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Soundboard 9.6 - I was unfamiliar with this band, so listening to this stuff was a real eye (and ear) opener for me. They are quite good! The sound quality is excellent as is the mix. Everything was in the best place for maximum enjoyment. Highly recommended. Magnum Birmingham NEC 12-April-88 1.Back to Earth 2.Vigilante 3.Start Talking Love 4.On a Storyteller's Night 5.Wild Swan 6.Lonely Night 7.Days of No Trust 8.Midnight 9.Just Like an Arrow 10.Kingdom of Madness 11.The Spirit 12.Sacred Hour Time: 56.19 -
Soundboard 9.5 - Incredible! Sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Wow! Mahavishnu Orchestra 11/9/72 Community Theater Berkeley, CA Disc 1: 1. -Birds of Fire 2. -Miles Beyond 3. -You Know, You Know 4. -Dream Disc 2: 1. -One Word 2. -The Dance of Maya 3. -Sanctuary 4. -A Lotus On Irish Streams 5. -Vital Transformation -
Soundboard 9.3 - The entirety of the early and late shows is here in soundboard quality. Amazing, what else can you say? Mahavishnu Orchestra Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 1973-03-11 early Disc 1 01. Meeting of the Spirits 02. Open Country Joy 03. Noonward Race Disc 2 04. One Word 05. Hope 06. Awakening Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 1973-03-11 late Disc 3 01. Birds of Fire 02. Miles Beyond 03. Dream (Part 1) Disc 4 04. Dream (Part 2) 05. One Word 06. Sanctuary 07. The Dance of Maya 08. Vital Transformation Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar -
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Soundboard 9.4 - Both shows exceptional quality, and performances are pretty exemplary. In fact, during the introduction to the Buffalo show a point is made regarding the last performance there at the venue that it was not their best due to an illness with a band member and that this show would be no such thing. I guess they wanted to make a clear statement. Mahavishnu Orchestra 1973-01-27 Century Theater, Buffalo, NY Disc 1 001. Greetings>Moments of Silence 002. Birds of Fire 003. Open Country Joy 004. Dawn Disc 2 005. Dance of Maya 006. Sanctuary 007. One Word 008. Hope 009. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters Mahavishnu Orchestra 1973-05-09 Morris A Mechanic Theater Baltimore MD Disc 3 010. Birds Of Fire 011. Open Country Joy 012. Noonward Race 013. You Know, You Know 014. The Dance of Maya 015. Vital Transformation Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar -
Soundboard 9.4 - A very cool, immediate and high impact sound and vibe…and the band, My God! Not all of their shows had that insane intensity and sharpness…sometimes they wandered and lost focus but not here…no way. This…is…amazing! Play this for your kids’ friends when they try to impress you with some new flavor of the month band they are into. Ha! Mahavishnu Orchestra Adelbert Gymnasium Case Western University Cleveland, OH February 17, 1973 Disc 1 Birds Of Fire > Open Country Joy Hope > Awakening Miles Beyond Disc 2 One Word Sanctuary > The Dance Of Maya Vital Transformation John McLaughlin - Electric Doubleneck Guitar Rick Laird - Electric Bass Jerry Goodman - Electric Violin Jan Hammer - Keyboards Billy Cobham - Drums -
Los Angeles 1972 FM Broadcast 9.0 - This is a fine tape for the vintage, sounding maybe a little “dated” after all it’s older than most of the people who plan on listening to it! But, if you remember the band like it was yesterday, expect to be transported back in time with this show.
Seattle 1973 Audience 8.8 - A fine tape, that brightens up as it goes and becomes a real charmer. The separation of instruments is really good, and that nice, tight, reverb after drum hits gives you a good sense of the hall.
Mahavishnu Orchestra The Forgotten Tapes II 1975 Disc 1 Whiskey a Go Go Los Angeles, Ca. March 27, 1972 (1st set) 1. -John talks - Meeting of the Spirits 2. -Miles Beyond 3. -The Dance of Maya 4. -Band intros 5. -A Lotus On Irish Streams 6. -The Noonward Race Disc 2 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA 1973-11-17 01. Intro 02. Meeting Of The Spirits 03. Trilogy 04. Sister Andrea Disc 3 05. Dream 06. Sanctuary 07. One Word 08. Hope Band Members: John McLaughlin - guitar Jan Hammer - keyboards Jerry Goodman - violin Rick Laird - bass guitar Billy Cobham - drums
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Stockholm 1975 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Clear and bright, the only thing my ears notice that could detract is the slight overcrowding in the upper mid frequency but typically that only seems to happen when there’s furious on stage jamming (which I guess when it is this band, that is a lot), but this is minor, this is a great recording and a pleasure to listen to!
Millersville 1975 Audience 8.9 - This is a hot tape! Maybe lacks a little mid-band clarity, but this, again, is kind of being nitpicky seeing as how there’s a lot of soundboard tapes of this band (not so much from ’75 though). This show has seen very little circulation, if any at all, but it deserves to be in every collection and thankfully it is presented here alongside another great sounding show. Yes!
THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA The Forgotten Tapes 1975 Disc 1 KULTURHUSET STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 1975-02-07 1. -Eternity’s Breath 2. -You know, you Know 3. -Sanctuary Disc 2 1. -Introduction 2. -If I can See - Be Happy 3. -Cosmic Strut 4. -Vision Is a Naked Sword Disc 3 State College Millersville, PA. April 19, 1975 01. -Eternity's Breath Pt's 1 & 2 02. -Sanctuary 03. -Vision Is A Naked Sword 04. -Introduction LINEUP: John McLaughlin: el-guitar Ralph Armstrong: el-bass Michael Walden: drums Phil Herschey: cello Bob Knapp: tp, flh, fl, perc Russell Tubbs: as, ss, perc Jean Luc Ponty: el-violin, violin Carol Shive, Steven Kindler: violin
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Soundboard 8.6 -
FM Radio Broadcast 9.4 - A very “close room” sound, like they are playing in a tiny studio so the sound is very intense and right up front. Great! Jabberwocky New York City, NY, USA November 4, 1971 01 Intro (1:02) 02 Miles Beyond (13:09) 03 Dream (16:25) 04 Vital Transformation (11:54) 05 Dawn (17:17) 06 Sanctuary (7:44) 07 Awakening (10:22) TT - 77:56 John McLaughlin - Lead Guitar Rick Laird - Bass Guitar Jan Hammer - Keyboards Jerry Goodman - Violin Billy Cobham - Drums -
Mahavishnu Orchestra Central Park 1972 Audience 8.6 - A somewhat percussive recording that has loads of middle band punch making for a sound that contains fierce kinetic energy. The performance is astounding, the recording adds an element of immediacy, with the drums especially sounding like they are placed right next to you. Very cool. Mahavishnu Orchestra Munchen 1972 Professional TV audio 9.3 - This is a nice one, and it is not suffering from TV compression although the “atmosphere” here is somewhat muted as if it was in a studio setting and not live in front of an audience. Either way, no bother, it’s great. Mahavishnu Orchestra Disc 1 Central Park N.Y.C. New York, U.S.A. August 8, 1972 touring "birds of fire" 1. -Meeting Of The Spirits 2. -You Know, You Know 3. -Dream 4. -One Word 5. -Resolution (Jack Bruce) Central Park Cont'd 1. -Dawn Disc 2 Kongreßsaa Deutsches Museum München, Bayern, Germany August 17, 1972 1972-08-17 FM broadcast 2. -Meeting of the Spirits 3. -You Know, You Know 4. -Band Intros - The Dance of Maya Disc 3 1. -One Word - Resolution 2. -A Lotus On Irish Streams 3. -Awakening John McLaughlin: guitar Jan Hammer: keyboards Jerry Goodman: violin Rick Laird: bass Billy Cobham: drums -
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Soundboard 9.3 - All shows excellent! When you combine brilliant musicianship with highly innovative music at a time when it was still accepted, and toss in a liberal amount of improvisation, you will get Mahavishnu Orchestra. Mahavishnu Orchestra "Three In '73" 1973-08-14 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar Disc 1 01. -Birds of Fire 02. -Sister Andrea 03. -Hope - Awakening 04. -Open Country Joy 05. -Dream 06. -Celestrial Terrestrial Communters Disc 2 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada 13 July 1973 01 -Introduction 02 -Meeting of the Spirits 03 -Miles Beyond 04 -Steppings Tones 05 -Sister Andrea 06 -Dream 07 -I Wonder - Awakening (beginning) Disc 3 Montreal Cont'd 01 -Awakening (Part 2) 02 -Awakening (Part 3) 03 -Awakening (Part 4 - conclusion) 04 -Meeting of the Spirits 1973-11-07 Palace Theatre NY NY 05. Dream 06. Sister Andrea 07. Hope - Celestial Terestrial Commuters -
Soundboard 9.4