Mahavishnu Orchestra - A Lotus On Irish Streams
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2010
- A Lotus On Irish Streams - The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Live at the BBC 1972
John McLaughlin - guitar
Jan Hammer - keyboards
Jerry Goodman - violin
Rick Laird - bass
Billy Cobham - drums
A special thanks to the BBC for graciously allowing this video to exist here.
Jerry Goodman was 23years old at the time, Jan was 24 and John 30 years old. It is still simply beautiful music which has spanned nearly 50 years from its inception, ...it never gets old or sounds dated.
When these guys play I get the feeling that they are finding a God of some kind, pure talent doesn't reach far enough for what level they play.
Beautiful piece. Once you've had a taste of the superior, to return to the inferior is unthinkable. Clearly the zenith of fusion.
Amen
this work never gets old, it seems to come directly from the great beyond. marvellous ...
Hard to believe that it was one and the same John McLaughlin who composed and recorded (on The Inner Mountain Flame) such completely different pieces as "Lotus On Irish Streams" and "Vital Transformation". But as different as they are, they are an expression of the same intensity, spirituality and technical mastery of McLauglin.His next step after the MO to "Indian" music with "Shakti" seems less of a break than a bridge to another dimension of musicality. Thanks for posting this gem!
Genius.
I still think this stands as the most beautiful composition I've heard to this day.
Just started listening to this group ,I'm blown away by how good they are , I knew of this group ,just got round to listening to it 40 years to late 👍👍👍
thank the gods someone decided to record this...
They were an amazing band. Great live performance.
You can feel the spirit of love in this song
A famous song of Mahavisnu Orc. Astounding performance
I'm biased, this is my favorite band ever. But I'll be goddamned, I've never heard anything more profound and beautiful than Jan Hammer's piano from 6:00 to 7:15ish. Unreal.
Totally, TOTALLY, concur!
Jan Hammer is not only my favorite keyboardist of all time (yes, I am a keyboardist, 50 yrs +...)
But my favorite musician of all time!
I was astonished by the beauty of this song when I first bought The Inner Mounting Flame back in 1971. It is every bit as moving in 2015.
His statement of the melody is just breathtakingly gorgeous. His ability to vary his picking dynamics at that speed are really extraordinary.
A beautiful piece. Thanks for posting, and obtaining the BBC's permission to do so.
Sublime.....thanks for sharing. And John turned 75 today.
For me, the sound of spiritual longing and devotion...why it is I deeply profoundly love this work.
Wonderful ! ❤
These guys express their feelings and music so beautifully and I have been a fan since about 1971 and am excited to see them play on video like this,it really is a treat for me and thank you whoever produced this great music!!!!
i never thought i'd here this music again after the 70's
Probably one of the most sensitive song performed with a virtuosity full of deep creative talent !!
An absolute classic. I was lucky enough to attend their "Birds of Fire" performance. After all these years I now want to see if any of the Orchestra still perform. Fusion was a very special period for me.
A great performance of an exceptional composition, actually better than the very fine studio recording. These guys were the best.
I am always amazed when this song ends to realize how long it really is. It is in many ways so simple, yet so innovative in complexity that it keeps the mind engaged and delighted through the full eight minutes.
That'll be the weed I guess 😉
@@garnetnewton-wade6254 Well, yeah, that is entirely possible.
@@garnetnewton-wade6254, saw them in Central Park at the end of this incarnation, August ‘73 and we were stoned but the music was transfixing besides. They didn’t play this…a small theatre would have been amazing. Saw Carlos and John, cold spring day in Central Park (@ the bandshell?) and there was hardly anyone there. Sad.
Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Simply beautiful a moment of sonic beauty ......those days fondly remembered.. a meeting of spirits
Sublime
Breathtaking! One of my very favorites! Thanks for sharing this.
Jesus plays violin very well.
So does God 🌹
One & the same Lotus On Irish Streams
WHAT A BLISS.. .. .. .. .. ..
I first heard the MO play this on their first tour along with the full album my life was forever changed.
So incredible beautiful. Thank you so much for posting this!
Perfect
absolutely incredible
Awesome.
Absolute Masterpiece...
Sublime!
GOOD morning for this song
Being at one their shows simply took you out your body.i was at 15 of their shows.they played a lot in those handfull of years they were together....
Indeed, if I didn't know better, I might say that "a divine entity shows compassion with human existence proving that man can rise above the trivial to a level where spirituality, harmony, and perfection merge in synergy to shine as a beacon of the potential resting in the human race".
AWESOME ! Brilliant ...
oh yes ... beautiful piece
the best mahavishnu performance ever? yes i think so
just shows the scope of this band,to go from The noonward race to this quite amazing !!
The one and only, you can feel God in these people
Brilliant
God bless Mahavishnu
Beautiful.
How this has only 17K odd views I'll never know
some people must have been listening - now at 41.5k views
@logochrysalis I'm with you 100%! Nearly identical testimony too. My friends came with me to hear them in D.C. but they never listened at home. I sure did. It was so intriguing, so technically & artistically innovative, I had to hear it again and again until memorized. A funny moment: when John requested a minute of silence, 10 seconds into it a guy yelled "times up!"
Yes, showing disrespect is always a hoot!
This is sublime
john talks like a super villain
Just maybe the best ever...
classical chamber music with a twist.
three talking to each other.
a hymn to life, more needed of them 50 years (times 40 and we would have been in Jesus time) needed
The skill and musical genius needed to put this piece together is beyond me. I got to see John McLaughlin in Shakti in 1976 with Jan Hammer opening. I saw John McLaughlin again a couple of years ago in Nashville and he blew us all away. I am so blessed to have heard his music. ElZorro99 is absolutely right.
real feeling to this. i like it!
I met john Mclaughlin at the blue note in novemver 2011 during the Chick corea festival. They performed karma and he was back to Mahavishnu burning some fast solos,. He was very kind buy he is still Mahavishnu. John mclauglin
I favorited this. Don't need to say anything else.
chef-d'oeuvre
THANK YOU BASED GOD FOR JOHN MCLAUGHLIN!!!
TU RON LUV IT .
REAL POTENT
holy music I used to meditate to till the Light of God Itself came into the crown chakra per dropping the mind, followed by Sound, or music of the spheres. HU best overriding mantra--leads to Divine Love & experiences in higher dimensions or planes or heavens
Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman,and Mr John McLaughlin....
What could be finer?
U may want to look at:
the classic Charlie Parker bands consisting of Bird, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Max Roach;
Miles' "Kind of Blue" band w John Coltrane(!) Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley among others;
the "ESP" lineup w Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter;
"Bitches Brew" w Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Lenny White; or
the classic Coltrane Quartet w McCoy Tyner & Elvin Jones. I don't go for "greatest ever" lists when it comes to music, but...
Nessa o Hammer deu o show!
@odolany As much as I loved this version of the Orchestra, Weather Report was the penultimate fusion/world music band ever formed. There was more depth in terms of the mix of sound whereas the Orchestra was more of an energy force of sound. Wayne Shorter is one of our greatest living legends today and his composing skills are unmatched. So was Joe Zawinul. Innovators of music.They also lasted much longer than the Orchestra giving it the time to evolve into what was the greatest fusion band ever.
On record maybe, but live they couldn't come near what the Mahavishnu did.
Why no double bass? R. L. was on the album. Sounded great.
RL and Cobham were taking a well deserved rest 😉
His finest moment. He should have spent more time composing perhaps?
what about Rihanna???
I’m a huge fan of hers as well 🌹
How did John get such a ridiculously fake accent? Weird....