Mahavishnu Orchestra: One Word
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- The original line-up at their awesome peak. Billy Cobham is particularly on fire.
To get a taste of what MO were like live; slap on some cans and max the volume until your ears want to bleed :)
Recorded at Bananafish Garden NY 1973
The Mahavishnu Orchestra is music supreme
In 1973 MO concert, I was able to sit on stage right behind Billy Cobham, 5ft away. During the concert,he literally obliviated the drum sticks into small pieces.I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. To this day, I've never seen a concert by a group of musicians who could rise up to this level,like magic
John McLaughlin shreds in a way that most metal guitarists can't even conceive. Awesome post, thanks so much.
this was basically the best band that ever was. way ahead techinically, musically, and to this day no peers
Everyone is on fire here, especially John McLaughlin and Cobham!
Even after hearing this again, I am amazed at the genius of their improvisations. Each went on to produce and perform great music. In my heart, I wish they would reunite just one time to engage in the supreme magic of music they produced, no matter what style or manner.
one of the most unbelievable bands I've ever heard.
Fusion at its best these guys were pioneers of the fusion scene.
this is the largest collection of musical talent. every member is insane.
I was also 12 years old when "Birds Of Fire" came out and I saw them live in Zurich - mind blowing!!! It was a life changing experience for me..... I decided then and there that I will dedicate my life to music and become a professional guitar player which I still am today!
Genius musicians play good music.
As a young musician and still in high school in 1974, this is one of the bands that not only made my jaw drop, but turned me around 180 deg. musically!
+Edgar Myers man that happened to me too watching this very performance on TV I was in 8th grade
"Play all night". Beautiful.
virtuosity on so many levels it' s almost laughable, it's so freaking fantastic!
booo
So Right !!!!!!
And that night every drummer there quit.
Almost unbelievable musicianship - not only technique, but coherence and musical intelligence... Were there any such band besides 'em?
These guys are probably my favorite but yes, there are others; Return to Forever, Jean luc Ponty, Frank Zappa was a phenomenal guitarist, and of course
Brand X...
@@sancho8521 I know these people, these bands, but this incarnation of MO is still seeming unique to me
Dixie Dregs. ?
This is the hottest band I've ever heard.
Oh my God. I got chills watching this. CHILLS.
I love how it hits 3 mins and that groove gets deeper and deeper until you think the whole thing is going to collapse, but it keeps right on going.
Love it when, approx 12 seconds in, Cobham blasts a warp speed, hyper intense "Amen" break - the seed from which a thousand drum & bass and breakcore tracks eventually bloomed.
The energy level in here is so fucking raw!!!
I just love how into it Cobham is. Astonishing technical prowess but that aside he seems to be having the time of his life here.
05:06 -- Beyond all of Cobham's other obvious qualities as a drummer what impresses me most about him is the way he uses dynamic range. He can play at a level that is almost overwhelming then take it down to barely a whisper in a way that makes complete musical sense.
Glad to see this vid has over a half million views at this point. Thanks bazonics for posting these and the other vids of Mahavishu playing live.
Today is Mahavishnu birtday!
Happy birthday John!
Excellent bass solo. It's still groovy!
I remember my father watching this when I was a little boy. The camera showing the feet of a brother with glasses playing drums is etched in my memory because my father shouted "Shut up!" when I asked him a question. This needs to be on dvd.
Cobham is just insane on this. Unbelievable!
ONE Of THE BEST JAZZ FUSION TO GO ALONE SIDE MILES DAVIES
This is my favourite one from the album. What a drum solo.
Great to be young and alive back in early 70s. Great concerts, Mahvishnu, Return to forever, 11th house. Great music, great times.
"Play all night!"
Yeah man, wish I had been there. Sadly I wasn't born then yet :(
The last 30 seconds is freaking amazing
i was lucky enough to see this original line up live in Zurich around 1973 - I was about 12 years old and it changed my life! I decided to become a professional guitar player then and there and I still am one.....
the best bass solo I,ve ever heard!!!
everything else is awesome, too :D
This group pinned me to the back of my seat at the Berkeley Community Theater in 1973. I'll never forget it.
The delicacy of a flower opening itself to the World....the relentless power of a hurricane..........incredible musicians listening to each other..............producing tone poems that transcend time, and induce visions beyond even the paranormal.................the human being at its' creative best. Long live MO. Peace:-)
13 years later and still lovin it...Billy C looks so young...And that stamina!
My 14 yr. old son says,"So what did YOU listen to at my age?" I showed him this. He's now a classic alt> rock junkie...LOOOOLLLL
I saw these guys a bunch of times at Winterland in San Francisco and it's still an experience I cant and wont forget. Man, that was an amazing time in music ...
From the time I bought BOF in '73 to today, I've probably listened to "One Word" over 5,000 times. It's simply the greatest fusion song ever performed, and this video is a d*** fine rendition.
If someone say that Bonham was the only one who created a power with drums, then listen this one.AWESOME!
Unbelievable experience to see them live. God made it click. One of the core experiences of my life. Some in the audiences would be so stunned they couldn't applaud. I was. Up there doing the IMPOSSIBLE inspiring other people to aspire to the impossible.
They WERE the most awesome band to see live or hear on record. I saw them at Winterland in San Francisco in 1972 or '73. They opened for Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. I didn't know anything about them. But when fabled rock promoter Bill Graham introduced them as "the tightest assemblage of musicians in the world today," I took notice. And when they played, I was awestruck and, as others have said, my life was never the same.
Love the whole performance, but Cobham's solo is a joy to behold!
There is no way watching this video could let you feel what it was like to be at one of their concerts, or to see Billy Cobham do this solo in person. It took my breath away and I have never been the same. I am not implying that there has not been a bunch of great music since or even now, it is just that these musicians seem to suck the air out of the room. They were musically educated and practiced their craft at an advanced level,
Start at 5:00 and witness one of the greatest drummers that ever lived and realize that every member of the band were at that level. Then listen to "Birds Of Fire" and if you still feel the same way we can't call you ignorant.
Still blown away by this band. I was lucky enough to see them once.
This is a gem..........Mahavishnu, and Billy, at their best!!
Ack. I envy you guys who were able to watch Mahavishnu Orchestra live. If only i lived to see it! Sheer virtousity... i get shivers down my spine watching them! GIVE ME POWER! ACK!
I'm a drummer and I hate guitarists that show off but John McLaughlin has that soul,that magic,I could listen to this guitarist all day.
He has emotion in his playing.
One Word, got 1 word for ya guys, 'Reunion'. Jerry, Billy, John, Jan & Rick unite and please please let me buy a ticket; that is if ya want 2 Dear Ones. Been your #1 fan since 1973.
seeing them in concert is a PHYSICAL experience - people are vibrating - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are about the only other band to work at this energy level!! we al need to blow out the cobwebs now and then!
Just one word...One...¡¡¡ YEAH...
Absolutely incredible!
wow .. i love the bass solo in the beginning.
I wish I could here them again for the first time. Your world has turned.
I don't have the time to read all 325 comments, but I'll add this.
I saw this band every time they played in New England. From CT to Maine. I met them on their first tour, which was in 1971. I don't know how anyone can claim to have heard them in '69.
First time I saw them they hadn't released "Flame" yet,the gig was advertised as an acoustic band with personnel from My Goals Beyond. BIG SURPRISE !
Like others said, this music, specifically this band, changed my life. Mainly, by opening my ears.
Absolutely brilliant. I didn't see this line up but I saw a later one in a concert that was one of the best I've ever seen. It has to be said, though, the band on this video was the Real Deal. Thanks for posting it - I look forward to viewing the rest of your stuff.
Billy Cobham is like a jet taking off here. No wonder Frank Zappa recruited him. I was lucky to see the MO perform during this time period and they stunned the audience. Great clip, thanks!
I saw these folks in the 70's at the Lincoln Town Hall in NYC...they where so mesmerizing that I only got to smoke one joint the whole concert from being nailed to my seat from the intensity, I and friends snuck up on stage early in the day and I tapped Billy's drums, we got caught, a stage hand turned us in, we escaped from the security guard, he turned the corner to take us into some office for holding we ran off..his drum heads where heavily dented, they put 125lbs in front of each Bassdrum
Laird did exactly what he needed to do. I saw MO many times back then and kiss the ground for be young and blessed to have experienced them and the music of that era as it was unfolding in so many new ways. Perfect for a hungry impressionale mind to completely absorb and indulge in. And with LSD, Maha was like heaven on earth
Astounding, Amazing, Astonishing, Awesome, Awe-inspiring.
Absolutely awesome. The Mahavishnu Orchestra
were really the final word in merging rock and freeform Jazz. And Cobham was really on tip top form.
..I was a mere 12 years old when I first heard the album BoF.. and still, whenever I listen to MO, it's like hearing them for the first time..
I love John's sound one of the most original guitar players.
The talent in their shared spiritual effort is overwhelming yet peaceful. Mahavishnu has long been my favorite group of musicians; EVERYONE is playing on a high plane. This is what you get when you combine jazz professionals with rock leanings - perfection.
Man, if you can't feel this, you don't have a pulse ! And, if you don't, this just may give you one !!!! Such complimentary soloing, and the groove is just killer !!! BC is better than the next 5 drummers I can think of---combined ! This band smoked it, baby !!!! Peace :)
Great clip. I saw them in the 70's with a 16 year old Stanley Clark on bass. Very inspiring! Also there that night was the Jeff Beck Group (I think he was on his Blow By Blow Tour). No wonder that night stands out in my memory!
These musicians ar ambassadors of all that is good about humanity.
This is what we grew up on in college. The first time i heard of him was on the Jack Johnson Album with Miles davis.
Boy did we get high to the guitars back then.
Jan Hammer gave this great band another dimension to their sound and direction. Love his synth sound! Cobham's a beast.
Wow This song is amazing I have never heard of this group till today The Drumming Reminds me of a Subway train wow I love this song the Rythm the Precussion the everything I would give this 2 million stars. I Play Bongos and wow the Drumming is great
i was privileged to see (& hear!!!!!) mahavishnu perform birds of fire at woolsey hall, new haven CT back in the day [those really WERE the good ol' days: the music was real,. so was everything else, compared to this seamless-plastic -phony-consumer-paradise we inhabit now...) Heard them many times in the folowing years. Unspeakably-superb musicians and unquestionably a spiritual experience...
oh my god. just 16, wish i was there. incredible powerful jazz.
WOW... this is incredible....!!
Gotta love Billy Cobham and the whole band. MO..SMOKES !!
i remember 30 plus years ago i had to take barbiturates in order to appreciate MH. but now with a clear mind, i can appreciate a lot better. mahavishnu lives !!!
franks guitar playing took a major change when MO started, i actually spoke to frank about it and he just stared at me, a really cool moment back in early 70's
Thats 33 people who were so amazed by billy's awesomeness that it caused them to have a violent aneurysm and consequently be unable to think clearly for themselves and therefore "dislike" this video.
if its even possible.
Just watched this again, it absolutely kills. Just imagine how this would sound if it had been recorded with the technology of today. Their control and domination over their instruments is incredible, the guitar in Johnny Mc's hands is like a toy. I've seen many of the best live, but not Mahavishnu - something I'll always regret.
I was very fortunate to have seen this group on their first American tour opening up for ELP at Winterland in San Francisco .They were so captivating they scared the living daylights out of you but at the same time displayed such beautiful harmonic lines and majestic time signatures. One of the greatest bands to never be seen the likes again. Incredible Take note of the look of the faces in the audience and they were speechless .An added note i saw them before the mini moog was developed as Jan Hammer was using a ring moduiater at the time , Rick Laird was using a Fender Jazz bass not a Ampeg pleix-glass bass as seen here..And John McLaughlin was using a Black Les Paul not a double neck Gibson guitar..with two Marshall stack amolifers...loud very loud 😮 !!!! JIMI HENDRIX was ethereal and John McLaughlin was cosmic..Jimi Hendrix had just passed away and John McLaughlin was there to fill the void.. !!!!
i actually saw them play to a practically empty room at my fathers place..new york.....71......amazing...
Billy Cobhams is sick! John is sick! that whole band is sick! will there ever be a band that can touch them at their prime? probably not! crazy song and the drums is crazy!
Saw them live. And this song blew me away.
The Birds of Fire album is truly a technical masterpiece. Although this vid cannot do justice to the music it is very rare. Anyone remotely interested in Mahavishnu Orchestra should get this disc. Thanks for the upload.
I saw this tour in the early 70's.
There was nothing, and I mean nothing like this anywhere except on stage with these guys.
McLaughlin is McLaughlin. Cobham was a power in his own right. Hammer was/is a composer who had his own tours, toured with Jeff Beck, and has done TV and movie scores for years.
The violin player is Jerry Goodman who was in the way-before-it's-time group The Flock.
This music was so outrageous that John had to get some of the best in the business to play it.
Há 40 anos que gosto disto e acho que vou continuar a gostar por mais 40...
@1953nagarjuna - Bill Graham's voice has graced many prominent rock & roll concerts. Being a MO fan I wish i had been to the Winterland show to hear him describe the band. Thanks!
UNBELIEVABE! RAW POWER! nothing compares to this!
Saw MO and Zappa on the same bill. Cobham was a revelation.
Half the crowd at Cobo Hall was tripping, the other half were lying. A good time was had by all.
mahavishnu orcheastra my brother introduced to me and didn't understand it in the beginning but, later did. One word awesome and aww struck!
I saw The MO in 03/73, at the old Felt Forum in NYC. I think Gentle Giant was the opening band & were booed off the stage. McL comes out & asks for silence. People are yelling "Bull Shit" and then he just goes nutz on his double neck. Everytime they would finish a piece it was if all of us there had the breath taken out of our lungs. There was silence for several seconds so we could comprehend what we had just heard and saw. That show was and is THE most stunning thing I have ever experienced.
that drum solo literally brought a tear to my eye.
reminds me of my father.
r.i.p. big rick
The last second of the video we hear a fan in the audience belt out, "Play all night!" Ween I saw The Mahavishnu orchestra in Phoenix, I parked cars in the theater. We got free entry to the show if not sold out. I figured they might be sitars & tabalas 'er something. What a surprise, cuz I was listeneng to Yes & rock a lot. My favorite concert for sure. Also got to see James Brown, Johny Rivers, Leonard Coen & Captian Beefheart. I was luckey.
No way this has as much soul as any music you can think of.
Damn. Great trade of solos between John,Jerry Jan. Billy Cobham sounds like an F10 hurricane. I remember the first time I heard this in 1975.I was done ..Iam well done today..Peace
closes thing i've heard in the last 5 years, is the CAB recordings, with McAlpine Bunny & Cast...
But there will never be another Mahavish! True.
Word Rick Laird Kicked Ass!!! I COULDN'T IMAGINE trying to keep up with these guys on the bass, I play some MO basslines but Live is a whole other story. A feat within itself.
Nobody can still come anywhere close to what John & the boys put out back then
Suberb !! as always !! saw these in Manchester summer 76 free trade hall
ABSOLUTE KIller Gig ,,I will never forget !! the GODS played !!! Billy near brought the foundations down !! thunderous !!,, god bless them all !!
i freakin love this vid "PLAY ALL NIGHT!"... i would said the same freakin thing. I wish i could witness that in person. thank god for youtube, cuz there is nothin out there like this. I used to read about it, but u never believe its this good.
wow, thanks for posting this, Mahavishnu Orchestra is my favorite band, and i absolutley love this song. Every person in this band is a great musican.