The Mahavishnu Orchestra LIST OF ALBUM REVIEWS: The Inner Mounting Flame (1972) Birds of Fire (1973) Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973) Apocalypse (1974) Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1974) Does the MaHaViShNu OrChEsTrA turn you on? Tell me about it here. Brief album summaries: The Inner Mounting Flame (1972) A JAZZY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM!!!!!!!!!! ... AND IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!! .... Overall Album Score: 9.0 out of 10 Average Song Score: 9.0 Album Tilt: 8.5 Artist Tilt: 9.5 Link to the full review: The Inner Mounting Dame Birds of Fire (1973) Some people say this is a weaker follow-up to The Inner-Mounting Flame. I say, this is more musical, more accessible, more essential, and a true masterpiece!!!! Overall Album Score: 9.7 out of 10 Average Song Score: 9.6 Album Tilt: 9.5 Artist Tilt: 10 Link to the full review: Curds of Shire Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973) Pretty good ... This live album (and the last to feature the original line-up) is pretty delightful ... but it's nothing like those studio albums, maaaaan. Overall Album Score: 8.6 out of 10 Average Song Score: 8.8 Album Tilt: 8.5 Artist Tilt: 8.5 Link to the full review: Between Nothingness and Everythingness Apocalypse (1974) John McLaughlin dumps his whole band and gains a new one. Of course, this isn't as utterly splendid as the previous albums, but this is still good music. Overall Album Score: 8.8 out of 10 Average Song Score: 8.8 Album Tilt: 8.5 Artist Tilt: 9.0 Link to the full review: A Spock's Lips Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1974) Some more of that instrumental vitruosity and some weirdness thrown in for good measure. Overall Album Score: 8.7 out of 10 Average Song Score: 8.6 Album Tilt: 8.5 Artist Tilt: 9.0 Link to the full review: Grand Realizations of the Popular Kamazoo

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