Airstream - Pat Metheny Group in Hamburg, 1980

[JHmusic4ever]

best ever

[minnesotabongo]

Thankyou tremendously for bringing back great memories of blasting this album through my bic speakers back in '79! I played this tune on my gibson 'johnny smith" guitar along with the record ,and I did not know of the existence of this video which shows Pat and the'boys' at their high mastery and love of music.

You have no idea of my gratitude!

[casszen]

ouch!

[MrWoodnail]

Man, Uncle Poe's looks like an interesting place. It's not there anymore, is it? If it were, I'd go.

[bella201288]

thanxs for posting... this reminds me to my "hedays" Onkel Pö's.... Hamburg...

the "Star Club" of the eighties... open mineded to Jazz....had no chance to enjoy PMG during this period. So great to listen to this gem.

Thanxs again

[zenpaganwarrior]

Who needs anti-depressants when you have Pat Metheny and Co. and their music full of life, positivity, and melodic wonder? I only need put on songs such as this and the day - and life - is fantastic. Thx for posting, cashberg! Love this concert series from Hamburg.

[seabobinsd]

I envy those that got to see the group in the 70's early 80's

[Aggromerchant]

@seabobinsd

You envy me, then. Those shows were incomparable. Then things got ponderous and weighed down by technology and "influences."

Sad but true.

The Way Up, though, was a step in the right direction after twenty years of Group mail-ins.

[chevapi]

Thanks for posting!

[mixnmatchable]

WOW. Awesome musicians. I agree with HuLiXD - you fly with this music. Beautiful.

[DrumzzKool]

Trippin across the U.S. in an Airstream.

Dig the "cowboy notes" they're usin in this piece. Memories flood back.

Lovely.

[federicobistoni]

My favorite musicians Pat + Lyle

[rjst09]

awesome, thanks for posting this, incredible!

A Metheny question, did he ever perform the song Eighteen live from Offramp?

[valterjose]

Air Stream..´linda criação de Pat metheny

[ilovegoodsax]

Looking for another Pat Metheny song here on YT (don't know the name, but I'm sure I'll find it) I ran across this gem. In fact, this song was my introduction to Pat when I'd hear it on a jazz station while living in San Antonio, TX during my Air Force days back in 1980. Haven't heard this in years! You can't go wrong with Pat. All his music is simply beautiful, almost other worldly. But because this was the first song I heard of his, it will always be my sentimental favorite.

[cashberg]

@ilovegoodsax I agree. The Way Up was a great one from a couple years back.

[divyx]

@cashberg I think one of the best albums ever done. =)

[Seattlecarnut]

Ah. Ok. Awesome music.

[cashberg]

Thanks for all the requests for posting more from this set. Most of it is already on YouTube. Just search for Unkle Pos and you should find them.

[Seattlecarnut]

Awesome music, man! Thanks for posting! Who all are the musicians in the band? I know who Pat Metheny is, but who is on bass guitar, keyboard and drums?

[cashberg]

@Seattlecarnut Mark Egan on bass, Danny Gottlieb on drums, and Lyle Mays on keys. Lyle Mays is still in the Pat Metheny Group, but Danny Gottlieb and Mark Egan do solo/sideman work these days.

[kuahtai]

my friend cashberg, would you please upload "lake", one of beautiful piece from this concert?

[grashiano]

gran tema y gran grupo, pocas cosas hay como ésta!

[mikeroephonics]

I spend so much of my time commuting to and fro with Pat's music, it's ridiculous...lol

[afogal]

@mikeroephonics same here man. Sometimes i dont know which is more intense, the guitar playing or the guitar playing faces he makes.

[offramp128]

One of my all time favs!!!!!!!!

[clvvigo]

NO HAY NADA MEJOR QUE ESTO !

[Aggromerchant]

I saw the PMG on a rainy Friday evening at Berklee PC, April 80. Pat had decided to do the two shows to prepare for a tour of Japan. We expected Phase Dance to be the opener but he opened up with Heartland and Airstream. The only other time I saw him play it was with Perri in summer 85 on the Boston Common.

[Duddi2]

Very much thanks for bringing back the good old PMG times with that great stuff.

As a matter of fact, i have a big part of this performance taped on video, but due to its age (i recorded 1984) it's more or less gone :-((. The show opened (of course) with Phase Dance. Please post that tune !!

[mojalewastopa]

..many thanks for uploading..great performance..

[BossCE1]

Thanks and please post whatever else you have from this broadcast!

[cashberg]

There are a few other clips up here from this show. If you search for Metheny Hamburg 1980 you should be able to find them. I will be posting some more, though.

[dkendzior]

never heard this song live

[cashberg]

Jaco was Metheny's first bassist, and appears on his first album "Bright Size Life". I'm sure it's no coincidence Metheny went with a replacement with a similar sound.

[mrgone78]

Pat in fact got Mike Richmond as his bass player after Jaco (Mike Richmond was the first in the PMG), and next he got Eberhard Weber to play on his album Watercolors. Mark Egan became the touring group's bass player in early 1977 after Eberhard declined becoming a permanent member of the PMG in favour of leading his own group.

[CARBAU57]

Jaco was not Pat's bassist exactly. they were friends and mates/teachers at Miami University. It was quite naturally that Jaco played in first Metheny's album "Bright size life". Bob Mosses was on drums

[rrussell21]

That bass tone sounds like Jaco Pastorius. The bassist looks a bit like Jaco as well.