Michael, love your channel and what you’re doing. It’s been a while since you’ve touched on some Mayer, and this particular performance (which ended up on his double live album “Any Given Thursday”) of Covered in Rain contains one of the most powerful and emotive guitar solos I’ve ever heard. Not only that, it showcases the depth and layered intricacies of his lyric and melody writing. Quick song setup for context, this song was written a few months after 9/11 while John was living in NYC…keeping that little tidbit of info in the back of your brain while listening will bring a new appreciation and understanding of why I think this song is so well written.

The song is in dropped D, and every time I watch this I am drop jawed. Would love your insights on this hidden gem!

The audio isn’t the absolute greatest on the YouTube video, but I did find one on BiliBili (I had to look it up lol, it’s the Chinese version of our YT, believe it or not!), and the link is here if you want some fantastic audio.
https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1MW411H7ie/

The straight audio is available in high quality on YT, but you miss the seeing the wizard perform his magic.

Forever a fan,

Alan