Ron and Fez Premiere John Mayer's New Single [Archive]

Arab_Jacker

06-14-2006, 10:18 AM

I've been a fan of John Mayer since Room for Squares.  His lyrics are what I am thinking, just a lot more poetic and comical.  I have seen him in a couple interviews and live stuff and he is always funny.  Its not suprising he likes Ron&Fez, but it is great that he has enough balls to show up like that.  Its nice to know that not all "celebrities" are pussies that are afraid of their own publisists.

Grendel_Kahn

06-14-2006, 10:20 AM

It goes back to what Ronnie was saying about people getting the
show.  The people that "get it", love it.   I'm not a
raving John Mayer fan.but I dug that new song, and it was super cool of
him to premier it on the show.    Good for him, and good
for the buddays.

GlassJoe

06-14-2006, 10:36 AM

I'm not allowed to stream XM at work anymore, but I was lucky enough to be at home on my lunch hour when he came in. Great stuff!

Crippler

06-14-2006, 10:58 AM

The more I find out about John Mayer the more I like him.  I wasn't a huge fan of the first music of his I heard, but when I saw what a good sport he was on Chappelle's show (involved in a sketch about the differences between white music & black music, etc.) I went back & gave his music another chance.  Still a little mellow for my taste, but good for a mellow mood.Then I heard him interviewed and he was aksed, "As a performer, when you're on stage do you ever close your eyes and pretend you're someone else?"His answer, "Stevie Ray Vaughan."  -- that was enough for me.Now to hear that he's a Ron & Fez fan, and paid them the compliment of debuting a tune on the show, I'll be buying that new CD whenever it comes out.

BoondockSaint

06-14-2006, 11:06 AM

He completely changed my opinion of him today.  Now I gotta go listen to his less popular stuff.  I really liked the new song. 

This message was edited by BoondockSaint on 6-14-06 @ 3:07 PM

Coach

06-14-2006, 11:27 AM

While I am not a real fan of his..he has helped me get into a girls pants a few times.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" />

Death Metal Moe

06-14-2006, 11:33 AM

Oh Jesus, do we have to be nice to this guy now?

Snoogans

06-14-2006, 12:13 PM

If you heard the show, no, not in terms of sucking up to his music.I dont know how you could be mean to him since he was pretty cool, but he had no problem with people not liking his music.

Tenbatsuzen

06-14-2006, 12:15 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Oh Jesus, do we have to be nice to this guy now?   I'll be changing your screen name to Death Mayer Moe.

Earlshog

06-14-2006, 12:18 PM

John Mayer on stage with crankcase?

Dirtybird12

06-14-2006, 12:20 PM

I always thought this guy was a cooler dave mathews. One of the more talented people/songwriters in modern music

This message was edited by CircusFreak on 6-14-06 @ 4:21 PM

Earlshog

06-14-2006, 12:21 PM

CircusFreak wrote: I always thought this guy was a cooler dave mathews. One of the more talented people/songwriter in modern music you are just saying that cause he likes your fix the phone song... <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />

Gvac

06-14-2006, 01:18 PM

I'm kinda pissed I liked him too.  I agreed with the caller who said his music was "douchy" but he seemed like a genuinely nice guy, and very likeable. I'm also a bit upset that Ron and Fez are no longer "flying under the radar."  I guess now they'll become sellouts and whore their show out to the latest star of the day.  Anyone know of any other witty radio shows with a gay/straight duo?

mikeyboy

06-14-2006, 01:21 PM

Gvac wrote: Anyone know of any other witty radio shows with a gay/straight duo? Fez is married.  I heard John Mayer say so on the radio.

Death Metal Moe

06-14-2006, 01:26 PM

Snoogans wrote: If you heard the show, no, not in terms of sucking up to his music.I dont know how you could be mean to him since he was pretty cool, but he had no problem with people not liking his music. Eh, it was more of a joke.  If he likes the show, great.  I'll be listening to the show via my MyFi tonight.

blakjeezis

06-14-2006, 01:26 PM

I know Jack and Shit about music, but I'm friends with some talented musicians who have a tremendous amount of respect for John Mayer. Now, I understand why.

Gvac

06-14-2006, 01:32 PM

Hey Mayer...if you're such a big fan, how about joining the messageboard?  I believe the username "DouchyGuitar" is still free.

narc

06-14-2006, 03:11 PM

I've not liked him before and I doubt I will now. Too much pussy stuff for me. And the lyrics for "Your Body is a Wonderland" are just cringy bad. I will say this, that he's no Jack Johnson, and I mean that in a good way. Jack Johnson is such a pussy, he makes John Mayer look like Lemmy Kilmister. 
Having said that, I know people that actually are friends with John Mayer and even lived with him before he got famous, and they swear he's a cool guy. so I'll have to go with that.

Sheeplovr

06-14-2006, 03:12 PM

what the what?how did this happenthis is insain

johnnyneill

06-14-2006, 03:53 PM

Who is in charge of informing the music press of this world exclusive and giving R&F some publicity? Even if they claim to not want attention, that's a great scoop. EDIT: I like the song, a little too like Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison. 

This message was edited by johnnyneill on 6-14-06 @ 8:36 PM

SatCam

06-14-2006, 04:47 PM

John Mayer for producer

FezPaul

06-14-2006, 04:51 PM

Gvac wrote: Hey Mayer...if you're such a big fan, how about joining the messageboard?  I believe the username "DouchyGuitar" is still free.   Is that the brand Lindsey Buckingham plays?   <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />

This message was edited by FezPaul on 6-14-06 @ 8:59 PM

Bama

06-14-2006, 05:26 PM

I turned on my MyFI for lunch right when the song started. I thought I'd be able to avoid that kind of garbage when I bought XM. I swear I thought my wife had been fucking with my presets.  TRASH IT. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard everyone calling in and telling him how much they loved it. He came off like a good guy but his music still blows.

The Jays

06-14-2006, 06:30 PM

Yeah man! Let's always sing about death and hate and killing people and how much the world sucks! Because that's what gonna change the world, man!

Dirtybird12

06-14-2006, 06:33 PM

John Mayer is already being inducted into the song writers hall of fame tomorrow. the guy is just a kid and he is already in the song writers hall of fame. wow.  thats pretty cool. <a href="http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=10409" target="_self">full story</a>

Gvac

06-14-2006, 06:41 PM

FezPaul wrote: Gvac wrote: Hey Mayer...if you're such a big fan, how about joining the messageboard? I believe the username "DouchyGuitar" is still free. Is that the brand Lindsey Buckingham plays? <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" />

 Wiseass!  FYI, Lindsey had Rick Turner build <a href="http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/turner/Model1_rtg.htm" target="_self">that guitar</a> for him because the Les Paul didn't have enough "bite."<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/king.gif" />

narc

06-14-2006, 06:45 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">TheJays wrote: Yeah man! Let's always sing about death and hate and killing people and how much the world sucks! Because that's what gonna change the world, man! <hr color="cococo" align="left">

I don't give a flying fuck about changing the world. I only care about what appeals to me.

FezPaul

06-14-2006, 07:25 PM

Gvac wrote: FezPaul wrote: Gvac wrote: Hey Mayer...if you're such a big fan, how about joining the messageboard? I believe the username "DouchyGuitar" is still free. Is that the brand Lindsey Buckingham plays? <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /> Wiseass!  FYI, Lindsey had Rick Turner build <a href="http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/turner/Model1_rtg.htm" target="_self">that guitar</a> for him because the Les Paul didn't have enough "bite."<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/king.gif" border="0" />  Ya talked me into it. Can I borrow $5000? Also on that site they had a 50th aniv. strat. I remember when one of my high school band mates bought a brand new 25th aniv strat. I'm old.

Tenbatsuzen

06-14-2006, 07:49 PM

This just in, Sheepy is actually Brian Wilson.

Dan G

06-14-2006, 08:31 PM

Let's hope that Earl hooked him up with an R&F shirt that he could wear in a video for one of his songs.

okterrificsk

06-14-2006, 08:40 PM

Have not heard the show yet but that sounds cool.  Mayer's music aint my bag but i saw him on some VH1 show and he seemed like a funny guy who doesnot take himself too serously

The Jays

06-14-2006, 09:35 PM

I think John Mayer is a cooler friend to have than Stephen Baldwin, though Rutger Hauer edges out them both.

runnerkid

06-15-2006, 05:04 AM

SatCam wrote: John Mayer for producer  Hahahahha. Anyhow, guy seems nice.  It is cool just to hear that RandF got a little respect from someone "big".  You could tell in Ron's voice that he was kinda touched.  I dug it

mikeyboy

06-15-2006, 05:14 AM

TheJays wrote: I think John Mayer is a cooler friend to have than Stephen Baldwin, though Rutger Hauer edges out them both. Mayer referenced the "how many nine year olds can you beat up?" bit and knew who Perrynoid is, which leads me to believe that he knows the show show better than Baldwin did, which is pretty cool.

Dirtybird12

06-15-2006, 05:34 AM

I KNEW he wrote "Your Body Is A Wonderland" about me!

mikeyboy

06-15-2006, 06:50 AM

<a href="http://p090.ezboard.com/fjohnmayer3640frm1.showMessageRange?topicID=12074. topic&start=1&stop=20" target="_self">From a John Mayer messageboard:</a> I find it interesting that the guys on the radio really seemed to be surprised by John popping in (not planned) and yet it's one of the most legit interviews I've heard on the radio with Mayer. Even without any prep time, Ron rules as an interviewer.

Furtherman

06-15-2006, 07:47 AM

Man I'm pissed I missed yesterdays show!John Mayer is cool.  This is why.  About six years ago, at the 2nd annual Jammys at the Roseland, he came onstage with Robert Randolph and Derek Trucks.  John recieved a smattering of applause, but that whole "Body is a Wonderland" single was all over the radio and he really seemed out of place.So he kicked into a rippin' medly of Hendrix tunes (I remember Crosstown Traffic as a highlight).  When he finished, the crowed roared in appreciation.  He killed.Later I read that he showed up at the show, buying his own ticket, and walked in with his guitar and asked if there was room for him to play.  Someone vouched for him and that little jam session was improvised right there on the spot.I read other articles about how he had his own Zepplin cover band growing up and he is really into the Blues.  Just last month he was on Conan O'Brien's Chicago show and did a killer version of Chicago (Baby, Don't You Want To Go) with the Late night band.He did that first pop album basically to get signed and make a lot of money in order to play the music he wants.

mikeyboy

06-15-2006, 08:44 AM

<a href="http://www.ronfez.net/displaymedia.cfm/id/3005" target="_self">Here's the audio of the interview.</a>  I didn't include his entire song to avoid pissing off the record company.

Furtherman

06-15-2006, 09:06 AM

Awesome.  Thank you Mikeyboy!

towny

06-15-2006, 01:25 PM

he came off cool enough but wow is that shit awful. ive only heard his popular songs.  i think they gave him a grammy for that daughters song which is probably the worst thing ever written.  but its very cool that hes a fan of the show.

FUNKMAN

06-15-2006, 01:25 PM

listened on the replay and the one caller was dead-on when he said it sounded very close to the Marvin Gaye tune.   i enjoyed it although his vocals are so-so for me...

EliSnow

06-15-2006, 01:35 PM

Furtherman wrote: Man I'm pissed I missed yesterdays show!John Mayer is cool.  This is why.  About six years ago, at the 2nd annual Jammys at the Roseland, he came onstage with Robert Randolph and Derek Trucks.  John recieved a smattering of applause, but that whole "Body is a Wonderland" single was all over the radio and he really seemed out of place.So he kicked into a rippin' medly of Hendrix tunes (I remember Crosstown Traffic as a highlight).  When he finished, the crowed roared in appreciation.  He killed.Later I read that he showed up at the show, buying his own ticket, and walked in with his guitar and asked if there was room for him to play.  Someone vouched for him and that little jam session was improvised right there on the spot.I read other articles about how he had his own Zepplin cover band growing up and he is really into the Blues.  Just last month he was on Conan O'Brien's Chicago show and did a killer version of Chicago (Baby, Don't You Want To Go) with the Late night band.He did that first pop album basically to get signed and make a lot of money in order to play the music he wants.I think I heard, saw or read somewhere that he was touring with a couple of blues musicians to play blues music (maybe it was even called the John Mayers Trio).  Not completely sure about this.

Grendel_Kahn

06-15-2006, 01:49 PM

Yes that was the John Mayer Trio.  He showed up on a national
broadcast Sattellite radio show and talked about it for a good 45
min.   He also premiered his new single on that show. 
You might want to check on line to see if there is audio.

EliSnow

06-15-2006, 01:56 PM

Grendel_Kahn wrote: Yes that was the John Mayer Trio.  He showed up on a national broadcast Sattellite radio show and talked about it for a good 45 min.   He also premiered his new single on that show.  You might want to check on line to see if there is audio. I missed the first part of his visit with R&F so I didn't hear that the single was part of the John Mayer Trio.  I just thought that it was a John Mayer song.  Oh well.

calfromcanada

06-15-2006, 08:07 PM

JustJon wrote: For those not listening or missing today's show, John Mayer is a Ron and Fez fan who just showed up to the studio. After talking with the boys for a while, he premiered the single from his upcoming album on air. This song has not been heard anywhere prior outside of the studio.  the john mayer interview was great!the song had been heard oustide the studio before (i had heard it a week or two prior through his management due to my ties to the label - "well i've got my own radio show") but from what i hear it was indeed the media's first listen to it and that is unbelievably cool!the single is unbelievably strong and should do a great job of getting the album heard by the masses i can't wait til i get to meet john and mention it to him - being a ron&fez fan made him infinitely cooler in my books....especially the whole 9year old bit which is really one of my favs as well

tele7

06-15-2006, 08:44 PM

I just re-listened to the John Maher segment.  His new song sounds alot like "Tick-Tock" by Stevie Ray/JimmyVaughen. (not a trash!)  The whole talent/image thing, reminds me of Peter Frampton, who happens to be another great player.

CruelCircus

06-15-2006, 09:09 PM

towny wrote: i think they gave him a grammy for that daughters song which is probably the worst thing ever written.  Really?How about we start a long list of all the songs in history that are very much worse than that tune?I'll start:"I Want Candy", "Revolution #9", Vanilla Ice's cover of "Play That Funky Music"

Plethora

06-16-2006, 04:34 AM

CruelCircus wrote: towny wrote: i think they gave him a grammy for that daughters song which is probably the worst thing ever written. Really?How about we start a long list of all the songs in history that are very much worse than that tune?I'll start:"I Want Candy", "Revolution #9", Vanilla Ice's cover of "Play That Funky Music"  You trying to start trouble?  All I have to say is "Block that kick!" I know a worse one... "Your Body Is A Wonderland"Never forget.

badorties

06-16-2006, 06:24 AM

telecaster7 wrote: I just re-listened to the John Maher segment.  His new song sounds alot like "Tick-Tock" by Stevie Ray/JimmyVaughen. (not a trash!)  The whole talent/image thing, reminds me of Peter Frampton, who happens to be another great player.the song reminded me of van morrison's crazy lovei like the guy a lot better than what i've heard of his music

Dirtybird12

06-16-2006, 06:45 AM

Thanks for posting the clip Mikeyboy.  first thing I notice listening again is how high Earl's voice is when he tells Ron that Mayer is in the lobby. He's trying to be "matter of fact" about it ...  but his voice turns into michael jackson.Ron's reaction is pretty funny when he walks in.  Ron did a great job winging the interview. classic clip.

kellermcgee21

06-16-2006, 01:05 PM

TheJays wrote: Yeah man! Let's always sing about death and hate and killing people and how much the world sucks! Because that's what gonna change the world, man!  i can't wait till this song is released in iraq so we can stamp out those damn insurgents.....maaaaannnnn

kellermcgee21

06-16-2006, 01:09 PM

i will say it was cool of mayer to show up and he seems like a nice enough guy but i can't see myself ever getting into his music....can't respect a guy he says he wants to play blues but makes his name writing songs for teenage girls

docgoblin

06-17-2006, 06:01 PM

CircusFreak wrote: Thanks for posting the clip Mikeyboy. first thing I notice listening again is how high Earl's voice is when he tells Ron that Mayer is in the lobby. He's trying to be "matter of fact" about it ... but his voice turns into michael jackson.Ron's reaction is pretty funny when he walks in. Ron did a great job winging the interview. classic clip.  It is truely a classic. Mayer was great... Much less nerdy than I thought he was. The song helped with that impression also. Listen to his version of Route 66 on the "Cars" soundtrack. It's very good. Earl trying to keep his enthusiasm down when telling R & F that Mayer showed up unannounced was priceless! <blockquote />

FezPaul

06-17-2006, 06:46 PM

kellermcgee21 wrote: i will say it was cool of mayer to show up and he seems like a nice enough guy but i can't see myself ever getting into his music....can't respect a guy he says he wants to play blues but makes his name writing songs for teenage girlshttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/hansen.jpg He says he's a Bluesman, but in truth, he writes songs for teenage girls.

FUNKMAN

06-17-2006, 09:30 PM

kellermcgee21 wrote: i will say it was cool of mayer to show up and he seems like a nice enough guy but i can't see myself ever getting into his music....can't respect a guy he says he wants to play blues but makes his name writing songs for teenage girlsyeah but they're so fucking hot<img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9G_Rqvj5JREzSsAdZ2jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=14s1u4edc/EXP=1150695011/**http%3a//us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/war_of_the_worlds/pat_o_brien/warworldspres.jpg" border="0" />

docgoblin

06-18-2006, 08:11 AM

kellermcgee21 wrote: i will say it was cool of mayer to show up and he seems like a nice enough guy but i can't see myself ever getting into his music....can't respect a guy he says he wants to play blues but makes his name writing songs for teenage girls  It don't make you a bad person!

Grendel_Kahn

06-18-2006, 09:00 AM

kellermcgee21 wrote: i
will say it was cool of mayer to show up and he seems like a nice
enough guy but i can't see myself ever getting into his music....can't
respect a guy he says he wants to play blues but makes his name writing
songs for teenage girls -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Really?    Cuz that's pretty much EXACTLY what the Rolling Rtones did.  Not to mention the Beatles.

Plethora

06-18-2006, 09:27 AM

Grendel_Kahn wrote: kellermcgee21 wrote: i
will say it was cool of mayer to show up and he seems like a nice
enough guy but i can't see myself ever getting into his music....can't
respect a guy he says he wants to play blues but makes his name writing
songs for teenage girls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really? Cuz that's pretty much EXACTLY what the Rolling Rtones did. Not to mention the Beatles.   I was tempted to post exactly the same thing as a reply... The Beatles formula (attempted by many, pulled off by a precious few) was something along the lines of become wildly popular by creating remarkably catchy pop music & then use the power of that popularity to do "deeper" stuff.  And maybe that is a valid way to think about the beatles' musical arc.  But, it is probably also just as valid (or perhaps more valid) to say that the beatles' early works were the efforts of fledgling songwriters who turned out to be the gold standard for pop/rock songwriting.  On the other hand you have John Mayer.  And you have "Your Body Is A Wonderland".  And I heard the new song debut.  It didn't feel so much different.And, by the way, if Mayer did calculate to get popular by releasing dreck.  Consider that he contributed to a seemingly continual cycle of poisoning and dumbing down of the culture (I'd say since around the death of "grunge" -- these things do come in cycles, but damn if we haven't been in a long one).  The popularity of his music led to other more and less crappy music of a similar style clogging things up.  He gets no brownie points from me for this.  He's part of the problem, even if he does rebound and create some good art, he has made things worse by showing up. "Your Body Is A Wonderland" -- Never forget.

kellermcgee21

06-20-2006, 01:27 AM

i will agree that the early beatles albums were pretty cheesy and i will never be a fan of that period...however the music scene as a whole was completly different when the beatles started and when they finished their career.... so much stuff was happening in that time that change was inevitable...you  get introduced to lsd, pot, dylan, hendrix and all the wild shit going on around you and making the same pop records is just not an optionand if john mayer ends up writing as many good songs as the beatles did i will gladly retract my comments....