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An Evening with Pat Metheny @ City Hall, Hull. November 11
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6 comments :
Great gig. The acoustic was okay in the stalls. Was wondering if anyone knows why Gwilym Simcock started the set with special gloves andv either a fan or heater on his right hand. Whatever, it evidently worked!
A fan I think - the drummer, Antonio Sanchez had a bigger one behind him! Didn't see the gloves - hyperhidrosis perhaps?
Totally agree re: poor acoustic in the place. It was even worse a level above you in the gallery. His Ibanez was totally lost to the powerful Sanchez drums. The internals are very similar to Middlesbrough Town Hall from where we had travelled so as soon as I walked in I knew pretty much what to expect. The main man is a machine when playing live. And what's more the fact he seems to still enjoy performing is reflected in an almost faultless repro of his studio work.
Richard Jones said...
We should also mention Linda May Han Oh on bass; first time I've seen her play and she is special and incredible to see her energy and passion. Flo and I were lucky and had seats close to the front so no problems hearing Gwilym Simcock. I discovered Pat Metheny via Humphrey Lyttelton playing Lyle Mays's 1986 debut solo album and then looking for other Mays material. It was great to hear a lot of that older material and some just intermingled in Metheny's solos. The start was delayed because of Hull's giant puppet parade which attracted thousands and required closing roads but there was close to a full house in the Hall. First time in Hull for Pat Metheny and let's hope that warm welcome that drew 2 encores will encourage him to return.
From where I sat, right at the front, the sound was so poor that (even as a 30 year plus fan of Pat Metheny) I struggled to enjoy the evening.
The Swiss Army guitar and soft/rock Trump mane bear testament to the devotion of his legion of worshippers who I think should have a name, like Methenians.
I saw him with the Unity Band/Group a couple of years back and it was much better. On that occasion I commented to some neighbours beforehand that I'd be taking a break but didn't for fear of missing something. The only boring thing was the encore Ferry Across the Mersey.
On sat I wouldn't have minded a latte or two during this slightly shorter set. I've heard lots of his albums over the years but was surprised when he announced he'd played all oldies as I recognised very little and this is a problem; the lack of one killer album or a bunch of 'big tunes'.
He's an amazing guitarist though not as incredible as the Methenians would have us believe, as he himself admits, though they put it down to him being humble and modest.
In Manchester people were handing out flyers for the jazz festival and I remember them being dumbfounded when somebody said they didn't like jazz, but Metheny has never had to rely solely on the jazz fraternity. Guitarists always turn out to hear big name guitarists and I suspect these make up the majority of Methenians, but he can also count on a few jazzers, ECM completists and, I'm afraid, listeners of smooth radio.
The sound was pretty good where I was, though the guitar was ever so slightly muggy and we could only really hear the piano on solos, though when you've got one of the greatest guitar all-rounders ever, a piano's actually a bit extravagant. When we came back in for the second encore (the first having been excruciatingly boring), we stayed around the sound desk and this was the best sound and the best part of the whole show. Talking to others, some had real nightmares, not being able to hear the guitar.
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