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Pat Metheny Group - Speaking of Now Live Actors: Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Pat Metheny Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Dolby, Widescreen Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Red Distribution, In Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-11-18 Buy from Amazon |
 "Wow!"Why or how would a respectful audience, "be part of the problem" is beyond me, but that is what the lead-in to the DVD states. Bull Roar! The audience is from a respectful society and they are paying the Matheny Group the highest praise, listening to the work and artistry of Pat Matheny and friends. What a great DVD, the sound is great... the visuals are wonderful, and as a musician I really dig watching masters of the craft, putting out totally inovative material. The musicianship is mezmorizing. Just wonderful, absolutely wonderful. "Strange Audience!"The group is great as always, especially the section between MAP OF THE WORLD and IN HER FAMILY, when Lyle shines with his improvisation!!! BUT, WHAT`S UP WITH THE CROWD?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I`ve been to some Pat`s and PMG`s concerts in Austria, Croatia and Slovenia and the crowd was wild! The atmosphere on this conccert is too sterile. Even at the and (SONG FOR BILBAO) the crowd sits at their seats!! Strange! Anyway, a great dvd and concert, but a dead crowd!!! "One of the best sounds on DVD I've ever heard"The DTS sound encoding is superb. Lyle May's piano solos on "Proof" and "A Place in The World" are enough to assure an excellent musical program. "Simply put, the best music DVD out there"I own all of the PMG DVDs and videos, and this, by far, is the very best. If you are a fan, you have to own it. If you aren't a fan, you will be after watching it. The sound is perfect, and the video is flawless. A definite "must have"!! "Modern Music..."It seems to be increasingly rare during this era of style being chosen over content that something as amazing as this concert video has been produced. True musical talent performed live at the very highest level is a precious moment in our lives. I have experienced this well over a dozen times at Metheny and PMG concerts. This is a wonderful video of a group of virtuoso musicians working intensely to create amazing music ...they are too wrapped up in this process to play to the crowd (or camera)with stylized theatrics. It is a video worth enjoying, and even studying, over and over. It may be the best and most original modern music of our time. |
