Orchestrion |
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Artist:
Pat Metheny
Average Customer Rating: 
List Price: £15.99
Our Price: £7.24
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Disc 1:
| 1. Orchestrion | | 2. Entry Point | | 3. Expansion | | 4. Soul Search | | 5. Spirit Of The Air |
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 very very average, 2010-02-17
ive played this cd 3 times now but just cant get into it to say the least i find it boring and want to take it out of my cd player.i loved the speaking of now that was superb i know that was with his group.the way up never lived up to that and this is again on the downward slope.Its almost as bland as the movements in colour cd by andy sheppard that lots of people like but i think its a waste of cd.
i would love to ask pat metheny if he thinks london is the only city in the uk, why he only plays there, that cant be said when he is touring the usa.
 Excellent work, 2010-02-18
Yet another outstanding release by Mr.Metheny. I'd be excited to hear the next Orchestrion CD. I wish I had been able to see the live show in London earlier this month, so I can't wait for the DVD.
It makes me laugh to read the reviews which say "Oh, it sounds like the last PM album" - well. duh, it is Pat Metheny!!
 Archie Andrews?, 2010-02-11
This recording is the equivalent of listening to a ventriloquist on the radio . The method is more important than the message and possibly makes sense in a live setting .
Colon Nancarrow it is not.
Out on his own...almost, 2010-02-26
Pat will be touring...yet again, in the summer of 2010 with the rest of the PMG, of course after he has toured with this amazing band of electronic troubadours, the concept 'Orchestrion'. For me, the most amazing jazz composer of today has achieved a long held ambition(his words), to compose a piece for self-playing instruments. As a massive fan for many years, after the amazing 'The Way Up'(which didn't hit the spot for me initially, but quickly grew into an unrivalled compositional masterpiece)'Orchestrion', also didn't hit the spot straight off. However, after witnessing the UK leg of the tour at the Barbican, yet again the piece came to life, much more so than the album. So, I am not about to criticise my hero...there are few new albums out there to rival anything of this musical magnitude. Yes, it does lack ingredients that Pat can call upon , like the soaring vocals, replaced by muted lyrical half filled bottles that don't quite hit the spot...or Lyle's solos, Antonio's drumming etc etc
Track 2 is a Metheny classic, absolutely deep and beautiful and worth buying the album for alone. The rest, if you are a Pat fan will at the very least, keep you amused til' his next release sometime later this summer
This is an amazing album and well worth checking out...go on, catch out your friends and see if they can tell the difference between human jazz and electronic.
Wonderful live, 2010-02-11
I have just returned from the Orchestrion concert at the Barbican in London. The whole audience was unprepared for the overwhelming nature of the experience and nice as this CD is IT CANNOT COMPARE WITH SEEING THE LIVE PERFORMANCE!
Like most of the audience I was skeptical, and when the instruments were unveiled (piled 15 feet high!) I had to hold back a laugh, the whole setup looked so ridiculous, kinda the old curiosity shop meets a fairground attraction. But the performance and music were just wonderful!
I have been a fan of his for thirty years and like many feel he peaked around Letter From Home and Secret Story. This concert was as good as his best. If you can, go see it (not cheap!), if not then wait for the DVD, if you can't wait for that enjoy the wonderful music on this CD (even though you won't experience the overwhelming impact of the live performance).
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597984736
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: 2010-01-25
Studio: Nonesuch |
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