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Recorded just after he left Miles Davis' group, but before Mahavishnu Orchestra started.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In the early seventies former Jimi Hendrix engineer Alan Douglas had is own record label, where he produced some of the finest psychedelic music ever. In form of this beautiful recording and Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales' "Hooteroll?".
Probably John McLaughlin has never dived deeper into the "murky corridors of the mind", he sings of in "A Famous Blues" on "Turn It Over", than in this wonderful recordings. Here he has multi-tracked layer upon layer of
heavíly psychedelig guitar. In the finest company with his Lifetime bandmate Larry Young on his usual transcendental organ, his tones really coming from the outskirts of infinity. And the rytm section of the original Electric Flag, the highly melodic bassist Billy Rich and the heavy drumming of Buddy Miles, another link to the illustrious Jimi.
I have listened to this record through 37 years, and it still sounds absolutely fresh and new each time I put it on.
A necessity for everyone into psychedelic music. And for McLaughlin-fans it's the missing link between the constructive madness of Lifetime and the intricate beauty of Mahavishnu.
While not exactly remastered the sound on this Charly release is quite excellent.
This recordings are also issued under the titel "Marbles", but here you got the added bonus of the original highly psychedelig cover artwork.
Probably John McLaughlin has never dived deeper into the "murky corridors of the mind", he sings of in "A Famous Blues" on "Turn It Over", than in this wonderful recordings. Here he has multi-tracked layer upon layer of
heavíly psychedelig guitar. In the finest company with his Lifetime bandmate Larry Young on his usual transcendental organ, his tones really coming from the outskirts of infinity. And the rytm section of the original Electric Flag, the highly melodic bassist Billy Rich and the heavy drumming of Buddy Miles, another link to the illustrious Jimi.
I have listened to this record through 37 years, and it still sounds absolutely fresh and new each time I put it on.
A necessity for everyone into psychedelic music. And for McLaughlin-fans it's the missing link between the constructive madness of Lifetime and the intricate beauty of Mahavishnu.
While not exactly remastered the sound on this Charly release is quite excellent.
This recordings are also issued under the titel "Marbles", but here you got the added bonus of the original highly psychedelig cover artwork.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A great record
A great 60s record. I can understand how in retrospect it may not stand up as well as some of McLaughlin's many other fine recordings from a dazzling career, but this is an important touchstone for the whole jazz rock movement that should not be underestimated. And there's always Buddy Miles' gutbucket solid drumming for good measure!
A great 60s record. I can understand how in retrospect it may not stand up as well as some of McLaughlin's many other fine recordings from a dazzling career, but this is an important touchstone for the whole jazz rock movement that should not be underestimated. And there's always Buddy Miles' gutbucket solid drumming for good measure!
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I felt compelled to write this review in response to 'the evil hippy'.
Whilst I agree with his general opinion of this album (in a nutshell it is not great - certainly one of, if not THE worst of the albums released under the name 'John McLaughlin') I have to defend the remarks he made about JM being a 'minor-league player' compared to Hendrix, Satriani & Malmsteen.
JM himself has gone on record as thoroughly disliking this album - it was mixed and released in his absence - and I can only assume that Mr Hippy has never heard his later Mahavishnu Orchestra stuff (especially the incredible 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond), his Shakti music, the acoustic Guitar Trio stuff or his work with Trilok Gurtu.
These recordings certainly mark out Mr McLaughlin as not only one of the most technically adept guitar players in recorded music history, but also a player of immense emotional range and stylistic versatility - something Messrs Satriani and Malmsteen are most definitely lacking.
As for Hendrix - I am sure he listened to JM's playing on Miles Davis' recordings (notably 'Jack Johnson') with much interest and admiration, and would only have listened with envy to JM's next project after 'Devotion': the superb acoustic jazz recording 'Extrapolation'.
Whilst I agree with his general opinion of this album (in a nutshell it is not great - certainly one of, if not THE worst of the albums released under the name 'John McLaughlin') I have to defend the remarks he made about JM being a 'minor-league player' compared to Hendrix, Satriani & Malmsteen.
JM himself has gone on record as thoroughly disliking this album - it was mixed and released in his absence - and I can only assume that Mr Hippy has never heard his later Mahavishnu Orchestra stuff (especially the incredible 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond), his Shakti music, the acoustic Guitar Trio stuff or his work with Trilok Gurtu.
These recordings certainly mark out Mr McLaughlin as not only one of the most technically adept guitar players in recorded music history, but also a player of immense emotional range and stylistic versatility - something Messrs Satriani and Malmsteen are most definitely lacking.
As for Hendrix - I am sure he listened to JM's playing on Miles Davis' recordings (notably 'Jack Johnson') with much interest and admiration, and would only have listened with envy to JM's next project after 'Devotion': the superb acoustic jazz recording 'Extrapolation'.
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