Hands down, my favorite composition ever! Fun fact: the song is composed not in 3/4, not in 4/4, not in 7/8. It is composed in 22/8! The initial pattern ostinato can be heard in almost the whole tune.
JP, you have some very interesting insights about “The First Circle”. To me, it is one of the greatest musical compositions of all time. It has a complex time signature (22/8), complex rhythm, chord progression, and orchestration. And, it is just plain beautiful! I bought the CD in 1984 when it came out. I have to this song hundreds of times and never tired of it. Each time I listen to I get inspired. Joy bubbles up through the song. Pedro Aznar’s voice as an instrument is the cherry on the icing on the cake. 200 years from now people will be playing and listening to Pat Metheny’s music. He is one of the greatest musicians of all time and my favorite musician of all time!
The album Speaking of Now is out of this World, the best of me. I own double album The Orchestrion Project and the Pat Metheny Unity album KIN. Amazing guitarrist and composer one of the best musicians in the universe
Very astute observations. Pat Metheny years ago said people always have told him that his music is best appreciated driving on the highway. There's an open spaciousness to much of the PMG music.
Congrats on discovering a true American treasure. You will find endless inspiration in Pat’s music. The light airy feel you describe is intrinsic in most of his music. It’s like a cross between jazz and Americana the open pastoral heartland landscape (Pat being from Missouri). The main rhythm in this song is in 22/8 (3+2+3+2+2+3+3+2+2). By this album they were getting a very slick, produced sound. I prefer the early albums where it sounded much more stripped down and like just a band playing in a room. Try the live album Travels.
@JustJP - news hit Feb 10, 2020 that Lyle Mays, co-composer and co-arranger with Metheny for the PMG, passed away in Los Angeles after a long battle with a recurring illness. His solo on First Circle, as well as his playing on Ozark, San Lorenzo, Until The End of the World, September Fifteenth, The Way Up, Au Lait, and so many other pieces are plaintive, piercing, joyous, and solemn - often within the same piece.
Your definition of Pat Metheny's work is as good as one as I can think of. I started listening to him in 1982 when I was in the army. Through the years I have had the pleasure of listening to his music. Many times I have been a bit down and was brought up by it. Thank you for this. If you get the chance, The Search is a beautiful piece of music.
The First Circle stands out for me, because I had been listening to Pat Metheny and owned several LPs at the time, The First Circle Tour, was the very first time I saw Pat play LIVE! They played the concert in a Church in Grand Rapids Michigan. It was amazing and I have been hooked on seeing Pat play live, for the 40 years since! I’ve seen over 30 live performances. They never disappoint. You mention the song reminds you of stained glass. What better place to see this performed than in a church.
Perfectly said. Pat Metheny's song "The search" has this... shearing feel to it. In a good way. It's a windy song who's strong gusts strip away the pain. The intro always makes me grit my teeth. Connecting with and pulling away the pain of everyday life. When the intro ends and the song kicks in, you feel nothing but Blissful emotional weightlessness. A good feeling for reflecting on life.
Pat Metheny was introduced to me in my first year of college 1981. From his earliest work with Jaco Pastorius thru The Way Up were all part of my library. Love his melodic playing and writing. Soothes my inner being. IAl DiMeola and Pat were my staples as I moved into other music genre besides rock. Hope you enjoy the ride thru the albums.
Used to catch this song every once in awhile when I was 19 and working a summer job as an overnight operator at an answering service. My favorite off this album is a tune called Yolanda, You Learn. Btw, it's pronounced Meh-THEE-nee.
You are exactly correct! This piece sends my mind flying over the Andes mountains - that's been the imagery in my head since I first heard it, which was in concert! Don't apologize for letting explaining how it makes you feel - great music takes us all to our own place. See you in the skies!
Thanks for this. This is one of the PMG albums that made me appreciate jazz. I have every PMG album made. Glad to know you dig it. If I thought you’d be into jazz I’d have suggested the Pat Metheny Group (PMG) a looong time ago. 36 Grammy nominations and 20 Grammys won. Pat Metheny (Meh-theee-nee) is THE finest guitarist on the planet...and maybe the universe. Phrasing, intonation and melodic romanticism that no other can match. There are only 4 guitarists to ever be named to the Downbeat Magazine HOF and Pat is the only one of the 4 still alive. And while I love First Circle...there are other PMG songs that better hallmark his guitar genius. Try “3rd Wind” or “To the End of the World”. BTW Pat still tours. Do yourself a favor. If he comes anywhere close to you...go. Your wife will dig it too. Pat is a great date concert.
Dynamics ! :) Great to see someone truly enthusing about piece of music instead of acting cool. :) Pat Metheny is also a forerunner in using guitar controller for synthesiser in fusion. Weather Report would be something too, perhaps. "Black Market" or "River People" would be good starting points.
Wow! "if the sky could make music or if the sky could sing..."!! I LOVE THAT!! Perfect description! One of the first songs I bonded with from him is called "It's For You", from the album entitled "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls". That is a song "from the sky", as you so aptly put it! You put it on and you will float away on a breeze of beautiful Folk-influenced Jazz!
Hands down, IMHO, one of, if not THE greatest jazz compositions of the last 50 years or so, and the PMG is one of my favorite groups. Pat has an extremely wide range of influences - ECM label stuff, the Beatles, Ornette Coleman, folk, rock, bebop, etc. This cut was from his trilogy of Brazilian influenced albums including 'Still Life Talking', and 'Letter from Home'. His 'More Travels DVD' is a great visual reference to the PMG group at their best. That being said, when you talk about the ethereal, uplifiting beauty of that song, a recommendation or two from another group does come to mind ... 'Grazing Dreams' or 'Ghostbeads' from the group 'Oregon'. Oregon was more or less the rhythm section of 'The Paul Winter Consort', a jazz group who dabbled in Brazilan sounds, but found later fame in pioneering 'New Age' by mixing jazz improv with sounds of wild animals. As much as I love the PMG, and acknowledge their larger impact on world culture, I think a good case could be made for the members of Oregon being every bit the equals of the PMG group in instrumental virtuosity ... and with their own unique and instantly recognizable sound.
I listen to this song on headphones when i really need to zone into work/ studying and I get in the zone to where I feel like I have a hyper-focus to crank out my best work! It’s seriously amazing!
The song was cut in my region, but did listen to the song separately. I liked the jazzy instrumentals and vocal coloring. I liked the smooth arrangement on the song, the build up and climax. Sorta reminded me of a canoe ride on a river, where you experience a flat calm as you move towards the rapids. Good choice JB and great reaction as usual JP.
Saw him live in 1980 at the Lawrence Opera House (Lawrence, KS) with Lyle Mays. The live performance will just carry you to an out-of-body experience. He's won a truckload of Grammys in categories they generally don't televise at the awards.
JMHO ... but this is the greatest jazz composition of the last 50 years. My image is of a sunrise-celebration on a tropical beach. Have so many others to suggest ... mostly from his 3 albums during his Brazilian Phase ... Minuano, Rain River, and Third Wind being among my favorites.
This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and I must say, you have a really wonderful way of translating your impressions and experience into words. I also really appreciate that you described your channel as "clean" as I do weary of the profanity etc in the world (not just on social media). Very refreshing. I am now subscribing. And BTW, Pat Metheny is my husband's favorite, and he introduced me to Pat's music. There is SO much more for you to explore. The man is a genius. If you want proof, check out the pieces he did for his Orchestrion project.
Just subscribed. His name is pronounced muh-THEE-nee. First Circle is an amazing piece of music. The guitar, keyboards, drums, and wordless vocals all combine for a trip to aural heaven. Huge fan here from New Jersey since 1990 when I heard "San Lorenzo" (from the self-titled *Pat Metheny Group* album released originally in 1978).
There are many different phases to Metheny's (pron.Metheeny)career. I'd probably start someone out with his first big album called "Pat Metheny Group"(1978) . This is the band he had for a long time with co-writer and synth player Lyle Mays. A lot of memorable melody lines. There was a period where he was playing a guitar synth using a sort of trumpet sound to play almost rocky lead guitar - see "Offramp" (1981), and the live "Travels" (1983). There is also a performance at the 1990 Mellon Jazz Festival with Jack DeJohnette (dr.), Herbie Hancock (p.), and Dave Holland (bass), all of whom played with Miles Davis. If you see this comment - I just found your channel, and found a lot of things I have info on. I hope the comments are more useful than inconvenient. (There's another you might find useful in the Jean Luc Ponty comment section.)
Thank you R. Gray! Trust me, all these comments and info is very helpful for me. I dont always have much to say, but I read em all and am very happy to learn more.
Yeah, one of my alltime favorite songs and albums. One word about the copyright thing: It's all about ECM, a record label situated in Munich where I live. On a concert I took the opportunity to talk to him about that his label is so restrictive according to the music they published. He refused to talk about it with me...... Quite disappointing to me as I'm owning minimum 100 CDs that has been published on this phantastic record label.
Hey man, just saw you reacted to Pat Metheny group as well so I had to drop in a recommendation to something you may enjoy and also a little disclaimer about him & the band: -First song on "We Live Here" Album, called "Here to Stay" -The entire "Letter from Home" Album is just incredible and deserves a full day to ponder and listen to. Kinda treat it like it's your only music for a day and you'll love it :) Disclaimer about Pat Metheny: Dude's a genius but at times a little hard to enjoy, and I may add I've got the nostalgia bonus of having listened to him in the car as a kid. You can tell very clearly if he's out for harmony or complexity and at times they're a bit exclusive to each other. He's also got a Solo career with incredible gems of music throughout a 30 year career (Listen to "New Chautauqua" and "Secret Story", my 2 fav Albums). I really you hope you do some more of his stuff, even though I must warn you his label is pretty strict about copyright infringement so 90% of his songs aren't on YT anymore. Listening to New Chautauqua now and smiling very much :) See ya!
Please, please, please; take 11 minutes and spend them listening to "To The End of The World" by Pat Metheny. Transcendent! It parallels Ravel's "Bolero" as music to make love by.
Justin, Pat's last name stresses the second "e", sounds like "Meh-theeny". I've been a fan of Pat's music since 1980/81. You have to check out "Third Wind". Great music!
Intriguing... :-D I know v. little about them. Of the music I've heard before, it sounds closest to Bacharach/Morricone but then veering off into instrumental jazz.
I checked out the full track (live ver.) on YT - v. interesting... (strokes chin). In the Jazz-rock realm I know mainly English & German groups like Soft Machine, Nucleus, Passport, Kraan etc. so Pat Metheny will be fun to investigate further!
@Serge Van Puimont IV - With those groggy type references, I highly recommend Metheny's albums "Imaginary Day," "The Way Up," “Tap,” and "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls."
@@jimbricker4982 ok I've listened to it. Overall I like it.🖒 I get a movie soundtrack feel. Like a journeyman maybe. Or I could clean house to it maybe? I just wouldn't consider it driving music, and that's kind of the standard for greatness to me. Jazz is certainly not my specialty though. I do know of Dave Stewart and really like what I've heard by him. ✌
@@peppernagre3126 - "cinematic" is certainly an adjective frequently used to describe Pat's work. This song, in fact, was born from a comment from film composer Jerry Goldsmith to Pat, making him try something new with his composition workflow.
Yes ! Here we are ! This is exactly the kind I ... hate! I am not able to give a single explaination. It's visceral, I have an allergy, I just can't. It's not so much musically speaking. I can eventually enjoy jazz fusion or whatever the name you want to give it. It is the musical treatment of these pieces. The choice of instruments and sounds, and the use of these voices. Oh, those voices! I'm sorry but I can't. Really. Initially, I believed in a sign of a Power beyond me, without knowing if it came from above or from below. The copyright problem seemed to want telling me something. But then, I still felt that I had to make the effort to go and follow the link to listen to the song. New sign! Geographical restrictions didn't allowed me to access the video. What should I do? Take it as a warning? Why did I force destiny by searching for other sources? I did it yet. A live in Japan. I knew I should not have! But then, why did I insist again? I found another video. So, I've listened the thing twice in a row, as a fool I am! Well, it wasn't so bad! A live version with a symphonic orchestra. The adaptation with other instruments made me find the song a little better. But all the same, it was hard. There are very good moments, the score is good, but these sounds ... definitely, it's too much for me. Thanks to this space and to his master to exist. This time we are not agree at all, butd it is also what makes it interesting.
arielquarante Hi, Ariel. Will you recommend a few French songs for me? Some of the artists I’m more familiar with are the two I mentioned yesterday along with Kyo, Weeper's Circus, Black M, Caravan Palace, and Noir Désir, along with those who have had success in America, M83, Jean Michel Jarre, and Gojira. Merci!
@@jaybird4093 "With french great power comes great responsibility". You will probably able to understand that I can't suggesting you a perfect sample of good french songs, but only a totally subjective point of view (or hearing). So I have to tell you that, even if I know that it's not my better face, I've stayed stucked into stuffs belong my generation. Rare are the new artists I may like. Besides, again if I can't speak for all frenchies, I think I can say that as I do, we prefer good lyrics with common music rather good music with poor lyrics. So it could be hard to you telling why I could chose a certain song because you can't understand what it's all about, and the beauty or power of the thing. I could try to translate you (with my poor capacities) some of the lyrics, but only in a seperated file. First and only one exception : the following one, which I have subtitled especially for you. It was really hard because I tried to keep the essence of the poetical licence, so I may be failed and done horrible grammatical mistakes. Francis Cabrel (I love this guy). Song : Animal. 1989. Fun fact : Manu Katché on drums... not my fault. ruclips.net/video/IHNRTfGro88/видео.html A total U-turn... Christophe. Song : Parle-lui de moi. Live at Eiffel Tower ,2008 14th july. An kind of unerground artist. Great. ruclips.net/video/EhBT1roeNhE/видео.html May be you would like this ? Telephone (successful 80's band...) Song: Argent, trop cher (Money... to expensive), 1981 ruclips.net/video/AZcypfABSzw/видео.html Telephone (again) Song: Les dunes ruclips.net/video/tfgRBz1e6uQ/видео.html Jean-Louis Aubert (the "leader" of this band, solo career) Song: Juste une illusion ruclips.net/video/O97NVWpvNiY/видео.html Jean-Louis Aubert (on the drums, his old friend, also ex-Telephone member, as I consider as the french Steward Copeland). Song : Les plages ruclips.net/video/A_uDAMnEGHY/видео.html Rita Mitsouko (the name of the band, not the name of the female singer...) Song: C'est comme ça ruclips.net/video/fGZRVGlGZ6A/видео.html Michel Jonasz. Song : J'veux pas qu'tu t'en ailles ruclips.net/video/tzxxnSyOtRw/видео.html Jacques Brel (french - but Belgian - monument) Song : Amsterdam ruclips.net/video/8IToJ26WgpE/видео.html Jacques Brel Song : Ces gens-là ruclips.net/video/3PJEorm42vI/видео.html And so on...
Thank you. I, too, find Metheny's music to be a mixed bag, leaving me in a love/hate relationship with him. I'm not sure what annoys me at times, but maybe I'll just say the closer it is to traditional jazz, the better it shines; the closer it gets to New Age mood music, I'm outta there.
This guy is a wonderful musician. His name is pronounced Muh-THEE-nee. I bet you would love his album Still Life Talking and also a record called One Quiet Night. But Pat is a busy, active working musician and has probably released 30 albums. I hear ya on weightless. What a fine observation.
@@JustJP I got curious and looked up his discography. It's over 40 albums. He is magnificent. And he tours. I saw him in Philly with drummer Jack DeJohnette in the 90s and I also saw him in Chandler, Arizona a few years ago. Another song you may enjoy by him: Roof Dogs.
Don’t feel bad about mispronouncing Pat’s name. I’ve been mispronouncing Zeppelin’s song title, “D’yer Maker, as “Die-er Maker” for 40 years until I was corrected...and of course laughed at.
I love your reaction to this tune and your ideas about it. It brings me back to the first time I listened to it two decades ago. This is my all-time favourite piece of music, I've listened to it thousands of times since, about on average once every day of my life, and it always amazes me. The interlude that comes in around the 7 minute mark (written by Lyle Mays) is my favourite part of the tune, especially because of those drums you mention. On their 2002 tour, Richard Bona played that drum part in a new way that really touched me. This section of the tune was likely inspired by a movement from Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" called "Dance of the Earth": ruclips.net/video/3cCa2y4iX68/видео.html If you don't know "The Rite of Spring", that's a piece of music you need to know, but it's a long one. If you've seen Star Wars, John Williams lifted a section from it for the score.
Whatever you listen to next, DON'T listen to Zero Tolerance for Silence. I'm a big Metheny follower and have seen him live several times, but to this day I don't know what the meaning of this album is. Definitely recommended is Still Life (Talking) with the amazing Third Wind.
Hubert Van Calenbergh - agreed. I am an enormous fan of Pat, but I can’t stomach ZTFS at all. However, I like that it exists at all because it shows the depth of his bench (to use a sports metaphor). Agreed on the Still Life album, but my go-to is Minuano.
@@jimbricker4982 That was one of the three pieces I had to do for my last guitar exam! Admittedly, the fast syncopated bit halfway through was dropped, but I was allowed my own solo. It also helped that I was accompanied by the teachers (bass, drums and piano) who are ace players.
Not to be anal about it, but his last name is pronounced Meth-eenee. I hope since you've listened to this you decided to dive into the world of Pat. He has so much great music that would likely take you on a musical journey.
Hands down, my favorite composition ever! Fun fact: the song is composed not in 3/4, not in 4/4, not in 7/8. It is composed in 22/8! The initial pattern ostinato can be heard in almost the whole tune.
Really? Nice! Glad I did a favorite of yours Alioth (and ty for the time sigs)
JP, you have some very interesting insights about “The First Circle”. To me, it is one of the greatest musical compositions of all time. It has a complex time signature (22/8), complex rhythm, chord progression, and orchestration. And, it is just plain beautiful! I bought the CD in 1984 when it came out. I have to this song hundreds of times and never tired of it. Each time I listen to I get inspired. Joy bubbles up through the song. Pedro Aznar’s voice as an instrument is the cherry on the icing on the cake. 200 years from now people will be playing and listening to Pat Metheny’s music. He is one of the greatest musicians of all time and my favorite musician of all time!
Pat Metheny is a phenomenal guitarist.
The album Speaking of Now is out of this World, the best of me. I own double album The Orchestrion Project and the Pat Metheny Unity album KIN. Amazing guitarrist and composer one of the best musicians in the universe
Very astute observations. Pat Metheny years ago said people always have told him that his music is best appreciated driving on the highway. There's an open spaciousness to much of the PMG music.
Ty Jayson!
Congrats on discovering a true American treasure. You will find endless inspiration in Pat’s music. The light airy feel you describe is intrinsic in most of his music. It’s like a cross between jazz and Americana the open pastoral heartland landscape (Pat being from Missouri). The main rhythm in this song is in 22/8 (3+2+3+2+2+3+3+2+2). By this album they were getting a very slick, produced sound. I prefer the early albums where it sounded much more stripped down and like just a band playing in a room. Try the live album Travels.
Jim hardiman - Thanks for the context, you and I seem to react similarly to Pat’s music.
Awesome, ty Jim
@JustJP - news hit Feb 10, 2020 that Lyle Mays, co-composer and co-arranger with Metheny for the PMG, passed away in Los Angeles after a long battle with a recurring illness. His solo on First Circle, as well as his playing on Ozark, San Lorenzo, Until The End of the World, September Fifteenth, The Way Up, Au Lait, and so many other pieces are plaintive, piercing, joyous, and solemn - often within the same piece.
Your definition of Pat Metheny's work is as good as one as I can think of. I started listening to him in 1982 when I was in the army. Through the years I have had the pleasure of listening to his music. Many times I have been a bit down and was brought up by it. Thank you for this. If you get the chance, The Search is a beautiful piece of music.
Thank you Kuhn, sounds like his music has been a great support for you.
The First Circle stands out for me, because I had been listening to Pat Metheny and owned several LPs at the time, The First Circle Tour, was the very first time I saw Pat play LIVE! They played the concert in a Church in Grand Rapids Michigan. It was amazing and I have been hooked on seeing Pat play live, for the 40 years since! I’ve seen over 30 live performances. They never disappoint.
You mention the song reminds you of stained glass. What better place to see this performed than in a church.
Soo many songs that they have that will blow you away. Please do not stop here.
Perfectly said. Pat Metheny's song "The search" has this... shearing feel to it. In a good way. It's a windy song who's strong gusts strip away the pain. The intro always makes me grit my teeth. Connecting with and pulling away the pain of everyday life. When the intro ends and the song kicks in, you feel nothing but Blissful emotional weightlessness. A good feeling for reflecting on life.
Ty for that Miles; blissful emotional weightlessness is a great phrase to describe what you're left feeling.
Subscribed because you did The Pat Metheny Group. They will take you to another level.
Ty MV!
Pat Metheny was introduced to me in my first year of college 1981. From his earliest work with Jaco Pastorius thru The Way Up were all part of my library. Love his melodic playing and writing. Soothes my inner being. IAl DiMeola and Pat were my staples as I moved into other music genre besides rock. Hope you enjoy the ride thru the albums.
Used to catch this song every once in awhile when I was 19 and working a summer job as an overnight operator at an answering service. My favorite off this album is a tune called Yolanda, You Learn. Btw, it's pronounced Meh-THEE-nee.
Nice! Ty Gideon
You are exactly correct!
This piece sends my mind flying over the Andes mountains - that's been the imagery in my head since I first heard it, which was in concert!
Don't apologize for letting explaining how it makes you feel - great music takes us all to our own place.
See you in the skies!
Thank you so much Ray! Truly the type of song to take you on a journey
Try his 'Are you going with me'. A longer one but from Pat's hey days
I love the Pat Metheny/Bowie song This Is Not America.
Best version is from live from japan.
Actually bowie live had just as an amazing version.
Thanks for this. This is one of the PMG albums that made me appreciate jazz. I have every PMG album made. Glad to know you dig it. If I thought you’d be into jazz I’d have suggested the Pat Metheny Group (PMG) a looong time ago.
36 Grammy nominations and 20 Grammys won.
Pat Metheny (Meh-theee-nee) is THE finest guitarist on the planet...and maybe the universe.
Phrasing, intonation and melodic romanticism that no other can match. There are only 4 guitarists to ever be named to the Downbeat Magazine HOF and Pat is the only one of the 4 still alive. And while I love First Circle...there are other PMG songs that better hallmark his guitar genius. Try “3rd Wind” or “To the End of the World”. BTW Pat still tours. Do yourself a favor. If he comes anywhere close to you...go. Your wife will dig it too. Pat is a great date concert.
Dynamics ! :) Great to see someone truly enthusing about piece of music instead of acting cool. :)
Pat Metheny is also a forerunner in using guitar controller for synthesiser in fusion.
Weather Report would be something too, perhaps. "Black Market" or "River People" would be good starting points.
Haha, ty. I think I've heard a bit of WR in the past, but not enough to "know" them
Wow! "if the sky could make music or if the sky could sing..."!! I LOVE THAT!! Perfect description! One of the first songs I bonded with from him is called "It's For You", from the album entitled "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls". That is a song "from the sky", as you so aptly put it! You put it on and you will float away on a breeze of beautiful Folk-influenced Jazz!
Meth E knee
That was really good. I got like a 4 degree separation from Pat Metheny. 😎
Need more jazz recommendations?
Ah, ty for the pronunciation. I'm always up for more
Justin i suggest for next : last train home 👍🏻
Hands down, IMHO, one of, if not THE greatest jazz compositions of the last 50 years or so, and the PMG is one of my favorite groups. Pat has an extremely wide range of influences - ECM label stuff, the Beatles, Ornette Coleman, folk, rock, bebop, etc. This cut was from his trilogy of Brazilian influenced albums including 'Still Life Talking', and 'Letter from Home'. His 'More Travels DVD' is a great visual reference to the PMG group at their best.
That being said, when you talk about the ethereal, uplifiting beauty of that song, a recommendation or two from another group does come to mind ... 'Grazing Dreams' or 'Ghostbeads' from the group 'Oregon'. Oregon was more or less the rhythm section of 'The Paul Winter Consort', a jazz group who dabbled in Brazilan sounds, but found later fame in pioneering 'New Age' by mixing jazz improv with sounds of wild animals. As much as I love the PMG, and acknowledge their larger impact on world culture, I think a good case could be made for the members of Oregon being every bit the equals of the PMG group in instrumental virtuosity ... and with their own unique and instantly recognizable sound.
Thank you Steve! I was very happy listening to this one :D Ty for the recommendation
I listen to this song on headphones when i really need to zone into work/ studying and I get in the zone to where I feel like I have a hyper-focus to crank out my best work! It’s seriously amazing!
Definitely a good choice!
The song was cut in my region, but did listen to the song separately. I liked the jazzy instrumentals and vocal coloring. I liked the smooth arrangement on the song, the build up and climax. Sorta reminded me of a canoe ride on a river, where you experience a flat calm as you move towards the rapids. Good choice JB and great reaction as usual JP.
DukesRocks - Thanks Dukes!
Metheny will change your world.
Cool,smooth and very pleasant. Loved your enthusiasm for it.
Ty Rich :)
Saw him live in 1980 at the Lawrence Opera House (Lawrence, KS) with Lyle Mays. The live performance will just carry you to an out-of-body experience. He's won a truckload of Grammys in categories they generally don't televise at the awards.
JMHO ... but this is the greatest jazz composition of the last 50 years. My image is of a sunrise-celebration on a tropical beach. Have so many others to suggest ... mostly from his 3 albums during his Brazilian Phase ... Minuano, Rain River, and Third Wind being among my favorites.
This is pure Clube da Esquina. Ele bebeu da mesma água que Milton Nascimento... lol.
This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and I must say, you have a really wonderful way of translating your impressions and experience into words. I also really appreciate that you described your channel as "clean" as I do weary of the profanity etc in the world (not just on social media). Very refreshing. I am now subscribing. And BTW, Pat Metheny is my husband's favorite, and he introduced me to Pat's music. There is SO much more for you to explore. The man is a genius. If you want proof, check out the pieces he did for his Orchestrion project.
Ty so so much Terri!
Just subscribed. His name is pronounced muh-THEE-nee. First Circle is an amazing piece of music. The guitar, keyboards, drums, and wordless vocals all combine for a trip to aural heaven. Huge fan here from New Jersey since 1990 when I heard "San Lorenzo" (from the self-titled *Pat Metheny Group* album released originally in 1978).
Thank you James!
complètement d accord avec toi c est l apesanteur c est genial .....bonjour de lille north of france.. peace and love usa!!!! merci
Great, great, great analysis!
Ty!
Hi Justin, I recommend you Minuano, from the same band Pat Metheny Group, it is a must as well... greetings from Costa Rica.
There are many different phases to Metheny's (pron.Metheeny)career. I'd probably start someone out with his first big album called "Pat Metheny Group"(1978) . This is the band he had for a long time with co-writer and synth player Lyle Mays. A lot of memorable melody lines. There was a period where he was playing a guitar synth using a sort of trumpet sound to play almost rocky lead guitar - see "Offramp" (1981), and the live "Travels" (1983). There is also a performance at the 1990 Mellon Jazz Festival with Jack DeJohnette (dr.), Herbie Hancock (p.), and Dave Holland (bass), all of whom played with Miles Davis. If you see this comment - I just found your channel, and found a lot of things I have info on. I hope the comments are more useful than inconvenient. (There's another you might find useful in the Jean Luc Ponty comment section.)
Thank you R. Gray! Trust me, all these comments and info is very helpful for me. I dont always have much to say, but I read em all and am very happy to learn more.
Pat Matheny is a master!
Well said Justin!
Ty ty
Yeah, one of my alltime favorite songs and albums.
One word about the copyright thing: It's all about ECM, a record label situated in Munich where I live. On a concert I took the opportunity to talk to him about that his label is so restrictive according to the music they published. He refused to talk about it with me...... Quite disappointing to me as I'm owning minimum 100 CDs that has been published on this phantastic record label.
The PMG later recorded live a near perfect version which had a bit more pzass. You can sense the crowd excitement as it builds to its heady climax.
Hey man, just saw you reacted to Pat Metheny group as well so I had to drop in a recommendation to something you may enjoy and also a little disclaimer about him & the band:
-First song on "We Live Here" Album, called "Here to Stay"
-The entire "Letter from Home" Album is just incredible and deserves a full day to ponder and listen to. Kinda treat it like it's your only music for a day and you'll love it :)
Disclaimer about Pat Metheny: Dude's a genius but at times a little hard to enjoy, and I may add I've got the nostalgia bonus of having listened to him in the car as a kid. You can tell very clearly if he's out for harmony or complexity and at times they're a bit exclusive to each other. He's also got a Solo career with incredible gems of music throughout a 30 year career (Listen to "New Chautauqua" and "Secret Story", my 2 fav Albums). I really you hope you do some more of his stuff, even though I must warn you his label is pretty strict about copyright infringement so 90% of his songs aren't on YT anymore.
Listening to New Chautauqua now and smiling very much :)
See ya!
Thanks Derp :)
This music style is called Clube da Esquina here in Brasil.
Please, please, please; take 11 minutes and spend them listening to "To The End of The World" by Pat Metheny. Transcendent! It parallels Ravel's "Bolero" as music to make love by.
Another song to add to my library 😁
Nice!
'This is not America" was a collaboration between Metheny and Bowie.
From the album “Offramp”, give the track “Are You Going With Me?” a listen.
Roots of coincidence just to watch the expressions in your face alone.
Justin, Pat's last name stresses the second "e", sounds like "Meh-theeny". I've been a fan of Pat's music since 1980/81. You have to check out "Third Wind". Great music!
Got it, thanks MB!
Dude I don't know if you'd also done this or not but you would LOVE "Half Life of Absolution" (live) - an epic PMG 'prog rock' suite
Intriguing... :-D I know v. little about them. Of the music I've heard before, it sounds closest to Bacharach/Morricone but then veering off into instrumental jazz.
Serge Van Puimont IV - good call. Pat is known an amazing composer of DEPTH, similar to Bacharach.
I checked out the full track (live ver.) on YT - v. interesting... (strokes chin). In the Jazz-rock realm I know mainly English & German groups like Soft Machine, Nucleus, Passport, Kraan etc. so Pat Metheny will be fun to investigate further!
@Serge Van Puimont IV - With those groggy type references, I highly recommend Metheny's albums "Imaginary Day," "The Way Up," “Tap,” and "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls."
What, what? Groggy? do you mean druggy? I've never thought of them in that way, perhaps because I've never done drugs (bor-ing!)
Serge Van Puimont IV - Stupid auto correct. Proggy, was what I meant.
Apparently a great pick Jim!
GT Lambeth - thanks GT! Did you seek the whole version, and did you like it?
@@jimbricker4982 ok I've listened to it. Overall I like it.🖒 I get a movie soundtrack feel. Like a journeyman maybe. Or I could clean house to it maybe?
I just wouldn't consider it driving music, and that's kind of the standard for greatness to me. Jazz is certainly not my specialty though. I do know of Dave Stewart and really like what I've heard by him. ✌
@@peppernagre3126 - "cinematic" is certainly an adjective frequently used to describe Pat's work. This song, in fact, was born from a comment from film composer Jerry Goldsmith to Pat, making him try something new with his composition workflow.
@@jimbricker4982 it seems to have worked. Thanks and have a great day.
Finally...Down the Pat Metheny rabbit hole. Start with the White Album - Phase Dance
It's like one of those Jello desserts where you get a few Jello cubes with a big pile of whipped cream on top. Very light.
Edward Ballew - Have you had a chance to listen to the whole unedited piece? Wonder if you might use a different food analogy after that.
Lol
Yes ! Here we are ! This is exactly the kind I ... hate! I am not able to give a single explaination. It's visceral, I have an allergy, I just can't.
It's not so much musically speaking. I can eventually enjoy jazz fusion or whatever the name you want to give it. It is the musical treatment of these pieces. The choice of instruments and sounds, and the use of these voices. Oh, those voices! I'm sorry but I can't. Really.
Initially, I believed in a sign of a Power beyond me, without knowing if it came from above or from below. The copyright problem seemed to want telling me something.
But then, I still felt that I had to make the effort to go and follow the link to listen to the song. New sign! Geographical restrictions didn't allowed me to access the video. What should I do? Take it as a warning? Why did I force destiny by searching for other sources? I did it yet. A live in Japan. I knew I should not have!
But then, why did I insist again? I found another video. So, I've listened the thing twice in a row, as a fool I am! Well, it wasn't so bad! A live version with a symphonic orchestra. The adaptation with other instruments made me find the song a little better. But all the same, it was hard.
There are very good moments, the score is good, but these sounds ... definitely, it's too much for me.
Thanks to this space and to his master to exist. This time we are not agree at all, butd it is also what makes it interesting.
arielquarante Hi, Ariel. Will you recommend a few French songs for me? Some of the artists I’m more familiar with are the two I mentioned yesterday along with Kyo, Weeper's Circus, Black M, Caravan Palace, and Noir Désir, along with those who have had success in America, M83, Jean Michel Jarre, and Gojira.
Merci!
@@jaybird4093 "With french great power comes great responsibility". You will probably able to understand that I can't suggesting you a perfect sample of good french songs, but only a totally subjective point of view (or hearing).
So I have to tell you that, even if I know that it's not my better face, I've stayed stucked into stuffs belong my generation. Rare are the new artists I may like. Besides, again if I can't speak for all frenchies, I think I can say that as I do, we prefer good lyrics with common music rather good music with poor lyrics. So it could be hard to you telling why I could chose a certain song because you can't understand what it's all about, and the beauty or power of the thing.
I could try to translate you (with my poor capacities) some of the lyrics, but only in a seperated file. First and only one exception : the following one, which I have subtitled especially for you. It was really hard because I tried to keep the essence of the poetical licence, so I may be failed and done horrible grammatical mistakes.
Francis Cabrel (I love this guy).
Song : Animal. 1989.
Fun fact : Manu Katché on drums... not my fault.
ruclips.net/video/IHNRTfGro88/видео.html
A total U-turn...
Christophe.
Song : Parle-lui de moi. Live at Eiffel Tower ,2008 14th july. An kind of unerground artist. Great.
ruclips.net/video/EhBT1roeNhE/видео.html
May be you would like this ?
Telephone (successful 80's band...)
Song: Argent, trop cher (Money... to expensive), 1981
ruclips.net/video/AZcypfABSzw/видео.html
Telephone (again)
Song: Les dunes
ruclips.net/video/tfgRBz1e6uQ/видео.html
Jean-Louis Aubert (the "leader" of this band, solo career)
Song: Juste une illusion
ruclips.net/video/O97NVWpvNiY/видео.html
Jean-Louis Aubert (on the drums, his old friend, also ex-Telephone member, as I consider as the french Steward Copeland).
Song : Les plages
ruclips.net/video/A_uDAMnEGHY/видео.html
Rita Mitsouko (the name of the band, not the name of the female singer...)
Song: C'est comme ça
ruclips.net/video/fGZRVGlGZ6A/видео.html
Michel Jonasz.
Song : J'veux pas qu'tu t'en ailles
ruclips.net/video/tzxxnSyOtRw/видео.html
Jacques Brel (french - but Belgian - monument)
Song : Amsterdam
ruclips.net/video/8IToJ26WgpE/видео.html
Jacques Brel
Song : Ces gens-là
ruclips.net/video/3PJEorm42vI/видео.html
And so on...
Thank you. I, too, find Metheny's music to be a mixed bag, leaving me in a love/hate relationship with him. I'm not sure what annoys me at times, but maybe I'll just say the closer it is to traditional jazz, the better it shines; the closer it gets to New Age mood music, I'm outta there.
arielquarante Thank You! Ariel! This will keep my busy!😃
Haha, I love the way you write ariel. Can't say that you didn't give it a shot though!
Oh mate, this album is a ride you WANT to go on. From Yolanda, You Learn to Praise. Try the whole and you’ll see.
Ty JJSC!
This guy is a wonderful musician. His name is pronounced Muh-THEE-nee. I bet you would love his album Still Life Talking and also a record called One Quiet Night. But Pat is a busy, active working musician and has probably released 30 albums.
I hear ya on weightless. What a fine observation.
Thanks RC! Hes a working man
@@JustJP I got curious and looked up his discography. It's over 40 albums. He is magnificent. And he tours. I saw him in Philly with drummer Jack DeJohnette in the 90s and I also saw him in Chandler, Arizona a few years ago. Another song you may enjoy by him: Roof Dogs.
You need to listen to Pat Metheny and Anna Maria Jopek.
Dude, listen to Minuano (Six Eight) from the Still life Talking album. Your head will explode.
Don’t feel bad about mispronouncing Pat’s name. I’ve been mispronouncing Zeppelin’s song title, “D’yer Maker, as “Die-er Maker” for 40 years until I was corrected...and of course laughed at.
Haha ty
You shoild hear more,for example ,,slip away,, master piece,or ,,above the tree tops,,
I love your reaction to this tune and your ideas about it. It brings me back to the first time I listened to it two decades ago. This is my all-time favourite piece of music, I've listened to it thousands of times since, about on average once every day of my life, and it always amazes me. The interlude that comes in around the 7 minute mark (written by Lyle Mays) is my favourite part of the tune, especially because of those drums you mention. On their 2002 tour, Richard Bona played that drum part in a new way that really touched me. This section of the tune was likely inspired by a movement from Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" called "Dance of the Earth": ruclips.net/video/3cCa2y4iX68/видео.html
If you don't know "The Rite of Spring", that's a piece of music you need to know, but it's a long one. If you've seen Star Wars, John Williams lifted a section from it for the score.
Thank you Matt! I believe I've listened to Rite of Spring before, but I'll have to give it another listen to be honest to remember.
You haven't heard anything yet just keep listening please.
Whatever you listen to next, DON'T listen to Zero Tolerance for Silence. I'm a big Metheny follower and have seen him live several times, but to this day I don't know what the meaning of this album is. Definitely recommended is Still Life (Talking) with the amazing Third Wind.
Hubert Van Calenbergh - agreed. I am an enormous fan of Pat, but I can’t stomach ZTFS at all. However, I like that it exists at all because it shows the depth of his bench (to use a sports metaphor). Agreed on the Still Life album, but my go-to is Minuano.
@@jimbricker4982 That was one of the three pieces I had to do for my last guitar exam! Admittedly, the fast syncopated bit halfway through was dropped, but I was allowed my own solo. It also helped that I was accompanied by the teachers (bass, drums and piano) who are ace players.
Not to be anal about it, but his last name is pronounced Meth-eenee. I hope since you've listened to this you decided to dive into the world of Pat. He has so much great music that would likely take you on a musical journey.
Got it, ty!
"Metheny" rhymes with "bikini".
I think I can remember that. Ty David!
My favorite video of Metheny as mad scientist: ruclips.net/video/6dzxlr9LPDY/видео.html
"Padded sticks" = Mallets.
Add to your unique collection, do 'Herb Alpert - Rise' ruclips.net/video/ennMD1fPtXA/видео.html
such an absolute classic
TY Maha!
You have to listen to Pat's The Roots of Coincidence. ruclips.net/video/U6KaUiqLZcs/видео.html
muh THEE nee
It's a shame he is going to drive his own music into oblivion by not allowing it to circulate on the internet.
Ahhh, why are you skipping ahead in the music??? I can't listen to that.
The music was removed by copyright unfortunately