Abraxas

WOW, WOW y WOW. Que album tan interesante, no me esperaba para nada encontrarme con algo asi. Le di play sin nunca antes haber escuchado hablar de la banda o del album y de entrada me gustó (aunque el primer tema es literalmente una introducción melódica al disco) y pensé que se iba a tratar de otra gran banda de rock progresivo/psicodélico de los 70. Pero que sorpresa me llevé cuando entré a averiguar un poco mas de la banda y me di cuenta que eran latinoamericanos! Obviamente mas adelante en el album la influencia sudaca está fuertemente representada, pero se mezcla tan bien con otros géneros como el rock "progresivo" ya mencionado y hasta con un poco de jazz y blues que deja un resultado increíble. Destaco muchísimo los ultimos 2 o 3 minutos del tema "Incident at Neshabur", simplemente maravillosos. Gratísima sorpresa haberme encontrado con este album, seguiré escuchando mas de la banda. 4 estrellas y media.

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

Mukavaa hitusen jatsahtavaa latino-tilutus-rokkia.

Mukavasti soljuvaa lattarirokkia, psykerokkia, ihanvaanrokkia. Santana on aivan kova kitarataituri, kivaa kuunneltavaa pitkin pituuttaan.

Some great music on here, Santana delivers on this album, enjoy!

Not bad but gets a bit boring after a while.

rather chaotic, ended more chill, have to be in the right mood

9/10. Was slightly sceptical at first as I saw there were a few songs that didnt have English titles. However I was very pleasantly surprised. Guitar was very good, groovy songs and an easy listen.

Amazing! If everything Santana did was half as good as this…. Must own and I used to own it but one of my children absconded with it. I did not have the heart to repossess it, but I should definitely buy another one….

pretty interesting, liking the percussions, the reference to Demian makes it even better

A few hits

Mysterious, occasionally psychedelic, and front-loaded with classics; an excellent, well-rounded Santana album.

Right up my alley. Pleasant from start to finish.

Great album…a master at work. Good reliable tunes

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

Ive always liked parts of this record. Oye como va and black magic woman are very good songs that ive know forever. I just wasn't expecting to like what else was here as much as I did. The way that Santana is the voice of the band from behind a guitar is impressive. Sure there are lyrics to some of the songs and they are pretty decent too but when the guitar comes in its leading the band. Its very cool to see an instument take the lead like that. And his tone is really sick. Its iconic. Hard not to hear Carlos when you hear him. And hes very good at it too. Some great riffs and great improv. At least what feel like improv. It feels so natural. The record starts off so incredibly strong. The first 4 songs are perfect. It does loose me a tiny bit after that but not that much. Just a little. But its still great after that. Surprised that im this into it but hell yes ill take it any day. Great record

I liked this one.

Nice but not one to go back to

Très cool

More tracks like Black Magic Woman, and this could have easily been a real 5. But we get lots of filler, and at 37 minutes it just scapes in as an LP. A 3.5, but then 'Hope you're feeling better' brings it through to a 4.

Latin rock, Chicano rock, jazz fusion, psychedelic rock, blues rock.

Großartig!

8 / 10

Very hip swaying collection of songs, even outside the cover hits in the first half. The organ keyboards paired with the tribal sounding drums gives this such a distinctive sound and then the electric guitar and bass come in and ooze a jazzy confidence that just feels like a band at the peak of their craft. Every song is alive and evolves and morphs as it goes, often highlighting instruments in a very satisfying progression, would be lovely to see it live in a small venue. The way the jam builds to this rising tidal wave is very enjoyable and ended up with me enjoying relistens quite a bit.

pre listen: i really love santanas work, particularly his supernatural album. Ive only heard oye como va off this album which is one of my fav songs of his which my dad put me onto so I'm excited to actually listen to the full album post listen: wow, absolutely incredible album love the mix of groovy instruments and songs in both english and spanish. great mix of psychedelic rock, jazz, latin music and blue. Love the use of the organ and santana shreds on electric guitar like the legend he is. I would give 4.5 stars.

Shite. Sounds like something John Lee would have owned, and we all know what a complete wanker HE was.

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

Santana’s music just sounds magical to me!

el principio PEEEAK pero las canciones de rock más generico me lo bajan a un 4

Classic, smooth, essential electric guitar.

RATING: 9/10 HIGHLIGHT: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts LOWLIGHT: Mother's Daughter

Не моё, но оно того стоит

Hm

Vrhunskiiiii! Jeben album, volim ga! 5/5, 9/10

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

Eigenlijk 3,5 maar dan wordt het toch maar een 4. Paar lekkere nummers, maar het wordt ook wel wat eentonig

hmmm 3.5

This really is very good. Fabulous musicianship.

Сара 4 Марко 4

Makes you wanna swirl your hips and learn guitar

B+

I was raised by hippie parents and saw Santana play many times with the Dead. I’m sure this must have been played in my household but somehow I only remember the hits. It’s a great album! Was very happy to revisit.

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

Couldn't hit 5 fast enough. I adore this album.

Great album. I actually own this one and have listened to it many times. Several hit songs but also some lesser known ones that are still really good. Plenty of variety makes this a great album that I will listen to many more times.

Wasn’t excited for this one. Santana can be weird personally, but I see he apologized for his backwards views recently. Made me feel better rocking out to this one. It was so much better than I thought it would be. Great guitar riffs, jazzy and catchy.

Great guitar playing, Nice percussion, jazzy vibes, not so great singing 😁

As a Bay Area Zoomer, I enjoyed the sound and prefer this type of psychedelic sound with Latin (am I allowed to use this term in this specific application) influences. Definitely helped with my accounting homework.

8/10

I'd be hard pressed to tell you where one song ended and another began, but they blend together into a blissfully groovy listen that doesn't outstay its welcome. It's not a kind of music I could see myself really going crazy over, but there's also nothing bad about it. Just a good time with good musicianship, and nice to have on!

Just what I needed as relief from recent death and depression themes. Never got them at the time - I was young and this sounded like old man's music to me then. Not surprising I get it now then! Some great music here although a few tracks rambled on a bit longer than I'd like. I rate the Black Magic Woman cover as highly as the Fleetwood Mac original and that comes from the Peter Green era which is my favourite FM period. Samba Pa Ti is also a classic instrumental which really defines the Santana sound. Good vibe all round.

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

The best thing about Santana is that it's hard to imagine anyone else being quite as in love with an instrument - he always looks so happy to be holding his guitar! And going through all his album covers is great, because they are either psychedelic nonsense, or a picture of him mid-coitus with his guitar, or both things happening at once. As for the record, I'm quite conflicted, as I very much like the vibe of the music, but kinda can't stand extended noodly guitar solos. So I guess it's just one of the least offensive versions of this sort of jam band meandering about? I didn't hate it, but I wouldn't listen to it again by choice, but if someone put it on I wouldn't leave the room. A ringing endorsement.

Sunday, 30 August, 2026 Killer album. Side two is even better than side one. Se acabo Mothers daughter Hope you’re feeling better Great album.

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

Lovely, jammy fusions. Front-to-back bangers

Much funky, very good

is ok ig 4/5

Instrumentally sounded good, but I like a bit more conventional music with some lyrics

The meaning of this album isn't in the lyrics (of which there are relatively few) - it's in the mental and actual picture of Carlos Santana, eyes closed, swooning as he plays some delicious guitar figure. His strengths are in his playing and his selection of material: Tito Puente and Peter Green provide the well-trod hits but pretty much everything here is at least good. And the vibes, man: this is one of the better pure guitar albums to come out of psychedelia (non-Hendrix division), in large part because it's cut with Latin and jazz influences in equal proportions (and because Santana has the good sense to keep the song lengths down). Blissful and enchanting.

Well, what can you say about this? It’s a world-famous album, of course, with at least three tracks that everyone knows. It’s quite good, but a whole album of it is actually a bit too monotonous for me. Two stars...

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

Fantastic! 4.5

4.3/5 - Now I know where Oye Como Va is from. Not outstandingly interesting, so probably would not listen again.

Very cool

Solid album. glad I gave it a chance

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.

A beautiful album, for me this is peak Santana. Their arrangements of Black Magic Woman and Oye Cómo Va are amongst the most well-known Santana tracks and they sit alongside the original compositions perfectly.

80

Bien.

- "Jose 'Chepito' Areas, former drummer of the legendary rock group, Santana, has been arrested for allegedly molesting the two children of a friend's girlfriend, authorities said Wednesday. Officer Maurice Jennings of the Concord Police Department said Areas was arrested after he was allegedly beaten by the friend, Gary Sanders, who allegedly struck Areas repeatedly with a crowbar Feb. 16. Areas did not suffer any serious injuries. Sanders told authorities the attack was triggered by Areas molesting the children, a 6-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, of Sanders girlfriend, who became acquainted with the musician when the couple worked on Areas' pool last summer. During an interview with police Tuesday, authorities said Areas 'did admit to some acts of child molestating.'" Also played in Israel despite the boycott. Another band on this list that deserves to be boycott by everyone, not just me. - There is some nice guitar work on this album (though, it can get a little heavy on the noodling). Although there are vocals on here, I think the guitar is the main melody line. - Not as into the jazzy keys or drum focused tracks, and I kind of feel like instrumentation feels cluttered, overall. - My favourites were definitely the covers - Black Magic Woman/Oye Como Va. I think that says it mostly - they're musically proficient, but I just don't really connect with their stuff - other than Samba Pa Ti, which stood out to me, probably because of the really nice guitar work and melody.

You know, for as popular as they are, I've never really listened to Santana before. I kinda knew "Smooth" just because that was a huge hit, but I didn't know any of their other stuff until now. Apparently Abraxas here is their best album, and I'm here to say that it's pretty good. I had a good time. The album's Latin jazzy psych-rock sound is cool. I like it. The star of the show here is, of course, Carlos Santana himself. He's been hailed as one of the all-time greatest guitarists and I can see why. He's not the flashiest guitarist out there, but if you pay enough attention to what he's doing, you'll be sure to find some really cool things in there, especially for the time. He's not the only member of the band though. The rest of the band do a pretty good job here. Gregg Rolie is a solid vocalist, but his keyboard work on here is stellar. The songs on here are pretty good, with the back-to-back "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" and "Oye Como Va" being the highlights for me. I had quite a bit of fun with Abraxas. I haven't really gotten to hear many albums that blend influences from Latin, jazz, and psychedelic music all together into one, so to hear that on Abraxas was very cool. Good album. 4/5.

not for me

absolute blessing for my ears, this is such a solid record ! loved every second of it

Carlos Santana is super talented, and Abraxas is him at his best.

Finally something decent from the 70's

now this is how you do interesting rock instrumentals. loved the rock + latin + jazz fusion.

I was thinking about put a 4 for this albums, as this one really good, but man, every god damn sond is amazing! So it is 5 now ha-ha

There was quite a lot of people who stole the Psychedelic movement, added some droney hypnotic sounds to their album and sent it out to mass market. But forget what you heard about Carlos Satana, this dude really did it. Dosed on acid wrote music and performed, mastered the art of analog production by the age of like 18. Dude was a phenomenon, that outlived and still makes great music. Abraxas is a more refined sophmoric release and contains less noise from the debut. Effortlessly blending latin American fusion into rock and psychedelic rock sounds. So iconic, so influential, and so bold. Santana earned lots of credit back with me at an older age. So I understand the young folk think this guy is over rated brown eric clapton. But, its deeper then that. 5 stars on merit, end product, legacy and influence.

I know a lot of Santana’s hits but not his full albums. This should be a fun listen. The opener into Black Magic Woman is great. Love his guitar here. Classic psychedelic rock with jazzy feel. This is an awesome opening to an album. Three great songs to open up. Just the whole vibe of the sound is present in these opening songs. Santana’s guitar is so smooth and distinct. It’s just all jazzy Latin sounding that’s dominated by great musicians, led by Santana’s guitar. As great as the all the instrumental on the album is, songs like Mother’s Daughter with vocals are also great. One of the best tracks on the album because vocals live up to the great band behind it. Samba Pa Ti is another awesome guitar instrumental. Hope You’re Feeling Better has funk blues rock vibes. Another good song. This is a really good album. Loving it more than I thought I would. This is either a 4 or 5. Think I’ll go up to a 5. Deserves it.

classic

It's shocking to imagine a time when such an album could reach so high on the charts. Really enjoyed this. Whole album is a vibe.

I like mostly instrumental guitar albums, so this one is slappy but I can understand why some might not like it. I'd give it 3.5 but since there are no halves bumping itup to a 4

I would have scored this higher if I hadn’t already given Dire Straits 3 stars. Dire straits was my first album, so I thought 3 would be good. Santana has some bangers, but does too much and isn’t a great lyricist.

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.

Abraxas is Santana's second album released in 1970. The music is chicano/latin blues jazz fusion psychedelic rock. it's a good album for this list because of the unique blend of genres. The most well known songs on this album, Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen and Oye Como Va are covers of Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac and Tito Puente songs. The other songs are good and are varied - jass/rock fusion, latin rock fusion, rock, a ballad and latin percussion. A large part of the songs (or the whole song) are instrumental jams. Other songs I like are Singing Winds, Crying Beasts, Incident at Neshabur, Mother's Daughter and hope you're feeling better. I liked this album more each time I listened to it. Santana is not just Carlos, it's a band!

already heard

It’s Santana, guitar is top tier.

Album #171: Santana – Abraxas ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don’t know much about Santana, other than the fact that Carlos is revered as one of the great guitar players of all time, and their excellent performance at Woodstock, which I’ve seen clips of a good few times, where they’re all tripping on acid. Which is just really, I don’t know, a real “drugs are cool” kind of moment. So this is my first full-fledged Santana album. One thing I’ve learned from this list is that I kind of don’t like Latin or Latin-adjacent or Latin-influenced music. There’s been very few instances of anything tinged with Latin coming up that I’ve enjoyed. The biggest exception being Sabu Martinez’s Palo Congo, which I think is a five-star album and very, very underrated. Everything else, I just find the music kind of lacks bite. Yes, it can be quite rhythmic, but it can be a bit soft sometimes. While this isn’t necessarily Latin music, it’s definitely Latin rock. And maybe this is a genre I need to look into a bit more, because this just has that bite. It has that heaviness and that might. It’s a real mix of genres from one track to another. It’s got kind of a sensible, proggy energy to it, which I like. It doesn’t feel particularly pretentious or anything like that. It’s just muscular. It’s also not necessarily, for the most part, a vehicle for Carlos Santana’s guitar playing, which I thought it was going to be. It’s much more of a band effort, kind of à la Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton. The songs, for the most part, are instrumental, and I kind of feel they’re a little bit inconsequential. There are very few moments where the hair stood up on the back of my neck. And sometimes with this stuff, it kind of feels like they’re a jam band at heart, and I wonder: are they having more fun than I am listening to them? But I did have a lot of fun listening to this one. I don’t think there was any song I disliked. It moves through a lot of different moods. It can be quite quiet sometimes, and it can be near heavy metal at others. And Carlos Santana’s guitar playing is exceptional on it. He’s got this amazing, kind of flowy tone. I’d say his fingers are incredibly fast. I don’t know much about the technical elements of guitar, but that’s the kind of sense I got. So yeah, really, really enjoyed it. And with The Dude playing Oye Como Va in The Big Lebowski, it’s probably a great stoner record as well. But that’s just, like, my opinion, man.

Psychedelic! Black magic woman! Do you need some killer background music for your next party? This is it.

There’s no Santana in my daily rotation, and yet every time I hear anything by this esteemed musician I absolutely will not only listen but enjoy every note. Glancing at the Wiki page I was amused to see him assigned to the “Latin Music” genre, since I have only ever considered him as “just a great musician”. And I guess at the end of the day, that’s the real test of greatness, people like Santana transcend attempts to be categorized, they are simply and undeniably great.

OMG! One of my favorite albums! Listened to it 3 times today! The guitar playing, the vocals, the arrangements, all awesome!

Yummy. Great rhythm work, gorgeous guitar, I could do without the vocals on a few of these.

one of the classicals

Really nice guitar work with some salsa/latin dance vibes mixed in makes for an enjoyable, relaxing album. 3.5/5.

Knew two of the songs very well, the rest is good

People forget (or never even knew) Santana used to be cool as fuck.

Chora viola

Groovy fun album! Probably won't make an effort to listen repeated, but I feel bad giving it a 3 as it was fun, rounding up to a 4!

Well this had a few of his most famous songs. I’m not sure if they are that good. I just think they are okay. He can play well but it’s nothing that is mind blowing. The songs are good because you have heard them over and over but does that mean they are good. I don’t think so. My roommate use to play these songs all the time and it wasn’t great then and hasn’t changed now.

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

Well this already is one of my very favorite albums. I about wore out the grooves in my own copy.

Still the best Santana album along with Supernatural!

Le son de sa guitare mais wow c'est vraiment un son à part il me donne des frissons. Je préfère les albums plus récents de Carlos mais c'est magnifique quand même.

if a blunt was an album. 10/10 loved this

great album. i heard the big songs on it and when i hear "Oye Como Va", i think of Jackie Treehorn's party in "The Big Lebowski". The Dude definitely would be grooving to this album as did I.

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

-my first Santana experience… damn this is realy solid. the guitar stuff is just as good as i was expecting and i absolutely love the Latin influence. this is what i’ll be listening to next time i go to Mexico or the Southwest -definitely due for a relisten as i know i’ll enjoy this even more a second time. completely timeless sound -Favorites: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts, Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen, Incident at Neshabur

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.

1/5 Boring.

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

better than i thought

Vrolijk wakker worden zo!

Zalig! Heel rustgevend en vibey

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

bas mi se svidelo, malo psihodelicno bas vajbi, mix nekog latino vajba i roka, gitare predobre, dosta je instrumental kao 80% pesama negde oko 7. pesme postane malo repetitivno ali mozda bi mi bilo jos bolje da slusam opet sta znam

Lekker

The coolest

Loved the instrumental

I grew up with this album so maybe biased but I love Carlos Santana guitar. Great tone and melody.

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.

Another damn good album. I’d never listened to much Santana so this was super fun. The Spanish rhythms mixed with rock and roll was a genre that was both familiar and its own in a super fun way. Also another album where the organ is so freaking good. The run from Black Magic Woman to Hope You’re Better Now was just non-stop greatness. 9/10 would’ve been 9.5/10 if the last song was stronger (or even just not there?) Favs Oye Como Va Incident at Neshabur Mothers Daughter

Man I love this album. Santana always delivers such a unique sound. The bongos and the guitar get me every single time. Feels like I’m deep in the jungle when the album gets started, and then Black Magic Woman has such a witchy, yearning feel. Oye como va is a fun one, feels like we’re at the beach with a marg in hand. A moment for the keyboard in Incident at Neshabur. Whoa. Se a Cabo keeps up a fast, rolling tempo and a nice keyboard sound. Love the switch back to absolute rock sesh in Mother’s Daughter. The album does a good job of keeping a consistent sound palette while still giving a lot of variety between songs. It keeps things short and sweet while still delivering kick ass music. There’s a lot of little bits in here that I think maybe Fleetwood Mac drew inspiration from, or maybe it was just the sound of the decade. Not sure but I want to dig in more. Another amazing album back to back.

This album feels like the best rollercoaster I've ever been on. Off the opening track I was loving the fun chords driven by tight pocket percussion. Another album where the lyrics are a bit simple, but the vocals cut through the driving bass and percussion and droning guitar to break up the sound beautifully. The passion comes through on each track, you can almost feel yourself at the jam session that created this album. The varied instrumentation and stylings are really impressive. The highlight of this album was totally Incident at Neshabur. The jazz inspiration is evident in the instrumentation and structure but just enough is shifted to make this track a total banger. The solo sections for the organ, guitar, and piano are great and the soul-inspired slow ending just pulled at my heartstrings. In all I loved this album. I loved the interpretation of Fleetwood Mac's Black Magic Woman with some cuban spice. Mother's Daughter rips. Santana did a great job of building tension, breaking it down, and all while keeping the soul in their music. I wish I had this album on the porch of 1 Marshall Court.

This was a very very solid album. Especially listenable after the past week of meh. The songs got to the point, didn’t overstay their welcome, and other than Carlos Santana’s guitar-ing, the rhythm section was easily the highlight for me — they kept it lively through the whole album. I didn’t realize that almost every Santana song I knew came from this album lol. Not a whole lot of technical notes since this is a more jamm-y album. Just good, clean, family fun like a Spielberg movie. 7/10 Song notes: - The lead-in from Singing Winds, Crying Beasts into Black Magic Woman was such a great one-two punch to start the album - Idk if I’m the only one that heard The Lick during Oye Como Va but that made me laugh Favorites: - Black Magic Woman - Oye Como Va - Incident at Neshabur - Samba Pa Ti

Bangers!

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

Of course there were a lot of guitar heroes at Woodstock in 69. Alvin Lee, Jerry Garcia, Pete Townsend, John Fogerty, Robbie Robertson, and the man himself, Jimi Hendrix. But Carlos Santana was the one who came as a shock. When his band strutted through a fiery "Soul Sacrifice" it was the last moment he would be unknown. His first album was the calling card, saying, "Here I am. This is what I do." But this second album was the one where things really caught fire. Originals, covers of Fleetwood Mac and Tito Puente, all dished up in Latin Fusion and Santana's stinging guitar tone. There is a kind of magic on this album. Santana loved B. B. King, and there is something of Lucille about his playing. But it's the blues from Mexico. And you can dance to it.

i really enjoyed this album!! it blends blues, rock and latin elements together really nicely. at times it felt like a story. some songs were super dynamic, while others more mellow. the tracks were sooo groovy. some of my fav were: black magic woman (love the vocals), se a cabo, hope you’re feeling better (kinda heavy: obsessed)

7.5/10

I'm not sure I understand what I listened to, but this album was cool. I've never listened to Santana before and I've been missing out. I'll definitely come back and give this another listen when my brain isn't fried.

This guy's pretty good at guitar.

Un virtuoso haciendo lo que mejor sabe hacer.

Eu já conhecia "Black magic woman", não preciso escrever muito aqui, um ótimo álbum instrumental 4/5

Nice. He's a great guitar player, and the songs are pretty smooth.

Behind Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va is a master class in rhythmic hypnosis.

Loved the Latin feel of this. So much so I think the noodle-y guitar of Carlos was my least favourite bit of it

The vibes are great and the music is addictive. Jazzy, smooth and laid back. Black Magic Woman is the obvious highlight but the entire experience is so sweet.

Oooo inject the samba into my veins. A lot of jazz and Latin fusion artists I love say they are inspired by Santana and it's clear why. This is my favorite from the list that we've listened to so far. When trying to find my least favorite I just listened to the whole thing over again. Favorite(s): Incident at Neshabur Oye como va Least: Mother's Daughter 4.5/5

Fav: Samba Pa Ti L: Maybe Se a Cabo 4.5 What a great album, very expressive as well as impressive. I had quite a few moments where I was completely absorbed in the music. I will definitely be listening to this one a lot. I’m giving it a 4.5 but it might be a 5 so I’m rounding up

I honestly feel more or less the same way about this as I did about Beggars Banquet. I recognize that this might ostracize me. I have to speak my truth. It's quite good, but never jaw-dropping. I think my grandpa might've seen Santana live. Also Oye Como Va playing *the lick* is funny. W: Oye Como Va, probably others L: none? 3.5/5

Santana's only album on the list is his most iconic. If you can't feel or relate to the soul and the human condition from Abraxas then I'm not sure music is for you.

Honestly, this album has aged a little bit from what I remembered. Fantastic album, but yeah. Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman, Incident at Neshabur. Fucking amazing shit. Sometimes ends up in a slight blues rock area that I'm kinda burnt out on, but his guitar playing is always transcendent. Great stuff.

This album is such a quintessential part of the early 70s. I don’t even think of Oye Como Va and Black Magic Woman being covers. I’ve always known them as Santana songs.

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.

8.5/10

Very unexpected. Absolutely loved this. Really matched the mood of a hot sweaty Saturday.

Good album

Dear God, Santana is fucking boring. This is prime noodling by an alleged guitar god. (lower case g). Yes, people play several of these tracks and they are a staple of the dying technology radio but why? Are there any people under the age of 200 still listening to this? This without a doubt is the Lawrence Welk of those born in the 50s. It is just a painful listen. My dog even covers his ears. Stop kidding yourself - if this music, like Steely Dan, is your groove, you have already fucking died and you are in music Hell. Oh, and Carlos is also joining you in Hell because, allegedly, he is also a shitty husband and parent. 0/5

Didn’t like Carlos Santana’s 90’s revival with Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas…GET OVER IT! Can’t stand an abundance of tubular bells…DON’T BE A TWAT! This album from start to finish is a masterpiece; rising to high plateaus and dipping into sensual valleys! Perfectly blending Latin, Jazz, and Psychedelic Rock, and taking this musical fusion to heights rarely achieved! Do yourself a favor and listen to it from beginning to end…YOU’RE WELCOME!

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

Carlos

Santana's masterpiece. You get everything, from blues with latin conotations, to fusion to Hendrix style psychadelic rock. Every song is great, with some obvious evergreen hits. 5/5

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.

This album has something great at mixing latin music with rock in that psychedelic, almost-instrumental sound. It really is catchy and, sonically, very rich in textures and so full of brightness, joy and many interesting aspects, added to an even jazzy feeling. And, although it is not much impressive, it really is a very well delivered album with lots of nice sounds and wonderful melodies. There is a great use of guitar in here too, being a main element that does not feel tiring at all, it flows very well through the different songs and sounds in this album. It is such a joy, and a great album, for sure.

Super fun

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.

Santana are one of those bands it would be difficult to invent from first principles. A blues guitarist with a warm, blooming tone, an organist rooted in garage psychedelia and soul, and a rhythm section built around Afro-Cuban percussion: Tito Puente meets The Doors. It sounds like a formula assembled by somebody in a record-company office, yet Abraxas never sounds assembled. Its various musical languages have become so completely integrated that the joins disappear. That is why this works when so much nominally ambitious rock leaves me cold. The music is harmonically rich, rhythmically intricate and frequently virtuosic, but its complexity never points back at itself demanding admiration. “Incident at Neshabur” has the structure of jazz—establish a groove, then move the spotlight—along with gorgeous polychords, abrupt changes of mood and several distinct instrumental voices. Yet it remains physical music. The Cuban polyrhythms keep all that harmonic sophistication attached to the body. If this were prog, I would probably be losing patience; Santana never forget that intelligence is there to deepen the experience, not become the experience. The central tension is between Carlos Santana and Gregg Rolie. Carlos pulls the band towards modal harmony, Afro-Cuban rhythm and an almost devotional kind of instrumental expression. Rolie brings Hammond organ, blues rock, garage psychedelia and direct songs such as “Mother’s Daughter” and “Hope You’re Feeling Better”. Those tracks are the least Latin things here, and the latter sounds like four minutes spent inside the Fillmore West: one can smell the patchouli and visualise the oil wheel. The two sides of the band do not always blend evenly, but they appear entirely at home with the contradiction. The record gains strength by being able to move between them. Holding it all together is an extraordinary rhythm section. The percussionists do not insist on turning every composition into a Latin showcase. They serve the song. On “Oye Como Va” they create that timeless lope over the simple but endlessly fertile Am7–D7 vamp. On “Se a Cabo” they drive a psychedelic rush with congas and timbales, packing an improbable amount of movement into two minutes and fifty-four seconds. On “Samba Pa Ti” they loosen almost completely, establishing a pulse and allowing Carlos to ramble freely across it. Even on Rolie’s rock songs, the congas and timbales simply do rock things because that is what the music requires. Carlos himself is less a conventional guitar hero than B.B. King placed inside Cuban rhythms. The fingers can move quickly, but speed never displaces expression. His sound is lazy, warm and saturated rather than fully distorted; each note arrives, blooms and is allowed to finish speaking. The segue from Peter Green’s “Black Magic Woman” into Gábor Szabó’s “Gypsy Queen” is masterful. The tempo tightens, the percussion gathers force and British blues turns almost imperceptibly into a psychedelic rush transposed to Havana. “Samba Pa Ti” takes that vocal quality furthest. The guitar phrases keep tumbling into one another until the music reaches something close to ecstasy. It reminded me, perhaps perversely, of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan—not stylistically, but in the way a melodic line can keep flowering until technique is overtaken by expression. The track lasts nearly five minutes and simply comes and goes. “Se a Cabo”, almost two minutes shorter, seems to contain an entire evening. Abraxas repeatedly bends experienced time because the musicians know when to inhabit an idea and when to leave it alone. The album begins with “Singing Winds, Crying Beasts”, a shimmering overture that introduces its world before Carlos enters, and ends with the 88-second “El Nicoya”, giving the percussion section one final spotlight before everyone departs. That framing feels appropriate. Abraxas may carry one guitarist’s name, but it is not the work of a star and his accompanists. It is a locked, democratic band discovering what happens when blues, jazz, psychedelia and Afro-Cuban rhythm stop behaving like separate genres. I might have found all this oppressively patchouli-scented a few years ago. Now I simply take it as it comes, man.

Jammy. Dead-like.

Not my style

I love good guitar work. This is not that - this is amazing guitar work. I enjoyed this front to back, and actually listened twice. He's a master and it sent me down the rabbit hole. Great stuff, eloquent, and stunning.

Opening with an instrumental is interesting. It's kinda weird. I do like Santana, at least from the little I've heard. Just so enjoyable to listen to. Great album Favourite: Oye Como Va Least favourite: El Nicoya

4/8

Cool as fuck 8 / 10 Best track/s: Mother's Daughter, Incident at Neshabur, Hope You're Feeling Better

A classic for a reason. Definitely adding this to the collection

Alright but I don’t know spanish

I can see why he’s a legend

surprisingly pleasant melodic music) I listened to it with pleasure.

Really nice album. Much more than a virtuoso guitarist showing off. Well conceived and executed. Fun.

Way better than expected. Some real heat on here

Thought I'd like this but it's just a load of self indulgent guitar solos

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.

Santana rules

Listening to this in 2026, it sounds roughly as cool as Maria Maria and Smooth sounded in 1999.

Jees

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 !

I'm not a big fan of Santana's Latin fusion, but the guitar play is immaculate, and the album shows it off with a high focus on instrumental pieces, although they're a bit too bluesy for my liking. It works best, I think, as background music in a restaurant, unfortunately, but it's still pretty nice.

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

I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who would describe themselves as a Santana fan, which is crazy because Santana kinda rips. 3.5.

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.

Groovy

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.

It was ok, but not as good as a lot of old dudes tell me it is.

Another album from my dad's record collection. I think I was indifferent to it when he used to play it in the 70's. When I played it today, it took me back to a different time and place, a happy one. Now that I have listened to this on my own terms, I really appreciated just how good it is. Carlos Santana's guitar work is exceptional. The laid back feel to this album was the perfect soundtrack to a gorgeous sunny summer's day. I preferred the instrumental tracks, as they just created the ideal vibe. Hey maybe my dad did have some good taste in music at certain points in his life. This will be played again on another sunny day soon.

Smooth likes with beautiful rhythm. Can’t help but move. Some of the best Latin American sounds

I really enjoyed this album. Not a no-skip album, but it's darn good.

Groovy man. Only ever been familiar with the hits, but really dug the entire album. Extremely talented musicians.

I had listened to this one before, but I enjoyed it more this time and it sent my on a bit of a Santana deep dive afterwards. This is my favorite album of his, but I'll definitely be listening to more of them in the near future.

Inte för mig. Santana är hur begåvad som helst och så vidare men musiken på detta album fångar mig inte. Flera låtar har jag hört förut och de är ok, men inget speciellt för mig. Jag tycker det är lite tråkigt faktiskt. Jag kommer få ett gäng gubbar efter mig på grund av det men musik är musik och jag betygsätter min upplevelse. Inte för mig helt enkelt.

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.

Doesn’t show its age at all.

This just had that nice Santana guitar vibe and was well paced, not too long. Very enjoyable

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.

Smooth

I've got to give the boring and common review that this is just so easy to sit back and listen to. The guitar work is great and it's got an effortless sound.

Did two car listens and it wasn't working for me. Headphones kicked it up. A lot of stand out tracks besides the big ones. A bunch of sonic adventures packed into 38 minutes.

Good mix of high energy tracks and mellow grooves.

Ganske chill å høre på. Black magic Woman er en banger.

Meesterwerk, 1 van mijn lievelingsplaten :)

Great album. The energy and sound switches up enough that it stays interesting, but also not too much. It sounds like an album, not a collection of songs. The production is excellent. Definitely a listen again.

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.

Sure some of the accusations of Carlos Santana just doodling in dorian have some merit, but he came up with some mighty guitar hooks!

Wanted to be a hater but unfortunately it’s very good. Great energy - so much work being done by the percussion and organ but Santana is also good at guitar I guess. Vocals were ok - I think they would blend really well with a Rob Thomas type.

Fucking flawless. Immaculate vibes, perfect playing and it's exactly my kind of music

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 honestly couldn’t tell when or why I imprinted and Carlos and his music, but when I did, it was significant. All of my musical life, with the exception of my childhood, I have been a fan. I’ve had the privilege of a couple of live shows as well. Right out of the gate, his music was powerfully different and this album is a great example of his early work. More of this, please!

Slow burn for me. At first I said, ugh Santana without Rob Thomas or Michelle Branch…and it will be mostly just instrumentals. But honestly it was great.

One of the must have albums in this type of list. It is a concise, powerful and psychedelic rock album that very tastefully intertwines Latin sounds and themes. 9/10 [KEEP]

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

Fantastic

This rocks. Perfect album. Blues/psych guitar with bongos is always going to be a win for me. Only complaint is at 37 minutes this is criminally too short.

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"

Santana knows how to play. But I never really listened to his band. This is a tight line up. Truly an iconic sound. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen Oye Como Va

One of the best 'sophomore' albums and an almost career defining work (until Carlos's spectacular 1999 renaissance). It exists in the shadow of a legendary Woodstock appearance and its Peter Green cover, not to mention Oye Como Va and Samba Pa Ti, give it some high profile rock classics. It's an innovative fusion of Latin American and rock but the album is more than a showcase for a guitar god - Santana was a band with even contributions. Those percussionists were highly influential to the character of the music. The penultimate track has echoes of the (recently ended) Cream. Artwork is reminiscent of some jazz albums of the day.

Still sizzling guitar work that has rarely been matched.

Really cool album, particularly the first half

Guitars go bwaobwao

lekker album hoor. maar is toch niet helemaal mijn stijl

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.

One of his most influential and well regarded albums, there are so many of his classics here, in one package. I think at least 3 songs here have permeated latin american culture and folklore, people might not know Santana the artist, but they know these songs almost like they come preprogrammed at birth. In the ranking of electric guitar (mostly) instrumental music, this album earns its place among the top tier. No one else was doing what Santana was doing back then and no one has dared to try and copy him since.

Undisputed guitar skills. Incredible sound (for the most part). But musically, this is a bit lackluster. Black Magic Woman is soooo good, but it can't make up for the rest. If 3 indicates some potential form of replayability then this is a 2. Sorry. 2.7

Already rated it

I’d rate this album between 3.5 and 4. It’s a very easy and fun listen despite not being my taste. But I cannot lie, the vibes are immaculate. I’ve heard these songs in movies and TV shows across my life. So it gives me a bit of nostalgia to listen to them now.

Funky, shredded and electrifying guitar. What more do you need? This was great Oye Como Va surprised me more than any other song and will be on repeat for a while

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.

Sometimes I wonder if Carlos has too much restraint and just want him to rip, but the first three tracks stir me up.

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

Cookingggggg

i like this bc i felt like dancing the whole time

OYE COMO VA!!!

C'était drôlement bien.

8/10

loved hearing latin rock after all the previous albums.

I’m wholly unfamiliar with Santana’s work, but being a jazz head and listening to this for the first time had me mesmerized. The layers, the fantastic guitar playing, those incredible vocals—god damn. Definitely listening to this one again.

When I say I want to listen to rock, this is what I want to hear.

MEH

it’s pretty good

Enjoyed the vibes, def a banger.

Sutil, íntimo, eléctrico, dinámico, juguetón. Son algunos de los adjetivos que me dejan ver la tonalidad única de Santana frente a los 70s, una mezcolanza de géneros realizada prodigiosamente por la banda. Un sonido envolvente y enriquecedor.

Another guitarist who's been on my radar but I've never really checked out. I recall listening as a child, though it would have gone over my head back then. The fusion of rock, Latin, and jazz isn't something I would have appreciated when I was younger. I'd have found it challenging, probably dismissed it as "too much going on." But now? I love it. There is just so much groove on this record. The percussion section all locking in together to create these driving, infectious rhythms that never let up. And then Carlos Santana just shreds on top, and the tone is unmistakable. It all works so well. The Latin and jazz elements aren't bolted onto a rock framework either, they're much more interwoven and natural. Tracks like "Oye Como Va" and "Black Magic Woman" are the obvious standouts, but the album holds together as a complete listen rather than just a singles collection. 4/5 easy.

Apologies to Santana, for only knowing his work that featured Rob Thomas and in M&S adverts, and for only just now realising Santana is the name of the band. I wasn't the biggest fan of the guy singing in English, but hey, it's 1970 and you've got to shift some records. But that's the only reason it gets a 4

Faltaron los ajos mientras escuchaba el álbum pero aún así fue muy divertido una de las cosas que le faltaba al rock psicodélico de los 60s eran más percusiones Siento que es complicado entrar a los que es santana porque musicalmente se entiende mejor desde el jam y la improvisación pero el inició de este álbum con 2 de las canciones más famosas de la banda hacen que el inicio sea más digerible y vaya creciendo lo mejor debe ser se a cabo y de ahí cae un poco pero es un buen álbum

"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".

I've never been a fan of Santana even during his resurgence during the late 90's/early 00's. It's too much instrumental, which I know makes sense since he is a guitarist, but I don't like instrumental. I knew Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen and Oye Como Va.

the one and the only Carlos Santana at his finest

This is fine, but nothing remarkable

Fucking Solid

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

enjoyable

What a great psychodelic rock album, the singles are undeniable and very much essencial to the chicano music sub-sub-sub-genre. Oye como va is very much the main chicano anthem pretty much. But the rest of the album is a great listen and you can feel the crazy live energy they conjure with Carlos' guitar, the great percusion playing and the keys going everywhere. Another definition of an album that must be listened to from start to finish.

This album comes in so strong and grabs your attention. What a great example of Latin Rock. Easy 5 Favorite Songs: Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen, Singing Winds, Crying Beasts, Oye Como Va, El Nlcoya

masterclass in guitar

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.

Supernatural

My favorite Santana album is Caravanserai, but any album around that era is top notch!

I already know I love that album!

I loved his guitar. Of course. And there were a couple of songs that surprised me. But knowing he is such a talent, listening to songs I don't completely appreciate, makes me wish he had created different music, more similar to blues, rock,... But to each, his own. 3,5/5.

el swag

Flows very well. Lots of highlights. 4.5

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.

Not my thing at all. The musical equivalent of watching point dry.

Pretty solid sound, but nothing too crazy

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:✔️

La diversité de genre proposé dans l’album wow. Les tracks ne se ressemblent pas et apportent individuellement un moment de fraîcheur. Dédicace à “el Nicoya” ou la partie drums est vraiment folle Album de vacances/10

Immaculate.

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

Puff I cant stand this style

Really solid and varied album. I think it's a very good sequel to the already good debut album. This album goes everywhere, from great jams to hits to slow and soulful songs. It doesn't bore you and there's a ton of great guitar playing throughout, as you'd expect from Santana. Rock, Funk, Latin, all here pretty much.

Wikipedia call them a Latin rock group but I would say more Latin than rock. I was expecting massive guitar attack but much more laid back Latin rhythms and I'm a sucker for a good bongo beat. Can't be 5 stars as the two biggest hits are covers but certainly made the tracks their own.

Santana is really cool, Carlos is amazing at the guitar and the mixture of sounds like the bongo (i think) makes the ambience really colourful and psychadelic.

Muss zugeben, war das erste Mal, dass ich ein Santana Album gehört habe. Und es war viel besser als erwartet. Drei Tophits inklusive.

Nichts überraschendes - klingt wie santana

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

It's taken until age 40 to properly listen to a Santana album, despite being aware of him forever, and sadly it didn't do it for me. Not a fan of the Latin influence in general and his guitar work is so smooth and clean that it falls into the category of 'easy listening' for me. It doesn't engage me in any way

Santana is the ultimate background music.

What an album. What a fusion. Adored it, adored

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.

Noisy

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

Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Oye Cómo Va Samba Pa Ti

I enjoyed this a lot. 4/5