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Blacksword
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Possibly. I hadn't heard this album for over 15 years. I'm giving it a spin right now, and musicaly it's pretty stunning. The guitar playing and drumming are out of this world. It is very good, but it's a jazz/rock album and if you tend to prefer songs, you're gonna vote for one of the other two. |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Logan
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I haven't listened to the album in over a decade, but it's still in my collection. I prefer the other albums in this poll over it, and I love a great deal of JRF. MO is not amongst my favourites in JRF (love Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Placebo, Embryo, Nucleus, early Weather Report etc. etc.), I got into MO a long time ago and have the first four albums (Visions of the Emerald Beyond is probably my favourite by MO), but I also mostly went off MO a long time ago (perhaps there is certain lack of subtlety and not the ambiance/ mood and space to breathe that appeals to me). In terms of technical musicianship, it is very strong, but the music doesn't really speak to me. There's plenty of other music that involves John McLaughlin that I much prefer. Edited by Logan - November 27 2018 at 10:06 |
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Dellinger
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I checked out Birds of Fire some years ago on YouTube because of the strong reviews from that album, but it didn't really grab me and didn't try to listen to it any more times.
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Rednight
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'Tongues' by a knockout.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Barbu
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Octopus
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King Crimson
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Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
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Atavachron
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As much as I love Octo and Larks, that second Mahavishnu album had an incalculable impact on jazz-rock artists. BoF for the win ~ |
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Icarium
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heard interviews from Fripp saying in around the time of recording Larks, he had to put restraining order on himself from listening to Mahavishnu Orchestrs. He was very much a fan and sucked up alot of impulses from album like Birds of Fire.
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dr wu23
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I have always been disappointed that MO didn't do more than 2 really good albums...while the later ones are ok ,the first 2 are killer.
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