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Live set from jazz fusion legend Metheny and band, featuring all tracks from acclaimed 'The Way Up' album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A musical journey head and shoulders above anything else!, 7 Oct 2006

By	Mr. Simon J. Howe (Milton Keynes, Bucks. United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's fairly simple really. I can't see how music can get any better than this awesome dvd. A 68 minute feast of visual and musical entertainment - beautifully filmed and unrivalled by anything else I've ever listened to or watched! Go and see a doctor and check you're still alive if you can't appreciate just how good this is. Not only essential, but number one in my personal "Desert Island Discs". Buy it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars TWU The Movie!, 2 Oct 2006

By	L. E. Sutton (Zutphen Netherlands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having attended the Utrecht performance of this "long form" piece by one of my favourite bands of all time, I couldn't wait to get my mitts on the DVD. Beautifully filmed, it captures the energy and utter craftmanship of each member of the band. Why only a 4-star rating? Curiously, the piece's eery fade-out on Part Three has been omitted, thus marring an otherwise perfect record of a monumental musical event. A few more "extras" would have been nice, though the interview with Pat is a nice addition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece!!!, 3 Oct 2006

By	L. White "Musician and PMG fan" (St. Albans, Herts, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another superb DVD to add to the PMG library...

It documents the seven members of the Pat Metheny Group's latest, most adventurous (and in my opinion BEST!) work 'The Way Up', performed live in Seoul, Korea, during April 2005.

When I saw the show in February 2005 at the Apollo, Hammersmith, I had the most intense musical experience of my life so far; laughing, crying, shouting and jumping up and down- a concert I will never forget. This DVD goes some way to vividly reminding me of that night, demonstrating the extraordinary musical power that these musicians are able to deploy to a very appeciative/fanatical audience, through their incredible music.

The film of the show is brilliantly shot, recorded and produced (produced by Steve Rodby, the PMG bass player) demonstrating the beautiful lighting and superb sound that the 'Group has on tour. Some of the close-ups you get are amazing, especially when you're watching someone like Pat, Antonio Sanchez (drums), Lyle Mays (keys) or Cuong Vu (trumpet) -or any of these guys -take flight on a solo. The level of musicianship at which these guys operate is just astounding- each member of the band plays several instruments other than their main instrument, and the performances they put in during this show frequently defy belief.

As well as featuring the entire piece's four 'movements', the DVD also has an excellent, in-depth interview with Pat Metheny himself, in which he talks about everything from the band's history to the artistic direction for the TWU Tour, to the technology the band uses on stage. Very interesting.

I've been waiting since early 2005 for this to come out, and, at last, here it is. Amazing, astounding, extraordinary, brilliant, adventurous, superb, intense, incredible - all words I have used in the above paragraphs, and all words that can easily be applied in spades to this great band and great DVD.

ps. this review is dedicated to RF of Bodiam, to whom I am greatly indebted for introducing me to Pat Metheny Group back in early 2003.

LW

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5.0 out of 5 stars Apotheosis
I actually have tiny, tiny reservations about the musical form of 'The Way Up', which is a 70+ minute single piece of music. Read more

Published 7 months ago by John Ferngrove

4.0 out of 5 stars Is this jazz?
This music is really easy to live with - that doesn't mean it's without its challenges. Those accostomed to Metheney & Mays will not be disappointed. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Mark D. McGlynn

4.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing in some aspects
I am a died in the wool Pat Metheney fan and have been for the past 25 years. I rented this DVD so that i could decide whether I wanted to buy it. Read more

Published 23 months ago by E. Latty

5.0 out of 5 stars The music of our age.
To me, Pat Metheny Group represents a high-water mark in Jazz. In one composition, The Way Up encompasses everything there is to love about music. Read more

Published on 24 Jun 2007 by The Rower

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have dvd
Pat and Lyle wrote this one movement piece (about 60 mins) which incorporates a lot of the Metheny Group history all they've learnt and acheived since the 70's whenthey first... Read more

Published on 28 Jan 2007 by tell it like it is

5.0 out of 5 stars Just brilliant
The last few PMG releases have been supplemented with a live DVD taken from the tour supporting the album; this gives those of us who attended the shows a nice souvenir of the... Read more

Published on 3 Jan 2007 by Jeremy Walton

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspired
The Way Up was probably the most ambitious and imaginative composition recorded by the PMG to date. Dont be put off, it is an inspirational and emotionally rewarding piece... Read more

Published on 4 Oct 2006 by R. Atterbury

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