APOCALYPSE

As a big fusion fan with the Mahavishnu Orchestra being my favourite band of all time with RTF & Weather Report. just behind. I'm just going to go ahead and say that believe it or not this is my favourite MO album. Although it lacks the blazing fire & the perfection of the previous albums, especially the inner mounting flame. This showcases some beautiful music by this expanded lineup of the band. Firstly, this album is one of the most underrated albums you will ever hear with an incredible orchestra joined with a band. The album start off strong with the sublime Power Of Love which is probably the most perfect piece of music ever written. We then have Vision Is A Naked Sword which is my favourite song off this album, which has one of the greatest introductions from Narada Michael Walden. It goes between the orchestra to the band and then drops into a funky groove throughout the rest of the tune. Say what you want about Smile Of The Beyond. Personally, I think that the producer George Martin does capture something incredible interplay from John & Jean Luc Ponty. Wings Of Karma is so damn funky. Hymn To Hymn is epic, proggy & the highlight off this album. I think that this is the heaviest & where the ideas are best developed and the best executed & where the compositions have been the greatest developed by this amazing band. Overall, this is an overlooked masterpiece that really deserves more attention as when you listen to this album, it contains some of the greatest moments from John McLaughlin & also Narada Michael Walden who I would argue is just as incredible as Billy Cobham. If you're expecting blistering & brutal music like the first incarnation, this isn't for you. This is my favourite album of all time. I could easily fill up all of the Mahavishnu Orchestras albums onto the list of my top 10 favourites. The greatest fusion & progressive rock album in mg opinion.