John Mayer & Clay Cook ~ Love Soon ~ BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS

[@fransorsel2966]

To turn on (and off when you're finished) mono sound, go to windows menu > settings > ease of access > Audio > Turn on mono audio. Have fun guys :)

[@CaptNRetro]

sorry..this is a hi 8 from 98..only got one track of audio out

[@fransorsel2966]

@@CaptNRetro No problem man! I think everyone is very happy having atleast something to see :). Thanks from me atleast

[@ErikZmusic]

Thanks for the flashback. I knew John and Clay when we were at Berklee together. This is shortly after they left, so this is basically how I remember them back in the Berklee dorm days. Same goofy 90's haircuts and all. It's like stepping back in time for a moment. :-)

[@alexanderzerka8477]

Pretty cool how someone can tear out a piece of time and keep it forever.

[@paradise_valley]

Feeling some secondhand nostalgia rn

[@therealGP]

did they leave together?

[@ErikZmusic]

@@therealGP If I remember correctly from an interview with Clay in Berklee Today a few years ago.... Clay was already in Atlanta, whether he had already left or was just on break I don't remember, and had been encouraging John to move down there for a while, and eventually John did join him. So it wasn't exactly a planned "We're leaving together" thing.

[@markkindermann5822]

the last time anybody's guitar was louder than John's

[@CaptNRetro]

hilarious

[@paradise_valley]

The last time anyone spoke over/with John

[@Mofficialchannell]

How crazy it is that the guy already had his amazing playing style back then? He was born with it man...

[@Emillly3]

The camera panning to the girls….. sooo adorable!!!!! Love this so much!

[@metalhammer5]

This guy John seems to have potential. I believe he'll make it big someday!

[@michaelgraham9774]

Clay did pretty well for himself too

[@dandann8437]

Heard he was a Berklee dropout. Dropouts can never be anything in life you know

[@asmit_plays]

Nah he's just another run-of-the-mill singer-guitarist. I don't think he'll even get record deal🤔

[@defaultHandle1110]

Seems pretty old video to me. Did he make any music after this ?

[@lilbrusselsprout8261]

These comments are so unfunny and unoriginal

[@ynghrt2398]

The guitar closeup with, “John Mayer, ladies and gentlemen” beginning at 3:33 gave me a chill! You really captured a special early moment there. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@CaptNRetro]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@streettomato]

I’m here because A) I love this clip and B) this entire EP got removed from Apple Music, Spotify, and KZbin…

[@debbiegreen7051]

Happy Fourth of July! Has anyone seen the videos of John and them when theywere making the rounds in an old van? It is such a great look into their lives before John is the famous guitar god , awesome singer/songwriter , blues singer, 1 of the front men for Dead and Co., you really should watch it. Crazy good footage,

[@--uday]

Nope! That sounds super interesting though. Are these on KZbin? I can't seem to find em.

[@cheatingenius07]

wtf you've made my year dude! gimme moreeeeeeee haha thanks so much what a treat

[@ynghrt2398]

Absolute hero of the internet right now.

[@niekvanwensen]

That solo is just unreal! I hear a lot of George Benson in there too

[@CaptNRetro]

Clay toured with George Benson in high school

[@niekvanwensen]

@@CaptNRetro wow actually?! That’s sick!

[@robertcorbin2749]

At 4:34, John and Clay singing together sounds so good. I am listening to this old clip over and over. Thanks.

[@guilhermemendonca3781]

I thought the same thing. It would be really cool if they had recorded a show together after they became famous. Just to remember the old times.

[@bredluvr6925]

he'll be a star, im sure of it. call it a hunch

[@dunkman16]

"Nobody puts Johnny in a corner." -Patrick Swayze (probably)

[@CaptNRetro]

that's right

[@macymayo4849]

I wish lo fi masters continued on! they compliment each other very well, why did they break up?

[@CaptNRetro]

A woman

[@macymayo4849]

@@CaptNRetro ah really? that really sucks! damn woman.. At least it sounds like they rekindled later on, but still wish these guys could have put out a full album or two.

[@LXXXIX]

This is amazing! Thank you for this upload. It's so incredible to watch someone in the past and know what's ahead for them. It's, weirdly enough, nostalgic.

[@hitesh_blues2353]

Thank you so much for this beautiful gem! Please see if you could unearth something from John Mayer's Villanova Junction Demo tape. :)

[@michaelb1348]

Love that he still plays the same strat!

[@lukehudson4482]

SRV sig ftw!

[@ruichenyan48]

I can’t thank you enough for uploading such a video. It makes me cry seeing young John 😭

[@kenny9467]

Nice harmony of talented young guys!

[@michaelgeorge1119]

Dawg this the best shit ever thank you sm for posting

[@natureboyricflair8555]

He still sounds like just his records at 21 lol (or however old he was here)

[@matthewjohnson9471]

For the benefit of Atlanta people, do you remember where exactly that this concert took place? It looks like a late-90s independent coffee shop, the kind that were in strip malls before Starbucks came in and took over everything. Thanks for posting btw. Great footage.

[@CaptNRetro]

Cafe Au Lait in Lawrenceville, Ga circa 98-99

[@musicbyseanalexander]

The master!

[@icaromarques7322]

Amazing

[@CaptNRetro]

Thanks

[@YuyutsuSharma-j6u]

wow! awesome!

[@CaptNRetro]

Thanks!

[@cjsmith8319]

Wow. Just wow. This is awesome!

[@patricklawrence9784]

Bless your heart for sharing this.

[@mrblack314011]

@CaptNRetro Thanks so much for posting this! This is my favorite song by them and the song that inspired me to become a musician. Cheers!

[@guilhermemendonca3781]

The way Clay looks to John is awesome.

[@lexi-op5vk]

I absolutely love this

[@carterwatson1949]

THIS IS SO COOL!! love this version

[@Nickohlessa]

This is some Stanley Kubrick VHS camera work.

[@CaptNRetro]

thank you!

[@sherilynnbettevy8833]

Love this!!

[@johnmayer7104]

Thank you

[@2022ram]

3:30 That guitar solo part is unbelievable

[@isiahkeithh]

Hey capN I heard you walked in while they were playing man on the side! Man I was hoping we’d get some footage of that! Thank you so much for this

[@CaptNRetro]

I have the last refrain of the last line "life as a man on the side" of the chorus....

[@isiahkeithh]

@@CaptNRetro So close!! Thank you again. Cheers

[@willudallmusic]

Thank you so much! :)

[@CaptNRetro]

You're welcome!

[@TiltingT]

Wow when was this? That's cool to see.. looks like what 10 people there to see them then?.. Are you guys friends or something?.. look at me with all the questions! Lol

[@CaptNRetro]

98-99..sometime back then..been friends with Clay since 10th grade

[@TiltingT]

@@CaptNRetro That's pretty neat, thanks for the info

[@maricruzball2800]

💜

[@AmySchafer-o9l]

❤❤❤

[@JoshuaRyanNerez]

i wonder where is that third guy with the perm on

[@Chygunachnik]

Заходишь такой в кондитерскую, а там Джон Мэйер играет и поет.

[@CaptNRetro]

Это была кофейня, но в основном .... да

[@Chygunachnik]

@@CaptNRetro Не думал что основатель канала русскоязычный.

[@CaptNRetro]

@@Chygunachnik Я не говорю на нем, но я могу пользоваться русско-английским словарем Google.

[@Chygunachnik]

@@CaptNRetro That will do))

[@guilhermemendonca3781]

This is so amazing. It makes me feel good and nostalgic at the same time. People were really having fun. I'm so jealous for not been there. Haha Does anyone know who was the people were there? Those girls (4:53) seems were their friends.

[@CaptNRetro]

we were all friends..we hung out a lot and made music with almost everyone in this video sitting at the table with me the cameraman

[@CaptNRetro]

@@spiralintobliss6785 after Berklee, before anyone but us friends cared

[@rookieman_]

❤️🔥😭

[@TheDilligan]

"Tell us who you are" So weird to see that.

[@narinsuriyarungsi4878]

What's year ?

[@CaptNRetro]

97-98

[@alexanderzerka8477]

I used to listen and play the crap out of the bootlegs of this one. It's so strange to see it performed.

[@pattygq]

lol I'm curious.......how many people were there?

[@CaptNRetro]

maybe 25 at one point

[@pattygq]

@@CaptNRetro That's cool. Do you guys still keep in touch with them?

[@DonPasquale_]

Sick video but RIP left ears

[@CaptNRetro]

only get one channel out from this old camcorder..sorry

[@rj6342]

Patrick Swayze stole the show

[@BillsBricks]

Forget John Mayer CLay Cook !!! ::)

[@CaptNRetro]

This is the best comment yet

[@chandantyagix]

Not Much as changed regarding the playing style of john!

[@therealGP]

mark my words. This guy will never make it. He just doesn't got that "it" factor nah'm sayin? MARK. MY. WORDS.