Product Details

• Actors: John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension
• Directors: Sven Hoffman;Marcus Wippersberg;John Bouchet
• Format: Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Abstract Logix
• DVD Release Date: April 21, 2009
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001REZMF6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,553 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

First official full length concert DVD by John McLaughlin. Guitarist John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension featuring Gary Husband on keyboards and jungle kit, Mark Mondesir on drums and Dominique di Piazza on bass. This electrifying concert was recorded in Belgrade during the summer of 2008. 104 minutes. NTSC all region.

Tracks:

1. Senor C.S.
2. Little Miss Valley
3. Nostalgia
4. Raju
5. Sully
6. Maharina
7. Hijacked
8. The Unknown Dissident
9. 5 Peace Band / Mother Tongues

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music from higher dimensions, May 15, 2009

By	Bodhi Heeren (Copenhagen) - See all my reviews

This fabulous show, recorded live in Belgrade by Serbian TV, confirms the impression that the illustrious guitarvirtuoso never has sounded better than here in his mid 60s. Playing as visionary and innovative as ever, constantly going for the edge. And the more conservative John McLaughlin fans make take comfort in the fact that he here mostly plays his slightly phased jazzguitar, rarely using the laptop for synth effects.

The band is stellar with the versatile Gary Husband playing keys and sometimes supplementing Mark Mondesir on the drums. Whereas Dominique di Piazza is downright outstanding on the bass. I guess he might top my list of 'underrated basslegends'. Actually he had to jump in with short notice when the bands original bassplayer, the young superstar Hadrien Feraud had a fingerinjury. Di Piazza, a catholic pater, played with Mclaughlin on the landmark "Que Allegria" album and fortunately we get his feature number from that album "Hijacked". But that's really only one of several jawdropping solos, superfast but at the same time artistic and creative.

No Mahavishnu classics, but 3 songs from the brilliant "Floating Point"album, and the gorgous ballad "Nostalgia" from the MO3 period.

Like the Five Peace Band with Chick Corea this is fusion at its absolute best. Daring and mindexpanding.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Much is Just Too Much, June 9, 2009

By	Dennis P. Laforce - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just watched this dvd so I thought I would put some thoughts down while it was fresh in my mind. I would highly recommend this to those who enjoy a group of extremely busy players with mega chops constantly blowing the doors off. If thats what you are into then this dvd is for you. And while I did like the show, quite frankly Mclaughlin's playing leaves me a bit flat in the emotional category. Like a hummingbird that is constantly flapping it's wings, John is never content to just let his playing soar some. There are very few sustained notes here, mostly high speed runs, and the rest of his group also play the same way. The bass player sounds like John on the bass and both the keyboard player and drummer are very busy players, taking the lead from the boss. So what you get is 2 hours of over the top, however masterful playing, that leaves this listener a bit bored and cold. The dvd does have excellent production values however so well done there. Just not my cup of tea. I would recommend the Mike Stern New Morning dvd instead. By comparison he is a guitar player equal to Mclaughlin chops wise but isn't afraid to let the music soar some too. He knows when to beat his wings but he also knows when to stop beating and soar with the music. I guess John forgot everything he ever learned from Miles. He should go back and listen to some of his own playing while he was with the master and even into his Mahavishnu days. Too much is just too much. Sometimes less is more!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An evening of full spectrum enlightenment , March 13, 2009

By	Jimi Jr (Renton, WA United States) - See all my reviews

The feeling of joy and compassion emanate from this show like a bouquet emanates from the lilies of the field. The melodic, harmonic and rhythmic content of the show are equally fragrant, inspiring and diverse. The group is strong with each player able to contribute both backing and solos. All in all it is a wonderful evening of musical expression, especially for those who like to see the guitar express a broad spectrum of emotions.