Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va, Samba Pa Ti, Smooth (with Rob Thomas), Maria Maria. I’m sure I’m missing some, but these will start you off and you will LOVE it! His guitar is so sultry and so smooth, just like butter ❤️
@@brentkraus457 Early Journey is great. Of A lifetime, Kohoutek, Topaz, On A Saturday Night, Look Into The Future, I,m Gonna Leave You, Hustler, Next, Nickel & Dime and Karma are great songs from their first 3 albums.
"Evil Ways" was originally recorded by Latin jazz great Willie Bobo in 1967. Gregg Rolie, the keyboard player, did the vocals for the group. Santana of course played lead guitar and contributed backing vocals. Michael Shrieve their teenage drummer should not go unmentionned. Incredibly skilled with the sticks. Remember his performance at Woodstock on "Soul Sacrifice"?
oh..oh....for sure.....Incredible....look...you got to take J and Amber's reactions with grain of salt.....their background for as concerning music is really bad....Rap and Hip-Hop music or R & B....which really badly produced and lacks talents of mastery of instrumentation and songwriting is awful.....so their ears are accustom to low tier music....J can't even appreciate the brilliance of Kate Bush who now is getting recognition because her song Running Up That Hill is No.1 on Itunes and No.5 on the Billboard Charts.
Santana is the sound of summertime growing up for me. My mom would put the stereo speakers on the windowsills leaning against the screens so we could dance on the patio with our popsicles...
J&A, You'll love Santana's "Everybody's Everything", "Oye Como Va" and "Samba Pa Ti"!!!! Guitar legend. Gregg Rolie on lead vocals and plays the Hammond organ solo.
"Oye Como Va" isn't in English, but it was a big radio hit regardless. It got up to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Santana, 1971, from the album "Abraxas."
This is the first time I have heard anyone recommend “Europa” besides me. It’s an amazing song made even better by a duo he does with an astounding sax musician named Gato Barbieri. It is SO good I can’t even explain it. Please play that song Europa with Gato.
@@garywheeler9855 if you haven't already heard it, there is an amazing German TV appearance from 1968 with Abdullah Ibrahim where Gato channels the late John Coltrane and absolutely shreds on a Conn 10M. Have a listen.
I giggled when I heard “This gives me 70’s vibes” when this album came out in 1969! I love how fresh this all is for you two while I’ve been listening to this for nearly 50 years! I’ll keep watching you guys experience all this amazing music for the first time. It’s so much fun!
Lol, right? This sounds straight 60’s to me. But there was a fair amount of this vibe extending into the 70’s. It manages to be very much of a specific time and still timeless. Great track.
So I'm sure most of you will agree Santana was a couple years ahead of it's time hence the '70's vibe. I actually think it was the type guitars and amps that started being used in the late '60's and into the '70's. Miss the old Fender analog sound.
This is the sound of my childhood in the 70’s. My Puerto Rican dad loves Santana and those album covers were trippy as hell… this reminds me so much of late 70’s NYC of my youth
Santana is my favorite band! This song is early 70s. This is Chicano Rock and was very popular w the lowriders. I was about 6 or 7 in Los Angeles and had an older brother in high school who was always in trouble and played Santana w his homeboys and girlfriends around. This song reminds me of being around him and his friends when they were at the house and feeling like I can't wait to grow up like they were. I never understood what they were talking about or why they smelled kinda funny but, I did listen to the music and loved it.
@@theodoreritola7641 the album was but the single was released Jan 1970 and it hit the charts in March 1970. It was played throughout the early 70s which is when I heard it. This is a 1970s song.
Neal Schon from Journey, learned his best when playing with Santana. He went on to play with Journey. Who wouldn't give their eye teeth, to learn from Carlos? Amazing people, passing on their talents to the next generation. Peace and bright blessings.
Neal was recruited by Carlos at the age of 17, a junior in high school. A week or two after Carlos invitation he was invited by Eric Clapton to help form Derek and the Dominos. Soon after someone else tried to recruit him also (Mike Bloomfield?). He was a prodigy. Between Santana and Journey he was in band called Azteka that was pretty good but never caught on.
There is real good album called Abraxas Pool, it came out in the early 90s. It’s all the old Santana members except Carlos. Neil Schon does all the guitar work and it’s pretty damn good. Definitely worth checking out.
SMOKIN' is right!!! I remember hearing an interview where Rob said he was pitching some lyrics to Carlos, and when he heard "and if you said this life ain't good enough, I would give my world to lift you up, I could change my life to better suit your mood," Carlos asked "are you in love with a Latin woman?" And Rob was like "Damn! How'd you know?" 😁
I also searched for a reaction to "Winning". They haven't done that one, yet. I like Alex Ligertwood a lot. For that matter, any Brian Auger Oblivion Express would be great for a reaction.
Santana had a huge comeback in 99 with the release of his album Supernatural. The single "Smooth" sung by Rob Thomas, from the band, Matchbox 20 was a huuuge hit at the time. But, I really love the song Santana made with Michelle Branch 3 years later, "Game of Love." You should check both of those songs out.
Fun fact! Gregg Rolie, the keyboardist/vocalist, is also a founding member and original singer/keyboard player for Journey. There's a great dual song called "Feeling that Way/Anytime" featuring Gregg singing with Steve Perry when Steve was still relatively new to Journey.
This was his first hit in 1969 and this album was huge and then the next album, Abraxas, was even bigger with Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va. He was about 21 and already a master. The band's amazing performance at Woodstock in '69 showed that. See the video of them doing Soul Sacrifice there because it is one of UA-cam's coolest videos. And yes, that album cover is very cool.
Santana is amazing, and amazing person. I dated his god-daughter in the late 90's and spent some time with him. I even had the chance to jam with him...I play the drums. It was an amazing experience in my life, and one I will never forget.
It was during that keyboard Solo, Carlos recognized my buddy dancing his ass next to me in the Front row. Carlos was cracking up and pointing at him. After the encore he came over and shoot his hand. I was in shock. Great memory from a Summer concert. Thanks for the smile
I am from the era when this album came out. I had just come back from the Vietnam War in October '68. I heard this album right after. I thought it was the best album I had ever heard. Every song. It was 1968.
With Santana you just put on the headphones and press play then drift off to sonic bliss. Love all the classic suggestions. From more modern times try "Maria Maria", "Into the Night", and "Game of Love".
You can say it’s easy but how can you not move or dance with Santana’s music!! Love it! Love dancing to it whether it’s organ/ electric piano, drums/ congas or guitar! It’s all so soulful Latin rock!!!❤️
Santana has been creating music for decades. He's one of those artists who keeps evolving with the times and collaborates with all sorts of other artists, but you still always know it's HIM.
I watched Sanrana's Conga player go 1hr-45min......without stopping!!! even when the rest of the band took a break.....He Never stopped......best Live concert Ever!
I love Gregg Rolie's work on the Hammond Organ, as well as his singing in Santana. The solo in this song and his early stuff with Journey, the band he founded with Neal Schon, were just unbelievable. I would suggest Oye Como Va for your next Santana song and I would suggest Just The Same Way for your next Journey tune because Gregg Rolie co-sang it with Steve Perry.
Carlos’s brother, Jorge led a band called Malo. They had a huge hit with a song titled Suavecito. Give that one a try. The full length version is around six minutes.
I would recommend Everybody's Everything, which is a straight out ROCKER, and Singing Winds, Crying Beasts-which is an etheral, moody instrumental which gives a great feel for the amazing musicianship of Santana!
My all time favorite SANTANA song is “Somewhere In Heaven” ! It has everything in it , guitar, lyrics, soul , if you don’t do the song on your channel, just listen to it on your personal time. You will not regret it.
Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va. You would also like War. All Day Music, Low Rider, Slipping Into Darkness, The World is a Ghetto. Also, Right Place Wrong Time by Dr. John (NOLA vibes)
Oh this takes me back to when I was little. This was one of those songs and artists that you were very likely to hear blaring out of a car when it passed you on the street. It was a good time for a kid and all the adults I was around back then seemed to be having a good time too. Life goes on and the crap always finds a way to the top of life but eventually it gets washed away and hopefully better times come along. This was good, y'all, thanks.
I saw Santana live for my 10th wedding anniversary in 1991 and it was an incredible live concert and he is the GOAT. My husband and I wanted to see him live for our 40th anniversary last November but he was playing at that time. We will catch him live soon.
You're right about that! I was lucky enough to see Jeff Beck open up for Carlos years ago here in Kansas City. I was so glad to see two all-time guitar gods together in person.
When I was in the Navy, there was a bar off base with a guy called "The Mad Hatter" who would do song parodies. This song became "You've Got to Change Your Underwear...Baby."
Santana. Absolutely timeless. It only takes a few notes, whether it be an old song or a brand spankin new one I've never heard before, and I know without a doubt it's Santana.
welcome to the club...I have been a fan since 1968....even briefly met the man....definitively Oye Como Va should be on your list...try to work your way thru chronologically.
Santana has been around since the 60s with Santana Blues Band (66/67). He’s the sound of summer, definitely. He’s an icon that garners nothing but respect from the industry and fans.
Santana is one of the GOATs. "Smooth" with Rob Thomas was one of the best songs of 1999. Too bad it got taken down! "Jingo" or "Oye Como Va" shold be your next one.
I think it was 1970, I was 13 when I went to the theater to see Woodstock. It was Santana who just blew my socks off and I've been a huge fan ever since. There's simply no such thing as a bad Santana song.
An ex-roommate told me he got to check out Santana in the 60s before he was famous. He played the bars around San Jose State University and my friend got to hear him every weekend for the price of a pitcher of beer! He was as awesome then, just no one knew it. I got to see him several times in the 80s at Lake Tahoe. He played 5 shows on one weekend in the casinos there every year as a sort of dress rehearsal for his nationwide tour. Awesome, intimate setting with me and my pals sitting in the front row! Superb live shows every year!
Santana has always been one of my primary inspirations when it comes to playing guitar, especially lead improvisation and rhythm. Once you hear Santana's EPIC version of "Black Magic Woman", you MUST listen to the original version by Peter Green, founder of the original Fleetwood Mac.
Thank you for suggesting the original Fleetwood Mac version. You can hear similarities in a couple other of their early songs too -- I Loved Another Woman and Coming Your Way come to mind.
@@ChrisW-17 'Coming Your Way', awesome. But, we can't offer Peter Green's Original Fleetwood Mac w/o mentioning the other Masterpieces; "Oh Well", "Albatross", and "The Green Manalishi" ... the purity and tone of Peter Green's guitar is quite amazing.
@@satorimystic Absolutely! Peter was held in high regard by many of his contemporaries from BB King to Eric Clapton. Amazingly, Peter could sound so achingly vulnerable on something like Man of the World while descending into the proto-metal madness of Green Manalishi.
Great tune and stands the test of time. I'd like to add their song "No One to Depend On" as a suggestion to all the other great Santana songs in the comments.
San Francisco band! Carlos Santana was born in Mexico, but raised in San Francisco and was part of that incredible music scene that was going on there in the late 1960s. We lived on the outskirts of the Bay Area and I was in elementary school, but my teenage older brother and his friends would go to San Francisco for concerts and he saw Santana at Winterland. He loved them.
Great reaction! 😃 Santana was never known for lyrics, but he's very well known for his tone, 🎸 it's like none other. I know Amber likes horn sections, I suggest Santana's "Everybody's Everything", it features the Tower of Power horn section. 📯🎷🎺Speaking of Tower of Power, you might want to check out "Your still a young man" great story. Thank you! Peace! ☮
all i ever wanted, say it again , breaking out, let the children play, who loves you, aquatic park bailando, veracruz, featuring hits of Carlos Santana band mad
"Everything coming our way" is a great tune , also "I,ll be waiting " is a great tune and "Transsendence with Greg Walker on vocal is mindblowing vocals and guitar, only from the Moonflower album , Eric Clapton said when it comes to spirituality Carlos is king, I myself tend to agree,peace guys,
I remember when this came out in 1969, I was 10. I had a transistor radio I would hide under my pillow at night and listed to music when I was suppose to be going to sleep. This was one of the songs I remember listening to.
Santana is an American Latin rock band formed in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist & songwriter Carlos Santana. They played at Woodstock in 1969. They have had a lot of great songs & instrumental rock tracks over the years such as "Jingo", "Samba Pa Ti", "Oye Coma Va", "Everybody's Everything", "The Game Of Love", "Hope You're Feeling Better" etc. The songs "Smooth" & "Maria Maria" were done later in 1999 & rejuvenated the career of Santana.
This was Santana's first album, released in August 1969 so not surprising it sounds like a 70s vibe. This album immediately turned heads like 'who the hell is this guitarist' . I was 15 when I first heard this album, played to me on the turntable by some older musician friends I had. It immediately caught my attention and had a definite influence on the way I play electric guitar.. Viva La Santana
Europa is hauntingly beautiful and I just found this… Songfacts®: Carlos Santana wrote this for a girl who was stressed out and on drugs. Later, he played it backstage on a tour with Earth, Wind & Fire and they suggested he record it. >> Despite the fact that there are no words in this song, it still gained very high prestige in the world of music.
*Santana was one of the bands at my first concert, Cal Jam 2, in 1978. I was almost 16 yrs old. Neal Schon, Journey's Guitarist, was playing guitar for Santana at age 15 yrs...just after Woodstock. Then he formed Journey at age 19 yrs.*
Two would highly recommend is "Europa" or "Samba Pati" The most beautiful, melodic sound you will ever hear coming from a guitar. There is no vocals on either but you don't even miss the vocals i swear he can make his guitar sing and cry.
Evil Ways was his first hit, from 1968. He kind of takes a back seat & lets the band shine. You’ve got to do Samba Pa Ti, his guitar will give you chills!
Santana is so confident in his skill that he is not afraid to let other musicians stand out. But Santana always shines through. And he is a fantastic writer.
Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va, Samba Pa Ti, Smooth (with Rob Thomas), Maria Maria. I’m sure I’m missing some, but these will start you off and you will LOVE it! His guitar is so sultry and so smooth, just like butter ❤️
I vote for all these!
@minxiv7
They already reacted to "Black Magic Woman". 🙂
OMG Samba Pa Ti is AMAZING and Oye Como Va is also awesome!!
Love Samba Pa Ti
they said at the end they've done Smooth, but I can't find the video.
The lead singer (and organ player) in this song is Gregg Rolie....who went on to form Journey a few years later!
Gregg is another underrated musician.
You could do a reaction to early Journey with Gregg as lead vocals. Try - On A Saturday Night
Neil Schon was also in Santana during those days
@@brentkraus457 Early Journey is great. Of A lifetime, Kohoutek, Topaz, On A Saturday Night, Look Into The Future, I,m Gonna Leave You, Hustler, Next, Nickel & Dime and Karma are great songs from their first 3 albums.
Early Journey ROCKS! If he likes guitar, he needs to hit that era, Neal Schon was a beast. Awesome band, buried by later Journey. Too bad.
"Evil Ways" was originally recorded by Latin jazz great Willie Bobo in 1967. Gregg Rolie, the keyboard player, did the vocals for the group. Santana of course played lead guitar and contributed backing vocals. Michael Shrieve their teenage drummer should not go unmentionned. Incredibly skilled with the sticks. Remember his performance at Woodstock on "Soul Sacrifice"?
Saw Gregg Rolie with Ringo’s All-Starr Band a few years ago. They did this with Steve Lukather (Toto) on the guitar 🎸
John Chu. Ever hear the one off album Hagar Schon Aaronson and Shrieve? Superior. Check it out if you can find it.
Greg Rollie was also in Journey
Great singer musician
Neal Schonn of Journey was also in Santana before he and Rolie formed Journey.
oh..oh....for sure.....Incredible....look...you got to take J and Amber's reactions with grain of salt.....their background for as concerning music is really bad....Rap and Hip-Hop music or R & B....which really badly produced and lacks talents of mastery of instrumentation and songwriting is awful.....so their ears are accustom to low tier music....J can't even appreciate the brilliance of Kate Bush who now is getting recognition because her song Running Up That Hill is No.1 on Itunes and No.5 on the Billboard Charts.
Santana is the sound of summertime growing up for me. My mom would put the stereo speakers on the windowsills leaning against the screens so we could dance on the patio with our popsicles...
I remember hearing Santana in the early 70s when I was about 7 or 8. It reminds me of a warm summer night in my neighborhood in Queens NY
Awww! Sweet memories!!🎶❤️
Yes love this too 🌞🌞🌞
@@dickcnormis1444 u old like me ...lol
Jane.....that was me too
J&A, You'll love Santana's "Everybody's Everything", "Oye Como Va" and "Samba Pa Ti"!!!! Guitar legend. Gregg Rolie on lead vocals and plays the Hammond organ solo.
Yes!!!
I concur on Everybody's Everything. Great song. Takes me back to high school.
You are exactly right J. This song is an icon of the 70s. A true 70s vibe.
"Oye Como Va" isn't in English, but it was a big radio hit regardless. It got up to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Santana, 1971, from the album "Abraxas."
Originally a Tito Puente song.
Great song !!!
Amazing album
@@ffjsb Yes, and Tito Puente said he didn't like Santana's version until the royalty checks started rolling in, then it became his favorite cover.
@@jerryfinn9251 "Money changes everything" -Cindi Lauper...
Tito did pretty good for himself even without those royalty checks.
Some of his most beautiful guitar playing is on the ballad Europa. An instrumental that can't be too highly recommended.
This is the first time I have heard anyone recommend “Europa” besides me. It’s an amazing song made even better by a duo he does with an astounding sax musician named Gato Barbieri. It is SO good I can’t even explain it. Please play that song Europa with Gato.
I mentioned that, as well. That's my favorite Santana song. Gorgeous and powerful!
@@garywheeler9855 Gato! What a powerhouse!
@@garywheeler9855 if you haven't already heard it, there is an amazing German TV appearance from 1968 with Abdullah Ibrahim where Gato channels the late John Coltrane and absolutely shreds on a Conn 10M. Have a listen.
The guitar does all the singing! One of my favorites.
Soul Sacrifice should be heard!
Carlos is one cool chicano. A very generous man. Also loves to teach youngsters the skills of playing and souding great at it
I giggled when I heard “This gives me 70’s vibes” when this album came out in 1969! I love how fresh this all is for you two while I’ve been listening to this for nearly 50 years! I’ll keep watching you guys experience all this amazing music for the first time. It’s so much fun!
I giggled too, I'm like 70's vibe really? lol The Santana and Abraxas were my go too albums.
Lol, right? This sounds straight 60’s to me. But there was a fair amount of this vibe extending into the 70’s. It manages to be very much of a specific time and still timeless. Great track.
Us old folks had it so good, Beatles,Stones,Sly,Carlos,Pink Floyd Grateful Dead, Clapton and more
So I'm sure most of you will agree Santana was a couple years ahead of it's time hence the '70's vibe. I actually think it was the type guitars and amps that started being used in the late '60's and into the '70's. Miss the old Fender analog sound.
Yeah, this is full on "60s" being released in '69!
Great song!
"Evil Ways" is from Santana's debut album in 1969.
he played it at woodstock! it was a total HIT in Aug 69
Santana did a great cover of "she's not there". definitely worth checking out
This is the sound of my childhood in the 70’s. My Puerto Rican dad loves Santana and those album covers were trippy as hell… this reminds me so much of late 70’s NYC of my youth
I could totally see Santana as a NYC soundtrack
Santana is my favorite band! This song is early 70s. This is Chicano Rock and was very popular w the lowriders. I was about 6 or 7 in Los Angeles and had an older brother in high school who was always in trouble and played Santana w his homeboys and girlfriends around. This song reminds me of being around him and his friends when they were at the house and feeling like I can't wait to grow up like they were. I never understood what they were talking about or why they smelled kinda funny but, I did listen to the music and loved it.
Speaking of ... They should react to "Lowrider" !!! Fun song !!!
Nope Sept 1969 Released
@@theodoreritola7641 the album was but the single was released Jan 1970 and it hit the charts in March 1970. It was played throughout the early 70s which is when I heard it. This is a 1970s song.
@@bryanCJC2105 O ok
@@nebelungpixie9373 they already did! 🙂
Carlos Santana is an elite guitar "maestro" and his band is an absolute "FIRE" too!!!
Santana’s Album covers always fascinated me as a kid. I spent a lot of time looking at them. There were always lots of hidden things you could find.
abraxas hmmm
Neal Schon from Journey, learned his best when playing with Santana. He went on to play with Journey. Who wouldn't give their eye teeth, to learn from Carlos? Amazing people, passing on their talents to the next generation. Peace and bright blessings.
Neal was recruited by Carlos at the age of 17, a junior in high school. A week or two after Carlos invitation he was invited by Eric Clapton to help form Derek and the Dominos. Soon after someone else tried to recruit him also (Mike Bloomfield?). He was a prodigy. Between Santana and Journey he was in band called Azteka that was pretty good but never caught on.
There is real good album called Abraxas Pool, it came out in the early 90s. It’s all the old Santana members except Carlos. Neil Schon does all the guitar work and it’s pretty damn good. Definitely worth checking out.
I remember going to concerts at the Oakland Colliusm back in the late 70s and seeing Santana & Journey playing together. Good times!
Gregg Rolie also went on to be a part of Journey.
Santana and Rob Thomas duet is smokin' called "Smooth". Must check it out.
SMOKIN' is right!!! I remember hearing an interview where Rob said he was pitching some lyrics to Carlos, and when he heard "and if you said this life ain't good enough, I would give my world to lift you up, I could change my life to better suit your mood," Carlos asked "are you in love with a Latin woman?" And Rob was like "Damn! How'd you know?" 😁
The live concert version is the best! They perform an extended jam session.
I would have sworn they did Smooth, but I can't find it. If they actually haven't done it, agreed that they should 😀
@Jeff Flaherty True, but they should give it a try. I think they’ll enjoy it. One of my favorites.
Want more Santana? Try:
- Oye Como Va
- Hold On
- Winning
And Santana was cool long before ice ever was!
I also searched for a reaction to "Winning". They haven't done that one, yet. I like Alex Ligertwood a lot. For that matter, any Brian Auger Oblivion Express would be great for a reaction.
Santana had a huge comeback in 99 with the release of his album Supernatural. The single "Smooth" sung by Rob Thomas, from the band, Matchbox 20 was a huuuge hit at the time. But, I really love the song Santana made with Michelle Branch 3 years later, "Game of Love." You should check both of those songs out.
Game of love is an extremely good song!
Corazon Espinado, Smooth and Maria Maria from the same 1999 album are great songs!
Fun fact! Gregg Rolie, the keyboardist/vocalist, is also a founding member and original singer/keyboard player for Journey. There's a great dual song called "Feeling that Way/Anytime" featuring Gregg singing with Steve Perry when Steve was still relatively new to Journey.
This was his first hit in 1969 and this album was huge and then the next album, Abraxas, was even bigger with Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va. He was about 21 and already a master. The band's amazing performance at Woodstock in '69 showed that. See the video of them doing Soul Sacrifice there because it is one of UA-cam's coolest videos. And yes, that album cover is very cool.
Their first hit, not his.
Santana is amazing, and amazing person. I dated his god-daughter in the late 90's and spent some time with him. I even had the chance to jam with him...I play the drums. It was an amazing experience in my life, and one I will never forget.
It was during that keyboard Solo, Carlos recognized my buddy dancing his ass next to me in the Front row. Carlos was cracking up and pointing at him. After the encore he came over and shoot his hand. I was in shock. Great memory from a Summer concert. Thanks for the smile
I am from the era when this album came out. I had just come back from the Vietnam War in October '68. I heard this album right after. I thought it was the best album I had ever heard. Every song. It was 1968.
Samba pa ti, moonflower, europe. These are some of the best of Santana. shout out to you both all the way from Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
The awesome, smooth, soulful and jazzy bluesy sound of Carlos Santana. My favorite song by him was BLACK MAGIC WOMAN.
I'm sure that you know already, that 'Black Magic Woman' was actually a Fleetwood Mac track which he covered.
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
By him or by the band?
Written by Peter Green, the original front man lead vocalist and guitar player for Fleetwood Mac.
Mr Nobody, exactly but my point was that this is a good cover by SANTANA BAND, not just Carlos Santana.
Carlos Santana was recently hospitalized here in MI ( in July) from excessive heat. Thankfully he recovered and is fine and back performing.
Just went to earth wind and fire/ Santana concert. Last weekend. Holy guacamole 🤩🤩🤩
With Santana you just put on the headphones and press play then drift off to sonic bliss. Love all the classic suggestions. From more modern times try "Maria Maria", "Into the Night", and "Game of Love".
This was Santana's first hit. We were all hooked instantly.
My favorite was "Hope your feeling better" August 18th 1970. Its live and will make the damn hair stick up on your arms-neck!
the way Santana plays the guitar can not be replicated
You can say it’s easy but how can you not move or dance with Santana’s music!! Love it! Love dancing to it whether it’s organ/ electric piano, drums/ congas or guitar! It’s all so soulful Latin rock!!!❤️
This was Santana's first album! A great first album to introduce themselves to the world. One of my favorite artist's and bands.
Santana has been creating music for decades. He's one of those artists who keeps evolving with the times and collaborates with all sorts of other artists, but you still always know it's HIM.
On this day in history in 1982 the first CD was released. It was Billy Joel's 52nd Street.
This was on their debut album in 1969.
J, you want some "Santana guitar". It's been mentioned in the comments many times already, "Samba Pa Ti" An instrumental that is nothing but FINE.
I watched Sanrana's Conga player go 1hr-45min......without stopping!!! even when the rest of the band took a break.....He Never stopped......best Live concert Ever!
I too play bongos
Its easy to get in that zone
You do feel it later
But yeah, it's easy to fall into rips like that
All musicians strive to make their instrument SING .... Carlos Santana has ALWAYS made his guitar SING !!!!
I love Gregg Rolie's work on the Hammond Organ, as well as his singing in Santana. The solo in this song and his early stuff with Journey, the band he founded with Neal Schon, were just unbelievable. I would suggest Oye Como Va for your next Santana song and I would suggest Just The Same Way for your next Journey tune because Gregg Rolie co-sang it with Steve Perry.
From this album... "Treat" is a treat and "Jingo". From Santana III do "Batuka" and "No One to Depend On"
Carlos’s brother, Jorge led a band called Malo. They had a huge hit with a song titled Suavecito. Give that one a try. The full length version is around six minutes.
Carlos is often mentioned as being among the greatest rock guitarists of all time.
I would recommend Everybody's Everything, which is a straight out ROCKER, and Singing Winds, Crying Beasts-which is an etheral, moody instrumental which gives a great feel for the amazing musicianship of Santana!
This is from their first album, another song on that album that I like......."Jingo"
My all time favorite SANTANA song is “Somewhere In Heaven” ! It has everything in it , guitar, lyrics, soul , if you don’t do the song on your channel, just listen to it on your personal time. You will not regret it.
Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va. You would also like War. All Day Music, Low Rider, Slipping Into Darkness, The World is a Ghetto. Also, Right Place Wrong Time by Dr. John (NOLA vibes)
Santana has a great duet with Steve Winwood "Why Can't We Live Together"
Can't go wrong with Santana. Such a mood.
My favorite Santana is the album “Caravanserai”. Absolutely perfect for meditation and experiencing oneness
I get to see him (again) and Earth, Wind, and Fire next week!
Oh this takes me back to when I was little. This was one of those songs and artists that you were very likely to hear blaring out of a car when it passed you on the street.
It was a good time for a kid and all the adults I was around back then seemed to be having a good time too.
Life goes on and the crap always finds a way to the top of life but eventually it gets washed away and hopefully better times come along.
This was good, y'all, thanks.
I saw Santana live for my 10th wedding anniversary in 1991 and it was an incredible live concert and he is the GOAT. My husband and I wanted to see him live for our 40th anniversary last November but he was playing at that time. We will catch him live soon.
There are two guitarists I've seen live that I literally could have listened to all night. One is Jeff Beck, and one is Carlos Santana.
You're right about that! I was lucky enough to see Jeff Beck open up for Carlos years ago here in Kansas City. I was so glad to see two all-time guitar gods together in person.
When I was in the Navy, there was a bar off base with a guy called "The Mad Hatter" who would do song parodies. This song became "You've Got to Change Your Underwear...Baby."
The entire Supernatural Album is amazing! I LOVE Santana, can never get enough! ❤
Santana. Absolutely timeless. It only takes a few notes, whether it be an old song or a brand spankin new one I've never heard before, and I know without a doubt it's Santana.
welcome to the club...I have been a fan since 1968....even briefly met the man....definitively Oye Como Va should be on your list...try to work your way thru chronologically.
The rhythmic guitar part, alone, is enough to keep on listening endlessly !!!
Smooth by Santana feat. Rob Thomas is a must! It will blow your mind! 🤯♥️♥️
I didn't realize I had heard this one before. It's always fun to rediscover songs with you guys.
Europa by Santana excellent guitar part
Santana has been around since the 60s with Santana Blues Band (66/67).
He’s the sound of summer, definitely.
He’s an icon that garners nothing but respect from the industry and fans.
Santana was at Woodstock
@@jasongraham5648 his Woodstock performance is so mesmerizing.
Really surprised and pleased that this particular track has been chosen as it's not an obvious choice. One of my favourites though, a great feel to it
Yeah rite away laid back relaxed everytime ! I hear this song am 63 I love me some Santana a few beers with friends😉One cool Mexican Carlos Santana 😎
Santana is one of the GOATs. "Smooth" with Rob Thomas was one of the best songs of 1999. Too bad it got taken down! "Jingo" or "Oye Como Va" shold be your next one.
I think it was 1970, I was 13 when I went to the theater to see Woodstock. It was Santana who just blew my socks off and I've been a huge fan ever since. There's simply no such thing as a bad Santana song.
You can’t listen and react to Santana without his hardest rocker of all “Toussaint L’Ouverture.” His guitar is screaming in that song.
An ex-roommate told me he got to check out Santana in the 60s before he was famous. He played the bars around San Jose State University and my friend got to hear him every weekend for the price of a pitcher of beer! He was as awesome then, just no one knew it. I got to see him several times in the 80s at Lake Tahoe. He played 5 shows on one weekend in the casinos there every year as a sort of dress rehearsal for his nationwide tour. Awesome, intimate setting with me and my pals sitting in the front row! Superb live shows every year!
Santana has always been one of my primary inspirations when it comes to playing guitar, especially lead improvisation and rhythm. Once you hear Santana's EPIC version of "Black Magic Woman", you MUST listen to the original version by Peter Green, founder of the original Fleetwood Mac.
Thank you for suggesting the original Fleetwood Mac version. You can hear similarities in a couple other of their early songs too -- I Loved Another Woman and Coming Your Way come to mind.
@@ChrisW-17 'Coming Your Way', awesome. But, we can't offer Peter Green's Original Fleetwood Mac w/o mentioning the other Masterpieces; "Oh Well", "Albatross", and "The Green Manalishi" ... the purity and tone of Peter Green's guitar is quite amazing.
@@satorimystic Absolutely! Peter was held in high regard by many of his contemporaries from BB King to Eric Clapton. Amazingly, Peter could sound so achingly vulnerable on something like Man of the World while descending into the proto-metal madness of Green Manalishi.
My first live concert was Santana and Grand Funk Railroad in 1971. The Santana tune, Black Magic Woman was hot at the time as well.
Great tune and stands the test of time. I'd like to add their song "No One to Depend On" as a suggestion to all the other great Santana songs in the comments.
San Francisco band! Carlos Santana was born in Mexico, but raised in San Francisco and was part of that incredible music scene that was going on there in the late 1960s. We lived on the outskirts of the Bay Area and I was in elementary school, but my teenage older brother and his friends would go to San Francisco for concerts and he saw Santana at Winterland. He loved them.
Great reaction! 😃 Santana was never known for lyrics, but he's very well known for his tone, 🎸 it's like none other. I know Amber likes horn sections, I suggest Santana's "Everybody's Everything", it features the Tower of Power horn section. 📯🎷🎺Speaking of Tower of Power, you might want to check out "Your still a young man" great story. Thank you! Peace! ☮
I was just thinking they'd love that song. Everybody's Everything definitely gets you up on you feet and moving. So upbeat!
Yes, y’all need to react to Tower of Power. Soul With a Capital S is awesome.
all i ever wanted, say it again , breaking out, let the children play, who loves you, aquatic park bailando, veracruz, featuring hits of Carlos Santana band mad
Y'all *really* need to hit "Europa" (studio version) if you want to hear some amazing guitar by Santana!
Next Santana tunes to check out:
Samba Pa Ti, Oye Como Va, Jingo, Maria Maria, and their cover of She’s Not There.
"Everything coming our way" is a great tune , also "I,ll be waiting " is a great tune and "Transsendence with Greg Walker on vocal is mindblowing vocals and guitar, only from the Moonflower album , Eric Clapton said when it comes to spirituality Carlos is king, I myself tend to agree,peace guys,
I remember when this came out in 1969, I was 10. I had a transistor radio I would hide under my pillow at night and listed to music when I was suppose to be going to sleep. This was one of the songs I remember listening to.
Santana is an American Latin rock band formed in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist & songwriter Carlos Santana. They played at Woodstock in 1969. They have had a lot of great songs & instrumental rock tracks over the years such as "Jingo", "Samba Pa Ti", "Oye Coma Va", "Everybody's Everything", "The Game Of Love", "Hope You're Feeling Better" etc. The songs "Smooth" & "Maria Maria" were done later in 1999 & rejuvenated the career of Santana.
they reacted to "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock.
Santana!
My favorites are Black Magic Woman, Europa and Samba Pa Ti.
Smooth is a great song by him.
they said at the end they've reacted to Smooth, but I can't find the video :( Great song indeed.
@@surlechapeau yes I got that too, and I can't find it either.
The first Latin musician to bring the Latin sound into rock.
Have you guys reacted to Smooth by Santana with Rob Thomas?
The song "Evil Ways" came out in 1969 and was played by Santana in their rock debut at Woodstock.
Black magic woman should be next.
They did that already.
This was Santana's first album, released in August 1969 so not surprising it sounds like a 70s vibe. This album immediately turned heads like 'who the hell is this guitarist' . I was 15 when I first heard this album, played to me on the turntable by some older musician friends I had. It immediately caught my attention and had a definite influence on the way I play electric guitar.. Viva La Santana
Gotta love that organ…
Santana (Abraxas) was one of the first rock albums I ever bought. They remain at the top (with a few others, of course)
Santana is one of the groups I saw live back oin the early 70s. This is one of my favorites
Europa is hauntingly beautiful and I just found this…
Songfacts®:
Carlos Santana wrote this for a girl who was stressed out and on drugs. Later, he played it backstage on a tour with Earth, Wind & Fire and they suggested he record it. >> Despite the fact that there are no words in this song, it still gained very high prestige in the world of music.
4:06 Gregg Rollie [playing an old Hammond] who later founded Journey with a very young Neal Schon, who played the harmony guitar with Carlitos also.
*Santana was one of the bands at my first concert, Cal Jam 2, in 1978. I was almost 16 yrs old. Neal Schon, Journey's Guitarist, was playing guitar for Santana at age 15 yrs...just after Woodstock. Then he formed Journey at age 19 yrs.*
You absolutely need to check out Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman, Maria Maria, Samba Pa Ti, Europa...
Two would highly recommend is "Europa" or "Samba Pati" The most beautiful, melodic sound you will ever hear coming from a guitar. There is no vocals on either but you don't even miss the vocals i swear he can make his guitar sing and cry.
Evil Ways was his first hit, from 1968. He kind of takes a back seat & lets the band shine. You’ve got to do Samba Pa Ti, his guitar will give you chills!
Santana is so confident in his skill that he is not afraid to let other musicians stand out. But Santana always shines through. And he is a fantastic writer.