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King Crimson776 
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Posted: May 14 2013 at 23:19 |
The most melodious of the creative modern jazz guys. Very diverse as well. Top albums:
1. The Way Up
2. PMG
3. Still Life (Talking)
4. Bright Size Life
5. Speaking of Now
"Song X" with Ornette Coleman is awesome too.
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Posted: May 14 2013 at 11:45 |
 darkshade wrote:
The first 3 Pat Metheny Group albums are all gold. Offramp is gorgeous and my favorite of his late 70s/early 80s work, so far.
My top 5:
The Road To You
Offramp
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny Group
The Way Up
I like American Garage, probably would be in my top 10. We Live Here is do listen to occasionally, because it's smooth and I can laugh at it. I am missing a lot of Pat Metheny albums, but I have a lot of albums featuring him, like the Parallel Realities one, the trio album with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes, Michael Brecker's "Pilgramage", and Pat's trio albums, among others.
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i like offramp album but i hate the song called offramp it's to difficult to listen for my taste but the song james kicks ass
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Posted: May 14 2013 at 11:13 |
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The first 3 Pat Metheny Group albums are all gold. Offramp is gorgeous and my favorite of his late 70s/early 80s work, so far.
My top 5:
The Road To You
Offramp
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny Group
The Way Up
I like American Garage, probably would be in my top 10. We Live Here is do listen to occasionally, because it's smooth and I can laugh at it. I am missing a lot of Pat Metheny albums, but I have a lot of albums featuring him, like the Parallel Realities one, the trio album with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes, Michael Brecker's "Pilgramage", and Pat's trio albums, among others.
Edited by darkshade - May 14 2013 at 11:17
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Posted: May 14 2013 at 10:55 |
FLAC wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
I think my top favorite is American Garage. His work with Joni Mitchell is a close second.
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jees american garage this was the good days when he was playing an jazz rock style.
This is what i'm missing. Music like this |
That was his tribute to 'garage rock' done Pat Metheny style.
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Haquin
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FLAC
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Posted: May 14 2013 at 10:39 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
I think my top favorite is American Garage. His work with Joni Mitchell is a close second.
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jees american garage this was the good days when he was playing an jazz rock style.
This is what i'm missing. Music like this
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Posted: May 13 2013 at 21:59 |
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I have We Live Here and love it. In the field of jazz fusion I love this guy Norm Stockton.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 13 2013 at 15:12 |
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I think my top favorite is American Garage. His work with Joni Mitchell is a close second.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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dr wu23
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Posted: May 13 2013 at 14:39 |
The Bearded Bard wrote:
A guy at work (a Genesis fan, so I know he has good taste  ) recommended PM to me a while back. I checked out some tracks of his, and while I could clearly hear the guy is a very talented guitar player, none of the tracks did anything for me. But I would like to give him another shot and check out 2-3 albums, so I would be thankful if any of you could tell me which album(s) to start with. |
He has many interesting lp's over the years but I really like the early one called 'Pat Metheny Group' with the song Phase Dance and 'As Falls Wichita Falls'...but several of his more recent ones are also very good.
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Posted: May 12 2013 at 15:44 |
A guy at work (a Genesis fan, so I know he has good taste ) recommended PM to me a while back. I checked out some tracks of his, and while I could clearly hear the guy is a very talented guitar player, none of the tracks did anything for me. But I would like to give him another shot and check out 2-3 albums, so I would be thankful if any of you could tell me which album(s) to start with.
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 20:13 |
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I have read so many positive things here about Matheny. He must be seriously talented. The only thing I own bearing his name is a 7" single 'This Is Not America' (with Bowie) - and I've always thought highly of it, even though it's probably not indicative about the guy's potential.
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 20:03 |
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I want to listen to more of his stuff sometime, all I've heard so far is a few songs, Back Arm and Blackcharge being my favorite. He's really talented.
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 19:44 |
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My thoughts on Pat Metheny?
Pass the lotion honey.
Lotion is of course incredibly handy in many situations, and astonishingly so those are in fact the exact same moments where I really dig Metheny...
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 19:37 |
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He's quite the noodler. I think he has a ton of skill. I put up their with Jessie Cook and Joe Satriani, but I like super joe the best!!
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 15:00 |
I prefer the more upbeat/out stuff to the more easy listening/lighter stuff. So his discog is very hit and miss for me. But when he is good, he is quite good. My favorite would be Song X, and I'm very fond of his live Orchestrion disk. The samples I've heard of Unity Band were also very very good.
Honestly, I may prefer newer to older now that you have me thinking about it. 
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dr wu23
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 13:38 |
FLAC wrote:
I'm an big fan of Pat Metheny but he's new albums are so boring,uninteresting,...I miss the old days when he was playing with the Group.
Does any of you share simmilar thoughts?
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Totally agree...my favorite material by him is with his orignal group.....but I also like solo and side projects.
I only have about 8 cd's and an early ECM complilation.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 12:47 |
Yeah, Pat got me in to Joni.  I'll put that one on my list, dark.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 12:10 |
Pat had some choice words to say about Kenny G and his role in ruining jazz. Here's the link if you haven't read it.
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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:34 |
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And his work with Joni Mitchell has very cool....check out Shadows and Light recorded in '79 for some vintage Metheny along with Pastorius, Mays, and other great players. There's a cd and dvd of the show.
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:34 |
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Slartibartfast, you need The Road To You, it's better than most of the albums you have.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 11 2013 at 11:29 |
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Bright Size Life 1976
Watercolors 1977
New Chautauqua 1978
Pat Metheny Group 1978
American Garage 1979
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1980
Offramp 1982
Travels 1982
First Circle 1984
STILL life (talking) 1987
question and answer 1989
Secret Story 1992
Imaginary Day 1997
Map of the World, A 1999
One Quiet Night 2001
Speaking Of Now 2002
Way Up, The 2004
Orchestrion 2010
That's what I have, everything after First Circle is hit and miss.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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