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Poll Question: Which of Miles' electric band men's own groups are your fav?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 03:42
This was an easy vote for Mwandishi. As much as I love the two first Weather Report records, especially I Sing the Body Electric which I consider to be quite the masterpiece, the trio blast of Mwandishi, Crossings and Sextant just may be the coolest thing inside of fusion besides Miles himself. My fave has always been the jagged edged and hard to swallow Sextant.

I don't care too much about the other bands, and I am one of the few who thinks that Mahavishnu were extremely overrated. Still are imo, don't shoot me.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 03:43
all i can say is Herbie Hancock/Mwandishi's Sextant album alone could take the rest out hahahah
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Sshhhh we're in Mahavishnu country here....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 04:33
Weather Report for me, even though they did fall off (rather sharply IMO) after a certain point.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 05:51
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 06:01
The Mwandishi trilogy is amazing, and voted for Hancock. Surprised RTF hasn't got votes yet though. Their last live double was superb.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 06:12
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 06:55
first vote for RtF
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 08:00
Mwandishi would be my pick if RTF wasn't here. I enjoy RTF's electric period very much but I'm voting for them because of their exceptional debut album. A jazzy latino masterpiece with phenomenal performance on the fender rhodes by Chick Corea. I think this one is rated below 3.5 which is not understandable.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 09:46
A complete toss up between the first 3. Weather Report I can omit, they fall off after a few albums, too much smooth jazz for my taste.
I would then pick Return to Forever over Mahavishnu....not by much tho
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 12:12
Weather Report has always been my favorite here.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 14:07
Weather Report for their different eras.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 14:24
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

This was an easy vote for Mwandishi. As much as I love the two first Weather Report records, especially I Sing the Body Electric which I consider to be quite the masterpiece, the trio blast of Mwandishi, Crossings and Sextant just may be the coolest thing inside of fusion besides Miles himself. My fave has always been the jagged edged and hard to swallow Sextant.

I don't care too much about the other bands, and I am one of the few who thinks that Mahavishnu were extremely overrated. Still are imo, don't shoot me.


Why bother writing my own post, when someone else says much what I would say myself.  The Mwandishi band for sure.  I might have opened it up to more than Hancock led Mwandishi band works as well, though.  Eddie Henderson's Realization, amongst others, deserves some love here.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 14:30
I favor RtF or MO on this. Weather Report would be a close third. I wish Jaco was still with us. What a beast he was.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 14:55
I really like Mahavishnu, but I don't know the others too well yet, so no vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 17:39
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 20:23
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 21:25
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 18 2012 at 22:16
wow surprisingly Mwandishi is in the lead!! woot!!!
 
i say those guys really got the best groove
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