Adult MUSIC, that is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTKYhxrLis
I thought this was an interesting insight into the collection of people who blew John McLaughlin's mind as a kid. And when his brain reconfigured out popped a whole truckload of music that had never, ever been played before – help to invent three whole GENRES of music before you're 40 years old? He was playing the same clubs and the same R&B that the Beatles and Stones drew on, but he went East when they went West, so to speak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyKBr0KXT8
So after he finished inventing fusion with Miles Davis, Tony Williams and his own Mahavishnu Orchestra, he freaked his record label by going acoustic all the way, inadvertently inventing one of the earliest “world music” groups, Shakti.
http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/Shakti1977-11-04BerkleePerformanceCenterBostonMA.asx
I saw this band, and they could BLOW people up outta their seats. And he reboots it over the years - this is the 3rd or 4th version ---->--->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDMxk5mKiSI
not the greatest sound, but yumpin' yiminy, superglue yer hat on... at 12:25 in he starts up with his "new" toy, the whammy - he and Jeff Beck have a mutual admiration society besides being great friends for fifty years now, I guess the whammy bar started... mocking him? Li'l pecker... I actually think this 1999-2000 band lineup elicited the best solos of his life. At least partly because that little kid with the little mandolin (Srinivas) could wipe the floor with McLaughlin if he doesn't bring his AAAAA game. And starting at 16:43 Srinivas does... the thing he does, I sure can't track it. Unfathomable, I think it's called.
Can't forget these guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_5YZbmLI4c
Though there are much better sounding concerts on sugarmegs.org, try:
http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/AlDiMeolaPacoDeLuciaJohnMcLaughlin1981-04-12TheOperaHouseBostonMA.asx
They knew they were playing for all the little grommets at the Berklee School of Music, yeah, - right kid, you're fast. And here's the primo '99 “Remember Shakti” at Berklee:
http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/RememberShakti1999-06-26BerkleePerformanceCenterBostonMA.asx
That first guitar solo draws on more melody-construction ideas than I've ever heard from anybody, including Mr. Coltrane, Sonny Rollins.... then the little kid rolls out the mop bucket.