Way Up, The - Pat Metheny Group > Reviews

Advantages: CD can be used as a wall decoration or disco ball alternative
Disadvantages: horrid - a true torture tune 68 minutes i wont forget!

COST: £3.00 Place of purchase: HMV bargain bin Released 2005 Record label: Nonesuch Cover: Although the picture above shows splashed red paint across a silver pole, my CD has a completely red pole, with people in the street walking by, just as in picture here. Tracks: 1. OpeningMusic 2. Part OneMusic 3. Part TwoMusic 4. Part ThreeMusic Okay, as you can see from above there are only 4 tracks on the album, but they link from one to ... Read review

Advantages: A groundbreaking highly original Landmark work!
Disadvantages: None

...Beat Jazz Magazine reviewed The Way Up by describing it as the following: " A triumph...ascendant and inspirational...An ambitious work of great depth, beauty and complexity...easily the best album Metheny has made in many years and could turn out to be one of his best ever. **** 4 Stars" Down Beat Other Magazine reviews of The Way Up are as the follows: "A continuous 68-minute piece...Metheny builds the music as a series of interconnected themes ... Read review