Upojenie

Product Description:
The 2002 album Upojenie, now being released domestically for the first time, may be Pat Metheny's most unique and, for many listeners, least well-known project. The guitarist collaborates with popular Polish singer and keyboardist Anna Maria Jopek backed by a group of Polish musicians.

Disc 1:

1. Cichy Zapada Zmrok [Here Comes the Silent Dusk]
2. Mania Mienia [So It May Secretly Begin]
3. Biel [Whiteness]
4. Przyplyw, Odplyw, Oddech Czasu... [Tell Her You Saw Me]
5. Are You Going with Me?
6. Czarne Slowa [Black Words]
7. Lulajze Jezuniu [Polish Christmas Carol]
8. Upojenie [Ecstasy]
9. Zupelnie Inna Ja [Always and Forever]
10. Piosenka Dla Stasia [A Song for Stas]
11. Letter from Home
12. Me Jedyne Niebo [Another Life]
13. By On Byl Tu [Farmer's Trust]
14. Polskie Drogi [Polish Paths]
15. Tam, Gdzie Niesiega Wzrok (Follow Me)
16. Na Calej Polaci Snieg [The Snow Falls All Over the Place]
17. Szepty I Lzy [Whispers and Tears]

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - Exquiste Mosaic Journey
Unlike most Pat Metheney tapestries, Upojenie softly layers with a singular magical voice. Anna Maria Jopek's smokey lilting phrases
equal Pat's exquisite guitar. Upojenie is magnificent.

Rating: - Mixed Reactions
When a musician wanders from his familiar groove as did Pat Metheny did on an album such as Upojenie, it is bound to provoke a mixed reaction from his fan base such as has occurred here. Since I am only a sometime fan of Metheny's music, I had no real idea what to expect when I bought this on the recommendation of a friend whose musical tastes rather closely parallel mine. So I approached it with open ears and an open mind.
On first listen, my initial reaction was one of ambivalence, meaning ... Read More
Rating: - not worth purchasing
Well, I have noticed over the past few years Pat has been essentially rehashing his older material. Nevertheless, this album is nothing but boring; and do we need anymore versions of Pat's music?? and why?? I've been very disappointed lately with Pat's output of material. This one isn't any different. I love the originals and these remakes sound like clannad or enya versions....one word fuzak. If you like smooth jazz recordings you will probably enjoy this; for the rest of us this is not worth the ... Read More
Rating: - Worst Metheny ever
I've been a fan of Pat Metheny for over 25 years and this is the worst album he ever played in. I cannot belive he is actually involved in this project. The arrangements are awful, very smooth jazz, very cheesy, with those fake drums...aargh!!! I am not sure what the deal is and why he did this album the way he did it. She has a good voice, but that's it. It could have been done the Pat Metheny way and it may had been a good experiment, but this, sounds like it was arranged by Kenny G.
I LOVE ... Read More
Rating: - This is not really a Pat Metheny Album!
To call this a Pat Metheny album is to completely miss the point. It is an Ana Marie Jopek album and sounds like one. And from what I have heard, her best. Listening to her other CDs, she has a tendency towards excess. So as lush as these arrangements are, she has actually used a bit of restraint in comparison to her other work.

I find this album anintriguing experiment. To hear some of Pat's work (there are a number of tunes not penned by Pat here,) through a new and novel lens is interesting ... Read More