"Extrapolation" was the groundbreaking debut album for fusion guitar wizard John Mclaughlin. The album is pure fusion with hints of progressive rock and jazz genres. This album of course predates his excellent contributions in collaboration with the mightly Miles Davis and his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
John is accompanied by the wild sax work of John Surman, bass of Brian Odges and the drumming of Tony Oxley.
A times i get a very King Crimson feel off this album...hints of The First Crimson album and RED ! You can definitely hear why Miles would be turned on by Mclaughlin as this album is really very unique and full of deep feeling.
I love the deep grooves and ever changing places that Mclaughlin takes us to. The instruments are allowed to take what ever space they need and although i love Mclaughlin's playing it is not one of those guitar noodling solo albums that you would tire of. Dont get me wrong there is a lot of great guitar work on this album it is just that this is not in your face nor the dominant aspect.
A great album for those who like a bit of fusion in their lives!
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