You are so right about everything you wrote. I do hope Lyle is missed by millions. Maybe this comes with age but when folks you know and don’t know, when they die, it’s like it leaves an open hole in life. Lyle was one of those people his passing left an empty hole that can’t be filled!
Been listening to these guys for 40+ years.. the novelty, the energy, the electric emotion that comes from listening to this fabulous group never fades... it was great then, & in 2023, is still marvelous..
... I've seen Pat Metheny play for the first time in 1975 in Utrecht (Holland) when he was a member of the fabulous Gary Burton band; PMG didn't even exist yet (lol) ... great music memories of the 70's ...
@@BobSoperJr wichita and offramp were 2 masterpieces in psrticular among the others i think they did twelve masterpieces in progression i consider also 80/81 or joni mitchell live with pastorious brecker acuna or watercolors named only to metheny
It never fails to amaze me that kids my age can't stand this kind of music... this the kind that takes years of musical training on top of a fondness for all forms of music... the result is beautiful, truly beautiful. I'm 17 by the way.
If kids your age were all like you and like you know to appreciate this kind of music that I call: voices of the soul. then we would hope for a better future for generations to come. The youth of today do not know what the tranquility, serenity, dreaming, see beyond the imagination, to appreciate beauty, art, technique. I'm too busy to get distracted with the crap technology. To get high with alcohol and drugs and go to the disco to go stupid. They are all sources of pleasure unlike that music is the drug most healthy and beneficial for the heart and the mind. But you have to know how to appreciate in all its forms. The "jingle" trade love to listen to the young people of our times, are nothing more than a limitation of the full range repetitive melodic and creative real music. Jazz is one of the greatest musical expressions in terms of freedom of inspiration and creation. If you do not know the language of music is difficult to understand the value and understand the intention.
You're way ahead of your peers then. Music has become easy for anyone to create - the DIY tools for creating "beats" and the droning of the typical rhythm behind a rap song belies how empty these art forms are. You're in rarified air if you can truly appreciate what years of devotion, deep study and generational inspiration produce in a new art form like Pat's. Now carry that thinking over to every thing else in your life and you can truly make a difference on the big blue marble we call home...
Because when you're young, if you don't conform, then you get outcast, and kids are afraid of that because popularity is important to most of them. Don't worry, individuality becomes way more important the older you get.
Ya i agree this wonderfull music is under appreciated but its always awesome talents those guys have. I love the drummer i hope my drumming will be as good as his is n im 18 & in my Hi skool Jazz band.
Can’t imagine my life without the music of Metheny/Mays and all the other amazing musicians that went along this wonderful journey. Lyle,you are so much missed… Laters… Heaven must have this music or it would not be Heaven. ❤️🌟
So well said! I've been following him and those who've performed with him since 1979, and when I heard an interview with him for the first time in 1982, I was smitten! His music has braught me from the brink so many times, and it's like a true and trusted friend that never judges me. Instead, it somehow, by the grace of God, finds me wherever I am, holds me and allows me to find myself, especially when I feel the world's gone completely mad! He even inspired me to keep my love of music alive by doing what I love to do, so I sing. It's my lifeline, but when I need an I. V., it's there! I especially love "Across the Sky". That one got me through Boxing day, 2004, and I just knew something horrible had happened to this planet, but I didn't know what it was until my mother turned on the news that Christmas evening. They confirmed what I'd felt! Needless to say, I wasn't crazy, but I'd felt the earth vibrate and move several inches. At one point, it felt as if I was standing on the edge of a huge precipice and was about to be knocked off and tumble into oblivian. I will never forget that terrifying feeling, and I hope I never experience it again.
Right behind you - I was 19. Walking into my Univ of Mich dorm spring of ‘77, heard it through an open window on the 3rd floor, and -still outside - demanded the name of the artist and album. The white Pat Metheny Group Album. Nabbed it in Ann Arbor the next day. Huge fan, favorite artist, ever since.
I want to know why only a couple of audience folks are seen to be moved by the music! This music is absolutely divine. This music floats in the heavens and moves the soul! I also, have followed Pat and Lyle for 40 years.
Some people feel music in their bodies and it gets expressed as moving or dancing. Gyrating is a bit of an overstatement. Maybe their feet are, unseen, moving!!!@@syn707
Are you going with me was my favorite song by Pat. Then one day I was driving on the turnpike at around dusk with a beautiful sunset before me and this song was playing on watercolors. It was a picture perfect setting that we sometimes get blessed with. The bad part the song ended. A beautiful piece of music!
"...the song ended." Interesting: When Pat Metheny, being interviewed, was asked how he feels about his earlier music, compared to his more-current choices, he replied, "Well, it's all been just one long song."
Lyle Mays- best keyboard player ever. Had the privilege to see these guys several times and will be forever grateful to have been in the presence of such genius.
Lyle Lays realmente un extraordinario pianista, como acompaña todo el tema, especialmente las partes mas sutiles, es maravilloso escuchar esta pieza musical. Una obra maestra de estos tiempos.
Wow. I guarantee Pat Metheny or the other players would have some *choice* words if they heard someone suggest this song's creation was merely "simple." Creativity - at this level - is not simple. We can be certain they put a lot of effort into building this song: Metheny is obsessed with detail, as was Lyle Mays, with his multiple keyboard/synth choices.
I woke up today in Mar 2022 with this melody ringing in my head, took me a while to remember it was a Pat Metheny’s piece. Just found it and I can’t stop listening to it
You're right. I'm never tired of listening to Pat Metheny, and this is not something happening very often with other musicians, even with some of the greatest ones
Paul Wertico! His work on the cymbals in this tune creates what I call an "orgy of positivity." Paiste must rejoice every time we see their name on the back of his shirt!
My mother was dying of cancer when this record, "Imaginary Day," was released, and I listened to it - start to finish - daily for weeks, after visiting her in the hospital. I still have the same appreciation and gratitude for this music.
On one hand everything seems so simple yet so likeable and rich with small details... On the other hand those little things make Metheny's music so powerful and so soothing at the same time. Listening to this one can simply not be in the bad mood. It's so uplifting and joyful.
Every so often I go back to this song and always I find western, Africa, space, rhythm, emotion, communication, technique, feeling, groove, melody, harmony, colors, life.
To me, this song has such a hopeful vibe, it makes me feel he's saying, yes things have been crappy but don't worry, it's all good, we're all going to be fine.
A música do Pat Metheny, a solo ou com o seu Group tem-me acompanhado ao longo dos últimos 40 anos, quer através dos seus discos quer dos shows que tive o privilégio de assistir. A sua música e o seu virtuosismo são brilhantes e proporcionam momentos de rara beleza, prazer e emoção. A sua música é uma parte marcante da nossa vida, a ponto de os meus filhos, quando eram pequenos, ao escutarem o som do Pat no carro já diziam: É a música das férias, porque era o soundtrack das nossas viagens em família. Obrigado Pat!
Paul is a great drummer and a heck of a nice guy. Many years back I talked with him backstage and really enjoyed the conversation. He plays with great finesse and is not all about chops but plays musically.
'Flawlessly brilliant' If only I had been with my brother when he peeped this cat in concert!!! The entire group strong soldiers, like I lost big time military stripes on that on, should've been there, something I still truly regret today, my loss.
I grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, 1980's metal and things of that sort...my friend turned me onto Pat Metheny...he's amazing....this a great tune from a great musician...thanks for posting it!!
He sure has a style I never heard from any other drummer, with a very relaxed feel. But all those characteristically thin cymbals he plays in this group were chosen by Pat, according to Pat :) (I play drums and percussion myself, as a second instrument.)
I too was lucky enough to experience this tour and meet Pat. I was a bumbling fool in that moment - all I could manage was an awestruck "thank you for the music". I shook his hand - the hand that I am convinced was touched by God ! Seek Beauty
Love Metheny's guitar harmonics, it gives a lovely timbre that contrasts really well with the guitar-synth solo later in the piece. And what a solo it is! The pop-rock feel is great and the apparent simplicity disguises the absorbing and erudite compositional approaches. Lyle May's contribution is fantastic and the two guys on vocals and rhythm guitars are excellent! The bass and drums underpin the other musicians beautifully and enable the expressivity of Metheny and May's soloing. Imaginary Day is a great album with some wide-ranging influences....
You must listen to another version of this piece - available at youtube as "tam gdzie nie siega wzrok" performed as a duet with Anna Maria Jopek. The other studio version is simply amazing.
I saw them on this tour, they played the whole Imaginary Day album from start to finish... Metheny wore that same stripey shirt. I think it was the 4th time I’d seen the group... they had it DOWN: incredible sound crew, lighting, & of course the band running on all cylinders. Musical performance doesn’t get much better than this!
I saw this tour, as well. After playing the entire album, start-to-finish, Pat then put his guitar down and gave a brief run-down of each song, from last-to-first, without the least hesitation. So impressive.
ILS SONT SEULS SUR LE TOIT DU MONDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOUT SIMPLEMENT LE GROUPE QUI A RÉINVENTE LA MUSIQUE AU 20 ÈME SIÈCLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CE SONT DES DIEUX DES GÉNIES ABSOLUS DES EXTRA TERRESTRES DES MARTIENS ILS NE SONT PAS DE CE MONDE !!!!!!!!!!!!! ILS DEFRICHENT DES TERRITOIRES MUSICAUX OÙ PERSONNE N'EST JAMAIS ALLÉ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUI MES AMIS DIEU EXISTE IL S'APPELLE LE PAT METHENY GROUP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MONSTRUEUX GIGANTESQUE FABULEUX PRODIGIEUX AHURISSANT EXTRAORDINAIRE VERTIGINEUX SURNATUREL ET HISTORIQUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAGIQUE. LE GRAAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guy
Pat Metheny my favorite guitarist, has incredible phrasing, perhaps because he first started playing trumpet. The synclavier sounds almost like a flugelhorn.
Do you meant the Roland? He doesn't play the Synclavier on this song. However, on Yolanda You Learn and Praise on the First Circle album, he uses a trumpet sound the Synclavier for his solos.
Yes, he first used the Echoplex with a tape loop device back in the 1970s at Berklee. Later he began using the Roland Guitar Synth, and now the Synclavier which he helped to design...a genius of the guitar.
Very unlikely that's a Synclavier, they are very big and bulky things that while awesome in a studio, pretty much obsoleted by modern tech even in 2001 - especially if just using for solo tones. That's more likely a Roland GR-500 because they pretty much make that kind of synth trumpet sound and not much elses. I have one of these, fun to noodle around with but haven't figured out how to make it not that sound.
I've played this live (in the Ledford role). It's almost impossible to describe what it feels like in that big bridge where the whole thing comes to a climax. But that feeling comes back and is remembered every time I hear this song. So much fun.
I'm so glad I took a semester of Music Appreciation when I was in high school in 1971. I learned all about the music composed by the great masters like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, etc. I doubt that I would have ever learned to appreciate instrumental music without taking that class. It's not that I don't like music with lyrics. I grew up during the 60s and 70s golden age of rock and roll and still enjoy it. But there's something so pure about listening to music without lyrics. And there's so many kinds of instrumental music to be explored if a person just opens their mind to it. I doubt that classes like that exist in high school these days. Most American schools aren't teaching the arts due to budget constraints.
Just saw him in concert in Royal Oak, Michigan. He had a computerized device that simulated the sound of the band. My wife and I enjoyed his concert soo much!
Imaginario día. Que fantástica obra musical 🎼❤️ . Me emociona cada ves la veo y escucho. Escuche parte de esta gran composición en Noruega cuando Pat. Metheny nos visitó. Un gran abrazo Pat.
Un grandissimo chitarrista del jazz che pochi italiani conoscono ed io ho avuta la fortuna di vedere il concerto italiano di pino daniele e pat Metheny ..che ricordi
Metheny & Mays...No other duo comes close. Lyle, you are missed by millions.
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You are so right about everything you wrote. I do hope Lyle is missed by millions. Maybe this comes with age but when folks you know and don’t know, when they die, it’s like it leaves an open hole in life. Lyle was one of those people his passing left an empty hole that can’t be filled!
Lennon, McCartney?
Been listening to these guys for 40+ years.. the novelty, the energy, the electric emotion that comes from listening to this fabulous group never fades... it was great then, & in 2023, is still marvelous..
... I've seen Pat Metheny play for the first time in 1975 in Utrecht (Holland) when he was a member of the fabulous Gary Burton band; PMG didn't even exist yet (lol) ... great music memories of the 70's ...
What a rightful comment. Creating a timeless sound that saves our hearts from those junky noises is a great success.
@@AbdulmennanTor ... I fully agree with you ...
Me too brother. He's the same age as me, which is very cool.
Those harmonics are amazing. What a talent.
You can listen to them over and over, and it never ever gets old.😑
Lyle was the man. His colours, arrangements and interludes are masterful.
yes, sad that he's left us.
The last 5 minutes of the title track of As Falls Wichita is one of the most beautiful compositions in existence. RIP Lyle
He is sorely missed. Left us too soon.
@@BobSoperJr wichita and offramp were 2 masterpieces in psrticular among the others i think they did twelve masterpieces in progression i consider also 80/81 or joni mitchell live with pastorious brecker acuna or watercolors named only to metheny
That comes from Toninho Horta!!
It never fails to amaze me that kids my age can't stand this kind of music... this the kind that takes years of musical training on top of a fondness for all forms of music... the result is beautiful, truly beautiful.
I'm 17 by the way.
If kids your age were all like you and like you know to appreciate this kind of music that I call: voices of the soul. then we would hope for a better future for generations to come. The youth of today do not know what the tranquility, serenity, dreaming, see beyond the imagination, to appreciate beauty, art, technique. I'm too busy to get distracted with the crap technology. To get high with alcohol and drugs and go to the disco to go stupid. They are all sources of pleasure unlike that music is the drug most healthy and beneficial for the heart and the mind. But you have to know how to appreciate in all its forms. The "jingle" trade love to listen to the young people of our times, are nothing more than a limitation of the full range repetitive melodic and creative real music. Jazz is one of the greatest musical expressions in terms of freedom of inspiration and creation. If you do not know the language of music is difficult to understand the value and understand the intention.
You're way ahead of your peers then. Music has become easy for anyone to create - the DIY tools for creating "beats" and the droning of the typical rhythm behind a rap song belies how empty these art forms are. You're in rarified air if you can truly appreciate what years of devotion, deep study and generational inspiration produce in a new art form like Pat's. Now carry that thinking over to every thing else in your life and you can truly make a difference on the big blue marble we call home...
Who the hell thinks that? Everyone I know loves this shit
Because when you're young, if you don't conform, then you get outcast, and kids are afraid of that because popularity is important to most of them. Don't worry, individuality becomes way more important the older you get.
Ya i agree this wonderfull music is under appreciated but its always awesome talents those guys have. I love the drummer i hope my drumming will be as good as his is n im 18 & in my Hi skool Jazz band.
Can’t imagine my life without the music of Metheny/Mays and all the other amazing musicians that went along this wonderful journey.
Lyle,you are so much missed… Laters… Heaven must have this music or it would not be Heaven. ❤️🌟
Thank you for the musical vaccination. Pat Metheny is the soundtrack of my life since the age of 18. Peace from Detroit MI.
So well said! I've been following him and those who've performed with him since 1979, and when I heard an interview with him for the first time in 1982, I was smitten! His music has braught me from the brink so many times, and it's like a true and trusted friend that never judges me. Instead, it somehow, by the grace of God, finds me wherever I am, holds me and allows me to find myself, especially when I feel the world's gone completely mad! He even inspired me to keep my love of music alive by doing what I love to do, so I sing. It's my lifeline, but when I need an I. V., it's there! I especially love "Across the Sky". That one got me through Boxing day, 2004, and I just knew something horrible had happened to this planet, but I didn't know what it was until my mother turned on the news that Christmas evening. They confirmed what I'd felt! Needless to say, I wasn't crazy, but I'd felt the earth vibrate and move several inches. At one point, it felt as if I was standing on the edge of a huge precipice and was about to be knocked off and tumble into oblivian. I will never forget that terrifying feeling, and I hope I never experience it again.
Since American Garage ✌️
Right behind you - I was 19. Walking into my Univ of Mich dorm spring of ‘77, heard it through an open window on the 3rd floor, and -still outside - demanded the name of the artist and album. The white Pat Metheny Group Album. Nabbed it in Ann Arbor the next day. Huge fan, favorite artist, ever since.
This song takes me to another place. So mystical. Creative genius.
JANUARY 2020.. STILL
A M A Z I N G ❣️
Almas and ever amazing
It will always be amazing
... AND ALSO IN JANUARY 2021 !!
@@RuggeroSassi 😏👌🌟
I was there. Without question in the top five concerts of my life. Thank you Pat Metheny thank you Lyle Mays and the rest of the group!
This song gives me chills whenever I hear it, it's so powerful. The first time I heard the studio version I was this close to crying!
My musical therapy.
Give Me a break yo
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Don’t be overcompensating too hard, now. 😉
I want to know why only a couple of audience folks are seen to be moved by the music! This music is absolutely divine. This music floats in the heavens and moves the soul! I also, have followed Pat and Lyle for 40 years.
Some people feel music in their bodies and it gets expressed as moving or dancing. Gyrating is a bit of an overstatement. Maybe their feet are, unseen, moving!!!@@syn707
I think that most modern people are in awe of this level of creativity... they are enraptured and enamored...me too.
Are you going with me was my favorite song by Pat. Then one day I was driving on the turnpike at around dusk with a beautiful sunset before me and this song was playing on watercolors. It was a picture perfect setting that we sometimes get blessed with. The bad part the song ended. A beautiful piece of music!
'Probably "San Lorenzo"?
"...the song ended." Interesting: When Pat Metheny, being interviewed, was asked how he feels about his earlier music, compared to his more-current choices, he replied, "Well, it's all been just one long song."
Lyle Mays- best keyboard player ever. Had the privilege to see these guys several times and will be forever grateful to have been in the presence of such genius.
Thank you!
R.I.P. Lyle Mays, Mark Ledford
Wertico Rides those Paistes like a Surfer Rides A Wave.
His playing on Still Life Talking is Genius.
this comment!
@@amandalynngibson8332 😢😮😅
That tour was incredible.
Lyle Lays realmente un extraordinario pianista, como acompaña todo el tema, especialmente las partes mas sutiles, es maravilloso escuchar esta pieza musical. Una obra maestra de estos tiempos.
Digo¡¡
Miss him so much!
this is a 'pop' song' in all its glory. simple melody, simple chords, simple arrangement, simple playing. love it. simple can be good.
Wow. I guarantee Pat Metheny or the other players would have some *choice* words if they heard someone suggest this song's creation was merely "simple." Creativity - at this level - is not simple. We can be certain they put a lot of effort into building this song: Metheny is obsessed with detail, as was Lyle Mays, with his multiple keyboard/synth choices.
this composition is a masterpiece
I woke up today in Mar 2022 with this melody ringing in my head, took me a while to remember it was a Pat Metheny’s piece. Just found it and I can’t stop listening to it
Legend!
Me3
The best Sunday morning coffee song ever written.
Look at him when he play solo. He really plays from his heart! You got to love this
He gets 'lost in the music' and so do I. He closes his eyes, for most of that solo, and can just feel the notes.
Filmed and recorded live at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA July 21-23, 1998. This is the second track on the DVD.
I was there! Amazing place to see them.
Like so many songs by Pat Metheny, many memories come to mind. I never get tired of this & many other songs by Pat Metheny.
You're right. I'm never tired of listening to Pat Metheny, and this is not something happening very often with other musicians, even with some of the greatest ones
Paul Wertico! His work on the cymbals in this tune creates what I call an "orgy of positivity." Paiste must rejoice every time we see their name on the back of his shirt!
can you imagine being able to make music like this!
wonderful!
I often wondered were Pat & Lyle Gods from above
Absolute musical greatness.
I never tired to heard this song again and again, masterpiece. Simply music
I can listen to P. Metheny everyday without fail...
What an iconic song by this Jazz Fusion Band! I could listen to this over and over so relaxing and beautifully orchestrated.
tears in my eyes really, every time i hear this awesome track 🤩🙏
My mother was dying of cancer when this record, "Imaginary Day," was released, and I listened to it - start to finish - daily for weeks, after visiting her in the hospital. I still have the same appreciation and gratitude for this music.
On one hand everything seems so simple yet so likeable and rich with small details... On the other hand those little things make Metheny's music so powerful and so soothing at the same time. Listening to this one can simply not be in the bad mood. It's so uplifting and joyful.
Every so often I go back to this song and always I find western, Africa, space, rhythm, emotion, communication, technique, feeling, groove, melody, harmony, colors, life.
To me, this song has such a hopeful vibe, it makes me feel he's saying, yes things have been crappy but don't worry, it's all good, we're all going to be fine.
The Magic!..metheny, mays, rodby & wertico!!!
Igetgoosebumpseverytime I hear their music.!!!!!!!!!!! They are magical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lyle is my hero, so is Pat, absolute geniuses! Tribute to all who played this number!!
Rest in peace Lyle Mays!
He left us too soon.
I could watch these Metheny group concerts all day. Such exciting music! RIP Lyle
One of my all time favorite songs... and that's saying a lot cause I hate just about everything lol.
A música do Pat Metheny, a solo ou com o seu Group tem-me acompanhado ao longo dos últimos 40 anos, quer através dos seus discos quer dos shows que tive o privilégio de assistir. A sua música e o seu virtuosismo são brilhantes e proporcionam momentos de rara beleza, prazer e emoção. A sua música é uma parte marcante da nossa vida, a ponto de os meus filhos, quando eram pequenos, ao escutarem o som do Pat no carro já diziam: É a música das férias, porque era o soundtrack das nossas viagens em família. Obrigado Pat!
ive loved and followed him now for 40 years...happy 60th, Pat...we met once in 1982,
Metheny's music is so dang dancable, and not to any style that you know or were taught. Metheny's music makes you move....free, man......free!
Paul is a great drummer and a heck of a nice guy. Many years back I talked with him backstage and really enjoyed the conversation. He plays with great finesse and is not all about chops but plays musically.
'Flawlessly brilliant'
If only I had been with my brother when he peeped this cat in concert!!! The entire group strong soldiers, like I lost big time military stripes on that on, should've been there, something I still truly regret today, my loss.
Still here, listening to this as intently, as I ever have! 30 years later, and not slowing down!
I grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, 1980's metal and things of that sort...my friend turned me onto Pat Metheny...he's amazing....this a great tune from a great musician...thanks for posting it!!
One of my all time favorites! Just keeps getting better!
Love how Paul Wertico can make the drums stand out and be exciting without a hint of flashiness.
He sure has a style I never heard from any other drummer, with a very relaxed feel. But all those characteristically thin cymbals he plays in this group were chosen by Pat, according to Pat :)
(I play drums and percussion myself, as a second instrument.)
I never liked Paul's playing. He is the weakest link in this line-up.
This music is timeless
Oh no doubt!!!! He's one of my favorite jazz artists. So much feeling.
I too was lucky enough to experience this tour and meet Pat. I was a bumbling fool in that moment - all I could manage was an awestruck "thank you for the music". I shook his hand - the hand that I am convinced was touched by God !
Seek Beauty
What would you say if you met him again?
It seems like yesterday but it is more than 20 years. And I'm still enjoying this masterpiece...
Love Metheny's guitar harmonics, it gives a lovely timbre that contrasts really well with the guitar-synth solo later in the piece. And what a solo it is! The pop-rock feel is great and the apparent simplicity disguises the absorbing and erudite compositional approaches. Lyle May's contribution is fantastic and the two guys on vocals and rhythm guitars are excellent! The bass and drums underpin the other musicians beautifully and enable the expressivity of Metheny and May's soloing. Imaginary Day is a great album with some wide-ranging influences....
I'm a metal guy but I absolutely love this song!!! _Imaginary Day_ marked me alot, on a good way!
Pat Metheny & Group, sensacional!
Such a great song! And I like the way Pat lift up his hand to express how he feel
Great Paul Wertico
Simply the best piece of music I ever heard. Captivating...
Una straordinaria musica, ore ad ascoltarla e non mi stanca mai. Un viaggio d'amore ❤
Music is unreal. I love the drummers he has had. Paul and Antonio Sanchez and danny gotlebb
71 people who deserve to listen to rnb for the rest of their lives
100/100
This is some awesome music you play on the way to Whole Foods, and back home to unpack, and relax the rest of the day. 😃😃👍👍
Rodby & Wertico anchor this groove stunningly.
Paul is the cymbal master and Antonio Sanchez is the clave master; both are equally brilliant.
You must listen to another version of this piece - available at youtube as "tam gdzie nie siega wzrok" performed as a duet with Anna Maria Jopek. The other studio version is simply amazing.
That whole album was phenomonal!
I wish Pat Metheny and Anna would perform more music together, they are magical.
love the Roland guitar sounds Pat gets so bright this whole band brilliant
I saw them on this tour, they played the whole Imaginary Day album from start to finish... Metheny wore that same stripey shirt.
I think it was the 4th time I’d seen the group... they had it DOWN: incredible sound crew, lighting, & of course the band running on all cylinders. Musical performance doesn’t get much better than this!
I saw this tour, as well. After playing the entire album, start-to-finish, Pat then put his guitar down and gave a brief run-down of each song, from last-to-first, without the least hesitation. So impressive.
What a performance! Pat and his fellow musician's never cease to astound me with their musical skills!
Rock on Kids!
ILS SONT SEULS SUR LE TOIT DU MONDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOUT SIMPLEMENT LE GROUPE QUI A RÉINVENTE LA MUSIQUE AU 20 ÈME SIÈCLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CE SONT DES DIEUX DES GÉNIES ABSOLUS DES EXTRA TERRESTRES DES MARTIENS ILS NE SONT PAS DE CE MONDE !!!!!!!!!!!!! ILS DEFRICHENT DES TERRITOIRES MUSICAUX OÙ PERSONNE N'EST JAMAIS ALLÉ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUI MES AMIS DIEU EXISTE IL S'APPELLE LE PAT METHENY GROUP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MONSTRUEUX GIGANTESQUE FABULEUX PRODIGIEUX AHURISSANT EXTRAORDINAIRE VERTIGINEUX SURNATUREL ET HISTORIQUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAGIQUE. LE GRAAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guy
love this Group/PMG !!!
sorry to hear that Mark Ledford had past away Nov.2004, died of a heart attack he contributed alot to the group
I got goosebumps...
Pat Metheny my favorite guitarist, has incredible phrasing, perhaps because he first started playing trumpet. The synclavier sounds almost like a flugelhorn.
Do you meant the Roland? He doesn't play the Synclavier on this song. However, on Yolanda You Learn and Praise on the First Circle album, he uses a trumpet sound the Synclavier for his solos.
Yes, he first used the Echoplex with a tape loop device back in the 1970s at Berklee. Later he began using the Roland Guitar Synth, and now the Synclavier which he helped to design...a genius of the guitar.
Very unlikely that's a Synclavier, they are very big and bulky things that while awesome in a studio, pretty much obsoleted by modern tech even in 2001 - especially if just using for solo tones. That's more likely a Roland GR-500 because they pretty much make that kind of synth trumpet sound and not much elses. I have one of these, fun to noodle around with but haven't figured out how to make it not that sound.
I've played this live (in the Ledford role). It's almost impossible to describe what it feels like in that big bridge where the whole thing comes to a climax. But that feeling comes back and is remembered every time I hear this song. So much fun.
Epic lineup and performance!
he's such a great guitar player and such a great man! Love him!
Thanx for make my life better with your music Pat!!
Great performance of a GREAT song! Love it!
I'm so glad I took a semester of Music Appreciation when I was in high school in 1971. I learned all about the music composed by the great masters like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, etc. I doubt that I would have ever learned to appreciate instrumental music without taking that class. It's not that I don't like music with lyrics. I grew up during the 60s and 70s golden age of rock and roll and still enjoy it. But there's something so pure about listening to music without lyrics. And there's so many kinds of instrumental music to be explored if a person just opens their mind to it. I doubt that classes like that exist in high school these days. Most American schools aren't teaching the arts due to budget constraints.
yea, open air, summertime and this epic music is definetly something id love to see live too
Metheny & Mays and the rest of their awesome band led me out of the doldrums back in 1979 after a "near-marriage" had me down for the count
Pat, Lyle and his group are simply fabulous... no exaggeration
Just saw him in concert in Royal Oak, Michigan. He had a computerized device that simulated the sound of the band. My wife and I enjoyed his concert soo much!
Can’t never get tired to listen to this exceptional song
Had to listen to a bunch of songs for my music class. This was the only song I stopped and listened to 🔥
This jam is just plain sick!! Brings back many memories. Not many can match up.
I was at this concert in when they were in Charlotte. My Mom went with me. She was in her 80’s at the time and became a Pat Metheny Group convert.
One of my fave PMG songs. So awesome
I still remember that magic summer night back in the day, exceptionnal evening...thanks for the memories..
Imaginario día. Que fantástica obra musical 🎼❤️ . Me emociona cada ves la veo y escucho. Escuche parte de esta gran composición en Noruega cuando Pat. Metheny nos visitó. Un gran abrazo Pat.
Es una gran canción y ritmo. ¿Pat Metheny es popular en Noruega?
Beautiful tune.
What can possibly be said about this music...made in heaven and probably beyond
Pat Metheny is a wizard.
Oh my goodness I love ❤️ this is so beautiful and beautiful and beautiful
It's an incredible music...!!! Pat simply you're the best. May be some day I'll have the pleasure to see you playing in my country!!
Que dire devant cette fraîcheur et cette beauté évidente...? Rien écoutez et vous verrez 🎉
I love how happy and groovin' Lyle looks here. Even if I can't see him in person at a concert anymore, I'm so grateful to have these videos
What a beautiful melody.
Pat I hope that your next album will be with the group and alumini vocalist Pedro
Aznar.
I don’t know why but, every time I watch this it makes me cry it’s so good
Un grandissimo chitarrista del jazz che pochi italiani conoscono ed io ho avuta la fortuna di vedere il concerto italiano di pino daniele e pat Metheny ..che ricordi
lorena Medori medori mi vuoi sposare?
c ero anch io
Gran tema musical, uno de los mejores que le he escuchado en este último tiempo al gran Pat Metheney (Temuco, CHILE 2019).
RIP Lyle...your music lives on! we thank you so much for giving the spirit of your music and sound to all of us!
Lyle te extrañamos, Pat Metheny ya no será más lo que era sin ti.....