Mahavishnu Orchestra Mahavishnu CD

Mahavishnu Music

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Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Fusion
Label	Wounded Bird
Orig Year	1984
All Time Sales Rank	6879
CD Universe Part number	3674577
Catalog number	5190
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 18, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	John McLaughlin
Engineer	Albert Koski; Jean Louis Rizet; Laurent Peyron
Personnel	Bill Evans - flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Bill Evans - flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone John Mclaughlin - guitar, synthesizer, Synclavier Billy Cobham - drums, percussion Mitchel Forman - piano, Fender Rhodes piano Jonas Hellborg - bass guitar, fretless bass Hariprasad Chaurasia Katia LabFque - piano, synthesizer, Synclavier Also: Danny Gottlieb, Hari Prasad Charurasia, Zakir Hussain

Mahavishnu Orchestra Mahavishnu Songs

	1.	Radio-Activity
	2.	Nostalgia
	3.	Nightriders
	4.	East Side, West Side
	5.	Clarendon Hills
	6.	Jazz
	7.	Unbeliever, The
	8.	Pacific Express
	9.	When Blue Turns Gold

Mahavishnu Music Review

Average Rating: (3.6 out of 5 stars) 3.5 stars

5 stars Mellow Mahavishnu
The third (re)incarnation of the mahavishnu band leaves you as dumb-founded as the first two. Just as much "fast stuff" as the first bands, but the new sounds, given the new technology, and the fact that "The Mahavishnu" is about 11 years older gives the record ( and the performance/Copenhagen 1984 ) a more mature, even mellow feeling. Definately a must for true followers. I had it on vinyl, and havn't heard it for about 16 years. It was like meeting an old friend again.
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3 stars Don't expect "Birds of Fire" or "Inner Mounting Flame"
A decent enough "traditional" jazz disc - how could it be bad with John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham on it - but this is Mahavishnu Orchestra in name only. The material included on this disc is nothing like the ground breaking "Inner Mounting Flame" or "Birds of Fire", or even like the later discs under the Mahavishnu moniker with Narada Michael Walden, such as "Visions of the Emerald Beyond." Actually, I just purchased the Chick Corea title "Friends" for my wife (one of her faves) in the same order as this title, and enjoyed it far more. Unless you're a completist, or like "lounge" and "trad" jazz, stay away. I give this three stars on the strength of the musicianship, but not the material.
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4 stars Go for it!
Great and cohesive playing. Very different from their previous albums. If youré looking for the ultraenergetic mahavishnu this ain't it.
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5 stars McLaughlin!!!....
wonderful! (meraviglioso!!)
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1 star New Bottle for a Very Taste Less Wine
Old fashioned jazz-rock (sorry, fusion)revival for a guitar hero who still seems to live in the seventies. What can we say else? Than the technic of McLaughling still impress but thant it's just technic and not music with it full range of emotion, drama, and true sonic adventure? An empty celebration of revolute and forgetable past. PS: Sorry for my poor english, my native language is French.
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