Mahavishnu Orchestra 8-23-1972

Mahavishnu Orchestra
August 23rd, 1972
Chateauvallon, France @ Amphitheatre - Festival de Chateauvallon

[jayjones]

I saw them on this tour, was in the first row.
Tripping.
😊McLaughlin asked if I was ok.

[ReinholdBinder-dn]

Still blows my head clean off. They were 200 Years ahead of their time . Unbelivable. Pure genius. Absolutely timeless.

[GovernorCedric]

Thanks for sharing. In 72 at 16yrs I saw the group in central park at the Shafer Beer Muaic Festival for $2. At that time everyone was used to the typical loud rock groups with the big entrances. When M.O. came on stage with a zen like quietness it caught everyone off guard. John sporting short hair and a double neck Gibson SG with a soft smile said nothing at all. He simply bowed and within a second the band took off at Mach One Speed with musicianship rarely seen. Everyone brought their AAA Game. The audience was eerily quiet, motionless and with their jaws dropped. Playing Inner Mounting Flame and other originals. Then all of a sudden the set came to a screeching halt .. M.O. quietly walk off stage and the audience was frozen almost like in a trance just standing there. With absolutely no applause at all we all left the concert quietly in disbelief of what we witnessed scratching our heads. I brought weed to smoke but never got to smoke it, actually I did not need it becsuse music blew my mind . M.O. changed the course of music from that day forward.✌🏼

[jacktar]

Great band, my late father gave me the album 'Birds of Fire' when I was 16... changed my life & music preferences forever... ❤

[TheMaesglas]

Cobham and Mclaughlin combine in one of the best drummer/ guitarist combinations I have ever seen. That first Mahavishna album is phenomenal. The energy and mastery level of their instruments take them to an extraordinary level.

[susanmartinez]

Oh my God! I have never posted a comment but this is ALWAYS my go to music when I'm stressed out. Im 65 now and went to many concerts. THIS has always been my numbers one. John with Jeff Beck in El Paso

[dayuhanspace]

Mahavishnu plus Frank Zappa are two of my favorite innovative composers in the 20th century

[james-qdiy]

Who can believe that this is footage from more than 50 years ago?
TIMELESS.

[BV-nxvq]

the heaviest & best fusion band ever...such incredible talent...never before & never again...astonishing

[socksumi]

Love that John McLaughlin had short hair when everyone wore it long, and long hair when everyone wore it short.

[TheMetalGamer]

I'm just gonna be honest and say this is the best shit I've ever heard in my life.

[kurtsmith]

Perhaps the greatest assemblage of musical talent the world has ever the camera shows the audience, there is no movement or talking - they are obviously mesmerized and in awe of what they are witnessing. Cobham is a beast - saw him in Fresno in a nightclub setting with perhaps 100 other people - sat 10 feet away - an unforgettable experience.

[twelge]

Billy was at a higher caliber than any drummer in history here in his prime. Maybe even Buddy Rich. Billy had stamina from another planet, here.

[univibe]

It's amazing how much I sound like John Mclaughlin when I tune my B and E strings.

[bernardkelly]

I dont care what anybody says they are the best jazz rock fusion band ever.i still play this in my car coming home from work. after a long work week.Full blast.ok.go ahead John.

[WilliamScharf]

One of the finest bands in the history of the world.  Groundbreaking, innovative, transcendental, a monolith in jazz rock fusion.  A precusor to almost every progressive rock band today.  40 some odd years later young musicians still listen and learn from their music.  I feel priviledged to have experienced it while it was happening.

[Xambe]

John McLaughlin (guitarra)
Billy Cobham (bateria)
Rick Laird (baixo)
Jerry Goodman (violino)
Jan Hammer (teclado)

[tylerleon]

I love that amp's lack of enthusiasm at 2:24

[arnoldlayne]

Just a great band. Billy Cobham was blessed with four arms.

[NP-qlqo]

I followed JM and Mahavishnu around the Midwest in the early 70's. They were truly a spiritual experience and cutting edge on the fusion scene at the time. They were one of a kind. I don't really care for this competitive nature of who is the best guitarist, bassist, drummer . . . etc. Can't we just enjoy the great music these musicians have given us and not turn it into a stereotypical male pissing contest?