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Dallas based Christian proto-metal band that recorded loads of material and performed live but never actually released anything to the public. Two discs worth of master quality studio demos, and live, tracks. Very competent band that were obviously heavily influenced by the NWOBHM groups especially Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and maybe a healthy dose of classics like Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash with the dual guitar action a lot of the songs feature. Top shelf! -
Soundboard 9.1 - I love this one, great performance and great atmosphere. The band must have recorded a lot of shows on this tour, maybe they were trying to get the penultimate show on tape for the Live Lotus LP release. -
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Audience 8.8 - Taper had good gear for this one, you can tell there is some sense of space, and the music has a chance to float above you. A rather sweet recording. -
Audience 8.7 - Almost every recording from this venue sounds like a large, cavernous venue no matter where the taper is sitting. Thankfully this one is not as much, and the music is just that much more immediate and clear, so for this venue I would say this tape shines. SANTANA Boston Garden Boston, MA March 16th 1977 THE BAND Carlos Santana guitar vocals Pablo Tellez bass vocals Tom Coster keyboards vocals Raul Rekow percussion vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas percussion Graham Lear drums Greg Walker vocals 1 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 2 -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 3 -Europa 4 -Oye Como Va 5 -Let Me 6 -Give Me Love 7 -Savor - Raul Rekow - Toussaint L'Overture 8 -Soul Sacrifice 9 -Band Intro's - Goodnight Carnaval, Let The Children Play, Jugando Missing from this recording -
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Audience 9.1 - A very well done audience tape is the source, and the atmospherics are nice and immersive. Sound quality is right in the pocket! Show was unfortunately cut short due to severe weather, but there’s enough music here to satisfy regardless. Santana Estadio Universitario Caracas, Venezuela October 7, 1973 01 Introduction 02 Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way (including Boogie Woogie Waltz) 03 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen (including Third Stone From The Sun) 04 Oye Como Va 05 Bambele 06 Um-Um-Um 07 Yours Is The Light 08 Batucada 09 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10 Stone Flower - Waiting -
Soundboard 9.0 - A little bit of hiss in the background but otherwise a solid, and enjoyable one! -
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Soundboard 9.0 - The unmistakable emphasis in this mix is the percussion (and to a lesser extent keyboards) but that makes for an interesting take on this one…you are forced to reckon with the powerhouse engine room for once, and with no regrets either. It’s still a good recording, and everyone else is there but you will know who’s taking the stage in the mix here. Santana Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 20th, 1971 Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Neal Schon (g) Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo) David Brown (b) Coke Escovedo (perc) Michael Carabello (perc) Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) Michael Shrieve (ds) 1 -Incident At Neshabur -5:12 2 -Taboo -5:08 3 -Jungle Strut -5:46 4 -Toussaint L'Overture -6:17 5 -Evil Ways -4:41 6 -Samba Pa Ti -3:45 7 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen -6:01 8 -Oye Como Va -4:13 9 -Savor-3:59 10 -Jingo- 4:45 11 -Soul Sacrifice -13:11 12 -Gumbo -5:18 13 -Se A Cabo -2:06 14 -Treat 9:19 -
Audience 9.4 - A very tight and brassy sound, super detailed with enough of the surroundings to provide realism…without intrusion. Outstanding!
Santana Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 3, 1989 Disc 1 01 Angels All Around Us - Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 02 For Those Who Chant 03 Batuka - No One To Depend On 04 Bella 05 It's A Jungle Out There 06 Unknown 07 Smooth Criminal 08 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 09 Oye Como Va 10 Unknown 11 Super Boogie 12 Blues For Salvador Disc 2 13 Marbles 14 Unknown 15 Savor - Percussion 16 Goodness And Mercy 17 Everybody's Everything 18 Toussaint L'Overture 19 Soul Sacrifice 20 Love Theme from 'Spartacus' 21 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 22 Ponta de Areia - Deeper, Dig Deeper - Band Introductions -
Audience 9.0 - A little bit further away from the stage than the typical Mike “The Mic” recording, nonetheless it’s solid and worthy of the collection. I noticed also more audience interaction, which, because such good equipment is being used, does not detract at all (I would say it lends more authenticity to the recording).Santana Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 6, 1991 Disc 1 01 Peace On Earth - Mother Earth - Third Stone From The Sun 02 Save The Children 03 It's A Jungle Out There 04 Somewhere In Heaven 05 Batuka 06 No One To Depend On 07 Unknown Disc 2 08 We Don't Have To Wait 09 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 10 Oye Como Va 11 The Healer (with John Lee Hooker) 12 Mandela 13 Life Is For Living 14 Right On Disc 3 15 Savor 16 Agua Que Va Caer 17 Stripped Me Naked (with John Lee Hooker) 18 Angels All Around Us - Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 19 Soul Sacrifice - A Love Supreme - Drums 20 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 21 Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
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Entire Collection contained in this beautiful metal canister is soundboard quality. Santana "Decades Live 1970-1980" Disc 1 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA. 1970-02-06 1. -Treat 2. -Hope You're Feeling Better 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Incident At Neshabur 5. -Savor 6. -Jingo Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 7. Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 8. Samba Pa Ti Disc 2 Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 Cont'd 1. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 2. Just In Time To See The Sun 3. Incident At Neshabur 4. Bambele 5. Stone Flower 6. Batucada 7. Xibaba(She-Ba-Ba) 8. Wings 9. Se A Cabo 10. Savor 11. Toussaint L'Overture Disc 3 SALT PALACE SALT LAKE CITY, UT. FEBRUARY 2, 1973 01. -Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02. -Samba Pa Ti 03. -Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04. -Just In Time To See The Sun 05. -Incident At Neshabur 06. -Bambele 07. -Stone Flower 08. -Batucada 09. -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10. -Stone Flower 11. -Waiting 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13. -Free Angela - Aranjuez Disc 4 SALT LAKE CITY 1973 Cont'd 01. -Aranjuez 02. -Mantra Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 03. -Earth 04. -Se A Cabo 05. -Savor 06. -Toussaint L’Overture International Ice Palace Las Vegas, NV. Sept. 18, 1974 7. -Going Home 8. -A-1 Funk 9. -Every Step Of The Way 10. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 11. -Oye Como Va 12. -Mirage 13. -Just In Time To See The Sun 14. -Bambele Disc 5 Las Vegas, NV. 1974 Cont'd 1. -Give And Take 2. -Incident At Neshabur 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Savor 5. -Toussaint L'Overture Disc 6 Cincinnatti Gardens Cincinnatti, OH. June 21, 1975 01. -Incident At Neshabur 02. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 03. -Oye Como Va 04. -Let The Music Set You Free 05. -Time Waits For No One 06. -Samba Pa Ti 07. -Savor - Armando Peraza 08. -Toussaint L'Overture 09. -Band Introduction - Soul Sacrifice Disc 7 COW PALACE, Daly City, CA. DECEMBER 31, 1977 01. -Dawn 02. -Zulu 03. -Let The Children Play 04. -Jugando 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 07. -Tuning - Carlos speaking 08. -Europa 09. -Batuka 10. Savor 11. -Toussaint L’Overture 12. -Gitano 13. -I’ll Be Waiting Disc 8 Daly City, CA. Cont'd 01. -Soul Sacrifice 02. -She’s Not There 03. -Transcendance Groenoordhallen Leiden, the Netherlands 1978-11-17 04. -Marathon 05. -Well Allright 06. -Black Magic Woman 07. -Gypsy Queen 08. -Move On 09. -Batuka - No One To Depend On 10. -She's Not There 11. -Open Invitation 12. -Evil Ways 13. -Band Introduction 14. -Europa Disc 9 PINECREST THEATRE SHELTON, CT. AUGUST 3, 1980 01. -Opening 02. -All I Ever Wanted 03. -Incident At Neshabur 04. -Tales Of Kilimanjaro 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Oye Como Va 07. -Europa 08. -Lightning In The Sky 09. -Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 10. -Aqua Marine 11. -Savor 12. -Jingo Disc 10 SHELTON, CT. 1980 Cont'd 01. -Well All Right 02. -Runnin' 03. -Soul Sacrifice - Aranjuez 04. -Open Invitation 05. -She’s Not There 06. -Transcendance 07. -band introduction 08. -Evil Ways - Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 09. -Shake Your Money Maker (with Al DiMeola) 10. -encore break 11. -Samba Pa Ti -
Audience 8.8 - This is a really nice one, pretty atmospheric without being reverby and hollow and the live sound mix is pretty right-on. The sound separation here presents itself as what feels like stereo to me, whether or not taper used two mics I do not know but it does sound like it. The band is really hot! -
Soundboard 9.4 - Having received a refreshing facelift, this old and trusty board sounds more alive and vibrant than ever before…and that is great news because these early period Santana shows are essential listening experiences. This one is a must! Santana Waikiki Shell Honolulu, HI, USA May 22, 1970 01 -Se A Cabo (3:49) 02 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen (4:55) 03 -Savor (3:26) 04 -Jingo (4:33) 05 -Oye Como Va (4:46) 06 -Toussaint L'Overture (4:02) 07 -Evil Ways (4:02) 08 -Treat (5:57) 09 -Gumbo (4:47) 10 -Waiting (4:20) 11 -Hope You're Feeling Better (4:18) 12 -Conquistador Rides Again (3:59) Carlos Santana - Lead Guitar Gregg Rolie - Vocals, Keyboards David Brown - Bass Guitar Michael Carabello - Percussion, Backing Vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas - Percussion, Backing Vocals Michael Shrieve - Drums -
Soundboard 9.5 - The evening before this show in Kansas City, the band had just played a stadium with a stacked line-up, so they were probably pretty amped up for this show. They got to showcase some of the Marathon LP material in front of an appreciative, but much smaller crowd than the night before. A great one!