Paul Wertico talks about Pat Metheny
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- Paul Wertico talks about Pat Metheny
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Paul Wertico was the PMG drummer I grew up and bonded with the most, his playing was such a huge part of the band's music for most of their history plus it helped shape the iconic sound that we would all come to know. He brought such a relaxed feel and made everything sound fantastic. My dad was a bit sad when Wertico left PMG as I remembered him telling me that he saw his first PMG UK appearance and was always used to seeing him on the stage, so it felt weird not having him there and it goes without say that Wertico's contributions to PMG are legendary, he was definitely one of the best drummers Pat Metheny ever played with.
Yesssssss - I agree - an integral part of Pat's music...
Oh, brother, I saw Paul when he first joined Pat; to see him now makes me painfully aware of how old I am. He's a phenomenal drummer. Pat spoke very highly of him to the audience.
I am a big fan of Paul Wertico, so much so I have a couple drumsticks from one of the concerts here in California.
his drumming on these PMG records is absolutely breathtaking!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ what a win!
So true, Neil...
The drumming on Imaginary Day, absolutely fantastic!
Yeah.... amazing!!!!!
Thank you for posting. Paul Wertico is the drummer for fave Metheny era. Just brilliant.
Txxx Monroe!!! Yeah, gotta love Paul...
Danny, Paul & Antonio are all great drummers in their own right, each with their own unique approach. But if I could go back in time, it would be when Paul was in the PMG with either Pedro or David & Mark doing those beautiful vocals.
@@brucecaldwell6701 true, bruce...
@@brucecaldwell6701also Armando Marçal
Saw Paul play in '84 Irvine Meadows with PMG, the First Circle Tour, awesome.
I was never the same after hearing Paul Wertico play with Pat Metheny, it made me really pay attention to the cymbals.
Best drummer PMG ever had!
Paul is my favorite drummer of all time. Blessed to see him play with Pat Metheny Group six times in Northern California...
Yesssss, Jim... one of the best!
I caught the band for the first time back in October 1983 with Paul and Pedro. They were playing several untitled tunes that were eventually released on The First Circle.
Beautiful!!!!!
I met Paul after a Pat's concert in San Antonio, TX. Paul is an absolute underrated genius drummer.
Not easy to understand what his technique is all about, but he paints on those cymbals so beautiful.
Beautiful, Carlos...yeah, a painter is a wonderful description...
At the zoo ? I was there
We went insane
Music we never knew was possible
@@patrickbrennan2864 they played in a zoo??
I agree with you. I always loved how he incorporated the cymbals into the music. Very tastefully done, unique and so relaxed. I've missed his playing since he left Pat's group.
Thx for giving a chance to see the one and only Paul after so long. He was playing at last hurrah in portland when I was a student at portland state. Pat met him in portland. RIP Lyle and Nana. After 40 years a nice surprise.
Nice to hear this, Emir...
... Good day to you, some friends and I once had a chat with Paul Wertico after their PMG concert at l'Olympia in Paris years ago in the 90's, and he is really such a nice person who took all the time for us to be able to pose all of our questions ... Pat Metheny participated too in our discussion ... great time and musically instructive too!
Yeah- paul is a great guy :)
... Thanking you for this great Paul Wertico's interview on your RUclips channel Samo ... Best regards, Jan-W @@SamoSalamonMusic
@@jan-willemreens9010 txxxx Jan...
Still Life, Letter, Secret Story.....freakin best Wertico
Yeah... incredible drumming...
First circle..ehm
Quartet is also vintage Wertico
Hello !!!! To me, the best of the very best work Pat has ever done is PMG. With Paul, Pedro, Lyle (RIP), Naná (RIP)... sublime music !!!! Best of the best !!!!
Yessss - I agree - also beautiful compositions in that era...
I was always amazed how organic Metheny's sound was. I read in an interview where 60% of his show is sequenced which enhances and gave the group a panoramic sound.
Yeah... incredible...highest possible level!
Merci Paul, de partager ces petits instants "détails" de votre parcours avec le PMG, c'est du miel pour les oreilles.
I loved listening to this story as I love Pat Metheny. I went to some of his live events back in the 70s or early 80s in the LA/Hollywood area. I was blown away by his music and just love his style. Thank you!
Beautiful!!!
Paul living legend!
Yessss
I always found Paul to be such a unique voice on the kit and so integral to the band.
So true!!!!
This is fantastic! Wertico is underrated and has a unique voice. He was an integral part of the PMG sound and created that typical Metheny Group flow with a lot of emphasis on the ride cymbal, instead of the kick and snare. One thing I would love to know: why did he leave the group in 2001? Also, there are hardly any videos online (if any at all) where Paul explains what he is playing exactly in some of those famous PMG songs. That would be great to see and understand that specific approach: how did he build up his parts, how did he come up with those ride patterns and what was his approach to comping (with snare and bass) underneath those ride patterns? Would be so cool if he made some videos available for other drummers to dissect all those things.
Thanks for what you're doing! I subscribed your channel, of course. I see you had another hero (Bob Moses) up here recently. Great!
I think one ig the best dtate of the art whe he was i ti the Pat Metheney Group eith ni doubt is " Last train hime" it is a state of the art in percussion, thanks for that Paul!!! You also are a genious of percussion!!
This was nice. I saw Paul play with PMG live twice in the 90s. Once was in St. Louis for the Secret Story tour, and the other was at the Kansas City (Pat's hometown) Jazz Festival, where I also saw Bela Fleck. Paul was fantastic, as was everybody else in the group. I'm sure you've listened to 5-5-7 from the Still Life Talking album? I consider it a true masterpiece, and his drum/cymbal work on it still blow my mind. Also Steve Rodby's bass work on that song is incredible too. Mucha suerte to you. :)
Beautiful to hear this, Anita... yeah, Paul is an incredible drummer...
5-5-7 is on Letter from Home, not SLT
@@rightchordleadership Yes! Thank you, I misspoke. :)
Love it, really congrats for the interview. Like Bass Monk said, these back stories are the best, are real gold, because in the end this is what we love to ear, the music we all have but the stories how they get what they do to this or that show are real Gold.
Thank you, booth for these moments and a Happy New Year
Txxxx, Jose. So nice to hear these words... yeah, that's why I love doing these talks - you hear so much about the history of the music we love...
Completely agree, man, these insider tourist stories, etc. really humanize the guys and almost allows you to go back and experience the band in a different way
These back stories are the best especially around Pat Metheny
Paul is absolutely phenomenal. I had the ultimate pleasure of speaking with him at an after show at the Beacon. What a sweet man with such a great talent! Thank you, Paul
Love Wertico's drumming (cymbaling?!) with PMG.... A little note tho, when he says about the Sibelius monument etc etc I think he's mentioning Oslo but maybe he's mixing up with another gig in Helsinki? :) That's where the Sibelius monument is for sure. And where there is, still, not much criminality too, in Finland just like in Norway :D
Yes.
Great candid interview, so cool to hear these back stories from the inside of the tour situation- I was going to see PMG with Paul, and I felt like these guys were on a completely different level, I dreamed of being in this band (PMG)
Nice to hear this Greg!
Nice interview. Thanks. I haven’t heard much about Paul since he left the PMG 20 years ago. I would not have recognized him after not seeing his face for so long. I’m glad you posted this interview.
Txxxx Alan... yeah, Paul has been quite productive ... nice...
Loved yhis short and sweet interview. Thank you for this post greatly appreciated 🙏.
Txxx Michael
Just a passing thought…
Reckoning back to the Hendrix cover Pat did of 3rd Stone From the Sun: What if Paul, Pat and perhaps Marcus Miller did an album honoring the very best work of Jaco?
My fear is that younger musicians today are forgetting the compositional genius that Jaco gifted all of us. An album like that would go a long way in keeping that lineage moving forward in the realm of Jazz History.
David A. Mayen
Yeah, David... Jaco was a fantastic composer - beautiful tunes...
Warehouse practice space in Boston. Sounds about right! Been to a few of those :-)
Incredible precise amazing mind-blowing musician
Thank you. Greetings from Perú.
Best drummer in the world!
Thank you for this! This is wonderful!
Txxx Diego!!
Pure talent
Fantastic segment, thank you! Now why did Paul leave the group?
College of Dupage gig was in the cafeteria!
Yeah, what can I say about Pauls technique. It to me is unique. But so is the Music. First tune I think of when you say Pat Metheny is "Minuano". Still sad that Lyle is not with us. He was in a class by himself. And so was Pat.
Finally i gladly know Wertico is alive 😅🤦🏻♂️...why he dint continue with PMG? 🤔🤷🏻♂️
5:19 LOL 😂 loads of crime nowadays
Yeah ..u have too get out there and perform to get noticed...although today we have utube *
The luckiest drummer after Ringo in the world.
The PMG/ w/o Wertico just wasn't the same.
That group's core, PM LM SR & PW's "sound" was a mosaic of beautiful colors, bright vibrant & immaculate. Certainly, the band leader the right to alter the palette, but everything after not quite the same, at least for me; still remarkably talented but somehow not quite as so. Oh well ...
Aznar icng on the cake - mean no disrespect not including.
Yeah for me too... those 80s releases are incredible... beautiful compositions...
You produce exellent material but your intro is a bit too long.
Ok...txxx
To the “interviewer”…. please stop interrupting your guests, very annoying!
wow he got old and PM hasnt
Pat is eternally young ❤