Any opinions on John McLaughlins last album?

JM's 'Live In Tokyo' album doesn't seem cold at all. How about Sunday Night at San Fransisco? I don't find his passages to be cold either...

The Downbeat review of this album gave it five stars. Only five new albums released in 2008 received this, the highest rating.

YMMV.

"The music lacks soul."
I'd say there is some truth to this only in the last decade or so.. I just bought "Industrial Zen" and while energetic, nothing new here.. same ol fusion jams without really going anywhere memorable.
Now contrast that experience with the wonderful albums "Belo Horizonte" and "Music Spoken Here" from the early 80's or "Electric Dreams" from 1979.
"Belo Horizonte" to me is his best album period. beautiful.

Regardless of how 'cold' I feel he's been playing lately, I'm going to see him and Chick Corea on the 29th, can't wait!!!;)

I did see him last year or the year before at the Dakota Bar & Grill in Minneapolis. The thing is, although enjoyable there was no apparent Indian influence in his repertoire that night.
It was a good year for guitar lovers at the Dakota; saw Larry Coryell, Pat Martino and John McLaughlin.