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DVD : Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up - Live [HD DVD] |
- THE WAY UP - THE ONLY WAYA great DVD, from a great album, from a great musician, that I had the chance to see live, in Portugal. It's not easy to put in words what you feel when have the chance to see and ear the sounds that come out from Pat's guitars and imagination...those who like him like I do know what I'm talking about.
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- A TRUE MASTER!!!WHAT CAN YOU SAY THE PAT METHENY GROUP IS MAGIC. THIS LIKE ALL THE OTHER PMG CONCERTS ARE A MUST OWN FOR ANY TRUE MUSIC LOVER. WHAT A MASTER THIS DVD HAS NO OTHER MUSIC BUT THE NEWEST GROUP 3 PART ALBUM, AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM BUT TO MY SUPRISE IT IS A MUSICAL MOVMENT ON A GRAND SCALE. THIS DVD RULES!!!!
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- On the Way Down?This is the first and only Blu-Ray disc I have bought so far.
Picture quality: 5/5. Very good. It's almost like having the musicians in the room with you.
Sound quality: I can't comment on this, as I haven't connected it to my 5.1 system yet. Played through my Sony TV, the sound is at least OK!
Content: 3/5. This is where this disc disappoints. It's great to see Metheny on Blu-Ray, but such a shame that the recording should be of one of his worst-ever compositions. Metheny will be remembered as one of the greatest composers of the last quarter of the 20th century, so posterity deserves a good record of concert performances of his greatest pieces.
Those of us who saw the PMG perform 'The Way Up' will recall that after completing the marathon piece, the band then played many of their greatest hits -- almost as if it were a farewell tour. It is a great pity that this disc does not record a complete gig -- just the first half.
Most of the close-up shots are well chosen. I just didn't need to see the podgy, half-committed Steve Rodby reading the music that the rest of the band had bothered to memorise. Bring back Richard Bona, a far better bassist!
If ever the PMG go on tour again, you can bet that 'The Way Up' will be reduced to a 10-minute summary (if that). It is a terrible epitaph for a fantastic group.
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- Amazing!This is a must-have title for any fans of Pat Metheny, guitar, or simply anyone of appreciates world-class musicianship
Those lucky enough to have a receiver that can decode DTS-HD are in for a real treat. This is one of the best sounding concert DVD's that I have ever heard in my home theater.
Highly recommended!
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- Pat Mrtheny GroupThis HD DVD played for about 5 minutes and stopped. I tried it in two of my
friends players with the same results.
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