Classical Composer Reacts to Minuano (Six Eight) (Pat Metheny Group) | The Daily Doug (Episode 280)

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    In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm welcoming DJ Rae back to the channel for another fun reaction video where we listen to music from the Pat Metheny Group for the first time on the channel. This song, Minuano (Six Eight), is from their album Still Life (Talking), released in 1987. I very much enjoyed listening to Pat's sublime music! And, I'm really enjoying this dynamic where I'm new to the song but my guest knows it very well. I hope you enjoy!
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  • @victorhawkins3461
    @victorhawkins3461 Рік тому +167

    As wonderful as Pat Metheny is -- and he is -- let us not forget the late, great Lyle Mays who co-wrote the piece and was Pat's right hand for many, many years.

    • @stevekimball7931
      @stevekimball7931 Рік тому +18

      As a Wisconsinite, I am absolutely convinced that Lyle Mays was the best thing to ever come from our State. Godspeed Lyle

    • @stevenrayle-no9rv
      @stevenrayle-no9rv 8 місяців тому +5

      Yes!! Yes!! Thank you for saying that about Lyle!! The music from that PMG era when Lyle was with them are incredible!!!

    • @jorymil
      @jorymil 7 місяців тому +8

      I hope that Lyle is starting to get his due. The intro is like a Bach chorale, brought into 20th century Brazil. Nobody else could write like this.

    • @GabeRIghts
      @GabeRIghts 5 місяців тому +4

      Thanks for the "shout-out" to Lyle, Pat's equal partner in exquisite pastel. Have y'all here experienced his piece "Eberhard"? Although it was composed about a decade prior, it was the last thing he recorded before his unfortunate death in '20. I consider it a true masterpiece, on par with the incredible Minuano (Six Eight), thanks to @Doug.Helvering. It, together with several PMG selections and J.S. Bach's and a few others, moves me greatly (even though I've haven't the musical theory to comprehend it). Do listen if you haven't yet! 🙏🏼

    • @stevejohnson7354
      @stevejohnson7354 5 місяців тому +3

      Amen ! Lyle May's is a legend !

  • @timwarneka5681
    @timwarneka5681 2 роки тому +248

    He's listening with this mind. She's listening with her soul. And Pat Metheny is a genius, appealing to both.

    • @alanparsonsfan
      @alanparsonsfan 2 роки тому +5

      Indeed! How can you not love a song that has something for everyone?

    • @inglejuice
      @inglejuice 2 роки тому +7

      Great comment

    • @jazzjames
      @jazzjames Рік тому +12

      And they both talk too damn much.

    • @MatSmithLondon
      @MatSmithLondon Рік тому +3

      It’s not “she” it’s “they”

    • @timwarneka5681
      @timwarneka5681 Рік тому +4

      @@MatSmithLondon I stand corrected. "They"

  • @t_zara9020
    @t_zara9020 Рік тому +34

    Went to UNT music school with Lyle Mays; he was already legendary at the school. His sight-reading skill was only surpassed by his keyboard skills. Genius and a genuine nice guy. RIP Lyle.
    Btw, this album makes me cry, it’s so emotional, so melancholy, yet celebratory

    • @youmothershouldknow4905
      @youmothershouldknow4905 7 місяців тому +1

      Check out the North Texas State Lab ‘75 album (now out there on UA-cam). College band mates of Lyles decided to have all Lyle songs/arrangements on it. Album was nominated for a Grammy

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 2 роки тому +192

    If you haven’t seen Rick Beato’s interview with Pat yet, drop everything and go do it. Best interview of anybody ever. Pat is pure music, to his core.

  • @stevegardner9910
    @stevegardner9910 2 роки тому +55

    This song is 34 years old and still fresh! Anything Lyle and Pat put together is epic.

    • @a12dhie
      @a12dhie Рік тому +1

      Agreed! It's like somebody's just had this great materials yesterday and composed them into this amazing music, I't still sound so fresh, great music for driving tho

    • @salvatorelocatelli3870
      @salvatorelocatelli3870 3 місяці тому +2

      Really !👍👍👍

    • @JimAlwart
      @JimAlwart Місяць тому

      The best of ECLECTIC ❤

  • @clicks59
    @clicks59 Рік тому +42

    Still Life Talking is pure genius.. totally landmark. Steve Rodby’s bass playing is epic. Thanks for recognizing the rhythm section. This is the group’s masterpiece, IMHO.

    • @scottthepoet9040
      @scottthepoet9040 6 місяців тому +2

      i got to see this live in Santa Cruz in 2002 and Richard Bona was too incredible for words just wow

    • @markmisiti8772
      @markmisiti8772 6 місяців тому +2

      I agree totally! That number transports me to a place i am not familiar with, but yet accepting, welcoming, and loving! Many years ago, this was my initiation to the PMG

    • @gregsaddie
      @gregsaddie Місяць тому

      The Way Up..is the groups masterpiece...

  • @dougbooth3161
    @dougbooth3161 2 роки тому +70

    This is the Pat Metheny album that made me completely fall in love with Pat Metheny and PMG. I still listen to Pat's music - pretty much every day. His music has been my constant companion since I was 18 years old. (almost 40 years!)

    • @timk3539
      @timk3539 Рік тому +2

      I had a few Pat Metheny CDs before Still Life (Talking). SLT was so good, better than the others. So when Letter from Home was released, I didn't hesitate to pick it up, too. Holy crap, I liked LfH even more than SLT! That sold me on the Pat Metheny Group forever.

    • @frankrivers2183
      @frankrivers2183 Рік тому +1

      "Are You Going With Me" was my introduction to Pat Metheny and PMG many years ago. Been hooked ever since. I think for many listeners that song was their "gateway drug" to the PMG universe.

    • @dougbooth3161
      @dougbooth3161 Рік тому +1

      @@frankrivers2183 Offramp was the first PMG album I bought (when I was 18) so I hear you on that one. That whole album is still very nostalgic for me.

    • @EPICSOUNDTRAX
      @EPICSOUNDTRAX Рік тому

      Nice I started when I was 13 .44 now

    • @CrazyCloudZen
      @CrazyCloudZen 5 місяців тому

      Me too, Doug. Me too.

  • @MR-ml2po
    @MR-ml2po 2 роки тому +245

    RIP Lyle Mays. A great pianist and I recommend delving into some of his solo piano work. Really great stuff you'd love.

    • @63MGB1
      @63MGB1 2 роки тому +13

      As much as I love Pat Metheny Group, Lyle's solo work is even more complex and fascinating. He left us way too soon.

    • @fg87fgd
      @fg87fgd 2 роки тому

      cf. Guy Shkolnik's "Close to Home" analysis. ua-cam.com/video/Ky2FpbVwpSk/v-deo.html

    • @dougbooth3161
      @dougbooth3161 2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely love the song August, from Lyle's album "Street Dreams". Bill Frisell is incredible on it, as well.

    • @christophernoble289
      @christophernoble289 2 роки тому +1

      Lyle Mays never ceases to amaze. Death did not ruin my enjoyment of his playing.

    • @danielpinto6165
      @danielpinto6165 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ULboUrX-_pM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=DanielPinto

  • @snwodog4a
    @snwodog4a 2 роки тому +157

    Glad to finally see some Pat Metheny on the channel. I'm really glad you liked it. You should do First Circle next!

    • @benallen7403
      @benallen7403 2 роки тому +11

      Absolutely. This reminded me a bit of First Circle, but First Circle is my favorite of his stuff. Highly recommended.

    • @stelangdon7687
      @stelangdon7687 2 роки тому +7

      @@benallen7403 As much as I love "As Falls" I think Doug will dig "First Circle"

    • @valsribar988
      @valsribar988 2 роки тому +8

      YES!! I’ve been hoping/asking for Pat since early on in Doug’s channel. I came home from some annoying surgery and just seeing this come up made me happy!
      First Circle would be great as would The Way Up, September 15th (check out Beato’s breakdown), or America Undefined

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 2 роки тому +3

      Unfortunately all the ECM stuff is blocked on UA-cam. I'll suggest "To the End of the World". ua-cam.com/video/pMRmCAiC5TM/v-deo.html

    • @RonHallKungFuBro
      @RonHallKungFuBro 2 роки тому +1

      @@frankmarsh1159 a song I have to loop endlessly every time I hear it.

  • @petertqrn
    @petertqrn 2 роки тому +99

    Rae has the mood of the piece nailed: Joy. Optimism. The wind at one's back. From the dark full into the warm sunlight of morning. This album was on my stereo constantly as I was crawling from the wreckage of my first marriage and began to realize life could be good again. This particular piece became part of my DNA. Joy, indeed. Very nice selection.

  • @Audioholics
    @Audioholics 2 роки тому +163

    Pat is one of the best guitarists of all time. Glad you discovered him. Try "The Way Up" with Antonio Sanchez on drums. Epic.

    • @MrNicks-gn8jc
      @MrNicks-gn8jc 2 роки тому +12

      The Way Up is by far my favorite PM recording, with Orchestrion and Kin sharing 2nd place

    • @Rickdevos1
      @Rickdevos1 2 роки тому +9

      The way up - album review!!!!!

    • @imaginarytube
      @imaginarytube 2 роки тому +11

      "The Way Up" is a master piece!

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 2 роки тому +3

      @@imaginarytube I hope Doug is still taking requests

    • @almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440
      @almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440 2 роки тому +5

      The Way Up indeed masterpiece! The live in Japan is better than studio.

  • @Jims2517
    @Jims2517 Рік тому +13

    I don't want to think of my life without this album. A masterpiece in my opinion.

  • @EvanAgee
    @EvanAgee Рік тому +12

    YES! FINALLY! There's no one on earth who can reach into my soul like Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.

  • @p.j.mendes
    @p.j.mendes 2 роки тому +89

    Some people say that Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays can be considered the Lennon/ McCartney of contemporary jazz. Maybe...The fact is...it is undeniable that this partnership brought unique and original melodies and arrangements to modern instrumental music since the late 70's. Great reaction. Still waiting for some Dixie Dregs video. Greetings from Brazil!

    • @gualterwassmund
      @gualterwassmund 2 роки тому +2

      I agree, Paulo. Excellent remark! 👏🏻👏🏻

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 2 роки тому +12

      Pat Metheny said on his first day of school at the University of Miami he heard Steve Morse play. On his second day he heard Jaco. On his third day he said he considered getting back on the bus and going home.

    • @aralsea1
      @aralsea1 2 роки тому +3

      More like a modern day Mozart.

    • @robinwatson4282
      @robinwatson4282 2 роки тому +5

      @@frankmarsh1159 That's only half the story: While he did consider getting on the bus on day three, Pat in fact ended up spending that day creating dry earth, sea, plants, and trees instead.

    • @pietroginepro1906
      @pietroginepro1906 2 роки тому +2

      Sorry but Metheny Mays are better than McCartney Lennon

  • @erniemartinez3284
    @erniemartinez3284 2 роки тому +33

    I have fallen in love with Rae’s joy. She can say more with her facial expressions about this masterpiece than any voice can express.
    When I reincarnate I will seek her out.❤️

    • @mellman10
      @mellman10 2 роки тому +4

      For people who get it when listening to PMG, the journey and the "JOY" happens. I'm sure people think I'm a little crazy when I'm driving a listening to PMG

    • @robfardell9559
      @robfardell9559 Рік тому +4

      ...absolutely agree, this lady is great fun and knows what it's all about...masterpiece!!

  • @jotaroshinsuke
    @jotaroshinsuke 2 роки тому +41

    Finally Pat Metheny Group. This probably might be the most impressive music group you've had on your channel. "The heat of the day" from them is a must listen!

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 2 роки тому +4

      Agreed. Pat is on a mountain all of his own. Saw him until again last month and it was a memorable show. Anytime you can witness him live it's a must see even if jazz isn't your thing.

    • @jotaroshinsuke
      @jotaroshinsuke 2 роки тому +5

      @@johnnicholson8345 Absolutely, their music blows my mind everytime

    • @gualterwassmund
      @gualterwassmund 2 роки тому +2

      Indeed. Metheny's Imaginary Day is a must listen album! "Into The Dream" and "A Story Within The Story" sequence is fantastic!

    • @danielpinto6165
      @danielpinto6165 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ULboUrX-_pM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=DanielPinto

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head 2 роки тому +77

    Buckle up, Doug, and get out your jazz harmony books. And Rae is just like "I need a cigarette!"
    The great thing about Pat Metheny is that he's an old school jazzer who loves -- as he says -- "open G chords." He and Lyle were such a magical pairing of musical minds. I'm just glad they left behind so much great art.

  • @-SYB-61
    @-SYB-61 2 роки тому +15

    I always return to San Lorenzo. The live version from Travels.

  • @michaelmurdock3818
    @michaelmurdock3818 Рік тому +21

    Can’t believe this is Doug’s first listen! I share Rae’s enthusiasm for Minuano and enjoyed watching her anticipate what lies around each bend in the road of this song. Nostalgia? Sure. Joy? Yes, but more than that. There are a number of PMG songs I find so moving I can’t get through without welling up. Every time. This is one. Unfortunately it’s a bit awkward enjoying it (them) with others around…particularly those who don’t (and…let’s face it…never will) share my appreciation. The albums First Circle and Letter From Home also have songs that elicit the same response. I’d’ve been a mess in this video…blubbering in my Blueberry Belch

    • @Guitarplayer8
      @Guitarplayer8 Рік тому +2

      I want “Tell Her You Saw Me” played at my funeral! 😊

  • @lmsrox2
    @lmsrox2 2 роки тому +66

    The wonderful thing about Pat Metheny Group is how they manage to sound calm and mellow on the surface, but if you pay attention, there is a whirlwind of delicious playing underneath. Third Wind from this same album is another fantastic piece.

    • @BestBackingTracks
      @BestBackingTracks 2 роки тому +3

      That's exactly why I love PMG. On its surface people sometimes dismiss it as smooth jazz, but underneath it is some seriously detailed stuff that somehow manages to be a funky/atmospheric/any other thing they want it to be.

    • @herrbonk3635
      @herrbonk3635 2 роки тому

      Sure, but you could say that about a lot of brazilian (and latin american) jazz/schlager/pop.

    • @bhusar1
      @bhusar1 2 роки тому +2

      Delicious playing. That’s how I describe it as well.

    • @RobinCapper
      @RobinCapper Рік тому +1

      If asked to summarise PMG I'd say: 'Simplicity born of complexity'

  • @marcschonbrun585
    @marcschonbrun585 11 місяців тому +3

    I’ve been listening to this since college and it’s never ceased to stop me in my tracks whenever it comes on. There is some incredible sonic manipulation happening with the harmony that tricks you into thinking this is in A major and Pat and Lyle are doing their whole triad-over-bass-notes magic trick. Just an astounding piece of music.

  • @hugozumarraga9565
    @hugozumarraga9565 2 роки тому +4

    Please Dough, First Circle, First circle!!!!!! FIRST CIRCLE

    • @hugozumarraga9565
      @hugozumarraga9565 2 роки тому +1

      AND PLEASE, PAY ATTENTION TO VOCALS BY PEDRO AZNAR

  • @sitgesstudio
    @sitgesstudio Рік тому +2

    short... my first child was born a few years after Minuano came out, I remember driving through the Andes (3000m above sea) from Argentina to Chile listening to this tune in the car system with my one-year-old son on the (safety) back seat. I also remember dancing with my son with this tune instead of reggaeton, and I remember and I remember and today I cried again, of pure joy

  • @debraann2471
    @debraann2471 2 роки тому +16

    PM uses vocals as an additional instrument. I prefer the live version. Pedro Aznar’s range is outstanding. I love the Brazilian influences in their arrangements. Their use of percussion is unmatched. I’ve been a fan since I was 16. I’m 58. Superb.

    • @fletcherward
      @fletcherward Рік тому

      Just curious-if you may respond a year downstream from your comment-which live performance do you prefer? I’m sure I’ve listened to it, but I’m curious.

  • @Arrow2theACL
    @Arrow2theACL 2 роки тому +20

    11:44 "Ssshhh listen!!!" They know who they are talking to, right?
    Rae is just grooving. Doug, “How they get to ‘B’ Y’All?” Never change Doug!

  • @jeannettesimpson9778
    @jeannettesimpson9778 2 роки тому +6

    R.I.P. Lyle Mays.

  • @zekelucente9702
    @zekelucente9702 Рік тому +2

    My dad was a keyboard player and I took him to see PMG at the Wiltern Theater third row center and Lyle Mays blew him away. He was speechless. I also took him to see This Way Up at the Universal Amphitheater. I’ve seen Pat a dozen times in the last 40 years.

  • @benjaminvirgo219
    @benjaminvirgo219 2 роки тому +7

    This was my first Pat Metheny song too. It took about thirty seconds and I haven’t been the same since. And that was like 1989. It instantly spoke to my soul and filled a void I didn’t know existed. It took a while for me to get to enjoying where the beat and melody drops in because I was floating on a cloud in that intro for days. Over and over in the fetal position on the floor. I miss his Brazillian side.

  • @palmera62820
    @palmera62820 2 роки тому +5

    PM Group live 1986 , best concert ever, 3 hrs with no break, they performed this song and my head had to be reassembled afterward.....

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 2 роки тому

      I always say that after I leave a Pat show. Then I say it again next time I see him.....and again, and again.

  • @alainboom2623
    @alainboom2623 7 місяців тому +3

    DJ Rae is just great, she lives the song thoroughly with accuracy. She got it all.

  • @starrynightguitars
    @starrynightguitars Рік тому +2

    “Some day I hope to get there”.
    Yep- he needs to just listen and enjoy.

  • @fawltytenor
    @fawltytenor 2 роки тому +51

    oh, man. I think this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written/performed. Saw them on tour when Pedro Aznar has rejoined the band, it was the best all around concert I ever saw. Maybe along with the CSO, anyways. That keyboard lick at the end of the breakdown... Lyle killed that every single time. You could check out the live version of Phase Dance or Song for Bilbao from Travels. They were an a m a z i n g band live.

    • @peterjazz850
      @peterjazz850 2 роки тому +1

      I agree ..I got the album and this tune is soo beautiful

    • @jaxonellis2995
      @jaxonellis2995 Рік тому +2

      As much a fan of Pedro as I am I think the vocal harmonizing with David and Mark on songs such as this took it over the top. I saw both bands and again I am a huge fan of Pedro.

    • @hansumjoe
      @hansumjoe Рік тому

      Wish the whole ensemble would come on tour rather than the quartet.
      Love how each section ends on the A chord and ventures on

    • @davebowman8407
      @davebowman8407 Рік тому

      @@jaxonellis2995 Yes !!!!!😀

    • @jamiegolden7093
      @jamiegolden7093 Рік тому

      I saw them for the first time on this tour in college. I had all the records at the time, but this show touched my soul.

  • @carlfogelin1388
    @carlfogelin1388 2 роки тому +34

    The Pat Metheny Group is one of my favorite bands. I'm so happy that you're experiencing this music. This song is a great introduction, another one to try is First Circle. It has an amazing Lyle Mays piano solo.

    • @ambadad
      @ambadad 2 роки тому +4

      Great call -- arguably (and certainly for me) the greatest piece by the PMG.

    • @bond-suits
      @bond-suits 2 роки тому

      First Circle is the only composition I think that Pat and Lyle wrote that is better than Minuano.

  • @littlelamb2112
    @littlelamb2112 2 роки тому +28

    One of my favourites. Last train Home from the same album is possibly my favourite song of all time.

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 2 роки тому

      That is one of my favs from Pat. He did a medley during his last show and threw snippets from last train in.

    • @Pcrimson1
      @Pcrimson1 2 роки тому +2

      The live versions on The Road To You of both songs are amazing!

    • @bhusar1
      @bhusar1 2 роки тому +1

      Last Train Home always makes me cry. I moved from my hometown of Chicago to Phoenix AZ in 2000 and it reminds me of that time frame. Of leaving a place I loved to find a new place.

    • @clicks59
      @clicks59 Рік тому

      @@bhusar1 epic bridge..

  • @mohdidrusmohdhamzah5118
    @mohdidrusmohdhamzah5118 Рік тому +5

    hi...I'm idrus hamzah...from Malaysia...I discovered pat Metheny long time ago...pat & Lyle Mays are the main anchor of the pat Metheny group...both of them are genius...those who can appreciate them, it means that you are 30 years ahead of time... 👍

  • @Drinckx2
    @Drinckx2 2 роки тому +18

    This is so good - all Metheny is so good. Showcasing the great composition but also, his playing is absolutely sublime on this track.

  • @darkmagus64
    @darkmagus64 2 роки тому +21

    This is simply beautiful. I really love this style, a little touch of Basso Nova, jazz. Thank you. Since you’ve gone down this road, you may want to try some Chic Corea Return to Forever. And I can’t forget Jobim Wave.

    • @fredyair1
      @fredyair1 2 роки тому +2

      Yes to Return to Forever but get to Hermeto Pascoal.

  • @gasaholic47
    @gasaholic47 2 роки тому +7

    This was the first of Pat's so called "Brazilian period," when he was heavily influenced by Brazilian music. Also, the "string pop" right before Pat's entrance was his signal to the recording engineer that he was about to start playing. He said during an interview that he normally edits it out, but he liked it on this particular song, and decided to leave it in.

  • @BlueDjiin
    @BlueDjiin Рік тому +3

    Minuano (6-8) is for me the best tune ever , I listened to this millions time and still cannot get enough.... I agree with DJ Rae it is Pure joy,

  • @stpnwlf9
    @stpnwlf9 2 роки тому +3

    I discovered Pat Matheny while working in radio in Kansas back in 1980. Our station ran with a lot of tracks off 'American Garage' which was the first album of his I owned. Later, we hosted a concert of his at the historic Lawrence Opera House. He has made no bad records and his partnership with Lyle Mays is one of the greatest in music. Pat has amassed a large collection of Grammys over the years - one of the finest music products to come out of Kansas City.

  • @davidburke8311
    @davidburke8311 2 роки тому +35

    For a long one try "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls".....and from that album "September Fifteenth" dedicted to Bill Evans. The Latin stuff is good though, First Circle excellent, in fact the whole Metheny canon!

    • @paulbogan3400
      @paulbogan3400 2 роки тому +1

      Or "The Way Up," for that matter. It's a classical piece in all but name, and 100% Metheny/Mays.

    • @KC426859
      @KC426859 2 роки тому +2

      “It’s For You” is the most beautiful song off of one of the most beautiful albums I’ve ever heard

    • @paulbogan3400
      @paulbogan3400 2 роки тому +3

      @@KC426859 Agreed. If that song doesn't play at my funeral, I'm not going.

    • @KC426859
      @KC426859 2 роки тому +2

      @@paulbogan3400 I was born to Still Life Talking, if I have the opportunity to chose music to go out to it would probably be either the same album or Wichita, with my spirit leaving my body at exactly 4:05 in Its for You

    • @jeffcallicott9269
      @jeffcallicott9269 Рік тому

      “September Fifteenth” is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded.

  • @hilmarkoerner2603
    @hilmarkoerner2603 2 роки тому +8

    As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
    is my favorite album and piece - over 20min

  • @kenseidman409
    @kenseidman409 12 днів тому +1

    D.J. Rae articulates the experience so beautifully near the end! Thank you!

  • @netdieter
    @netdieter Рік тому +6

    I love DJ Rae. She acts like me when I here this tune.. She's great.

  • @kraftjoh
    @kraftjoh 2 роки тому +15

    Everything on this album is phenomenal. Guitar solo in Third Wind is the greatest non-live solo I have ever heard. Blazing and you can hear every chord change.

  • @ericindiongco6802
    @ericindiongco6802 Рік тому +5

    In a word, 'Exuberance'. Thanks for this,Doug and DJ Rae, for a reaction that matched the piece!

  • @tommes55
    @tommes55 2 роки тому +18

    PMG was one of the best music formations that ever existed... 👍🙏

  • @davidbooth7778
    @davidbooth7778 2 роки тому +4

    20-something Grammys, buttloads of top jazz guitarist awards, excellent composer, always pushing himself in his craft....and one of my top 5 guitarists of all time. And "Are You Going With Me" has my favorite Metheny solo.....the live one with Anna Maria Jopek on vocals is just killer.

  • @stelangdon7687
    @stelangdon7687 2 роки тому +5

    One Title: As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

  • @kevinharnan8378
    @kevinharnan8378 2 роки тому +18

    Our daily doug & rae of light! Sublime indeed. Metheny is some next level music

    • @rachb48
      @rachb48 2 роки тому

      WINNER 💛💛💛💛💛💛

  • @cozmicpfunk
    @cozmicpfunk 2 роки тому +10

    Thank you DD and DJ Rae for choosing one of my FAVORITE PMG tracks of all time! I have seen Pat 6 times in my life starting with the First Circle show in ATX in 86. The Keyboard solo of Lyle is always a treat in any track but this one is like a music lesson all by itself! This music changed my life and my appreciation of this kind of World/Progressive Jazz. Pat and Lyle have influenced my understanding of music, songwriting, composition/arrangement, production. Just a total treat to come home today to this Reaction video by you both

  • @gzablodski
    @gzablodski 2 роки тому +5

    The reaction of the gal to this beautiful music is priceless!! Love it! You are right. It's pure joy. God bless you all! It was such an emotional experience living on18 minutes of my life. Thank you for that!

  • @mrmusic248
    @mrmusic248 2 роки тому +7

    This is the first time I've ever heard this song.
    I assure you it won't be the last.

  • @gizmodelicious
    @gizmodelicious 2 роки тому +11

    Sinuous and beautiful. Nice choice, and so much more there from Metheny and Mays in this era. Rae's expressions are priceless. (Yours too, Doug.)

  • @grisznik
    @grisznik 2 роки тому +17

    I remember some people at work calling Pat Metheny 'elevator music' when they asked what I had been listening to. 15 years later and I still cannot understand how musically illiterate you need to be to just not hear anything more sophisticated in this kind of music to be able to do that kind of comparison...

    • @RoseNunezSmith
      @RoseNunezSmith 2 роки тому +5

      Same experience here. All I can say is, man, let me on that elevator!

    • @mellman10
      @mellman10 2 роки тому +4

      I’ve heard that comment too and it makes me sad for their malnourished soul.

    • @tootallmaninflorida
      @tootallmaninflorida 2 роки тому +2

      I have been playing guitar for 60 of my 73 years on this earth...and still can't get within 100 miles of Pat's playing....he's literally, "ONE OF A KIND".....And I'm thankful that I have the honor of hearing his music for as long as I can!!! He is truly a magnificent artist !!!

    • @tootallmaninflorida
      @tootallmaninflorida 2 роки тому +2

      Some people have "no idea" what genius "sounds like"

    • @paredominic
      @paredominic Рік тому

      I had the same comnent one day. « Jump on that, you’ll levitate . »

  • @maxcgn7245
    @maxcgn7245 Рік тому +1

    Great video. Thank you! I love this song and the album "still life talking" from 1987.
    I listen to Pat Metheny for 40 years and saw him several times in concert in Germany. Alwas a great experience.
    He is a real music genius.

  • @there4im839
    @there4im839 2 роки тому +5

    Metheny fan from the 80s. I recognized the faces Rae was making, because about my fourth time through this piece I was making the exact same faces. Such a joy, and rewarding with every listen. THANK YOU RAE!

  • @petervanwhy9008
    @petervanwhy9008 Рік тому +3

    I have followed Pat since 1982. He and Lyle Mays are the most incredible musicians. It is so much fun to watch the two of you enjoy him as much as I do😀

  • @gradypatterson1948
    @gradypatterson1948 2 роки тому +8

    Excellent pick, Rae! Pat Metheny has so much great music to pick from, but this is perfect for Doug's intro - I think I've heard more "huh"s from Doug than in all his prior reactions together!

  • @mwridley1
    @mwridley1 Рік тому +2

    My favorite Metheny song of all time, and never more fun to listen to than watching Rae enjoy it like I do. 13:14

  • @Z15dude
    @Z15dude 2 роки тому +6

    One of my favorites! I love the joy on DJ Rae’s face!

  • @Liz.Green789
    @Liz.Green789 2 роки тому +16

    What a vibrant piece of music. I had not heard that before. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you experience this together. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @davidlungu446
    @davidlungu446 Рік тому +2

    Pat metheny changed my sound life". As a young black man in an African country . .i suffered at the hands of my fellow citizens who thought i was sick listening to this in the era of michael Jackson and shalamar and big daddy kane and tupac.
    I listened to pmg like a patirnt on an oxygen machine.

  • @TheRealYTIAN
    @TheRealYTIAN Рік тому +2

    I liked Pat's coloboration with David Bowie in 1985 on "This is not America", but didn't know more about his music. In the early 90ties someone requested "Last train home" on a local radio station and I immediately recorded it without knowing it. And that open a door for me to a special place of music. Minuano is my fav track by the Pat Metheny Group and I enjoyed it so much to watch you both having a great time.

  • @enriquemora9272
    @enriquemora9272 2 роки тому +13

    I'm excited about this as well as your guest. This was the first Pat Metheny CD I bought. Totally mesmerizing music. Please react to Dream of the Return from the Pat's album Letter from Home. A beautiful poem written and sung by Pedro Aznar with exquisite arrangements by Pat and Lyle Mays

    • @erwinbeckx8982
      @erwinbeckx8982 2 роки тому +2

      I chose “Dream of the return” along with “Always and forever” and “Letter from home” for my father’s funeral service last week. I’m so glad I did this, I really couldn’t think of anything better. Thank you Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Toots Thielemans and Pedro Aznar.

  • @LCNWA
    @LCNWA 2 роки тому +13

    One of my favs too by PMG but Secrete Story is up there too luv the east Asia musical influences! 🤗

    • @victoriabriscoe8460
      @victoriabriscoe8460 2 роки тому +3

      Secret Story is one of my favorite albums of all time!! What a ride!

    • @inakigarcia3476
      @inakigarcia3476 Рік тому +2

      Agreed! I once heard that Pat's "Secret Story" was taught in musicology classes as an example of how to induce emotions in the audience... and I know why... listening to that entire album lets you follow a complete story of meeting, loving, getting disappointed and parting away. So much sadness in the last goodby pieces... I recommend it very much as an emotional soundscape.

  • @Barryfordmemphis
    @Barryfordmemphis 7 місяців тому

    Doug...your facial expressions were PRICELESS!!!
    DJ Rae...THANKS for loving the song as much as I do.

  • @oystertoadfish1149
    @oystertoadfish1149 Рік тому +1

    Pat Metheny was in your Kansas City musical backyard the whole time you were there. You were playing different music at the time, and he was in another neighborhood, but your music was great too. Much respect for your talent.

  • @oscaralfaro7648
    @oscaralfaro7648 2 роки тому +5

    I've seen Pat Metheny many times on Spain, and always is a moment of discover another worlds, enter in secret unseen places near to you, feel things on another way, and always Pat gives you a friendly hand to make the journey with you. Doug, welcome to a new way to see the world

    • @danielpinto6165
      @danielpinto6165 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ULboUrX-_pM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=DanielPinto

  • @raymondregis6219
    @raymondregis6219 2 роки тому +10

    Metheny has so much great music you could spend weeks or months in it. As a guitarist I'm always fascinated when Pat uses a guitar synth on the 'trumpets of doom' setting. Reminds of Miles davis.

  • @nwjt428
    @nwjt428 4 місяці тому

    Her simple description of “pure joy” is so perfect. I remember hearing this when the album first came out and then hearing them perform it in concert. It filled me with such overwhelming joy.

  • @jimwiskus8862
    @jimwiskus8862 10 місяців тому +1

    Don’t try and overthink this. Just sit back close your eyes and enjoy this work of art.

  • @marksaleski9890
    @marksaleski9890 2 роки тому +6

    Dang! I want these two to do "First Circle." I know this music as well as Rae does and I enjoyed seeing their enthusiasm. Joyful!!

  • @antiphonesjunk
    @antiphonesjunk Рік тому +3

    Wow Rae's face is expressing exactly what I feel when I listen to this track (which I've done more times than I can count over the years). It's so wonderful seeing it expressed outwardly by her and with such humanity and depth, amazing. Thank you Rae and Doug for reminding me what a life changing piece of music this is.

  • @pmcardle73
    @pmcardle73 3 місяці тому +1

    DJ Rae should have her own channel, she’s got so much soul

  • @carlosleite9228
    @carlosleite9228 Рік тому

    Man, just loved to see the reaction to this fabulous master piece by Pat! I reacted the same way you did when I heard the Still Life Talking album the first time back in 1989! And I do have the same reaction your guest has every time I listen to Minuano till today. “It’s just a fun piece” as you said yourself. It fulfills my soul with joy and nostalgia for the melodies and sounds I grew up listening to in Brazil. 😊

  • @freak49
    @freak49 2 роки тому +20

    Sadly, indeed, Lyle Mays is no longer with us. Third Wind off this album is good. I've seen them twice. They sound just like this live.

  • @backroads6695
    @backroads6695 Рік тому +3

    DJ Rae........thank you for appreciating such great music! May the Good Lord above keep blessing you!

  • @Dorsolateral1
    @Dorsolateral1 2 роки тому +1

    The first song I ever "HEARD" by Pat Metheny.....My mind just melted.....Instantly and forever hooked! This IS CLASSICAL MUSIC! If anything is CLASSICAL MUSIC, this is classical.....and jazz, and rock, and,...and...and.....It is psychedelic to the core and no drugs required. This tune is mind altering in very peculiar ways.

  • @petervandewoestijne9371
    @petervandewoestijne9371 2 роки тому

    this is so enjoyable, i tend to come back to the channel more often. Love your charming guest too, keep it up Doug . Greetings from the netherlands.

  • @xanderdaniels8284
    @xanderdaniels8284 2 роки тому +3

    The way the breakdown at 12:40 transitions back into the main theme gives me chills every single time. Such a fantastic composition.

  • @lucianokn74
    @lucianokn74 Рік тому +3

    One of the Group's most beautiful songs, perhaps a song to be heard as a classic song from the 20th century. Beethoven would give a standing ovation!!

  • @joemangiapane3618
    @joemangiapane3618 2 роки тому +2

    So amazing to watch a newbie react. DJ Rae is like every Metheny fan I've encountered. Positive, enthusiastic, and in tune with the source of all that is.I can't imagine not hearing Metheny until now, but Doug will have an endless source of enJOYment from now on. You need to have DJ Rae on more often. Like she said, listen and pause occasionally to make comments. You don't want to miss a single note.

  • @rbc5150
    @rbc5150 2 роки тому +1

    Loved this one ! Excellent pick Rae - contrasting reactions are just a treat. Off to listen to “As Falls Witchita, So Falls Witchita Falls” now.

  • @vsribar
    @vsribar 2 роки тому +5

    One of Pat's newer albums - From This Place - has a symphony playing with it. Doug it would be great to get your take on the orchestration. The song to start with is America Undefined. It has one of the coolest builds you'll run across.

  • @MisterWondrous
    @MisterWondrous 2 роки тому +4

    This takes me back to '85-6, when Pat Metheny, Andreas Wollenweider, George Winston, William Ackerman, Windham Hill, Kitaro, Ray Lynch, Henry Cow, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Morton Subotnick, Ginastera and Suzanne Vega were in heavy rotation. All recommended, though you probably already know them.
    This was remarkably subtle and new to me. I knew his earlier works.
    Y'all are a joy and a delight...like the music. Roll up, see the show! Cheers!

    • @memelordmark7532
      @memelordmark7532 2 роки тому +4

      Windham Hill had a great roster of artists! 😎👍

    • @martinkolb1399
      @martinkolb1399 2 роки тому +2

      And most of the Artists from ECM Records from this time, sorry for correcting you its Andras Vollenweider, i love the Caverna Magica Album from
      Vollenweider. Greetings from Germany

    • @MisterWondrous
      @MisterWondrous 2 роки тому +1

      @@martinkolb1399 From ECM, I remember loving Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, Steve Kuhn, Meredith Monk, Eberhard Weber, Towner, Walcott, Darling, Gismonte, and so much of the jazz-inspired avant-garde. Also dug the Nonesuch label for Contemporary composers and world music. Vielen danke!

    • @memelordmark7532
      @memelordmark7532 2 роки тому +2

      Garbarek, Jarrett & Weber were favorites as well! 😎👍

  • @Pake154
    @Pake154 2 роки тому +2

    I had a blast with your video. In my case I was fortunate to listen to Pat Metheny Lyle Mays and the band in the early 80's and got my hands on this record the moment it came out. You two did a perfect interpretation of what was to be expected among the one who knew (DJ Rae) and the one who didn´t (Doug). It was a delight to see Dougs face trying so hard to wrap his head thoughts and musical theory around a band that every musician I stumble across and hears it for the first time has his musical brain blown away! I was riding along there with you two seeing Rae's face of delight and Doug's more like musical "nausea", not knowing if the next measure was going to take hin down or up. I caught myself speaking to Doug on the computer just when it ended and saying out loud "Did you enjoy the Roller Coaster?" the moment you made a roller coster remark exactly, talk abpout connection. I knew Rae was enjoying seeing how you were getting "tossed around" musically. I even thought at one moment you should stop searching for the chord progressions and you just remarked that maybe it was better to just shut up and enjoy (hilarious). These guys can do this to ya, Talk about unconventionalism, this is a prime example. Nontheless, executed with taste and style undoubtedly not many bands can pull this stuff off with such perfection and elegance. For another treat I suggest Third Wind. For a more technical breakdown see Lyle Mays the Coimposer (Parts 1 and 2) by Ryan Slatko. There you just might find many answers to the obvious questions regarding two powerhouse composers complementing themselves musically for more than 30 years. RIP Lyle Mays...always within our musical hearts.

  • @hamiltonburger4574
    @hamiltonburger4574 Рік тому +2

    Pat and Lyle were pure magic together.

  • @jacquesfinster5034
    @jacquesfinster5034 2 роки тому +7

    This girl is so full of life, spirit, emotion and art. I apreciate a lot.Pat would be falling in love for her..

    • @coachfink
      @coachfink 9 місяців тому

      DJ Rae, will you marry me?

  • @arpeggioblues5924
    @arpeggioblues5924 2 роки тому +14

    DJ Rae is right, you need more Fusion Jazz in there.. it has all the textures, and sophistication; Chick Corea still needs a Tribute.. Frank Gambale

    • @batmonkey
      @batmonkey 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, get some Tribal Tech in there too!

  • @Greg-fs2rh
    @Greg-fs2rh 8 місяців тому

    I have seen PMG play this live 3 times. And those voices live are INcredible. My favorite group. And yes, this piece is sublime.

  • @ElfinMadness
    @ElfinMadness Рік тому +2

    Steve Rodby will always be a favorite bassist - well rounded and tight skills.

  • @petertrotman763
    @petertrotman763 2 роки тому +8

    16:14 When Doug started singing the melody it reminded me of the PMG live album "The Road To You" when the audience spontaneously sang the same melody before the 1st. song.
    It is infectious.
    Please check out Lyle Mays' "Slink". He's a master of counterpoint.
    "First Circle" is a must.

    • @TheSchwartzIsWithYouToday
      @TheSchwartzIsWithYouToday 2 роки тому

      I love that album, and every time I hear it I keep trying to imagine when that song would have played because it seems out-of-order.

  • @Drinckx2
    @Drinckx2 2 роки тому +7

    DJ Rae is a great addition to your channel. Her enthusiasm for this track is brilliant.

  • @JoseRodriguez-cf8oc
    @JoseRodriguez-cf8oc 8 місяців тому +1

    I don't listen to this often, but it moves me to tears. It is my favorite piece in my All-time favorite album (beside Al DiMeola and Paco DeLucia's 'Friday Night in San Francisco'). Plenty of 'sublime' here!

  • @davidsilver6687
    @davidsilver6687 2 роки тому

    I love this song. And truly one of the best reaction videos I ever seen. Thank you for a few minutes of pure fun.

  • @patricksearles12
    @patricksearles12 2 роки тому +3

    The live version of this brings it to a whole another level.

  • @jimbricker4982
    @jimbricker4982 2 роки тому +3

    Yes! Metheny!!

  • @cloudwaterpaul
    @cloudwaterpaul 2 роки тому +1

    This is so incredibly heartwarming. To watch you dig over this incredible music and dig it so much is a thrill!

  • @iceorchid1
    @iceorchid1 2 роки тому

    This was so much fun to watch. Thank you 💖