| Author | Message | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 850 Registered: 2-2005 |
Saw John for his opening show on the currrent US tour. It was great. The started at 8PM and played straight though till 10PM. Anyone going to hear the old Mahavishnu stuff will be disappointed as they did not do any. John can still play the heck out a guitar but he left plenty of room for the other 3 musicians to do their thing. Hadrien Feraud is just awesome. I noticed during concert John and Hadrien would appear to be messing with each other on a kind of "If I do this can you do it to?" thing. It resulted in a lot of very fast dual runs when they were improvising. I would highly recommend seeing them if you can. Keith | ||
| terryc
Advanced Member Username: terryc Post Number: 268 Registered: 11-2004 |
I gather John McL doesn't touch any of the Mahavishnu stuff anymore, he did used to perform 'Meeting of the Spirits' acoustically with Paco and Al but that was about it. I saw him with Shakti Revisited at The Sage in Gateshead UK, he only did one tune from the old Shakti set 'La Danse Du Bonheur' but I did hear him play a phrase from Lila's Dance which was from 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond' which no one caught onto. I have just purchased 'Trio of Doom' which he plays with Jaco & Tony Williams. First four numbers are live, recorded in Havana in 1979, the last numbers are studio recordings of the same tracks. It is blistering on the ears as well as very funky. Worth checking out if you are a J.McL fan | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1666 Registered: 4-2004 |
i saw him 2x first was with mahavishnu orch in central park in 73 this is where the live album was recorded second at bklyn college when he played with herbie hancock i believe... exc mudsician | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2621 Registered: 7-2004 |
I love when good mudsicians get down and dirty! Bill, tgo | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1669 Registered: 4-2004 |
wolfgangs vault has a waterbury ct 1973 show in their archives to listen to | ||
| pas
Member Username: pas Post Number: 93 Registered: 3-2003 |
I'm headed down to Lisner Auditorium in DC to see him tonight. I've seen him previously in duo w/Jonas Hellborg; Trio w/Kai Eckhardt & Trilok Gurtu; Trio w/Dominique DiPiazza & Trilok Gurtu and Trio with Joey DeFrancesco & Dennis Chambers. Looking forward to this, as it's been more than 10 years since I've seen him. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5529 Registered: 5-2002 |
I like Trilok Gurtu; and of course I've always liked Dennis Chambers. I like Kai Eckhardt a lot too. And Jonas Hellborg does some pretty cool stuff too. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2551 Registered: 9-2002 |
Mmmmm ...John Mc Laughlin! Aaaaah those were the days! I discovered him via my brother! But I actually SAW him live in Brussels with Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and a very young black bassplayer. Some Johnson (???) guy but you know my problems with names! He (the bassplayer on a weird pink precision) did a solo with included sounds that came near to a Lockheed F104 Starfighter roaring through the venue! I was in my I-V, I-V, I-V ...period (still are) so the attempt to toss my bass out the window was great! Oh well ...I'm still playing! Didn't found that sound though. Paul TBO (Message edited by palembic on September 29, 2007) | ||
| pas
Member Username: pas Post Number: 95 Registered: 3-2003 |
It was a really good show. They did "Jozy" as a tribute to Joe Zawinul. Other tunes included "Hijacked", "Nostalgia" and "Mother Tongues". I still prefer McLaughlin acoustic, but was glad for the opportunity to see him again. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5533 Registered: 5-2002 |
Paul; that was probably Alphonso Johnson. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1155 Registered: 10-2003 |
Saw him in Montreux in '81. Him and Chick Corea together (if memory serves), and I think it might have been Jimmy Haslip on bass (he backed several other artists on the main stage there). My brain couldn't keep up, so I left the show. Too many notes! John | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2555 Registered: 9-2002 |
Is that the one who endorses Gibson Leas Paul 5 string basses? I saw an article some years ago! PTBO | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1390 Registered: 10-2002 |
I saw his trio in 1987 in Leeds. Jonas helborg had just left to be replaced by Jeff Berlin. They played a storming version of Joe Frazier and filled out the set with some of the tunes from Adventures in Radioland. I loved some of the effects trilok gurtu was getting by lowering various percussion tools into buckets of water. very expressive. graeme | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1400 Registered: 10-2002 |
According to Hadrien Feraud's website they kick off a european tour in may 2008. Hopefully they'll remember that Scotland is still part of the EU. graeme |
