Mahavishnu Orchestra - Can't Stand Your Funk (1975) - Video
PUBLISHED:  Aug 09, 2011
DESCRIPTION:
Credits
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone -- Russel Tubbs*
Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Vocals -- Ralph Armstrong*
Cello -- Phillip Hirschi*
Design [Cover], Illustration -- Ashok Chris Poisson*
Design [Inside Cover] -- Paul Perlow
Drums, Vocals, Clavinet -- Michael Walden*
Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals -- Mahavishnu John McLaughlin*
Keyboards, Vocals -- Gayle Moran
Management -- Nathan Weiss
Other [Equipment] -- Greg DiGiovine
Photography By -- Chris Poisson
Producer -- Mahavishnu John McLaughlin*, Ken Scott
Recorded By -- Ken Scott
Recorded By [Tape Operator] -- David Whitman*, Dennis MacKay*
Technician -- Ron Costa (2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flute, Vocals -- Bob Knapp
Violin [1st] -- Steven Kindler
Violin [2nd], Vocals -- Carol Shive
Violin [Electric], Violin [Electric Baritone] -- Jean-Luc Ponty
Written-By -- Mahavishnu John McLaughlin


Review by Richard S. Ginell: As the second album to document the second Mahavishnu Orchestra, this one isn't as, well, apocalyptic as its predecessor, yet it does focus more intently on the band itself. Jean-Luc Ponty's curling electric violin lines help give this Mahavishnu band a more European sound than its predecessor, and some of the orchestral concepts of Apocalypse work their way into the picture via comments by a string trio and trumpet/sax duo. This band also had some interest in a bombastic funk direction that may have been borrowed from Mr. "Chameleon" Herbie Hancock, and would later be followed by Mahavishnu Two's drummer, Michael Walden. Gayle Moran's ethereal vocals don't date as badly as those on many jazz-rock records; at least she can sing. Overall, this Mahavishnu edition is more refined and not as aggressive as the first -- although they could charge ahead pretty hard, as "Be Happy" and "On the Way Home to Earth" demonstrate -- yet they were still capable of making memorable electric music.
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