tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608328763829731453.post1993637651467493170..comments2023-04-26T07:00:37.788-07:00Comments on bebopified: Pat Metheny’s Orchestrion: Concert ReviewPamela Espelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239608155646396942noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608328763829731453.post-77615820206221904682010-10-25T21:50:50.292-07:002010-10-25T21:50:50.292-07:00I'd never left so much as a two-dollar matinee...I'd never left so much as a two-dollar matinee at the movie theater early. My wife and I tried--we really tried--to care, but just couldn't. We left East Lansing, MI before Pat uttered a word. We heard him addressing the half-empty auditorium as the doors closed behind us after 65 minutes of music. That, from fans since 1974.<br /><br />As we walked back to the car, I remarked that te concert should have been billed, "Ode to Self".<br /><br />“I’m Pat Metheny and I can do what I want.” summed it up well. We OWE him that? BS! At $65 a ticket and up, who owes whom?<br /><br />Bring Lyle, and any drummer, bass player and percussionist you want, and I'll listen all night. You said it, donald.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07483945418697704922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608328763829731453.post-80051071014654787542010-05-25T17:45:26.135-07:002010-05-25T17:45:26.135-07:00Donald, you're not the only one who didn't...Donald, you're not the only one who didn't enjoy this concert. One of my best friends found it boring and left early. Knowing what to expect definitely helped. Thinking you're about to see a PMT performance and getting Orchestrion must have been a surprise--in your case, not a good one. I enjoyed it because it was so unusual. For me it was not as much about the music as it was about the vision and daring (and craziness?) of the whole idea. I'm glad I saw it.<br /><br />John, thanks for writing; always good to hear from you. I last saw Metheny at Orchestra Hall in 2007, with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez. Some people didn't like that show, either--they thought it was too rock-and-roll.Pamela Espelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239608155646396942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608328763829731453.post-10230801631679885942010-05-25T17:00:01.305-07:002010-05-25T17:00:01.305-07:00The show sounds great! Well written description, P...The show sounds great! Well written description, Pamela. I remember seeing Metheny with Lyle Mays at the Orpheum way back when, when the <i>Off Ramp</i> album had just come out, and being amazed that they could make the same "studio" sounds on stage. I guess the magic continues (though I haven't listened to a Metheny album in years).Macaronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053482785858037690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608328763829731453.post-61093813305891997292010-05-23T21:35:28.348-07:002010-05-23T21:35:28.348-07:00Had I known I would be sitting before a one-man-ba...Had I known I would be sitting before a one-man-band with all sorts of metal contraptions and distractions surrounding him, I would never have purchased these front row tickets.<br />When I entered the Town Hall this Saturday evening I thought I was in for the musical performance of my life with not just Pat Metheny but his band of real players (people, not computer generated movement of musical instruments). <br />It was such a disappointment. Sorry Pat, but the clanging and banging just didn't keep me glued to my seat so with a nod to my girlfriend we got up and walked out. Next time please bring the band.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760759112820248465noreply@blogger.com