Finally!

A long-time Mayer fan, I always found him a guilty pleasure - his earlier material is way more pop-y than I can usually stomach, but it was impossible to deny his talent, and he's a heck of a songwriter. However, a couple years ago I caught him on Austin City Limits and the set with Double Trouble blew me out of my chair. Right then I thought, he HAS to put out a blues cd! Though Try! isn't purely a blues album, it makes the point - he's a serious guitar player, and I actually find his voice more suited to the ruff stuff on this CD than his saccharine-sweet older material. Being old enough to have cut my rock and roll teeth on the original "Wait Until Tomorrow," I can hear the band struggle just a bit to keep it together, but the feeling and intensity leave nothing to be desired, and *almost* pulling off Hendrix is no small feat. Vultures has a dark, smoky vamp that infects and won't go away, and Good Love Is On the Way is a grabber, too. Here's hoping John helps turn on a whole new generation of teenaged girls to the blues.

A taste of something new

I have to admit I was hesitant at first to purchase this cd because I didn't know what to expect but I am SO glad I ended up buying it!! "Gravity", "Vultures" and "Another Kind of Green" are my three favorite tracks off of this album. I would highly recommend this cd to anyone who loves John Mayer! Now, if I could only catch them in concert...

Excellent

As someone who has been a die-hard Mayer fan since 'Inside Wants Out', I found this new sound to be fantastic. To all of you that say that this isn't the real John, I feel as though you are sadly mistaken. These are the sounds that originally inspired him to become a guitarist, and just because it isn't mainstream pop like it used to be doesn't make it anything less than great. I recommend this cd to anyone that actually has a taste in real music =)