Santana

[mono12]

to be competely honest, I dont have much Santana stuff, my collection must amount to about 8 songs and I don't even have an album, but they (him) deserve a thread. This is my take on Santana:

They are a band based around lead guitarist, name of Carlos Santana. Formed in 1966. If you haven't heard of him then you should have, he's one the best guitarists ever to grace a fretboard. He has one of the most distinctive guitar styles in the world. The band play hard rock with a latin flavour, you'll often hear african drums and other percussion instuments of that sort, and the melodies are latin tinged. Many of their songs are instrumentals, but some do feature singing. I don't thimk Carlos Santana actually influences many of he song but with his skill he can just play a long. They have realeased some albums recently with many guest star appeaing.

I can give you a bio from somebody who knows a lot more than me if you want, or you could find one. Have fun discussing.

[robo2448]

Santana's percussion section is awesome. And he's an amazing guitarist. The only album of his I own is Supernatural which is pretty recent but doesn't compare to his older stuff that i've heard. His first 3 albums are supposed to be his best so I'm going to pick one of them up soon.

[Kyle]

The band play hard rock with a latin flavour,
They rarely play 'hard rock'

Santana is great though, he does deserve a thread.....not that it will last though.

[Britton]

Haha

I missed him about two months ago..and I'm still kicking
myself

[14PearlJam41]

Black Magic Woman is good but it gets old reallll quick.

[Father_Jack]

I was just digging through my dad's CD collection today and found Satnata's Gold Collection. Just Ripped it now, sounds rather nice.

[Grant]

Add a 9th to the pentatonic scale and voila, Carlos Santana! To be fair, I like the guy's music but I can only take it in small doses.

[Josh]

i have Santana - At their best Vols I and II, and it's pretty good, i love the jams he does with his band.

didn't he just sack his keyboardist or someone for not being "spiritual" enough?

Add a 9th to the pentatonic scale and voila, Carlos Santana! To be fair, I like the guy's music but I can only take it in small doses.
i'll take your word for it, i don't understand scales etc :p

[Woodstock]

I could listen to his guitar tone all day. He really has mastered his distinctive sound. His band also is amazing. If you haven't seen his performance at Woodstock, you're really missing out. It was definitely a highlight of the whole concert.

[.:Thrasher:.]

finally a santana thread, he definently deserves one

[GenuineImitation]

He is an amazing guitarist. His playing has so much feeling and emtotion to it. Its really enjoyable and relaxing music to listen to.

[Bass_ment]

I'm playing "She's not there" for the high school musical this weekend and I must say its a great track with some catchy bass lines and a great solo.
I'm not much for Santana's current work ethic of lets find all the pop stars i can and cram them into an album, and some of his earlier stuff just sounds like Latin Jazz which I'm not particularly fond of.

but overall yeah I'd say he one cool cat.

[Woodstock]

He still adds awesome solos to those crappy pop songs, though.

[.:Thrasher:.]

He still adds awesome solos to those crappy pop songs, though.

:lol:
yea thats true

[Kyle]

I liked the song he did with michelle branch......'game of love' or something.

I also love jingo and evil ways :D

edit: oooh and my favorite song is samba Pa Ti

[Maneatingbrick]

Man i watched his performance on the woodstock dvd and it blew me away.

The percussion is mind blowing especially the kid behind the drumkit.

[Txus]

I love all his work, especially Moon Flower which was one of his first albums.

[.:Thrasher:.]

hey did you know that santana and kirk hammet from metallica made an album together

[GenuineImitation]

hey did you know that santana and kirk hammet from metallica made an album together


No, I didn't. I would like to hear it, what is it called?

[Txus]

hey did you know that santana and kirk hammet from metallica made an album together
Not an album just one song from his new record.

[Thrash em all]

hey did you know that santana and kirk hammet from metallica made an album together

yea i think that his new album will be smooth

[GenuineImitation]

Not an album just one song from his new record.


Whats the song called?

[JonG]

I have Abraxas and Supernatural. Both spectacular albums. I love the tone of his guitar, aswell as the percussion section in the band.

[.:Thrasher:.]

1 sec il go and cheak it out now :thumb:

[Txus]

Whats the song called?
It's called Trinity with Kirk Hammett and robert randolph.

[Deconstruction]

Add a 9th to the pentatonic scale and voila, Carlos Santana! To be fair, I like the guy's music but I can only take it in small doses.
dorian...

[.:Thrasher:.]

Whats the song called?

its called trinity
go to www.metallica.com and scroll down untill you see the album and click on it and in the link you can see that you can listen to it im gonna do that now

[mono12]

dorian...

isn't dorian with a major 6th as well? or do you mean he uses dorian?

[Maggot Dream]

I saw Santana this September, great show.

They've always had great drummers too, from Mike Shrieve to Dennis Chambers. Chambers was great at the show I went to, almost as fun to watch as Carlos.

[Tommi Hendrix]

Add a 9th to the pentatonic scale and voila, Carlos Santana! To be fair, I like the guy's music but I can only take it in small doses.
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it´s very annoying to this mexican style all the time:o

[Schyma]

I saw Santana with Robert Randolph opening. Great show although Robert stole the show. He played too much of his new hits but the ending of the show was just fantastic. Best part was when Robert and Carlos got up on stage and played a John Lee Hooker cover of "Boom Boom". Great show... :D

[mono12]

my fav ive heard by them is a cover of the Zombie's "shes not there". its got a great guitar solo and i just find it cool

[Deconstruction]

isn't dorian with a major 6th as well? or do you mean he uses dorian?
he uses it alot

[PepsiMetal]

I liked his song he did with that vocalist of matchbox20 I think it's called smooth. Although he should just find one vocalist instead of getting bigger and bigger pop stars to do vocals for his songs.

[Maggot Dream]

I saw Santana with Robert Randolph opening. Great show although Robert stole the show. He played too much of his new hits but the ending of the show was just fantastic. Best part was when Robert and Carlos got up on stage and played a John Lee Hooker cover of "Boom Boom". Great show... :D
Yeah, he opened the show I saw too, he was awesome.

[mono12]

can anyone reccomend me an album?

[Deconstruction]

can anyone reccomend me an album?
I would start with a greatest hits to get a good idea of what his style is.

[.:Thrasher:.]

^yea cause there greatest hits is so efin good ugh
has anyone heard trinity cause its got kirk hammet in it from metallica

[IbanezSamurai]

I dont like his tone nowdays, like the one on all the songs with Michele Branch.

[mono12]

^yea cause there greatest hits is so efin good ugh
has anyone heard trinity cause its got kirk hammet in it from metallica

can anyone describe the song?

[Pantera&Slayer]

Europa is my favorite song

[mono12]

ive recently found that one on an old vinyl in my parents collection but it has big hole in the middle instead of a small one so the pitch and speed waver slightly becuase i can't put it on straight.

still a good song though, and i like the b-side take me with you.

[Popup-Box]

Which scale does Santana use most frequently? I've always thought the Dorian, but could it be the Phrygian? Not just the natural minor?

[EightMilesHigh]

I think he's pretty cool. I like the mix of latin with rock with a little bit of jazz thrown in. Such a cool combination.

[Popup-Box]

I think he's pretty cool. I like the mix of latin with rock with a little bit of jazz thrown in. Such a cool combination.

Yes - exactly. But do you know anything more about the theory behind his music?

[comptonassrobert]

Yes - exactly. But do you know anything more about the theory behind his music?

Hey how about you stop dissecting every little aspect of the music and give credit where credit is due?

He makes for good easy listening and is quite an exceptional guitar play. Europa and Samba PaTi are my two favourite Santa Songs.

I've been hearing a lot about this new collaboration album of his but haven't actually checked it out. I know he did a song with Hammett for it, I think he did one with Buddy Guy as well but I'm not sure.

[Popup-Box]

Hey how about you stop dissecting every little aspect of the music and give credit where credit is due?

He makes for good easy listening and is quite an exceptional guitar play. Europa and Samba PaTi are my two favourite Santa Songs.

I've been hearing a lot about this new collaboration album of his but haven't actually checked it out. I know he did a song with Hammett for it, I think he did one with Buddy Guy as well but I'm not sure.

I give credit to where credit is due, but I also find it very interesting to study how songs are built - and what makes them sound the way they do.

From what I remember, Europa is an incredible song. Great spirit. Also, Smooth is a good one, isn't it?

[Dead_Trench]

I haven't really heard any of his songs. But on the radio I heard some pop song with a girl singing, but I listened just because the guitar in the song sounded very awesome. Turns out it was Santana featuring Michelle Branch.

[Moses]

Has anyone noticed how he only really uses three finger's when improvising and pretty much most of his soloing?

[soldmysoul4rocknroll]

The best Santana song is soul sacrafice performed at woodstock. It's got so much soul, there's like 2 guys on bongos. The drummer has like a 10 minute solo, and it's really mindblowing. Not to mention he is playing an sg my guitar of choice not prs.