Audio CD review:
Santana - Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Reality

Santana - Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Reality

Band: Santana Title: Oneness: Silver Dreams Golden Reality Rating: Release Date: 16 June, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Chosen Hour 2: Arise Awake 3: Light Versus Darkness 4: Jim-Jeannie 5: Transformation Day 6: Victory 7: Silver Dreams Golden Smiles 8: Cry of the Wilderness 9: Guru's Song 10: Oneness 11: Life Is Just a Passing Parade 12: Golden Dawn 13: Free as the Morning Sun 14: I Am Free - Sri Chinmoy 15: Song for Devadip

Customer Reviews A must have!! Enjoy!. If you are a Santana fan, a music fan or a guitar enthusiast Oneness is a must have for your collection! It is truly Carlos unleashed. A Hidden Treasure I had not known of its release a few years earlier and found the music to be a bit different from earlier Santana releases. I had come across this album on lp in the Bargin Bin back around 1981 and, taking a chance, found it to be a pleasant surprise. But it was a music which would grow upon a listener with each spin on the turn table. Although credited to Devaip Carlos Santana, it features many of his regular band musicians at the time. The cuts don't seem to have as much percussion as earlier Santana albums, but Carlos Santana's guitar, Tom Coster's keyboards and Greg Walker's vocals provide audio verification that it is a Santana endeavor. As mentioned by other reviewers, it is an excursion into jazz, but it is pure Santana nonetheless and it doesn't disappoint. Even Sri Chinmoy's short spoken poems are a good fit into the overall experience and appear to aid in the flow of the music without causing disruption. I don't think you'll find any of the songs from Oneness on any of the Santana compilation albums and, this fact, coupled with lasting memories of this album finally convinced me to seek out the cd and acquire a new copy. . A perfect fit among his best recordings Although CS was not sure which musical style to follow; Fusion Jazz which he really loved, heavily inspired by John McLaughlin; His great basic Latin Rock sound; or the new Pop Rock trend. Released in 1979, Onesess is Carlos Santana's first solo album. Onesess came up as a combination of all three styles reflecting the puzzled period; this artist was living in; yet a great album, perfectly picturing what a great musician and guitarist Carlos Santana was. This album fits perfectly among his best recordings, making it highly recommended to any old Santana fan, or to any Fusion Latin Rock music lover. Some Other highly recommended CD titles for this great artist: 1. Santana 2. Abraxas 3. Santana III 4. Love Devotion and Surrender 5. Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles 6. Caravanserai 7. Welcome 8. The swing of Delight . . You can see a complete list of all Santana discography, or go back to the Santana tabs