Santana IV

[A Lark Ascending]

I'm not holding my breath. The only Santana record I've enjoyed since the mid-70s is Stevie Winwoods's 'About Time'. 

[felser]

6 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said:

The only Santana record I've enjoyed since the mid-70s is Stevie Winwoods's 'About Time'. 

[BFrank]

That's definitely Winwood's best album of the past few decades!

[gvopedz]

Original Santana band reborn in Las Vegas

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/03/21/original-santana-band-reborn-las-vegas/82098122/

[paul secor]

Just saw in the N.Y. Times that Santana (the band) is playing locally here at a theatre in Poughkeepsie. Tickets are priced from $150 to $275. I just emailed a friend that I wouldn't go if tickets were priced from $1.50 to $2.75.

[BFrank]

I just finished listening to it. It's frustratingly inconsistent. Some interesting stuff and a lot of meandering "jamming".

It's being streamed on NPR until the April 15 release date here: First Listen: Santana, 'Santana IV'

[l p]

Saxondale:

"Whenever I hear Santana I just can't help grinding my hips."

"Well, when you finally succumb to the replacement op, make sure you send the bill to Carlos Santana. And don't let him fob you off with any plastic and cement shit! The guy's coined it in over the years from his latin rock. Sting him for a durable porcelain ball and socket that actually encourages natural bone growth over the prosthesis."

 

[felser]

7 hours ago, BFrank said:

I just finished listening to it. It's frustratingly inconsistent. Some interesting stuff and a lot of meandering "jamming".

It's being streamed on NPR until the April 15 release date here: First Listen: Santana, 'Santana IV'

But the meandering jamming was always a lot of the point!  Largely serious about that.

[BFrank]

1 hour ago, felser said:

But the meandering jamming was always a lot of the point!  Largely serious about that.

It seems more unfocused than in the past. Part of it might be the presence of Neal Schon, but I haven't heard any albums by the "regular" Santana band for a long time, either.

[felser]

3 hours ago, BFrank said:

It seems more unfocused than in the past. Part of it might be the presence of Neal Schon, but I haven't heard any albums by the "regular" Santana band for a long time, either.

Schon Sounded great on III and  Caravanserai.  But he and Carlos are very different guitarists/musicians than they were in 1971-2 (Schon was only 17-18 then), and "the starmaking machinery behind the popular song" takes its toll for sure.  I look forward to giving this a listen.  I tried the  link above to the album and couldn't get sufficient volume for some reason - I'll have to try again another time.

[BFrank]

Second time through is definitely better. Still not sure if I'd buy it ... but MAYBE!

[clifford_thornton]

I like this one:

(Favre/Schweizer/Kowald)