Santana’s voice, though at times lacking some body, fits the droning groove of this song perfectly. who knew? After a short banter to the crowd, the band dives into the classic “Evil Ways.” Smooth groovin’ and catchy as all get out, this song comes across great. I hadn’t realized until I read the liner notes from the original album that Carlos not only handled all of the guitar duties, but he tackled the vocals as well. The song has a jazzy vibe, all of the performers playing their individual parts with their own individual style, yet all of it working in perfect cohesion to carry the song through to the end. Brief notes packed with feeling come across like fragmented thoughts. Short bursts of emotion placed between the grooves. The signature guitar tone from Carlos Santana tears through the rhythms. The rhythms mesmerize while the organ belts out that all too familiar melody, and then it happens. Instead, what we get is the soulful, Latin infused polyrhythmic groove of timbales, congas, and various other percussion instruments accompanied by the howl of a Hammond organ, followed shortly thereafter by the subtle strumming from Carlos himself.
However, this was not the case, and nor could I ever imagine explosions and pot flashes with the likes of Santana. It would nice to say that when the band hits the stage and breaks into the instrumental, “Waiting,” that one could feel the stage rattle with the percussion of explosives, an immediate sensation that history was being made.
Santana: The Woodstock Experience is just that, an experience. Amongst those performing the Woodstock Music & Art Fair was the great Carlos Santana, who put on a legendary performance that was captured for our ears to enjoy today. oh, the list goes on! The music encompassed all genres, regardless of style oblivious to agenda, all meant to unify a group of people, a nation to peace through music.
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Sharing the stage on this glorious weekend was the folk-y acoustic rock sounds of CSN with Neil Young, the full on spiritual folk work of Richie Havens, the harder rockin’ edge of Jimi Hendrix, the soulful sounds of Sly and the Family Stone The Who, Mountain, CCR, The Grateful Dead. But, I think, what’s had a greater impact on me has been that musical barriers were knocked over by the soul force of the movement. Obviously, the music from the festival has touched the lives of millions of people since the summer of 1969, as have the continued works from the various musicians. I missed out on the original Woodstock Festival in 1969 by a few years, but the festival has affected me to degrees that never really hit me until recently. Tune in tomorrow for another review and a chance to win some of these CD's for your own collection. Continuing on with our celebration of all things Woodstock on this 40th anniversary, today we have another review from the Woodstock Experience series.
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