John Mclaughlin with Jonas Hellborg & Billy Cobham

[@gstouff]

Television was daring back then!!! Imagine this incredible performance in a 8 pm show nowadays! The Voice took over!

[@borgullet3376]

Such a shame that there is no camera ON Cobham... The man is on FIRE but it is hardly visible. Sweet Ass TAMA Art Star kit too...

[@irregardless1677]

Best three-string bass performance I've seen so far.^^

[@samuelward1148]

I love John's little smile when he realizes Jonas broke a string before his bass solo. It's so adorable.

[@trygveknudsen3809]

The Synclavier was MIDI heaven in 1984 - but listening back, I must say that the sound of the amplified electric guitar has stood the test of time better. However, listening to John is always an amazing experience.

[@skyreadersociety6183]

yep, those synth sounds a bit stupid

[@santibanks]

I think the Synclavier still sounds great as an instrument today. However, I think McLaughlin had a very poor choice of sounds. Pat Metheny also used it (with the same guitar, he only had the control panel built in) and it works and sounds so much better within his context as I think Metheny simply understood the Synclavier and what it was and McLaughlin giving me the impression that he never got it and just kind of hopped on the technology bandwagon because it was hip or fancy at that time.

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

Thankfully the drummer wasn't playing a Simmonds kit! I doubt this sounded futuristic at the time but yes everything from the 80s was dated by about 1988... the only time this stuff from the 80s is revisited is when someone is being ironic. But most of the best music of the past 40 years has been using instruments and gear which was all available in the 60s!

[@vombats]

First time I'm seeing Jonas Hellborg playing without his G_string ;-P Damn, the man is amazing! And Cobham's absolutely killing it!

[@canadianroot]

And he lost a stick at the end and didn't miss a beat. 3 of the greatest on that stage.

[@ferenckovacs2267]

I was there that year at their concert in Budapest, it was amazing.

[@anthonyfesta3076]

Billy Cobham is So Intense and Dynamic absolutely Incredible!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!! ;-)

[@DaniloMarrone]

Sounds like “Are you the one.” If so, the original recording featured Jack Bruce on bass and legendary Tony Williams on drums. This lineup is amazing!

[@PrinceEnki2112]

In the end, Billy Cobham absolutely owns...

[@thewoodentops.]

always

[@mikegass2272]

Billy was/is a powerhouse. He does more in one long jam than most drummers do in 4 sets.

[@canadianroot]

Everybody gushes over Ginger, but I'll take Cobham any day of the week.

[@surfgreen34]

rip Jacques Chancel, une époque où la TV pouvait parfois être digne d'intérêt....

[@bassistwd]

Masterful performance!!!

[@terrybarton1604]

Saw them play Fairfield Hall in the 80s.Amazing show,frightening how good these guys are!!☘

[@daviddevilliers2828]

3 grands maîtres de la musique. Master john

[@westcoastgoose]

Hellborg bass solo with only three strings! (Busted G)

[@小山孝子-w9k]

westcoastgoose ラリーコリエル

[@maxcohen13]

Billy Cobham is a walking Swiss watch.

[@Digga58]

...you mean: a drumming swiss watch! 😎🎶🎵😎

[@luigicannizzo2669]

Great Stuff. .. Very Special Nice ... ☺😊😀/☝👌👋

[@johnbreedlove3245]

Cobham ripping the groove around 2:54- Totally balanced and fiery. Made Mr Hellborg smile.

[@williamdillard7475]

John is having fun ! Billy and the Bass Player are awesome !

[@DonOlive-uc4vb]

Are You the One?! 🙏💕😀🥳

[@69433]

Excellent!!!!!!

[@supermamamaxi]

Wow! The Jan Hammer box sounds great. No, truly amazing. Fantastic trio.

[@jakejke]

This is 🔥

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love his bassplaying!!

[@alisoncarpenter232]

Is "the inner mounting flame"- the greatest lp ever made?

[@stevescott200]

yes

[@ralphp4818]

@@stevescott200 Yes

[@DarkeningSkies1]

No. But I would passionately argue for top ten status.

[@gimmehendrix]

Its not often that someone changes the course of music by inventing a whole new genre. Definitely up there withe Beatles and Soft Machine.

[@giovannisal163]

Surely One of the best

[@maksimiliankiefergregl]

Superb!

[@antiv]

Hahaha what utter insanity :D That was great fun.

[@KONAMAN100]

The Cobham well on form here. Powerhouse days.

[@WorldwidewelcomE]

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[@jupiterlegrand4817]

John and Billy should have NEVER stopped working together. They had something between them that could never be duplicated.

[@alxvukovic]

Long Live!

[@joconnell8145]

Cobham didn't lose a stick, he was swapping one out ; ) What a monster!

[@borgullet3376]

Billy was on the cover of Downbeat Magazine that year....Those Art Stars look Awesome

[@TimJackson-eq6iy]

There is a concert featuring David Holland, Jack De Johnett, and Herbie Hancock, in which Pat Matheny plays with the same effects box.

[@Manolian]

Great,thanx for posting this vid.

[@airbonetrooper12]

3:19 check out Billy's stick swap!!

[@ilovetomorrow]

Good eye.

[@pedrorafaelacunaferrada]

Maestros !

[@tonymusic4773]

I like John McLaughlin's​ "Elvis" period simply because I love John McLaughlin.

[@syanhc]

damn...cobham❤

[@hericazz3135]

I Real Love it"

[@DMH031956]

"Are you the one?"............... RIP Jack Bruce

[@pfaessel1]

yep, from the "Electric Guitarist" album!

[@marcrogers1051]

How about rest in peace Tony Williams. He played on the original as well.

[@ireneruthfox]

John should have keep this Trio together for a while. Great.

[@SmoothSentiment]

All Great Players - John Mclaughlin is no slouch on synth guitar. Seeing that it was one of the first out there in the early 80s.

[@Hologhoul]

Personally I like John's synth sound. Just for a brief period, not for more than a short phase, but I think he makes great use of it and it sounds cool, despite a lot of negative comments here from others (each to their own, of course).

[@jonnyj46]

That was fuckin awesome. And the Synclavier is too. You had to be at one of those shows to appreciate it more and he intensity John played with it.

[@harvvey9753]

the masterclass of drumming.

[@me126tilt365]

NIce broken string solo Jonas..

[@jonathanrockwood2137]

Yes!

[@ScottGuitarHippie]

I gotta say, I always thought Mclaughlin's lines/runs were very similar to that of a keyboard player's. Playing that synth guitar makes me realize it even more.

[@philcolisovclosetotheedge2973]

It's just wild musical fantasy!!!!!!!I'm just shocked!!!!

[@harveyshearer1618]

WHAT is the picture behind them say? Yes I like the interplay between the bass and drums. Masters!

[@jamesrockford2626]

great bass player

[@joaquindelapuente8173]

Buenisimo

[@rachmaninov47]

strings breaking, sticks flying...... hellllll!

[@DrumSolVanIsle]

At about the end of the 3rd bar [of Mclaughlin's head/ melody] Frank Zappa's phrasing of "guacamole queen" fits rather well.

[@stupask3834]

3.19 Billy Cobham swaps a stick too!

[@owenmcgee8496]

this may well date just before the formation of another "mahavishnu" band that cobham recorded with but decided not to tour with, maybe because he was about to do a record and tour again himself, after a few years off. this type of sound: synth, bass, drum, is the sound Cobham went for on the albums he did c.1985, some highlights of which I remember hearing on a nice-price compilation album (covering 1985-1999) called "many years B.C." can i remember a tune title? "Mozaik", "Dancer", I think. his brief hooking up with McLaughlin again was perhaps because McL was in France throughout the 80s and Cobham had, I think, just moved to Switzerland. anyway, the thing this trio is playing on this video is "are you the one?", which for some reason I thought was a spontaneous jam (on a track on McLaughlin's Electric Guitarist album, feat. Jack Bruce & Tony Williams), rather than a set tune. it sounds almost nice here, while the original is raw, dirty, aggressive etc. that's a difference between a lot of 80s and 70s electric band music recordings.

[@edm869]

Sharper than a concorde pilot John!

[@magonemartins]

McLaughlin imbatível ,40 anos ouvindo este número 01 do mundo..mas o Yamandu Costa e' lesado e de repente pode supera-lo?

[@harvvey9753]

at this time the " Mount Everast " of drumming

[@WorldwidewelcomE]

Me (Stellan "Iry" Viking) Albert Wiking & Johan Edgren Was Here !!!

[@rogerfelez7478]

The guitar synth sounds like a Korg Miku pedal.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

It's actually the other way round though.

[@sm26801]

Cool to break a bass string during tv recording! Jonas didn't seem too bothered!He was very much ahead of time as a bass player in those years!

[@TruthSurge]

wow, Jonas broke that string early and then Billy lost a stick near the end but if you didn't know those things happen by seeing it, you'd never know. Yeah, Jonas was slightly miffed and lost a bit of his solo but it was still nice. That tracking just couldn't really keep up with McLaughlin. He is just too fast for that stuff and I think he prob slowed down just due to that fact.

[@bertufuxer3737]

BILLY COBHAM!!!!!!

[@brianbousquet2136]

I will take anything McLaughlin and Cobham do and be thankful.....However,there's nothing like a blown out Marshall stack and the Gibson EDS 1275 that sounded amazing then. Nevertheless,McLaughlin is touring the Mahavishnu music in the states 46 years later wow! I will take what I can get and be very happy. PS Cobham my fave drummer and arguably the greatest.

[@jamesoeming5022]

Part music, part circus stunt

[@ilovetomorrow]

👍

[@linkone11]

Even legends like John and Billy were pressured by the ('80's sound) to remain relevant, at least by their producers; doesn't really matter, they are the shit

[@maltfusion6743]

You don't have to ask Billy Cobham twice to throw down some disco shit - he practically invented the thing with Funky Thide Of Sings. Groove and machine gun rolls a deadly combination.

[@RAMLIA1]

♥♥♥

[@Jez1963UK]

That's how 5-string basses got invented - so you'd still have 4 strings when one broke..... (okay, I'll get my coat)

[@strono]

That guitar sounds ridiculous, what are you doing John :P Billy Cobham is killing it!

[@MrTheGOW]

Synth guitar. All the rage, back then. Playing horn lines on the guitar. Technically, killer. Tonally... ehhhh. I'd rather hear him play his double-neck, or even a hollow-body Gibson jazz box.

[@fridun007]

the synthaxe by allan holdsworth is more annoying in my opinion.

[@montag4516]

I saw John (with Jonas) on his 1984 Mahavishnu tour. He played that Roland synth guitar for most the show. It was intriguing, but I really wanted to see him play more of his Gibson, which he only did for one or two songs. Still, it was one of my first non-rock concerts and I was mesmerized throughout.

[@dh-flies]

And now welcome.....Madonna. LOL!!! These guys are awesome!

[@tweevers2]

Billy throws a stick nearing the end,it lands behind Jonas and right when the song is done you can see a person reach over and grab it

[@richardgeorgeallen6323]

I see Cobham also loses a stick during this jam session too! Hahaha, no-one missed a beat. I saw JM on his MAHAVISHNU album tour in London around this time and was deeply disappointed that Cobham had been replaced by Danny Gottlieb. I remember that JM seemed to spend most of the set wrestling with the Synclavier, although a good time was had by all in the end...

[@davecooper4207]

I think they made a fortune from TV with "We'll be right back" or "Please stand by" music.

[@michaelcavazuti3270]

Billy always had the best A Zildjans!

[@magn8195]

What's the song name? Is this from an album?

[@shrzjagati]

that tone is ridiculously tasty.. fuuuck.. it sounds soo smooth

[@brianhanrahan7561]

I believe the song title is " are you the one" But i dident know hellborg was playing with mclaughlin in 1984 Is that the correct date on when this was recorded?

[@darrylguerrant5101]

The song was originally recorded in 1977, from the album 'Electric Guitarist, John McLaughlin'. I think that's the title, it may be the other way around. A re-union of musicians in this genre of Jazz for the last 9 years, some old friends he had worked with and new people who were to continue with him after that album. Only one of them he already worked with in the early 60s. Can you guess who?

[@darklock6148]

Is it just me or is Billy Cobham junior in the pocket by himself?

[@josealbinogoncalvesfilho7722]

Parece som de cuíca às vezes a guitarra de John Mclaughlin.

[@birage9885]

I was gonna say James Bond! Handsome, and the greatest fusion guitar player of all time, what more could you ask for, appeals to guys and gals!!

[@ronwooden2002]

Hmmm.....I'm thinking......... Are you thinking what I'm thinking? John & Billy help Jonas deliver prog/rock and a mighty influence in his musicianship.

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

Yes a Fun Ky groove here with Billy Cobham stealing the show from the silly haircuts

[@matimatimati92]

3:18 flyin stic

[@mrmikespence1964]

"JAZZ!MUSIC! GREATS" THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!

[@Smokey_da_Bear]

The sole survivor of the Graham Bond Quartet - a unit more influential than the Beatles.

[@antoniocoletta627]

ohhhhhhhhhh

[@josealbinogoncalvesfilho7722]

What's the name of the music....

[@shredsixsixsix9218]

Isn't that Jaco Helborg?

[@ssurjohannesen9653]

+Shred Sixsixsix no its Jonas hellborg

[@monkeysbum999]

No ,Jonas Pastorius!

[@bradgarrison7256]

its weird...to me Metheny is the only guitar player I've heard to ever really utilize this instrument effectively...but McLaughlin is such a technician, beyond belief really...shit its all a part of it though, God bless!

[@mrmikespence1964]

"JAZZ!MUSIC! CATEGORY! GREATS" THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!

[@renegonzalez1517]

Good thing it was his G string...still had the low end and mid range of the bass to work with...he can "survive" a little with it. nicely done!

[@svenjansen2134]

Without the E you're gone..

[@coisa985]

I think if McLaughlin have not used that tone but a regularly distortion in his guitar he would've probably got all the attention from the audience himself thus It would've sounded like a shredding guitar picking at the speed of light solo and we don't need that

[@BluePhoenix476513]

I love McGlaughlin but the sound is so silly. Hhaha

[@Samsgarden]

McLaughlin could have been a movie star

[@jimnowacki4275]

He was in 'Round Midnight'.

[@wizardofoz1937]

+Jim Nowacki Read several years back that John was offered role in French film as an aircraft pilot. He turned offer down as he did not have time and did not want to cut hair.

[@scallopedshredify]

Now We got K-pop Lord help Us!

[@morenofinotti583]

dopo un po il rock nn basta!