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| 54.1 | | BAGELS::ROSENBAUM | | Thu Dec 06 1984 16:53 | 4 |
| My vinyl copy is pretty clean. I suppose that it being a Japanese pressing
has something to do with it..
__Rich
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| 54.2 | | PYRITE::WEAVER | | Sat Dec 08 1984 20:36 | 4 |
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I also have the ECM CD and find it superb.
-Dave
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| 54.3 | | AKOV68::BOYAJIAN | | Thu Jan 24 1985 02:56 | 10 |
| I just picked it up, and I feel the same way. I've also picked up the
Methany Group's 80/81, and that is superb, too. One complaint, though,
is that it leaves off two of the numbers from the LP because of
"limitations in the medium" (or some such nonsense). I understand that
CD's can only hold about 74 minutes of music, but by cutting those two
numbers, 80/81 was brought down to about 58 minutes. They could have
left in *either one* of those two numbers and still come out under the
limit. Oh, well.
--- jerry
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| 54.4 | | BELKER::BLESSLEY | | Tue Aug 13 1985 16:48 | 7 |
| Could someone characterize "As Falls...". I loved "American Garage". I hated
"New Chataqua(?)".
Thanks.
-Scott
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| 54.5 | | PBSVAX::HALBERT | | Tue Aug 13 1985 19:04 | 9 |
| Side 2 of As Falls is similar to American Garage, Offramp, etc. Side 1 is
much weirder, but enjoyable. I like the beginning somewhat more.
Metheny seems to come in three flavors: rather conventional jazz (80/81,
etc.), American Garage style (used as interludes on All Things Considered),
and far out (I heard a noisy tribute to Ornette Coleman at a concert). Side
1 of As Falls is between the latter two. I have not heard New Chataqua.
--Dan
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| 54.6 | | ELUDOM::CLARK | | Wed Aug 14 1985 00:21 | 14 |
| RE: .4 and .5
My introduction to Pat Metheny and Lyle Mayes was Joni Mitchell's first
LV disc, "Shadows and Light". Pat has a wonderful solo, backed up some very
melodic synthesizer work by Lyle.
I then set out to find more. My first stop was "New Chatauqua" and I was
disappointed. I was much happier with "Off Ramp" and "Travels". "Falls"
is even better - more of Lyle's lush synthesizer.
My favorite is still Pat and Lyle's backup for Joni! (She's in fine form
as well.)
-- Ward
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| 54.7 | | RAVEN1::HEFFELFINGER | | Wed Aug 14 1985 22:23 | 6 |
| One vote *for* "New Chautauqua". (My 2 cents.) It's strange and different
but it appeals to me more than "American Garage". "80/81" is spotty. Mostly
great. Some of Mr. Brecker's noodling is more than I can handle. I haven't
heard "Falls" so I can't compare. Anyone seen "New Chautauqua" on CD?
Gary
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| 54.8 | | GRAFIX::MIDDLETON | | Tue Sep 24 1985 09:19 | 3 |
| Another vote for "New Chautauqua." I like it a lot, especially the way it
drifts around, then coalesces. It's almost like musical evolution. It is
my favorite, followed by "Falls" and "American Garage."
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| 54.9 | | ALIEN::MCANULTY | | Thu Oct 17 1985 17:57 | 12 |
| I consider myself a PM official great fan.
-5: was that the last show he did in Boston at the Orpheum
(tribute to Ornette). Great show. I have 80/81 on disc, and Wichita
on disc. Both are superb. I have all the albums, and I was very, very
dissapointed with Rejoicing. But a great bounce back with Firt Circle.
If you want to hear a great piece. The soundtrack from Falcon and a Snowman
is a great album. Also Pat's Solo, and Joanie's Woodstock made my all
time Great Jazz Travel Tape.
miek
(mike for short)
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| 54.10 | | EAGLE1::KONG | | Wed Dec 25 1985 21:44 | 7 |
| I noticed that my Offramp CD sounds very different from the album
in that the CD has a lot more bass and less treble. I wonder if
it has something to do with the CD player (Technics SLP1) or the
CD itself.
Anyone else noticed CD sounding worse than the LP?
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| 54.11 | Help! | AQUA::MPALMER | | Thu Jan 07 1988 12:37 | 12 |
| The last note in this file was a couple of years ago, but I've got
a question for the Pat Metheny fans out there....
Could someone tell me what albums are along the lines of the new
one, Life Still(talking)? I really enjoy this one, but I had Song
X (with Ornette Coleman) and didn't like it at all.
I need some guidence on this guy! I'd like to hear some more of
his stuff like Life Still(talking)
Can anyone help me out????
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| 54.12 | | WCSM::ALVIDREZ | Art for Art's Sake! | Thu Jan 07 1988 13:44 | 16 |
| Well, "still Life (talking)" is a bit of a departure from the previous
recordings that the Pat Metheny Group has put out. This recent CD
contains more of a latin influence (with more percussionists and
vocals -- some of it sounds like "cha-cha") and a bit of a laid back
approach. But some of Pat Metheny's recordings after As Falls Witchita
are EXCELLENT.
Three of my favorites are "The Pat Metheny Group" (quartet), "American Garage"
(quartet) and "First Circle" (which is the quartet augmented by a very talented
vocalist and percussionist). I characterize "The Pat Metheny Group" and
"American Garage" as some good straight-ahead jazz with great solos by Metheny
and Lyle Mays. "First Circle" takes off from there and works in more
synclavier work. The title track of "First Circle" is a masterpiece -- it
uses an unorthodox pattern of 22/8 and is just amazing to listen to.
AAA
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| 54.13 | Ditto | TSE::LEFEBVRE | Oh you've got green eyes | Wed Jan 20 1988 11:18 | 7 |
| I second _The Pat Metheny Group_ and _American Garage_, although
the quality of the recording on each leaves much to be desired.
The latter is mostly acoustic solos, whereas the former features
my favorite work by Lyle Mays on keyboards.
Mark.
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| 54.14 | New Pat | TALLIS::LIU | morgman | Tue Jun 07 1988 12:23 | 16 |
| In regards to Pat Metheny's "New Sound", his last two albums with
his group (Still Talking and First Circle) are most similar. The
project with Ornette Coleman was a Pat-without-group more-jazz-standard
work. I think Pat commented he intends to alternate between these
two areas in his future releases.
What characterizes the "new style"? Some have mentioned it before:
heavier reliance on Lyle's synthesizers to create the mood, and
a fusion of Latin rhythms and melodies. First Circle and Off Ramp
are particularly good in incorporating the Brazillian influence.
In a different vein, does anyone have any comments on the recording
quality of their live album, Travels? The performance is exhilerating,
but I don't know abut how it all come out on CD.
Morgan
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| 54.15 | Lyle Mays | PSG::ALVIDREZ | Overlooking the beautiful 101 Club | Mon Nov 14 1988 13:27 | 4 |
| Does anyone have anything to report on Lyle Mays' second CD
called "Street Dreams"?
AAA
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| 54.16 | Interviewed on FNX | DELNI::S_JONES | Known to howl at the moon | Mon Nov 14 1988 14:40 | 9 |
|
Jeff Terten (sp?) interviewed Lyle Mays on the WFNX jazz brunch
yesterday---Mays is a very articulate, thoughtful musician, very much
at ease talking about his music. They played several cuts from the new
CD during the interview. One was an powerful, intricate arrangement of
a Steely Dan tune, the name of which escapes me. I'm encouraged to go
out and pick up the disc. Has anybody given it a good listen?
Scott
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| 54.17 | Street Dreams | WEA::ALVIDREZ | Avoid redundancy -- Avoid redundancy | Mon Nov 28 1988 16:07 | 24 |
| Lyle Mays, Street Dreams 50:48 DDD
I've listened to this disk a few times now. It is fantastic!!
Lyle takes up where his previous disk left off but augments his
musical direction by exploring different styles of jazz. Some of
the selections off this new disk are smooth, very listenable and much
like his first disk. But some of the cuts are very abstract and
thought provoking. There is a lot of piano work on this disk, all
of it GREAT!! I think he is the finest jazz pianist on the scene
today...take a listen to the second track on the "Street Dreams"
sequence. Wow!
His group consists of the same folks who backed him up on the first
disk. He adds a string section on some selections and a horn section
a-la-Steely-Dan on a few others. And the sound quality is very
crisp.
For you Pat Metheny fans, a warning: this does not sound like the
PMG you're familiar with. Its great anyway!
On sale at Noteworthy for $9.88.
AAA
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