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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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CD Remastered Version W/Additional Tracks
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16 of 16 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.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By J. Ferguson
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.
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD Audio
... this Dts edition of the best of all Santana albums. When you pop this CD in your system, and the instruments start to flow from all around you with such clarity and definition, there is not enough words to thank for being able to live during these days. Simply perfect.
Please, people from DTS, publish more 70s music in this format: Mahavishnu, Jeff Beck, Hancock, Pat Metheny (Offramp must sound incredible in 5.1), Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Pink Floyd (I want Dark side of the moon and Wish you were here in DTS now !!!)
Please, people from DTS, publish more 70s music in this format: Mahavishnu, Jeff Beck, Hancock, Pat Metheny (Offramp must sound incredible in 5.1), Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Pink Floyd (I want Dark side of the moon and Wish you were here in DTS now !!!)
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santana...maximum pleasure.
The joy of listening to this album is enough to make all your troubles disappear for the duration of abraxas. Read more
Published 1 month ago by KELLY heroes
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant
i loved this when it was first released and i loved it all over again when i played it recently.
Published 1 month ago by A. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
Abraxas
This is my all time favourite albumn by Santana, the playing is excellent and I can lose myself in the music.
Published 2 months ago by J. F. Fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
abraxas
One of the first albums I bought back in the 70's. For me its the best one santana has done, each track made for it, some great guitar work with with a mellow laid back sound to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by MR R B BAILLIE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Blast from the past
awesome i loved it brought back memories from when i was younger love santana .Wicked album and a good price
Published 3 months ago by summerdream
5.0 out of 5 stars
Santana's best line up
Abraxas has been my favourite Album for over 40 years.
The music is timeless.
The Album cover is generally acknowledged as the best ever.
The music is timeless.
The Album cover is generally acknowledged as the best ever.
Published 6 months ago by Killer
4.0 out of 5 stars
In the days when Carlos was a gigging guitarist in a band
As a fourteen year old, I can remember visiting a friend's place where his older brother had a fresh, minted vinyl copy of this album. it was his chick magnet and drawers dropper. Read more
Published 10 months ago by "Belgo Geordie"
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 12 months ago by Say No More 67
5.0 out of 5 stars
Santana's second album is an all-time classic and never ages
Santana's second album, featuring Mati Klarwein's painting `Annunciation' as very striking cover-art, was released in September 1970 and followed on from the young band's modestly... Read more
Published 17 months ago by The Guardian
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 18 months ago by Francis 444
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