When I was a teen, "Secret Story" was one of my favorite albums. It was my first encounter with Pat Methaney, and Guitar synths. Granted, the chanting pygmies and other weirdness could be a little much, but the writing and arrangements of the album were great. Also, his guitarwork, while subtle, is just plain awesome.

I find it funny that for the last year or so, every time I turn on the weather channel they are using this album as the background music for the weather reports. I never really considered this album as background music, but it's subtle enough that it works well in the context. My girlfriend said something about how annoying the music was once. I got so pissed that I went and dug out my old tape and listened to it around the house all day long. She will never mock the Methaney again.

Its spelled Metheny... and he's definitely an amazing player.

I'll admit though, I haven't really heard anything he's done besides that one album.

Check out the album he did with Polish singer Anna Maria Jopek, it's called Upojenie. His playing is incredible, as usual, and the arrangements perfectly highlight her amazing voice. His solo guitar pieces like "Biel" and "Polskie Drogi" are what I would consider classic Metheny, subtle and poignant.