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mattmacneil
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Topic: Mahavishnu Orchestra Reunion? Posted: January 22 2007 at 16:55 |
What are the chances? Have they talked about it?
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dwill123
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Posted: January 22 2007 at 18:06 |
Slim and none. Rick Laird doesn't even play anymore. He gave it up to become a successful photographer at last check.
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Hierophant
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Posted: January 22 2007 at 20:37 |
I wish.
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BePinkTheater
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Posted: January 22 2007 at 22:41 |
I would die.
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I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
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verslibre
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Posted: January 23 2007 at 03:27 |
Jan Hammer playing with the Mahavishnu Project is as close as we'll ever get.
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pero
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Posted: January 23 2007 at 04:25 |
Who knows? Maybe they would produce something like "Love beach" if they had a chance.
They left the ring undefeated. Edited by pero - January 23 2007 at 06:50 |
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Dick Heath
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Posted: January 23 2007 at 05:44 |
I presume some of the deep wounds that developed in the original line-up of MO have been healed - apparently both Jan Hammer and John McLaughlin were seen together at a Mahavishnu Project gig about 2 years ago - but feel it is highly unlikely any form of reunion is on the cards. I do believe, compared with old rock or pop musicians, jazz musicians move on with little nostalgic looking back in performance. Perhaps the examples of Soft Machine Legacy or former members of SM guesting with the Polysofts, while playing tunes for the old repertoire but certainly playing in way that reflects where they are now, not 30 years ago.
Mahavishnu Project leader Greg Bendian is very active on the Fusenet jazz rock discussion group, and is currently taking about getting more deeply into Dave Stewart's music - whether as tribute band doing Canterbury or purely for pleasure, still needs to be determined.
Note: John McLaughlin has a new (?) album out according to Amazon, however, not the same Johnnie Mac - apparently this one is related to the Boyzone............................
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 14:41 |
I think I read in an article in Guitar Player magazine sometime in the 90`s where McLaughlin stated he was interested in doing it but Jan Hammer was not interested. McLaughlin also refered to Hammer`s Miami Vice theme song as " Miami Mice". I think we can sleep at night secure in the knowlege that the original MO is as dead as Elvis. I just bought the new album Industrial Zen. Awesome! Great synth programming by JM.
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verslibre
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 02:45 |
Hehe...I've also heard "Miami Rice"...something to do with Jan's multi-millionaire status. |
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The Owl
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 17:31 |
Well, JM DID produce something like "Love Beach", it was the 1984 "Mahavishnu" album which had Billy Cobham on it, despite the presence of some great musicians on it (especially Jonas Hellborg on bass), the album completely SUCKED. It was, at best fuzak-lite elevator music.
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Angelo
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 17:33 |
Seconded!! |
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Arrrghus
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 21:38 |
I'd rather they not reunite. It's sort of like when Morrison and Hendrix died: the original MO will stay the same young intense band forever in our minds. They'll never be a bunch of old farts on a stage trying to reach a fraction of their intensity.
*This is coming from a teenager who will never see that band live in their awesome power. Actually, I would love a concert DVD of the first incarnation of the band. |
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dwill123
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 21:55 |
This will have to do until a DVD comes out. You Tube videos of The original Mahavishnu Orchestra from 1972 performing at Syracuse University:
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verslibre
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 03:05 |
Thanks for posting those!
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S Lang
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 04:52 |
A re-union may be exciting, but that "inner mounting flame" may have been irretrivably compromised over that many years.
McLaughlin remains the guitarist's guitarist - on a good day. That doesn't mean that his next involvement may prove that, going on some disatrous re-incarnations of the Mahavishnu/Shakti names previously.
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dwill123
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 08:59 |
Here's avideo of one of their live songs:
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el böthy
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 15:22 |
Oh...I thought it was confirmed news...
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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pero
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 11 2005 Location: Croatia Status: Offline Points: 1242 |
Posted: February 05 2007 at 03:49 |
Here are some more . Enjoy!
mahavishnu 1974 HymnToHim.wmv
mahavishnu 1984 Nostalgia.wmv mahavishnu 1986 FlightOfTheFalcon.wmv mahavishnu orch 1972 TheNoonwardRace.wmv mclaughlin 1989 munich philharm mediterranean.wmv mclaughlin Labeques 1992 Rhythym A Ning and Brise De Couer and Polka.wmv mclaughlin and translators 1982 Aspan.wmv mclaughlin delucia 1982 Chiquito.wmv mclaughlin delucia 1992 Zyryab.wmv mclaughlin dimeola 1980 BlackForest.wmv mclaughlin free spirits 1995 Mattinale intro.wmv mclaughlin free spirits 1995 SingMeSoftlyOfTheBlues.wmv mclaughlin hellborg 1987 GoodbyePorkPieHat.wmv mclaughlin one truth band 1979 Friendship.wmv mclaughlin trio 1990 PashasLove.wmv mclaughlin trio 1991 QueAlegria.wmv |
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