Mahavishnu Orchestra - Mahavishnu
ARTIST.....: Mahavishnu Orchestra
TITLE......: Mahavishnu
LABEL......: Wounded Bird Records
URL........: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=3674577
RIP DATE...: Feb-19-2006
STORE DATE.: Jun-18-2002
GENRE......: Fusion
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 59,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Radio-Activity 06:53
02 - Nostalgia 05:58
03 - Nightriders 03:50
04 - East Side West Side 04:49
05 - Clarendon Hills 06:05
06 - Jazz 01:45
07 - The Unbeliever 02:50
08 - Pacific Express 06:32
09 - When Blue Turns Gold 03:22
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42:04 min
Release Notes:
John McLaughlin resurrected the esteemed old Mahavishnu Orchestra
label for his mid-'80s quintet, even getting old mate Billy Cobham
to fill the drum slot on the band's first album. But this is an
entirely different conception than any of the '70s Mahavishnu
outfits. The sound is cooler, less strident, more thoroughly
dominated by advanced electronic textures -- including a sleekly
elegant digital guitar played through a Synclavier. Instead of a
violin, Bill Evans contributes some swirling and sometimes
bop-flavored work on saxes, and McLaughlin gets mobile but not
overly combustible support from keyboardist Mitch Forman and
bassist Jonas Hellborg. The homages continue; the opening of
"Nostalgia" is exactly that, a throwback to "In a Silent Way" as
filtered through digital gear. While this is undeniably
progressive-minded, beautifully played electric music, it is not
terribly absorbing; the quality of the material and the intensity
level aren't too high.