Audio CD review:
Santana - Abraxas

Santana - Abraxas

Band: Santana Title: Abraxas Rating: Release Date: 23 May, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts 2: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 3: Oye Como Va 4: Incident At Neshabur 5: Se A Cabo 6: Mother's Daughter 7: Samba Pa Ti 8: Hope You're Feeling Better 9: El Nicoya 10: Se A Cabo 11: Toussaint L'Overture 12: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen

Customer Reviews The Top of Everest First Released WAAY Back in 1970, it was at home on both AM and FM radio, That alone is an remarkable feat that in this World is NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. This the Second Record from the Original Santana band was by far the Greatest Recording we have from this Fantastic Group of Musicians. . . This Record is impossible to ignore and is rightly regarded as one the very best records of the Seventies. From the Opening of: "Singing Winds, Crying Breasts" it drifts in as from a Dream, Then Right into Peter Green's "Black Magic Woman/ Gypsy Queen" and again straight into "Oye Como Va", This is a One, Two, Three, Knockout. Over the Duration of these First Three Cuts, We have Rock, Jazz, Latin, Trance, Funk and Blues all Fused Together in One Neat Package. And Then comes: "Incident at Neshabur" the Grand Finale/Coda of this Amazing 'Movement', the First Side of "Abraxas" is as close to a "Spiritual Experience" as Popular Music will Ever Be. It Comes Slightly back to Earth on the Second Side as More Rock Music is Introduced with the Cuts "Mother's Daughter" and "Hope You're Feeling Better" Between the Insrumentals "Se a Cabo", "Samba Pa Ti" and "Nicoya". that on their own Create 'World Music'. "Abraxas" is the one of the most important Recordings Ever, to Come out of San Francisco. And from this Point Forward these Musicians Hit the Cosmos of Rock Stardom, They would not be able to Surpass on this Recording, and in all Fairness, How COULD this Masterpiece be Topped? This Record Belongs in ANY Music Collection, this is Timeless Music, it is as Popular in Kenya as it is in Kansas. You can Rip Down the United Nations Building Tommorrow, To Bring the People of this World Together play them "Abraxas". Great Album - the Bonus Tracks Alone Worth Rebuying It And the live bonus tracks WORTH rebuying this CD and get rid of the old issue in a second hand music store. Great album!! One of Santana's BEST. GO (click) AND BUY IT!!! nough said. . You can see a complete list of all Santana discography, or go back to the Santana tabs