Best song ever !! When I play this while driving, I feel like I could actually lift off like a rocket ship by the conclusion !! Long live Pat , Lyle and PEDRO !!!!!!!
To come up with such stunning composition tell you the magnitude of the great Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. But to have the vision to get Pedro Aznar to join the band and sing this song...well that's pure magic!
Perhaps the most perfect musical composition ever created. We are so fortunate to live in age where we can record actual performances as opposed to just having them on paper. Imagine hearing Mozart himself conduct one of his works, or Bach. That's what we have here. A genius composer, at the height of his powers, surrounded by the rarest of great musicians, presenting his work himself. And we are alive to see it. It gets no better than this.
I could not agree more. With Pat Metheny, we are at the presence of a new Bach. If not Pat Metheny, then who? And so he will be remembered int he history of music (let us hope as late as possible).
I agree! Just one correction. It should read, "A genius pair of composers, at the height of their powers, surrounded by the rarest of great musicians, presenting their work themselves." Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays wrote this piece together and are performing it together. The contributions of both are essential to the composition and to this performance.
Whenever he did those long solos with a slow build up, it was pure magic. This was an amazing tour probably the best played show I ever saw. The band was so tight.
I've (no kidding) watched this video over 100 times (EAAAASILY) during the past few years! When I first watched it, I watched it 5 times in a row...just to see the details and how impacted I was by it!
I met Pedro's music because of Pat, then I met his (amazing) history with Seru Giran (became a HUGE fan) and actually on my recent visits to Argentina I actually saw part of what inspired him! Saludos from Brasil! Bendiciones!!!
In 1996 I was an engineer for Apogee Sound, responsible for tuning and balancing the sound system for the new Olympic Stadium for the summer olympics in Atlanta. Knowing every note of this amazing piece I put First Circle on repeat and spent hours walking the stadium while radioing adjustments to the sound booth. The stadium was completely empty (except for a Greek dignitary that did a walkthru with his secret service detail). I don’t know what they thought of the music, but I was in heaven the entire time. This is by far the most amazing piece of music I have ever heard.
Surely, the most perfect piece of music ever. And this version one of the best; the last two minutes puts hairs on the back of the hairs on the back of my neck.
This is, without a doubt, one of the Top Ten jazz songs of all time! The usage of the classical A-B-A format, along with the atypical time signature(s), is/are outstanding and the amazing performances of both Pedro and Lyle are breathtaking! Wow! One of my favorite songs ever!
Simply the greatest song of all time, Pedro with the voice, Pat on acoustic and Lyle on piano, doesnt get any better. I saw the group 4 years ago and Pat Metheny played 3.5hrs straight without a break. Took all the guitar players in my church and they were mesmerized. Robert
WOW! Moment très touchant de ma vie! J'étais présent ce soir là, avec ma mère, ambiance et vibrations au plafond. Cette pièce en particulier est un véhicule de transport extraordinaire. Merci Pat, Lyle, Pedro et les autres membres du groupe. Le meilleur show que j'ai vu mais surtout entendu!
I was lucky enough to make a port of call in Argentina while on active duty in the Navy in 1992. I visited a few record stores and asked about Pedro Aznar, have you heard of him, do you have his CDs etc. My queries were met with a certain reverence, and I did indeed score of few of his solo CDs which were brilliant. This song and many more Pat / Pedro songs that followed will always be among my all time favorites.
I first came upon this song in the year 2005 (very late, I know. I was living under a rock before then) and I stumbled upon it via a jazz radio on itunes. Ever since then, I listen to it almost on a daily basis. The good times, the bad times. I imagine how my life has been with all the ups and downs. When I hit rock bottom in my life and how I've overcome everything and where I'm at now. How I'll die, and how I'll be received in the afterlife. You may or may not have spiritual beliefs, but I'll tell you this: I've dreamt of this song playing; seen how I'll die, and how I'll be received by all those who have and will love me up in heaven many a time. Minute 06:51 begins my death journey and the rest has already been written. This song is my life story. Thank you, Pat Metheny Group.
I love the intensity of the music especially the voice of the singer! Not a word yet his tone and strength of projection is a cry of help, joy, sadness, excitement all together through out this song!!! I'd love to know his name!?
I loved this and albums like letter from home because i love paul werticos drumming. Spacious cymbal work, ebbing and flowing with the dynamics but never smothering the overall sound. This is a masterpiece!
I first saw Pat Metheny playing in a jumbo flat top guitar quintet at the Berklee School of Music, in a church across the street from the school. I believe the year was 1973. That made me a fan from that day forward. Love it!
Mo Noble, I feel exactly the same way. I used to ride my bike listening to this while riding with an old walkman!! That's how dated this post is... but it was 1984 when it came out and I was hooked!
I'm exited to find this clip. I love PMG and would listen to their CDs intensively during very same period as this live performance, around 90, in Japan while I live in Montreal at present. This is definitely one of the most favorite tunes of mine. Every time I listen to it, I feel as if I were risen to the paradise.
a friend of mine made this part of a mix tape, Saturday i would go to dark they were and golden eyed and buy comics then spend the rest of the weekend reading Richard corben and moebius listening to this and going off to dream land. what I wouldn't give for one of those weekends back. this is like a cheerful version of "that great gig in the sky"
pat metheny grup., magnificos, su trayectoria inmejorable, se superan con cada creacion.. los directos ponen la columna vertebrsl erizada, su muica te envuelve..
The musicianship is incredible! Varied meters executed flawlessly. Pat Metheny is incredible and to surround himself with such incredible musicians... outstanding!
Hey, all pat fans, I was on tour with PM group through the end of travels and all through the 80s about 7 records. I took care of Paul werticos gear, Lyles Homberg series c Steinway. But without a Dout, Pedro Asnar from Brazil was the shining star of those tracks. and Armondo Marcell made those licks hum I knew all of them well, Ill. bet pat would agree that year and a half we took the music out the road than into the Power Station NYC for all the best stuff was VERY COOL TIMES... I left Pat and a few years later another young upstart put me to work Elon musk. Yah that Elon helped with first flight falcon 9 all the way to flight 32.. I owe Pat a lot I miss LYLE RIP PS for you that REALLY dig first, and saw it live, remember how the show opened up????????
Gracias Dios por haberme permitido disfrutado este grupo...esta formacion tan genial: Metheny, Mays, wertico, Marcal, Rodby y Aznar....es lo mejor de lo mejor....genios todos...solo una vez en la vida
Ok...I take it back. This is one of the most amazing performances by any pianist I've ever seen (huge jazz fan)! So much feeling...it's just beautiful!
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RIP Lyle Mays, we love you, thank you 🙏
Best song ever !! When I play this while driving, I feel like I could actually lift off like a rocket ship by the conclusion !! Long live Pat , Lyle and PEDRO !!!!!!!
Totally agree!
To come up with such stunning composition tell you the magnitude of the great Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. But to have the vision to get Pedro Aznar to join the band and sing this song...well that's pure magic!
Perhaps the most perfect musical composition ever created. We are so fortunate to live in age where we can record actual performances as opposed to just having them on paper. Imagine hearing Mozart himself conduct one of his works, or Bach. That's what we have here. A genius composer, at the height of his powers, surrounded by the rarest of great musicians, presenting his work himself. And we are alive to see it. It gets no better than this.
I could not agree more. With Pat Metheny, we are at the presence of a new Bach. If not Pat Metheny, then who? And so he will be remembered int he history of music (let us hope as late as possible).
Agreed! On all accounts.
Great comment and thanks. I don't know, the 'height of his powers' seems to miraculously get higher with every passing year...so prolific!
Christopher Tirone well said
I agree! Just one correction. It should read, "A genius pair of composers, at the height of their powers, surrounded by the rarest of great musicians, presenting their work themselves." Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays wrote this piece together and are performing it together. The contributions of both are essential to the composition and to this performance.
Rest in Peace Lyle Mays! Had to watch this video...this one hurst. 😔🙏💔
Wonderful... Thank you Lyle Mays for your amazing musical contribution to our lives. 💓😢
Lyle Mays. That keyboard solo never fails to astound. And now he’s gone. But what a legacy of brilliance...
larry woolard: It is difficult to comprehend the extent of his genius.
THAT solo?? I'm impressed with most of his solos.
Whenever he did those long solos with a slow build up, it was pure magic. This was an amazing tour probably the best played show I ever saw. The band was so tight.
The energy could power a whole city and beyond. RIP Lyle Mays and thank you for all that you've done.
33 years ago. And it's still SUPREME!!!❤ R.I.P. LYLE MAYS
I still have goosebumps some 30 years later....
I've (no kidding) watched this video over 100 times (EAAAASILY) during the past few years! When I first watched it, I watched it 5 times in a row...just to see the details and how impacted I was by it!
Such a precious recording with Pedro singing- pure bliss!
I met Pedro's music because of Pat, then I met his (amazing) history with Seru Giran (became a HUGE fan) and actually on my recent visits to Argentina I actually saw part of what inspired him! Saludos from Brasil! Bendiciones!!!
Magical in every way, and Lyle Mays is simply burning on this song. RIP to a true visionary genius.
Pedro frickin' nailed it! Great song!
My favourite song from PMG, I listen to the rest too, but finally I come back to this one
In 1996 I was an engineer for Apogee Sound, responsible for tuning and balancing the sound system for the new Olympic Stadium for the summer olympics in Atlanta. Knowing every note of this amazing piece I put First Circle on repeat and spent hours walking the stadium while radioing adjustments to the sound booth. The stadium was completely empty (except for a Greek dignitary that did a walkthru with his secret service detail). I don’t know what they thought of the music, but I was in heaven the entire time. This is by far the most amazing piece of music I have ever heard.
well you were guarding Gods work , kudos to you friend
@@phillywop1 😊
Just learned about the passing of Lyle Mays and had to watch a live performance of this song. So wonderful.
Masterpiece. Thanks PMG! RIP Lyle.
I was at this concert. I remember it vividly.
This song takes me in a different dimension either when I'm painting, driving, tending my lawn, or just walking long-distance. ... truly amazing. ....
Surely, the most perfect piece of music ever. And this version one of the best; the last two minutes puts hairs on the back of the hairs on the back of my neck.
I miss so much old PMG 😔
me too :-(
Lovely to see the late great Lyle Mays doing his thing!! (R.I.P.)
La voz de Pedro Aznar es insuperable.
the heart and mind of Mr Metheny is a complex and beautiful place
That is a hell of a great solo Lyle takes!
This is, without a doubt, one of the Top Ten jazz songs of all time! The usage of the classical A-B-A format, along with the atypical time signature(s), is/are outstanding and the amazing performances of both Pedro and Lyle are breathtaking! Wow! One of my favorite songs ever!
+Mo Noble Sorry if I sound a little pretentious...
I agree. This is an outstanding composition!
hard to find a word to describe greatness of this song
Simply the greatest song of all time, Pedro with the voice, Pat on acoustic and Lyle on piano, doesnt get any better. I saw the group 4 years ago and Pat Metheny played 3.5hrs straight without a break. Took all the guitar players in my church and they were mesmerized. Robert
WOW! Moment très touchant de ma vie! J'étais présent ce soir là, avec ma mère, ambiance et vibrations au plafond.
Cette pièce en particulier est un véhicule de transport extraordinaire. Merci Pat, Lyle, Pedro et les autres membres du groupe.
Le meilleur show que j'ai vu mais surtout entendu!
Wow! This is one of the most amazing performances by Lyle Mays.
The song is never the same without Pedro.
Yes you are completly Right!
David Blamires and Mark Ledford (RIP) did a great job as well but Pedro will always be the original.
He was definitely in the zone for this one and he knew it.
@@pamelag.00 yes
Asi es Andrew , Pedro es único y es Argentino !!!! gracias a dios !!!
I was lucky enough to make a port of call in Argentina while on active duty in the Navy in 1992. I visited a few record stores and asked about Pedro Aznar, have you heard of him, do you have his CDs etc. My queries were met with a certain reverence, and I did indeed score of few of his solo CDs which were brilliant. This song and many more Pat / Pedro songs that followed will always be among my all time favorites.
This song is so ridiculously written and performed it should be in the Smithsonian "songs the entire human race should hear until we're extinct "
This never gets old !!!!
The years with Pedro were the best...
What beautiful music!
Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of why I fell in love with it all those years ago in college!
Same here!
The best line-up of PMG. See you back here on Earth soon Lyle!
"COLOR (Pat Metheny's music) is the place where our brain and the universe meet!" -Paul Klee
Pura magia musical, grandes todos, grande Pedrito Aznar
Ese crescendo con el que culmina el Maestro Pedro Aznar a partir del minuto 07:27 es totalmente
É P I C O 👏 de antología👏
Bravo, Aznar!!
Love Pat Metheny Group and Pedro Aznar amazing!
Lo máximo. Nunca me cansaré de escuchar First Circle con sus intérpretes originales, el Pat Metheny Group, irrepetibles.
God save this genius of music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great material, much better quality!!
Fortísimo abrazo en este día tan Metheny cuate del alma, 12 08 2017
....che spettacolo ragazzi....!! [ R.I.P. Lyle :'( ]
Pedro Aznar: perfection
Amazing. You can just tell the crowd was blown away
Maybe one of the betters musical works written in the 20th century, thanks Pat for this gift, you and other genius makes the Earth a better place!!!!
Amazing. You can tell the crowd was absolutely blown away. And I love how there's not a single cell phone.
Surely there was at least one Motorola Dynatech 3000 out there😜
I was there .... unbeliveable !!!!!!
I first came upon this song in the year 2005 (very late, I know. I was living under a rock before then) and I stumbled upon it via a jazz radio on itunes. Ever since then, I listen to it almost on a daily basis. The good times, the bad times. I imagine how my life has been with all the ups and downs. When I hit rock bottom in my life and how I've overcome everything and where I'm at now. How I'll die, and how I'll be received in the afterlife. You may or may not have spiritual beliefs, but I'll tell you this: I've dreamt of this song playing; seen how I'll die, and how I'll be received by all those who have and will love me up in heaven many a time. Minute 06:51 begins my death journey and the rest has already been written. This song is my life story. Thank you, Pat Metheny Group.
A stellar performance of what is probably my favorite Metheny composition. The climax of this piece never fails to send my soul soaring.
We miss you Lyle, 🙏 RIP.
I love the intensity of the music especially the voice of the singer! Not a word yet his tone and strength of projection is a cry of help, joy, sadness, excitement all together through out this song!!! I'd love to know his name!?
Pedro Aznar
I loved this and albums like letter from home because i love paul werticos drumming. Spacious cymbal work, ebbing and flowing with the dynamics but never smothering the overall sound. This is a masterpiece!
RIP Lyle Mays
Love the build in Lyle’s solo in this one...exceptional
Una meraviglia musicale... Un crescendo armonico che arriva all''apoteosi orgasmica!
IMO, the most beautiful song ever!
I first saw Pat Metheny playing in a jumbo flat top guitar quintet at the Berklee School of Music, in a church across the street from the school. I believe the year was 1973. That made me a fan from that day forward. Love it!
Mo Noble, I feel exactly the same way. I used to ride my bike listening to this while riding with an old walkman!! That's how dated this post is... but it was 1984 when it came out and I was hooked!
Gran musique, unique, extraordinaire !
Excelente por genialmente musical! 💝🤩😍🎶🎵💯
This is my memory song & album
I was there Montréal, Québec. 1989 at FIJM.
Lyle. A genius. Saw them in concerts around 89.....such brilliance. But Lyle RIP brother from a fellow musician...you are a bad ass musician
The song of my life...
Saw that show, up front (or in a tree or lampost)...must have been 100 000 people. Magical.
Wonderfully dreamy.. peaceful.. relaxing .. meditative...
I'm exited to find this clip. I love PMG and would listen to their CDs intensively during very same period as this live performance, around 90, in Japan while I live in Montreal at present. This is definitely one of the most favorite tunes of mine. Every time I listen to it, I feel as if I were risen to the paradise.
A true feast for the ears
a friend of mine made this part of a mix tape, Saturday i would go to dark they were and golden eyed and buy comics then spend the rest of the weekend reading Richard corben and moebius listening to this and going off to dream land. what I wouldn't give for one of those weekends back.
this is like a cheerful version of "that great gig in the sky"
This group altered the course of life
Salve, Pedrito querido!
What a top song….. glad saw them several times live …… Lyle solo is amazing as always …. God we miss him 😇
God I miss Lyle Mays. Rest in peace brother!
Pat y Pedro AZNAR latinoamerica presente papá! !!
pat metheny grup., magnificos, su trayectoria inmejorable, se superan con cada creacion.. los directos ponen la columna vertebrsl erizada, su muica te envuelve..
Pat's music has the ability to make me emotionally lose control.
the best guitarist of the 20th century
Genius song !!!!!!!!
beautiful voice of Aznar
The musicianship is incredible! Varied meters executed flawlessly. Pat Metheny is incredible and to surround himself with such incredible musicians... outstanding!
Hey, all pat fans, I was on tour with PM group through the end of travels and all through the 80s about 7 records. I took care of Paul werticos gear, Lyles Homberg series c Steinway. But without a Dout, Pedro Asnar from Brazil was the shining star of those tracks. and Armondo Marcell made those licks hum I knew all of them well, Ill. bet pat would agree that year and a half we took the music out the road than into the Power Station NYC for all the best stuff was VERY COOL TIMES... I left Pat and a few years later another young upstart put me to work Elon musk. Yah that Elon helped with first flight falcon 9 all the way to flight 32.. I owe Pat a lot I miss LYLE RIP PS for you that REALLY dig first, and saw it live, remember how the show opened up????????
Im gleichen Jahr in Montreux erlebt und seither bestimmt 20mal in verschiedenen Besetzungen, immer noch Gänsehaut nach all den Jahren
Gracias Dios por haberme permitido disfrutado este grupo...esta formacion tan genial: Metheny, Mays, wertico, Marcal, Rodby y Aznar....es lo mejor de lo mejor....genios todos...solo una vez en la vida
Ok...I take it back. This is one of the most amazing performances by any pianist I've ever seen (huge jazz fan)! So much feeling...it's just beautiful!
que bueno que compartas con todos esta joya de musica, la verdad es una hermosa musica que pone de buen humor y tranquiliza
Lyle!!! genius.
a master piece....
No words for this masterpiece
Metheny..…... We're all fortunate he shared his musical thoughts with us.
I gave this song two thumbs up! 👍🏾👍🏾 I loved it!
Incredible solo by Lyle.
this is next level music
Bravo!
Entire album is excellent! Bought it in 1986...
epic!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Go Pedro