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ORIGINAL ALBUM CLASSICS

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Jazz Rock/Fusion


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4.58 | 27 ratings | 2 reviews | 78% 5 stars

Essential: a masterpiece of
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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2007

Songs / Tracks Listing

"The Inner Mounting Flame":
1. Meeting Of The Spirits (6:53)
2. Dawn (5:20)
3. The Noonward Race (6:29)
4. A Lotus On Irish Streams (5:41)
5. Vital Transformation (6:17)
6. The Dance Of Maya (7:16)
7. You Know You Know (5:07)
8. Awakening (3:28)

Total Time: 46:31


"The Birds Of Fire":
1. Birds Of Fire (5:44)
2. Miles Beyond 4:41
3. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters (2:55)
4. Saphire Bullets Of Pure Love (0:21)
5. Thousand Island Park (3:21)
6. Hope (1:57)
7. One Word (9:56)
8. Sanctuary (5:06)
9. Open Country Joy (3:54)
10. Resolution (2:09)

Total Time: 40:04


"Between Nothingness And Eternity":
1. Trilogy (12:01)
2. Sister Andrea (8:22)
3. Dream (21:24)

Total Time: 41:47


"Apocalypse":
1. Power Of Love (4:13)
2. Vision Is A Naked Sword (14:18)
3. Smile Of The Beyond (8:00)
4. Wings Of The Karma (6:06)
5. Hymn To Him (19:19)

Total Time: 51:56


"Visions Of The Emerald Beyond":
1. Eternity's Breath Part 1 (3:10)
2. Eternity's Breath Part 2 (4:48)
3. Lila's Dance (5:34)
4. Can't Stand Your Funk (2:09)
5. Pastoral (3:41)
6. Faith (2:00)
7. Cosmic Strut (3:28)
8. If I Could See (1:18)
9. Be Happy (3:31)
10. Earth Ship (3:42)
11. Pegasus (1:48)
12. Opus 1 (0:15)
13. On The Way Home To Earth (4:34)

Total Time: 39:58

Line-up / Musicians

- John McLaughlin / guitars
- Billy Cobham / drums
- Jerry Goodman / violin
- Rick Laird / electric bass
- Jan Hammer / keyboards
- Michael Walden / drums, percussion, vocals, clavinet
- Jean-Luc Ponty / electric violin, electric baritone violin
- Gayle Moran / keyboards, vocals
- Ralph Armstrong / bass guitar, contra bass, vocals

Releases information

5CD Set SonyBMG B000VWOV3O (2007)

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MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Original Album Classics ratings distribution


4.58
(27 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(78%)
78%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(15%)
15%
Good, but non-essential (0%)
0%
Collectors/fans only (7%)
7%
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4 stars A real bargain. This 5 CD box contains the first five Mahavishnu Orchestra albums. The five classic Mahavishnu Orchestra albums, no less. Only The Lost Trident Sessions is missing here and this would had been full house. The albums are the genre defining The Inner Mounting Flame, the live ... (read more)

Report this review (#331375) | Posted by toroddfuglesteg | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | Review Permanlink

5 stars The Mahavishnu Orchestra took the music world by storm when they arrived on the scene at New York City's Gas Light Au Go Go club in the summer of 1971. A five piece instrumental firebreathing fusion monster led by guitarist John McLaughlin which incorporated jazz, east Indian and rock elements, thei ... (read more)

Report this review (#254374) | Posted by Vibrationbaby | Saturday, December 5, 2009 | Review Permanlink

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