Fantastic music by the original members of Mahavishnu Orchestra. Jerry Goodman was a member of the Flock. John played with miles as was Billy Cobham. Jan Hammer became popular (The First Seven Days, his album together with Jerry (Like Children) and his music for Miami Vice. Rick was a bass player I like
Guitarist Carl Orr: "I thoroughly enjoyed reading “Follow Your Heart - John McLaughlin song by song.” The descriptions of the music are great, and I particularly enjoy those inspired moments when the author abandons literal description and describes the music in vivid, sometimes surreal imagery."
fantastic band, in 70th and until now is also extraband SBB playing sometimes similarly, sometimes even more magic music, i sometimes listen to Mahavishnu but more often SBB because of extraordinary energy, listen for example to pieces from concert from Karlstad 1975
fantastic band, in 70th and until now is also extraband SBB playing sometimes similarly, sometimes even more magic music, i sometimes listen to Mahavishnu but more often SBB because of extraordinary energy
fantastic band, i 70th and until now is also extraband SBB playing sometimes similarly, sometimes even more magic music, i sometimes listen to Mahavishnu but more often SBB because of extraordinary energy
I wish we could get everyone who likes this vid together to solve the world's problems. I have a feeling this crowd would fair far better than the current group making those decisions.
Innovation + technical brilliance = superior music. Contrast this level of composition with today's standards in popular music: man o man, it makes me wonder what the next era of decomposition will bring. But hey, we had our hay day, and its preserved for posterity. And hopefully, someone will be inspired to take up the banner of Return To Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc. and take it to the next level of good taste, technical brilliance and innovation.
@utopiandesign Well put.Sometimes I think it's my age and I just understand and compare eras more accurately by virtue of life experience but then I say NO,it's the lowered standards for creative humanistic sound.It is not progressing.I think it's that I used to be able to hear the human being, through the electricity,now I hear way too much artificial technology & not so much human soul.Music just isn't standing out and lasting & maybe it's corporate media not letting it?Blind youth following?
@austingunsmoke You hit the nail on the head. Few works have lasting power anymore. And the compromise from corporate heads in the art of music has stagnated the art and degraded it, lowering the standard from even a decade ago. The lack of practice to stretch the boundaries of skill, dexterity, and tonality is part of the problem. Its like comparing the skill of the photo-realistic artist with that of a cartoonist. There's no comparison bro. Its the lack of a classical education in this country
can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate ALL you cats posting all this lost footage. Jeez, my grandkids don't really get that this kind of stuff was't EASILY AVAILABLE.I spend late nites watching all these things I couldn't find much less watch since there was no video for home consumption available.thankyouthankyou.
John McLaughlin is otherworldly. He appears as if he was possibly on a pschedelic, based on his ultra-mellow demeanor and blissed state, but it's actually self-inducement through the discipline of meditation & vegetarianism. "Once you get the message, you can hang up the phone", in regards to pschedelics. Most people forget the simple act of "breathing", for instance.
Yes anyone who likes this should check out their performance at Mar y Sol. The audio was on youtube last time I checked..and it's unreal. It's the original linuep like this. Man, what a great band. I love the later stuff too, with Narada.
Can anyone shed any light on the fact that there were 2 concerts broadcast by the beeb. One [this I think] in late 72 and another in early 73 [which I deemed superior at the time].
Sorry dude, it was Jerry Goodman on violin with the original MO...Ponty came in with the the next installment, after this group unfortunately disbanded.
He didn't do tons of work outside Mahavishnu Orchestra, regrettably. I have a great album he did with Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers) on bass guitar called "The Stranger's Hand". It was released on the ToneCenter label in 1999. He has also played a bit with the Dixie Dregs.
Not sure if you're into (for lack of a better label) Progressive Southern Jazz Rock Fusion ;) or not, but he did some work with the Dixie Dregs. He also did some fusion work with Gary Husband
woah those videos on your account are fucking crazy did you make theM????? holy ive never heard more crazily awesome music b4 in my life lol u must of been on drugs or something
I wish all you nincompoops would stop suggesting that these guys are high on drugs. If you know anything at all about Mr. McLaughlin then you'll know that there is as much chance of him taking drugs as there is of the Pope selling condoms on a street corner.
well IMHO it really doesn't make two shits whether he was on them or not. If so... he's playing like a god in spite of them. Why should anyone care? Of course it's entirely plausible that he's just an incredibly introspective person, as often the case with eastern philosophy/aesthitics/religion.
I would also hope the Pope would realize the moral thing to do is give them away on a street corner in Africa, vs his immoral act of claiming they contribute to the spread of AIDs/STDs & unwanted pregnancies and allowing his top cardinals to spread the false rumor that condoms are designed in a way that lets aids virus and spermatazoon pass through holes in the condom uninhibited... Ha ha!
there's an interview i found a while back where he says when he was young, 19/20 around there, he experimented a lot with acid and speed to get some divine revelation. apparently and understandably it left him empty feeling, so he turned to eastern religion, rest is history. im sorry i can't send you a link and i'm looking for it now and can't find it... i think it was guitar world or guitar player something like that and from the mid 70s, can't find the site now but i'll link it to you if i do.
sri chinmoy was another form of "acid" or mind expansion for JM, just like coltrane, and many others, looking for inspiration to grow, to find the ultimate notes for the ultimate song.
On an older version of his site, one his age timeline (I think it is under "Influences" now and he may allude to it in this version) he mentioned around that time he was experimenting with acid. Don't know much about the 'speed' aspect, though. I am positive I've seen it in a couple of interviews too.
and of course there isn't a drummer in the universe past or present who could outplay cobham. how his arms do not fall off playing like that is beyond me. music of the gods.
Do any of you out there know that the organist, Jan Hammer, wrote the intro to Miami Vice? He also, later went on tour with Jeff Beck! I saw these guys in Boston, 1972... still my all time favorite band.
Um, yeah, he's just the greatest friggin keyboardist of all friggin time. his solos on the last trident sessions are literally unsurpassed to this day.
fusion was so cool but today all you get is these terrible pop, goth and (not rock!) rock bands. Youtube is one of the only accesses for great old music like this.
No wonder music today is terrible. Also billy cobham what a drummer, he helped make the band. Ive never seen a faster drummer!! John Mclaughin, amazing.
Incredible. "From Nothingness to Eternity' would still be a desert island record for me. Goodman's beyond incredible on this. . .WOW! That solo is astounding. This is funkier, in places, than the usual Mahavishnu fare as well. Very, very cool. . .Billy's amazing.
Its so fuckin pathetic seeing this and thinking about the music of today and how shit it is(not all but you know what i mean).....jesus I wish i was born in the 50-60s so I could've witnessed this and all the other amazing music of those times. :T
Hi toadyalfred I was born in 1954 so was about 18 or 19 when this stuff was going down and yes it was an incredible time. don't despair though - there is still great music out there now but the current players owe soooo much to these guys who broke so much ground.
@toadyalfred I have seen J Mc live twice and he is still going strong. Billy Cobham is somebody that I have also seen live. All these guys just get better with time.
MO was unique! I sometimes hear people mock Laird for beeing average, but hes just what this group needed.
It wouldnt have been the same with a Pastorious or Stanley Clarkish type of bassplayer. He lays the foundation for the others to build on. This constellation is as perfect as the Beatles!
John's from England. The great drummer Tony Williams asked him to play in his band, Life Time in the late 60's early 70's. He also layed with Miles Davis around the same time. The most important gutarist post Hendrix.
@spoketwister J Mc is a Yorkshireman from Northern England.He has always been a handsome chap , like movie star . He has done drugs, had some hot women and he plays sick guitar! He does alright for himself hey?
jan hammer blows my mind, but mr. billy cobham is a polyrhythmic force of some other universe, and i love how he can sound like a building collapsing.
I saw a clip of this from a show called "Rock School" when I was a kid. The segment was featuring synths and they used the part with the crazy Prophet 5 section. I was just blown away by Cobham's drumming and have been a fan ever since.
If it is not as difficult as this, it is not worth doing, for a certain standpoint.
All music can be difficult, the simplest is sometimes the absolute hardest...but pushing on the boundaries as these guys do, it is probably the epitome of musicianship.
We love the DCI performances because they are incredibly HARD. This stuff is HARD, but it also has emotion and feel and interplay...
it's too bad that mindless pop music and rap is what's dominating the charts more than ever these days.... Could a band like this even make it in "today's world of bad generic mediocre music?" (don't bother saying marsvolta, they are sloppy as f*ck!)
I would call them sloppy!.... It's hard to make out what anyone is playing in that band under a live setting, all i hear is noise, with the dominant noise coming from omar....I hardly ever hear articulated notes from his solos... John is the man!!!! konokol 4 ever!!
i only saw them live once(amputechture tour) and it wasnt the best show, somewhat because they had already replaced jon theodore :( i will say that but their studio stuff is fucking tits...but mclaughlin is SO the man!
volta isnt a fusion jazz live experience, its more of a punk performance experience. its about energy more than enjoying the intricacies of the music. not a bad thing at all.
I just love the vitality and creative drive of this band.Everything these daze sounds like its been squeezed through Pro Tools and compressed and otherwise fiddled with.Music needs to find this place again of wide open exploration and courageous spirit.These guys are heroes.
You're right, but this should be inspiration for musicians to at least strive to move closer to experimentation. I long for new intricate music that is tangible
How long did McLaughlin live away from England at the time of this? Because he doesn't sound British to me on here. This must be from between 1972-74, and I assume he moved in the '60's.
I thought that too. So I wasn't far off. He doesn't really sound that American either. He just sounds fucked up. He struck me as the pretentious type.
I wouldn't say ambidextrous, he plays open handed lead, meaning start any roll, fill with either hand, and end either hand, most drummers just lead or end with one. tho he does always play his hi hat as if he was a lefty playing on a righty set.
can't believe this was shown on tv, but then again, those were the 70s
ciaobebbo050 2 months ago
Jazz Rockという言葉があったころの名演奏！
もう鳥肌たっちゃいます。
J.Mcloughlinの七三分け、かっこいいです！
tabret 6 months ago
This is The Inner Mounting Flame lineup I believe.
CaprForevr 6 months ago
fantastic!!!!
lamecasuelas2 7 months ago
just bloody awesome
trioptimumscapes 8 months ago
Can anybody point out the time signatures going on in this piece? Please and Thank you
2strokeroll 8 months ago
@2strokeroll Good luck to whoever tries that! :P
scotmunda90 7 months ago
0:49 that's when they start playing :)
redl3ss 9 months ago
im trying to drum to this video right now. Im starting to think its impossible.
Mynameisnumber5 9 months ago
wow! intense, yet beautiful.
robertegnacheski 10 months ago
although i love ponty goodmans sound was very fitting for mahavishnu orchestra.
theiconoclasm 1 year ago
i love mahavisnu, but wonder about john's verbal presentation.
i dont think someone can be so spaced out and play with such virtuosity
MrBassmanbongo 1 year ago
Before there were drum machines, there was Billy Cobham.
MrNicespaces 1 year ago 7
Fantastic music by the original members of Mahavishnu Orchestra. Jerry Goodman was a member of the Flock. John played with miles as was Billy Cobham. Jan Hammer became popular (The First Seven Days, his album together with Jerry (Like Children) and his music for Miami Vice. Rick was a bass player I like
thegerrie19561 1 year ago
@thegerrie19561 Jan Hammer also participated in Jeff Beck's Wired, in case you didn't know, check it out!
redl3ss 9 months ago
but hey Jazfretts, McLaughlin's first choice was Ponty. There was an immagration issue so he had to settle for Gordon.
TheLumpyspaceprinces 1 year ago
Guitarist Carl Orr: "I thoroughly enjoyed reading “Follow Your Heart - John McLaughlin song by song.” The descriptions of the music are great, and I particularly enjoy those inspired moments when the author abandons literal description and describes the music in vivid, sometimes surreal imagery."
walterkolosky1 1 year ago
so thats where vai gets it
orlandojames33 1 year ago
fantastic band, in 70th and until now is also extraband SBB playing sometimes similarly, sometimes even more magic music, i sometimes listen to Mahavishnu but more often SBB because of extraordinary energy, listen for example to pieces from concert from Karlstad 1975
szelenberg 1 year ago
fantastic band, in 70th and until now is also extraband SBB playing sometimes similarly, sometimes even more magic music, i sometimes listen to Mahavishnu but more often SBB because of extraordinary energy
szelenberg 1 year ago
fantastic band, i 70th and until now is also extraband SBB playing sometimes similarly, sometimes even more magic music, i sometimes listen to Mahavishnu but more often SBB because of extraordinary energy
szelenberg 1 year ago
sounds like something off dookie
hijpot 1 year ago
great band
unique original frenetic
keo774 1 year ago
Incredible talent assembled on one stage. Each musician a master!
RoryOSheaTV 1 year ago
This band defies description...on another plane from the rest of the music world.
clyde8her 1 year ago
I was fortunate to see this band perform this live at Trinity College 1972 . Aerosmith opened for them !!
mrobertson70 1 year ago
@mrobertson70 aerosmith opened!? :o
grazniax 1 year ago
John had that guitar before Jimmy Page
keo774 1 year ago
best band ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
eran142857 1 year ago
a young mclaughlin....shy and truley beautiful and humble...nice music for the time,,,
1hipgig 1 year ago
Merci beaucoup !
Redredsir 1 year ago
this is a true supergroup...
redl3ss 1 year ago
I wish we could get everyone who likes this vid together to solve the world's problems. I have a feeling this crowd would fair far better than the current group making those decisions.
earthlyinfodotcom 1 year ago
@earthlyinfodotcom I'm in.
icaredamnit 1 year ago
Anyone ever notice how Jerry Goodman looked pretty much like any other pictorial rendition of Jesus Christ?
egyptianminor 1 year ago
Innovation + technical brilliance = superior music. Contrast this level of composition with today's standards in popular music: man o man, it makes me wonder what the next era of decomposition will bring. But hey, we had our hay day, and its preserved for posterity. And hopefully, someone will be inspired to take up the banner of Return To Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc. and take it to the next level of good taste, technical brilliance and innovation.
utopiandesign 1 year ago
@utopiandesign Well put.Sometimes I think it's my age and I just understand and compare eras more accurately by virtue of life experience but then I say NO,it's the lowered standards for creative humanistic sound.It is not progressing.I think it's that I used to be able to hear the human being, through the electricity,now I hear way too much artificial technology & not so much human soul.Music just isn't standing out and lasting & maybe it's corporate media not letting it?Blind youth following?
austingunsmoke 1 year ago
@austingunsmoke You hit the nail on the head. Few works have lasting power anymore. And the compromise from corporate heads in the art of music has stagnated the art and degraded it, lowering the standard from even a decade ago. The lack of practice to stretch the boundaries of skill, dexterity, and tonality is part of the problem. Its like comparing the skill of the photo-realistic artist with that of a cartoonist. There's no comparison bro. Its the lack of a classical education in this country
utopiandesign 1 year ago 2
I never noticed how Laird's tone sounds so much like a double bass.
goldenchopsticks 1 year ago
can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate ALL you cats posting all this lost footage. Jeez, my grandkids don't really get that this kind of stuff was't EASILY AVAILABLE.I spend late nites watching all these things I couldn't find much less watch since there was no video for home consumption available.thankyouthankyou.
unoaris 1 year ago
band camp members turn stars with there off beat sounds with a pleathera
of flavors at different levels of sound that grabs the soul of a person who can feel whats played not just heard.
teamgaxiola 1 year ago
John McLaughlin is otherworldly. He appears as if he was possibly on a pschedelic, based on his ultra-mellow demeanor and blissed state, but it's actually self-inducement through the discipline of meditation & vegetarianism. "Once you get the message, you can hang up the phone", in regards to pschedelics. Most people forget the simple act of "breathing", for instance.
TheArbiter74 1 year ago
Yes anyone who likes this should check out their performance at Mar y Sol. The audio was on youtube last time I checked..and it's unreal. It's the original linuep like this. Man, what a great band. I love the later stuff too, with Narada.
1Eu4ic 1 year ago
FANSASTIC WOOOOOOOOOOO
trioptimumscapes 1 year ago
MAHAVISHNU AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POWER! WHAT AN ABSOLUTE TREAT FOR THE EARS AND SOUL.MY CONDOLENCES FOR THOSE WHO MISS THIS.
tonysuss 1 year ago
my favorite fusion band, personally. I like this more than the studio version.
thrakish 1 year ago
Love, love, love, LOVE Mahavishnu!!!
amsedelm 1 year ago
thank you for posting this.... thank you thank you thank you thank you
is there a live video of Eternity's Breath Pt. 1 & 2 ?
(for me) its the best song of all times
lachof 1 year ago
thank you for posting this... thank you thank you thank you thank you
lachof 1 year ago 2
Is this avaialable on Dvd?
MattD1962Yt 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS BAND!!! Hope that they would reunite again for a last outing :-) lets face it they are in their twilight years... MAHAVISHNU MARK I :-)
lordsuzy 1 year ago
Best fusion music ever, No.1 in my heart too. !
progrockAZ 1 year ago
Best fusion music ever. No. 1 in my heart too.
progrockAZ 1 year ago
TOP OF ALL TIMES FUSION MUSIC !
No. 1. IN MY HEART TOO.
progrockAZ 1 year ago
Sorry to blow up the comments but this is SO FAST compared to the studio version it's not even right!
ButtPoopWiggle 1 year ago
This video needs way more views...
ButtPoopWiggle 1 year ago
errrrrrr... he did do tons o work outside ms! look at shakti.... ....
wilhoitsux 1 year ago
jerry goodman was in a band called flock in the late 60's. i like the mar y sol version
of this song better. some serious playing between cobham and john on that show.
gmasterg13 1 year ago
I saw Mahavishnu twice and I remember one song where only McLaughlin and Cobham were playing and it sounded like a full band (at least.)
finylvinyl66 1 year ago
this is crazy stuff
Sythofin 1 year ago
best song,
best drummer,
best bass,
best guitarrist,
best violin,
best keyboard
WOW!
musikabarnetik 1 year ago
Violin solo - WOW!
patrissimo 1 year ago
Dig that Double Neck SG.. John plays such tasty licks...!
Cobham is a Monster..!
mrprogjazzgto 1 year ago
Can anyone shed any light on the fact that there were 2 concerts broadcast by the beeb. One [this I think] in late 72 and another in early 73 [which I deemed superior at the time].
martinjp1958 2 years ago
Not my era, but I've explored McLaughlin before and am glad it leads me to Mahavishnu O. Sadhu, huh
tzeqin 2 years ago
performances like this leave my world at a pause.brilliance.
joekr3w 2 years ago
wow, so well-worded. Nods
tzeqin 2 years ago
Sorry dude, it was Jerry Goodman on violin with the original MO...Ponty came in with the the next installment, after this group unfortunately disbanded.
jazfretts 2 years ago 10
This comment has received too many negative votes show
john-luc ponty is on the violin...before he was famous
fernwoodboys 2 years ago
Who is the remarkable fiddler???
yobbo3 2 years ago 3
Jerry Goodman.
Machiave11i 2 years ago
@Machiave11i
Thanks! Know any other Jerry Goodman albums or tracks that feature this supertalented guy?
yobbo3 2 years ago
He didn't do tons of work outside Mahavishnu Orchestra, regrettably. I have a great album he did with Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers) on bass guitar called "The Stranger's Hand". It was released on the ToneCenter label in 1999. He has also played a bit with the Dixie Dregs.
DarkeningSkies1 1 year ago
@yobbo3
Not sure if you're into (for lack of a better label) Progressive Southern Jazz Rock Fusion ;) or not, but he did some work with the Dixie Dregs. He also did some fusion work with Gary Husband
JonP1961 1 year ago
@yobbo3 " It is a beautiful day" were a hippy era band that played at festivals in the late 60's/ early 70's. Jerry Goodman was their violinist.
taariqtaariq 8 months ago
@taariqtaariq sorry dude, Jerry Goodman played with The Flock, your thinking of Dave LaFlamme who played with IABD
Johnnymacnick 8 months ago
Classic Mahavishnu..!!!
WOW..!! Powerfull..!!
mrprogjazzgto 2 years ago
The drums sound so good!
Demetriwalker 2 years ago 3
That's Billy Cobham for you.
UnrealDrumKid 2 years ago 16
Haha but I meant the eq.
Demetriwalker 2 years ago
What a band! BRUTAL FORCE!
djangobirelli 2 years ago
AWESOME!
hollister841 2 years ago
This is much more interesting than the studio recording.
zombieraddish 2 years ago 2
ever single recording i hear of john speaking before playing with the mahavishnu orchestra make him insane. lots of acid...
ThreeLeggedMongoose 2 years ago
I heard he also did a shitload of speed too.
bellsonrich 2 years ago
of course, why do you think it sounds so good i have a pure soul broadcast of bein on acid search mordenman
rayfights123 2 years ago
they rule! so amazing, no words i can say really sum them up
mario21128 2 years ago
This has got to be the most under-appreciated video on youtube. This ought to have millions of views!!!!!
andrewtheman19 2 years ago 2
yes, a song this difficult to play rarely sounds better live than in the studio, but oh yeah this definitely sounds better.
masterblogit 2 years ago
ahhhhhhh
i feel my soul waking when i hear this song
mordenman 2 years ago
woah those videos on your account are fucking crazy did you make theM????? holy ive never heard more crazily awesome music b4 in my life lol u must of been on drugs or something
rayguy1234 2 years ago
I wish all you nincompoops would stop suggesting that these guys are high on drugs. If you know anything at all about Mr. McLaughlin then you'll know that there is as much chance of him taking drugs as there is of the Pope selling condoms on a street corner.
TheTheater 2 years ago
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rayguy1234 2 years ago
well IMHO it really doesn't make two shits whether he was on them or not. If so... he's playing like a god in spite of them. Why should anyone care? Of course it's entirely plausible that he's just an incredibly introspective person, as often the case with eastern philosophy/aesthitics/religion.
portsurfceo 2 years ago
I would also hope the Pope would realize the moral thing to do is give them away on a street corner in Africa, vs his immoral act of claiming they contribute to the spread of AIDs/STDs & unwanted pregnancies and allowing his top cardinals to spread the false rumor that condoms are designed in a way that lets aids virus and spermatazoon pass through holes in the condom uninhibited... Ha ha!
masterblogit 2 years ago
they do yo i was in the hospital and there was a condom thumb tacked to the wall and some guy took it LMAO
rayguy1234 2 years ago
aids can be cured for like 10$ but whoevers actually in control makes like 60 billion a year sellin shit that dont work
rayfights123 2 years ago 2
mclaughlin said himself he experimented with acid and drugs early in his career
ThreeLeggedMongoose 2 years ago
I keep hearing these reports but does anybody have legitimate proof of this statement?
hydralisk125 2 years ago
there's an interview i found a while back where he says when he was young, 19/20 around there, he experimented a lot with acid and speed to get some divine revelation. apparently and understandably it left him empty feeling, so he turned to eastern religion, rest is history. im sorry i can't send you a link and i'm looking for it now and can't find it... i think it was guitar world or guitar player something like that and from the mid 70s, can't find the site now but i'll link it to you if i do.
ThreeLeggedMongoose 2 years ago
sri chinmoy was another form of "acid" or mind expansion for JM, just like coltrane, and many others, looking for inspiration to grow, to find the ultimate notes for the ultimate song.
sidhrtha 2 years ago
On an older version of his site, one his age timeline (I think it is under "Influences" now and he may allude to it in this version) he mentioned around that time he was experimenting with acid. Don't know much about the 'speed' aspect, though. I am positive I've seen it in a couple of interviews too.
MattTheFunkyOne 2 years ago
Alright, thanks guys!
hydralisk125 2 years ago
and of course there isn't a drummer in the universe past or present who could outplay cobham. how his arms do not fall off playing like that is beyond me. music of the gods.
poliboardthemovie 2 years ago
music of the soul anyone high drugs can make this
rayguy1234 2 years ago
oh btw mclaughlin kicks so much ass on this song. just goddamn!
poliboardthemovie 2 years ago
Like wow man!
nitsuko506 2 years ago
John plays so fast, yet.. speaks.. so.. slow..
Rhizomio 2 years ago 5
haha.....i was laughing when he spoke. these guys are awesome.
eazg8 2 years ago
lol... psychedelics can do that to ya... ha ha!
poliboardthemovie 2 years ago
ye search mordenman
rayguy1234 2 years ago
Do any of you out there know that the organist, Jan Hammer, wrote the intro to Miami Vice? He also, later went on tour with Jeff Beck! I saw these guys in Boston, 1972... still my all time favorite band.
bigpezster 2 years ago
Um, yeah, he's just the greatest friggin keyboardist of all friggin time. his solos on the last trident sessions are literally unsurpassed to this day.
poliboardthemovie 2 years ago
He recorded on Beck's more fusion-oriented albums in the 70s. 'Wired' for sure, I also believe 'Blow by Blow'.
MattTheFunkyOne 2 years ago
fusion was so cool but today all you get is these terrible pop, goth and (not rock!) rock bands. Youtube is one of the only accesses for great old music like this.
No wonder music today is terrible. Also billy cobham what a drummer, he helped make the band. Ive never seen a faster drummer!! John Mclaughin, amazing.
BloodSweatandGears09 2 years ago 3
this is fucking sick im glad there r ppl like this i was getting to into the hopelss ppl for some reason
rayfights123 2 years ago
Lol 6:12 that picture of John and Jerry cracks me up every time.
goldenchopsticks 2 years ago
Incredible. "From Nothingness to Eternity' would still be a desert island record for me. Goodman's beyond incredible on this. . .WOW! That solo is astounding. This is funkier, in places, than the usual Mahavishnu fare as well. Very, very cool. . .Billy's amazing.
mray0618 2 years ago
Its so fuckin pathetic seeing this and thinking about the music of today and how shit it is(not all but you know what i mean).....jesus I wish i was born in the 50-60s so I could've witnessed this and all the other amazing music of those times. :T
toadyalfred 2 years ago
Hi toadyalfred I was born in 1954 so was about 18 or 19 when this stuff was going down and yes it was an incredible time. don't despair though - there is still great music out there now but the current players owe soooo much to these guys who broke so much ground.
wenpet 2 years ago
I WAS born in the 60s, but I see this for the first time ... NOW is the age of information.
Bonedalas 2 years ago
@toadyalfred I have seen J Mc live twice and he is still going strong. Billy Cobham is somebody that I have also seen live. All these guys just get better with time.
taariqtaariq 8 months ago
Notice the unspoken communication during the song.
True, musicians.
psychedelicbud 2 years ago
Rick Laird is great. Without him, this whole deal would spin into outer space. He was the perfect choice for this band.
hawksapoozle 2 years ago 3
Agreed.. extremely underrated player, one whom it took myself a while to truly see the magnificence of.
MattTheFunkyOne 2 years ago
It took me all of 20 seconds of the opening of "One Word" on Birds of Fire to see his significance...
DarthKazi 2 years ago
Some of Goodman's lines bring me to tears they are so good.
hydralisk125 2 years ago 2
I don't know about you punks but I'm a bass player and Laird is doing just what he should be doing with all those fuckers to hold together ;-p
MO rules!! the best work music for a boring desk job
ExitosGnosis 2 years ago
the sound isn't so good but the video still good.
SymphonieZeuhl 2 years ago
That was fuggin INCREDIBLE!
crazy8sdrums 2 years ago 2
Mock not the Laird- average? If you gave everyone in the world a bassguitar and asked them to play with John Mac i think he'd be above the mean.
evelyneverettgreen 2 years ago
yea, this is definitely a tough crowd to roll with and rick laird does a great job. however, he does remind me just a little bit of bob saget.
orphiccoma 2 years ago
MO was unique! I sometimes hear people mock Laird for beeing average, but hes just what this group needed.
It wouldnt have been the same with a Pastorious or Stanley Clarkish type of bassplayer. He lays the foundation for the others to build on. This constellation is as perfect as the Beatles!
djangobirelli 2 years ago
nice
larry3393 2 years ago
But the best part is that he's using one of those coily cords on his guitar!!
audiotrax2000 2 years ago
oh, I thought the best part was that these guys kick ass
orphiccoma 2 years ago
BURN
Cwal 2 years ago
john is tripping fucking balls. haha
lelejacko 2 years ago 2
where is john mc. from???
spoketwister 2 years ago
John's from England. The great drummer Tony Williams asked him to play in his band, Life Time in the late 60's early 70's. He also layed with Miles Davis around the same time. The most important gutarist post Hendrix.
ShangoDC 2 years ago
@spoketwister J Mc is a Yorkshireman from Northern England.He has always been a handsome chap , like movie star . He has done drugs, had some hot women and he plays sick guitar! He does alright for himself hey?
taariqtaariq 8 months ago
cuanto tiempo que no lescuchaba pero parece que fue ayer un maestro de maestros
mariolagm 2 years ago
The drummer's having a good time :D
ilovecereal371 2 years ago
The Best Ever!!!
noadmax 2 years ago
Comment rester indifférent à ce génie de guitariste,....et ses musiciens exceptionnels!!!!!!
stdenisrue 3 years ago
jan hammer blows my mind, but mr. billy cobham is a polyrhythmic force of some other universe, and i love how he can sound like a building collapsing.
saleens7austin 3 years ago
I must have listened to Inner Mounting Flame every day for like 3 years back in high school. I was a disturbed kid. LOL.
radlam64 3 years ago
seen it yesterday! lets chat
I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO Ub
CynicAlien 3 years ago
I saw a clip of this from a show called "Rock School" when I was a kid. The segment was featuring synths and they used the part with the crazy Prophet 5 section. I was just blown away by Cobham's drumming and have been a fan ever since.
moehead7 3 years ago
This is pre-Prophet-5 - Jan's playing a Minimoog here. Very well, I might add.
hubbsllc 1 year ago
Jan is playing the Fender Rhodes very well too! What can you say, he's a master musician -his moog playing is the definitive benchmark in my book.
unclebobscabin 1 year ago
That line cracks me up every time "I'd like to thank all the people who put this....... :S, concert .........together......"
BakedWalnut 3 years ago 3
Cobham blows my fucking mind. And Johnny too :P
TyShredder 3 years ago
If it is not as difficult as this, it is not worth doing, for a certain standpoint.
All music can be difficult, the simplest is sometimes the absolute hardest...but pushing on the boundaries as these guys do, it is probably the epitome of musicianship.
We love the DCI performances because they are incredibly HARD. This stuff is HARD, but it also has emotion and feel and interplay...
A culmination of strong energies. Love it.
HollywoodWags 3 years ago
it's too bad that mindless pop music and rap is what's dominating the charts more than ever these days.... Could a band like this even make it in "today's world of bad generic mediocre music?" (don't bother saying marsvolta, they are sloppy as f*ck!)
sa420 3 years ago
Mars Volta doesn't ever get into the metaphyics of Mahavishnu, this music affects the listener on a much higher plane.
HollywoodWags 3 years ago 2
i wouldnt call them 'sloppy as f*ck' but theyre not in the the same league, you're right about that
daryl529 3 years ago
I would call them sloppy!.... It's hard to make out what anyone is playing in that band under a live setting, all i hear is noise, with the dominant noise coming from omar....I hardly ever hear articulated notes from his solos... John is the man!!!! konokol 4 ever!!
sa420 3 years ago
i only saw them live once(amputechture tour) and it wasnt the best show, somewhat because they had already replaced jon theodore :( i will say that but their studio stuff is fucking tits...but mclaughlin is SO the man!
daryl529 3 years ago
volta isnt a fusion jazz live experience, its more of a punk performance experience. its about energy more than enjoying the intricacies of the music. not a bad thing at all.
grandmaos 2 years ago 3
I just love the vitality and creative drive of this band.Everything these daze sounds like its been squeezed through Pro Tools and compressed and otherwise fiddled with.Music needs to find this place again of wide open exploration and courageous spirit.These guys are heroes.
bluesborn 3 years ago
there`ll never be a band like this ever again
fuck.....thats a bit depressing!!!
thank fook for youtube...job
jessemagoo 3 years ago
You're right, but this should be inspiration for musicians to at least strive to move closer to experimentation. I long for new intricate music that is tangible
mrhosehose 3 years ago
there are bands that are as powerful, but no one cares to record and promote.
myspace is littered with bands like MO, none I have found capture the excitement and who in HELL can be Billy Cobham? :o)
HollywoodWags 3 years ago
i wonder if mclaughlan still talks like that
or have the drugs worn off at this stage???
jessemagoo 3 years ago
nah John talks like a proper englishman now
but he is outta his mind in this vid lol
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avs002 3 years ago
drum solo= crazy
saleens7austin 3 years ago
John is higly doped....am I rigth ?
lolodrums 3 years ago
check jan hammer at 9:25 talking with rick laird.... and back like nothin happened
muhamaddali 3 years ago 3
!!!!!Que puta bandota!!!!!
jotagux 3 years ago
How long did McLaughlin live away from England at the time of this? Because he doesn't sound British to me on here. This must be from between 1972-74, and I assume he moved in the '60's.
ClemenzaKimble 3 years ago
He appeared on Miles Davis' Bitches Brew album in, I think, 1969.
tbcass 3 years ago
Probably a mixture of his time in America, drugs, his dabblings with the teachings of Sri Chinmoy and a little pinch of pretention :)
Herzog1012 3 years ago
I thought that too. So I wasn't far off. He doesn't really sound that American either. He just sounds fucked up. He struck me as the pretentious type.
ClemenzaKimble 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure he's tripping based on the way he acted during the introduction. Killer performance none the less
optimusdime 3 years ago
No drugs! Chinmoy was enough. Look at the cover of the album with Carlos Santana: Two quite stoned guys and a grinning demon!
ruben1956 3 years ago
look at cobham he's ambidextrous he's switching the hand he's riding and hihatting with
stratboy072002 3 years ago
I wouldn't say ambidextrous, he plays open handed lead, meaning start any roll, fill with either hand, and end either hand, most drummers just lead or end with one. tho he does always play his hi hat as if he was a lefty playing on a righty set.
grimreepher 3 years ago 2
cobham must be from space he's incredible!
that guitar is sooo heavy i think he must've gotten used to it though
and is that a rhodes that jan is playing?
and jerry goodman is from space too ... that just leave rick laird...
stratboy072002 3 years ago