It's a Pat Metheny Group Twofer! “Offramp/ First Circle” (1982/1984)

by Pico

Whenever you examine a great band that's been going on as long as The Pat Metheny Group has, you can usually look back and find a period where they reached a crucial turning point in their development.

They found some initial success with their original sound but after a few years felt themselves growing stale and before the public started clamoring for the change, they rolled the dice and changed up their sound risking alienating their original fan base. The Beatles, U2, Miles Davis and Bob Dylan were just a few examples of artists who made that critical jump successfully; many more did not.

WE'VE MOVED!: Dablog by DaSlob is now ... SOMETHING ELSE. Find the remainder of this review through the new link.