John Mayer at the O2 Arena, London - 20/10/13
The last time I saw John Mayer live was in 2010, when he embarked on his first ever UK arena tour, in support of fourth studio album - 2009's Battle Studies . The past three years has seen Mayer undergo surgery for a throat condition, and subsequently go on to release 2012's Born And Raised , followed by Paradise Valley just over a year later. Admittedly, I haven't been overly enthralled with any of the studio albums released since 2006's Continuum . While I feel that Battle Studies lacks the strength and consistency of Continuum , I viewed it as a transitional album, and envisioned that his next release would be more along the lines of a John Mayer Trio inspired studio record, or even something of a jazz-orientated genre. As it is, the last two releases have had a mostly country sound, with both albums having a more 'quiet' feel than any of his previous efforts. This is by no means a criticism, there are standout tracks on both records, particularly Born An...