"MILES BEYOND" BY THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA LIVE 1972 11 09 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA

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"MILES BEYOND" BY THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA LIVE 1972-11-09 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA

AUDIO DEFTLY ENHANCED BY SOURCECODEX FOR YOUTUBE.

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THIS RECORDING IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST SOUNDBOARD HISTORICAL RECORDINGS BY THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA ON THEIR BIRDS OF FIRE TOUR IN 1972.

I DOWNLOADED THIS SHOW AS A REMASTERED VERSION OFF DIME OR GUITARS101 -- CAN'T REMEMBER NOW. I THEN FURTHER ENHANCED THE EQ MYSELF TO MY TASTE. IT SOUNDS KILLER NOW.

THE SHOW IS ALSO KNOWN AS *WINGING THE INFINITE* RELEASED IN 2004 https://www.discogs.com/master/2960803-Mahavishnu-Orchestra-Winging-The-Infinite AND 19 YEARS LATER, AS OF JULY 2023, IT HAS BEEN "REPACKAGED" AS AN "OFFICIAL" RELEASE AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.CO.UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Berkeley-Community-Theater-1972/dp/B0C59L3BXN/ AND ON EBAY. SADLY, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, "A LOTUS ON IRISH STREAMS" AND "VITAL TRANSFORMATION" ARE NOT INCLUDED. NOW THAT'S JUST UNFORGIVABLE & PLAIN RIDICULOUS, IMHO.

YOU WILL SEE IN IMAGES IN VIDEO, I RECENTLY CREATED MY OWN CD-Rs WITH *ALL* SONGS INCLUDED! AND I THEN DECIDED TO SHARE A SONG HERE ON YOUTUBE.

ENJOY THIS SUPERB RECORD OF THE FINEST JAZZ ROCK FUSION GROUPS TO HAVE EVER GRACED THE STAGE. WHEN I SAW THEM AT THE DAR CONSTITUTION HALL IN WASHINGTON, DC, IN 1973 -- I WAS NEVER THE SAME. EVERY MUSIC NEURON WAS REWIRED AND I WAS FOREVER ADDICTED TO FUSION. IT EFFECTED ME -- I BELIEVE IN MANY VERY POSITIVE WAYS -- AS IT IS A VIRTUOSO GENRE, CHALLENGING ONE'S LISTENING SKILLS AND DEFINITELY IMPROVING ON A MUSICIAN'S APPROACH TO HIS OR HER INSTRUMENT. BE IT THE COMPLEX COMPOSITIONS, CONVERSATIONAL SOLOING, FURIOUS UNISON LINES OR EXTENDED JAZZ-INSPIRED SOLOS -- IT IS ALL GOOD!

THANK YOU, JOHN McLAUGHLIN, FOR YOUR VISION AND PASSION. WHAT A MONSTER TEAM YOU PULLED TOGETHER -- THAT FOREVER CHANGED THE WORLD OF MUSIC.

*Ya know, fusion kinda changed my life in the 70s. The Mahavishnu Orchestra totally rewired my neurons. No other band ever did that for me. I started playing guitar becuz of Hendrix but John McLaughlin was light years beyond any guitarist in his hey-day.

The thing that hit me today was John M was trying to communicate something very radically new.

It was spiritual, a religious thing for him -- an outlet for his New faith. He was quoted as saying, "God plays through me." (In essence, John McLaughlin's quote "God plays through me" encapsulates his belief that music is a spiritual practice, and that through surrendering to the creative process, one can become a conduit for a higher force, allowing the divine to express itself through his music.) That one thing made the compositions unique, powerful and deeply moving.

Miles told John to play "outside" the music. Then Miles said create your own band. It's time for you to leave. Miles talked John up really big to Columbia and they took a gamble on John's bizarre sound. The world has never been the same.

It reminds me of moment I first heard Holdsworth with U.K. and then Bruford -- a huge leap for jazz rock. Holdsworth was unearthly good like nobody else. McLaughlin & Holdsworth -- trailblazers. I need to stop. I could go on for hours. Ya know what I mean?😄

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