Only the 2nd tune in the Metheny catalog and we already have an example of Pat’s Midwestern sound. The chiming opening bars have that open, pastoral sound that Metheny has said is rooted in his Missouri upbringing. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny – ‘MoonDial’ (2024) ‘Bright Size Life’ GaveRead More

It’s always great when a memory just drops from a piece of music, even when the connection is only tangential. A few mornings ago on the way to work, I was listening to The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. You May Also Like: Toxic: Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, William Parker –Read More

I never understood the vitriol folks have lobbed at this song. Showing up quite often on fan lists of Springsteen’s worst songs (the idea of a fan making a list of the an artist’s “worst” songs being a topic for another day) You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More

Welcome to the first entry of our new series (Cross the) Heartland, a song-by-song examination of the entire Pat Metheny catalog. It’s no secret that I’ve been a Metheny fan since my introduction to him You May Also Like: ‘Bright Size Life’ Gave Early Definition to Pat Metheny’s Incredible CareerRead More

It isn’t often that I hear the words of my parents coming out of my mouth. Actually, it isn’t even something that I particularly dread. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Here we have the sister track to The Long Goodbye. Thematically? No, but certainly musically You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Now here’s a rather famous piece of process music. Composer Alvin Lucier teases out the resonant frequencies of a room by taping a recitation of a piece of text, playing that recording back out into the room, and then continuing on in a sort of infinite regression. You May AlsoRead More

Here is a example of me never getting to the lyrics. Musically, “The Long Goodbye” goes nowhere. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One Track Mind

It’s that time of year again. Time for the Monadnock region’s fantastic music/arts festival that goes by the name The Thing in the Spring. You May Also Like: Flow Trio with Joe McPhee – ‘Winter Garden’ (2021)

Haven’t we all been in this situation? I know I have. There’s a breakup and somewhere down the road you see your ex with somebody new. It can hurt, perhaps more than you were expecting. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E StreetRead More