Wow, lol.
I never knew Pat Metheny was such a self-absorbed, judgemental, elitist, venom-spitting shrew of a hen. And yes, I know he was born a man.
Who gives a f### what Kenny G does? Sheesh. Ignore him, for God's sake. Is it Pat Metheny's job to maintain the status quo in the insufferable echelons of the jazz cognescenti? Brother.
Now I remember why I lost interest in jazz. There's this strange belief that you must not be too popular, or popular in the wrong way.
So what if he plays on top of the notes? Lots of musicians do. And as far as what scales and modalities he plays, so what???
Those cross-over type artists take a lot of heat for "selling out." In reality, they generate a lot of interest in genres that need new fans. For example, when I was 12, I saw 'The Blues Brothers.'
Crappy band, songs and movie, right? Well that movie/album eventually led me to Robert Johnson, Jazz and a whole other world that I never would have cared about. I might still be listening to Black Sabbath.
Pat Metheny needs to (as Frank Zappa might've said) "Shut up and play yer guitar."  |