Metheny Tour Kicks Ass in T.O.

[BarryL]

Yeah,Metheny's always been stellar live. What pristine sound they have!
One question on the recent tour - was any of that 70 minute peice sequenced?
The album sounds like it is.

Not sure what you mean by sequenced. It did seem at times that there were sounds that may not have been generated by the instruments on stage, or triggered by the the players. For example, when Metheny first came out playing solo accoustic guitar, he was accompanied by other ambient sounds, but nobody else was on stage. But if there was anything, it was minimal. It also could have been eminating by somebody offstage.

[MasterCylinder]

Barry..................

Do you know a link to the tour schedule ?
If so, please post it here.




As a young lad, I saw Lyle Mays perform when he was in college with the One-O-Clock Lab Band at North Texas State..........Denton, Texas is 35 minutes North of Dallas.


Steve Houghton was in the same band (class).
He now runs the Percussion Institute out on LaLa land.

[BarryL]

Barry..................

Do you know a link to the tour schedule ?
If so, please post it here.

http://www.patmethenygroup.com/travels.cfm

[MasterCylinder]

HolyShyt Batman........those guys work hard.



Thanks for the (ambitious) schedule.

[Chrisgnat]

Not sure what you mean by sequenced. It did seem at times that there were sounds that may not have been generated by the instruments on stage, or triggered by the the players. For example, when Metheny first came out playing solo accoustic guitar, he was accompanied by other ambient sounds, but nobody else was on stage. But if there was anything, it was minimal. It also could have been eminating by somebody offstage.

Sequencers are computers that play musical parts via MIDI.
I know Metheny has used them before live ie - the song "Are You Going With Me".
Sequencors allow a small band to sound like a very BIG band!

Chris

[Mr MidFi]

I saw PM and his band back in 1985 at a very small venue in Athens, GA. I was front-row, dead-center, with my face about 5 feet from the guitar. It was an incredible performance. The drummer/percussionist blew my freakin' mind that night.

Two weeks later, I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn at an even smaller venue (a C&W bar) down the road. I was even closer for that one. My mind was perma-blown.