Santana - Shaman
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Free Music Review: Pretty good, Supernatural was better
Hit: 4 Stars
I've only been a Santana fan since 2001, and my introduction started with Supernatural, which really set the bar high for my expectations of him. From what I've been able to see so far, Santana took a different direction with his music by incorporating more commercial American artists into his collaborations, which wasn't a bad idea in my opinion, as long as its done moderately. With Shaman, it seems that he takes the colabos to the extreme, with a guest on damn near every song on the CD. Now, some of the tracks were done very well and the chemistry between Santana and the gust produced a great product, but some of them weren't all that.
Good songs:
You Are My Kind - Seal made a great choice for vocals on this, and as usual Santana ripped up the guitar.
Nothing At All - Another good vocal choice, but Musiq tends to do good work period. The song is actually quite bangin, and coincidentally, my favorite on the CD.
Why Dont You & I - Don't know much about Chad Kroeger, but this ballad-esque is quite catchy. This is a good example of that chemistry i mentioned before.
Bad Songs:
Amore (Sexo) - Macy Gray has never really impressed me, and she continues to disappoint on this track. Sad thing is that the instrumental is hot and could have done well by itself, or at least with a more capable singer.
The Game Of Love - This is probably THE most pop-ish song I've ever heard Santana do, much to do with the fact that Michelle Branch is probably one of the most pop-ish singers in the genre. This song might work for some people, just not me personally. I actually tried to like it cuz it has potential, but really it all comes down to your tastes, and its just too sappy for me.
America - P.O.D. and Santana.. interesting colabo, but not enough to get me liking it. It was an OK, but its another song you gotta have the right taste for. This is more for a fan of P.O.D. then for a Santana lover.
The rest of the songs on here fall somewhere in between good and bad, but I say make your own distinctions. Overall, good album, worth the price you'd probably find it for in the used CD store.
Free Music Review: Santana always excellent
Hit: 5 Stars
This cd has a lot of good songs with the proffesional touch that santana knows perfectly. One review says that the latin song Foo Foo is too long. I can tell this person does not know anything about latin music because salsa's songs used to be really long in '70. Therefore, Foo Foo is an excellent production.Free Music Review: Shaman- Another Santana Smash
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been a Santana fan for many years going back to the 60's and Carlos has never failed to come through on every album he has made, and Shaman is no exception. His Latin rhythms are evident in just about every song, no matter who the featured artist is. This is recommended for anybody who appreciates the greatest guitarist of all time. Free Music Review: Keep Santana away from the superstars
Hit: 2 Stars
So Supernatural turned Clive Davis from rich to filthy rich. He made a point of churning out a sequel, Shaman, which made him even richer thanks to hits like "The Game of Love", sung by Michelle Branch (who may be the worst female singer I've ever heard - her voice cracks more than mine does. Thankfully, Carlos saves the song from being a horrendous disaster with his guitar), the Latin-sung "Foo Foo", which is actually great (a rarity for this album), if a bit too long, and "Why Don't You and I", which swaps the Nickelback guy in for the Matchbox-20 guy and uses crunchy guitars instead of horns but other than that could easily be mistaken for "Smooth". And there's a fun Latin dance song, "Aye, Aye, Aye". But if they expect me to sit through a bunch of unoriginal rockers like "You Are My Kind", "Nothing at All", "Victory is Won" and "America", a bunch of really dull ballads like "Novus", "Hoy Es Adios", "Sideways" and the Dido-sung "Feels Like Fire", and a couple of raps with the most boring bedroom lyrics I can imagine ("Amore (Sexo)", "Let Me Love You Tonight"), they must think I'm stupid or something. And then Santana just sits back and lets it happen, because he's playing a painful practical joke on all of us, trying to fool us into thinking that just because it's Santana automatically means it's good. No, Carlos, we're not that stupid. Your fans are educated (or at least in the process of being educated) people. Think of it like this, man: your fans who have lost their respect for you after hearing the newer stuff will regain it if you get back with the Woodstock band, put out some old-school Latin-blues-rock, and tell Clive Davis to go do himself. Oh, and if Carlos ever collaborates with Noel Gallagher, I'll have to kick him. Free Music Review: awesome!
Hit: 5 Stars
THIS CD IS FANTASTIC! IT IS BETTER THAN "SUPERNATURAL". DEFINATELY WORTH BUYING & LISTENING TO FOREVER.