THE GREATEST IMPROVISED GUITAR SOLO OF ALL TIME

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @KelValMax
    @KelValMax Месяц назад +649

    I love that so many rockers are discovering my jazz heroes.... and so many jazzers are discovering my rock heroes. This channel is just fantastic.

    • @majortom4543
      @majortom4543 Месяц назад +3

      Golden boy and all, and as good as this interchange is, lets not kid ourselves and say this is the greatest solo of all time that nobody else can recreate.

    • @MrSatyre1
      @MrSatyre1 Месяц назад +6

      ​@@majortom4543It's just noise to me, so I really can't fathom anyone else wanting to recreate it.

    • @shamusokingsley2412
      @shamusokingsley2412 Месяц назад +5

      I may not know music theory enough to appreciate jazz, but I can recognize this as the greatest elevator music I've ever heard

    • @justinerb6975
      @justinerb6975 Месяц назад +1

      Everyone needs to discover Ian Thornley from Rick's interview with him. I just wish Rick would break down some of Ian's songs.

    • @RobertMJohnson
      @RobertMJohnson Месяц назад +1

      sorry. jazz is really not fun at all

  • @anthonywhite2960
    @anthonywhite2960 Месяц назад +530

    Thank God for Rick Beato and this wonderful channel. Rick's enthusiasm and joy for music and learning is palpable and inspiring.

  • @mikeradcliffe6062
    @mikeradcliffe6062 Месяц назад +205

    "Leading the listener along a path that feels both surprising and yet expected." Wow! You just summarized what Pat's composing has always done for me. Nice.

    • @zyxwvut4740
      @zyxwvut4740 Месяц назад +9

      Roger Ebert said a perfect movie ending should be the same: Surprising yet Inevitable.

    • @papagaio1696
      @papagaio1696 Месяц назад +1

      Path Metheny

    • @Adam-fb5nt
      @Adam-fb5nt 20 дней назад

      @@zyxwvut4740 Yes this is taught in Aristotle's poetics

  • @herwigthelen6304
    @herwigthelen6304 Месяц назад +68

    This episode touched me deeply. Travels is my favorite album since 1984. I played it to my girlfriends, but also to so many of my music loving friends- noone seemed to care as much as I do. I don’t know how many hours of my life I spent floating away with the same face expression as Rick and diving into this beautiful music. Thank you Rick, for finally, at the age of 56, connecting me to people who care as much as I do. Herwig from Austria

    • @wesboundmusic
      @wesboundmusic Месяц назад +1

      I feel the same way about Rick Beato and only at around his age start to appreciate the gift of music all over and a whole new dimension to it that I wasn't able to better grasp previously. Better late than never? I don't know. It might have served me better to have understood more earlier in life, I guess. Oh well....,😇

    • @SolSmoak
      @SolSmoak Месяц назад +3

      My story also. I’m 60. Been a fan since high school. Never met another one.

    • @KrystofDreamJourney
      @KrystofDreamJourney Месяц назад +2

      Same here. Greetings from Florida !

    • @nbeutler1134
      @nbeutler1134 Месяц назад +1

      I can relate as a 21 year old obsessed with Pat Metheny lol

    • @edwardgallagher4509
      @edwardgallagher4509 Месяц назад +2

      Singin’ to the choir, my friend… a fan since ‘78

  • @almoko
    @almoko Месяц назад +136

    for most of us - and I love Pat - all of this flies a mile above our heads, but your appreciation and enthusiasm over this is contagious :)

    • @hectoraguilar965
      @hectoraguilar965 Месяц назад +11

      Yes, I agree. I like Pat Metheny as well. But a solo like this is, while complex and precise, not easy to listen to. Rick seems to be appreciating the complexity of the solo. And while I appreciate his point of view as a musician, as a listener, it sounds unnecessarily complex and disjointed. So much of Pat's other music, while still complex and interesting, also flows smoother and is easier on the ears. Still, I love Rick's passion for his point of view, and his channel overall. He is a true teacher, and I always learn something new. Even if I don't agree or understand it all.

    • @lajollascott
      @lajollascott Месяц назад +2

      100%. I've listened to Pat Metheny's stuff for I don't even know how many hundreds of hours, but I would have never guessed this solo was this complex or difficult. Complex or difficult? Or course; it's Pat Metheny. THIS complex or difficult? Never.

    • @julianyo7072
      @julianyo7072 25 дней назад +1

      It's a musician's solo for musicians. Not necessarily enjoyable. Of course, musicians flip out with these things, but because of the complexity, like an engineer flip out with a Lamborghini motor, but what you enjoy is driving it. To be honest, I find these kind of solos boring. I appreciate the musicality, the dexterity and the complexity of it all, but says nothing to me. Especially that guitar synthesizer tone.

  • @duncanfrere2656
    @duncanfrere2656 Месяц назад +254

    That interview with Metheny reveals an artist living and creating at the utmost reaches of what is creatively possible. Just stunning!

    • @michaelfoxbrass
      @michaelfoxbrass Месяц назад +3

      Being. I’ve done it a few times in my playing life, but would love to be doing that whenever I’m playing!

    • @jonathancano6387
      @jonathancano6387 Месяц назад +3

      Yeah, that Metheny interview is epic.

    • @williamlowe7718
      @williamlowe7718 26 дней назад +1

      Pat's hair deserves its own interview...🤣🤣🤣

  • @touchthatdial
    @touchthatdial Месяц назад +129

    The joy on Rick’s face when he listens is just joyous to watch. Love this channel.

  • @lotnik1976
    @lotnik1976 Месяц назад +93

    again I have to write it - Rick Beato is one of the best content creator on YT right now - every video is interesting, informative, funny, inspiring - just great. THANK YOU - its pure pleasure to know you via YT

  • @TheOverlordOfProcrastination
    @TheOverlordOfProcrastination Месяц назад +149

    Lyle Mays - one of deftest, most beautiful pianists I’ve ever listened to.
    Much missed by me.

    • @markmallinder7618
      @markmallinder7618 Месяц назад +3

      Me too. He has such an amazing feeling and humanity in his playing.

    • @TheOverlordOfProcrastination
      @TheOverlordOfProcrastination Месяц назад +4

      humanity…perfectly put, mate.

    • @bentleycharles779
      @bentleycharles779 Месяц назад +1

      Lyle X

    • @jrmcosta
      @jrmcosta Месяц назад +4

      Love Lyle almost as much as Pat Matheny… almost! Actualy I think the Best of Pat Metheny is with Lyle and Pat Matheny Group. The “YOU” combined solo is their best Solo ever…

    • @mejsjalv
      @mejsjalv Месяц назад

      Lyle with Pat are like peanut butter and jelly.

  • @alp69gt
    @alp69gt Месяц назад +9

    « Travels » was the first Jazz album that I got back in 1988 as I started learning guitar one year prior. Before my guitar teacher got me buying the vinyl, I didn’t know anything about Pat, his music and that way of playing guitar. First time I listened to it I thought it was really weird and wasn’t enjoying it. But I kept listening and gradually became used to it. Then I started really loving it until the vinyl did wear out. Because of that album I had to spend the rest of my life learning all that stuff, moved to Boston, eventually graduated from Berklee, met plenty of great players and teachers, moved back to my home country. Now 36 years later, I’m still learning all that stuff and all what lies beyond. Thank you Rick for sharing your passion! Your video just made me travel back in time and remember how much that music was and is still moving me! And how fortunate and thankful I am to have been able to pursue my dream and make a living out of playing guitar.

  • @djdksf1
    @djdksf1 Месяц назад +327

    As a piano/keyboard player, a lot of Pat's synth solo stuff is maddening to me because it sounds like it could theoretically be translated to my instrument, until I try to actually do it. There are many ways that the fretboard is a superior interface. Those long, languid lines sound so effortless (I know they're not) and fluid and I'll only ever be able to dream about playing that way. Also, Pat has a friggin' encyclopedia of harmonic and melodic knowledge in his noggin - such a huge wealth of stuff to draw on. Great take on this RB!

    • @Devypocalypse
      @Devypocalypse Месяц назад +13

      I love, LOVE that terminology "superior interface". What a term.

    • @dariohenriquez7773
      @dariohenriquez7773 Месяц назад +46

      ironically we all guitarists want the guitar to be a piano so we're even

    • @djdksf1
      @djdksf1 Месяц назад +12

      @@dariohenriquez7773 🤣 I guess everyone wants what they do not have.

    • @ThvonS
      @ThvonS Месяц назад +6

      Good point, but Chopin on synth guitar would be a challenge... to say the least

    • @N.SLASH.A
      @N.SLASH.A Месяц назад +5

      As someone who’s experimented with various guitar synths for 20 years, I can’t help but wonder if/how some of this could possibly be the interface between the GK pick up and it’s interpretation of what he’s playing that leads it to be something that could not be imitated due to his impeccable playing x the tracking of that given moment in time?

  • @NicknLex
    @NicknLex Месяц назад +147

    I was surprised that it wasn't anything by Allan Holdsworth but Pat is right there in the same league of genius.

    • @Catonian1
      @Catonian1 Месяц назад +16

      I thought it would definitely be Holdsworth. I specifically thought it would be “In the Dead of Night”.

    • @jimmycampbell78
      @jimmycampbell78 Месяц назад +4

      That's who I was thinking of too when Rick was doing his build-up at the beginning.

    • @saracen567
      @saracen567 Месяц назад +12

      My favourite electric guitar solo - Alan Holdsworth on “Hazard Profile Part 1” on Soft Machine’s 1975 album Bundles.

    • @johnsworldofvideopoker
      @johnsworldofvideopoker Месяц назад +31

      Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, & Allan Holdsworth are all in a league of their own. Allan Holdsworth (before he passed on) used to live in Fallbrook, Ca. He would play locally at a small club in North San Diego County called the Bellyup. Afterwards, he would sit at the bar with me & the lead guitarist in my band and talk guitar all night. He was the humblest guy and the most astounding guitar genius you would ever want to meet. R.I.P. Allan.😢🙌🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🍎

    • @theplanetruth
      @theplanetruth Месяц назад +1

      Hey Nick!!

  • @festivalexpress8505
    @festivalexpress8505 Месяц назад +124

    Pat plays like a horn player, perhaps showing his roots as a trumpet player - it's wonderful approach, incredibly original, and sounds amazing.

    • @rightchordleadership
      @rightchordleadership Месяц назад +6

      There's only one Pat Metheny

    • @jorymil
      @jorymil Месяц назад +4

      I play trombone, and I've tried to transcribe some of Pat's solos--they're just so melodic you can't help but sing along to them.

    • @notablejourney
      @notablejourney Месяц назад +4

      His brother Mike is the trumpet player.

    • @gasaholic47
      @gasaholic47 Месяц назад +2

      @@notablejourney Yes, but Pat started on it as well before switching to guitar.

    • @ko-yoshi
      @ko-yoshi Месяц назад

      That makes so much sense! Never looked into his roots much but that’s clearly a big part of why he’s such a unique guitarist

  • @bensherwood777
    @bensherwood777 Месяц назад +10

    Rick I love the fact that you are bringing such beautiful and sophisticated music to your channel. It might not be for the mass but it deserves to be featured. It proves that you put music before numbers. Much respect to you

  • @scotts9601
    @scotts9601 Месяц назад +25

    Agreed, this is the most complicated solo and fits within the top of the food chain throughout the last 400 yrs of classical music. While other classical masters repeated phrasing, melodies, progressions, Metheny crushes chord progressions with numerous melodies, runs, jumping keys effortlessly to produce pure music theory genius. Never heard this song before, had to listen twice to grab the minimal understanding of where he was going listening beginning to end, knowing the end before the beginning and understanding the course. End result, far beyond comprehension for most listeners. But beautiful and haunting that us bottom feeders never get to a full appreciation, and you Rick, certainly achieved that level of understanding for us to grasp. HT/Thx to you and Pat.

  • @rigelloar7474
    @rigelloar7474 Месяц назад +116

    Metheny is a sublime improviser. He doesn't source his solos from vocabulary, he plays ACTUAL ideas. He actually has something to say. His solos are wonderful stories, beautifully told. Anyone who thinks vocabulary and chops will get you THERE, had better think again !

    • @jm.101
      @jm.101 Месяц назад +7

      I’d be happy with either vocabulary or chops

    • @davidfleuchaus
      @davidfleuchaus Месяц назад +4

      Well said. In his interviews I’m sure you’ve heard similar patterns. He has put a lot of thought into communicating well.

    • @marktyler3381
      @marktyler3381 Месяц назад +2

      Agreed. Not to diss people playing safe, but there's a realm after that.

    • @rigelloar7474
      @rigelloar7474 Месяц назад +1

      @@davidfleuchaus By including YOU, in the "story" he has to tell, the communication is assured. He is loved by the muses. So are you . . .

    • @rigelloar7474
      @rigelloar7474 Месяц назад +1

      @@marktyler3381 Oh yeah there is ! It's a wonderful place . . . . .

  • @101xaplax101
    @101xaplax101 Месяц назад +32

    that excellent statement that you read about being "surprising and yet expected" really nailed it ...... when pat improvises its as if i'm in the car with him and he is driving across town to take us to lunch .........there are 1000 possible ways/permutations to get there........i'm familiar with the town and know the destination but have no idea which route he is going to take.......some of the roads I have never been down before but I never feel lost because I know that the restaurant is along the coast to the north-west and on average that continues to be our general direction ...... the route is ultimately bounded by the presence of the coast and once you see it you'll know that the destination is close at hand.......no matter how complex his playing gets it never feels arbitrary and always has the quality of familiarity........

  • @chrisyounce1815
    @chrisyounce1815 Месяц назад +54

    Pat Metheny is my favorite musician of all time and really enjoyed your interview with him. I'm so glad that you enjoy and appreciate Pat's music as much as many of us do to. There's a good reason why your channel has 4.57m subs and growing, it's because your love of all music is infectious and brings together lovers of music from all genres. Keep up the great work Rick.

  • @chrisburchett6519
    @chrisburchett6519 Месяц назад +6

    Thank you, Rick! Largely because of you, I’ve really gotten into Pat the last two years, and earlier this year, my 17 year old son and I had the pleasure to see him live in concert! 🤯 It was the most incredible show and created a core memory for me and my son that will last a lifetime. God bless!

  • @reinhardtherbert5129
    @reinhardtherbert5129 Месяц назад +4

    My mosted beloved Pat Matheney album: I never forget one Situation when I listened to the "travels" Album on a avisit from Germany to THE summer Festival AT the Osho commune in oregon in 1983. - I was walking there through the mountains, watching down on the Ranch that Was filled with A-tents for 15 000 people from all over the World while listening to the whole "travels" Album on my Walkman - for me it was one of the most heavenly sight with some of the most heavenly uplifting music!
    Thank you for sharing man

  • @markmichlewicz5141
    @markmichlewicz5141 Месяц назад +93

    Once again you opened my eyes to something new.this is why this channel is the best.

    • @athena2zeus54
      @athena2zeus54 Месяц назад +4

      Agreed!

    • @kerbyfab
      @kerbyfab Месяц назад +3

      Have fun down that rabbit hole… it gets deep! I started my journey into Pat Metheny about 12 yrs. and it’s been a wonderful ride to say the least. He’s in my top 5 of all time!

    • @edbernardmusic3599
      @edbernardmusic3599 Месяц назад +1

      I agree! I can't wait for that something new is Rick's own music!

  • @scottbullock3045
    @scottbullock3045 Месяц назад +39

    There's a reason this channel is approaching 5 million subs. Rick is one of the very best music channels on RUclips.😊❤

  • @jonranper
    @jonranper Месяц назад +47

    Matheny plays so fluidly it sounds almost like a flute or a clarinet. Glad I'm just an old rocker!

    • @88pampa
      @88pampa Месяц назад +1

      Yay you!

    • @TheGhostOfFredZeppelin
      @TheGhostOfFredZeppelin Месяц назад +6

      I was about to comment the same thing, if I just heard that solo on a speaker passing by I wouldn't have thought it was a guitar at first

    • @guitarslim56
      @guitarslim56 Месяц назад +3

      Metheny

    • @TheKarmicRepairCo
      @TheKarmicRepairCo Месяц назад +5

      Trumpet. His main guitar synth always sounds like a trumpet player with mad chops and incredible breath control.

    • @nostromo7928
      @nostromo7928 Месяц назад +6

      Tbh, I was confused because Rick was saying "guitar solo" and all I could hear was a flute! 😂

  • @jkujo3091
    @jkujo3091 Месяц назад +2

    Jesus, I had no idea there was another version of this song! I've been listening to Michael Brecker's version exclusively and it's been one of my favorites for years. Love this version, and as a long-time drummer fusion fan taking up basic electric guitar over the past year, I greatly appreciate this analysis. Well done and well chosen, Rick!

  • @lateforthesky61
    @lateforthesky61 Месяц назад +3

    Rick, you nailed it once again. One of the many amazing tracks on the incredible Pat Metheny "Travels" LP. Brings me back. The entire album
    is absolutely a live performance work of art. Now over 40 years old, it still sounds like the future of contemporary jazz fusion in 2024!
    "Straight on Red" , "Farmers Trust" and the emotional "Goodbye." What an incredible double live album!

  • @toddclarke1580
    @toddclarke1580 Месяц назад +35

    I think , you are at a musical level with this fusion improvisation, that goes over most of our heads.

  • @EixtremeDrummer
    @EixtremeDrummer Месяц назад +16

    You are right. I LOVE that sound since 1982 when I saw Pat performing the Offramp gig.

  • @dadof2553
    @dadof2553 Месяц назад +18

    This is like close encounters of the third kind at the end when the massive U.F.O. lands and they have a conversion with it using keyboards.Crazy good having the talent to come up with this type of stuff.🎉🎉

  • @davidfleuchaus
    @davidfleuchaus Месяц назад +9

    Thoughts? Many. Many many.
    First, yes! Pat is firing on all 86 cylinders on this solo. A well oiled machine in the flow physically, harmonically, motivically, artistically, collaboratively, stylistically, creatively, rhythmically. It’s fun, hip, intellectual, primal, new, off the cliff yet tethering on it, fresh, honest, immediate…. It is everything you would hope to capture in an improvisation.
    Second, yes, Pat works hard. Very. Beyond comparison. And for the best reasons. I heard him once when he was unfamiliar with the material. It was eh. That showed me that the rest of his always stellar performances come about not by innate talent but by diligent work that is driven by a respect for music.
    Third, forget about playing it note for note. Instead imitate his boldness and devotion and commitment and create your own genre or approach. While this is certainly worthy of capturing every nuance I think Pat would be more inclined to applaud someone who was inspired to create their own thing that has as much intentional artistry as this performance.
    Fourth, oh man I love this tune and recording. I am a devoted Pat head from early on. Every note, every interview, every nuance. I called him up at home on my 30th birthday. I lived a few blocks from him. We spoke for over an hour. Pat is the real deal through and through. This solo is truly amazing yet it is literally one of tens of thousands of similarly excellent solos. I mean, he played 3 hour concerts 240+ nights a year for 40+ years. He never isn’t fully engaged. His respect for music and for the audience is beyond compare.
    Fifth, there are so many great ideas in this solo. I want to stop now and just listen.
    Sixth, Rick, maybe one day we’ll meet. We have a lot in common.
    Seventh and last, Rick, I’m sure you know that lesson where Pat demonstrates playing on/before/after the beat. That would be a good beginning to a whole video devoted to rhythm/groove/feel/timing. Rhythm is the center but it gets the least attention. Pat of course is a master so innumerable examples come to mind. Towner said as a kid he used to put his ear on the fridge and beat out counter-rhythms to the random pattern of its knocking motor. Pat’s ballads contain meaningful intentional hesitations and natural subtle shifts in volume that together transmit the feelings of an emotional terrain. Putting some attention on the importance and primacy of rhythm would benefit every player in your audience.
    I could go on but won’t. Thank you Rick Beato.

    • @davidbyers1151
      @davidbyers1151 Месяц назад +1

      Excellent comment. I really enjoyed reading it.

  • @geoffmerrill164
    @geoffmerrill164 Месяц назад +3

    My thoughts. This video -- you, Pat Metheny and this particular performance -- is a superb example of why I am grateful beyond words to be on the same planet at the same time with so many musical geniuses. They have shaped me and given me moments of ecstacy and years of wonderment, and have reached me on so many levels (and frequencies -- love resonates!).

  • @kimsushiii
    @kimsushiii Месяц назад +47

    Another solo that's on that same wavelength is the solo in Drive Home by Steven Wilson as played by Guthrie Govan. Crazy story behind it too.

  • @petealba707
    @petealba707 Месяц назад +41

    Great solo and breakdown. You da man, Mr. Beato.

  • @ciaranearlie
    @ciaranearlie Месяц назад +10

    When I saw the title I knew it had to be Metheny. In my humble opinion not just one of the best guitarists ever but of the best musicians ever.

  • @QuintonVonesh
    @QuintonVonesh Месяц назад +23

    Rick, go listen to Allan Holdsworth live in Montreal 1993. His solo (completely inprovised) at 1:30 will blow your hair back.

    • @ChrisAyres-do4fz
      @ChrisAyres-do4fz Месяц назад +3

      Hes covered Holdsworth before and demonstrated his solos on the channel , Shawn Lane i want him to cover next as that dude if he was alive could play this tune.

  • @blainekelley816
    @blainekelley816 Месяц назад +2

    This playing, it is like the wind ... I love and appreciate it. It makes me smile and sit in wonder.

  • @staffansail2457
    @staffansail2457 Месяц назад +22

    One of my favorite jazz songs of all time.

    • @djhamm721
      @djhamm721 Месяц назад +1

      I suspected that it would be a solo by Pat and when it was Song for Bilbao, yes! Excellent choice and amazing song. One of my faves, out of the many by Pat.

  • @michaelstanutz9338
    @michaelstanutz9338 Месяц назад +51

    How I wish Rick could have interviewed Lyle. Awesome work Rick!!!

  • @troutriver58
    @troutriver58 Месяц назад +36

    I love Pat Metheny, but during this phase of his career he adopted that particular guitar tone which I wasn't crazy about. A few years later he put that down for a different sound. He's certainly my favorite guitarist, every since I first heard him nearly 45 years ago.

    • @jeffgrifa4539
      @jeffgrifa4539 Месяц назад +7

      I've never listened to this before either, and I think the guitar sounds like a synthesizer...not for me.

    • @bond-suits
      @bond-suits Месяц назад +6

      Pat has been playing the same Roland GR-300 guitar synth since early 1981. He still plays it. He's changed the filter settings over time, with it getting much brighter for a while and then a little darker again. But he essentially plays this same sound on almost every album except for the acoustic albums, and he still plays it at every show.

    • @forphxsake2024
      @forphxsake2024 Месяц назад +3

      @@bond-suits It's his sax, is the way I look at it.

    • @troldhaugen
      @troldhaugen Месяц назад +19

      I've always been frustrated that the greatest and most expressive guitar improviser in history makes his guitar sound like a sterile, cheesy toy keyboard.

    • @bond-suits
      @bond-suits Месяц назад +2

      @@forphxsake2024 Right. I've heard Pat say that he's always playing like a horn player rather than a guitar player. The GR-300 is taking him one step closer to that. With the Synclavier he was even using a sax sound for a while.

  • @matthewsnyder6127
    @matthewsnyder6127 Месяц назад +1

    This is the most astonishing and beautiful performance on an album full of astonishing performances. As Rick says, Pat has recorded this tune other times but this is the absolute best version. It’s so melodic and nervously alive, just a towering example of creative and emotional jazz improvisation.

  • @chuckkay
    @chuckkay Месяц назад

    As a musician of over 50 years ... and lover of all genres, I am amazed at every Rick Beato music video. I learn so much. This one was incredible.

  • @jackrunner6997
    @jackrunner6997 Месяц назад +15

    Every time I'm listening to that piece of music my jaw drops...

  • @STP43fan
    @STP43fan Месяц назад +6

    This is one of my all-time favorite Pat tunes to absolutely turn the volume on max in the car. The Groove setting this up is just too much! A++

    • @dane279
      @dane279 Месяц назад

      You’re not alone. I always could tell my Dad coming home from work because he’d be blasting Pat Metheny coming down the street.

    • @Emperorjones
      @Emperorjones Месяц назад

      Totally with you. The grooves that set up these Pat trips that go beyond are always perfection. A player can study the grooves alone for a lifetime.

  • @SB-nt9fp
    @SB-nt9fp Месяц назад +5

    Lyle and Pat ruled the late 70s to 80s jazz fusion scene. So happy I got to see them in the early 80s at a small venue in Boston. Travels is one of my favorite Pat Metheny albums. Too many great albums to mention from the Pat Metheny group. Huge influence on me playing guitar as a teen. Just incredible musicians. Lyle's solo work is amazing as well.

  • @JoeCool-l7h
    @JoeCool-l7h Месяц назад

    Rick thank you for making this video! I’m not a guitar player but I’ve been listening to Pat for over 40 years, have seen him live multiple times, and continue to listen to his recordings every week. His musical skills are otherworldly. Thank you, and THANK YOU Pat!😊

  • @arnifurman6757
    @arnifurman6757 Месяц назад +1

    You have an amazing show.
    Music has soul, music has life.
    Thank you so much for the work you put behind your shows.

  • @bobparsonsartist564
    @bobparsonsartist564 Месяц назад +6

    I'm at 3:36 right before Rick plays Lyles statement before the solo. Ive listened to this song maybe a hundred times as I play Metheny all the time , and my hair on my arms is just standing in anticipation. Rick your presentation is right up there with the tune! Here we go...play

  • @Randyolsson
    @Randyolsson Месяц назад +15

    that entire record is insane

  • @ChadHargis
    @ChadHargis Месяц назад +23

    I don't care about the solo, I just wanna know how Pat and Lukather can be older than me and have so much hair.

    • @TheMan21892
      @TheMan21892 6 дней назад

      Im 31 but my hair is thinning at the speed of a fucking fighter jet. 😂

    • @zerosometime5655
      @zerosometime5655 5 дней назад +1

      Right? Drives me nuts. My hairline recedes and a few lonely hairs try to hold the line. They end up with abandonment issues.

  • @marksaleski9890
    @marksaleski9890 Месяц назад +1

    I saw my first Pat show on the First Circle tour, back when they used to open with “Forward March,” a.k.a. “The Marching Band at Ornette Coleman High” and I never looked back. Years were spend listening to Offramp, First Circle, American Garage, and of course, Travels. Nobody has ever sounded like Pat and nobody ever will. And “Travels” is the gift that keeps on giving, even after all of these years.

  • @petedoble5033
    @petedoble5033 28 дней назад

    That’s what I call letting your musical voice out while you’re in the zone! Love it!

  • @Tascamaniac
    @Tascamaniac Месяц назад +3

    The PMG was the pinnacle of... everything. I'm really grateful for the live experiences.

    • @adammcculloch5614
      @adammcculloch5614 Месяц назад

      PMG was the best. Between 1978 and 2010 their gigs were the greatest.

  • @CJasonThwaites
    @CJasonThwaites Месяц назад +5

    Iv'e been mining this solo for melodic nuggets for 30 years now... Indeed, Travels is one of my 5 desert island records.

  • @geoffwales8646
    @geoffwales8646 Месяц назад +3

    "Are You Going With Me?" is less complex, I suspect, but it takes you on a journey, both melodically and emotionally. It's both a farewell and an invitation in one epic tale.

  • @UlliMueller
    @UlliMueller Месяц назад

    You nailed it Rick: "Playing ideas that feel inevitable. This involves creating lines & phrases that seem to naturally follow from what came before, leading the listener along a path that feels both surprising and yet expected." This exactly how I always felt about Pat’s playing, his melodic improvisations, and it’s what drew me into being a fan 45+ years ago. Thank You!

  • @artgirten7818
    @artgirten7818 Месяц назад

    Rick's incredible enthusiasm is so joyful! That version of "Song for Bilbao" was recorded over 40 years ago. Timeless indeed. Younger viewers now discovering what us old folks have appreciated for decades about PM! Fantastic video Rick!

  • @eventidewinds
    @eventidewinds Месяц назад +13

    Love Pat. Was at his show this sunday. A little disappointed about what he performed, but always in awe, how he plays

  • @andrewchamberlin8180
    @andrewchamberlin8180 Месяц назад +3

    I couldn't agree more with your assessment Rick. Kudos, well done.

  • @morkus26
    @morkus26 Месяц назад +13

    I thought it was going to be 'Are You Going with Me' from the Travels album. Hearing that on mushrooms was unbelievable.

  • @HughMcQ
    @HughMcQ Месяц назад +1

    Brilliant, Rick. One of my favourite Pat tunes; seeing him play it live in about '93 just blew me away

  • @pete100ca
    @pete100ca Месяц назад

    I luckily saw many of the tour dates when they rolled this then-unreleased tune out. My 19 year old mind was blown away. When it was released on Travels (and others in Offramp) I was so grateful so many amazing, yet-to-be-released tunes that were played on those tours were available - Are you Going With Me, The Fields, the Sky, Straight on Red, Song for Bilbao, Close to Home, James and on and on. I was musically never the same. Another killer video Rick.

  • @cobalt-6747
    @cobalt-6747 Месяц назад +10

    I love J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. his guitar playing is completely fantastic with his crazy guitar solos.

  • @tucktimosprime
    @tucktimosprime Месяц назад +14

    Hard not to notice that drummer, crazy stuff Rick

    • @danoconnell1833
      @danoconnell1833 Месяц назад +1

      Yes! Agreed. He's a match for Pat's playing for sure.

    • @jonashormann5700
      @jonashormann5700 Месяц назад +9

      Dan Gottlieb is the man. He was perfect for the songs they played at the time.

  • @TonyCantisano
    @TonyCantisano Месяц назад +9

    It takes another life to understand Pat’s mind ❤

  • @davidfairweather3771
    @davidfairweather3771 Месяц назад

    My best buddy sent me the link to this video a couple of nights ago, and I didn't open it until the next morning. The night before I watched the video, I had an elaborate dream of Rick taking us through Pat Metheny's solo from 'Are You Going with Me' from the Travels album. Clicking on the link the next morning, I was shocked to see how close my guess was. To state the obvious, Pat Metheny is incredible. Hard to put words to his genius. Explosively melodic. Feels like pure freedom (when he opens it up with that Roland synth). So grateful to you always Rick for your passionate wisdom, tasteful analysis, and profound appreciation for great music.

  • @jesuszuazo3789
    @jesuszuazo3789 Месяц назад +1

    Absolutely agree, one of Pat's best solos in the history of jazz, pure beauty.

  • @markprincipe7440
    @markprincipe7440 Месяц назад +21

    You're not so bad yourself there, Rick! What a great interpretation 👏

  • @erotomaniac51
    @erotomaniac51 Месяц назад +12

    Yes Rick this is my favorite Pat solo

  • @julian.morgan
    @julian.morgan Месяц назад +5

    Travels is THE album for me. I think that's possibly because the guitar parts are so unattainably far beyond me I gave up trying to figure them out decades ago. That means that like Lyle's keyboards, Pat's guitars kinda bypass my brain and go straight to my soul.

  • @StephenMintie-g5q
    @StephenMintie-g5q Месяц назад

    What a great video! It kills me when I discovered Pat Metheny when I was 18 and going to college for music........ at a modest State college, my professor expected us to understand this the same level you did. It was impossible, non of us were that talented. We had a guest artist come in once that made a backhanded comment to him, and he said, you do realize who you're teaching are going to be our only fans down the road. I've been following your stuff this year, but this video really showed......... man you really know what you're doing and talking about, and the presentation is awesome.......... I wish I had people like you as teachers compared to those that quite literally killed my love for jazz.

  • @heatherfraserdaley460
    @heatherfraserdaley460 Месяц назад

    Watching Rick in his interview videos, countdowns or even these breakdown videos is proof. Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. Watching him try to hide an ear to ear grin or move to a song shows his enjoyment of music is on another level. And it’s infectious. I’d love to just sit in a room with him and share/listen to music that the other guy might not have ever heard, and the hits too.

  • @scflair6916
    @scflair6916 Месяц назад +5

    3:08 Incredible moment of inspiration that I needed to hear.

  • @bruceclark4754
    @bruceclark4754 Месяц назад +4

    Sometimes when Rick is interviewing people he respects like Pat Metheny, he's beaming away like the proverbial kid in the candy store

  • @mrdfk9410
    @mrdfk9410 Месяц назад +16

    My mind is blown. That doesn't even sound like a guitar AND it is being played like it's horn or trumpet.
    The phrasing in incredible, my mind has gone, I need to find this set and listen to it all!

    • @autk
      @autk Месяц назад +6

      "doesn't even sound like a guitar" that's where it runs off the rails for me

    • @robgrano6814
      @robgrano6814 Месяц назад

      The whole album is amazing but he doesn't use guitar synth on every track. Still the solos are always fantastic.

  • @DanHatcher-z7i
    @DanHatcher-z7i Месяц назад

    Thank you so much Rick! I have loved Metheny for decades! And every time I watch one of your videos, I am liking you more and more. I can not see something from you without learning something new. Please keep up the good work. Oh, and you are making playing "Air Guitar" cool again... From someone who has played it over 55 years!

  • @DanEdelen
    @DanEdelen Месяц назад

    Rick, the invaluable service you are delivering keeps the focus on guys like Metheny, Carlton, Johnson, Di Meola, and Jarrett so they get on the radar of folks who don’t know them and stay fresh for the gray hairs among us. Thank you

  • @joesmith4443
    @joesmith4443 Месяц назад +22

    ‘You use the word ‘effortless’ no believe me I’ve spent like a lifetime trying to get to the point where I understand so that I can be.’
    -Pat Metheny

  • @SandauxBeats
    @SandauxBeats Месяц назад +22

    Maan. I thought it was the Guthrie Govan interview we've all been waiting for. But it's great nonetheless because it introduced me to a new track I would love to listen.

    • @GuyLuchenbill
      @GuyLuchenbill Месяц назад

      Sameeee

    • @TheSammyreynolds
      @TheSammyreynolds Месяц назад +2

      Guthrie Govan doesn't do a lot of interviews anymore. It would be awesome to see.

  • @atimtambaby
    @atimtambaby Месяц назад +9

    God bless Lyle Mays for pushing Pat Metheny beyond his limit only to reach it

  • @DaveLynchJazzGuitar
    @DaveLynchJazzGuitar Месяц назад +1

    Pat is a force of nature. No one can play like him
    He's unique!

  • @TEDROPER1
    @TEDROPER1 Месяц назад

    I saw PMG live for the first time on the tour that became Travels. It is a core memory for me in the midst of decades ranging across musical styles. I’ll never forget sitting in the front row balcony at Wolf Trap, listening to Pat playing “Farmer’s Trust” and the crickets outside singing as one voice with him.
    Thank you for breaking this down for us, Rick! It is truly amazing.

    • @CarstenMeyer-dx6mu
      @CarstenMeyer-dx6mu Месяц назад

      I entered the sold out concert in Saarbrücken Germany, during Wichita.....that blew my mind......

  • @erikgeiser8226
    @erikgeiser8226 Месяц назад +5

    “Push Comes to Shove” solo - melodic EVH

  • @jimb2577
    @jimb2577 Месяц назад +5

    That sounds so fluid that I would have sworn that was a horn doing those things. Amazing.

  • @filldrummin42
    @filldrummin42 Месяц назад +5

    Your passion and energy makes the musical world a better place.
    God bless you and your family.
    I love you sir.
    Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @engelsabrantes6072
    @engelsabrantes6072 Месяц назад

    The amount of musical knowlledge to be able to do a review like this for “regular” people that likes music is just unbeliebable. Thank you for bringing sophisticated music making for regular people to appreciate.

  • @operating
    @operating Месяц назад

    Surprising and yet expected. Perfectly said about Pat’s playing.
    I wish you would do “the way up, part 2”, or “to the end of the world”, or the “Roots of Coincidence”solo.
    I keep rewatching this video. After growing up with this, it’s sooooo flipping cool to see Rick analyze it. Blown away Rick.

  • @itsjohnnymillion
    @itsjohnnymillion Месяц назад +48

    I wish I liked Pat more than I do. I can’t get my brain around it and the synth tone is too much for me.

    • @tequila_tibbs7938
      @tequila_tibbs7938 Месяц назад +2

      Use your ears not your brain?

    • @thestradiosmiles
      @thestradiosmiles Месяц назад +25

      @@tequila_tibbs7938 This is kind of an inane statement. The sound waves can only be interpreted by the brain connected to the ears. Telling this guy not to use his brain to listen to something makes pretty much zero sense. It's ok for people to not enjoy everything.

    • @thewildcellist
      @thewildcellist Месяц назад +5

      Lyle Mays' stuff hits me in the heart; Metheny's hits me in the head. I'm never moved (though like the op, I wish I were). The synth guitar only serves to compound the problem, because every note (timbre wise) sounds identical.

    • @bond-suits
      @bond-suits Месяц назад

      @@thewildcellist Lyle was definitely a player of the head, at least as much as Pat. Both used their minds to craft incredible music. The timbre of the synth changes dramatically from the low notes to the high notes, helping it to sound less monotonous. While it has nowhere near the timbral variations of an acoustic instrument, it still has plenty.

    • @thewildcellist
      @thewildcellist Месяц назад +1

      @@bond-suits No argument here. They're both amazing. I was just riffing on the op's comment. For whatever reason, Pat's stuff doesn't connect with me emotionally. And the synth - again, just my personal opinion - _does_ sound monotonous. Same thing when Holdsworth went that way; it's intrinsic to the instrument. I'm glad that you can hear and enjoy the subtle differences that there are and it's good to know that they're there.

  • @amusical12
    @amusical12 Месяц назад +11

    Eddie's impro for Michael Jackson on "Beat It" was pretty cool for a one take impro ❤

    • @realscience948
      @realscience948 Месяц назад

      Are you comparing that to this!!!😮

    • @alexb.5703
      @alexb.5703 Месяц назад

      He put several single parts together if I’m not mistaken…

    • @amusical12
      @amusical12 Месяц назад +1

      @@realscience948 No.

    • @HabAnagarek
      @HabAnagarek Месяц назад

      Jazz improvisation was way out of Eddie's wheelhouse.

    • @amusical12
      @amusical12 Месяц назад +1

      @HabAnagarek Eddie grew up in jazz bars in his childhood. His father played clarinet and Alex played saxophone. Both Ed and Al were trained on piano in classical and jazz.

  • @stonerdemon
    @stonerdemon Месяц назад +4

    Pat is so good at improvising he even improvised his hairdo.

  • @Mr29roses
    @Mr29roses Месяц назад

    You unravel so much in this piece and you're not even talking about the incredible rhythm of this piece!

  • @2-2-manyboats
    @2-2-manyboats Месяц назад

    You hit the nail on the head, Rick. This is why I can listen to a PM solo and every time find something new to marvel about, even when I’ve played the tune a gajillion times before.

  • @skakkalabinko
    @skakkalabinko Месяц назад +8

    Rick you have to cover shawn lane in a video!!!!!!!

    • @ericnicolleau4331
      @ericnicolleau4331 Месяц назад +1

      Was expecting Shawn Lane get you back or black market 1992 improvisations when I clicked on this videos lol

  • @nostromo7928
    @nostromo7928 Месяц назад +9

    I wish I could say I liked this kind of jazz but I don't. It always sounds frenetic and "busy" to me. Literally makes me feel anxious. But I can appreciate how hard this piece is to play.
    Thank you, Rick. 🙂

    • @jorymil
      @jorymil Месяц назад +4

      The PMG's music is really meant to be listened to in the context of their albums. If you jump right into "Song for Bilbao," it's frenetic, but it's the tenth of eleven songs on the album. The first nine prepare you emotionally for this one. I'm not sure how much I realized this about albums until I read your comment, so thank you for expanding my mind! I encourage you to grab Travels, Still Life (Talking), or First Circle and listen to it start to finish. It hits in a very different way. For me, having grown up in the Midwest, there's always something that feels like driving down the highway at night, looking at a freshly harvested field of wheat.

    • @nostromo7928
      @nostromo7928 Месяц назад +1

      @@jorymil
      On your recommendation I'll give it a try. 🙂

    • @trebleboost7
      @trebleboost7 Месяц назад

      @@jorymilWell put. There is magic in those albums. ‘First Circle’ may be my favorite song of all time. ‘Across the Heartland’ is another cut I can play over and over. To me PMG was the synergy, though I respect their other works. Lyle’s ‘Street Dreams’ had some great tracks.

    • @julian.morgan
      @julian.morgan Месяц назад +2

      @@nostromo7928 I once played 'Are you going with me?' from Travels to a very talented classical violinist who'd never heard very much jazz let alone Metheny. Towards the end of the track she fainted. Of course I was concerned, but when she came around she had this huge grin on her face. 'I guess I went with him!.' she said.

    • @6stringcodger450
      @6stringcodger450 Месяц назад +4

      Yes, just sounds pointless and rambling, I used to explain to my friends that I was Jazz blind or something...but it is more than that, it actually hurts afrter a few minutes. (not joking at all) I would lose my mind if someone told me I had to listen to an entire concert of this. I think it could be gentic like the cilantro taste thing. Worth studying or thesis for a biology or music major.

  • @112131415191213
    @112131415191213 Месяц назад +21

    That's a weird way to say the 'Drive Home' solo by Guthrie Govan...

  • @Elixear
    @Elixear Месяц назад

    Rick, infiniment merci pour toutes vos vidéos, c'est tellement gratifiant, passionnant et ça fout une patate incroyable. Quel plaisir de vous écouter décortiquer ces œuvres avec tant d'enthousiasme. C'est grâce à des personnes comme vous qu'on SAIT POURQUOI on aime la musique.
    Pour ma part, en ce qui concerne l'utilisation de la guitare synthé, c'est à la toute première écoute de "The Truth Will Always Be", en 1992, que, après avoir d'abord pleuré comme un gamin, mais de plaisir, sans comprendre pourquoi dans un premier temps (faute d'avoir étudié le solfège), je me suis dit après coup (longtemps après !) : "Ha, ça y est, je sais que c'est lui le patron de ça". Impossible de définir le "ça" en question. Même encore aujourd'hui, il m'est très difficile d'expliquer ce "ça" à quiconque, musicien chevronné ou simple mélomane. Le sentiment de plénitude, d'entièreté, d'unicité, d'authentique et d'évidence pure était si puissant qu'il m'a fallu au moins deux décennies pour mettre simplement des mots dessus et tenter de l'expliquer. Mai, instantanément, en 1992 (j'avais 22 ans et jamais flirté avec le Jazz avant cet âge, ni classique, ni moderne). Et près de quarante ans après (Je ne vous ai découvert que cette année, et je le regrette), paf ! Rick arrive avec ses fascinantes vidéos didactiques, pédagogiques mais par-dessus tout avec une excitation et un enthousiasme infantile (dans le bon sens du terme) dans lesuels je me reconnais exactement, comme des milliers ou millions d'autres probablement. C'est quelque chose de si unique, si limpide, si clair que j'aimerais tant que chacune et chacun d'entre nous ressente aussi fortement que je, nous, vous le ressentez, même sans explication technique musicale.
    Encore mille fois merci, merci, merci Rick. Ca me remplit de joie, vous n'avez pas idée !

  • @thedoner67
    @thedoner67 Месяц назад

    Once again, Rick nails it. This has been in my “greatest guitar solos of all time” list for years. Pat’s combination of fire and beauty in this tune is nothing short of mind blowing! I’ve always felt that he phrases a lot like a a sax player, especially on the Gtr. Synth…like Rick says, very un guitar like!

  • @onegusty
    @onegusty Месяц назад +4

    Thank You!!!

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Месяц назад +5

    Favorite solo!

  • @kenjones6441
    @kenjones6441 Месяц назад +443

    Has to be Machine Gun.

    • @sumtin05698
      @sumtin05698 Месяц назад +41

      100% Miles Davis was in the audience and I think it made Jimi drop some real bombs that night

    • @joesmith4443
      @joesmith4443 Месяц назад +21

      @@sumtin05698Apparently there are some Jam session tapes of Miles and Jimi jamming idk if that’s true but it’s been a well known rumor for decades haha

    • @yargum69
      @yargum69 Месяц назад +29

      You can hear the horrors of war in the Machine Gun solo. Jimi's ability was out of this world

    • @mrdfk9410
      @mrdfk9410 Месяц назад +9

      Good shout, and I can never decide which version from those New Years shows 1969/70 I love more, THE famous one in 1/1/1970 or the other version later that evening. (The other two from 1969 are great too obviously but not in the same way imo)
      Jimi was something else.

    • @Devypocalypse
      @Devypocalypse Месяц назад +17

      Naw. Cliché answer, as good as it is. But the jazz's and fusions guys annihilate it. Holdsworth alone probably has a dozen that crush it. Let alone this one what Beato puts forth as well as all manner of numbers from everyone from Prince to Garsed, Govan to Gilmour, Friedman to Django.

  • @josephramone5805
    @josephramone5805 Месяц назад

    Great call, Rick!
    I heard "Song For Bilbao" for the first time nearly 40 yrs ago on WBGO Jazz, Newark, when I was a 20 yr old college student as I was driving over the Harrison Street bridge, connecting Newark to Kearny.
    Hearing that song was a life-changing experience. It BLEW MY MIND!!
    I'd already been grooving to jazz since H.S., and playing piano and keys since I was a kid, but the PMG was jazz from another galaxy!
    After that fateful day, I saw the PMG many times in concert. Long live Lyle Mays 🎹

  • @spkay31
    @spkay31 Месяц назад

    Pat is so amazing at creating melodic and unique phrases on guitar. You can tell he had a brother who was a horn player and Pat obviously has really developed the horn player's approach to melody into his playing. And using the synth he can get tones bridging horns and an electric guitar! In a previous interview with Pat he talked with you about the study of music and how there's no real single approach, theory or methodology to become a melodic virtuoso. You just need to have an inner sense of melody and usually derived from your own "inner voice". When you hear people who have it to the degree that Pat does it is something to behold.