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Free Music Review: the first of the two classic Santana albums
Hit: 5 Stars
this cd and Abraxas are the best of Santana's career, including his new stuff like Supernatural (which I actually enjoy a lot, just for different reasons). classic songs like "soul sacrifice" and "jingo" are on here, and the whole album is chock full of the latin flavored, jam oriented rock music that Santana is known for. The remastered version (the sole version now available) boasts 3 new live tracks taken from Woodstock, which rounds out the cd quite well. Abraxas also has 3 live tracks. If you are new to the band, get this classic album along with Abraxas, and be swept away by the fire of the band.Free Music Review: Pulsating
Hit: 5 Stars
Long before Santana realised that there were millions to be made from pop music he was actually a truely serious musician, this proves it.
So its not so polished as Abraxas or Santana 3 but neither musters the sheer energy that this album does, from the first track to the legendary Soul Sacrifice, the rythm section is explosive laying down Afro-Cuban Grooves for Santana and Rolie to play over.
My personal favourite is treat (which, excuse the pun is a treat) Rolies piano work is exquisite creating a late night jazz feeling and then that magnificient precussion team jumps into action giving it a real latin feel to it.
The live tracks are no fillers as well, with THAT version of Soul Sacrifice they hardly could be though, and what is probably the definitive version of Fried Neckbones (Jose Areas trumpet solo is real sweet as well)
Free Music Review: Very nice...
Hit: 4 Stars
Santana's debut album is full of fiery hot guitar licks, groovin' bass lines, and highly danceable percussion solos. I happen to prefer Santana 3 and Abraxas to this, but there are still many good songs on here. The best one is clearly the live version of Soul Sacrifice, recorded at no other concert than Woodstock. I really can't describe it, sorry. It is 11 minutes but amazing. And it has an extended drum solo that never gets on my nerves, which is a pretty nice achievement in itself.Free Music Review: A brilliant star on the musical landscape
Hit: 5 Stars
Thirty-five years later, this is still one of my favorite albums. It was revolutionary when it was released. Rock-n-Roll still lived, and Rock was just being born. Critics had no idea what to make of it. Like much of the music comming out of San Francisco at the time (e.g., the Greatful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company), much of the album has the live feel and sound of some very talented musicians jamming.
The music is an absolutely fabulous fusion of latin/caribbean rythms, blues and rock -- and no one can get into the meaning of a note the way Carlos Santana can. Santana's music is very dense, with tons of percussion and Santana's incredible guitar work. The bass anchors and gives the music a sensual, pulsating, passionate, primal feel.
With this re-release, they add three live songs from Woodstock, two of which were previously unreleased. This is a good thing -- the original album was shy of 40 minutes - the more the better.
Free Music Review: Solid Debut
Hit: 4 Stars
This debut is first rate all the way. Carlos Santana provides some super guitar solos with a cutting edge latin flare. Often overlooked are Greg Rollie's piano, organ, and vocal contributions. His singing on Persuasion, Shades of Time, and You Just Don't Care are very strong. I simply adore the keyboard touches on Treat. That instrumental is a super underatted gem.I can't overlooked the percussion and drumming either. Its these compelling rhythms that separate Santana from many of the jam bands of the late sixties.
Anyway, this is a fine debut which almost rates on the same level as Abraxas and Santana 3.