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[Review] The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin: The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
The album that confirmed McLaughlin was one of the hottest guitarists on the planet.
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[Review] Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire (1973)
The band takes the intensity of their first album and turns it up to eleven over eight.
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[Review] Mahavishnu Orchestra Live: Between Nothingness & Eternity (1973)
The original lineup, in death, choose live as the proper venue for their last thrill and testament.
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[Review] Stanley Clarke: School Days (1976)
This is a lesson in how musicians should approach making a solo album: mix it up and give 110% on every track.
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Billy Cobham | Carlos Santana | Chick Corea 1968 - 1979 | Jack Bruce | John McLaughlin | Santana | Stanley Clarke
[Review] Johnny McLaughlin, Electric Guitarist (1978)
Not a McLaughlin matter worth overanalyzing, simply a septet of songs in various permutations. The idea here seems to be to show off the guitarist’s range, from Mahavishnu to Santavishnu to contentious energy-lord of the avant garde. Interesting but rarely arresting, Johnny McLaughlin, Electric Guitarist doesn’t belong at the top of John’s resume. I’ll concede…
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[Review] Bobby & The Midnites (1981)
Bob Weir’s rock band, featuring a mix of the Dead and jazz fusion stars, suggests he shouldn’t quit his day job.
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[Review] The Clarke/Duke Project II (1983)
The funky duo of Clarke and Duke return! Now, if they could only get their audience to come back…
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[Review] Bobby & The Midnites: Where the Beat Meets the Street (1984)
Mid-eighties middle-of the-road rock that sounds good for what it is.
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[Review] Peter Gabriel: Passion (1989)
Gabriel’s daring exploration of world ambient music also served as the soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ.
