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Santana - The Collection: Santana/Abraxas/Santana III Audio CD

A fair review of the Santana "The Collection: Santana/Abraxas/Santana III" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Santana reviews here, or go back to the Santana tabs.

Santana Band: Santana
Title: The Collection: Santana/Abraxas/Santana III
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Release Date: 2005-05-31
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Waiting 2: Evil Ways 3: Shades of Time 4: Savor 5: Jingo 6: Persuasion 7: Treat 8: You Just Don't Care 9: Soul Sacrifice 10: Savor [Live][*] 11: Soul Sacrifice [Live][*] 12: Fried Neckbones [Live][*] 13: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts 14: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 15: Oye Como Va - Tito Puente 16: Incident at Neshabur 17: Se a Cabo 18: Mother's Daugther 19: Samba Pa Ti 20: Hope You're Feeling Better 21: Nicoya 22: Se a Cabo [Live][*] 23: Toussaint l'Overture [Live][*] 24: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen [Live][*] 25: Batuka 26: No One to Depend On 27: Taboo 28: Toussaint l'Overture 29: Everybody's Everything - Carlos Santana 30: Guajira 31: Jungle Strut 32: Everything's Coming Our Way - Carlos Santana 33: Para los Rumberos 34: Batuka [Live][*] 35: Jungle Strut [Live][*] 36: Gumbo [Live][*]

Yes... a positive flow of energy
Listeners will find both studio and live selections of the driving energy that made this group not only great but ahead of it's time. For long time friends or as an introduction to the young I highly recommend this reasonable priced collection of early Santana. When I play these tunes for the young and old around me I see smiles and listen to remarks about their feeling a vital energy that flows from the music. Catch it on sale on Amazon. . . you won't be sorry.


Awesome bargain - avoid the longbook, THIS is the one to get
All three albums were reissued and remastered from the original master tapes in 1998. Santana's first three studio albums remain their best, and THIS is the best way to get them. Those reissues also came with live bonus tracks, a huge plus with this band.

What "Santana: The Collection" does is include all three of those CD's in a red slipcase (what you see on this Amazon page - it's the only picture they give you of the product). These are the same exact CD's you would've gotten if you bought them separate - same discs, same jewel cases, same tray cards, same booklets - except now you have a slipcase to go with them. Quick and economical, this item's often on sale. I basically got each album for $6 apiece.

What you should avoid is the longbox version. There's another "Santana: The Collection" listen on Amazon. The longbox looks similar to the red slipcase here, except it's a longbox (it'll be obvious when you see Amazon's picture for it). One major problem: no jewel cases or the original packaging, it's just three discs with respective cards. If you keep all your CD's in a binder with sleeves, you may not care, but if you have a shelf full of CD's in jewel cases, you may want consistency.


Where it all started.
This set, however, is essential for for the Santana fan's music library. The Santana fan will easily find a plethora of albums available to choose from.

This set contains the digitally remastered first three Santana albums, including what many believe, including myself, Santana's best early album, ABRAXAS.

The accompanying literature also gives a brief insite into the history of the group, explaining their debut at the Fillmore West in 1968, their successful merging of rock & roll, R & B, jazz and latino rhythms, and how the band shaped up and impact each member had on its early sounds.

The group that made ground breaking music that had no name produced two platinum albums and three hit singles in its first three years and you can have it all in one complete set.
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