Post #407935 by tiki mick on Mon, Sep 15, 2008 7:56 AM

This is probably my favorite "sound bite":"....But he did show a knack for connecting to the basest impulses of the large crowd by deploying his two or three most effective licks (holding long notes and playing fast runs - never mind that there were lots of harmonic clams in them) at the key moments to elicit a powerful crowd reaction (over and over again). The other main thing I noticed was that he also, as he does to this day, played horribly out of tune - consistently sharp....."

I like this observation, because I have seen him do this. I was wondering, why would anyone like this stuff? It's so "star search".

PS, Pat Metheny's "travels" is a most excellent live album!