Just spent the afternoon listening to Flock the first album, Billy Cobham spectrum, and of MVO birds of fire. gorgeous. Tonight maybe the Keith Jarrett as before.
Same for me, there are so many that went that Mahavishnu rout. Even after all these years (72on this planet) I'm still finding new ones. There was obviously something special going on. Mc laughlin was a big enabler so it seems to me, and yet no bigger than the people that chose to play with him, Wish I had been there! But I'm just anal when it comes to this.
It was a real melting pot from late 60s until mid-70s, for sure.
I've seen McLaughlin twice that I can recall. Once at the time of the Electric Guitarist album at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park and then at the time of the Festival Hall Live album. I don't think I saw the gig on the album; I saw him the year before (or possibly the year after) at the same venue with a different bass player in the trio.
I wish I'd seen the first incarnation of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and McLaughlin playing with Miles.
I wish I had been aware enough at the time to have seen him, at any point. I was to taken up with Motown for a while. It was only later, the 80s? that I discovered him. He set a benchmark for me that's for sure. He is still for me the ultimate, and he drew so many others that until this day it still amazes me.
Thank you for the MHO update, Unfortunately with my current medical problems it is unlikely I would be able to attend. Spent some time with Keith Jarrett, a bridge to far for me at the moment I'm afraid, However I will persist as there are "bits" I really like.
Thank you for your thought. Being born in 1950 gave me a tremendous opportunity to enjoy the mid 60s onward and I have to confess, I made the most of it. It was never a good prescription for later life., but hay ho at least I enjoyed it. As for now, it gives me great pleasure to revisit those times via the music and seek out what I may have missed, loads probably! I am really enjoying your input, thank you.
There's always tons of music that we miss. As I've got older, I've found myself focusing down on jazz/improvised music, mainly because I keep finding more and more of the stuff! That means my interests in African and world music, rock and certain kinds of composed music have slipped by the wayside.
Glad you're enjoying my suggestions. I'm always happy to make them.
Please keep it going If you can, even though same are right off my radar its a real journey and great fun. For me other peoples musical likes are fascinating, so much to glean from them!
All I'm saying is that this thread is some of the stuff I'm listening to - some of the stuff that Audio Chews members are listening to. The other thread is what I think you might like.
Just spent the afternoon with a couple of Talking heads albums and Steely Dan Aja, Yes I know, soooo predictable. Sometimes though I enjoy the familiarity and refuse to apologise for spoiling this thread, Ill get my coat!
Just spent some time with Art Blakey jazz messengers. I have no idea where or when I got it or why? Been trying to sort out the albums I have, seems like an impossible task! Most of the stuff I purchased was "off the cuff" driven by sales in record shops, curiosity, and the radio. maybe one day Ill listen to the rest. Art Blakey was still in its cellophane, possibly played and benched, marked down to£1.99 Nice listen though not quite me.
I've been an LF fan since I was at school, but prefer the Lowell George years (love the solo album, too) to the later stuff. Although I saw them after Lowell passed, in London. They were great. I originally bought Faces in Reflection years ago on vinyl, on the BASF label. I now have a set of hi-res FLAC files on the NAS, and the vinyl is long gone. F in R is quite jazzy for George Duke, but not a Bill Evans trio, by any means.
Snap , Innervisions . For me the Blockheads as a band opened up so much more than I heard before, Incredible musicians imo. I know rhythm stick is a bit of a Cliché, but when it opens up and the band gets going, what more could I want?
lots of time on YouTube today. Mostly enjoyed, The Dead South, in good company, Steve and the Seagulls, thunderstruck, Teddy Swims , Tennessee whiskey and finally Hew and Cry, violently live in Glasgow.
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Mc laughlin was a big enabler so it seems to me, and yet no bigger than the people that chose to play with him, Wish I had been there! But I'm just anal when it comes to this.
I've seen McLaughlin twice that I can recall. Once at the time of the Electric Guitarist album at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park and then at the time of the Festival Hall Live album. I don't think I saw the gig on the album; I saw him the year before (or possibly the year after) at the same venue with a different bass player in the trio.
I wish I'd seen the first incarnation of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and McLaughlin playing with Miles.
I've been listening to this a lot recently. I'd forgotten how good some of these late Weather Report albums are.
I originally bought Faces in Reflection years ago on vinyl, on the BASF label. I now have a set of hi-res FLAC files on the NAS, and the vinyl is long gone. F in R is quite jazzy for George Duke, but not a Bill Evans trio, by any means.
She did. More of a surprise was that I enjoyed it, too. I've never been much of a fan of Jim Morrison and co.