Abraxas

I really enjoyed this blend of Latin and rock music. And this was also pushed higher because I recently learned Santana is apart of ringos all star band which is pretty neat

Expertly played guitar. It's a shame I prefer drums.

It's a classic, and even though I'm no big fan of Santana's later output, I recognize he was at his most creative here.

this album rocks. Loved it

Music you can get lost in... A remarkable listen, with a good mix of straight-shooting hard rock and Latin jazz instrumental classics. Also nice that it’s short and sweet, and doesn’t prolong the fun. STANDOUTS: -Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen -Oye Como Va -Incident at Neshabur -Mother’s Daughter -Samba Pa Ti -Hope You’re Feeling Better

nyt kolisee hyvin, tykkään

Liked it a lot. Didn't know Black Magic Woman was covered in this album too. Really dug the soft instrumentals and the feel of the album as a whole. 8/10.

Aunque el inicio no me encanta, siento que el album va de 'menos' (Black Magic Woman) a (mucho) más (Mother's-Samba-Hope). Al inicio de las 3 vueltas no me sentía muy atraído pero constantemente retomó mi atención hacia el final, es momento de fiesta y alguien deme una cerveza!! El uso de otros sonidos lo hace agradable sin ser muy denso o ecléctico. Termina por ser muy disfrutable y variado, momentos lentos, de muchas percusiones o incluso pesados. Los riffs son una maravilla y la ejecución es perfecta. 3.5 que sube a 4. Songs: Mother's Daughter, Hope You're Feeling Better, Samba Pa Ti

Good Album! Knew a lot of the songs, just didn’t know they were all from the same album!

Great listen as smooth background music.

Good shit

This album showcases why Santana is considered one of the greatest guitarists ever. Giving mixes of jazz, rock, funk and of corse Latin dance rhythms. Most would be turned off by mixing of so many sounds in one album but for Santana it's a stage for how great his music really is. Transcending genres and remaining timeless.

I do like me some Santana!

str8 vibes 😎this was gOOd naked lady👌🏽

I can't believe I've never listened to this before. It was great.

Natuurlijk gewoon een steengoed album, misschien wel één van de beste van hem

heard alot of these tracks in passing (radio, random occurences) but man this guy knows how to make the guitar sing

Love the atmospheric instrumental opening. Really got lost in it. Kinda prefer the more instrumental passages throughout the album.

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con Santana. Por un lado es el disco que más canciones tiene que creo conoce el mundo, es una perfecta mezcla de rock-jazz fussion-salsa que te hace vibrar con cada instrumento. Por el otro lado no dejo de pensar en un maestraxo de música que tuve y era contemporáneo de Santana y decía que lo que tocaba Carlos era amanzapendejos por qué siempre hace los mismos shrederings solo que con diferente distorsion, repetitivos una y otra vez. Pero 3ste dicho en especial si me gusta

Mucho mejor de lo que me esperaba. Sí, es un disco que tiene canciones que quemaron hasta durante la cena en bodas y graduaciones, pero poniéndolo en su contexto original debió ser un disco que sorprendía la gente y le presentaba ritmos latinos y bailables a los rockeros y hippies. Me gustó aprender que 'Black Magic Woman' es un cover a Fleetwod Mac y me gustó en especial 'Incident at Neshabur' en la que ponen el énfasis en el piano y la guitarra haciendo una especie de duelo.

V chill

ohh lots of percussion and naki no guitar

Cool, classic rock, with a little Latin flair - exactly what I expect from Santana. Black Magic Woman is iconic.

The problem I always have with Santana is that the instrumentals always sound like they were designed to have a lyric, it's just been removed, or the track has remained unfinished. The vocal tracks are awesome though, and obviously the guitar is stunning throughout. This is a really good album to stick on while you're doing other things.

Lots of classics, my first real taste of Santana

Chill and vibrant, with many colors. Good background, didn't pay enough attention to songs with lyrics unfortunately.

I've listened to Black Magic Woman before, of course. "Accidentally", thanks to its reach, and on purpose a few times at least. It's a fine song if familiar. On Abraxas, its position in the tracklist does no favors. The harshest juxtapositions between rock and jazz are there, but they turn out to be evidence of the band dipping in and out of genre before weaving the rest of the tracks masterfully. There's a lot of range on the rest of the record, and as far as I can tell the keystone is the percussion, informing the electric instruments and blending in the jazzier elements. Fantastic playing and no drags.

I know I've heard this before and remember thinking it was pretty cool. Some cruisy Latin nonsense is just what I need to ease me through this morning's mild hangover. 4/5.

muy buen instrumental, mezcla de todo

this was a weird one. felt like a lot of different things going on at the same time. some bits i enjoyed more, but i don’t usually care for instrumental-onlys unless its an orchestra. settling on a confused lower-ish 3.

album cover is awesome, music is a bit more boring dad rock

плотно, по-латински хорошо звучит гитара но все это становится скучновато в какой-то момент 3.4

Not bad but gets a bit boring after a while.

A few hits

Fun little album. Can't beat some Santana. Not the most exciting in my opinion, but enjoyed it.

I liked this one.

4 estrellas para black magic woman, 2.5 para el disco en general. Un momento brillante dentro de un disco muy genérico.

Не моё, но оно того стоит

Its pretty decent but very specific. Requires the right surroundings.

hmmm 3.5

No es el type of shit que me gusta a mi. Es buena musica de fondo, esta bien de sala de estar, pero no es algo que escucho y digo temones o disfrute mucho. 6/10

some great noodling solos, cool chill out music. cant see myself adding this to the rotation though unless i do some psychedelics

Not really familiar with Santana but this record was unexpectedly short and actually listenable! I enjoyed the Latin psychedelic jazz vibes

3-4, great feel to the songs always feeling fresh and interesting even with the lack of vocals. All instruments felt cohesive and almost rock like. Super enjoyable

Ik ben er quasi zeker van dat ik verwekt ben met "Samba Pa Ti" op de achtergrond... Dit alleen al verdient 5 sterren, maar neen, we moeten objectief blijven.

good vibes

It's fine but I probably wouldn't listen to this in my spare time.

The album is not bad. Oye Como Va is definitely a gem here, along with brilliant version of Black Magic Woman. But the rest did not age that well… A bit boring in my opinion.

Finally something decent from the 70's

Pretty classic album. I haven't listened to it front-to-back before, but am familiar with multiple songs from it. It's musically very solid but it's not quite my thing. Kinda latin, kinda jazzy, kinda progressive. Really good stuff, but I feel like I probably should be blazed on the couch listening to this on vinyl to really appreciate it the way it needs.

idk like 3/5 or somehting. this is fine. it is just fine. some highlights here and there. Somehow this is the first Santana album I'm hearing. Always wanted to get into this guy's stuff even if he is a bit of a dick so I'm happy. Tr1: bit of a slow start , but ooh minute and a half and we get those congas? going with the lil tinkling piano notes? it's of course at this point that i turn around and reveal i never knew they were initially very psychedelic, but i fuckin dig it. those swirling saxs!! whilst the drums keep us steady and locked in...this is real good so far. tr2: love a smooth transition like that. the title is a bit uhhhh.... but regardless. oh never mind hes singing it hrm, well, the 70s, i guess. everything else is very nice. got that chill latin sound going, punctuated by the iconic guitarwork from carlos. oughh that closer of the rest of gpc queen tho!! dang tr3: no transition here, kind of a blunt intro. anyway this one is a classic track that ive def heard before in some other context, but apparently despite not making it, it was this cover that shot it to stardom. neat! tr4: pleasant enough little instrumental track. starts off intense and then gets more chill as it goes on. lil jazzy with it. it is perfectly fine yes tr5: kinda came and went without me having much to say on it tr6: i love the sped up lil bits between verses. i wish more of the album was like this. this is by far the most notable track so far fo rme. tr7: shrug! tr8: this is...a very generic hard rock song? weird. gets more interesting near the end but eh tr9: what a sneeze of a track to end it on lol

This was a super interesting listen. I did really enjoy it, it felt like it had a lot of potential, but in the end, didn't really wow me. I enjoyed the feel, I enjoyed the guitar. But it just didn't get to the next level. I'd imagine they are a band that is better live than in the studio.

Best Latin alblum i have listened to so far

3+++

This was perfectly good, but I’m not sure I’d listen to it again. Santana III is the better record in my opinion.

Nice mostly instrumental album. I can see him blowing those hippie’s minds at Woodstock.

Blind album and artist. Now I know why some people like Santana, and now I know why my wife does not like Santana.

Lekker

Loved the instrumental

This album definitely had its ups and downs for me. I absolutely LOVED Hope You're Feeling Better and Mothers Daughter, and I wish the entire album sounded more like this. A good number of the tracks were alright and made for a really chill background but just didn't pique my personal musical interest. That being said, I still liked their covers of Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va and appreciate the instrumentation throughout the entire album.

It's okay, but it isn't blowing my mind or anything. I wonder if my years as a Mars Volta fan have ruined my ability to enjoy this because they also do prog with Latin flair and they are so much weirder and more intense than this, such that now that I listen to this, I find it kinda boring. I fully realize that it is a me issue though, because there is a lot of talent here (the band is so much more than just Santana). Maybe I would enjoy this more if I did some psychedelics, but I don't do them and I feel like when listening to an album as homework, I should be fully present, so if I go on a drug induced journey and someone puts this record on, my review may change

This guy's pretty good at guitar.

I think part of growing up in American Christianity is then going through the phase as realizing the stuff that got called Satanic is really not that bad. Acid and blues is an interesting combo. I think the world would be better if there was more music like this being played right now. It’s just not quite my cup of tea. Also normalize using paintings named “Anunciation” as album art, because that makes the art history side of me very happy.

Was vaguely familiar with a song or two from this album. Expected to hear some sick guitar riffs and I got exactly what I wanted. The album was really fun 3/5

Just a brief review. I like Santana plenty. Well, early 70s Santana I have a few later 70s albums and the drop off in quality is notable. I have grown into their sound more as I have aged. On this album I would probably just say that while it is an excellent overall representation of their vibe, it’s not the one I would have chosen. I suspect its inclusion in the 1001 is a typical case of we-have-to-pick-that-one-cos-it-includes-ism. For what it’s worth I’d pick their third.

I want to bump to a 4 but there's just not a lot that wows me. Very enjoyable listen though

This has the one Santana track I could name which turns out to be a cover. Nice Latin beats and guitar work 3.5 for me

Reeeeeeaaaalllllll groovy 70s shit. Slow start, but picks up with "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va". Classics. Then it's a little slow again (because the instrumental is a little too flat) but it ends strong. It pretty much sounds like people playing what feels right instead of trying to make up complex melodies, but it's groovy nonetheless.

Alright but I don’t know spanish

I can see why he’s a legend

I didn't have my Santana DVX on me, so I had to listen sober. Pretty good, a couple classics and the rest were fine.

not big into rock, but had some lovely instrumental moments! 3.5/5 probably

This is a classic for a reason, I know, but it's also just very much not for me. A lot of it kind of blended together in a way that made the songs hard to distinguish (with the exception of Black Magic Woman, which first imprinted itself on my brain back during the Guitar Hero heyday of the mid 2000s).

This was okay, I liked all aspects of it but felt like it was missing an element to make it more interesting or really take it to the next level. I found myself bored a lot of the time.

Despite having "Oye Como Va" on it, this was a decent listen.

I first heard about this band through watching Life On Mars though I’d never heard their music other than that small clip. I liked it more than I thought I would !

Classic rock with a strong Latin influence. The percussion carries this more than Carlos' guitar.

I knew a few of these songs which kind of surprised me. I prefer 90's Santana to this but this ain't bad either.

3.25 - Good, maybe even great if I listened a few more times.

Impressive guitar work holding up an album of sturdy, warm Latin rock. I thought it would be more indulgent than it is. It’s not the kind of rock music I spend a lot of time with and probably won’t revisit in full, but I had a good time with my listen. “Mother’s Daughter” was a personal highlight. Everything that works about this album peaks right about there, especially the bass playing. That bass line is tight and juicy.

Rock latino com salsa chachacha e etc. Um mestre das cordas.

Opening an album with wind chimes is.. wild. It really opens up a lot of possibilities for ways of incorporating field recordings into music. While this isn’t come thing I would go out of my way to listen to, I appreciate the artistry and beauty in the songs.

A jam album with moments of greatness and a considerable amount of Latin noodling.

I see why it was innovative at the time, and it's got a couple classics on it, but I'm not super into Santana. They're definitely an act of their time.

Good mix of high energy tracks and mellow grooves.

Pretty cool stuff. Can even hear some television and bcnr in there. Not really for me tho

Nice, not a lot of excitement but it plays away in the background no worries.

Listened to 15/07/26 Santana is a rock band Genre: Latin rock, Chicano rock, jazz fusion, psychedelic rock, blues rock. (WiKi) Columbia records Favourite track: Samba Pa Ti. Translated to Samba for you. I think was my fav bc I have heard it before.

I am usually not a huge fan of primarily instrumental songs, and that was all of this album so it has a bit of a disadvantage from that standpoint, has done well given my predisposition tho. Top songs: Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen, Se a Cabo, Hope You're Feeling Better

um bom álbum marcado por fortes instrumentais, eu gosto da mistura dos elementos da música tropical latina com o rock psicodélico, é um álbum bem ambiente, escutaria outras vezes. destaque para as faixas: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts Incident at Neshabur Hope You're Feeling Better

Enjoyable enough, I usually like Santana in small doses but a whole album at once may be a bit much if I'm not the one picking it Playlist add: "Oye Como Va"

This was quite nice as background music, but I wouldn't necessarily choose to listen to it

Maybe a bit boring? The dimensionality of the music is good. But feels a bit background.

Already rated it

Better than I expected, considering how tired I am of Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va after all these years. But Incident at Neshabur and especially the beautiful Samba Pa Ti won me over. I can see why guitar people really like this guy.

Boomer rock that was not as bad as whatever swill Santana was putting out in the early aughts.

A classicccc everyone say thank you Santana. Favorite tracks: Incident at Neshabur, Mother's Daughter.

it’s pretty good

Enjoyed the vibes, def a banger.

"look something is very wrong! i don't want santana abraxis! i've just been in a terrible auto accident!" - lawrence gopnik, a serious man "so hold on a second. so they're called santana, right? but that guy who's singing is not santana." "no. santana's the guitar player." "then how did he get them to name the band after him?" "i don't know, man. maybe he's just a bad ass." "if that's true then that's... amazing." - a conversion, freaks and geeks somewhere between these two quotes lies the truth. as far as carlos goes, we've always heard about his virtuosity, but i am whelmed. he isn't bad. he isn't outstanding. somewhere between these two statements lies the truth. perhaps it's over saturation, but the two well known songs "oyo como va" and "black magic woman" are the least exciting ones on here. "incident at neshabur" is the most interesting. at least it isn't "smooth".

This is fine, but nothing remarkable

This was really fun. I'd heard this before for the first time recently, but it was nice to listen to it in the headphones. Lots of great musicians here, I would say

Creo que le doy un 6,5/7. No me mató la verdad. Tampoco había escuchado algo tipo seriamente. estoy seguro de que no es su mejor obra pero tampoco es mala.

This has a nice chill bluesy vibe for the current hot weather but it didn’t really blow my mind. Wouldn’t object to listening to it again but it wouldn’t be me putting it on.

Pretty solid sound, but nothing too crazy

Super abwechslungsreich passt nix auf sie tour playlist

Esperaba un poco más, podría ponerle más, pero seré fiel a la sensación con la que quedo

Nichts überraschendes - klingt wie santana

Not bad, always quite liked Santana and this hasn't moved the needle either way

Santana is the ultimate background music.

I remember reading an interview with The Mars Volta years ago where they talked about the influence of Santana on their music. Having mostly known the dude through singles (especially the later-era resurgence singles), that made me no sense to me. Listening to this today, I get it. Very rhythmic, lots of percussion, not as much guitar solo-ing per se as I was expecting, but more interesting noodling and texturing. I will say that it felt like it was just ending right as I was REALLY getting into it. Especially with the last track being a one-minute throwaway, it would have been cool if the album were just a little longer. Good, though.

336/1089 quite enjoyed this one, it was pretty cool and relaxed. my rating feels a little low in a way but it’s one that i need to see if i return to it and it would likely go up in my ratings if i did 64/100

Enjoyed the instrumental, makes me think this is used in older movies :) such an awesome album cover!

Pretty cool album with the Latin influences. It's not something I'd come back to often but it's good. 6/10

I should like this more, but ...

Nothing much to say tbh. It was cool chill and stuff

Highlights: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen, Oye Como Va, Se a Coba and Samba Pa Ti. 3.1

Great musicianship, most songs are ultimately forgettable. Would have been fun to see live

🎸🎶💃🏻🕺🏽🎉

it was a nice album to listen, diverse and easy to follow, not painful like others albums here 3,5/5

I didn't hate this nearly as much as I thought I would. Oye Como Va is a great tune but so incredibly overplayed.

6.5.26 General Thoughts: Very smooth and enjoyable. A nice variety of songs within the album, even though they do all cohere to a similar vibe. Some great jazz pieces. Favorite Song: Mother's Daughter Rating: 3.5/5

I liked it there were quite a few vibey ones.

mothers daughter was my favorite song. it was ok.

Funky!

Abraxas by Santana was pretty good. I liked the guitar and most of the instrumental to be honest I thought it was a lot stronger than the vocals. Overall not a bad album. Top three: Hope You’re Feeling Better, Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen, Oye Como Va

Significantly worse than Supernatural but still good.

A bit backgroundy.

Estos primeros álbumes del tipo son muy buenos. Ritmos latinos con psicodelia. Un viaje hermoso. Uno piensa cómo después fue capaz de hacer tanta mierda. 6/10

Pretty great!! I loved the instrumentals.. not a fan of when he opens his mouth and starts singing..

Bit too instrumental, but it's chill. Very jazzy.

Pretty good. Heard this one a lot

I listened to this while making pasta salad and it was great cooking music. No song really stood out to me and I think I would have to listen to it again with more focus but I did enjoy what I heard.

Solid I enjoyed the lyricism and for someone who generally mostly listen to songs with lyrics the instrumental sections were still quite funky and fun. I’m a fan but don’t know that I’ll relisten later. 6.87. Glass of orange juice. When you want it it’s great but most of the time not a huge need

Sympa

Pretty okay

Good mostly instrumental rock

Kjedelig med nice bakgrunnsmusikk

3.5 defintely some groovy moments in there outside of the hits

Second side struggles to be as good as the first, but the first is so darn good, it is a lost cause.

“Mother’s Daughter” and “Hope You’re Feeling Better” rock. The latter especially. Great progressive rock album. I will be listening to more Santana. Listen using good quality audio to hear Santana’s guitar picking and also the other instrument separation. Really well recorded. Listened via Spotify lossless or FLAC if physical copies not available.

Sambafiilistelyä.

Laik a la cancion n2

Too much noodling on the guitar

7/10 - Muito Bom!

This album mostly just washed over me. Fantastic guitar work throughout as one might expect from Carlos Santana. For an album that was a conscious effort to move away from the more cover-heavy sound of the first album, it's perhaps ironic that the stand out tracks are the covers of "Oye Como Va" and "Black Magic Woman." Which also makes the first half of the album much stronger than the second half, with "Hope You're Feeling Better" and "El Nicoya" becoming kind of a limp finale. Roughly half the album is in Spanish,.which I neither speak nor understand, but that doesn't really matter as the vocals are the least important thing here, regardless of language. Which is probably why the instrumentals work so well.

I knew some of this album, already being a fan of “Black Magic Woman”, “Oye Como Va”, and “Samba Pa Ti”. The rest of this album was very much in-line with that, but not as good. As much as I liked the pure instrumentals, it wasn’t clear where one song had begun and another ended. But, overall, this was a nice, relaxing album to play on a pleasant Friday evening.

This was ok.

Pretty cool High 3/5

energiczny , daje vibe jakiejs tradycyjnej afrykańskiej muzyki w połączeniu z jazzem i rockiem, nie ma zbyt duzo tekstu ale jest git , peak instrumental , ogl nie mój vibe ale na luźne dni da sie posluchac

Really great blues rock, just gets boring and repetitive after the 4th or 5th song

Decent experience, not so good but not bad either

Oye como va temazo

Some high points where he was channeling Hendrix but mostly too smooth to get excited

It was okay good vibes but not really memorable

Cool elevator music

so extremely competent and yet I find myself bored

not the vibe rn

Not the biggest fan of noodly psych but this exceeded (low) expectations - was kinda nice on a hot day.

7/10

Rökigt! Ljusår från vår generations ”Maria Maria”-santana. Stark 3a!

The three well-known hits stand out ("Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va", "Samba Pa Ti"). The rest of the album is not exactly my jam. 3,5

i've never actually listened to a santana album. this is probably his most famous. it's fine. the two big hits are the least interesting on the album, but "samba pa ti," possibly the third well-known song is still an outstanding listen. "incident at neshbaur" was a surprising instrumental of jazz chords over a standard rock arrangement. a really fun listen, that. "mother's daughter" is also a little gem. "hope you're feeling better" is some cool psych rock from the era.

C’était cool ! Et c’est donc Santana qui fait Oye Como Va, bon à savoir ! J’ai trouvé ça un petit peu plat, mais je pense qu’il faudrait que je l’écoute un peu plus et je finirai par plus l’apprécier.

not into latin rock but they did a good job with this

N/A didn’t listen yet and it won’t change it

bit wa wa woo wee for me

Some classic Santana kicks this one off. Good stuff

REALLY weird and so bipolar but I liked it

I have never liked Santana and black magic woman has always been a song that just irritates me. I was not looking forward to listening to this but I enjoyed it more than I thought and black magic woman played in full with the opening track was really good. It is a solid jam album. Its short and doesnt over stay its welcome and I imagine if i loved guitar solos this would jave been perfect.

Nice, but not my type of music. Nice Listen for bike ride in the sun. Love the guitar tho!

I liked the hits off the album, but I found the album hummed around a 2.5 for me. I'll round up since Oye Como Va is fun

The hits hit. The misses are probably only misses because I wasn't on some sort of mind-altering substance while listening to this. A solid 3.5 stars because of the hits, but rounding down.

alberto grooving a little bit

Se la noia si incarnasse in una chitarra

I like Santana, very much. But this one I enjoyed it... Not that very much.

Rocksito psicodélico chimba

A short but sweet album that shows off how fantastic of a guitarist Carlos Santana is. It has a couple of big hits, which I think work better in the context of the album than on their own, but this is the kind of record that really rewards you by listening to it from front to back.

Rart nok med noget såkaldt ikke-vestligt.

Really like the instrumentals, Carlos Santana is an amazing guitar player, I overall like the vibe of this album. Album feels like Carlos Santana showing off his guitar skills. Notable songs: Black magic women and oye como va

Man can certainly play guitar. Other than that, this was mostly enjoyable if not anything outstanding.

Guitar work is amazing. Songs lack a little. Black Magic Woman and Oy Come Va are both excellent.

So far isn't all to bad i like it

Good guitar work

No m'esperava aquesta mescla de cançons en castellà i angles i una altra vegada que hi ha mooolta més instrumental que lletra... Que està xulo eh però un poc de lletra, nose, deixaume cantar una mica ni que sigui. I que se que es s'objectiu i es gènere musical, però no es es meu rollo.

I enjoyed vibe

The first half of the album was chill, but then it just wound down to white noise

If this was instrumental, it probably could have gotten a 4

7.5 good solid

Good stuff. A nice listen.

3.5

6/10 Not something i listem to usual but some I genuinely liked a few songs

I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to a complete Santana album before. I did like the singles and the vibe. Definitely better than some and I would probably listen to it again. Probably a 3.5 for me.

I enjoyed this well enough. The two hits are cool. I love Santana's tone. He really is one of the great guitarists. I just prefer other albums by them more. Like Caravanserai. That one is a gem. Also, the album he did with John McLaughlin. This one just doesn't quite do it for me to get more than a 3.

Good rythms and professional guitarplay. Somewhat meditative. I thank the album for our time together, but it will never happan again.

Day 237 Fun album, obviously the guitar the highlight Highlights Black Magic Woman I Hope your Feeling Better

Probably the most accessible Santana album with a mix of covers from rock to salsa, all well played.

Felt like I was transported to a psychedelic hippie den while listening to this album. Oye Como Va and Black Magic Woman are classics, the rest are decent songs with impressive guitar riffs. (3)

TA GUENO, NO ME ESPE

I largely ignored Santana in my teens even though I was told he is a great guitarist and I was massively into Rock music. I put this down to Smooth being released and it just sounding like a cheesy rock song at the time. Since then I have heard different things and it's clear he is great guitarist, but this album didn't do that much for me. I feel kinda justified in the fact that I mainly listened to Deep Purple, Hendrix, Led Zep from the same era as they are a lot better in my opinion. That being said, some great moments on this album and all round I'll give it a 3.

I couldn’t vibe with the super jammy, jazzy tracks, but the hits are great, and Carlos’ guitar playing across the entire record is exceptional. Killer bongos too.

p4zedostatnia piosenkq chyba calkim spoko, pozatym nic szczegolnego, ladna okladka

dosta nedosljedno. prema ima momenata i pjesama gdje sam si mislio "fora!" ili "baš dobro!", ima i bumerskih rok momenata i, najgore, tortiljskih baljezgarija zbog kojih ne može dobiti više od trojke. zapravo šteta

Excellent organ representation. Good album for getting high.

Es muy distinto a lo que suele haber en esta lista. Es interesante la mezcla de sonidos que tiene, pero por momentos se siente como música de ascensor. No sé si lo volvería a escuchar.

Yeah okay

Fun and upbeat latin music, not many vocals. Good instrumentals, great, even.

es un disco raro a primera escucha pero buenos temas, una guitarra hermosa, mamas daughter temon

good

Didn't love this but Carlos sure plays a sweet guitar.

Slightly different sound to the mountain of 60s/70s blues rock on here. Not different enough though. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No 59/241 (24%) Will I get: No

Solid album with some fun jams

Three and a half, some good tunes and guitar for a sunny day

I like the drums a lot and the screechy guitar. I am not usually a big fan of almost purely instrumental music. This is probably the type of music i would love to listen to at the beach with my peers, not at home though.

killer jams. "Hope You're Feeling Better" is a good find. the sound of santana's guitar is singular.

top 3 - Singing Winds, Crying Beasts, Black Magic Woman, Mother’s Daughter. It’s nice but I’m not sure how often I would be in the mood to listen to this. Really great guitar playing!

I had never heard this whole album, and it was good! This put Latin beats back on the American cultural map in the 60’s and they continue to thrive.

Very good!

Good but not my thing. Did really like the last three tracks though

This is what white people wanted Bad Bunny to sound like at the Super Bowl.

Great Latin album with lots of cool sounds like the electric organ and chimes.

None of these songs are the same. Which makes some of them memorable and fun. Others are nails on a chalkboard.

nice album but not something i think ill revisit a lot

groovy

His guitar playing holds up! Still sounds great. The songs themselves didn't do that much for me on their own, but there wasn't anything bad about it.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Enjoyable, but not something I see myself returning to often.

On the one hand I think, “What a hero,” on the other hand I know I won’t be listening to this album again on my own.

Solid album Standout songs: Se a Cabo Samba Pa Ti

I liked this album far more than I expected. I didn't like Oyo Como Ya, expecting it to be the best song on the album. Instead, it is kind of the worst. I could listen to this album in the background and enjoy it.

Santana (not featuring Rob Thomas)

Ok for me. Got a groove, but not really feeling it. Maybe I’m too sober?? 3

Technically impressive. Definitely some fine guitar work. I'd probably rate a 4 or 5 if I were still consuming the devil's lettuce, but there's not really enough structure to satisfy sober me. If you love it when jam bands go off on a 45 minute tangent, you'll probably love this.

Liked more than I expected to given how much I dislike that song he did with Rob Thomas

This album definitely deserves more than 3 stars but it doesn’t fit my personal taste profile and that’s what I’m ranking it for. Delightful journey, wonderfully mastered, and 100% belongs on this list of albums you MUST listen to at least once

Damn good album. Even if I’m not a huge Santana fan.

Enjoyable beyond the well know tracks but also not completely deserving of repeat listens.

Vissa låtar är feta men albumet känns mer som en jam session utan någon klar bild

“oye como va” good song un álbum bien casual, pero no es algo que suela escuchar

Guy plays guitar in most over elaborate way. Why use 1 note when you can use 6? Very mid.

Ganske ok guitarmusik, jeg kunne forestille mig en stor sværhedsgrad i at formidle det ud, men jeg som lægmand lytter ikke til sværhedsgrad, men derimod mit hjerte

This is a jazzy, latin album that is mostly instrumental. The guitar work is smooth and soaring and the tracks are definitely great to dance to and very fun to listen to.

2.5

Pretty nice stuff, but doesn't set me alight. Favourite tracks: Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen, Se a Cabo, El Nicoya. TOP TIP: Check out little-known Spanish band Alameda for similar vibes. I love them.

Some of these songs got so much airplay they just exist fully stored in my brain. I'm okay with this being on in the background but it isn't very interesting to be actively listening to. Nothing really wrong with it though, the guy doing the conga drums or whatever was really just going for it

𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘴 makes it easy to hear why Carlos Santana is sometimes framed as a kind of “Mexican Hendrix” — his guitar tone is warm, fluid, and instantly expressive — though he never quite reaches the same explosive unpredictability. The album has its strengths, but for me it never fully comes together as a great record. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗣𝗮 𝗧𝗶 stands out as the clear highlight, a beautifully melodic piece that’s probably his most universally recognized work. The rest is solid, but not essential.

This was pretty good. Psychedelic is always fun when done right. Santana is a master and it's easy to tell. I do wish some of the tracks at the end were pushed to the front, but that's a stylistic choice. Highlights: Oye Como Va (ofc), Hope You're Feeling Better (!!!)

The first two songs absolutely blew me out of the water and I thought this would be a five star. But honestly, it slowly declined through the rest of this album. Nevertheless, some of the most insane guitar playing I have ever heard. I can also tell how Fleetwood was inspired by them. The sound makes a lot of sense.

El album me llegó en un momento justo. Muy lindas percus, y tiene black magic woman que es un temon

Heck yeah.

Nice chill little album, don't think I'd really go back to it but I appreciate it for what it is, it was pleasant. 7/10.

Makes me miss summer, good for kitchen chaos. Favorite song is oye como va.

Opens strong but fizzles out. A bit jazzier than I like. Surprisingly short which I appreciate on this project. 3/5

Proto-hårdrock. Gitarrerna låter Zeppelin. Men rytmsektionen låter gammaldags. En stark trea.

This Santana album ain’t bad at all, it’s got cool use of Latin influences sprinkled into it and the rock elements are pretty atypical for this list.

Better than I expected. Almost kind of jazzy, but acid jazz. Wouldn’t seek it out to play it, but would leave it on the background if it came on.

It was aight, but the title of the second track is kinda questionable.

Recognized a couple of songs and enjoyed most of the rest. Jam band isn't really my thing, no matter the country of origin.

I have a lot of opinions about this album and Carlos Santana and "Latin" music as a whole, but I will simply acknowledge the bliss of listening to Samba Pa Ti. I think that song will just always hit me like that one critic in Ratatouille.

the guitar playing was good but overall i felt a little underwhelmed by this

I’ve always like Oye Como Va, but I was never a fan of Santana’s guitar work. this album was better than I thought it’d be.

very new to me, love the vibe tho. overall good album

It was a good groove for most of it. Some seemed a bit disjointed at the end.

chilliger

Way better than I expected! I liked it and will definitely revisit it.

Nothing I would really listen to on a daily basis, but it’s super vibey and the instrumentation is great.

Bandet Santana, som jeg trodde utelukkende var navnet på en gitarist, men som snarere har fått navn etter gitaristen. Kanskje ikke så overraskende at dette er et sterkt gitar-preget album, da. Sjangeren latin rock. Det er leit å si det, men dette er musikk som (for meg) i stor grad går inn det ene øret og ut det andre, uten at det skjer noe verdt å nevne på veien gjennom valnøtta. Låtene som er nevnt i top 3 er likevel solide, og Se a Cabo hadde vært en skikkelig stilig låt med Fela Kuti-vokaler over. Fortjener en treer, men den er litt svak. Top 3: Hope You’re Feeling Better, Mother’s Daughter, Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen

Fun and funky fresh

This is a good album, if you're in the right mood for it. Personally, I am always going to prefer an album with actual lyrics, no matter how good the instrumental is. I don't think I'll be listening to this one again, but it wasn't a bad experience. Three stars. (Favorite track: Black Magic Women / Gypsy Queen.)

I like the variety and half the songs I liked. I enjoyed the mix in languages. And the mix in instruments used. It’s not really my genre but it was good I would give it a 3.5/5 stars I also love the album cover .

Soothing

Nice

Good not great.

From the cover I was expecting this to be a black/death metal album. Safe to say that I was pleasantly surprised

Ba o fost ok merge

I’ve always had a fondness for Santana I’ve also always loved bands that have mass appeal. This album isn’t perfect but it’s better than The Black Album.

I am really not sure why I didn't quite get this project but I dug Santana's self titled so much. Abraxas is Sanatana's sophomore album and is full of what made their debut so good, but expanded even more into more impressive tracks and an iconic cover. I would say this album is more technical than Santana's self titled and while some people may enjoy that, I personally found it made the project feel a bit dry at times in terms of enjoyment and a bit loose with how cohesive everything is here. Don't get me wrong there are some certified bangers here like Oye Como Va and Samba Pa Ti, but I really struggled with more of the instrumental tracks here and listening to this project as a fully fleshed out album. I think Abraxas is solid, but I think there will be plenty of other Santana I will take over this any day.

3.5

What an epic use of an electric guitar what more can I say.

Cool to see some early Latin Rock. I didn’t know the well-known tracks were theirs, I always thought of them as a 90s band so this was very useful to help correct that. I still was bored through most of it unfortunately. Rating: 2.7

I like me a talented genre masher. Santana makes a unique gumbo for sure. In spite of all that, just not my favourite musician. Fine but never really brings me to my feet. Weirdly, when I listen to it as highly accessible jazz I like it more than when I think of it as rock.

Big guitar starts coming and it don’t stop coming. Definitely better than Jeff Beck, but I didn’t dig it as much as Floyd so three (3) it is. Let’s move on

3/5- very jazz soothing vibe

Fan of this guy, easy listening and listened to it immediately after it finished.

Not my cup of tea

I’d only heard ‘Black Magic Woman’ and ‘Oye Como Va’ before, and having now heard the full album I still think they’re probably the best tracks. The fusion of Latin jazz with psychedelic blues rock is well-executed, though I wasn’t completely sold on some of the instrumental tracks, and overall I was slightly underwhelmed, despite the undeniable fact that Carlos Santana is a great guitarist. Sure enough, he dominates the album instrumentally, but Gregg Rolie deserves particular praise too; his organ playing and vocals are great and the two tracks he wrote are the best original songs on the album.

This was a nice album to listen to. Flowed and was very chill. I knew a few of the songs

Better than most of the 70s rock on here, really good vibe.

Good

Nice latin rock

Bastante melódico y musical. Pocas voces, adecuado para escuchar la guitarra. Me gustaron 3 canciones - Black magic woman - Samba pa ti - Oye como va (obviamente) Me gustó tambien aprender sobre la historia, lo que hizo Jose Feliciano con la cancion samba pa ti y lo historica que es. Tambien sobre la revista Rolling Stone y el top 500 que se suele hacer.

Firstly, the album cover caught my eye. I've long had an appreciation for the concept of Horror Vacui and the amount of detail in every corner, preventing you from focusing on one point, is very pleasing. Just like the cover, every second of these songs is jam packed with detail. The bass and guitar lines are good, and this album overall has a nice, groovy atmosphere with some high energy more rock-heavy tracks. It's a simply solid (mostly) instrumental album, not so much my type, but good music is undeniably good music.

loved the latin jazz rock feel, though at times i found myself wishing there were more riffs, but thats just preference. I’ll definitely reacg for this album again for some of its songs

Круто, но не совсем то к чему я бы часто возвращался. Тем не менее есть пара очень классных песен

Nice vibey album. Already familiar with the hits. Nice to see the wider context. Makes me forgive him for Smooth but only slightly.

Classic Santana. What more can you say?

Vynikajúca gitara, zohratá partia, ale mňa to až tak nebaví.

Good listen, didn't blow me away but super chill.

I like the vibe but lean toward something w more lyrics

Decent I very like the instrumental

More recognisable than I expected. Pleasant and easy listening