Pat Metheny - The Way Up

DEzerov wrote: 68:10 is the actual running time....and  I must disagree with Dick Heath. I think it's quite enjoyable. There is an excerpt from it at : http://www.patmethenygroup.com/ Give it a listen and decide for yourself. I think it's pretty proggy......That's why some of the jazz critics are panning it.

I didn't say it wasn't enjoyable, but against PMG's high standards it is a disappointment - and rightly or wrongly I was expecting it to develop musically from Imaginary Day, and instead  there is a radical change of style: out with the electronica, on with the more serious jazz/than jazz rock music. No longer instantly assessable, rather an album you have to spend time with and  work with to get the enjoyment. To coin a faux scientific phrase: the "enjoyment flux" is much lower here.