Santana appreciation thread

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Im going out for drinkies tonight in a small venue to listen to a blues band.
didnt want to drown in blues too early so in getting ready I put the sacred fire dvd on.
Ive forgotten just how great this guy really is and his amazing band of corse.
anyone else out there enjoy his ....older stuff???

[unique]

the first few satana albums are the best. the later 70s/early 80s stuff isn't so good, but the remix album divine light is pretty good. it's similar to the miles davis remix album panthalassa, where they take the original masters and create a new ambient mix, they don't add any instruments like drum machines, they just bring certain instruments up in the mix and change the atmosphere

carlos santana is one of the best guitarists ever, i prefer him over hendrix. he has that beautiful guitar sound like david gilmour. i'd love to be able to play like him

[karkus30]

Originally Posted by unique

carlos santana is one of the best guitarists ever, i prefer him over hendrix.

Sacrilege.

[JohnG]

Originally Posted by karkus30

Sacrilege.

Agreed

[huwg]

I like them both

Sorry, I just had to post this (could not resist)

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[alexs2]

I quite like Santana,seen him live ages ago and have a few records and CD's.

His real forte is playing live where he puts on a good show,but if he's let down by anything,it's that he isn't a very versatile guitarist,and by that I don't mean he isn't good,it's just that he plays one style.

The period in the 70s when Neal Schon was the "other" guitarist in the band was superb especially considering Schon was about 17 at the time.

Another of Carlos' strengths was in spotting good talent(like Schon above),and it was good to see him make a return to decent form with Supernatural although the follow up was a bit limp.

Not the best guitarist ever though....