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presdoug
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Topic: Mahavishnu Orchestra 1972 dvd! Posted: September 03 2011 at 19:50 |
i could not believe my eyes when i was looking thru jazz dvds at a local cd/dvd store today, and staring back at me was a new dvd of the original lineup of the Mahavishnu Orchestra doing a concert in Paris from 1972! Could not afford to pick it up on the spot, but have it on hold until i can.
Don't see it listed yet in PA, but man, i am looking forward to this-anybody seen this yet? |
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dreadpirateroberts
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 05:47 |
No, but that is outstanding. I'm investigating now, very cool
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GypsyJoker
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 10:38 |
Don't see anything on Amazon. Let us know when you've got more details.
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Stooge
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 10:54 |
If this is the DVD, it looks great! http://www.rockindvd.com/6669512-MahavishnuOrchestra-France-Chateauvallon-FestivaldeChateauvallon-1972-08-23
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GypsyJoker
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 11:48 |
In the immortal words of Dick Enberg... "oh, my."
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dwill123
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 15:33 |
Maybe some success with this dvd will encourage them to do (dare I say) a reunion tour. They are all still alive and still some what active. Come on guys bury the hatched and tour, please.
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presdoug
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 16:12 |
I am purchasing it on Wednesday of this week, and will see it immediately, and give you folks a report on it ASAP
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dwill123
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Posted: September 05 2011 at 10:39 |
That new dvd should go well in a collection with this Mahavishnu Orchestra video:
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FunkyHomoSapien
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Posted: September 05 2011 at 18:18 |
agreed
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cstack3
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Posted: September 05 2011 at 18:45 |
It blows me away that MVO used to appear on the TV concert shows back in 1973-74 all the time! I was just a freshman in college and beginning my long road as a rock/prog guitarist, so I devoured everything I could find on McLaughlin's doubleneck Gibson & custom "Rainbow" guitars!
GREAT stuff, thanks for posting Doug! p.s. I just got a new copy of the remastered "In The Can," so watch your mailbox!
Edited by cstack3 - September 05 2011 at 18:46 |
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EchidnasArf
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Posted: September 06 2011 at 01:54 |
I picked up a... *looks around*... BOOTLEG at a guitar show entitled Mahavishnu Orchestra - Germany '72 & USA '73, and let me tell you, it is fantastic! It was only $10. There's almost always a guy at every guitar show I've been to with a booth overflowing with bootleg DVDs of just about any band you can think of.
I'm sure your MO DVD will be just as good if not heaps better in terms of audio/video quality. Let us know how it is! |
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presdoug
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Posted: September 06 2011 at 11:23 |
myself, i have already the Mahavishnu Orchestra Live at Montreux 1974/1984
the 84 section does not really do anything for me, but the 1974 footage is breathtaking! |
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The Wrinkler
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Posted: September 06 2011 at 13:34 |
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the DVD. Looks like an awesome track list.
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presdoug
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Posted: September 07 2011 at 19:08 |
Hi!
I have seen the Mahavishnu Orchestra Live in France 1972 dvd in it's entirety, and have mainly great things to say about it! this is the original MO lineup, and the tracks are: 01 Intro 05 One World 02 Meeting Of The Spirits 06 Resolution 03 You Know, You Know 07 Sanctuary 04 The Dance Of Maya 08 Awakening the main menu is divided into Play Tracks and Audio the audio options are Dolby Digital 2.0 and Dolby Surround 5.1 The French announcer at the intro introduces them as their first time in France, "Mahavishnu Band" the not so good part first-the video and audio are not really much above bootleg quality the picture is grainy and even has some lines in it in parts, and the sound could be better but what really makes this dvd work, is the band! You get a hands on idea of why these musicians were so exhilarating and exciting live, and to see the original lineup doing it is really fantastic, despite the dvd's technical imperfections there are uniquely endearing "you had to have been there" moments, like when Jerry Goodman tries soloing on his violin by playing it like a guitar! It is really cool when John introduces the "brother members of the band", and before one of the subsequent numbers, John intros by saying that it is "a standard of the band", and showcases the drummer and bass player, it being not on their first album, where most of the music originates in this concert. Though the audience is not that responsive, it is not the band's fault, as they light a fire onstage, and really cook! We are given a fairly lengthy Billy Cobham drum solo about two thirds of the way through the show, which is a thrill to follow, but the real highlight is John McLaughlin himself, playing that double neck guitar of his so incredibly If you can get past the average picture and sound quality, and you like the early band, this is a must (especially for someone like myself who never witnessed them live) I will be returning to this dvd, that is for sure hearing and seeing this makes me wish there was such a thing as a Dzyan with Eddy Marron dvd, oh, well, can't have everything thing your own way! |
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