I never fully realized how outrageously good John is until I watched this. One reason being that the audio here is of pretty damn good quality, especially in the mids, and the solos come through so well. The entire band is killing though.
@billcolangelo58524 ай бұрын
I was blessed to see Mahavishnu Orchestra 5 times in the early 70's in Socal. Stunning, every time. Stunning today!
@RabbiSteve16 күн бұрын
Same here, except my experience was in the New York Metro area. I, along with a few friends became Mahavishnu-heads.
@teresadzilenski89179 жыл бұрын
I was 14 and babysitting in Syracuse university's married student housing at skytop and while riding my bike home saw this gathering and the coolest dressed and sounding band just playing for free on the hill packed with hippies on a glorious day. I got off my bike and the crowd near me said this is John McLaughlin and the mahavishnu orchestra. And I should stay and listen. So I did. It was a nice segue way from changing diapers and singing rubber duckie two many times to too many toddlers. All good memories.
@jonnyjib8 жыл бұрын
wow that's a great story and memory!! what if you never stopped?!
@dapunkof19758 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@masadelacasa7 жыл бұрын
Nice memory!!!
@harvvey97537 жыл бұрын
What a story.
@davegann41787 жыл бұрын
Very cool happenstance.
@phoenixdoglover9403 Жыл бұрын
Hey, it's 2023 and Mahavishnu Orchestra is as fresh today as it was 50 years ago. I saw them three times in 1973. The first time, an outdoor concert in western Massachusetts. And Billy Cobham rolled like thunder through the hills. Just fantastic, and liberating.
@markrobinson6129 Жыл бұрын
Cool! Where exactly was this?
@phoenixdoglover9403 Жыл бұрын
@@markrobinson6129 July 21, 1973, Lenox Arts Festival, on the lawn. Regular ticket $3.
@stephengardner7635 ай бұрын
I saw them at reading 75 in the afternoon.WAT DAFUT WAS THON STUFF.i mean infinite infinite stuff.LIKE YER ma'S KNICKERS,AFTER YER DA BLEW HIS WAD ON HER BAKE AND A BIT OF MUCK DRIBBLED DOWN on her incandescent spunkatude.Believe.
@Z589-r3z5 ай бұрын
Conham does sound like thunder🎉
@haroldt10111 жыл бұрын
Band member at this time would have been: John McLaughlin - guitar Jan Hammer - keyboards Jerry Goodman - violin Rick Laird - bass guitar Billy Cobham - drums
@stephengardner7635 ай бұрын
RICK LAIRD,BILLY COBHAN,Benny Hill and Thora Hurd on existential vibraphonics.THAT'S THE TOTAL LINE UP
@ahoppers69 жыл бұрын
totally crazy… my dad was in this audience in 1972 while he was in college. And now I'm watching the same exact show from my couch in 2015 as I'm applying to college.
@srb991007 жыл бұрын
Audrey Tuck bit of an age gap between you and pops?
@mysterj14 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome.
@keithregan8316 Жыл бұрын
Complex Virtuosos All!!! Billy Cobham is an octopus fanning the bands flaming performance. Breathtaking still, after 50 years!!
@EstelDillon12 жыл бұрын
There really is only one John McLaughlin. This guy is without peer. His solo on the first number alone, Meeting Of The Spirits, makes my jaw drop. ...this performance is so raw, so inspired, so organic. I think this is as musically valid as they ever were. Billy Cobham is completely untouchable. Jan Hammer is a great harmonic/melodic partner to John. Jerry and Rick were great. John McLaughlin is a musical freak of nature, so brilliant and creative. A band like this won't happen again.
@returntoforever-forever2876 Жыл бұрын
Ты даже не представляешь, на сколько ты прав.. 🤔
@seabud6408 Жыл бұрын
They were the best and still are.
@damianwebzyx6613 Жыл бұрын
Not much more to say … incredible that this Sound was possible to perform for people, they were really interested in the ongoing metamorphosis of contemporary rock music ….
@billhard20158 жыл бұрын
Almost 45 years later and all I can say is HOLY SHIT!!!!!
@kelvinpanesar65118 жыл бұрын
No shit!!! Even today, it's it super inspiring!!!
@rickbonamassa30457 жыл бұрын
Bill Hard you know you know haha
@dzre20876 жыл бұрын
15:20! ELTON JOHN SITS IN WITH THEM!! WOW!
@deepindercheema49176 жыл бұрын
ha ha! at least 2 of us are up watching. Not Elton, his baldness was somewhere else
@douglasmccomb23504 жыл бұрын
Jerry Goodman was every bit as good as any of them up on stage. He was very expressive, dynamic, melodic and not just playing a lot of notes, even though he certainly did that a lot also! LOL
@hubbsllc2 жыл бұрын
Oh, there are some MO bootlegs where Goodman is wiping the floor with McLaughlin and Hammer...and consider the gravity of that statement.
@tamilrogeon1059 Жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty good at the e minor pentatonic
@timhays3329 күн бұрын
Saw them on this first tour, Waterville ME. Just shock effect - never heard anything like this. Nobody had. Beyond ground breaking. And John McLaughlin, himself, just incredible - wow!
@stuka5213 жыл бұрын
I saw Mahavishnu about this time. A new band "The Eagles" was the opening act, a band called "Yes" was the second act and Mahavishnu was the headliner. It was at the Akron (Ohio) rubber bowl stadium.
@Joshualbm10 жыл бұрын
The raw intensity of this recording shows an unsurpassed fusion of styles, virtuosity and composition. Each member made this group what it was. But John McLaughlin had and held the vision to see this through. And nobody Ever played guitar like that before he did. Bravo.
@mrlucky7773 жыл бұрын
this band was truly a meeting of the spirits. R.I.P. Rick Laird.
@arniesilverberg76416 күн бұрын
I was at the ‘73 concert in Central Park. What a glorious sound; then and now!!
@RabbiSteve16 күн бұрын
I was at that one also. Saw them the first time at Lincoln Center, I think it was Philharmonic Hall. Then just kept seeing them every time I could in the NY Metro area. Couldn’t get enough.
@davidinspace Жыл бұрын
This group of musicians has been my greatest aspiration/inspiration for the past 15 years. One thing I noticed right now is that there are great bands/players besides Mahavishnu, but what stands out to me right now is their technical proficiency never, NEVER, gets in the way of the music. It's astounding because so many great players will have moments where you can hear the technical proficiency take over, even if for just a short second, to get to a great idea, but with this band, always flawless beautiful intense immaculate music making. God damn I love this band so much lol
@jambonejim1249Ай бұрын
Been on a JM binge today and can't help being reminded of an interview he gave when he was maybe in his late 60's in which he complained that the big old double neck weighed so much it gave him back aches. He's still in great shape physically and musically in 2024.
@skippereira10666 жыл бұрын
i saw the mahavishnu orchestra in a triple bill circa 1972....i knew a second act on the bill was frank zappa and the mothers of invention, but didn't know who the third act was....the lights come down and out walks some guy all alone carrying a stool and an acoustic guitar....he set the stool down, took a seat and started playing the most amazing acoustic stuff i'd ever heard...after about a half-hour set he quietly walked offstage to an announcer saying..."leo kottke ladies and gentlemen, leo kottke"...needless to say, mind blown...and thanks to the wonders of modern chemistry my mind was truly blown...talk about a triple bill!...and so eclectic...the most random opening act imaginable for the two bands that followed...man, do i miss those days....
@andrewgillis85726 ай бұрын
and kottke was a slide specialist, on 12 string - me right?
@skippereira10666 ай бұрын
@@andrewgillis8572 right you are...among other things...
@RabbiSteve16 күн бұрын
@@skippereira1066I saw that same bill, I think at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, NY. What a show!
@robertmurphy551814 күн бұрын
The " Live " album recorded in Central Park , N.Y.C. also a masterpiece , thanks for this one , it lives up to how intense John & Co. can groove !
@therealeso8 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham just rules this. The odd time signatures are challenging enough, but to groove with them is incredible.
@douglasmccomb23504 жыл бұрын
Yes.... How insightful to say that, Bro.. I agree! How can someone groove the way he did with such complex music???
@douglasmccomb23504 жыл бұрын
Cobham also was a great listener to the other musicians. His interaction level is outstanding! He did not miss anything! I never like their bass player that much.... Rick Laird.
@borgullet33763 жыл бұрын
@@douglasmccomb2350 Rick was the anchor for that band. if not for him they would have all gone missing.. to this very day.... and yes, Bill E GOAT
@TheAncient115453 жыл бұрын
@@douglasmccomb2350 Laird kept the band grounded. The music was too complex for everyone to be freestyling. It would've gone into the weeds.
@future5ify2 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham drummer ..outstanding... First time i realised how much the violinist drives the music as well...
@Funkamedic13 жыл бұрын
That Jan Hammer solo is CRAZY!!
@paxwallace832410 ай бұрын
I always frankly enjoyed Jan and Jerry's solos more. Jan is yearning for the future mini-moog with that ring modulator. Did he ever get a 2600 like Zawinul?
@gts4211 жыл бұрын
00:00 Meeting of the Spirits > 15:02 You Know, You Know 26:26 Dance of Maya 39:32 Dawn
@bertufuxer37374 жыл бұрын
1. Jazz-rock of world
@raderpat13 жыл бұрын
I was there that day at Skytop in Syracuse and the concert was absolutely amazing!!
@metamorphosis6712 жыл бұрын
@waynedanberry The guys in Zappa's 70s & 80s bands. George Duke played on some of the early Billy Cobham albums. Jean-Luc Ponty from Zappa's band later became a member of Mahavishnu. Return to Forever also but Chick added guitar to that band after he saw Mahavishnu live. Not that many people can play on this level, technically a lot of people can play fast today but not many can combine technique & artistry like these guys did.
@RabbiSteve16 күн бұрын
Truer words have not been spoken. Saw this version of The Mahavishnu Orchestra about 5 times. And saw the Jean Luc Ponty version twice. All great.
@robertanderson5744 жыл бұрын
Simply unbelievable rare footage of some of the most talented jazz fusion musicians that ever lived......
@jug343529 күн бұрын
I love that there are comments dating back many years and also very recently on this video. Amazing and so thankful it is available. Became a fan early 70s aged 14 because of access to fantastic record collection at local library in Glasgow. I felt like a closet female fan….bound up in ignorance but we don’t know it….your mission is bound up with your soul. Become aware of your path. I’m trying to reconnect…it’s tough amidst all this consumerism and shiny shit but keeping going.
@jeffreyalexander75042 жыл бұрын
Listening to a 1972 recording of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The music produced from this band still blows my mind. I played in a band as a kid with my friend Ken Specker and Kenny loved this band. One day at rehearsal he suggested a Mahavishnu song to learn for our play list, I believe it was "Eternity's Dance", But I can't remember for sure. He played the recording so I could copy the drum part. After I listened I said "WTF"? He could see I was completely befuddled, so he showed me the sheet music to read the tune. After reading the music, I said "WTF" again. We scrapped that tune. My fault.
@harvvey97537 жыл бұрын
Simply genius. The musicians. The band. The day.
@aschuppe11 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! I lived just outside of Syracuse, NY in Liverpool at the time. I was 16, and an avid Santana fan (and still am). Wish I had known about this concert - would have loved to have been there! Gosh, where has great music like this gone? Is it an era that has left us forever? :-(
@bojangles64442 жыл бұрын
It’s tuned at a special frequency that only boomers can here. It also requires drastic amounts of Lol
@artdecco86172 жыл бұрын
Same here.......I was on my way to Oswego,NY and joined a Rock Band 1972. (19yrs. old) Someone had mentioned this concert, I missed it. So glad to see/ hear it Now.
@Shivaho2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Fairmount and was 12 at the time... Wish I had been Old enough to go to this. Had friends that worked at the SU radio station that had tons of live shows from Cuse that I got from! Really nice to see as video from this far back in time!
@JohnDonovanjr11 жыл бұрын
Audio is much better than one would expect given the video quality... Video in general was years behind the development of audio recording,,,
@dan1295912 жыл бұрын
I have to say thank you so much for this,I really enjoyed this immensely. Its a beautiful Sunday morning, had my coffee outside on the patio and came in the house to listen to some music. Now I have John and Mahavishnu Orchestra. I started listening to John and the boys since the late 60's, when he made Love,Surrender,Devotion with Carlos Santana. I have my Mac hooked up to my 1000 watt 7.1 system and my 32" T.V. monitor, and I am sure to have a great day. Again, THANK YOU.....Danny...
@dinawalton438610 жыл бұрын
Ok, I was totally blown away when I first heard MO on recorded in 74. Can you imagine the people sitting there hearing this for the very first time LIVE in 72?!
@dougluvs10 жыл бұрын
EASY 2 GET BLOWN AWAY BY MO--EXCELLENT TASTE--TREMENDOUS BAND!
@deforestsd10 жыл бұрын
Wow! I know what you mean. Around 1972 I was guitarist in a touring band playing a gig in Indianapolis at a club called the Gold Doubloon. I'll never forget it. A local guy and his lady invited the band to their house to get high (pot) and party. Our band was doing R&B and some top 40 but I was raised listening to jazz (Wes Montgomery, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, etc,. ). Anyway, I got stoned and the guy had me lie down in the middle of his "quadraphonic" sound system and said, "check this out". He played "Inner Mounting Flame" which, of course, opens with Meeting of the Spirits. OMG! We all have one or more life changing experiences and that was certainly one for me. I'll never forget it. The rest of the album just continued to blow me away, and still does.
@srb-ef3zs3 жыл бұрын
Probably most too stoned out of their minds!!
@RHoffmnn3 жыл бұрын
I'd discovered Mclaughlin & MO not too long before this concert, and still living in Syracuse (I grew up just a mile down from Skytop where this concert was held), was pretty excited to learn of this free afternoon concert. I was already a fan of MO, but was equally blown away by Shankar and his fellow musicians. A pretty amazing experience in total and I'm forever grateful to have received that gift.
@CrandMackerel2 күн бұрын
What an amazing artifact of the time. Unless you were alive then, it's hard to overstate just how impactful Jimi and then Mahavishnu were. It felt like these were people who had been to the musical mountaintop and had brought back a glimpse of something sacred.
@ClarenceHW4 жыл бұрын
Good lord! Stunning as it was in 72, this has not been matched, not even close.
@williampaulbeaugruendler79015 жыл бұрын
Bought the album THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME when it came out ... then awaited - with my trusty Super-8 - the live show at Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, MO in 1972. Will digitize and post when and IF I find it!
@jamesanderson3489 жыл бұрын
John McLaughlin is one of my guitar heroes. I met him after a concert in Chicago were he played with Al Demiola and Paco Delucia. It was all acoustic but for a guitar fanatic like me it was beyond heavenly. Superb to the max. I got all three of their autographs afterwards and it is a prized procession of mine. I talked with John briefly and he was a super nice guy. He said the tape of him and Hendrix was somewhere stored but hoped it would be released. He said Hendrix was a nice guy. To hear one guitar god talk about my idol made me float. I treasure that moment all these years later. Peace everyone
@jodiefostersarmy9 жыл бұрын
+James Anderson If you're referring to the Record Plant sessions (with Jimi), it has been on CD for a while now, just in case you were unaware.
@jamesanderson3489 жыл бұрын
+Paul I really? What's the title? When was it released? Thanks
@ghart569 жыл бұрын
cobham a madman fills every hole ....love his playing. thanks for the vid.
@johnw2188 жыл бұрын
Yes incredible. A presence in the music like no other drummer I've heard.
@linkone118 жыл бұрын
+ge Cobham is the complete drummer; fast, technically proficient, but more importantly totally understands the nature of dynamics, when to play ahead or behind his fellow musicians, he is awe inspiring
@ghart568 жыл бұрын
he is all about dynamics.
@marthapaolachavesrodriguez17158 жыл бұрын
+linkone11 yes
@kelvinpanesar65118 жыл бұрын
You have to really admire love the talent here. There is a lot talent out there now a days but much harder to find
@haroldt10111 жыл бұрын
And just how did rap get so popular? This is so incredible - such talent!! Nothing simple about it.
@jackcosper8939 жыл бұрын
I agree with Mr. Steinhart - this is early in Mahavishnu's career. Cobham is playing a single bass 6 piece kit while it sounds like his regular 16 piece double bass...and he's not lacking anything here.
@linkone118 жыл бұрын
+Jack Cosper Billy Cobham is the reason, 30 years ago, I bought double pedals, just to try to try keep up, still working on that, he is the shit
@Oneness100 Жыл бұрын
He had 3 floor toms with this kit. you can see them when they play You Know, You Know.
@michaelschaefer95355 жыл бұрын
Just found this. I was at this concert. Tripping my face off. A Junior at Oswego State, we had seen them before at school on a double bill with Billy Joel opening. That was a combination. Billy Cobham was a joy to watch play. A few stories about John McLaughlin but it's best to let the mystery prevail and just enjoy the experience.
@sennoide.sounds4 жыл бұрын
What stories about John McLaighlin?
@englishmanlv8 жыл бұрын
Lordy, Billy Cobham was so far ahead of his time.!
@marthapaolachavesrodriguez17158 жыл бұрын
+englishmanlv yes
@JGPorcello11 жыл бұрын
I was 15 years old, and 10 miles away when this show happened. I didn't know about this music yet. I'm glad that I can appreciate it now. Thanks for posting,
@RabbiSteve16 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this and also thanks to whoever first recorded it. What a treasure! I saw this band about five times in the NY Metro area, and then saw the expanded Mahavishnu Orchestra with Jean Luc Ponty and a string section. These were all like religious experiences for me at the time.
@mirare913 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham and Jan Hammer!!! Amazing!
@vursifyre12 жыл бұрын
DRUMMER IS KILLING IT!!!!!!!!!!!
@michaelmattice49868 жыл бұрын
Damn Billy, you show those drums who's boss!!!:)
@mixolydian20107 жыл бұрын
Incredibly snappy and powerful drumming!
@dorengarcia50977 жыл бұрын
Interesting he's still playing a single kit... later he played a double kit.
@kabali178811 жыл бұрын
Best Guitarist!.
@uncasist12 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing piece of culture. I go back to it again and again.
@chrisbinckes27326 жыл бұрын
even with the rudimentary sound recording device this golden music just shines thru.... the creator light emanates within the musician's complex integrations.... this was the height of western civilisation which has of late started crumbling badly..... hopefully to oneday return.... mclauglin and miles davis certainly recreated the concept of romantic jazz into a form of media applicable on many levels of understanding.................. thanks for posting
@billypreston Жыл бұрын
I have watched these precious 57 minutes over and over during the last three weeks. Unbelievable music. Thank you so much for uploading this gem.
@michaelellingson92827 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest asemblance of musicians of alltime
@phren1306912 жыл бұрын
His playing was so powerful that day and the PA was just perfect. When he hit the snare it was like a 30.06 rifle going off.... Just insanely good sounding and powerful. I've seen 200+ concerts in my life, mostly in this era. This concert and probably Frank Zappa with the Overnight Sensation lineup were top 5 easily.
@SD726814 жыл бұрын
The Great young Billy Cobham !! yeah ! :) Many Many Many Thanks to put this video... i'm shoked !! the video is very old but the sound is good... i think it's an important historic document...!! :) wow ! thanks again !
@robertotto58114 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'm struck by the quality of this video despite the it's age. It's a time capsule.
@alfonsealbanese17859 жыл бұрын
So cool to see this, as I was actually at this concert. About 20 feet from the stage in front of Jan Hammer. Great concert. Ravi Shankar as wonderful as well.
@Pedro832143 жыл бұрын
You lucky man!
@rebajams11 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham was the star of this show. I've seen a lot of music in my time, but never anything as complete and mind boggling as this. The guy is just as good as it gets o drums here. 20:15 for two minutes is the best time keeping I've ever seen.
@douglasmccomb23504 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY TRUE!
@kurtpatterson12964 жыл бұрын
All of the best electric music was definitely played in the 60's and 70's.Nothing being done today can match that era,just copy it.All of this is original, the first time it was done.Everyone now sounds like someone before.
@spacerockwizard Жыл бұрын
Good Lord. Thank you for sharing this great quality recording.
@PercussionOpera0610 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday to my all-time favorite drummer Billy Cobham, who still remains one of most technically proficient, accurate, innovative drummer who exploded on to the drumming scene over 50 years ago. In addition, he possesses one of fastest single rolls I ever heard and saw; played either behind a small or behind a massive drum set! He has been my idol and inspiration for over 35 years. His influence is still heard throughout the drumming community today. Feliz cumpleaños a mi baterista favorito…
@linkone118 жыл бұрын
+PercussionOpera06 Cobham is the reason i had to buy double pedals, not that he needed them, but i did to attempt to keep up with him
@Jellybeantiger8 жыл бұрын
PercussionOpera06 My mum bought Billy Cobham's Spectrum in the 70s for me and I was blown away.
@Digga585 жыл бұрын
Hi Mister PercussionOpera06. Thank you very much for your words, with which you bring my thoughts to the point too. Happy Xmas & a healthy new year!
@docnelson200810 жыл бұрын
Incredible! the first time I heard "Inner mounting flame" album I was in a state of shock for a week then at university I bored some of my fellow students to death trying to spread the word but there were others who heard the MO coming through my walls and were converted. Great memories! Thanks for a great upload PS John's accent has come a long way from Doncaster!
@karenscales50772 жыл бұрын
I like. Never heard these tracks b4. I did not hear them until I heard Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Just mind blowing was my first impression of this band. Timeless
@stratcat4450 Жыл бұрын
I saw the mahavisu in every line up they had. Every concert was as intense, jaw dropping as this. John McLaughlin is still just as amazing today as he was back then. John an Jeff Beck are 2 artists that have only gotten even better an advanced as they have grown old.
@Innerspace1008 жыл бұрын
What a band they were! This shows just how brilliant jazz rock could be. Pity the genre degeneratet into soulless noodling, and thus giving it a bad rep. Here, though, we see what it really was all about.
@deepindercheema49177 жыл бұрын
a great way of putting it
@dzre20876 жыл бұрын
it's actually impossibly bizarre that NOT ONE jazz rock band was influenced by Mahavishnu. (100% of them were POLITE and UPTIGHT, even the good ones like Return To Forever!) HOW did not ONE jazz musician see / hear MO 1 and think "i want to make music ON FIRE like this, pushing myself past my limits, even at the risk of being sloppy!"??? YEESH.
@deepindercheema49176 жыл бұрын
The Billy Cobham Spectrum got some great guitar strangling out of Tommy Bolin.
@deepindercheema49176 жыл бұрын
On the button Mistress. Mahavishnu defined not so much music but an intensity through an art form, some folks would say spiritual. Frank Zappa pushed himself as a guitarist after he saw MO. That was observed by Ruth Underwood.
@hihats11 жыл бұрын
I wish there was video of The MO from Xavier University ,March 1972, where I first saw them.Saying that,this is the same set they played there I'm sure.The MO made a life long impact on me musically from that day forward.
@rosanacianciosi12262 жыл бұрын
Una,de las mejores bandas de jazz rock de todos los tiempos,un verdadero dream team,gracias por compartirlo,saludos
@marksupeotmail.co.ukrbrain25649 жыл бұрын
The greatest band that ever was. Watch Billy go during 'Meeting Of The Spirits'. Rick, stay cool - oh, hang on...
@marthapaolachavesrodriguez17158 жыл бұрын
+Mark supeotmail.co.ukrbrain you
@marthapaolachavesrodriguez17158 жыл бұрын
+Martha Paola Chaves Rodriguez YES
@phren1306912 жыл бұрын
Wow - Just WOW! I was at this show on Skytop that sunny April afternoon as a 15 yr old kid who's older brother kicked him out of the house for the day for being a pest!! I have so many questions I don't even know where to begin. How did you manage to get your hands on this tape?! This concert changed my life!!!! Now, all the metaphysics aside - can you find any of the Orleans footage from Jabberwocky or The Spectrum from this same era? Thank you Thank you THANK YOU X 1,000,000!
@cwwell11 жыл бұрын
I remember sitting on the hill at Skytop watching this concert back in '72. Thought about it again today with the death of Ravi Shankar. One of the most memorable concerts I attended.
@billytheweasel10 жыл бұрын
Billy breaks a stick and snatches another - no worries. Man they all look so young.
@Gretschdrums7513 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Billy is Billy and everyone else is everyone else.
@bogeybast12 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with the "Birds of Fire" lp & saw Gryphon & the 1974 MO open for the Yes "Relayer" tour, but the original lineup here is the definitive version, the platinum standard. I'm so glad to be able to tune in here after so many years of loving these brilliant songs. Encore!
@douglasmccomb23504 жыл бұрын
I saw MO with Jeff Beck and John McLaughlin jammed with Jeff Beck at the end. Jeff kept up with him. It was great. Cobham had moved on by then. MO had a real orchestra behind plexiglass sound guards on stage. Man the Mahavishnu Orchestra was LOUD that night.
@tcm67567 жыл бұрын
I come back to this a lot. Thanks for posting. Saw Jimmy Herring and John Mc co-headining last night in NYC. Third set was a combo of both bands. Herring has a great Rhodes/Fiddle player and you just knew what the combined bands would open with. Sure enough-yours hearing it now. What an awesome night.
@asedley6 жыл бұрын
You saw Jason Crosby on Rhodes & fiddle. Super-talented musician, as is everyone with Jimmy Herring & The Invisible Whip.
@kicksexoutthevan12 жыл бұрын
what john says at 23:14 about not identifying with one's own thoughts is so very important in learning how to connect one's spirit to the divine... Thanks to John and all of Mahavishnu for versing these types of thoughts (verbally and musically) in Western music. It truly does make a difference...
@gunnarMyTube10 ай бұрын
23:13 He uses the word "thoughtlessness". "There's no thought, There's only consciousness" Need not be unattainable stuff requiring an Indian guru to access; just think of Windsurfing, if you begin thinking of all the details of balancing and hanging on under the sail you fall into the water but if you just do it without "thought" you are just in the consciousness and prevail in the surf mode, just reflexive to what goes on.
@uncasist12 жыл бұрын
I've listened to alot of Mahavishnu, and even with all its flaws, I really love this concert. They're really hungry here and it makes for some stellar playing.
@darrell68008 ай бұрын
Meeting's solo killed
@gigly23513 жыл бұрын
Fusion at his best, like the band`s line up, McLaughlin a great man for having succeed to merge different cultures, drummer exceptional
@cosmicjazzman48177 жыл бұрын
When I first saw this, already a Mahavishnu fan,My jaw was wide open like a fly trap. There's still a lot of good music out there among the brainless "pop" or shall I say "poop"Music of today. I'm 44 and I was a fetus when this was recorded.. if that! I wish Music that had relative success like Mahavishnu, Return to Forever,Head Hunters etc....had continued. It's still alive it just got pushed underground. This was at a time when Jazz was dieing and prog Rock(then called 'Art Rock')was in it's early years. Anti Everything punk noise was out and popular. Pop music was "good" And of course.... Fusion. Jazz purist and rock purist hated it as well as prog Rock. To me Prog Rock and Fusion had a lot in common. They mixed different concepts that hadn't been thought of before because of Critic's in the media and educators set rules and limits on what can and "should" be done. In other words only when a certain kind of music is established (after being criticized for being different) The Critic's (not all) like to label things and without realizing it there taking the ART out of Music. Fusion... for me represents American music. I am a Jazz guy but I grew up on rock. The blues being the common denominator! I believe All Music that's honest and not pretentious can be fused! There's really only 2 kinds of Music! Good and Bad! Sometimes it's opinions other times it's just plain old bad
@modres9 жыл бұрын
Wow, that drummer got his workout for the day! Great stuff!
@FusionHowie2 жыл бұрын
This footage is absolutely incredible! The audio is as raw as the video, but you can absolutely hear everything ! The Dance Of Maya (27:00) being black and white with the intro with the power lines behind them WOW ! Billy is FIRE ! THANK YOU! Peace from Detroit MI.
@bcp5296d12 жыл бұрын
OH my god thank you OP for sharing. This is the coolest video ever. Billy was so young and strong on the kit. This blows my mind now, I can only imagine what people thought in 72, especially on good L.
@explorer68710 жыл бұрын
I was 16 when I saw him at milwuakees's summerfest just by chance and had no idea who this band was and when I got home the next day from then on I studied jazz fusion. Thanks to them for taking the effort to be so great for all of us
@terrencehamlin9369 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this supremely. This video is a perfect starting point for those who really are exploring the sound of one of the great bands of the early seventies. Mahavishnu Orchestra lives!
@billywalsh54676 ай бұрын
Timeless
@MeAndTheBoys_12 жыл бұрын
Okay,Hammer handles his solo section in Dawn pretty good too,lol. It´s amazing how Hammer can totally renew his own sections of the song.He just imposes melodies into the song,any melody,just like that! Amazing! That is what separates a composer from a musician. Once again,i´m speechless and that is not easy to do!
@paxwallace832410 ай бұрын
Jan was a straight up Jazz pianist and had that harmonic intelligence at his disposal at all times
@jemp19658 жыл бұрын
Amazing, phantastic, nothing more to say!!!
@RareNoiseRecords13 жыл бұрын
Spectacular
@corpsewulf13 жыл бұрын
Punk was allegedly a reaction to music of this nature, which shows how naive and perhaps even ignorant of a movement that was, if it even counts as such. What they failed to realize is that all music is a form of liberation, and this is what I would consider an example of the highest order. It's like watching magic occur right in front of you.
@xxxGetchooxxx9 жыл бұрын
amazing
@MrFrontenginedragste11 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham on the drums....amazing.
@ShangoDC12 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to this band since I was 11 or 12 in the early 70's, but wasn't old enough to go to the concerts with my older brother. As great as John was to the band, after seeing and listening to all the KZbin footage, but without Cobham's driving force on drums the band would had been nothing as it were. Shit... Billy was a monster force for the entire group.
@hdrake10009 жыл бұрын
Amazing band! I have Birds of Fire but admit I was blown away with the interview with John McLaughlin.
@daveduff250410 жыл бұрын
I'm the dark haired guy backstage behind the camera starting at 31:20. I haven't been the same since that day!
@victoriaandrea6 жыл бұрын
acid
@chris710schneider85 жыл бұрын
U r sooooo lucky to have seen absolute masters.
@moc16093 жыл бұрын
Would love to read more commentary from you on this!
@daveduff25043 жыл бұрын
@@moc1609 Standing behind Billy Cobham was a bit like being strapped to a steam locomotive doing 90 miles per hour. I actually felt something like physical danger at times! Ravi Shankar opened the show, so my young musical mind was doubly expanded that day. And I won’t even attempt to describe a young, testosterone fueled McLaughlin-impossible! The video recording was done by a local group of hippie artist anarchists using the very first “portable” video cameras which consisted of a briefcase sized camera on the shoulder connected with a thick cable to a large, very heavy backpack. Technology in its infancy, but McLaughlin had his Marshall stack and, praise Jesus, knew what to do with it!
@moc16093 жыл бұрын
@@daveduff2504 Great addition to this visual/aural keepsake. Say more, say more!!
@uncasist14 жыл бұрын
With this band, Biily Cobham and John McClaughlin really advanced their instruments to a whole other level. I never saw them live, (except videos now, thank you various uploaders!), but I do remember friends coming back dramatically changed from a Mahavishnu concert. I thought i could hear why before, but now I really see why. I am intensely inspired by this...
@ganazby Жыл бұрын
Awesomeness.
@jessmalone12 жыл бұрын
whatever was happening here I am glad that it was recorded, awesome drugs or not!
@sloburnjo5 ай бұрын
Simply Divine in 2024 as ever
@KOstelth Жыл бұрын
love
@sloburnjo8 жыл бұрын
wtf - the video/audio blessings keep flowing! better late than never.
@xxxGetchooxxx9 жыл бұрын
amazing
@uncasist11 жыл бұрын
Such a Great performance!!! That last solo is one of Jan's best!!
@MrBlackbass599 жыл бұрын
John McLaughlin...He's from another planet, man!
@deepindercheema49176 жыл бұрын
Doncaster.
@garymcaleer61127 жыл бұрын
The chemistry between John and Billy was more powerful than any of modern times. How they always met each other's energy with the perfect compliment no matter where they drifted in their utterly amazing artistry. Nothing lazy there! The only down side was John hiding his British voice behind a false pious voice. We'll just blame that on the evil spirit behind Sri Chinmoy.