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John McLaughlin with The One Truth Band: Electric Dreams

Read "Electric Dreams" reviewed by Walter Kolosky


The last three minutes of “Desire and the Comforter" from Electric Dreams say it all about John McLaughlin. He just tears apart his electric guitar with cascades of funk, blues, rock, jazz, and Far-Eastern scales. Every strike of a string has individual meaning. His guitar soars above the chord changes and captures the spirit of the music. He leaves space (or texture) where it should be left. Like no other guitarist on earth, John McLaughlin knows when not to play, ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Electric Dreams

Columbia Records
2002

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The Early Years

Nemperor
1992

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Oh, Yeah?

Nemperor Records
1976

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