It is kinda ok 'in parts' and John McLaughing was certainly capable of 'fretboard fireworks' when he wanted to 'burn the guitar neck' but both albums are 'jazz albums' from 1971 & 1972 although with a rock feel to them in parts. One of the albums has a slow number on it with a prominent 'fiddle' playing through it which turned me off the album completely.
Interesting how ears and tastes vary....imho they are 2 of the best ever made in that area-jazzrock/fusion-...indeed they both have over a 4 star rating on Prog Rock Archives.
Hard to say with regards to any jazz/rock albums to be honest. Being a strictly 1970s mainstream rock fan (British & North American bands) and late 1960s & 1970s blues/rock fan I rarely tend to venture into other fields of music or rock music. Granted with regards to John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra they developed a following on the collage circuit in the states during the early 1970s and sold some albums but I don't really know much else about them.Interesting how ears and tastes vary....imho they are 2 of the best ever made in that area-jazzrock/fusion-...indeed they both have over a 4 star rating on Prog Rock Archives.
Just curious .....name one or two you think are better in the heavy jazz rock fusion area....and I'll see if I own them and give an opinion.
