Pat Metheny/Pat Metheny Group

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Question: how is it that the archives has fusion bands such as Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Weather Report, Brand X, and Frank Zappa, but doesn't have one of the most successful, influential, and long-lasting artists of the genre? I don't think there can be any doubt that Pat Metheny's music is fusion, and it also has a good deal of prog: the PMG's latest album "The Way Up," for example, is a 68-minute intricate composition with complex harmonies and time signatures. He's recorded many, many types of music, from movie scores to hardcore jazz trios to the pretty shocking (and admittedly pretty tasteless) "Zero Tolerance for Silence." Pat Metheny is one of the most talented and most influential guitarists of the past 30 years, and he qualifies more to be in the archives than 99% of the bands that are constantly being suggested. So why not put Pat Metheny, or at least the Pat Metheny Group, in the archives?

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Biggles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 705	Topic: Pat Metheny/Pat Metheny Group Posted: November 01 2005 at 20:06
	Question: how is it that the archives has fusion bands such as Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Weather Report, Brand X, and Frank Zappa, but doesn't have one of the most successful, influential, and long-lasting artists of the genre? I don't think there can be any doubt that Pat Metheny's music is fusion, and it also has a good deal of prog: the PMG's latest album "The Way Up," for example, is a 68-minute intricate composition with complex harmonies and time signatures. He's recorded many, many types of music, from movie scores to hardcore jazz trios to the pretty shocking (and admittedly pretty tasteless) "Zero Tolerance for Silence." Pat Metheny is one of the most talented and most influential guitarists of the past 30 years, and he qualifies more to be in the archives than 99% of the bands that are constantly being suggested. So why not put Pat Metheny, or at least the Pat Metheny Group, in the archives?
	The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

Biggles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 705	Posted: November 05 2005 at 09:23
	bump Come on, surely SOMEONE on this message board knows Metheny.
	The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

MysticDream Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 06 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:40
	Agreed. Literally one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He's got some sick jazz stuff, but it's pretty obvious some is fusion and so on. I gotta say, I love "Last Train Home".


Moatilliatta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3083	Posted: December 01 2005 at 13:24
	I agree. Pat is a fantastic musician and composer.

explodingjosh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 507	Posted: January 29 2008 at 23:24
	He battles against Meshuggah as my greatest discovery, thanks to ProgArchives.


Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: January 30 2008 at 06:52
	I was about to get all smart ass with you but then I noticed the date of the original post.
	Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...