Devotion represents McLaughlin's first major electric outing, fully embracing rock and psychedelic at this stage. This is the sound that he brought forward to Miles Davis and, most notably, Mahavishnu Orchestra. Honestly if you have an album with McLaughlin on electric guitar and Larry Young on organ, there's only going to one conclusion: Sublime. Devotion is a loosely structured album with random bits of guitar and keyboard soloing and a brilliant rhythm section. For me this is the kind of album that defines the term Jazz Rock, though more technically it should be called Rock Jazz. He would later revisit this topic on the even more explosive album with his spiritual friend Carlos Santana on Love Devotion and Surrender.
Ownership: LP: 1972 Douglas. Gatefold. Slightly later pressing. Purchased at a record store in the Detroit suburb of Livonia while passing through (1992). Don't remember the name, but I don't think it's the same as the stores I see out there today. My copy looks better than Discogs' stock entry.
8-Track: 1970 Douglas. Acquired at the Pueblo Trading Post (2024). Sealed for $1. How fun is this? I have to keep it just for the novelty of it.
9/24/92; 4/24/95; 11/22/23 (new entry)
9/24/92; 4/24/95; 11/22/23 (new entry)
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