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April 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Santana: In Search of Mona Lisa (ep)
Santana In Search of Mona Lisa (ep) Concord Records Ahead of a new Rick Rubin-produced full-lengther, the Woodstock 50 celebrations and various other 50th Anniversary gigs it’s going to be a big year for Carlos and his new version of the band Santana and it start with this EP; clues for the sound of the new album, crumbs… And as with Santana IV and […]Archive
November 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Santana: Live At The House of Blues – Las Vegas
Santana Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas Eagle Rock Entertainment As someone utterly embarrassed by some of Carlos Santana’s decisions over the last decade (well, nearly two decades I guess) I was in full support of the “classic” lineup reunion of the band, rather than the ongoing Carlos Santana + Guests Brand. He’d […]Archive
July 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Santana: Santana IV
Santana Santana IV Santana IV Records It was always going to be a gamble and it’s been long overdue – and while Santana IV is not (consistently) great and is far, far too long (who releases 76-minute single albums in this day and age?) it is the best thing Carlos Santana has been involved with […]Archive
July 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 3 – Prince
I’ve just started reading a book about the making of Purple Rain (the movie and album) – and I mean just started. I’m only a handful of pages in. The author is gushing about Prince’s guitar playing. I can tell it’s gonna be a good book. But I have this thought – geez, Prince could […]Archive
July 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 847
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (1972) I first knew this as a dubbed tape, recorded at a mate’s place, off his father’s record. I copied it – and played, and played it – because I was a huge Santana fan; I became a huge Buddy Miles fan after listening to this […]Archive
April 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 911
Santana, Festival (1977) I keep extending out the timeframe of Santana love – I mean obviously it’s those first few records that contain the real magic and that actual fire. But take something like this – it still has something. So much more than what Carlos Santana has now anyway. He really has embarrassed himself. […]Archive
September 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sheila E: The Beat of My Own Drum – A Memoir
The Beat of My Own Drum: A Memoir Sheila E. with Wendy Holden Atria Books Here is one of the single best music memoirs I’ve ever read – sure, it helps I’m already a fan, I found out about Sheila E. through her work with Prince, of course. But I was soon well aware of […]Archive
May 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: It’s (Always) Good To Have A Goal
So there I am just walking around the house buzzing the fly spray out of the can in time with the percussion breaks on a Santana record. Pretty standard, really. And I start to think about where my life is going and what it even is. And the live version of Oye Como Va finishes just as […]Archive
April 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1153
Santana, Welcome (1973) This was the first Santana album I bought – well, a Greatest Hits comp turned me onto them, that and a handful of 1960s V/A comps, but this was the first album I purchased by the band. I had the tape. I loved it. At first it was almost a little scary […]Archive
March 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1399
Santana, Abraxas (1970) I fell in love with the music of Santana as a 12 year old. We got the first family CD player and a Greatest Hits album from Santana was one of the first discs in the house. And various 1960s/70s compilation tapes, Vietnam War-era soundtrack stuff, had served up some Santana too. […]Archive
November 8, 2011 by Simon Sweetman