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carolinabeerguycarolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
edited July 2006 in Other Music
What is everybody's take on him? I like what limited things I've heard from him (pre-Supernatural). Where should I begin?
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  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    His classic stuff is amazing. You can't go wrong with his first 4 albums: Santana, Abraxas, Santana III, and Caravanserai. Lotus is an excellent live album from the early 70's. It's too bad he feels he has to play with less talented people to sell records these days. I hear he's putting out an instrumental cd soon, so that could be worth hearing.
  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    He's one amazing fucking guitarist.:)
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  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    I cant stand santana!! Me and my friends were talking about him the other day and all agreed his music is painfully boring.

    Its like very bad music played really well is the best way to describe it in my opinion. Very talented guitarist obviously, but his music is so uninteresting.
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,366
    Rent the Woodstock DVD (1969 Woodstock), and you will see something that blows your mind away. Santana was incredible! I wish I could see them live.
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  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,202
    hendrix78 wrote:
    His classic stuff is amazing. You can't go wrong with his first 4 albums: Santana, Abraxas, Santana III, and Caravanserai. Lotus is an excellent live album from the early 70's. It's too bad he feels he has to play with less talented people to sell records these days. I hear he's putting out an instrumental cd soon, so that could be worth hearing.
    I agree. I like his older stuff, but can't stand his newer records like Supernatural.
  • neartodeathneartodeath Posts: 167
    still a good live concert and certainly worth checking out...while i wouldn't pay $100 to see him, a lawn ticket sure gets the job done

    he is a living legend and one of best guitar players out there, with a sound that is all his own.
  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    hendrix78 wrote:
    His classic stuff is amazing. You can't go wrong with his first 4 albums: Santana, Abraxas, Santana III, and Caravanserai.

    Agreed. These or Santana's Greatest Hits (from 1990) are a great starting place.

    I saw him live 7 years ago at Jones Beach, NY...he was still absolutely incredible, and his live renditions of songs from Supernatural shit all over the album versions.
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  • BrainOfJDBrainOfJD Posts: 242
    "Live at the Fillmore 1968" - a double CD, released maybe 3 or 4 years ago, is absolutely incredible. The early studio albums are good, but like PJ, you have to hear the band live to really appreciate them.
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  • moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 468
    old stuff = legendary
    new stuff = shit
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,366
    I think the new stuff still has good guitar work. Also, I was amazed that one record could have all those love songs (Shaman), and some just seemed right on target in sentiment as opposed to overly sentimental. It was refreshing.
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  • moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 468
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    I think the new stuff still has good guitar work. Also, I was amazed that one record could have all those love songs (Shaman), and some just seemed right on target in sentiment as opposed to overly sentimental. It was refreshing.

    his new guitar tone is over compressed and saturated and his playing has revealing nothing new for some time.
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  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    I still like his guitar solos, but I don't want to have to listen to Michelle Branch or that douchebag from Nickelback to get to them.
  • brhf9brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    hendrix78 wrote:
    I still like his guitar solos, but I don't want to have to listen to Michelle Branch or that douchebag from Nickelback to get to them.

    that's a good point...
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  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    I’m going to see Carlos and his band in a couple of weeks with great seats. Really looking forward to seeing this living legend play as I have never had the opportunity. Looking at his recent setlists, it looks like I’ll see almost every song I would want to. 
    Great reminder for me to start picking up some Santana on wax! Definitely a hole in my collection. 
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    He stole Lenny's drummer and married her cause she was that good.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,567
    Nice to see a Carlos thread here.
    I saw Santana twice. 
    The first time was with his classic early 70's band.  In fact, I think it was 1970.  He was great, the band was great, but he had a band member (not to be named) with an ego problem. About a year after seeing that group (great show, outdoors at Stanford University), I was working at an auto parts store in San Francisco's Mission District.  This guy came in one day and was really pushy toward a buddy of mine I worked with at the store about wanting rapid service. My buddy told him he'd have to wait.  The guy said, "Don't you know who I am?  I play ***** with Santana."  My buddy said, "I don't care who you are, a-hole, you have to wait your turn."  They guy left, LOL.

    The second time I saw Santana was in March, 1989.  I went to see John Lee Hooker at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa.  Much to my surprise, Carlos was playing in Hooker's back up band!   He had this interesting little shrine set up on his amp.  His playing was marvelously tasteful, adding solid backing to Hooker's mesmerizing voodoo blues without at all stealing any of the masters show.  Great time.  What a fine artist! 
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  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    brianlux said:
    Nice to see a Carlos thread here.
    I saw Santana twice. 
    The first time was with his classic early 70's band.  In fact, I think it was 1970.  He was great, the band was great, but he had a band member (not to be named) with an ego problem. About a year after seeing that group (great show, outdoors at Stanford University), I was working at an auto parts store in San Francisco's Mission District.  This guy came in one day and was really pushy toward a buddy of mine I worked with at the store about wanting rapid service. My buddy told him he'd have to wait.  The guy said, "Don't you know who I am?  I play ***** with Santana."  My buddy said, "I don't care who you are, a-hole, you have to wait your turn."  They guy left, LOL.

    The second time I saw Santana was in March, 1989.  I went to see John Lee Hooker at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa.  Much to my surprise, Carlos was playing in Hooker's back up band!   He had this interesting little shrine set up on his amp.  His playing was marvelously tasteful, adding solid backing to Hooker's mesmerizing voodoo blues without at all stealing any of the masters show.  Great time.  What a fine artist! 
    Hahaha… any “don’t you know who I am” people can feel free to take a long walk off a short plank. 
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