John McLaughlin Giutar God
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Topic: John McLaughlin Giutar God
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Subject: John McLaughlin Giutar God
Date Posted: March 16 2004 at 15:25
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How did guitar wizard John McLaughlin raise the cash to travel to the United States to participate in a multitude of musical projects in the early seventies? He played with so many great jazz players as sideman before, during and after Mahavishnu. They included the likes of Miles Davis, Carla Bley, Larry Coryell, Tony Williams and the list goes on. |
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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: March 23 2004 at 07:01
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I really have no answer...despite that I love what Mc Laughlin has done during this early period
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Posted By: dude
Date Posted: March 25 2004 at 06:55
sorry to bring this up but..WHO THE HELL IS JOHN MCGLAUGHLIN? i honestly have never heard of him
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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: March 25 2004 at 07:54
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Are you jocking!! Mc Laughlin is one of the most talented and respected guitar player of all time...many consider him as a guitar god...his influence in the world of popular music is enormous...he begane his career as a jazz/ fusion electric guitar player, well known with several solo albums and his project 'The Mahavishnu orchestra'...he also collaborate with musical heroes as Miles Davis, Paco de Lucia and few others...he also made several albums inspired by world music...however I don't know to much his actual work. -------------
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Posted By: dude
Date Posted: March 25 2004 at 08:35
Philippe: thank you very much for the information but i assure you..i have not heard of him!!...sure he may be talented and such but in my life i have simply not come across him. I have heard of the Maharavishnu Orchestra but have never heard any of their music(and from the descriptions i have seen on this site they may not be my "cup of tea"but i am willing to listen!!) he simply has not entered my sphere of experience. I have no doubt that he has influenced musicians i do know but .. hell... who are CAN, WHO are MARRILLION,WHO ARE AMMON DHUULII, who are GENTLE GIANT....do you see what i mean!!( i dont think i have heard ANYTHING by KING CRIMSON) i have heard many bands in my 36 years but many others have escaped me!! that is why i do not participate in many threads because i dont know the subject artists!!Still...i am on a learning curve so please...BE GENTLE(Giant)WITH ME!!!!!
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 25 2004 at 12:35
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A lot of these bands have MP3's on their biography page. Download 'em and check 'em out. Amazon has tons of music (new and used) from these bands. I would suggest reading some of the reviews and look into the best of the best. Your quoted list is a pretty good start. I've been a progger since the early 70's, but there are soooo many bands I knew little about or never heard of. This forum is very educational. Don't be afraid to ask questions. |
dude wrote:Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: March 25 2004 at 14:16
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HEY DUDE!!...so what are the bands you have heard in your 36 years? - CAN: this band is actually one of the most popular in german old prog rock...they success to develop their very own musical language, really a multi-cultural language built from different horizons, from classical contemporary music, ethnic rock to space and free jazz experiences...almost all their albums can be hightly recommended. I consider "music for soundtracks" "Tago Mago" and "Fow motion" as their very best. - Marrillion: this is an english prog rock group from the 80s. Also very unique. It includes melodic hard rock to semi-operatic rock vocals (concerning Fish), with many synth arrengements...typical 80s in sound. Their best albums are without doubts their three first: "Script for a jester tears", "Fugazi"... What they have done with their second vocalist is just passable and common stuff. Nothing very original. -AMON DUUL II: this is an other great and notorious band. It combines to perfection psych/ folk music (with female vocals), long jamming sessions and prog arrengements..."Yeti" "Phallus Dei" are their best...also the more mainstream "Vive la trance" and "Carnival of Babylon" (more structured songs...)
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 26 2004 at 10:55
| DUDE, GO OUT AND BUY THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME BY THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: March 26 2004 at 11:24
Yes, do so!!! I've done It as well
It's awesome...couldn't stop to listen to it for a long time I got addicted...
It's incredible fast  ------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 26 2004 at 11:50
Is there an answer to this thread? What did JM do to fund his trip to the states to play with Miles? Cash for soda bottle returns? Sell newspapers, pimp Soho hookers? Who knows VB, who knows. Please enlighten us. We give up. |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: March 26 2004 at 11:54
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I think the answer is that he played with Miles and of course was rewarded in advance ------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 26 2004 at 12:03
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I think the question was, how did he get across the pond to Miles?
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 26 2004 at 15:01
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Yes. How did he cross the pond? But first I think that dude needs some enlightening but that`s what this site is all about. There`s a lot of bands in the archives that I have never heard of and I`ve been at this music thing for about 30 years myself. Anyway, zee answer to zee question is John was walking down street one day in 1968 with amp in one hand and guitar in the other.Spotted by buddy Jack Bruce who asks "why so glum?" John explains has chance to go to USA to play with the jazz-god Miles Davis. Doesn`t have cash. Jack says he is making record could use guitar man. John plays on album called "Things We Like" Gets money. Gets on plane. Plane flies to USA. John gets gig with Miles. Of course we all know album "Bitches Brew". Rest is history. And for Dude, Jack Bruce is one of the greatest jazz bassists who ever lived. In the rock world he is known for his work with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in the supergroup Cream. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: April 02 2004 at 15:09
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I have got the same problem... But you REALLY NEED TO CHECK OUT GENTLE GIANT, It's simply AMAZING! |
Posted By: Danny
Date Posted: October 02 2005 at 11:37
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John Mclaughlin is a legend....... |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: November 19 2005 at 17:48
I agree, he's very good! By the way, does anybody know "Al di Meola" and "El Paco de Lucia"?  |