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The Mahavishnu Project considers the music from the original fusion gods, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, to be classical in nature. Therefore it is no surprise to see the band put out another CD that features four of the MO tunes that appeared on its first release, Live Bootleg. After all, a classical repertoire is a classical repertoire. The great classical players spend their whole lives “interpreting" the masters' works time after time until they almost get it right. But if you ...

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Album Review

Mahavishnu: Mahavishnu

Read "Mahavishnu" reviewed by Walter Kolosky

by Walter Kolosky
November 19, 2002

1984's Mahavishnu was supposed to mark the return of drummer Billy Cobham to John McLaughlin's side, in an attempt to recreate the spirit of the original Mahavishnu Orchestra. Although business disagreements led to the reunion ending badly behind the scenes, the record did manage to display some of the historic interplay these musicians had shared in the past. The album does suffer from a lack of focus that should be blamed on McLaughlin's new guitar synthesizer, which he ...