Battle Studies 2010 Tour...Stop #33 St. Louis, Missouri

These were my thoughts as I got up out of my seat to head into the crowd that had just witnessed something special: If he is half as good in bed as he is on that damn stage I WOULD consider marrying a white man.

At around 9:30 this evening John Mayer had popped my proverbial cherry. The lights dimmed the crowd roared and rolled a filmstrip. 8...my heart was beating so fast. 7...My smile is from one earlobe back across to the other. 6...OMG I can't believe I'm here. 5...He's in the same room I'm in. 4...Calm down breathe he's just a white guy that plays a guitar. 3...Ok but he's reallllllllly good. 2...get ready to be rocked....1...There we see his shadow getting ready to come out and rock us all the way to heaven.

Out he came all clad in black rocking to Heartbreak Warfare. (I had previously caught a glimpse of a set list from a very well dressed gentleman that walked past me while I was situating myself in my seat.)I was impressed. It was big. It was bold. It was BAD. Next was a Why Georgia medley; it had Message in a Bottle mixed into the middle. This is probably my favorite song on Room for Squares. And when he began my smile spread as far as my face would let it. Then Vultures. His band was astronomical. Steve Jordan, David Ryan, Charlie Wilson, Ryan Mitchell, and the bass player. He made that guitar wail ever so slightly with an accompaniment Ryan Mitchell. Something's Missing was the next song he played. And it's just a really good song live because you could really feel the emotion in the song. Then he played my favorite song from Continuum--Slow dancing in a burning room. There was fire on the stage behind him to set the mood and the lighting was low. Perfection. My bff's fave from BS was next and Perfectly Lonely was right on point. It livened the crowd after the mellow mood he had put us in. It was a night of ups and downs all orchestrated very well. Then was the first climax. I recorded it on my phone (it's not that good but dammit I LOVE this song); it was Assassin. And his production team did an awesome job with the stage during this song. The lights were low, smoke was enveloping us. Matrix-esque floor plans shot across the screen. Spotlights canvased the crowd, John Mayer and the band. The mood in the room was very sexy and mysterious. After this song the band and background singers took a break. John performed Wheel acoustically. After watching him perform this song you could tell that he writes his songs from experience and the heart. The acoustic segment continued with his most acclaimed song, Daughters. Every time I hear this song it just makes my heart happy. He said that Daughters is "a song he hasn't taken his own advice on." Ryan Mitchell came out to accompany him and they did this song all of the justice that it has gotten. Crossroads from Battle Studies was the next song he played. It's not one of my favorite songs to listen to on the cd but live that shit rocks. You would have thought John Mayer was a rock star during this song. Nuff said. Then he did this high energy "Wanna take it higher" interlude and Steve Jordan had a solo on the drums. I knew he was good but not as good as I saw him tonight. He beat those drums like no matter what he did he knew that you were going to yell and scream and cheer him on. At one point during the solo, he smiled so sinisterly as to say "Yeah you know you like this shit." John Mayer did a crazy leg dance and there was a smooth transition into Waiting for the World to Change. This is probably my least favorite single he has but as an fan I am happy that he chose to address the social issues that we face. It ended and he began singing, "She tastes like a woman, She makes love like a woman...but she breaks like a little girl" and that was how he introduced us to Half of My Heart. This song is a real upbeat cute song that came across well live. It's probably my second favorite song on BS and kind of reminds me of old JM. And then there was the song that started it all. It's always that first single that I hear by an artist that will either pull me in or turn me away. My love for the artist may come later or not at all. I knew from the first moment that I heard the song that it would be one of my favorites. The song is No Such Thing. And when I heard the guitar crack the first chord it was climax #2. That song is like a personal declaration that I will succeed, I will be better than you could ever imagine and it was what I needed to hear. That was the end of the set. 11:15 and it was over. But the crowd was not satisfied. They wanted more. Cell phones, lighters, and chants all burst into the air. 11:16 he was back on stage ready for 2 more songs. The first was Who Says, his first single off of Battle Studies. It was good. Then there was Gravity and climax #3. I mean he got so into it that he was down on his knees playing the guitar with his fingers and it was an amazing way to end the night.

When he left the stage there was an air of satisfaction in the arena. You didn't feel short-changed. You knew that he gave you everything he had in him. He made sure that you got yours. I definitely got mine and don;t understand what took me song fucking long. The walk back to the car wasn't sad although I knew it would be months before I saw him again. Not a goodbye but more like a pin as to say we will return to this at a later date. Like the guy that comes to town and you're happy that he came and when he leaves it's like I can't wait until he gets back. On my way in I was nervous but when I got out I was like "Yeah you know where I'm coming from and I don't care."

I have no pictures. All I have are my memories, a $35 t-shirt, this entry and my ticket. And that's enough. John Mayer live is like Pringles once you pop you can't stop. I'm officially a John Mayer whore and not ashamed!!!!!!!!