This song reminds me of my father who used to lay on the floor in the living room of our home and close his eyes while listening to this song.. He would ask me if I could feel what the song was saying and to this day, I can still see my dad laying there totally immersed. May his soul rest and I give gratitude to this band for allowing me to the FEEL the words.
That's an awesome memory Tamika. My dad would do the same thing. Thank you for sharing that awesome memory. I know that our dad's are resting in heaven.🙏🏽🙌🏽
I totally feel the sentiment of your father. I cannot listen to this song without closing my eyes and listening deeply...not only to the main melody, but the background melody. This song totally absorbs me! Pat Metheny is my favorite musician over all genres. His music ALWAYS takes me somewhere else! Maybe this is morbid, but I've told my children that I want Pat Metheny's music played at my memorial service when I pass. I'm convinced that if there is a happy afterlife, Pat Metheny's music is played there!!
I was introduced to Pat Metheny Group in the mid 80's, this song in particular. A teenaged black kid from the "hood" but I am so thankful that my older brothers knew that music transcends color lines and merely wanted to expose me to appreciating the art form. I am a fan of all music genres and this song aided in opening my eyes and keeping them open.
Those who connect to this tune, get it, what is relays and what is being said. I believe my first encounter with this fabulous tune was from the live "Travels" album before the studio version from "Offramp." Travels will always has a special place for me!! Look up live video version on UA-cam of, "Are You Going With Me?," from Upojenie (English: Ecstasy) a 2002 collaboration between Polish Pop/Folk singer Anna Maria Jopek and guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in Warsaw, Poland. The backing band/orchestra make this version special with her added vocals. I would love to get my hands on the live video concert disc of this performance, but only available in Europe in PAL format... contacted Pat's website for US release, but unfortunately no plans for stateside release.
This was the song that bonded my wife of 39 years and me together in Columbus, OH. Pat Metheny was my favorite and this was our first real date. Thank you!
Absolutely love reading everyone’s comments about memories of listening to PMG… My Dad was the one who introduced me… and we’d listen in our living room looking out over the Western Colorado Rockies, these very same glorious sounds emanating from a pair of Bose 901s back in the 80s. And today? My beloved father is gone, but the memories and the love live on… How does one fully express gratitude to talented gifts this amazing team still delivers for us all… a slice of heaven! I still listen to them nearly every day!
I will always thank to the friend who showed PM to me, more than 40 ago. PM is constantly with me musically. This song, many others, are able to transportate my soul I do not where to, but far away and to a deep concious state. As PM music will never be others at world music history.
Me. I grew up watching Pat in the KC area. What a talent, and just a great guy. I remember trying to get him to autograph my Gibson at a tiny club called Milton's that he and brother Mike popped in that a friend tipped me off to. He told me he would sign anything else, but than a Gibson was not really ours...we just are privileged to play them and pass on. I said "no seriously...(I forget exactly how my plea went), but finally whipped out a dollar bill, which he and Mike both signed and I still have. Point being, he was not being a dick, he just seriously believed that it would be a crime to "deface" my guitar. Gotta love it.
… it goes straight through me. Ever version does. and then there is Pat with Anna Maria Jopek. It matters not: I love it all. Gonna miss you, Lyle. I walked past the PMG in a hotel on 128 (Boston) and just stared... did not want to disturb.
Quando la moglie di Pat lo ha lasciato lui ha scritto questo grido di dolore, straziante alla fine , un capolavoro con un'intensita' fuori dal comune.Un artista arrivato eccezionale.
I believe there are times when music reaches a state of sublimation that goes beyond ... Then it becomes paradise ... This is one of those time. RIP Lyle 😓
I have seen Pat 4 times and really can't say which was my favorite. They all held something special. Best venue was the bandshell at UofF laying on the grass with my head on my bike sipping a couple of beers
RIP, Lyle: I talked with Lyle at a private party in my Wisconsin town of residence, and shook his hand with amazingly-long fingers, and but my greatest honor and amazement was and will continue to be simply being enriched by listening to his music, his musical genius. Experiencing PMG with Lyle several times in the past 20 years has become the soundtrack inside my head, and will be with me always. MDF in Columbus, WI
Bonjour de France. J'écoutes '' Are you going with me '' depuis 1982, et dans mon esprit, j'ai pensé, en entendant l'introduction, à des notes qui '' planaient sans jamais retomber ''. Je rêve que ce titre soit repris par une chorale, une cinquantaine de personnes, ne gardant que les instruments pour la rythmique. Un jour peut-être... ❤️🎶🥂
Same. For me, the rhythm is the rhythm of the tires on my beloved car going over the expansion joints between the concrete freeway slabs. It always takes me home to LA. First heard it 40-odd years ago. It never gets old.
+Daniel Caudy For me I had "Finding and Believing" in mind. 6:44 minutes of hectic, driving, beautiful cacophony representing our lives...then from there on it is like the beautiful wondrous afterlife we are all hoping for! Obviously, I think it is one of Pat Metheny's masterpieces!
My Mum who never took any interest or listened to any music , many years ago heard me play this in the car and this was the only time that she had ever asked me about any music " oh what is this music? ... I like it" It was one of only two tracks I played to her at graveside during her funeral years later.. The power of Pat Metheny and his group's music .. a perfect storm...always a shiver down my spine...
I can't imagine not being interested in any kind of music. I've always been fascinated by people creating and playing music. Then again, I'm a guy who doesn't care for sports, lol. I'm definitely in the minority in that department.
The Pat Metheny Group was never the same after Lyle Mays left it. Afterwards, Pat made some excellent solo CDs or with other great musicians like Charlie Haden, but the original group recordings and the compositions Pat made with Lyle are some of the best in my opinion.
I agree but pls do not forget the energy of danny gottlieb, Nana Vasconcelos . PMG was beyond what was out there in the early 80 s. RIP dear Lyle and Nana.
You're right dear lady. IF I had known what was wrong with Lyle, I could have prayed and GOD would have healed him because GOD is a miracle working God!!! God bless you. I cried a lot when I found out that Lyle had passed away. Lyle played two studio sessions with Alex Acuna. Hopefully Alex shared the Word of GOD with him and he is with the Lord Jesus Christ now.
An iconic moment at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. I don't think it has met a match yet. I am 65 now. I was thirty three back then. It blew my mind. 1st time I ever heard Pat Metheny. I was hooked. Lyle Mays, we miss you. Gone way too soon.
Pat said himself that this was his personal favorite, that he could riff on this theme from Are You Going With Me for an entire 24 hours...Rick Beato just posted an incredible interview he had with Pat on UA-cam just a few days back....🦁💎
I was there. What a show - a hundred thousand people packed into the streets of downtown montreal for one of the best free Jazz Fest concerts ever.. Luckily I was near the front! Thanks for posting!!!
I was introduced to Pat Metheny by my father many years ago when I was still a child, as becoming years later a guitarist I appreciated more what he was doing and understand more every song he did. Impossible not to cry when you listen to this tune ❤
That song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, especially as it builds towards the end. Metheny is a guitar maestro. He has a unique sound that you can instantly identify. Only guitar greats get to that level. Except for Metheny, he is known in jazz circles and not in rock arenas. Lets not forget the rest of the group. Lyle Mays has a really nice solo at the beginning playing two synths at one time. Steve Rodby on bass replaced Mark Eagan around the '82 album "Left Turn" for which the song "Are You Going With Me" is off of. Newer members, Paul Wertico joined the group on drums in 84 after Danny Gotlieb left. Multiinstrumentalist and vocalist Pedro Aznar also joined the group in 84. If you have found this video and had your mind blown on Pat Metheny, well congratulations! You found one the of most decorated jazz guitarists you have never heard of. Now, go check out PMG's records. There's a lot of them. This video is from the PMGs best known period. The PMGs most famous records came out of he mid to late 80's. 1987's "Still Life Talking" which is famous for the song "Last Train Home" and the even bigger record, 1989's "Letter From Home". Start there. If you dig the heavy ladened keyboard/guitar synth sound of the 80's check out the soundtrack to the movie "The Falcon and the Snowman". The PMG pretty much did that record with a little help from the late David Bowie on the track "This is not America". These three records, The Falcon and the Snowman Sound Track, Still Life Talking and Letter From Home epitomizes the PMG sound of the 80's. Then definitely head into the 90's. The PMG keeps the same core musicians of Metheny, Mays, Wertico, and Rodby but adds new musicians including a horn player. 1995's We Live Here is an awesome record. The follow up to that is 1997's "Imaginary Day" which is a bit of a departure from We Live Here sound, but still worthy of purchase especially, to hear Pat's insane 42 string Pikasso guitar! I was lucky enough to see the band live in 1997 paying on the pier in Seattle. When the song "Into The Dream" was played. Pat was on stage, just him in the spotlight the rest of the band in the shadows and he had this INSANE guitar in a stand with strings going every which way. Watching him play that insane Pikasso 42 string was worth the price of admission for that show! Anyway, check out PMGs catalog and of course dont forget Metheny's solo records like "Secret Story" from the 90's and his collaboration with another artists. Pat Metheny is an American treasure. His sound is unmistakable.
I'VE SEEN PAT AND THE GROUP...READY FOR THIS?? 38 TIMES SINCE "SECRETE STORY" IN JULY 1992. EVERY TIME HE COMES TO CALIFORNIA, I SEE HIM AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES WITHIN STATE. LOVE HIS MUSIC I MUST SAY.
Fact check, Chris..the song we are hearing" Are You Going With Me" is from the album "Offramp" from 1981, not "Left Turn.". You seem to be a newcomer to the PMG. I first was moved by Pat in the 70's with the groundbreaking song, "Cross the Heartland". Might want to check it out...it's a prelim of what's to come. In my world, if you've never heard of Metheny... well, newcomers are always welcome.
Not any doubt about, this is the most brilliant modern jazz track in all times. The back voice of Pedro Aznar is coloring this track in Heaven colors. By the way on the studio album Offramp the voice belongs to the Amazing Nana R.I.P Vasconcelos from Brasil.
@@rBennich yes, the version from Travels is the best, followed by the one with Ana Maria Jopek. But the Travels solo is like this wonderful build, with melodic references back to itself multiple times. It's perfection.
@@cecilcharlesofficial I think what i like most from the Travels solo is it's raw animalistic energy. Like, before they had played the song too many times for the inspiration to fade into known working themes and licks.
This song is filled with emotions, it has helped me get through and endure most of the worst times in my life. The tempo, the rise and explosive composition identifies with life time loses, loses of love and lives, trust and truths since 1993. Thanks for this song and the support it proves and bringing me out of feeling of defeat and less loved 😢LTC
I saw Pat Metheny playing this song in the french antic theatre of Vienne in the south of Lyon . In the meantime, the sun was setting down just above the great Rhône river in the horizon : Great, fully great!
I saw Pat Metheny 4 times and each time was a spectacular experience the group especially with Lyle Mays was incredible and I never wanted it to end. The music actually made me so inspired I couldnt wait to come home and play my drums to the songs as best I Icould. Along with just hearing the songs again.
I sat in my living room alone and played this song over and over again, I wasn’t high or drunk. I’d never heard anything like it before, it captivated me in 1982 I think. RIP Lyle
There are days I have one song stuck in my head. It can be irritating. But not THIS one! It can play over and over again beautifully all it wants, while I have a perpetual smile on my face all day long! 😊
I remember when I first heard this from his "Offramp" LP. It remains a favorite, decades later. Not shabby from a shy kid from Lee's Summet, MO. Not bad at all.
I met you at the Farmers Boy in St Albans last year. I'm good friends with Sheri, Nik's ex. How right you are, this is one of, if not the signature song of my life. Just happy saw PM (and LM) live, and met up with Steve Rodby a couple of years ago playing with Mike Walker, whose first band featured my kid bro on keys "oop nawth".
Watching this and thinking that Pat was playing this even before I was born... and then I start to think that I have seen him in 2022 in Montevideo playing this same song, it amazes me!
I remember when Pat Methey would open his concerts with Phase Dance. It was like the clarion call. I love Are You Going With Me? As he's inviting you to go on the journey with him. This gives me goosebumps. Can you close your eyes and imagine getting on the road, on safari, in the desert, the mountains, at sea. Fantastic journey.
I wasn't even alive when this was recorded, but I heard it live at the Riviera Maya Jazz fest a couple years ago and thought this was an upcoming track from the new unity group. This is a truly timeless masterpiece.
@@billypreston Yes, he is the guy singing. He is a very important musician here in Argentina. Jorge said "es un grande" because, in Spanish, means that he is an amazing musician.
Your music is beyond great.. Helps me escape... Pat first saw your group portland or....like 1976 maybe 1977...you were better than the main attraction...I was and will always be hooked....your music is the definition of jazz and takes me away....I have all your albums.... Lyle you will be missed...and Pat thank you. So much for some great music memories....Lyle forget Rip ....keep composing I want to hear your music when I see you up there...
I love when Lyle's doing the accordion-synth solo, his other arm is directly BEHIND him, as in 180 degrees, playing another keyboard. Genius AND dexterity.
There are moments in life where you are called to face very difficult trials. In those moments, having the opportunity to close your eyes and think that one day all this will end, believe me is priceless. Thanks Pat. Thanks for your music. Thank you for helping make the world a better place with your music.
This song always reminds me of the time I left the USA to work overseas. I recorded this song along with "Last Train Home" on a mixed tape and listened to it on my Walkman when the plane was taking off from SFO. Sublime music.
My father was at this incredible show ! Drive from Québec City down to Montreal too see these legends ! I was 4 years old back then and I grew up listening to Pat Metheny Group !
this song is fucking overwhelming. most of metheny's music falls into that category as well, but this one truly goes beyond what my brain and heart can handle at any given time. as soon as they start, and the crowd roars together, knowing what theyre about to experience together, i lose it, and dont get it back until long after the song is over. the word 'transcendent' was created to describe music like this. thank you pat.
I’ve this band since the 80s . I’m 60 years old now and still this glorious band . Such a timeless song. First saw their album at the public library. I sat down and played 33 record player. ❤
One or two nights before this show the Pat Metheny Group played the NAC in Ottawa. Me and my wife to be had second row seats. Unbelievable - especially when they played this tune! Lyle - RIP, we have so MANY happy memories of you!!! Pat - can't wait to see you in Sept., in Toronto!!! (note - same white shorts)
I use to hear this song as a theme song for a particular TV station via a movie channel in St. Louis during the 1980's. It played after each commercial before the movie started again. I was always totally taken with it, yet, it was only the first four minutes. However, one day it was played on a radio station while I was driving my VW Beetle and at the end it was announced by the DJ the name of the group: Pat Metheny - Are you Going with Me. I was totally elated and immediately went to the local music store and purchased the album and have been listening and attending Pat Metheny's concerts every since. I got to see this same group of musicians at least three particular times each in a different city. I must say this is my favorite of all his music...🔥💯💜
It never cease to amaze me , how a tune could bring your soul , mind and body to a dimension of suggestions. This song being played on headphones and taking a stroll lets say in a city like LA (Downtown) passing people from all walks of life , the fortunate and unfortunate , seeing buildings , sites and etc . You sort of visualize and have in mind a different perspective of the way “Life” looks. Pat’s music is timeless. His works are all based on the concepts of the universe. Peace .
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This song reminds me of my father who used to lay on the floor in the living room of our home and close his eyes while listening to this song.. He would ask me if I could feel what the song was saying and to this day, I can still see my dad laying there totally immersed. May his soul rest and I give gratitude to this band for allowing me to the FEEL the words.
What a beautiful memory for you to cherish!
That's an awesome memory Tamika. My dad would do the same thing. Thank you for sharing that awesome memory. I know that our dad's are resting in heaven.🙏🏽🙌🏽
God bless you.
Beautiful.
So much expressed in under six lines.
I totally feel the sentiment of your father. I cannot listen to this song without closing my eyes and listening deeply...not only to the main melody, but the background melody.
This song totally absorbs me! Pat Metheny is my favorite musician over all genres. His music ALWAYS takes me somewhere else! Maybe this is morbid, but I've told my children that I want Pat Metheny's music played at my memorial service when I pass. I'm convinced that if there is a happy afterlife, Pat Metheny's music is played there!!
I always come back to this piece...anybody else?...
Just finished. I find this piece from time to time and stopping does not diminish.
Are you going w/ me is what I feel when I hear this masterpiece!
Always...
Its thrilling...
Yes me too, that’s one of the musical pieces you must come back...pure food for the soul.
Pat’s solo on here has to be like a top 3 guitar solo in history
I was introduced to Pat Metheny Group in the mid 80's, this song in particular. A teenaged black kid from the "hood" but I am so thankful that my older brothers knew that music transcends color lines and merely wanted to expose me to appreciating the art form. I am a fan of all music genres and this song aided in opening my eyes and keeping them open.
There are no Color separations, Dear one. We all inhabit the same colors in our spirits.
That’s good music for ya! Bless you brother!
@@joeeaton7733 so true!
Absolutely 💯💞
Absolutely ……. No difference really, we all have the same blood running through our veins ……. I LOVE Pat Metheny !!!!!!! 😘
I’m 70 years old and this song is the best
69..
Those who connect to this tune, get it, what is relays and what is being said.
I believe my first encounter with this fabulous tune was from the live "Travels" album before the studio version from "Offramp." Travels will always has a special place for me!!
Look up live video version on UA-cam of, "Are You Going With Me?," from Upojenie (English: Ecstasy) a 2002 collaboration between Polish Pop/Folk singer Anna Maria Jopek and guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in Warsaw, Poland. The backing band/orchestra make this version special with her added vocals. I would love to get my hands on the live video concert disc of this performance, but only available in Europe in PAL format... contacted Pat's website for US release, but unfortunately no plans for stateside release.
im 74 and i think the same!!
For me, that's the best Pat metheny group of all. With Lyle mays, Pedro Aznar, Paul Wertico, Steve Rodby they play like no one else.
No doubt my brother.
me too!!!
I agree, yes!
🥀RIP, Lyle Mays✨🎹✨💖🕊✨
This was the song that bonded my wife of 39 years and me together in Columbus, OH. Pat Metheny was my favorite and this was our first real date. Thank you!
Rest in peace, Lyle, No one will ever replace you or your talent, We were fortunate enough to see and hear your talent.
Yess Indeed 100%
Would not have been the same band without him.
Lyle was one of the most special, amazing souls to ever walk among us.
Yep, he was a backbone of PMG indeed. I was fortunate enough to see this piece in 2010 I think. I'll never forget that.
I saw The Pat Metheny group in person in Tucson, Arizona in 1986
Absolutely love reading everyone’s comments about memories of listening to PMG… My Dad was the one who introduced me… and we’d listen in our living room looking out over the Western Colorado Rockies, these very same glorious sounds emanating from a pair of Bose 901s back in the 80s. And today? My beloved father is gone, but the memories and the love live on… How does one fully express gratitude to talented gifts this amazing team still delivers for us all… a slice of heaven! I still listen to them nearly every day!
I will always thank to the friend who showed PM to me, more than 40 ago. PM is constantly with me musically. This song, many others, are able to transportate my soul I do not where to, but far away and to a deep concious state. As PM music will never be others at world music history.
Pat Metheny give his audience a full 3 hour concert and puts his entire heart and soul into his music. This is one of my favorite songs.
Look at the people's Face. They are all hipnotized as we are With this magic song.
Who is still listening to this....June 2021..PRICELESS..CLASSIC Pat Metheny
2024, and since 1982 (when I first heard it at 17)✨✨✨
When you REALLY listen to this song, you either get it, or you don’t; there is no in between.
You are right! First time I heard it, I knew it would be one of my songs......
Pat, with Lyle and the group, has created some of the most remarkable and beautiful music in history.
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Who’s here coming from the great interview with Pat over on Rick Beato‘s channel?
I am!
I am :)
Me. I grew up watching Pat in the KC area. What a talent, and just a great guy. I remember trying to get him to autograph my Gibson at a tiny club called Milton's that he and brother Mike popped in that a friend tipped me off to. He told me he would sign anything else, but than a Gibson was not really ours...we just are privileged to play them and pass on. I said "no seriously...(I forget exactly how my plea went), but finally whipped out a dollar bill, which he and Mike both signed and I still have. Point being, he was not being a dick, he just seriously believed that it would be a crime to "deface" my guitar. Gotta love it.
I am! Great interview, by the way...
either that or the short shorts
Wow 1989 to 2022 I can still see that drive in the woods
God was just showing off when he made Pat Metheny.
Fr
Seriously!!!!!
Hehe, dobre! 👍
May the Angels of Grace and the Ministers of Saints be with him....
This song goes straight to the soul.
… it goes straight through me. Ever version does. and then there is Pat with Anna Maria Jopek. It matters not: I love it all.
Gonna miss you, Lyle. I walked past the PMG in a hotel on 128 (Boston) and just stared... did not want to disturb.
Blessings will with Mr L heaven and always send to a place of peace. As a guitarist what a teacher.
Indeed
Quando la moglie di Pat lo ha lasciato lui ha scritto questo grido di dolore, straziante alla fine , un capolavoro con un'intensita' fuori dal comune.Un artista arrivato eccezionale.
4 out of 5 doctors reccomend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum....that 5th doctor ....he's exiled to siberia
I believe there are times when music reaches a state of sublimation that goes beyond ... Then it becomes paradise ... This is one of those time. RIP Lyle 😓
Absolutly agree !!!
@@josezurita9470 ☺👍
Your words are beautiful.
@@usandthemakakelly2535 Thank you so much... 🙏💖
I have seen Pat 4 times and really can't say which was my favorite. They all held something special. Best venue was the bandshell at UofF laying on the grass with my head on my bike sipping a couple of beers
RIP, Lyle: I talked with Lyle at a private party in my Wisconsin town of residence, and shook his hand with amazingly-long fingers, and but my greatest honor and amazement was and will continue to be simply being enriched by listening to his music, his musical genius. Experiencing PMG with Lyle several times in the past 20 years has become the soundtrack inside my head, and will be with me always.
MDF in Columbus, WI
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“Soundtrack inside my head” Yes Mark, yes
Aww man,sad.Lyle Mays died?
You luck dude.
Was Lyle tall?
Mark Fagerburg beautiful expression of your heart felt appreciation of Lyle Lovett the man and his extraordinary music he created ♥️
this song is so magic ... no words can explain the feeling ... i have been listening for more than 35 years every day ... thank you PM Group
Bonjour de France. J'écoutes '' Are you going with me '' depuis 1982, et dans mon esprit, j'ai pensé, en entendant l'introduction, à des notes qui '' planaient sans jamais retomber ''. Je rêve que ce titre soit repris par une chorale, une cinquantaine de personnes, ne gardant que les instruments pour la rythmique. Un jour peut-être... ❤️🎶🥂
me since the first time that I've heard it 1991 (from the Travels 2 CD! ) One of the best Cd of all the times !!!
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 💥💫💫I AGREE...MAGICAL
for me too j adore ce morceau!
Same. For me, the rhythm is the rhythm of the tires on my beloved car going over the expansion joints between the concrete freeway slabs. It always takes me home to LA. First heard it 40-odd years ago. It never gets old.
Are You Going With Me will close out my memorial service.
+Daniel Caudy Last Train Home for me!!!!
+Ray Ward "The Truth Will Always Be" mine
+Daniel Caudy For me I had "Finding and Believing" in mind. 6:44 minutes of hectic, driving, beautiful cacophony representing our lives...then from there on it is like the beautiful wondrous afterlife we are all hoping for! Obviously, I think it is one of Pat Metheny's masterpieces!
Good choice, but I think I will go with "The Truth Will Ever Be" from the "Secret Story" album.
Mine will be The Falcon, from The Falcon and the Snowman. Pedro Aznar voice takes me to heaven.
My Mum who never took any interest or listened to any music , many years ago heard me play this in the car and this was the only time that she had ever asked me about any music
" oh what is this music? ... I like it"
It was one of only two tracks I played to her at graveside during her funeral years later.. The power of Pat Metheny and his group's music .. a perfect storm...always a shiver down my spine...
He changed a Planet
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I can't imagine not being interested in any kind of music. I've always been fascinated by people creating and playing music. Then again, I'm a guy who doesn't care for sports, lol. I'm definitely in the minority in that department.
Imagine walking down that road that night and coming across this being played in the street… just sublime 😢
I intend to drop this in a set I play, one day
This song goes deep into one’s soul. Just wonderful piece of music
The Pat Metheny Group was never the same after Lyle Mays left it. Afterwards, Pat made some excellent solo CDs or with other great musicians like Charlie Haden, but the original group recordings and the compositions Pat made with Lyle are some of the best in my opinion.
estoy ded acuerdo
sad when you realize, Lyle had been GONE from PMG for years!!! :(
I agree but pls do not forget the energy of danny gottlieb, Nana Vasconcelos . PMG was beyond what was out there in the early 80 s. RIP dear Lyle and Nana.
The trio on Matheny's debut album included Jaco, so what might they have produced if he was still alive?
Of course the.best time with Pedro A Aznar too without Lyle NEVER WILL BE THE SAME
I’m over here crying my eyes out. RIP Lyle. You left too soon.
You're right dear lady. IF I had known what was wrong with Lyle, I could have prayed and GOD would have healed him because GOD is a miracle working God!!! God bless you. I cried a lot when I found out that Lyle had passed away. Lyle played two studio sessions with Alex Acuna. Hopefully Alex shared the Word of GOD with him and he is with the Lord Jesus Christ now.
@@Americanjazzlady07 you know it!!!
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One of my favorite Methany songs especially when you get to see and hear it played live.
for me too..
Some performances are timeless. This is one of them. I was there.
OMG I said exactly the same thing the last time I posted without seeing it. Well that should tell you something!
So happy for you. This is transcendent.
Soo lucky!!
@@evetaitcreations It shows your true feelings, I bet I do the same from time to time ;-))
Me too
RIP Lyle Mays. I can't stop crying.
He was an angel, in the purest sense. The world is a colder place without him.
me too
Some tunes are eternal - this is one of them.
absolutely eternal!
Oh yeah!
Holy shit!
I'm blown away each and every time I come back to watch this video. Had the good fortune to see the band in 1998. An unforgettable night.
Astronomically eternal, no doubt about it!
An iconic moment at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. I don't think it has met a match yet. I am 65 now. I was thirty three back then. It blew my mind. 1st time I ever heard Pat Metheny. I was hooked. Lyle Mays, we miss you. Gone way too soon.
Pat said himself that this was his personal favorite, that he could riff on this theme from Are You Going With Me for an entire 24 hours...Rick Beato just posted an incredible interview he had with Pat on UA-cam just a few days back....🦁💎
That interview by Rick of Pat was wonderful. Rock on Yod!
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Yeah, saw that! One of the most informative interviews.
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Came here from that interview!
I was there. What a show - a hundred thousand people packed into the streets of downtown montreal for one of the best free Jazz Fest concerts ever.. Luckily I was near the front! Thanks for posting!!!
Phil Belland Montreal had some wonderful jazz fests, as does the Newport Jazz Festival here in the states! Love 'em❤
i was there
I wish a was there too
Envy me am I :(
Mammamia!!!! Tanti ricordi, grande musica, grande emozione. Ancora oggi dopo tanti anni mi emoziona. Grazie per il post.
This is one of the most importan song of my entire life
Very well stated. I agree that it is an impactful song in my life as well.
Every now and again and again I listen to it non stop at least for an hour, go mad until next time.. I love you man!❤❤❤❤❤
@@sunawolff4443 💯👍
Mine too
anche per me!
I was introduced to Pat Metheny by my father many years ago when I was still a child, as becoming years later a guitarist I appreciated more what he was doing and understand more every song he did. Impossible not to cry when you listen to this tune ❤
The opening always gives me chills. What an awesome tune.
YESSSSS!!!!!!
I discovered Pat with this piece ! 38 years ago …. Revelation !
That song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, especially as it builds towards the end. Metheny is a guitar maestro. He has a unique sound that you can instantly identify. Only guitar greats get to that level. Except for Metheny, he is known in jazz circles and not in rock arenas. Lets not forget the rest of the group. Lyle Mays has a really nice solo at the beginning playing two synths at one time. Steve Rodby on bass replaced Mark Eagan around the '82 album "Left Turn" for which the song "Are You Going With Me" is off of. Newer members, Paul Wertico joined the group on drums in 84 after Danny Gotlieb left. Multiinstrumentalist and vocalist Pedro Aznar also joined the group in 84. If you have found this video and had your mind blown on Pat Metheny, well congratulations! You found one the of most decorated jazz guitarists you have never heard of. Now, go check out PMG's records. There's a lot of them. This video is from the PMGs best known period. The PMGs most famous records came out of he mid to late 80's. 1987's "Still Life Talking" which is famous for the song "Last Train Home" and the even bigger record, 1989's "Letter From Home". Start there. If you dig the heavy ladened keyboard/guitar synth sound of the 80's check out the soundtrack to the movie "The Falcon and the Snowman". The PMG pretty much did that record with a little help from the late David Bowie on the track "This is not America". These three records, The Falcon and the Snowman Sound Track, Still Life Talking and Letter From Home epitomizes the PMG sound of the 80's. Then definitely head into the 90's. The PMG keeps the same core musicians of Metheny, Mays, Wertico, and Rodby but adds new musicians including a horn player. 1995's We Live Here is an awesome record. The follow up to that is 1997's "Imaginary Day" which is a bit of a departure from We Live Here sound, but still worthy of purchase especially, to hear Pat's insane 42 string Pikasso guitar! I was lucky enough to see the band live in 1997 paying on the pier in Seattle. When the song "Into The Dream" was played. Pat was on stage, just him in the spotlight the rest of the band in the shadows and he had this INSANE guitar in a stand with strings going every which way. Watching him play that insane Pikasso 42 string was worth the price of admission for that show! Anyway, check out PMGs catalog and of course dont forget Metheny's solo records like "Secret Story" from the 90's and his collaboration with another artists. Pat Metheny is an American treasure. His sound is unmistakable.
Where is First Circle in all of this? I want that playing when/if I enter the gates of Heaven.
I'VE SEEN PAT AND THE GROUP...READY FOR THIS?? 38 TIMES SINCE "SECRETE STORY" IN JULY 1992. EVERY TIME HE COMES TO CALIFORNIA, I SEE HIM AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES WITHIN STATE. LOVE HIS MUSIC I MUST SAY.
Fact check, Chris..the song we are hearing" Are You Going With Me" is from the album "Offramp" from 1981, not "Left Turn.". You seem to be a newcomer to the PMG. I first was moved by Pat in the 70's with the groundbreaking song, "Cross the Heartland". Might want to check it out...it's a prelim of what's to come. In my world, if you've never heard of Metheny... well, newcomers are always welcome.
Certainly can agree with Chris Brue. Pat Metheny jazz 🎶🎸🎼 ..skill & sounds can only b unmistakably fr a virtouso.. simply special, wow!
How can you not love him. :-) ua-cam.com/video/vr78ISrTElE/v-deo.html
To this day, his best work. There's an existential haunting longing to this composition that throws me into a whirlwind of memories.
I’d listen to this song multiple times driving midnight between Johannesburg and Cape Town. What a treat!!!
It's midnight and I am in the city centre of Cape Town listening to this. Incredibly beautiful!
I first heard this circa 1982. It has haunted my memories ever since 😻
If I had to listen to one piece of music forever, this would be it
Definitely!!! 🥰
Yes, but the take from Travels :)
Rest in peace, Lyle Mays. You were a keyboard master and made the synthesizer sound like a real musical instrument.
one of the best live guitar solos ever.. melody, rhythm, imagination improvisation.. stunning
The chord progression and pulse of this song are so moving, I can't even find the words. Yearning, aching.
You found the words!
I'm so glad I discovered the Pat Metheny group.
Not any doubt about, this is the most brilliant modern jazz track in all times.
The back voice of Pedro Aznar is coloring this track in Heaven colors. By the way on the studio album Offramp the voice belongs to the Amazing Nana R.I.P Vasconcelos from Brasil.
One of the greatest Guitar Solos on the Planet.
Except the version from "Travels" is the best.
@@rBennich yes, the version from Travels is the best, followed by the one with Ana Maria Jopek. But the Travels solo is like this wonderful build, with melodic references back to itself multiple times. It's perfection.
@@cecilcharlesofficial I think what i like most from the Travels solo is it's raw animalistic energy. Like, before they had played the song too many times for the inspiration to fade into known working themes and licks.
You can't be in a bad mood after listening to this !
This song is filled with emotions, it has helped me get through and endure most of the worst times in my life. The tempo, the rise and explosive composition identifies with life time loses, loses of love and lives, trust and truths since 1993. Thanks for this song and the support it proves and bringing me out of feeling of defeat and less loved 😢LTC
Prayers ~ God Bless 💕
I saw Pat Metheny playing this song in the french antic theatre of Vienne in the south of Lyon . In the meantime, the sun was setting down just above the great Rhône river in the horizon : Great, fully great!
I saw Pat Metheny 4 times and each time was a spectacular experience the group especially with Lyle Mays was incredible and I never wanted it to end. The music actually made me so inspired I couldnt wait to come home and play my drums to the songs as best I Icould. Along with just hearing the songs again.
That’s exactly what the music will inspire you to do, it is magic for the soul .
@@johnross7901 you bet John if anybody can give out that magic its Pat Metheny just wish Lyle was there still.
I sat in my living room alone and played this song over and over again, I wasn’t high or drunk. I’d never heard anything like it before, it captivated me in 1982 I think. RIP Lyle
Since 1982 as a teenager I began listening to this song .2021 this song has the same spirit it had then.
This song I can listen to over and over again. It's like I dream good dreams when I'm sleeping and this song is playing.
Pat is so cool seen him do this live a couple of times here in Syracuse, just love that synth guitar!!!
There are days I have one song stuck in my head. It can be irritating.
But not THIS one! It can play over and over again beautifully all it wants, while I have a perpetual smile on my face all day long! 😊
Still gives me goosebumps when I hear this song.
Me to
I am with you
I remember when I first heard this from his "Offramp" LP. It remains a favorite, decades later.
Not shabby from a shy kid from Lee's Summet, MO. Not bad at all.
There is never a day in my life that I don't want to hear this tune, thank you Pat. x
I met you at the Farmers Boy in St Albans last year. I'm good friends with Sheri, Nik's ex. How right you are, this is one of, if not the signature song of my life. Just happy saw PM (and LM) live, and met up with Steve Rodby a couple of years ago playing with Mike Walker, whose first band featured my kid bro on keys "oop nawth".
May God continue to bless and keep Lyle.
This song with THESE PLAYERS is a MASTERPIECE. I'll be never tired to listen it.
Watching this and thinking that Pat was playing this even before I was born... and then I start to think that I have seen him in 2022 in Montevideo playing this same song, it amazes me!
Still the same after 36 years. Listening to this song over and over for the last 15 years and gets better every time I listen to it. God sent....
I get STILL get shivers listening to this!!! The perfect rainy day song!! Absolutely hypnotizing!!!
Gwendolyn Bien-Aime agree
I am in love with all Pat Metheny music but this one drives me all the way home!!!!
Such intense joy, if only all troubles would end, children be embraced, gentle rain fall, love like this reign supreme
I remember when Pat Methey would open his concerts with Phase Dance. It was like the clarion call.
I love Are You Going With Me? As he's inviting you to go on the journey with him. This gives me goosebumps. Can you close your eyes and imagine getting on the road, on safari, in the desert, the mountains, at sea. Fantastic journey.
Phase Dance is an all time Fave!
@@marxter6 It's still one of mine!
The classic live version. Every time i listen to it I physically shiver. So hypnotic, and I was 50 the year this was recorded.
Same feeling here… I was at that concert, I was 21 years old and had no idea that two years later my life would take an amazing turn.
I cry. I get goose bumps. My heart swells!!!
I wasn't even alive when this was recorded, but I heard it live at the Riviera Maya Jazz fest a couple years ago and thought this was an upcoming track from the new unity group. This is a truly timeless masterpiece.
A beautiful piece of music. Sad to hear the news of Lyle Mays' passing.
I was going to use quite a different analogy but I'll leave it at 'physically shiver.'
The most beautiful piece of music ever made - simply most beautiful!!!!!
It's a bit boring imo. I can recognise the talent but feels like he's playing all those notes just for the sake of it
I agree. It gets me every time
The best ever! No ones better. . .
One of the best melodies I’ve ever heard!
absolutely
Just when you think you can't get any higher, he keeps bringing it to another level!!!!
Que genios Pat y su banda, que orgullo me da ver a Pedro Aznar ahi, un grande !!
Pedro Aznar ? who is he? the guy singing? 'un grande'? What?
@@billypreston Yes, he is the guy singing. He is a very important musician here in Argentina. Jorge said "es un grande" because, in Spanish, means that he is an amazing musician.
Posta que da orgullo
Pedro, sem dúvida , mui lindo. Gosto muito da voz, belíssima.Lyle , saudades, faz falta. Abcs
Pedro Is genial
Your music is beyond great..
Helps me escape... Pat first saw your group portland or....like 1976 maybe 1977...you were better than the main attraction...I was and will always be hooked....your music is the definition of jazz and takes me away....I have all your albums.... Lyle you will be missed...and Pat thank you. So much for some great music memories....Lyle forget Rip ....keep composing I want to hear your music when I see you up there...
I love when Lyle's doing the accordion-synth solo, his other arm is directly BEHIND him, as in 180 degrees, playing another keyboard. Genius AND dexterity.
Pat y Aznar , gracias eternas🥰
There are moments in life where you are called to face very difficult trials. In those moments, having the opportunity to close your eyes and think that one day all this will end, believe me is priceless. Thanks Pat. Thanks for your music. Thank you for helping make the world a better place with your music.
This song always reminds me of the time I left the USA to work overseas. I recorded this song along with "Last Train Home" on a mixed tape and listened to it on my Walkman when the plane was taking off from SFO. Sublime music.
My father was at this incredible show ! Drive from Québec City down to Montreal too see these legends ! I was 4 years old back then and I grew up listening to Pat Metheny Group !
This tune has such a beautiful 'Groove' and yet is utterly heart wrenching.
Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny Group incredibles !!
Isn´t that world music ? I´ve heard decades ago first time and is beautiful burned right in my head forever. ♥♥♥
Truly one of the best songs i've ever heard. I can listen to this one for a long time!!!!😎
me to
Me 3. Emotion runs high.
Real music speaks to us. Nice to see a song bring strangers together.
this song is fucking overwhelming. most of metheny's music falls into that category as well, but this one truly goes beyond what my brain and heart can handle at any given time. as soon as they start, and the crowd roars together, knowing what theyre about to experience together, i lose it, and dont get it back until long after the song is over. the word 'transcendent' was created to describe music like this. thank you pat.
Truth...wonderful witness...
Finally...a new live version of this once in a lifetime tune!
Check out the one with Maria, that polish singer
I was there, a hot and muggy evening downtown Montreal, I'll never forget it, it was magical. 33 years ago soon, unbelievable!
I deeply wish Pat played with the same musicians as he's doing in this video, fusion jazz at it's Best!And Lyle r.i.p.
RIP Lyle. I always think of you when I hear this beautiful composition.
I’ve this band since the 80s . I’m 60 years old now and still this glorious band . Such a timeless song. First saw their album at the public library. I sat down and played 33 record player. ❤
As close to music heaven as you can get. Beautiful.
The legendary short shorts! Wonder why the greatest live performances are either from Montreal or Tokyo
it never gets old it still sounds good
I've been listening to Pat since 1983. One of the true greats. A master guitarist and composer. Exceptional!
One or two nights before this show the Pat Metheny Group played the NAC in Ottawa. Me and my wife to be had second row seats. Unbelievable - especially when they played this tune! Lyle - RIP, we have so MANY happy memories of you!!! Pat - can't wait to see you in Sept., in Toronto!!! (note - same white shorts)
I use to hear this song as a theme song for a particular TV station via a movie channel in St. Louis during the 1980's. It played after each commercial before the movie started again. I was always totally taken with it, yet, it was only the first four minutes. However, one day it was played on a radio station while I was driving my VW Beetle and at the end it was announced by the DJ the name of the group: Pat Metheny - Are you Going with Me. I was totally elated and immediately went to the local music store and purchased the album and have been listening and attending Pat Metheny's concerts every since. I got to see this same group of musicians at least three particular times each in a different city. I must say this is my favorite of all his music...🔥💯💜
Godspeed Lyle Mays! The music of my soul will never be the same.
It never cease to amaze me , how a tune could bring your soul , mind and body to a dimension of suggestions. This song being played on headphones and taking a stroll lets say in a city like LA (Downtown) passing people from all walks of life , the fortunate and unfortunate , seeing buildings , sites and etc . You sort of visualize and have in mind a different perspective of the way “Life” looks.
Pat’s music is timeless. His works are all based on the concepts of the universe.
Peace .
I was there. First time at the Montreal Jazz Festival and first time seeing Metheny Group live. Been a big fan ever since.
Lovely , a masterpiece of puré art.
Yes it's like musical Mousseline...
This particular Mertheny/Mays song is TIMELESS: Each listening 'hits the spot' and simply takes you away from regular everyday thought!
That is the no. one worst use for music. "Think" about anything, then play the stupid crap song.
In my darkest moments somehow his music makes my spirit lift up.
This is the most incredible piece to dream! ❤
Heaven ! A piece of haven ...
, maravillosos todos los temas musicals de path mathemy!!!!!!!