Mahavishnu Orchestra: One Word

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  • @jjads1
    @jjads1 17 років тому +4

    In 1973 MO concert, I was able to sit on stage right behind Billy Cobham, 5ft away. During the concert,he literally obliviated the drum sticks into small pieces.I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. To this day, I've never seen a concert by a group of musicians who could rise up to this level,like magic

  • @wankatronic
    @wankatronic 15 років тому +6

    John McLaughlin shreds in a way that most metal guitarists can't even conceive. Awesome post, thanks so much.

  • @aporia23
    @aporia23 14 років тому +1

    Love it when, approx 12 seconds in, Cobham blasts a warp speed, hyper intense "Amen" break - the seed from which a thousand drum & bass and breakcore tracks eventually bloomed.

  • @ClaudiaSalgueroArt
    @ClaudiaSalgueroArt 12 років тому +7

    The Mahavishnu Orchestra is music supreme

  • @jomiqutoall
    @jomiqutoall 12 років тому +6

    Even after hearing this again, I am amazed at the genius of their improvisations. Each went on to produce and perform great music. In my heart, I wish they would reunite just one time to engage in the supreme magic of music they produced, no matter what style or manner.

  • @sidhrtha
    @sidhrtha 14 років тому +5

    this was basically the best band that ever was. way ahead techinically, musically, and to this day no peers

  • @kasponya
    @kasponya 14 років тому +2

    I was also 12 years old when "Birds Of Fire" came out and I saw them live in Zurich - mind blowing!!! It was a life changing experience for me..... I decided then and there that I will dedicate my life to music and become a professional guitar player which I still am today!

  • @edgarmyers3854
    @edgarmyers3854 9 років тому +10

    As a young musician and still in high school in 1974, this is one of the bands that not only made my jaw drop, but turned me around 180 deg. musically!

    • @stanmclaurin4156
      @stanmclaurin4156 9 років тому +3

      +Edgar Myers man that happened to me too watching this very performance on TV I was in 8th grade

  • @Subilon
    @Subilon 16 років тому +4

    Fusion at its best these guys were pioneers of the fusion scene.

  • @Sgtpellson
    @Sgtpellson 17 років тому +5

    Everyone is on fire here, especially John McLaughlin and Cobham!

  • @soloque1
    @soloque1 16 років тому +4

    one of the most unbelievable bands I've ever heard.

  • @houseofcoffe
    @houseofcoffe 16 років тому +4

    this is the largest collection of musical talent. every member is insane.

  • @kurcsics2012
    @kurcsics2012 3 роки тому +4

    Almost unbelievable musicianship - not only technique, but coherence and musical intelligence... Were there any such band besides 'em?

    • @sancho8521
      @sancho8521 2 роки тому +1

      These guys are probably my favorite but yes, there are others; Return to Forever, Jean luc Ponty, Frank Zappa was a phenomenal guitarist, and of course
      Brand X...

    • @kurcsics2012
      @kurcsics2012 2 роки тому +1

      @@sancho8521 I know these people, these bands, but this incarnation of MO is still seeming unique to me

    • @jebbaynum5103
      @jebbaynum5103 Рік тому +1

      Dixie Dregs. ?

  • @timkjazz
    @timkjazz 8 років тому +24

    virtuosity on so many levels it' s almost laughable, it's so freaking fantastic!

  • @Jake-vy2bh
    @Jake-vy2bh 5 років тому +3

    I just love how into it Cobham is. Astonishing technical prowess but that aside he seems to be having the time of his life here.

  • @Yusef22179
    @Yusef22179 16 років тому

    The talent in their shared spiritual effort is overwhelming yet peaceful. Mahavishnu has long been my favorite group of musicians; EVERYONE is playing on a high plane. This is what you get when you combine jazz professionals with rock leanings - perfection.

  • @YouzTube99
    @YouzTube99 13 років тому +3

    05:06 -- Beyond all of Cobham's other obvious qualities as a drummer what impresses me most about him is the way he uses dynamic range. He can play at a level that is almost overwhelming then take it down to barely a whisper in a way that makes complete musical sense.
    Glad to see this vid has over a half million views at this point. Thanks bazonics for posting these and the other vids of Mahavishu playing live.

  • @naturewoodfb
    @naturewoodfb 11 років тому +6

    Today is Mahavishnu birtday!
    Happy birthday John!

  • @padgeroonie
    @padgeroonie 17 років тому +1

    Absolutely brilliant. I didn't see this line up but I saw a later one in a concert that was one of the best I've ever seen. It has to be said, though, the band on this video was the Real Deal. Thanks for posting it - I look forward to viewing the rest of your stuff.

  • @noonward
    @noonward 17 років тому +1

    Astounding, Amazing, Astonishing, Awesome, Awe-inspiring.

  • @kdlaiusa
    @kdlaiusa 18 років тому +4

    Genius musicians play good music.

  • @sergelapelle
    @sergelapelle 18 років тому +2

    I love how it hits 3 mins and that groove gets deeper and deeper until you think the whole thing is going to collapse, but it keeps right on going.

  • @cordedpoodle
    @cordedpoodle 14 років тому

    Unbelievable experience to see them live. God made it click. One of the core experiences of my life. Some in the audiences would be so stunned they couldn't applaud. I was. Up there doing the IMPOSSIBLE inspiring other people to aspire to the impossible.

  • @FireAndFlames
    @FireAndFlames 17 років тому +2

    Oh my God. I got chills watching this. CHILLS.

  • @dskiraider
    @dskiraider 18 років тому +1

    I remember my father watching this when I was a little boy. The camera showing the feet of a brother with glasses playing drums is etched in my memory because my father shouted "Shut up!" when I asked him a question. This needs to be on dvd.

  • @kasponya
    @kasponya 15 років тому

    i was lucky enough to see this original line up live in Zurich around 1973 - I was about 12 years old and it changed my life! I decided to become a professional guitar player then and there and I still am one.....

  • @Intravert
    @Intravert 15 років тому +1

    the best bass solo I,ve ever heard!!!
    everything else is awesome, too :D

  • @pbanders
    @pbanders 17 років тому

    From the time I bought BOF in '73 to today, I've probably listened to "One Word" over 5,000 times. It's simply the greatest fusion song ever performed, and this video is a d*** fine rendition.

  • @binnyman
    @binnyman 14 років тому

    The delicacy of a flower opening itself to the World....the relentless power of a hurricane..........incredible musicians listening to each other..............producing tone poems that transcend time, and induce visions beyond even the paranormal.................the human being at its' creative best. Long live MO. Peace:-)

  • @CaseyVan
    @CaseyVan 17 років тому +4

    This is the hottest band I've ever heard.

  • @SonOfYoungwood
    @SonOfYoungwood 12 років тому +6

    Excellent bass solo. It's still groovy!

  • @JustinFawsitt
    @JustinFawsitt 13 років тому

    This group pinned me to the back of my seat at the Berkeley Community Theater in 1973. I'll never forget it.

  • @raveniskcrow
    @raveniskcrow 15 років тому

    There is no way watching this video could let you feel what it was like to be at one of their concerts, or to see Billy Cobham do this solo in person. It took my breath away and I have never been the same. I am not implying that there has not been a bunch of great music since or even now, it is just that these musicians seem to suck the air out of the room. They were musically educated and practiced their craft at an advanced level,

  • @happynccow
    @happynccow 13 років тому +2

    My 14 yr. old son says,"So what did YOU listen to at my age?" I showed him this. He's now a classic alt> rock junkie...LOOOOLLLL

  • @titusbeertsen
    @titusbeertsen 16 років тому +2

    "Play all night!"
    Yeah man, wish I had been there. Sadly I wasn't born then yet :(

  • @deluge71
    @deluge71 10 років тому +3

    Love the whole performance, but Cobham's solo is a joy to behold!

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 3 роки тому

    13 years later and still lovin it...Billy C looks so young...And that stamina!

  • @ProudAmerican111
    @ProudAmerican111 8 років тому +4

    The energy level in here is so fucking raw!!!

  • @MATvision
    @MATvision 14 років тому +1

    This is my favourite one from the album. What a drum solo.

  • @drummerman558
    @drummerman558 16 років тому

    wow, thanks for posting this, Mahavishnu Orchestra is my favorite band, and i absolutley love this song. Every person in this band is a great musican.

  • @hardhitter0421
    @hardhitter0421 13 років тому +1

    I saw these folks in the 70's at the Lincoln Town Hall in NYC...they where so mesmerizing that I only got to smoke one joint the whole concert from being nailed to my seat from the intensity, I and friends snuck up on stage early in the day and I tapped Billy's drums, we got caught, a stage hand turned us in, we escaped from the security guard, he turned the corner to take us into some office for holding we ran off..his drum heads where heavily dented, they put 125lbs in front of each Bassdrum

  • @videocraque5384
    @videocraque5384 11 років тому

    Blowing the roof clear away... It's as if we're living on another planet now. A sad state of affairs... But than God for the poster of this (...and that) awesome material... Every time I watch this one - and I've been clicking on it more than once! - I cry of joy!

    • @Geaotrix
      @Geaotrix 10 років тому +2

      Check out a music group called Snarky Puppy; you'll be pleasantly surprised, and might even find hope for today's music

  • @stevebon985
    @stevebon985 14 років тому

    I saw these guys a bunch of times at Winterland in San Francisco and it's still an experience I cant ant wont forget. Man, that was an amazing time in music ...

  • @OneBigRetard
    @OneBigRetard 17 років тому +1

    Agree with the above but Laird deserve more respect than he gets. He is vital. Keeps this stuff grounded and allows Cobham to get right out there.

  • @larryfertel1567
    @larryfertel1567 4 роки тому +2

    Cobham is just insane on this. Unbelievable!

  • @drumboy61
    @drumboy61 14 років тому

    This is a gem..........Mahavishnu, and Billy, at their best!!

  • @photo2010
    @photo2010 15 років тому

    Billy Cobham is like a jet taking off here. No wonder Frank Zappa recruited him. I was lucky to see the MO perform during this time period and they stunned the audience. Great clip, thanks!

  • @bache
    @bache 18 років тому

    Ack. I envy you guys who were able to watch Mahavishnu Orchestra live. If only i lived to see it! Sheer virtousity... i get shivers down my spine watching them! GIVE ME POWER! ACK!

  • @vitamincory
    @vitamincory 17 років тому +1

    damn why there arent any bands like these nowadays

  • @totipe
    @totipe 15 років тому

    One Word, got 1 word for ya guys, 'Reunion'. Jerry, Billy, John, Jan & Rick unite and please please let me buy a ticket; that is if ya want 2 Dear Ones. Been your #1 fan since 1973.

  • @chrisart7
    @chrisart7 17 років тому +1

    Astonishing virtuosity on all instruments. Even at 8 minutes the song has you on the edge of your seat. Almost frightening intensity! Couldn't understand the lyrics, though. ;)

  • @Maksthepasteet
    @Maksthepasteet 18 років тому +1

    If someone say that Bonham was the only one who created a power with drums, then listen this one.AWESOME!

  • @davylaffs179
    @davylaffs179 5 років тому

    Suberb !! as always !! saw these in Manchester summer 76 free trade hall
    ABSOLUTE KIller Gig ,,I will never forget !! the GODS played !!! Billy near brought the foundations down !! thunderous !!,, god bless them all !!

  • @chevpowr
    @chevpowr 17 років тому +2

    The last 30 seconds is freaking amazing

  • @yuvgotubekidding
    @yuvgotubekidding 15 років тому

    The Birds of Fire album is truly a technical masterpiece. Although this vid cannot do justice to the music it is very rare. Anyone remotely interested in Mahavishnu Orchestra should get this disc. Thanks for the upload.

  • @bluzshark
    @bluzshark 18 років тому

    I remember seeing them on TV when I was 16 or 18, perhaps this show,some late night rock show out of LA. They blew my mind and changed my musical direction. Thank you Bazonics for all of these posts.

  • @mrprogjazzgto
    @mrprogjazzgto 14 років тому

    WOW... this is incredible....!!
    Gotta love Billy Cobham and the whole band. MO..SMOKES !!

  • @sailhawk05
    @sailhawk05 14 років тому

    seeing them in concert is a PHYSICAL experience - people are vibrating - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are about the only other band to work at this energy level!! we al need to blow out the cobwebs now and then!

  • @markatier
    @markatier 14 років тому

    Great to be young and alive back in early 70s. Great concerts, Mahvishnu, Return to forever, 11th house. Great music, great times.

  • @rarebully
    @rarebully 16 років тому

    Absolutely awesome. The Mahavishnu Orchestra
    were really the final word in merging rock and freeform Jazz. And Cobham was really on tip top form.

  • @binnyman
    @binnyman 17 років тому

    Man, if you can't feel this, you don't have a pulse ! And, if you don't, this just may give you one !!!! Such complimentary soloing, and the groove is just killer !!! BC is better than the next 5 drummers I can think of---combined ! This band smoked it, baby !!!! Peace :)

  • @OneBigRetard
    @OneBigRetard 16 років тому +2

    "Play all night". Beautiful.

  • @mack645
    @mack645 17 років тому

    I don't have the time to read all 325 comments, but I'll add this.
    I saw this band every time they played in New England. From CT to Maine. I met them on their first tour, which was in 1971. I don't know how anyone can claim to have heard them in '69.
    First time I saw them they hadn't released "Flame" yet,the gig was advertised as an acoustic band with personnel from My Goals Beyond. BIG SURPRISE !
    Like others said, this music, specifically this band, changed my life. Mainly, by opening my ears.

  • @Jellybeantiger
    @Jellybeantiger 15 років тому

    I'm a drummer and I hate guitarists that show off but John McLaughlin has that soul,that magic,I could listen to this guitarist all day.
    He has emotion in his playing.

  • @Hugh9
    @Hugh9 15 років тому

    Still blown away by this band. I was lucky enough to see them once.

  • @philging
    @philging 16 років тому

    Great video. I saw them at Newcastle City Hall in 1973, and they were amazing live.

  • @wigginsdesign
    @wigginsdesign 15 років тому

    Laird did exactly what he needed to do. I saw MO many times back then and kiss the ground for be young and blessed to have experienced them and the music of that era as it was unfolding in so many new ways. Perfect for a hungry impressionale mind to completely absorb and indulge in. And with LSD, Maha was like heaven on earth

  • @michaelvaladez6570
    @michaelvaladez6570 7 місяців тому

    I was very fortunate to have seen this group on their first American tour opening up for ELP at Winterland in San Francisco .They were so captivating they scared the living daylights out of you but at the same time displayed such beautiful harmonic lines and majestic time signatures. One of the greatest bands to never be seen the likes again. Incredible Take note of the look of the faces in the audience and they were speechless .An added note i saw them before the mini moog was developed as Jan Hammer was using a ring moduiater at the time , Rick Laird was using a Fender Jazz bass not a Ampeg pleix-glass bass as seen here..And John McLaughlin was using a Black Les Paul not a double neck Gibson guitar..with two Marshall stack amolifers...loud very loud 😮 !!!! JIMI HENDRIX was ethereal and John McLaughlin was cosmic..Jimi Hendrix had just passed away and John McLaughlin was there to fill the void.. !!!!

  • @1953nagarjuna
    @1953nagarjuna 15 років тому

    They WERE the most awesome band to see live or hear on record. I saw them at Winterland in San Francisco in 1972 or '73. They opened for Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. I didn't know anything about them. But when fabled rock promoter Bill Graham introduced them as "the tightest assemblage of musicians in the world today," I took notice. And when they played, I was awestruck and, as others have said, my life was never the same.

  • @shagtreez209
    @shagtreez209 13 років тому

    that drum solo literally brought a tear to my eye.
    reminds me of my father.
    r.i.p. big rick

  • @funkybassymf132
    @funkybassymf132 13 років тому +1

    Absolutely incredible!

  • @t8323av
    @t8323av 17 років тому

    Great clip. I saw them in the 70's with a 16 year old Stanley Clark on bass. Very inspiring! Also there that night was the Jeff Beck Group (I think he was on his Blow By Blow Tour). No wonder that night stands out in my memory!

  • @elps84
    @elps84 13 років тому

    takes me back to some very HIGH concerts i had the privilege to hear with this Mahavishnu incarnation performing Birds of Fire....
    better times

  • @MattAttack54
    @MattAttack54 14 років тому

    Wow This song is amazing I have never heard of this group till today The Drumming Reminds me of a Subway train wow I love this song the Rythm the Precussion the everything I would give this 2 million stars. I Play Bongos and wow the Drumming is great

  • @noonward
    @noonward 17 років тому +1

    Damn that's fast at the end. I'll say it again as I did a year ago on this vid, McLaughlin HAS achieved his cosmic goals.

  • @frogman254
    @frogman254 14 років тому

    Thats 33 people who were so amazed by billy's awesomeness that it caused them to have a violent aneurysm and consequently be unable to think clearly for themselves and therefore "dislike" this video.
    if its even possible.

  • @BenHafer
    @BenHafer 14 років тому

    Closest Thing I can be to having experience the magnicificance that was MahaVishnu Orchestra! I bow to the contributor and to UTube for r this. I would not even mind a VERY short commercial to help you guys out finccnancially.
    But back to the poit: this Video is miraculous and a bless to us earlt 70's Jazz Dogs!
    Namaste Y'all!

  • @FoxroxElectronics
    @FoxroxElectronics 17 років тому

    Amazing video, thanks for posting! I had the audio of this a long time ago and it's great to finally see it.

  • @sergelapelle
    @sergelapelle 17 років тому +1

    That's a great record! There's a video somewhere of them all playing "Meeting of the Spirits", I think it got took down.

  • @Mikaal00
    @Mikaal00 17 років тому +1

    wow .. i love the bass solo in the beginning.

  • @OneBigRetard
    @OneBigRetard 17 років тому

    I wish I could here them again for the first time. Your world has turned.

  • @noonward
    @noonward 15 років тому

    Okay dude from almost 40 years in the future, your hindsight is astoundingly clear!

  • @totipe
    @totipe 15 років тому

    "Reunion", go for it you guy's. I've been waiting since I saw you guys in Phoenix on the revolving stage. I got one word for you John, Bill, Jan Rick & Jerry: REUNION....that is if 'ya want brotha's.

  • @kleftys78
    @kleftys78 17 років тому

    Great clip! Billy Cobham is a Monster. Awesome!!!!!

  • @ricoholic
    @ricoholic 16 років тому

    i remember 30 plus years ago i had to take barbiturates in order to appreciate MH. but now with a clear mind, i can appreciate a lot better. mahavishnu lives !!!

  • @TheSanityInspector
    @TheSanityInspector 17 років тому

    If this were in hi-def I'd probably get pulverized. Thanks for posting: I've only ever read about this band, and never heard nor seen them.

  • @jimbochirico9530
    @jimbochirico9530 10 років тому

    Bananafish Gardens was an old Loews theater on 46th St, New Utrecht Av. Brooklyn. They featured bands and comics on the rise with the operator having a great sense of talent. Capitol Theater in Newark was much the same. Saw McLaughlin there as the lead act, the first act was Lynard Skynard before their first album release. Freddie Prinz did standup at Bananafish before getting his TV contract. Post brought back some good memories. Thanks.

  • @elps84
    @elps84 14 років тому

    i was privileged to see (& hear!!!!!) mahavishnu perform birds of fire at woolsey hall, new haven CT back in the day [those really WERE the good ol' days: the music was real,. so was everything else, compared to this seamless-plastic -phony-consumer-paradise we inhabit now...) Heard them many times in the folowing years. Unspeakably-superb musicians and unquestionably a spiritual experience...

  • @pbanders
    @pbanders 17 років тому

    Just watched this again, it absolutely kills. Just imagine how this would sound if it had been recorded with the technology of today. Their control and domination over their instruments is incredible, the guitar in Johnny Mc's hands is like a toy. I've seen many of the best live, but not Mahavishnu - something I'll always regret.

  • @dano211244
    @dano211244 14 років тому

    mahavishnu orcheastra my brother introduced to me and didn't understand it in the beginning but, later did. One word awesome and aww struck!

  • @8fawn
    @8fawn 15 років тому

    @1953nagarjuna - Bill Graham's voice has graced many prominent rock & roll concerts. Being a MO fan I wish i had been to the Winterland show to hear him describe the band. Thanks!

  • @tylereallysorry
    @tylereallysorry 15 років тому

    this is great. a little something for almost every musician. incredible. enough said.

  • @MegaSuperSquishy
    @MegaSuperSquishy 11 років тому

    Timeless, in a blindfold test this music would still blow people's minds...open your own kids to it, they won't believe it's not something new...even though it will always be

  • @fr9die
    @fr9die 17 років тому

    oh my god. just 16, wish i was there. incredible powerful jazz.

  • @raymondnelson4084
    @raymondnelson4084 4 роки тому +2

    ONE Of THE BEST JAZZ FUSION TO GO ALONE SIDE MILES DAVIES

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 17 років тому

    don't forget visions of the emerald beyond -lol- it's so great to see other lovers of music -the tube is awesome!! --peace

  • @visog
    @visog 14 років тому

    @bazonics Thank-you for your efforts. Sound is pretty good. Amazing band. Enjoyed Rick Laird's solo and JML's comping.

  • @proboy215
    @proboy215 17 років тому

    Billy Cobhams is sick! John is sick! that whole band is sick! will there ever be a band that can touch them at their prime? probably not! crazy song and the drums is crazy!

  • @53duby
    @53duby 11 років тому

    Iwas fortunate/blessed to see the Mahavishnu Orchestra in Buffalo,NY back in the 1970`s at the Century Theater and had the privilage of shaking Mr McLaughlin`s hand after the show!

  • @bb1111116
    @bb1111116 13 років тому

    Saw them live. And this song blew me away.