Monthly Archives: November 2006

Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day (DVD-Audio)

Music

First of all, if you like Pat Metheny, the Group, or surround music in general, I urge you to go out and buy this DVD-A presentation of Imaginary Day immediately, before it disappears! While it perhaps isn’t my favorite of the Pat Metheny Group’s recordings, the surround presentation of this recording gives it an added dimension that the standard two-channel version could not convey. For surround sound fans, it is demonstration quality and will give your system a workout with both incredible dynamics and minute details. On that alone, I highly recommend this DVD-A.
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Chicago II on DVD-Audio

Music

It’s pointless to do a review of an album that is almost 35 years old, as any dyed-in-the-wool Chicago fan already knows this entire double album front to back. The new twist is that this is a DVD-Audio release, and as it is currently out of print, you’d best pick it up now if you ever want to own it. There is a good reason to buy this recording, and surprisingly it’s not for the surround mix!
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Winter Woes…already?

Say What?

It’s typical weather here for this time of year! One day you’ll have a warm day in the 50s or 60s, and the next, you could be outdoors scraping frost off of your car. This year is no exception! October 30 was a good day for trick or treating–a couple of places locally were doing their trick or treat parades that day, and the weather was perfect for it. Halloween day? Evening temperatures were in the low 40s. We’ve already seen snow. Not just flurries, but snow showers where we had some stick to the ground for a few hours. Last winter came early, and actually left early–our coldest days were from late November until late December, then the remainder until spring was actually quite temperate (most days were above freezing). Let’s hope we have a mild one this year too!