No need to tell me what to do. Don't read the e-mail if you don't
like what I've got to say. If you're going to keep pushing asinine
ideas and claim that you "haven't been wrong about this" in reference
to a fictional "collaberation" that "proves my point", then you're
going to be taken to task for it. If you're going to take part in a
fan group, it only makes sense to make sure that you know something
about the works and style of the subject.

Doesn't help your case much that you don't know how to spell
collaboration, either.

--- In patmetheny@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Owens <munchen008@y...>
wrote:
> No need to get so nasty, don't write anymore if you are going to
blow a fuse over it.
>
> michael_crutcher2002 <Funkifized@M...> wrote:--- In
patmetheny@yahoogroups.com, "munchen008" <munchen008@y...>
> wrote:
> > It seems Pat Metheny has no problem collaberating with Norah
Jones.
> > On his latest album: "One Quiet Night", he does a cover of "Don't
> > Know Why". I realize this is not quite collaberation, it
> definitely
> > proves my point. I still would like to hear her sing while he
does
> > the instrumental work. So far I haven't been wrong about this.
>
> Oh, is that so? Could you point us to the collaboration that proves
> you right? Could you show me the quote from Pat Metheny that says
> he'd like to play back-up musician to a pop star? Maybe something
> from him that says "When I composed "First Circle" I wanted to
write
> something that had this 12/8 feel alternating with 10/8, with
> harmonies that extend quite a bit outside one tonality. Well,
> actually, what I really wanted to do was play pop music on the top
40
> with a female pop star that's half my age and wouldn't stand a
chance
> of understanding my music."
>
> Pat Metheny is a *jazz musician*. Norah Jones is a *pop singer*. At
> times, Pat likes to do something melodic and simple, but for the
> majority of what he does, he plays complex harmonies and
experiments
> with different textures and instrumentation. Norah Jones sings nice
> melodies. Pat obviously decided to cover her tune because it's a
very
> strong melody and he likes it. Ever play the tune? Pat hasn't
played
> a tune with such simple changes, probably ever. Why is that?
Because
> he's a *jazz musician*. You may also notice that he covered "Ferry
> Across The Mersey". Does that mean he should, or wants to,
> collaborate with Gerry & The Pacemakers?
>
> Let's put this in context: Pat has publicly declared that he
wouldn't
> do a project like the Joni Mitchell tour/recording ever again. He
> obviously has no desire to "back up" a pop singer. What is this
> obsession with putting him into an unfamiliar, uncomfortable
> situation?
>
> Herbie Hancock covered a Kurt Cobain tune, on his "New Standard"
> disc. Would you like to make a case that Herbie should have
> collaborated with Cobain? George Benson covered "California
> Dreaming", as did Wes Montgomery. Are you picturing them getting
> onstage with the Mamas & The Papas? Jimi Hendrix
> covered "Daytripper". Oh, yeah, Hendrix was certainly the 5th
Beatle,
> wasn't he?
>
> Hmmm, Pat's guitar sound was particularly heavy and distortion-
driven
> on "Half Life Of Absolution". Maybe he should think about
> collaborating with Metallica, no?
>
> Norah Jones sings and plays some beautiful tunes. However, she's
not
> on Pat Metheny's level. Deal with it.
>
> Vindication, my ass.
>
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