Mahavishnu Orchestra (stereo HiQ): 1972 Germany

HIGH QUALITY AVAILABLE. A "proper" video, IYKWIM. "You Know You Know" - i can't say much more, really. And it's the only known footage (along with MOTS before it) from the broadcast.

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Music

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• Mahavishnu
• Orchestra
• live
• 1972
• Germany
• John
• McLaughlin

[Deaconblue2u]

No other band of the 70's effected music the way THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA did. I was playing in rock bands, one of my good friends from college turned me onto John Mac Laughlin and the Orchestra god my ears would never hear the same, I was classically trained, bread on Johhny Winter, Humble Pie. Mountain but this took me to another relm. When you were in the audience it was very spiritual I felt like I was floating and that was not from smoking the weed, these guys transcended, eclipsed it all!

[Philburpalooza]

This drummer is fantastic!!

[lexusmaxus]

Thanks for the upload fusion then was about fastest & most insane it was & always will be about friendships & energies

[tailendcharlie]

I dont agree,that bass line is awesome,keeps it together

[ztormar]

the comments here are as long and boring as the track

[TosiekDegutis]

To those whose life was changed by Mahavishnu Orchestra's music, you might be interested that it was the same for musicians from Polish prog-rock band SBB. This power trio had an opportunity to share the stage with Mahavishnu Orchestra back in early '70s, and this musical experience influenced them enormously. They became famous all over Eastern and Western Europe recording many outstanding albums. You can see and hear them here a plenty. Good video to start is "SBB-CIECIE". Enjoy!

[ImprobusVisio]

so so good, that's all. Damn so fine music.

[1funkyangel]

The violin player and the Billy Really are doin' it 2 It !!!

[CBurton]

@Deaconblue2u Indeed my good sir. But there is one man you should listen, it's every classically trained musician's dream: Frank Zappa.

I've been looking for someone who could top that man's sum of musical skills and creativity for 7 years. Listened to the most complex bands of avant-garde, concrete, jazz fusion, prog rock, math rock, experimental, electronic but still no one matches him. I hope someday I'll find someone tho.

[Janitor989]

Mahavishnu Orchestra changed my life forever... for the better. I always have an escape with MO...takes me to a place where no bullshit can affect me.

[DrNalani]

The drummer is Billy Cobham, who created the drumming genre we are now listening to. I played with his brother Wayne Cobham who played the trombone...MONSTER musicians...!

[caesarcerf]

I would scarcely say this is Mahavishnu's best moment! Nor there most musical composition.