? Get it!

Comment by J on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:15:07 EDT

I agree. I'm a huge fan of John Mayer and this concert would have been spectacular had it been filmed better. I'm half way through the blu-ray and I've had to stop it. The camera is really annoying. It's constantly panning from side to side from obscure angles rarely showing what's going on. John mayer rips out an amazing solo so what are we watching ?, the top of Pino's head, 2 seconds of gurning then a lingering shot of the back of Mayers jacket - this typifies the viewing experience. If you wish to watch a concert from the perspective of a disinterested fly this the show for you.

Comment by Lena T on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:29:24 EDT

I have watched this DVD 5 times already in two days. I love the way he interacts with the band, the trio and the fans. Excellent music quality and fun to watch. Don't believe this guy, the film is excellent.

Comment by Thomas Gutzke on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:07:48 EDT

3 songs from other artists is too many to convince me that they've produced something special here. Now if at least two of the other artistS are performing with the JM band on the album, then please forgive me. TG

Comment by amhutch80 on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:43:32 EDT

Mayer's fans appreciate the in between talks with Mayer. This is the only time we get to see this. If you want to hear the music only then the CD is for you. If you are a huge Mayer fan as I am, the DVD captures candid moments that are very beneficial to understanding how John feels about his life now and his thoughts about the music etc. I am glad that he did this. I do not dislike getting to know John a little better off stage.

Comment by Glen Boyd on Music CD/DVD Review: John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:23:12 EDT

Thanks for the heads up Donald. That whole business of inserting whimisical "bits" into a concert film is one I just find really irritating. This goes back as far as Zeppelin's "Song Remains The Same" for me, with those god-awful "fantasy sequences." Just give me the band playing the fricking music already. Yeah, I think I'll be skipping the DVD... -Glen