An aside - I went with my daughter to a John Mayer concert last year to The Gorge in Washington state. I had never heard of him, but he was really good and it was a great concert.
Parts of it you could tell that they were just jamming up there - him and a bunch of other folks. REALLY good, just amazing how a bunch of folks can just jam - and the other people were just as good or better.
I mentioned to my daughter how good they were - and amazing that as good as they are - nobody knows who they are, just a bunch of “extras”.
I googled him later on after the concert to see who the other band mates were. Turns out it was “Dead & Company” - former members of the Grateful Dead! I was never into them, but obviously know what they were about. I mentioned this to my daughter - “I knew those guys were good!!”
HA! That is hilarious! The Mayer controversy is burning on! JM has been such a breath of fresh air - and gave new life to a group that never could find it’s way after Jerry Garica died in 1995. I never cared for any of the otherwise awesome players who tried to fill the Jerry role over the years. I love Warren Haynes - just not in that band! Once Mayer came along - he was a little different. Younger - he moved around more than Jerry Garcia. But his guitar playing was just incredible...and he’s getting better. The big difference - John makes the band play! He has lit a spark under these old farts asses that has given this group a new blast of energy that I don’t think anyone saw coming.
By the way - if you have any doubts about the Grateful Dead - here’s Donald Trump introducing Bob Weir’s band, “RatDog” in 2006 at the Beacon Theater NYC.
https://www.jambase.com/article/donald-trump-introduces-bob-weir-ratdog