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Monday, December 19, 2022 -- Episode #5223

John Mayer has always enjoyed sharing his work in progress at live shows.

At a couple of concerts in March of 2004, fans got a chance to hear the workings of Simmering. The track that would later become Belief on the Continuum record in 2006.
The performances of Simmering ranged from show to show with various improvised lyrics each time. Mayer pretty much had the template of the song down in terms of melody and instrumentation, but the earliest bootleg recordings suggest he hadn't yet found the suitable theme to fit the music he was aiming for. 

Perhaps the best recording of Simmering (in my opinion) see’s Mayer cut seamlessly into a cover of Eric Clapton’s ’Old Love’ then teasing Wheel before ripping into a lively solo.

John Mayer | Simmering (Belief Demo) > Old Love (Eric Clapton Cover)

Live - Crossroads Guitar Festival 06-30-04

John Mayer | City Love (Live - Crossroads Guitar Festival 06-30-04)

John Mayer | Man On The Side (Circa 2001)

In August of 2009 John Mayer hosted a series of Internet radio shows for his fans and followers. During these broadcasts Mayer played some of his favourite tracks from other artists (both old and new) and even debuted a few unreleased bonus/demo tracks of his own.

One track titled 'Level' was debuted live with Mayer acting as DJ and talking over the track. He sampled Kanye West’s Gold Digger and experimented with the mix as the song played. This was the only available version previewed for the fans.

I thought I’d take what JM aired that night and re-cut Level without any of the Kanye West sample, live mixing, or talking from John.

Here is the audio edited version of the track for you to enjoy.

LISTEN to JM talk about the track HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2jyU3fb3c

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