COVER OF THE WEEK

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA "Inner Light"


 

# 22 is The Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was released in 1971 and is one of the essential albums in the jazz/rock/fusion style. Excellent performances of instrumental music that pends between furiousity and sheer beauty. Most of the music is however on the furious side.

The religious approach was another side of this group. The Mahavishnu album covers did often include some printed words of wisdom by Sri Chinmoy, guitarist John McLaughlin’s guru. If you check the small photos on the back cover of Mounting Flame the light shines down from heaven on the head of every band member....everyone except drummer Billy Cobham! He has no beam of light in the face, just some light reflected off his sweaty forehead. But he could play the shit out of his drums anyway.

S.H.