Track Listing

1. Have You Heard
2. Every Summer Night
3. Better Days Ahead
4. Spring Ain't Here
5. 45/8
6. 5-5-7
7. Beat 70
8. Dream of the Return
9. Are We There Yet
10. Vidala
11. Slip Away
12. Letter From Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13637 in Music
• Released on: 2006-02-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Album Description
A trio of Grammy Award-winning albums by the Pat Metheny Group return to the artists's active discography on Nonesuch. Still Life (Talking (1987), Letter from Home (1989), and The Road To You (1993) are the first in a series of remastered reissues of Geffen Records titles.

Customer Reviews

PMG Remastered editions sound superior, but misses on extras
The new Nonesuch remasters of the Pat Metheny catalog have a significant, if not incredibly different, sound improvement over the original Geffen CDs. Simply stated, the sound is much "brighter" and clearer, and depending on the tracks, instruments have a better balance, and in some cases stand out better in the mix than the original. Since most of these albums were originaly recorded with exceptional skill in the age of digital audio technology (mid 1980's to present), the truth is that the original CDs can stand out just as good in terms of sound quality. This is not like some remasters of 60s, and 70s albums where the sound difference is huge. With the exception of Song X(X), the remasters feature no pluses. It would have been nice to have some extra tracks, new or restored artwork, PMG in the studio photos, essays or something. So if you are not a PatMetheniac fan and have the original CDs, stick with them. If you have never had the pleasure of having these great works of art, don't wait any longer and get them. This is some of the greatest music ever recorded. Now, if the original ECM releases were remastered...

A Spiritual Journey ...
There is something very spiritual about this record. It seems to sing to my soul more than my ears. I can't explain it any other way than to say that it's a special record and one of Pat Metheny's best studio recorded albums. The song _Dream of the Return_, _Slip Away_ and _Vidala_ are the very best on the record. Pedro Aznar's beautiful vocal arrangements are showcased on these songs. The wonderful _Have you Heard_, Letter from Home_ and _Beat 70_ are also on this recording. Pat Metheny and Lyle Mayes provide some of their most wonderful and inspired musical collaborations on this recording. Eric Jordan's review is far off base. Elevator music, this is not! I highly recommend this album with 5 stars!

A significant improvement.
I'm writing this review specifically for the remastered versions of Still Life Talking, Letter From Home, and Secret Story. Chances are you probably already own these and are wondering about the new versions. If these are some of your favorite albums, as they are mine, then you can't go wrong. Of the 3, SLT and LFH show the biggest improvements. They both have a much wider soundstage and improved depth with a much cleaner high end as well as powerful bass and clarity. I have listened side by side with the originals and the difference is VERY noticeable. If you have a good system these are fine recordings. (No Ipods please.)

However unless you are die hard Metheny fan, Secret Story is not that great an improvement. This was already a great recording, especially for 15 years ago, and side by side with the original it's hard to tell. In some areas slightly. Enough to warrant the cost of a new CD, well maybe. The extra bonus CD material is mediocre at best and even though I'm a huge fan I probably could have lived without it. It's just OK. Nothing stellar here.

Bottom line: SLT and LFH? Yes, definitely an improvement. Get them. SS....well, maybe if you're a huge fan. (Or if you've never heard this album in the first place. Some of the best music ever made. Period.)