Santana (1970): Carlos Santana's shamanistic guitar served as the lodestar as his band brilliantly stirred in elements of rock, salsa, jazz and blues -- completely transforming Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va" and Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" along the way. Led Zeppelin III Atlantic 'L...
'Abraxas' Santana (1970): Carlos Santana's shamanistic guitar served as the lodestar as his band brilliantly stirred in elements of rock, salsa, jazz and blues -- completely transforming Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va" and Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" along the way. 'Led Zeppelin III...
'Abraxas' Santana (1970): Carlos Santana's shamanistic guitar served as the lodestar as his band brilliantly stirred in elements of rock, salsa, jazz and blues -- completely transforming Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va" and Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" along the way. 'Led Zeppelin III...
Don't know if you can class this as a guitar solo or a jam, but I'm gonna go for it anyway. Blackpool '89. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection (live). John Squire starts shredding it up @4:00. Seminal gig, and the thing I love about the most...I was fookin' there m...
The album opens with still another blues song with the oft-recorded topic of selling one's soul to the devil, the aptly named "Deal With The Devil." I really liked Harmon's guitar work on the intro, reminiscent to Carlos Santana's playing on "Black Magic Woman." It fits here. That ...
The "Mudd Club" CD also contains an example of how the band performed the "City of tiny lites" solo during the last tours before it got replaced by the Carlos Santana vamp, that you can hear on "Shut up 'n play yer guitar" (see the corresponding section). It's a two-bar vamp wi...
(M.C. Records), his album with piano player Pete Sears, is Gravenites' first recording in eight years, with these sessions taking place just a few years ago. He's no longer able to play the guitar due to arthritis in his hands, but Jimmy Vivino helps out on the session, as does ...
Carlos Santana was busy touring throughout 1974 with both his namesake band and Mahavishnu Orchestra’s John McLaughlin. The guitar hero doesn’t log as many miles these days, but he’s still keeping busy in 2024 with a residency at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. ...
Carlos Santana was busy touring throughout 1974 with both his namesake band and Mahavishnu Orchestra’s John McLaughlin. The guitar hero doesn’t log as many miles these days, but he’s still keeping busy in 2024 with a residency at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. ...
Guided by the shared vocals of Marty Balin and Grace Slick, and powered by the scalding guitar of Jorma Kaukonen, they cranked out seven studio records, a string of hit songs and signature appearances at festivals including Monterey, Woodstock and Altamont in the tight span between 1965-72. ...