I would love to see Santana, but judging from his post-Supernatural tours, his shows are kind of dull.
They are aiming too much at that crossover audience that picked up the singles on the radio.
You have Dennis Chambers, Bennie Rietveld and Carlos on the same stage, and slightly hyped
latin-tinged poppy fluff is all they come up with?

I reckon you are going to enjoy Robert Randolph & the Family Band. Quite funky with the pedal-steel.
They opened for Eric Clapton's latest tour (in Europe, not sure about stateside). This is the kind of opener
that has more energy than the headliner - Clapton suffered from it, Santana might.

I would love to see Santana, but judging from his post-Supernatural tours, his shows are kind of dull.
They are aiming too much at that crossover audience that picked up the singles on the radio.
You have Dennis Chambers, Bennie Rietveld and Carlos on the same stage, and slightly hyped
latin-tinged poppy fluff is all they come up with?

This could of course change with the release of All that I am, due september 6th. --- Oh, it's in your post as well



I understand that this will be Supernatural III. Even if it's twice as good as 2002's Shaman, it will still be mediocre at best.

Take it away Carlos:

"‘All That I Am’ is an extension and continuation of a vision co-created by Mr. Clive Davis and myself. We equate what we do with the dimensions of a three-ring circus or a Cirque du Soleil where children, teenagers, parents and grand parents can share unity and harmony in the family of life. We create songs and magic pairing to bring joy and happiness to the listener. Our deepest respect and gratitude to Clive Davis, Pete Ganbarg, Kevin Chisholm and all the artists, writers, producers and engineers."


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My favorite Santana concert was in 1995.This was several years before the whole 'Supernatual' hype.He performed a bold,lengthy 3-hour set that didn't feature too many "hits".He noticed that some people in the audience were getting restless (probably yelling out the names of songs they wanted to hear),and he told them "Don't worry...we'll get to the hits later.We got a lot of time".It was an exciting,eclectic show.He ended the show with the big hits that people wanted to hear ("Oye Como Va","Black Magic Woman",etc) but I actually preferred the un-familiar material.

Oh....and Amp Fiddler too...

I hear he is collaborating with George Clinton on a new album: How Far Up Your Ass Do You Have To Be Before
You're Obsolete. Conveniently, this title will be abbreviated to HFUYADYHTBBYO. Clinton commented:
"This album displays a strong spiritual connection between Carlos and myself. The title is like this big inside joke.
Just like my last two albums, it will never see the light of day.

Saw Carlos on June 24 here in Toronto. It was a great show. Los Lonely Boys opened for him and they were pretty good. They came out later that evening and did a song with Carlos and the band. It was a sweltering hot night, but it was so appropriate for a Santana concert. He has so many great songs that he can't possibly do all our favourites, but it was a great 2 hour show of pure musicanship. When he plays guitar, he has a sound that can bring tears to ones eyes. Seriously!! I recommend Carlos live to anyone that loves pure sounding music.

kisscamille said:

Wow,I would love to see Los Lonely Boys too! It's a shame that they're only playing a few dates with Carlos.They should stay for the entire tour.

Carlos and George?

Here's a clue

I never bought a Santana CD in my life, but I imagine that the live sound of a band like that is very vibrant and exciting..


Are there any live albums of his that anyone would recommend..?
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I can't seem to find a reference to Carlos

Are there any live albums of his that anyone would recommend..?

I never bought a Santana CD in my life, but I imagine that the live sound of a band like that is very vibrant and exciting.Are there any live albums of his that anyone would recommend..?