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Santana's 1970 follow-up to their Woodstock-propelled smash '69 debut found leader Carlos Santana further expanding his San Francisco group's already broad musical boundaries. To wit: two hit singles that emanated from opposite ends of the spectrum--"Black Magic Woman", originally written and recorded by English blues-rock guitarist Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, and New York Latin percussionist/dance music king Tito Puente's infectious "Oye Como Va". Tying blues, rock, and salsa together in one pan-cultural package, Abraxas also featured such standout tracks as "Gypsy Queen", "Singing Winds", and "Crying Beasts". The latter two underscored the growing Eastern sensibilities of guitarist Santana. --Billy Altman
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an amazing, deep and beautiful record. Each track is superb, but there are several - "Mother's Daughter" and "Samba Pa Ti" for my money - which are out of this world. I've been playing little else for about 2 weeks since I bought it, and anyone who likes guitar music can't go wrong here. Masterful.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Of the 20 or so Santana albums I've owned over the years, this is my favourite. Listen to Singing Winds, Crying Winds on a decent hi-fi system and feel the shivers down the back of your spine - fantastic! The mix of percussion, searing keyboards and the trademark Santana guitar sound deliver a musical feast, to which you will want to come back for more. A must for any Santana fan's collection.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the first santana record I ever liked and bought in the 70s.The sound gets better each time you play this record and there is nobody(singer,band etc) to compare with this great santana line up which provided the world with this great gift of music.All songs are great song-wise and rock-wise and trust me when I say this is pure art!The true magic in this album and band is the unique combination of different types of music(afro music,latin american music and western rock music) all coming together as one blended in harmony under the stewardship of Carlos Santana producing an awe inspiring sound that has stood the test of time ."Mother's Daughter","Black magic Woman","samba pati" "Se Nkabo" are all timeless classics that Carlos himself has failed to beat to date.This ,without a doubt,is the greatest rock album ever.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Monumental album and essential in any music collection.
This second Santana album should be very high in any list of top albums, whether it's a list of Jazz/Fusion/Rock/Prog/World/Latin or just best music albums' list. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Say No More 67
Brilliant and critical to Santana's success
A fusion of Blues/Jazz, Latin and Rock. It was groundbreaking at the time because it was cross cultural from Peter Green's `Black Magic Woman' (Blues), `Oye Como Va' (Latin) and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Francis 444
Abraxas
I bought this album after watching a programme about the group on BBC 4. I have only listened to the album once but have enjoyed the jazzy latin feel and will appreciate it more on... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bunglefries
Latin Rock rules
This was the first Santana album I bought back in 1970. It was a revelation. I had always loved latin music but this was a fantastic blend of rock and traditional latin rhythms. Read more
Published 10 months ago by sctrainer
WOW !
Utterley, utterley magic !
If you love your rock and this is not in your collection, then buy this album, listen to it, then pray to God that Abraxxas exists. Read more
If you love your rock and this is not in your collection, then buy this album, listen to it, then pray to God that Abraxxas exists. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Stoodley
Definitive Santana
It's usually a sign of an album's reputation when so many Amazon reviews are concerned only with the quality of a reissue and not the original contents as is the case here. Read more
Published 18 months ago by D. J. H. Thorn
Remastered into complete rubbish
This is a dance remix of one of history's greatest recordings, and it is terrible, the guy killed half of the guitar sounds. Read more
Published 18 months ago by R. Court
an excellent musical masterpiece
as per my heading. i cannot praise this album enough. black magic woman, oye como va, samba pa ti & el nicoya are rythm personified.
Published 19 months ago by asparagus
Abraxas Santana
Classic rock music, thank God we have Santana, Carlos is a musician of great soul, I love the man and his band, just keep playing that axe !!
Published 22 months ago by D. Rooke
Trade description con!
Although the music is good music, this version of the album is a total con, because it is described as a DVD-Audio, which commands a very high price because DVD-Audio is high... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by Paul Hammond
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