Pat Metheny Group - The Falcon And The Snowman (1985)
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1985 / Genre: Jazz Fusion - Soundtrack / EMI Records - USA
Fine and atmospheric soundtrack album; composed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
This fine soundtrack album is a great example of their musical creativity.
David Bowie plays a guest role and sings on "This is not America".
Mastered (also) by Bob Ludwig; this album has an audiophile soundquality
Allmusic.com - 4,5/5
David Bowie plays a guest role and sings on "This is not America".
Mastered (also) by Bob Ludwig; this album has an audiophile soundquality
Allmusic.com - 4,5/5
Review:
Forget about the urban jazz style with Metheny's typical fast electric guitar notes here.
Actually the guitars are rarely used: it is rather a keyboards-oriented album: Lyle Mays gives
us very good refined floating kayboards arrangements, sometimes falling into dramatic and
scary film music, especially on the side 2.
There are some very good strings arrangements too, performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra,
which fit very well with Metheny's style and really embellish his music. Don't miss the song "This is not America",
having David Bowie on lead vocals: it is very well made and catchy!
You have to hear the wonderful Ambrosian choir on the first track: it is totally grand!
Pedro Aznar sings almost perfectly on the "Falcon" track. There are some rhythmic percussions
a la Nana Vasconcelos (the Wichita Falls album). Globally, there are some variations on the same theme.
Review from Greenback - Progarchives.com.
Forget about the urban jazz style with Metheny's typical fast electric guitar notes here.
Actually the guitars are rarely used: it is rather a keyboards-oriented album: Lyle Mays gives
us very good refined floating kayboards arrangements, sometimes falling into dramatic and
scary film music, especially on the side 2.
There are some very good strings arrangements too, performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra,
which fit very well with Metheny's style and really embellish his music. Don't miss the song "This is not America",
having David Bowie on lead vocals: it is very well made and catchy!
You have to hear the wonderful Ambrosian choir on the first track: it is totally grand!
Pedro Aznar sings almost perfectly on the "Falcon" track. There are some rhythmic percussions
a la Nana Vasconcelos (the Wichita Falls album). Globally, there are some variations on the same theme.
Review from Greenback - Progarchives.com.
Track List:
- 01 Psalm 121/Flight of the Falcon
02 Daulton Lee
03 Chris
04 The Falcon
05 This Is Not America (D. Bowie)
06 Extent of the Lie
07 The Level of Deception
08 Capture
09 Epilogue (Psalm 121)
Personnel:
* Pat Metheny: guitar synthesizer, acoustic & electric guitars
* Lyle Mays: synthesizers, piano
* Steve Rodby: acoustic bass & electric basses
* Paul Wertico: drums, percussion
* Pedro Aznar: voice on Daulton Lee and "The Falcon"
National Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Steve Rodby) on Flight of the Falcon, Extent of the Lie, The Level of Deception and Capture
Ambrosian Choir (conducted by John McCarthy) on Psalm 121
David Bowie: vocals and lyricist on This Is Not America
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