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Summary: Wonderful, as always
Review: Old classics (First Circle, Minuano) and more recent tracks (from the album 'We live here'). As it was for 'More travels' you find here some nice brief interviews between the various songs. Almost 2 hours of great music, images and sound are really first class. If you like PMG you'll not repent for your 20 dollars. Audio is dolby digital 5.1, excellent with a home theatre ampli, or in dolby 2.
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Summary: One of a kind!
Review: Over the past 20 years, I have seen the Pat Metheny group over 20 times and every single one of their performances is a unique event into itself. We Live Here captures a very special period in the group's history, when Pat attempted to capture the spirit of America's club scene and put it into his trademark world/fusion style. The resulting product is a stunning collection of high energy songs punctuated by an infectious backbeat made up of pre-recorded drum/percussion/bass backbeats characterstic of modern pop music. The music itself is anybut pop. The title song is really a tribute to Marvin Gaye, yet doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to the late singer's music. It's trademark PMG material with a well constructed guitar solo and wordless vocals by his multi-instrumentalists Marc Ledford and David Blamires. Perhaps the highlight of the CD is Lyle Mays composition Episode D'azur which opens with a brilliant acoustic solo by Lyle and is followed by one of the most complex and stunning pieces of modern jazz ever recorded live on DVD. If this isn't the future state of jazz, then nothing else is. It also lends credibility to the claim that Mays is one of the most talented pianists in modern jazz today, and is on a par with the likes of Keith Jarrett, Brad Meldhau, Chick Corea and Danilo Perez. More experimental than all of the above, his idols are the late Bill Evans and the relatively obscure Paul Bley. Not to be forgotten are "To the End of the World," where Lyle plays a romantic solo that is built on beautiful harmonic layers, and then followed by a soaring synclavier solo by Pat which ends in a climactic thunderstorm. Also worth mentioning is the only live recording of their one hit "This is Not America," written for the movie "The Falcon and the Snowman," and originally featured David Bowie on vocals. Marc Ledford and David Blamires are equal to Bowie's original vocal tracks, and the end result is wonderful. The opening track "Have You Heard" is Pat at his best, with an electric guitar solo that puts the listener in awe of his improvisational brilliance. As quoted in previous interviews, he is one of the few modern guitarists who know how to construct a solo with a beginning, middle and end. The interviews slow down the pace of the DVD, but they are interesting from an historical perspective. In summary, this is a must buy for anyone who follows the PMG. Soon to be release is a DVD of the Imaginary Day Tour, which takes jazz fusion to another level not reached since the days of the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McClaughlin.
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Summary: Impecable!
Review: Pat Metheny es un tipo muy grande...su musica es el reflejo de la excelencia. En concierto la produccion es perfecta...no puedo expresar con palabras coherentes y no melosas, que tan bonito es este dvd....pero le recomiendo que lo compre sin dudarlo mucho!!
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Summary: sorry not worth the wait.
Review: SORRY,PAT AND THE GROUP,BUT HAVING WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS OR ANY ITEM ON D.V.D. I WAS SO DISSAPOINTED, MUSICALLY YOU CANNOT FAULT THIS ITEM APART FROM THE OMISSION OF "LAST TRAIN HOME" ,BUT IT COMES NOWHERE NEAR CAPTURING THE GROUP IN CONCERT,IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE THEM LIVE GRAB IT AT THE FIRST POSSIBLE CHANCE,THE INTERVIEWS ARE ANNOYING AND STOP THE FLOW OF THE MUSIC IT IS BORING VISUALLY NEXT TIME GET A FILM CREW AND EDITOR THAT ENJOY AND KNOW THE MUSIC,ALSO THE WORLD DOES EXIST OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND REGION 1.
PAT HAS SUCH HIGH STANDARDS ON HIS ALBUMS I CANT SEE HOW HE LET THIS SLIP THROUGH THE NET.
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Summary: I was hoping for so much more
Review: The audio CD "We Live Here" is fantastic! I've spent many nights listening to it with the lights down low just trying to absorb all that Pat and his group delivers. The music is intense and climatic at times, yet soothing at others. So, when I purchased this DVD, I was hoping to receive the same feeling I got with the CD with the addition of the live performance. The first problem is the placement of the interviews. After each song, an interview with a member of the band appears. Why wasn't this placed as a Special Feature? Can you imagine buying a movie that had the commentary turned on and you were unable to disable it? I usually play concert DVDs while having company over for the music and the visual effect. I can't with this DVD. The breaks in-between each song was a poor decision (IMHO). The sound is great, yet the video quality suffers a bit. This DVD would be best appreciated by other musicians. All members of Pat's band are phenomenal and are fun to watch. The expressive faces as they play each note is great. This is one to rent, not to own. I'll watch it a few more times, then sell it.
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Summary: I was hoping for so much more
Review: The audio CD "We Live Here" is fantastic! I've spent many nights listening to it with the lights down low just trying to absorb all that Pat and his group delivers. The music is intense and climatic at times, yet soothing at others. So, when I purchased this DVD, I was hoping to receive the same feeling I got with the CD with the addition of the live performance. The first problem is the placement of the interviews. After each song, an interview with a member of the band appears. Why wasn't this placed as a Special Feature? Can you imagine buying a movie that had the commentary turned on and you were unable to disable it? I usually play concert DVDs while having company over for the music and the visual effect. I can't with this DVD. The breaks in-between each song was a poor decision (IMHO). The sound is great, yet the video quality suffers a bit. This DVD would be best appreciated by other musicians. All members of Pat's band are phenomenal and are fun to watch. The expressive faces as they play each note is great. This is one to rent, not to own. I'll watch it a few more times, then sell it.
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Summary: I was hoping for so much more
Review: The audio CD "We Live Here" is fantastic! I've spent many nights listening to it with the lights down low just trying to absorb all that Pat and his group delivers. The music is intense and climatic at times, yet soothing at others. So, when I purchased this DVD, I was hoping to receive the same feeling I got with the CD with the addition of the live performance. The first problem is the placement of the interviews. After each song, an interview with a member of the band appears. Why wasn't this placed as a Special Feature? Can you imagine buying a movie that had the commentary turned on and you were unable to disable it? I usually play concert DVDs while having company over for the music and the visual effect. I can't with this DVD. The breaks in-between each song was a poor decision (IMHO). The sound is great, yet the video quality suffers a bit. This DVD would be best appreciated by other musicians. All members of Pat's band are phenomenal and are fun to watch. The expressive faces as they play each note is great. This is one to rent, not to own. I'll watch it a few more times, then sell it.
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Summary: Could Have Been Better
Review: This DVD was a disapointment. I was hoping to enjoy this DVD the way I enjoy the CD. The interviews after each song is a waste. The video could have been much better as well as the audio. rent it, not good enough to buy.
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Summary: Could Have Been Better
Review: This DVD was a disapointment. I was hoping to enjoy this DVD the way I enjoy the CD. The interviews after each song is a waste. The video could have been much better as well as the audio. rent it, not good enough to buy.
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Summary: The Sweet Spot Between Experimentation And Accessibility
Review: This is an excellent DVD, and the perfect companion to a nice glass of wine on a relaxing evening.
You get all the good, classic songs. The musicianship is excellent. And the whole package works.
Despite the negative reviews, I didn't find anything to complain about. I think this is probably the best song selection on a DVD by the group, although the More Travels Live CD is also excellent.
Pat has changed significantly since this era, and true fans would do well to own this DVD as a reminder of a golden period in the group's evolution.
This, in retrospect, is a good dividing line before what followed, a great deal of experimentation and departure from the 1989-1995 period where Pat and the group found the right groove and balance between experimentation and commercial success.
There is plenty of finger work to look at, although more would have been better, and a bit of slow motion for us guitar guys to figure out what the heck he's doing would have been even more fantastic.
Highlights for me are "Here To Stay," "Have You Heard," and "Vidalia."
Well worth owning, and playing over and over again.
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