I'm with you on that. I'm not sure why you would count John Mayer as a virtuoso, though...he just makes pop music and happens to be pretty good at guitar. Even so, it's all stuff he ripped off of SRV.
I'm listening to Agoraphobic Nosebleed's "Altered States Of America" album and the songs are all far too short to list here because by the time I post about it, it'll be 4 tracks past.
I lay awake and miss you when you go
Without me
What's wrong with you
The next song on my shuffle was just too awesome to not put here. Tegan and Sara have great harmony (especially at the "Monday" part) and they're so endearing...and the music they sing to always fits very well. It's not very complicated music. I like the simplicity. This song, like Pretty Lush, has found itself at the top of my Myspace play list more than once.
Anxiety, Anxiety you give me no mercy.
Grind my teeth smooth and flat in my sleep.
We took some pills to calm us down.
Then we needed help to come back up.
Just trying to stay in control of the situation.
This song makes me go crazy. Its so beautiful, it features two of my favorite vocalists ever...(Tom Gabel and Tegan Quinn) ...I don't remeraber who showed it to me first but it's been a video on my Myspace for months. That video was amazing..it was a live version. Gone now. So you get some crap with a picture. But go read the lyrics. So good. The guitar is really, really good too. But the vocals, just amazing.
An album that, i believe JH, hooked me up with a while ago that I have been gradually getting into ever since and really digging the last few days. Kind of a mixture of mostly instrumental post-rock/post-metal and electronica. Recommended to 65daysofstatic fans. Should hopefully be going to see them this weekend with And So I Watch You From Afar. I expect a killer live performance.