Electric Dreams

Artist: John McLaughlin with the One Truth Band
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074644889222
EAN: 0074644889222
ASIN: B00000287D

Release Date: 1992-10-27

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Tracks:

Guardian Angels
Miles Davis
Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs
Desire And The Comforter
Love And Understanding
Singing Earth
The Dark Prince
The Unknown Dissident

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Customer Reviews:

not mclaughlin's best but still good.......2001-02-19

This album is good but out of all the lp's he recorded in the 70's, this one is closer to the bottom than most. The playing is exceptional (as with all of his albums) but the production sounds rather slick in a bad late 70's/early 80's sort of way. Mclaughlin enthusists will probably like this one but this album shouldn't be one's first foray into Mclaughlin's music.

Some really classic tracks here.......2000-03-22

"Electric sighs" starts off in a quietly mournful intro, then goes into 23/8 time with an indian style Shankar violin solo, then shifts into a slightly faster funky tempo that feels like 4/4, but there's no way it can be (or is it the same time signature at a faster tempo?) I, for the life of a layman, couldn't figure it out; Maha-Johnny Mac breaks the rhythm up so many ways it sounds like something out of Stravinsky. But this only goes on for a few bars and then a banjo solo! All this is played with maximum feeling, of course, unlike 90% of the fusion out there. "Desire and the Comforter" has a latin middle section 10 times faster than Santana's wildest dream coming after an indian first section, followed by a funky outro. "The Dark Prince" features the fastest Jazz guitar solo I've ever heard: the thing sounds like a halestorm. Too bad the rest of the record isn't on that level, but then who the hell can even come close to it except humble Vishnu-John? Fusion, when played on this level, is truly a cerebral experience that accesses areas of the imagination untouched by other music. Here it's a balancing act, not only between the spontaneity of jazz and the energy of rock, but also indian music and progressive classical. Phew!

Great Fusion Fun !.......1999-09-20

I think this is one of Mclaughlins best and one of the best fusion albums of the 70ýs, along with Return to forevers Romantic Warrior, Al di Meolas Elegant Gypsy and Weather Reports Heavy Weather. All great masterpieces and incredibly fun music.

Mclaughlins playing is great and so are his compositions, full of passion and intellect and all the other players are top musicians. Johns fusion is a mix of rock, blues, jazz and indian music (with a dash of pop in one song). And all that creates a higly original blend which is his trademark.

Itýs great to live in a world where musicians like Mclaughlin create healthy pleasures in a cd form, thanks John.

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