Music Review

Zero Tolerance for Silence

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Pat Metheny; Genre: Jazz

On his aptly titled 19th album, Zero Tolerance for Silence, guitarist Pat Metheny gets back to basics. After mastering everything from fusion to mass-scale composition, he returns to the bare bones of improv. One 18- minute stretch in particular recalls lost time at an acid-drenched Dead show. Essentially 40 minutes of screeching guitar solos, this album rocks, but its uniformity makes it less fun than his others. B-

Originally posted Apr 01, 1994 Published in issue #216 Apr 01, 1994 Order article reprints

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