Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Dance of Maya

[10CentHead]

John McLaughlin's solo is inspired to say the least.

[MattieCooper]

Thank You!

[pewtergod]

Most talented group ever assembled, period!

[guitar5289]

There is nothing like this music. When my dad first introduced me to mahavishnu orchestra's music I went crazy! They weren't afraid to play anything, they could go from jazz fusion into blues in a second and then go back at a moments notice like in this song for instance they do that and it's so wild!

[FlowerEatersMusic]

First MO song I heard... Got me extreeeemmly hooked!

[jazzynet1]

I saw Mavishnu Orchestra, Santana, and Weather Report in Concert along long time ago :). Man what a great show. Only problem was that people were throwing fire crackers from the upper stands and fucked up the show. I grew up digging this stuff. I tried my best to play like this on guitar ::O.

[jazzynet1]

man when i was a kid this was the shit. we tried to play all this stuff back then. high and mighty and miles and daves and love and hate and life and death and up and down. :)

whew :)

[jdconlee]

saw John at Ebbets field In Denver! I told my date. You will never know where the music is coming from. I went all yhree days. Great band. I went the next day and bought the same adidas sneakers that Billy Cobham had.

[mzfreckleface]

This is AWESOME! This totally works my brain! Love it!!!

[Deaconblue2u]

I have the extreme pleasure of having seen the MO several times. I first got this album after a fellow guitarist told me about this phenomenal guitarist and a band that blew everyone out of the water. I experienced them when they recorded From Nothingness to Eternity that was mind blowing night in NY's Central Park but when ever I hear this composition I feel like I am in a trance especially when the different timings come together and god it all makes perfect sense, these guys created Fusion!

[sundaysatvics]

incredible - first there was Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, etc, then Miles and Bitches Brew, which McLaughlin played on, then this, just a yr or so after all of that, but a huge leap forward that seemed to come from out of nowhere.

[Haisen]

One of my fav songs

[videocanone]

@dorian4 ...but that section is called 'You Know You Know" , it doesn't sound like a parody of one of the all time rock n' roll cliche's to you ? isn't it obvious ? Sometimes I assume I am talking to youngsters, my bad. In my experience in bands from this era, musicians didn't always reveal their jokes directly to the audience, they like inside jokes and to see if the audience 'gets it'. JM is steeped in eastern religious thought and presumably gave us a musical mondo to ponder. Anywho, Enjoy !

[bobilly1492]

the greatest living jazz , fusion ,rock and anything else guitarist . a true master ,he makes the hair on my neck stand up . please Billy ,Rick , Jerry and of course John get back in the studio at least one more time .

[413Kristianna]

this kind of music should be called trance...

[videocanone]

@dorian4 I was referring to the odd metered part that sounds like a perverted rock and roll riff in the middle of the tune. JM has a sense of humor and made that part a sarcastic aside to simplistic self indulgence in Rock music. You didn't get that ? Oh well, I guess you had to be alive then at the time immersed in the culture of the time to understand that or be able to understand JM's subtleties and sense of humor. Clean the wax out of your ears and listen again. Hear it this time?

[dorian411]

@videocanone For me the second section is where the soloists are able to be funky and solo ala a blues "boogie", albeit in an odd metered way. If I read a description using the adjective “cheesy” I assume a critique. Obviously you are entitled but so I am I. “You Know You Know” is without a doubt one of my favorite McLaughlin tunes. It is brooding and hopeful, mysterious and very pure. It has depth and it allows for all manner of playing. It is a very fine composition.

[dorian411]

@videocanone Thanks for the lecture and the advice (wax ain't a problem, but age and hearing MO I live 4 times may be). However, hearing JM speak of that section during his intro to their SUNY concert belies your theory. I do not think he wrote the section as a humorous take off. My understanding of his personality, musical history and spiritual questing is that he is sincere to a fault (note Zappa's many comments).

[flippenpinoi]

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[pleximanic]

@flippenpinoi

Part A 123 123 1234, Part B 123456 123456 12345678 usual Indian stuff!

[sitardude2000]

My favorite song from my favorite album from my favorite group favorite guitar player

[videocanone]

Every time I hear this tune I think of DOOM !!! Most think heavymetal is scary, but I find this tune particularly scary until the cheesy rock and roll 'You Know you know" part.

[dorian411]

@videocanone I would imagine the real cheese would be heard with you trying to solo in the 20/8 section. I really do not see how the second section is "cheesy". The solos are superb, especially JMac's. Then the overlaying sections coming together --pure joy.

[superdude241]

My name is Maya. :)

[maiaangelo]

@superdude241

mine is Maia :)

[oknarbtal]

violin on wahwah.

what a kick-ass

[mjazzguitar]

Too eerie and bizarre until it gets into the blues stuff- the solo is freakin great.

He and Hendrix jammed, I heard Jimi could play fast like this. John said supposedly there were tapes of them and if they were any good he'd release them.

[masterofscotland]

For anyone who's interested, jamming over this on D gets some interesting results....

[theBASSOE]

3:10 sounds like a slayer solo lmao

[JPGRMartin]

OMG Why did I play this video? Now I'll have these conficting / convergent time signatures in my head permanently for 2 or 3 weeks !!! I thought I would never subject myself to this again LOL. Dude, these guys could put more stuff in your head in the first 3 or 4 measures of a song than a sack of dope could. The more you follow (or rather try to follow it ) the more humbled you were ! And they jam on top of this like it was a nursery song.....

[marb13f00t]

@bedpotato The drummer is playing in 20/8, (compound, of course)

[carmenputera]

Goal to King Crimson,sorry Rob ;)

[Boingusboingus]

Is it me, or is this extremely weird?

[devmaggie]

An incredibly intense, haunting and powerful piece. The opening is unreal........

[Jarakader]

jerry goodman really hits the spot 2:42 holy shit...

[mitzjob]

Really, an astounding piece of prog/jazz /rock composition often copied but never topped...

[Arcanecide]

I remember when my cousin Nick showed me this song for the first time after we smoked a huge cannon, it tripped me right the fuck out and still does to this day. My favorite part is definatly when the guitar rhythm sounds in 3/4 and the drums are in 4/4, but flow perfectly together. Starting at 0:55

[frogman254]

@Arcanecide is your cousins surname Hall by any chance?

[ambinautic]

@Arcanecide my eyes just went slanted right there

[bedpotato]

@Arcanecide It's 10/8 time

[vejleskatermusic]

@bedpotato and the drums are playing 20/16, that's what makes it so nice and weird at the same time

[cowhyde72]

@bedpotato

10/4

[colourfulwithaU]

@Arcanecide

You could count this a number of ways, but that's not one of them. The way I count it is three measures of 6/8 followed by one measure of 2/8. The guitar is in the same time signature, but is throwing you off by playing notes on the first, third, and fourth beats (like 3/4) instead of the first and fourth beats (like 6/8). Basically, it's quarters over dotted eighths; 2 over 3. Polyrhythms FTW!

[colourfulwithaU]

@Arcanecide

Dotted quarters*** my mistake.

[johnmoore1311]

@Arcanecide  A Gem

[Brenorfs]

I can't stop hearing!!!

[dickrumsfeld]

jah

[svcroller]

the definitive solo IMHO. : )

[dorian411]

Darkness before the Light...

[Pakanistan]

Internal Mounting Flame is a compilation of beautiful mixed up music meant for the mad ! Anyway I luv it once a while.

[gulucka]

The definitive McLaughlin solo IMHO.

[dorian411]

@gulucka Yes. JM certainly KNOWS how to kick a song into high gear!

[TheMitzjob]

ranks up there with 'King Crimson's' (Fracture) as the best art-rock instrumental ever written...

[bedpotato]

Good call.

[gutouchiha]

I tried to play with my band this song and it was fucking difficult

[bedpotato]

Theres a McLaughlin interview where he talks about explaining to cobham how 3/4 over 4/4 could work. He hummed it or something. It's in 10/4 so it's 3-3-4. Tough stuff!

[kwakky]

link?

[bedpotato]

It might have been in Guitar Player Magazine

[kwakky]

link?

[kasimodo72]

Great. I used to go jogging with a cassette walkman hearing Mahavishnu Orchestra when I was 19. Liked "Birds of Fire" the most.

[bedpotato]

Killer album.

[gingerb91]

I like what you have done with this Video, fits the mood well.

[bedpotato]

Thanks :)

[bigowe]

Agreed.

[gingerb91]

You! Odepius Pollus?!

[jamalam17z7]

Broham is correct

[bigowe]

indeed.

[jamalam17z7]

juicy stuff