Hey guys!! This was such a fun one!! What are some other tunes to check out by Santana or other Latin guitar gods?! Cheers all have a great weekend get ready for the ZZTOP 100k special!!! 🙌🏻🔥
Why Carlos Santana is so cool: instead of having his band showcase him, he gathers PHENOMENAL musicians and just lets them cut loose. He’s all about the sound; he’s not about himself.
That's a good assessment of Carlos. I've only seen him once live ( on SuperNatural), but he stood mostly to the side and back of the stage and let the other band members take over the show. Robin Trower does pretty much the same thing.
@@peterroberts5788 Joe Bonamassa also when he has guests gives them the floor and alot of times turns into some phenominal guitar duets case in point with Eric Gales also with Larkin Poe at Keep the blues alive cruise in 2019 he also had a duet with Peter Frampton on While my guitar gently weeps
Lyrics: oye como va mi ritmo/ bueno para gosar/ mulata English: Listen to how my rhythm goes/ Good for pleasure /mulata True story: My dad was a disc jockey, my dad was interviewing Carlos in his booth. I was like a year and half/two years old. I toddled over Carlos, grabbed his face and planted a big kiss on his lips! Carlos laughed and did the sign of the cross on me and said "This child is blessed!". So I always tell people, my first kiss was Carlos Santana 😂
I’d translate this a bit differently. just like saying Hey, check out my beat, you’re going to dig it. Gosar is spelled wrong should be gozar. But I’m being picky here. No ofendes.
Abraxis came out when I was 15 and I’ve spent the last 50 years expecting Oye Como Va to immediately follow when I hear Black Magic Woman, kinda like muscle memory. I’d bet I’m not the only one.
@@Sharkman1963 Exactly right. I suppose it’s our history with albums. On the Abraxis album I hear a transition between BMW and OCV, almost like it’s a two-part song and the radio cuts it off right in the middle. Gahhh!!
The order in question on Abraxas is "Black Magic Woman," "Gypsy Queen," then "Oye Como Va." BMW, as is well-known, was written by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac. Gypsy Queen was written by Gabor Szabo. "Oye Como Va?" No sé.
@@gj8683 So this is how it goes. The original album opens side one with Singing Winds, Crying Beasts then Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen, they’re not 2 separate songs, and then Oye Como Va and the side ends with Incident at Neshabur. This little tidbit of “stuff I know for sure” is ingrained in every fiber of my being. I think I mentioned that above. The other side is great too.
A couple of years ago Los Lobos played at a small baseball stadium about 2 blocks from where I live, I sat out in my backyard, smoking doobies and listening to them. Best free concert ever!
I'm not a huge fan of Eric Clapton, but his 2007 Crossroads was absolutely fantastic. And Los Lobos had a big part of that. It's worth watching. I liked it so much I bought it.
Batuka before it leading into it. Two awesome sonic orgasms that merge one onto the other. The whole A side of that album works (B side too). Santana III is an album to be listened to as an album, not as a pick a song type ordeal.
Santana’s first 3 albums were/are EPIC. Santana (I), Abraxas, and Santana (III) are fantastic start to finish, and yet he didn’t win a Grammy until his Supernatural release around 2K. Quite an unbelievable oversight.
went to a Santana concert in London and house lights started to go down a guy walks across the stage sits on the edge and starts to play the bongos, within a couple of minutes the whole place is jiving to his rhythm, then behind him the whole band is on and starts playing this...... one of the best openings to a concert i have ever been to :)
The more I think about it the more I realise how lucky I was to be a teenager in the 1970's. To be brought up with such glorious music all over the place!!
One of my greatest pleasures was mixing this song live as a guest mixer for a Santana tour. Carlos talked with us for almost an hour pre-show, and he's a trip for sure. Go see Santana live once the world is sane again, and you will never forget.
The interesting thing about Santana is that none of their songs got the least bit dated. They all sound like they could have been released yesterday morning. It's unusual for a band's whole output to fall into this category.
Just to be clear, when you say Santana, you mean the Santana Band (1969-1972) output not Carlos Santana output. 'Cause a lot of Carlos' eighties output sounds very eighties. And I struggled with it even then.
I disagree... if it were released yesterday morning it would be gridded, time corrected, auto tuned, have a digital drum and percussion track and sound nothing like it does. Haha. But yeah, this music sounds incredible and is pretty much timeless.
If she wasn't in the mood before, she's tearing your clothes off after hearing Oye Como Va. Abraxis was the number one make out album for college students in the 70's.
Actually, Carlos himself made that joke when it was released, in front of some fans, some of which were Jewish. They ALL creased themselves laughing. The 60's to the 70's were a more accepting time, he might not have got away with it now.
You like that Latin rhythm, try Steve Wonder's "Don't you Worry 'Bout a Thing." Super tasty! And also, "Smooth" with Santana and Rob Thomas. It is SOOOO awesome.
DUDE!!!!! I just got through listening to a live performance by Tito Puente, who wrote Oye Como Va and it was absolutely stunning!! It was a performance done in the 90s and is the official video for Tito’s version. He is getting pretty old by then, helped onto the stage and up to his percussion kit but when he starts playing it’s like 30 years just melts away from him! The pure joy on his face as he begins to play is something everyone should witness! And at the point of the organ solo on Santana’s version….. forget it! There’s no organ…. One of the singers does the first WHISTLING solo I’ve ever witnessed! You guys MUST check this video out!!!!
The live version of "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" that appears on the compilation CD, Viva Santana, recorded in Osaka, Japan, in 1979 I think, is absolutely unbelievable. A sustained note during that jam is guaranteed to get The Lads jumping out of their seats. I know that's hard to imagine, so they should help out by making it happen on video.
Yep. Even the Plaster Casters had to work on him (not in that way, get your mind out of the gutter!) to get him to go long with it. He said he could only do it as a cosmic joke.
Such a simple little tune, but Carlos can add absolute fire to any song with his guitar tone and arrangements. Carlos is one of those guitarists who are instantly recognizable and masterfully distinct.
agreed, a big part of the absolute greatness of the late 60s and early 70s, but uniquely stood out from all the others....a big reason he has done so much more throughout the years, always adjusting and evolving.....
My favorite part of this whole song is towards the beginning of the organ solo when he does that really quick flick of a key before digging into the next note. That little partial note can't be unheard and it really makes the whole solo for me. PS - I ran into Gregg Rolie in a local store here and almost wet myself. Talk about a guy who has been there and done that. Chatted for awhile, nice guy (I wish I had told him how much I love that note)
I have been to hundreds of concerts including Santana three times. Out of all those concerts seeing/ hearing that percussion section letting loose is one of the highlights. I got goosebumps watching them. And of course Carlos is a master and has not lost a thing.
José Feliciano (U.S./Puerto Rico), "Light My Fire", "Malagueña" (more flamenco taste) many, many more , Paco de Lucía (Spain) "Entre Dos Aguas" and on another register, Malo (Jorge Santana's band) "Suavecito" long studio version. Regards
That's like how Bill Monroe never liked the rock and roll, but he started doing Blue Moon of Kentucky Elvis style instead of waltz style later in life.
Maybe I only heard part of a longer clip but I heard an interview with Puentes about 20 years ago and he was full of praise for Santana popularizing his and others' music. He also laughed about the royalties paying for his lunch for more than 20 years. Do you have a reference about him being pissed off?
Paco deLucia, Al diMeola and John McLaughlin. Friday Night in San Francisco. Spanish guitar shred fest. All acoustic. Both diMeola and McLaughlin play electric in the jazz fusion realm.
^^^^^^ T H I S ^^^^^^^^^ Anyone into guitar had this record. Just 3 gods and their guitars. Fasten your seat belt. Might as well start with the first track.
" Jingo" by Santana a cover of legendary Nigerian Percussionist/artist "Babatunde Olarunji". What Santana does is rooted in the same Yoruba rhythms. The Yoruba people of this region of West Africa were brought to Cuba and Puerto Rico and mixed with native indians resulting in Afro Cuban Ryjthms. From what is now reffered to as Mali came slaves to the US with their own musical traditions , generations later filtered and becoming American blues.
This was originally a Tito Puente cha cha cha song from the sixties, although Santana definitely made it his own. Considering you guys really like this version and those Earth Wind and Fire horn sections, I highly recommend checking out the salsa jazz power super group the Fania All Stars, from the same era (Puente was a member): Ray Barretto - Lucretia the Cat (the remaster), Hector Lavo - Mi Jente, and Celia Cruz - Quimbara, those last two live from one of their best their best concerts, the Rumble in the June in Zaire, 1974. Also, Eddie Palmieri - La Malanga (the remaster). Carlos Santana occasionally gigged with Fania. You won’t be sorry! And if you only have time for one, it has to be Celia Cruz, the queen of salsa, live from Zaire, Quimbara.
Not cha cha, mambo. Tito Puente was known as the King of the mambo. In the ninties, he used to tell the story as he introduced Oye Como Va, that the first time someone in the audience said "play that Santana song", he got angry. But then he said "when the first royalty check arrived, I said I'll be happy to play that Santana song ! "
A nice start would be the first three tracks from the album (they're all under three minutes long and one flows right into the next without any breaks) Dawn/Go Within, Carnaval, and Let The Children Play.
I can't think of many Hispanic guitar player/singers, but one stands out. It's from back in Santana's time, and it's definitely not rock, but it's good. His name is Jose Feliciano. He does a cover of The Doors "Light My Fire", with great singing and short bursts of flamenco-like guitar work. Good Stuff. Check it out.
Soul Sacrifice, Samba Pa Ti, No One To Depend On are all great songs to check out. Also you might want to check out Malo who had Jorge Santana on guitar, Carlos brother. Suavecito, Cafe and Nena are fantastic as well.
I saw him live and he had 4 drum sections. Regular, steel, Congo and bongo. What a show! The congo drummer hands were just a blur he was playing so hard and fast.
I saw him in London in the late '90s playing with John Williams. Now, I don't think that Paco de Lucia was the greatest Spanish guitarist - for me that would be Andrés Segovia - but seeing him perform with, arguably, the greatest living guitarist was a treat.
It's worth doing a full-album review of "Abraxas." Of the California scene leading into Woodstock, Santana was the absolute top instrumentally, speaking as a 66yo lifelong Californian. They might be at the top instrumentally of the whole USA at that time. A college friend of mine had only heard Abraxas in the background and in later years went to see Santana, only partly willingly. He came back and said "I thought Santana was only Oye Como Va" (rendering just those lyrics in a how-stupid-can-you-get tone) "but they absolutely COOKED!!"
YESSS!!😃 Tamacun (FOC) live in Japan, Diablo Rojo, Buster Voodoo, Mr. Tang....there are so MANY worthy of a first listen that would blow A&A away!🤣👍 Rodrigo’s finger work is impeccable, and Gabriela’s percussion-!!! These guys really need to hear R&G, for sure.
I think this song was my introduction to Santana back in the 60's. I became avid follower immediately. I can never just sit still when listening to his 'magic'.
Met the band once in a music studio when I was there with another band and went to get a snack. They ended up pulling me into their studio and making me play conga with about twenty band and family members. I was extremely shy but it was pretty wonderful. Everyone was fantastic.
This song echoed thru the city courtyards thru the radios.this was how you 1st heard diverse styles of music. Imagine the radio playlist. In the early 70s . ALL KINDS OF STATIONS. FUCKIN INCREDIBLE. AND IT WAS ALL NEW! never see it again.
This was a cover from Latin Percussion great "Tito Puente". This proves music does not have to be in English to be apealing. Guitarist "Mdou Mochtar" (Hendrix of the Sahara) from North Africa(Alex's Dad is from) would completely blow everyone away. I,lnless heard on classic rock radio majority would not give the time of day. For me Mochtar even deeper and heavier than Santana.
Thanks for the vindication: having grown up on tunes like this in the Seventies I was starting to wonder how much my affection was due to nostalgia. Hearing actual musicians with no prior exposure pick these apart, and explain why they're great, makes me feel better.
@@scottingram7634 For me it was the Blasters opening for.......Queen with Freddie. The only thing I can think of is that was when Crazy Little Thing was a hit....odd
Saw Santana and Clapton at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum in the late 70s and when they jammed together at the end I thought I had died and gone to Rock and Roll heaven,just amazing!
@@1069KLICFM the curse of heavy rotation - it can sometimes take a decade or more after a great song gets overplayed _ad nauseam_ before it's possible to listen to it again and remember why everyone got so into it in the first place. But then, when you do, it's great. A&A have given me a few of those experiences here.
I remember in one of the promo interviews for the song & album, and Rob Thomas (still big as the frontman for Matchbox Twenty) said something like how he'd gotten big playing to teenagers, but then after awhile, those teenagers grow up - and buy Santana records.
WE are now in the days of the single - the song. However, the 4 song sequence that opens up side 1 ot the Abraxas album qualifies as a perfect album side. Oye Como Va is the 3rd song in the 4 song sequence. You go from a dreamy mystical instrumental. into the Latin tinged blues of Black Magic Woman. Immediately after the cut off note comes the organ intro to this song. followed by a rocking instrumental. Listen to those songs in sequence.
@@armadillotoe Maybe the guys can revive the art in the Freedom Shack. Didn't we all have our own "Freedom Shack" where we jammed out on albums endlessly?
Saw Santana in the 80’s when they opened for the Stones. I love the Stones so much...but...Santana was very very close to being the best part of that concert. They blew me away! If u want to lose a bad mood, throw on some Santana!
You guys MUST play Fantasia Suite from the LEGENDARY live album Friday Night in San Francisco with three guitar gods Al DiMeola, John Mclaughlin and Paco deLucia. OMG!!!!
With all that is happening in this song, the timing is impeccable. Try 'No One To Depend On'. You'll probably recognize it, it's been sampled many times.
Andy, I love it! "Was there a girl with him?" LOL.....That will definitely determine the responses that guy gave to Alex. SO FUNNY! Glad to see more SANTANA!
I was thinking at the start, "Oh, these guys will love War's extended version of The World is a Ghetto." And then you brought up War. Believe me, World is a Ghetto. Plus it has sax.
Hey guys!! This was such a fun one!! What are some other tunes to check out by Santana or other Latin guitar gods?! Cheers all have a great weekend get ready for the ZZTOP 100k special!!! 🙌🏻🔥
The special is going to be EPIC.
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A great one from Santana would be "Samba Pa Ti", a truly soulful instrumental.
Read the lyrics guys.....
Hope they play Boom Boom Boom saturday
From side 2 of this same album, the severely underrated "Mother's Daughter."
Why Carlos Santana is so cool: instead of having his band showcase him, he gathers PHENOMENAL musicians and just lets them cut loose. He’s all about the sound; he’s not about himself.
That's a good assessment of Carlos. I've only seen him once live ( on SuperNatural), but he stood mostly to the side and back of the stage and let the other band members take over the show. Robin Trower does pretty much the same thing.
So very true!
@@peterroberts5788 Joe Bonamassa also when he has guests gives them the floor and alot of times turns into some phenominal guitar duets case in point with Eric Gales also with Larkin Poe at Keep the blues alive cruise in 2019 he also had a duet with Peter Frampton on While my guitar gently weeps
Santana goes down smooth like the whiskey you guys drink.
Yes that's absolutely correct
The great thing about the 70s was the diversity of music. Santana was so different from anyone else but the music was totally embraced.
Lyrics: oye como va mi ritmo/ bueno para gosar/ mulata
English: Listen to how my rhythm goes/ Good for pleasure /mulata
True story: My dad was a disc jockey, my dad was interviewing Carlos in his booth. I was like a year and half/two years old. I toddled over Carlos, grabbed his face and planted a big kiss on his lips! Carlos laughed and did the sign of the cross on me and said "This child is blessed!". So I always tell people, my first kiss was Carlos Santana 😂
OMG that's awesome Jessica 🥰.
Hope the leg is doing well ❤️
Cool story! And thanks for the translation.
I’d translate this a bit differently. just like saying Hey, check out my beat, you’re going to dig it. Gosar is spelled wrong should be gozar. But I’m being picky here. No ofendes.
@@beerman1957 My keyboard isn't set to Spanish and autocorrect put the "s" in gozar. Im Mexican, we don't really get offended lol!
Such a wonderful childhood story, thanks for sharing! Hope Carlos was right!
Abraxis came out when I was 15 and I’ve spent the last 50 years expecting Oye Como Va to immediately follow when I hear Black Magic Woman, kinda like muscle memory. I’d bet I’m not the only one.
LOL. It always pisses me off when I hear Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va doesn't follow. I literally curse at the DJ or radio program director.
Musical Muscle Memory©. It is a real thing. Many albums play in my brain after hearing a particular song by a favorite band. Example: If I hear More Than A Feeling by Boston, I'll just turn off the car radio and play the rest of the album in my head.
@@Sharkman1963 Exactly right. I suppose it’s our history with albums. On the Abraxis album I hear a transition between BMW and OCV, almost like it’s a two-part song and the radio cuts it off right in the middle. Gahhh!!
The order in question on Abraxas is "Black Magic Woman," "Gypsy Queen," then "Oye Como Va." BMW, as is well-known, was written by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac. Gypsy Queen was written by Gabor Szabo. "Oye Como Va?" No sé.
@@gj8683 So this is how it goes. The original album opens side one with Singing Winds, Crying Beasts then Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen, they’re not 2 separate songs, and then Oye Como Va and the side ends with Incident at Neshabur. This little tidbit of “stuff I know for sure” is ingrained in every fiber of my being. I think I mentioned that above. The other side is great too.
Abraxas is one of those "must own" albums.. it's practically a greatest hits album.
It's also a name of a band formed by Schon/Rollie. Sounds a lot like Santana. Give 'em a listen if you haven't already.
Sorry, it's Abraxas Pool.
One of the 5 best albums ever recorded, to my ears.
Also the best album cover ever.
I still have my vinyl.
“Samba pa ti” is my favorite song by Santana... a much different feeling son, but absolutely beautiful
Los Lobos, a Latin American style band has an incredible guitarist
2 great guitarists in Los Lobos - Cesar Rosas & David Hidalgo
@@Gminor7 thank you. You are correct!
A couple of years ago Los Lobos played at a small baseball stadium about 2 blocks from where I live, I sat out in my backyard, smoking doobies and listening to them. Best free concert ever!
I'm not a huge fan of Eric Clapton, but his 2007 Crossroads was absolutely fantastic. And Los Lobos had a big part of that. It's worth watching. I liked it so much I bought it.
This 100%
In 1970, in high school, we just didn’t know how perfect this music would sound for the next 50 years.
I did! I took their poster from the album with me to college in '71 and savored this music forever after! FUN!!!
I don't know why "No One to Depend On" never gets any love, but it's a fantastic song
Batuka before it leading into it. Two awesome sonic orgasms that merge one onto the other. The whole A side of that album works (B side too). Santana III is an album to be listened to as an album, not as a pick a song type ordeal.
"No One to Depend On" is actually my fav Santana song!
No tengo a nadie
Agree.. fabulous song!
That third album is my favorite. The whole thing is smoking hot.
Santana’s first 3 albums were/are EPIC. Santana (I), Abraxas, and Santana (III) are fantastic start to finish, and yet he didn’t win a Grammy until his Supernatural release around 2K. Quite an unbelievable oversight.
Greg Rollie is a fantastic keyboardist. He’s done a lot of things including Journey.
I saw him play with Santana and Ringo's All Star Band in 2016. He was fantastic in both.
he was the best part of journey still
Santana is not only the most easy-to-listen-to rock music out there, it is the most repeatable too- never gets old, never gets repetitive.
went to a Santana concert in London and house lights started to go down a guy walks across the stage sits on the edge and starts to play the bongos, within a couple of minutes the whole place is jiving to his rhythm, then behind him the whole band is on and starts playing this...... one of the best openings to a concert i have ever been to :)
How cool!
Chills
The more I think about it the more I realise how lucky I was to be a teenager in the 1970's. To be brought up with such glorious music all over the place!!
Jose Feliciano is an amazing guitarist. Check out “The Gypsy” or his cover of “Light My Fire.”
José could SHRED! His live version of "Purple Haze" is mind blowing.
@@Drummingvulture Mind Blown!
@@DrummingvultureDefinitely! He absolutely kills it! He’s incredibly underrated as a guitarist!
Don't forget his 1968 "Star Spangled Banner," which almost ended his musical career. ua-cam.com/video/aQkY2UFBUb4/v-deo.html
@@Otokichi786 so controversial! But it was actually quite lovely.
1970 when this was released and I was 20...brought the album (on vinyl) still got it and still play it!
Sampa Pa Ti is one of the greatest, most romantic guitar based instrumental ever recorded.
Samba. Not sampa.
One of my greatest pleasures was mixing this song live as a guest mixer for a Santana tour. Carlos talked with us for almost an hour pre-show, and he's a trip for sure. Go see Santana live once the world is sane again, and you will never forget.
The interesting thing about Santana is that none of their songs got the least bit dated. They all sound like they could have been released yesterday morning. It's unusual for a band's whole output to fall into this category.
Just to be clear, when you say Santana, you mean the Santana Band (1969-1972) output not Carlos Santana output. 'Cause a lot of Carlos' eighties output sounds very eighties. And I struggled with it even then.
Well I guess it's all subjective, because most of their stuff from this era just screams late 60/early 70s to me.
I disagree... if it were released yesterday morning it would be gridded, time corrected, auto tuned, have a digital drum and percussion track and sound nothing like it does. Haha. But yeah, this music sounds incredible and is pretty much timeless.
There certainly is a feeling of timelessness to his 60s & 70s, just as many other great artists have, but sound-wise you can definitely date them
But this one sucks
If she wasn't in the mood before, she's tearing your clothes off after hearing Oye Como Va. Abraxis was the number one make out album for college students in the 70's.
Oy Vey Como Va is the Yiddish version.
LOL
Klezmer break!
@@brianmiller1077 LOL
Actually, Carlos himself made that joke when it was released, in front of some fans, some of which were Jewish. They ALL creased themselves laughing. The 60's to the 70's were a more accepting time, he might not have got away with it now.
Another latin great is the song Suavecito by the group Malo. Carlos Santana's brother Jorge was a member and this song was a winner.
"How old was he?"
"Old!. dude was like 23-34!"
Ouch man. that hurt.
As a 51-yr-old, I can fully agree with you!
I have foot complaints that are older than that.
Really lol
@@alanhynd7886 LOL😂
In which Alex insults damned near his entire audience
God, I love those early 70's stereo mixes! They really used it to create a space that the music is happening in. Damn.
You like that Latin rhythm, try Steve Wonder's "Don't you Worry 'Bout a Thing." Super tasty! And also, "Smooth" with Santana and Rob Thomas. It is SOOOO awesome.
LOVE "Smooth." The guitar just sings! One of the most irresistible dance songs ever.
"Another Star" is powerful in the ways of Latin/Brazillian. amazing horns, percussion and Jazz flute(!) on the album version.
DUDE!!!!!
I just got through listening to a live performance by Tito Puente, who wrote Oye Como Va and it was absolutely stunning!! It was a performance done in the 90s and is the official video for Tito’s version. He is getting pretty old by then, helped onto the stage and up to his percussion kit but when he starts playing it’s like 30 years just melts away from him! The pure joy on his face as he begins to play is something everyone should witness!
And at the point of the organ solo on Santana’s version….. forget it!
There’s no organ….
One of the singers does the first WHISTLING solo I’ve ever witnessed!
You guys MUST check this video out!!!!
Europa by Santana never fails to please.
"Europa" by Gato Barberi is a killer cut. Many babies made while their parents were listening to it.
The live version of "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" that appears on the compilation CD, Viva Santana, recorded in Osaka, Japan, in 1979 I think, is absolutely unbelievable. A sustained note during that jam is guaranteed to get The Lads jumping out of their seats. I know that's hard to imagine, so they should help out by making it happen on video.
Yes, it's beautiful.
The live version from Moonflower . Mind blowing
In college, this guy on the same dorm floor played Europa (from "Moonflower") again and again and again and again and again and again ....
Carlos Santana is a pretty spiritual guy, He didn't mess with groupies. He said that he couldn't make them feel as good as his music could.
Yep. Even the Plaster Casters had to work on him (not in that way, get your mind out of the gutter!) to get him to go long with it. He said he could only do it as a cosmic joke.
“Story time with Alex” was a clear example of Florida Man in his natural habitat.
It was Florida. A shaggy haired young man approaches you and starts talking cryptically about 'lines'. Its enough to confuse anyone.
Was it you?
@@nathanbeard3561 Drat! My cover is blown.
NWFL panhandle here: obviously one of our citizens had an experience with Alex.. welcome to the world of Lower Alabama
Sounds like that guy had a Tommy Chong moment.
One of my fave Santana songs. I did a presentation for a rock music class on him & learning his history just makes Santana that much more awesome.
Such a simple little tune, but Carlos can add absolute fire to any song with his guitar tone and arrangements. Carlos is one of those guitarists who are instantly recognizable and masterfully distinct.
agreed, a big part of the absolute greatness of the late 60s and early 70s, but uniquely stood out from all the others....a big reason he has done so much more throughout the years, always adjusting and evolving.....
Buena reaccion a Santana otras canciones muy recomendables "Samba pati" "Europa" y "Black magic woman" en vivo. Saludos desde Ciudad de México.
Santana has some of the coolest album art work.. like zappa, uriah heep, gratefull dead, Funkadelic
Maria Maria is a lovely Santana song and Corazon Espinado just makes you feel good.
So guys who formed Journey out of this group? Greg Rollie Keys and Vocals, and Neal Schon
Yep, but Schon joined for the next album.
LOOK INTO THE FUTURE (1976)
When people tell me they like Journey, I tell them they were playing better music when they were in Santana.
Still frustrated A&A haven’t reviewed any Journey cuts yet!
@@9337sjm I hope they do deep cuts when they do
Abraxas was the first album I listened to with headphones. Lost my mind!! 1970...I was 15. So glad I grew up with the best music ever. 😎
Linda Kessler - I can totally relate. I was 13, and listening to my older sister's album. I've been hooked ever since.
back when the organ was an integral instrument in any self-respecting rock band.
true, but i can't name a second one that sounds like Gregg Rolie's!
That organ went on to found JOURNEY. Oh, the guy who played it went too. ;-)
Listen to the first 3 Journey albums, Pre-Perry. That's Gregg's work.
And people would haul that big ass piece of furniture and the Leslies around to get THAT sound.
My favorite part of this whole song is towards the beginning of the organ solo when he does that really quick flick of a key before digging into the next note. That little partial note can't be unheard and it really makes the whole solo for me.
PS - I ran into Gregg Rolie in a local store here and almost wet myself. Talk about a guy who has been there and done that. Chatted for awhile, nice guy (I wish I had told him how much I love that note)
This is a great album. Love the song on this album called Samba Pa Ti.
I'm not aware of a bad song on this album. We used to listen to this album over and over again while extremely high.
Funny that the guy that look like Opie understand Spanish and the guy who looks slightly Hispanic doesn’t. Good take guys.
I was seven when this came out. 'Incident at Nashabur' blew my mind!
I have been to hundreds of concerts including Santana three times. Out of all those concerts seeing/ hearing that percussion section letting loose is one of the highlights. I got goosebumps watching them. And of course Carlos is a master and has not lost a thing.
Guys, Al DiMeola - Dance with the Devil on a Spanish Highway. Killer guitar!
Should do the live version of off Tour De Force.
I believe it's Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway
José Feliciano (U.S./Puerto Rico), "Light My Fire", "Malagueña" (more flamenco taste) many, many more , Paco de Lucía (Spain) "Entre Dos Aguas" and on another register, Malo (Jorge Santana's band) "Suavecito" long studio version. Regards
@Francisco Moliner I still have the "Sauvecito" 45 single that my older sister bought.
Tito was royally pissed off that rock musicians were doing his stuff until he started getting the checks. Later in life he apppreciated the exposure.
That's like how Bill Monroe never liked the rock and roll, but he started doing Blue Moon of Kentucky Elvis style instead of waltz style later in life.
Maybe I only heard part of a longer clip but I heard an interview with Puentes about 20 years ago and he was full of praise for Santana popularizing his and others' music. He also laughed about the royalties paying for his lunch for more than 20 years. Do you have a reference about him being pissed off?
@@DandyLion662a Yeah of course, for example in Steve Sullivan's book The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings.
Some people's "indignant outrage" can be bought. Tells you how real it actually is.
Tito Puente explained how he was initially outraged by his song being covered by a rock band, until he received his first royalty check.
Yeah, I bet.
I saw Tito live. He was amazing but I like this better.
His rhythm section was off the charts. OFF THE CHARTS.
Was going to make the same comment.
So, Charles, you think they were off the charts?
😂😂😂
Everybody's everything is a killer Santana tune
Paco deLucia, Al diMeola and John McLaughlin. Friday Night in San Francisco. Spanish guitar shred fest. All acoustic. Both diMeola and McLaughlin play electric in the jazz fusion realm.
Second. Those guitarists are unparalleled.
I saw Paco with DiMiola and McLaughlin on Rick Beato’s channel. It was amazing to watch him play as fast as those two without a pick!
Fantastic album....but the lads aren't' ready for it yet.
That's a great guitar album
^^^^^^ T H I S ^^^^^^^^^ Anyone into guitar had this record. Just 3 gods and their guitars. Fasten your seat belt. Might as well start with the first track.
Love Love SANTANA
OYE COMO VA ONE OFMY FAVORITOS SONGS YESSSSS!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL GITAR HIS
" D MEM" PLAYING THEAT GUITAR.
" Jingo" by Santana a cover of legendary Nigerian Percussionist/artist
"Babatunde Olarunji". What Santana does is rooted in the same Yoruba rhythms. The Yoruba people of this region of West Africa were brought to Cuba and Puerto Rico and mixed with native indians resulting in Afro Cuban Ryjthms. From what is now reffered to as Mali came slaves to the US with their own musical traditions , generations later filtered and becoming American blues.
Yes!! Babatunde !!
👍😎Great Great Song
JUMP INTO THE FIRE by HARRY NILSSON. This guy was a SERIOUS talent and this saucy mess is right up your alley!
Definitely a banger. Serious drums, major hook
omg yes, this should have way more upvotes
@@brendanjones3816 I know. Right? I cannot believe Boomers aren't swarming on this one!
Al Di Meola's Elegant Gypsy is a great album with outstanding Spanish Guitar.
Thank you for reminding me of that. I haven't heard that album in decades.
Mediterranean Sundance is the tune to do from that one.
@@aMulliganStew They did say shredding: Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway :) I was coming to comment about this album, beat me to it
This was originally a Tito Puente cha cha cha song from the sixties, although Santana definitely made it his own. Considering you guys really like this version and those Earth Wind and Fire horn sections, I highly recommend checking out the salsa jazz power super group the Fania All Stars, from the same era (Puente was a member): Ray Barretto - Lucretia the Cat (the remaster), Hector Lavo - Mi Jente, and Celia Cruz - Quimbara, those last two live from one of their best their best concerts, the Rumble in the June in Zaire, 1974. Also, Eddie Palmieri - La Malanga (the remaster). Carlos Santana occasionally gigged with Fania. You won’t be sorry! And if you only have time for one, it has to be Celia Cruz, the queen of salsa, live from Zaire, Quimbara.
Not cha cha, mambo. Tito Puente was known as the King of the mambo. In the ninties, he used to tell the story as he introduced Oye Como Va, that the first time someone in the audience said "play that Santana song", he got angry. But then he said "when the first royalty check arrived, I said I'll be happy to play that Santana song ! "
Europa off the Moonflower album is one of my favorites plus it is full of sauce
Virtually anything from Moonflower is pure gold. That's peak classic Santana. Some of it is studio, some of it is live.
A nice start would be the first three tracks from the album (they're all under three minutes long and one flows right into the next without any breaks) Dawn/Go Within, Carnaval, and Let The Children Play.
@@neonpark1874 Incredible album.
Great album. Put a hole in the vinyl listening to Dance Sister Dance
The Rhythm Groove of this Improves and Soothes in Swelling Sound Rapture as the Years Pass by!!!!!!!
I can't think of many Hispanic guitar player/singers, but one stands out. It's from back in Santana's time, and it's definitely not rock, but it's good. His name is Jose Feliciano. He does a cover of The Doors "Light My Fire", with great singing and short bursts of flamenco-like guitar work. Good Stuff. Check it out.
Yep, hes blind too .
Jose' is one of those groundbreaking individuals. Love love love his cover of Light My Fire.
Soul Sacrifice, Samba Pa Ti, No One To Depend On are all great songs to check out. Also you might want to check out Malo who had Jorge Santana on guitar, Carlos brother. Suavecito, Cafe and Nena are fantastic as well.
Finally..............A fucking banger!!!!!! Yes! Gracias! I really loved watching this reaction. Have a great weekend boys! There is hope yet.
I saw him live and he had 4 drum sections. Regular, steel, Congo and bongo. What a show! The congo drummer hands were just a blur he was playing so hard and fast.
Paco De Lucia. The greatest Spanish guitarist, "entre dos aquas" or "rio ancho"
Completely agree! And they have to hear “Tico Tico!”
How about Al Dimeola and Paco De Lucia doing Mediterranean Sundance? Phenomenal guitar work.
If you're unfamiliar with all the great Spanish flamenco guitarists. Paco is a pop Flamenco guitarist.
I saw him in London in the late '90s playing with John Williams. Now, I don't think that Paco de Lucia was the greatest Spanish guitarist - for me that would be Andrés Segovia - but seeing him perform with, arguably, the greatest living guitarist was a treat.
Saw him live like 2003. Amazing!
I can’t remember if you guys have reacted to Santana’s “Smooth”.
But if you haven’t, do yourselves and us a favour and check it out.
The live version of Soul Sacrifice from Woodstock.
not the edited version.
Toussaint L’Overture is Santana’s masterpiece. The musicianship by everyone in the band is epic!
these guys need to listen to that
Miles Davis recommends Incident at Neshbar
San Francisco boy's..... Love my hometown has brought so much amazing music to the world 😍
Mission District represent!
I have that album from back in the day and the whole album is great so easy to listen to, Love it! His guitar is so unbelievable!
This song is even more amazing in quadraphonic!
1971! I remember it well. Great tunes to help us through the chaos back then in our country.
Lots of sauce on this LP, guys.
It's worth doing a full-album review of "Abraxas." Of the California scene leading into Woodstock, Santana was the absolute top instrumentally, speaking as a 66yo lifelong Californian. They might be at the top instrumentally of the whole USA at that time. A college friend of mine had only heard Abraxas in the background and in later years went to see Santana, only partly willingly. He came back and said "I thought Santana was only Oye Como Va" (rendering just those lyrics in a how-stupid-can-you-get tone) "but they absolutely COOKED!!"
The modern day Spanish guitar shredder of rock songs: Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Amazing duo. Was just about to comment that.
Absolutely! They are phenomenal!! And it's just the two of them!
Their Stairway to Heaven is fan fucking tastick
YESSS!!😃 Tamacun (FOC) live in Japan, Diablo Rojo, Buster Voodoo, Mr. Tang....there are so MANY worthy of a first listen that would blow A&A away!🤣👍 Rodrigo’s finger work is impeccable, and Gabriela’s percussion-!!! These guys really need to hear R&G, for sure.
Yes! They are awesome!!!
I think this song was my introduction to Santana back in the 60's. I became avid follower immediately. I can never just sit still when listening to his 'magic'.
Same for me!
I LOVE BKACK MAGIC WOMAN AND EVIL WAYS BY SANTANA
Black magic woman is a cover of a Fleetwood mac song.
This is the song that comes on at any party you are at, and people just start bobbing their heads or tapping their feet. It's impossible to resist!
Excellent choice, guys! From Santana, I also recommend: No One To Depend On, Black Magic Woman (probably their most famous) and Evil Ways.
Black Magic Woman is my favorite cover song of all time. I did not know for the longest time that Fleetwood Mac wrote and recorded it originally!
They actually already reacted to Black Magic Woman
I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I have seen Santana live. Always a good time!
Met the band once in a music studio when I was there with another band and went to get a snack. They ended up pulling me into their studio and making me play conga with about twenty band and family members. I was extremely shy but it was pretty wonderful. Everyone was fantastic.
Saw him on stage, with a ton of people! That's the way to do a wall of sound!
Love cool stories like that.
This song echoed thru the city courtyards thru the radios.this was how you 1st heard diverse styles of music.
Imagine the radio playlist. In the early 70s .
ALL KINDS OF STATIONS.
FUCKIN INCREDIBLE.
AND IT WAS ALL NEW!
never see it again.
This was a cover from Latin Percussion great "Tito Puente". This proves music does not have to be in English to be apealing. Guitarist "Mdou Mochtar" (Hendrix of the Sahara) from North Africa(Alex's Dad is from) would completely blow everyone away. I,lnless heard on classic rock radio majority would not give the time of day. For me Mochtar even deeper and heavier than Santana.
Puente
@@tonyhomant244 Typo thanks, now check out "Mdou Mochtar"
Thanks for the vindication: having grown up on tunes like this in the Seventies I was starting to wonder how much my affection was due to nostalgia. Hearing actual musicians with no prior exposure pick these apart, and explain why they're great, makes me feel better.
GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!
☮️❤️♾️
That was the first album I ever bought. The whole thing is a classic
Santana and Alice Cooper was my first concert!
Mine was Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Frampton
Santana and Alice Cooper? Wow! Who booked that show?
Most mismatched concert booking that I attended ... Joan Armatrading & The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Poor Joan got booed off the stage.
@@scottingram7634 For me it was the Blasters opening for.......Queen with Freddie. The only thing I can think of is that was when Crazy Little Thing was a hit....odd
I think the most mismatched in history was Jimi Hendrix opening for The Monkees.
Saw Santana and Clapton at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum in the late 70s and when they jammed together at the end I thought I had died and gone to Rock and Roll heaven,just amazing!
Smooth with Rob Thomas, and make sure you watch the official video
I still have fond memories of our local dj destroying that cd with a chainsaw, because he got sick of playing "Smooth".
@@1069KLICFM the curse of heavy rotation - it can sometimes take a decade or more after a great song gets overplayed _ad nauseam_ before it's possible to listen to it again and remember why everyone got so into it in the first place. But then, when you do, it's great. A&A have given me a few of those experiences here.
I remember in one of the promo interviews for the song & album, and Rob Thomas (still big as the frontman for Matchbox Twenty) said something like how he'd gotten big playing to teenagers, but then after awhile, those teenagers grow up - and buy Santana records.
Banger! Brings back so many memories..I saw Santana in 84? Every instrument solo was a concert within itself.
Bad ass!
Check out Roy Clark on an episode of The Odd Couple playing Malageuna. He is amazing.
Anything with a string he could make sing. Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin.
Carlos is a shaman. He's out to touch your soul and give you direction.
Samba pa ti is another awesome song by Santana1 My late husband asked me to marry him to this song back in 1973 !
Check out Santana's scorching cover of Zombies' ' She's Not There '
scorching cover!
I always considered Abraxas one of the “perfect” albums with each great song melding into the next.
You guys need some early Robert Palmer in your setlist. "Sailin" Shoes-Hey Julia-Sneaking Sally through the Alley"
That would be awesome!!!
Necessary!
If I hear music in my head while on my deathbed, I will not be surprised if it's the sound of Carlos' guitar and the groove of his band.
WE are now in the days of the single - the song. However, the 4 song sequence that opens up side 1 ot the Abraxas album qualifies as a perfect album side. Oye Como Va is the 3rd song in the 4 song sequence. You go from a dreamy mystical instrumental. into the Latin tinged blues of Black Magic Woman. Immediately after the cut off note comes the organ intro to this song. followed by a rocking instrumental. Listen to those songs in sequence.
I am afraid listening to albums is a dying art.
@@armadillotoe Maybe the guys can revive the art in the Freedom Shack. Didn't we all have our own "Freedom Shack" where we jammed out on albums endlessly?
Absolutely
Saw Santana in the 80’s when they opened for the Stones. I love the Stones so much...but...Santana was very very close to being the best part of that concert. They blew me away! If u want to lose a bad mood, throw on some Santana!
You guys MUST play
Fantasia Suite from the LEGENDARY live album Friday Night in San Francisco with three guitar gods Al DiMeola, John Mclaughlin and Paco deLucia. OMG!!!!
Those three on the same stage?! Man, I've got to check that out!
Legendary Puerto Rican Acoustic Guitarist / Vocalist "Jose Feliciano" should not be overlooked.
With all that is happening in this song, the timing is impeccable. Try 'No One To Depend On'. You'll probably recognize it, it's been sampled many times.
Andy, I love it! "Was there a girl with him?" LOL.....That will definitely determine the responses that guy gave to Alex. SO FUNNY! Glad to see more SANTANA!
I was thinking at the start, "Oh, these guys will love War's extended version of The World is a Ghetto." And then you brought up War. Believe me, World is a Ghetto. Plus it has sax.
Charo is a PHENOMENAL classical Spanish guitarist! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰