Pat Metheny Group: KC Blues - Montreal 1982

[johnrondot]

halfstep wholestep scale my brothers

[67goldtops]

This is a far cry from Metheny's best playing. This reminded my of standing on an escalator in Macy's. It's quite forgettable in every sense.

[ronandelisle]

uh sorry, to pOndu5, but not bending strings is a stupid way to judge whether or not it's a good blues. Hendrix and SRV are kings of blues, and in the jazz realm Metheny doesn't even come close to playing as good of a blues as Wes, Grant Green or Kenny Burrell.

[canacourse]

Anyone know if this concert was ever released on CD?

[InBy9OutBy5]

Big Hair - HaHa !

[winwoodking]

@InBy9OutBy5 He should be sponsered by L'oreal - cause he's worth it

[harleydavid2009]

this is the true Metheny!10 stars!

[PSIchiater]

Very PSIchiatric guitar,very very circus!Muaharrrr

[canacourse]

I had forgotten how good that bass solo was too.

[canacourse]

Man Ive been searching for this tune for nigh on two decades.

Learn it from a recording I made with an old tape recorder. Gave up guitar for 10 years then tried to play this tune and could only remember parts of it. Thanks for the post..

[resojoe]

Real nice!

[Barthomoleo]

Pat Metheny is beyond words and worlds

[melantoriano]

i love when he play jazz standards and blues..

[TyphoonPro]

This is called "More Kansas City"

Years ago I did a transcription from a bootleg recording and my friend who worked in radio presented it to Pat during an interview. He corrected a few notes and put the title at the top. It was originally supposed to be released on the follow up to "Travels"

[kulamdaparim]

all i can say is

mother fucker

[marcopalla]

really great,

in this case to talk about genres is a little silly, but is fusion not blues 'bro

[winwoodking]

Maybe a fusion of jazz and blues? only Pat knows the answer

[MagicRain505]

This ain't nowhere near fusion. This is jazz played with electric instruments. It's all blues man. Blues all the way.

[Bhab667]

i agree not even close to fusion. its just a blues. a normal blues. not some crappy rock-blues which some people think is good. and it is far from cliche'free. maybe its free from the rock licks that every rock guitarist uses but it has a few jazzy cliches. but i wouldnt expect everyone to be able to hear it

[PabloVestory]

You are right, really really silly to talk about genres@marcopalla

[p0ndu5]

Blues without the cliches. Jimi Hendrix and SRV run home and cry to mama. This is the real deal folks.

[winwoodking]

Totally cliche' free. all this and he didn't bend one string. Cheers

[toodelsnoodelstin]

music is not to be compared... -_-

cliche free? NO, alot of pat cliches!

You can run home and cry to mama!

Awsome performance pat!

[algrand90]

@p0ndu5

man when it comes to blues nobody touches SRV he's the best he vene played jazz check out his wes montgomery cover

[johngoo343]

@algrand90 false, srv was not the best blues guitarist, very good and passionate, but he wasn't the best

[algrand90]

@johngoo343

i respect your opinion but can you mention names of whom you think are the best

[johngoo343]

@algrand90 i made a video of it, check it out

[wick2107]

@p0ndu5 your right, its cliche jazz fusion instead.

[Maartenmdc]

@p0ndu5 how dare you to say this. Pat Metheny is a (really) good jazz-guitarist but to say he plays 'the real deal' in comparison to SRV or Jimi? You don't get the blues. B.B. King puts just as much emotion in to one note as Pat does in one complete riff. Blues is about being black twice, SRV was neither but I never noticed it, as BB said. How dare you to mock on Jimi and SRV, they were innovative and a inspiration to a whole generation. And they can run home because Pat plays jazz well?

[mrgone78]

just brilliant