Audio CD review:
Santana - Lotus

Santana - Lotus

Band: Santana Title: Lotus Rating: Release Date: 26 February, 1991 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Going Home 2: A-1 Funk 3: Every Step Of The Way 4: Black Magic Woman 5: Gypsy Queen 6: Oye Como Va 7: Yours Is The Light 8: Batuka 9: Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10: Stone Flower (Introduction) 11: Waiting 12: Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13: Free Angela 14: Samba De Sausalito 15: Mantra 16: Kyoto 17: Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 18: Incident At Neshabur 19: Se A Cabo 20: Samba Pa Ti 21: Mr. Udo 22: Toussaint L'overture

Editoral Review k. Long held as a talisman by Santana fans, who had to buy it as a triple-LP Japanese import before Columbia finally issued it on CD in 1991, Lotus is a live album that finds Carlos Santana and his octet (a. a. the New Santana Band) at a nexus between rock, Latin music, jazz fusion, and spiritually driven communiqués to the gods. Some of the early hits are performed, such as "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va," but long, intense instrumentals are the order of the day, as on the breathtaking "Incident at Neshabur," "Every Step of the Way," and "Toussaint L'Overture. " --Daniel Durchholz .. You can see a complete list of all Santana discography, or go back to the Santana tabs