The Mahavishnu Orchestra

This is the third incarnation of John McLaughlin's electric orchestra. The first was a small
recording group heard on the Douglas label, My Goal's Beyond. The phenomenally
successful second M.O. introduced Billy Cobham and Jan Hammer to large audiences and
established McLaughlin as the premier heavy axe on the jazz/rock continuum. With the
new M.O. John essays to bring his music to Symphony Hall, orchestrating his gro... More >

McLaughlin was right to decide to revamp. But hiring a vocalist, a string section, Michael Tilson-Thomas, and the London Symphony Orchestra isn't revamping. It's spiritual pride pure and simple--or else impure and complicated. (Grade - C)