Anyone into them? They're a brilliant fusion band lead by John McLaughlin. I don't know much about them, just have three albums from the '70s and a video of a live show. Best to go to progrockarchives.com to get a decent bio from someone who can be bothered They sound sort of like Jazz/Prog Rock/Indian Classical music, I think they're about as intense as Yes when they get into full flow. So yeh, if you like good music check them out!
Yeah, they're really incredible. I'm more into McLaughlin and the other things he's done than Mahavishnu, but they're really cool. They're also one of the groups that got me into that link between rock and jazz...before that, I saw them as two different things, now it's just all music, with so many crossovers...
yes boys now we're fucking talking this is some good tuneage (except all that cheesy 9th chord with a wah wah stuff on the latter side of inner mounting flame)
They can play their instruments well and that's about it. They show how fast they can play without making any mistakes, just like all the other prog-rock/fusion wankers who are all flash and no substance or soul. Mahavishnu gets old fast. I do like some of John McLaughlin's solo work, though. For the most part, Mahavishnu belongs in the decade they came from.
I'm with Pressed_Rat on this one they are fantastic musicians, but I find their sound to get old quick
Mahavishnu=awesome as hell So is Dixie Dregs, Al DiMeola, Gambale Hamm and Smith, Medeski Martin and Wood, and Brand X.
Also, I don't know what the hell you're thinking. Anybody who can even PLAY jazz fusion is talented and knows what the hell they're doing. If you play an instrument, you should probably consider going into jazz and see how tough it is.
i agree pressed rat too, while you have to respect the skill level of the musicians, they just start to wear me out after a while. i prefer john's stuff with shakti to that of mahavishnu.
I really like the work on mahavishnu's album between nothingness and eternity. It was the album that first got me listening to john. But after that he has some of his best work with Shakti, they are really awesome. Of course Mclaughlin sounds really good when accompanied by DeLucia, and Dimeola those albums where a guitar lovers dream. Don't forget about all of John's solo albums some of those are quite progressive and really explore the outer limits of guitar possiblity. in other words Mahavishnu Orchestra and John McLaughlin rule!
have you heard Ustad Mohmmad Omar & Zakir Hussains live "Virtuoso from Afghanistan"? fablous tabla solo half way through the cd! and yes MO is great! really the first 3 albums are amoung the best in fusion history.
Mahavishnu were incredible! McLaughlin, Goodman, and Cobham are supreme masters imo. Laird was an outstanding bassist. Jan Hammer's a great player as well, but I'm not a big fan of alot of his keyboard sounds. Also the album John made with Carlos Santana, Love Devotion Surrender (1973) is definitley worth checking out.
McLaughlin/Mahavishnu fans should not pass up this early album John recorded as a sidemand for Tony Williams. About as raw and downright brutal as "jazz" can get: The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency Tony Williams, drums John McLaughlin, electric guitar Larry Young, organ Play loud.
John McLaughlin can be inconsistent at times, but he was great in Mahavishnu Orchestra. He's such a brilliant guitarist; a master of jazz, classical, flamenco, fusion, and a great blues and rock guitarist, too.
