For fans of John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra


That includes yours truly.  So it was fun when I discovered this site.

I saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra live in 1972 but had long forgotten the date.  Still, the concert is embedded in my memory as it was one of the best I've attended.  So when I stumbled onto Walter's site I was pleased to find his diligence created the full concert listing.  So if you are a fan and ever saw them live, post your experience too.

https://walterkolosky.com

 

pryso

I saw them just once, somewhere in the Philadelphia area in the early 1970s.  It was before “Birds of Fire” because they played a song from it as their next album.  I played Inner Mounting Flame over and over.

Loved 'Inner Mounting Flame' and 'Birds of Fire' - some jazz guys at college turned me on to those; that's about as far as I get into 'fusion'. Only saw them once, on the tour where they co-headlined with Jeff Beck back in '75 or so. 

The Kinetic Playground Chicago and Summerfest Milwaukee.

John and his guitar synth at The Cubby Bear '85 with my firstborn in utero.

Oh yeah Shakti at Ravinia in ’23.,

@stuartk, no idea as I have no connections in the recording industry.  You might ask Walter at the initial link I posted.

You may be interested in the band, Aurora Clara from Madrid Spain.

They certainly not trying to hide their influences, but the do it so well.

They even have Jerry Goodman guest on several of their albums.

This is from 2019, from their debut album.

Aurora Clara

https://auroraclara.bandcamp.com/

@pryso

What I don’t understand is why a box set of live M.O. performances has never been released. As far as I know, all that’s officially available is the concert in Central Park. Surely, more shows were taped, given their popularity at the time!

@simonmoon 

I'm envious!  

HUGE fan here!

Saw them with original lineup at the The Santa Monica Civic here in Los Angeles in 1972. And again in 1974.

Saw them again with the MKII lineup in 1975.

I saw The One Truth Band at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1979.

I saw McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco De Lucia at the Hollywood Bowl in 1981.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, I never got to see Shakti.

For me, Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire, Apocalypse, Lost Trident Sessions, Vision of the Emerald Beyond, are timeless recordings.