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Mahavishnu Orchestra

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All Time

of 149,987

7,060
Decades
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  311
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  2,513
- 2000s
  
  of 10,556
  
  105
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  959
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  6,452

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1970s

0.4208

1990s

2.1280

2000s

2.7861

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Mahavishnu Orchestra is ranked overall as 1.1610 out of 4 stars

1.1610

Mahavishnu Orchestra Album Rankings

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 2.7302 out of 4 stars for Birds of Fire

Birds of Fire (2.7302)

Fusion. Such a bad word, especially considering how bastardized the genre-bending style has become, manifesting itself and its long evolution in today's favorite workplace jam - smooth jazz. ...more

6.64

to

10.99

from (5) sources

The Lost Trident Sessions by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 2.1662 out of 4 stars for The Lost Trident Sessions

The Lost Trident Sessions (2.1662)

Recorded in London on June 25, 1973, these sessions for a planned third Mahavishnu Orchestra album were shelved when the band decided to put out the liveBetween Nothingness and Eternityinstead. ...more

6.68

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Between Nothingness and Eternity by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.3246 out of 4 stars for Between Nothingness and Eternity

Between Nothingness and Eternity (0.3246)

No review available

35.48

Visions of the Emerald Beyond by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.2890 out of 4 stars for Visions of the Emerald Beyond

Visions of the Emerald Beyond (0.2890)

The original Mahavishnu Orchestra was the most important single force in breaking the pop barrier for jazzderived electric music; its converts, having found in the group's virtuosic soloing and thunde ...more

69.99

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Inner Worlds

Inner Worlds (0.0000)

The state of the second Mahavishnu Orchestra continued to be volatile in 1975, with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty out, keyboardist Gayle Moran replaced by Stu Goldberg, and all string and horn backings re ...more

12.86

Lost Trident Sessions by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Lost Trident Sessions

Lost Trident Sessions (0.0000)

Like Deep Purple jamming with Dizzy Gillespie , the Mahavishnu Orchestra fused rock flame with jazz brains. Released after years of availability as a U.K. ...more

CD Pricing Not Available

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Mahavishnu

Mahavishnu (0.0000)

No review available

8.70

to

17.98

from (5) sources

The Inner Mounting Flame by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Inner Mounting Flame

The Inner Mounting Flame (0.0000)

No review available

4.74

to

11.06

from (5) sources

Love Devotion Surrender by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Love Devotion Surrender

Love Devotion Surrender (0.0000)

Only Englishmen can grin as sweetly as John McLaughlin is grinning on the front and back covers ofLove Devotion Surrender.His grin is guileless and at the same time almost prissy. ...more

Mahavishnu Orchestra scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Apocalypse

Apocalypse (0.0000)

The first recording of the second Mahavishnu Orchestra was a real stretch for John McLaughlin, an encounter with Michael Tilson Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra. ...more

23.71

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