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RETURN TO THE EMERALD BEYOND

The Mahavishnu Project

Jazz Rock/Fusion


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3.95 | 8 ratings | 4 reviews | 25% 5 stars

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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2007

Songs / Tracks Listing

CD 1 (58:51)
1. Eternity's Breath (14:30)
2. Lila's Dance (9:00)
3. Can't Stand Your Funk (6:56)
4. Pastoral (10:58)
5. Faith (2:55)
6. Cosmic Strut (5:42)
7. If I Could See (1:51)
8. Be Happy (6:59)

CD 2 (54:22)
1. Earth Ship (11:59)
2. Pegasus (3:40)
3. Opus 1 (2:09)
4. On the Way Home to Earth (8:58)
- Bonus tracks:
5. Smile of the Beyond (5:00)
6. Vital Transformation (11:25)
7. Sister Andrea (11:11)

Total Time 113:13

Line-up / Musicians

- Gregg Bendian / drums, dumbeq
- Glenn Alexander / electric & acoustic guitars
- Rob Thomas / electric & baritone violins
- Adam Holzman / keyboards
- David Johnsen / bass
- Premik Russell Tubbs / saxophones, flute
- Katherine Fong / 1st violin
- Zach Brock / 2nd violin
- Nicole Federici / viola
- Leigh Stuart / cello
- Maria Neckham / voice

Releases information

2CDs Cuneiform Records RUNE 242/243 (2007)

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THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT Return to the Emerald Beyond ratings distribution


3.95
(8 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (25%)
25%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (25%)
25%
Good, but non-essential (50%)
50%
Collectors/fans only (0%)
0%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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3 stars So, what's in a name? Is it a tribute band, or clones? Probably a combination of both. I've had this album for years, an album that was put far, far away after the first listen. Recently I dug it up again and came to the same conclusion as for the first time. It leaves me frustrated, irritat ... (read more)

Report this review (#951428) | Posted by BORA | Monday, April 29, 2013 | Review Permanlink

4 stars I had to look twice when I came across the Mahavishnu Project`s debut disc , Live Bootleg, in the just arrived bin a local second hand music shop. Disbelievingly, with guarded skepticism I snatched it up. Almost devoid of liner notes I had no idea what to expect and thought to myself, "this, I go ... (read more)

Report this review (#215155) | Posted by Vibrationbaby | Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | Review Permanlink

4 stars A nice tribute to my personal favorite fusion-jazz album, Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Vision of the Emerald Beyond, this rednition takes the essence of the original recording (plus a track or two from ...Orchestra's "Apocolypse") and strrrrrretches the songs out to swaying, funky, rockin, and tri ... (read more)

Report this review (#122790) | Posted by beebs | Saturday, May 19, 2007 | Review Permanlink

5 stars As a big McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, when I heard that there were a tribute band of this extra ordinary fusion band of the 70's I was very surprised, because these days most tribute bands are dedicated to play only rock band's music. That where the money is!! Also at the same times I th ... (read more)

Report this review (#114939) | Posted by darksideof | Monday, March 12, 2007 | Review Permanlink

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