Pat Metheny

[Bassman]

is it just me or are there any Pat Metheny fans out there?

 

[mannysee]

i love heaps of his stuff. I've commented about him in other jazz posts here. I have a couple of live DVD's and they're awesome.

 

[mattydrag]

You have the DVDs too? Yeah they are kill-er. Worth the pickup.

 

[charvel]

hey,you get rep just for this thread. I dig Metheny,one of the greats!

is it just me or are there any Pat Metheny fans out there?

 

[mannysee]

i read in my paper today that he is coming to Perth for an arts festival early next year. Awesome!!! Though i think it will be as a soloist and not as PMG. Last time he was in Australia as PMG i think was in the late 70's. I'd rather see him as PMG, but i'll be definately going anyway.

 

[Worldwide Epiphany]

Metheny is sheer genius.

One of the best concerts I ever saw was Pat Metheny Group in 1979...they were touring the American Garage album...INCREDIBLE!!! Pat was primarily playing that old L5 he has that he holds the strap on with an old toothbrush!! LOL!!

I particularly favor the back-to-back releases Pat Metheny Group (1978) and American Garage. I think San Lorenzo is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written...and kudos to Lyle Mays for his subtly building piano solo on that one...whew!! Takes me places!!

I saw Pat again in the mid-90s, when he was really into guitar synth, and though it was incredible, I actually preferred the aforementioned show in '79. But, when he was doing guitar-synth stuff, he kinda reminded me of when Chick Corea would do flurry-solos on his old MiniMoog back in the days of Return To Forever....pretty cool stuff.

Metheny magic, fer shure!

 

[BaLou]

I am a HUGE Pat Metheny fan. I first started listening to him back in 1981. My first exposure was his self-titled "White Album". I would listen to side A with San Lorenzo and Phase Dance over and over. My next record was "New Chautaugua". It was on to "Off Ramp" and Travels and every LP since. I really loved the "Letter from Home" era with Pedro Aznar's beautiful vocals. The live LP "The Road to You: Recorded Live in Europe" is my all time favorite. I just love the sound quality.

Have you seen the "Bright Size Life" video with Pat and Ulf Wakenius? Awesome!

Pat Metheny & Ulf Wakenius - Bright Size Life

 

[lostwithoutu]

Pat is awesome. I was just watching one of his vids on youtube where he's playing that huge guitar with a bunch of strings hehe. Genious.

 

[ulu]

Metheny rocks! Seen him a few times, most recently in toronto with brad meldau on keys. Great musician and writer.

 

[BaLou]

Metheny rocks! Seen him a few times, most recently in toronto with brad meldau on keys. Great musician and writer.

Indeed!

 

[xsonbab]

I'm a big Methany fan as well; his work with Joni Mitchell was also excellent, especially on the live album she put out with him

 

[lastelement]

To be honest, i have a hard time giving pat metheny proper respect. When i listen to american garage, it just seems too... chipper. Can someone recommend some specific songs or other albums/dvds that might help me dig him?

 

[MidnightRambler]

To be honest, i have a hard time giving pat metheny proper respect. When i listen to american garage, it just seems too... chipper. Can someone recommend some specific songs or other albums/dvds that might help me dig him?

Metheny is hit-and-miss for me - and American Garage is one that I could never get into. If I were you, I'd check out Bright Size Life, which also features the great Jaco Pastorius on bass, and is much much much different.

 

[ulu]

Can someone recommend some specific songs or other albums/dvds that might help me dig him?

Another version of this track
http://youtube.com/watch?v=m8-3DQ7yjvs
is on what I think is his greatest album "travels" (double live)
80/81 is another of his you might check out-it also has michael brecker on sax, and jack dejohnette on drums.
He's got a huge discography. Some very avant garde stuff. I like almost all of it. Two albums you may want to avoid ,though, are "zero tolerance for silence" and "song X" -unless you like dissonance.

 

[jwp]

I'm a guitar player (35 years) and tried on Matheny many many times and couldn't see it. Then one night flipping through the channels there he was at perhaps the Newport jazz festival, with just a bassist and drummer. I thought ok lets watch the man live up to his accolade. That performance knocked me out of my chair and changed my 10 year opinion of him in 1 hour.

You know some people do it for me others don't look at Jeff Beck. I have never been able to get into his music.

 

[bobbykunkle]

I watch his DVD of "The Way Up" almost once a week. He is definitely an innovator and plays music like no one else I've ever heard before. (Synth guitar is pretty cool too.)

I'm looking forward to his new Orchestrations project. You should check it out on his website if you havent already.

 

[nicolo93f]

You have the DVDs too? Yeah they are kill-er. Worth the pickup. Man you`r grate!

 

[ulu]

Anybody heard his latest thing, where every instrument is either set or triggered by what he's playing?

YouTube - Pat Metheny - The Orchestrion EPK

Obviously not one to sit on his laurels.

 

[mannysee]

Yeah. I watched a bit of that.Interesting, but for me, its always gotta come down to the music itself.And this music of his is a bit same ol' same old for me.Still love my The Way Up CD though

 

[drumfun101]

If you guys are really into him, you should check out his newer material... I mean Bright Size Life was great and so have been his orchestral performances... but I just saw him a few months ago at the Fillmore in Miami.... PHEW!!!

His latest tour is called "Orchestrion" where he has triggered an entire band with his guitar... So much improv and technological creativity... I was truly inspired, and honestly, the Orchestrion CD is great, but you HAVE to see a show to understand what's going on...

So gifted....

: )