Santana - IV

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Label:

Thirty Tigers

Genre:

Pop/Rock

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ATGR 9669
UPC: 696859969669
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180 Gram Vinyl Record


No. of Discs: 2

180 Gram LP
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Santana IV reunites legendary '70s  band lineup

180-gram gatefold 2LP, album download included

16 all-new tracks combine signature guitar riffs, jubilant Afro-Latin rhythms!

April 2016 marks the release of Santana IV, reuniting the revered early '70s band lineup of guitar icon Carlos Santana (guitar, vocals), Gregg Rolie (keyboards, lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitar, vocals), Michael Carabello (percussion) and Michael Shrieve (drums) for the first time in more than 45 years, since the band's 1971 album Santana III.

Santana IV features 16 all-new tracks written and produced by the band that burst with the same unparalleled energy and superlative musicianship that made Santana a pioneering force in world music and a household name across the globe. Joining the core Santana IV band in the studio are current Santana members Karl Perazzo (percussion) and Benny Rietveld (bass), with the legendary vocalist Ronald Isley guesting on two cuts.

The origins for the reunion go back several years, when Schon suggested that he and Carlos Santana record together. Santana liked the idea but went one better, proposing that they recruit Rolie, Shrieve and Carabello for what would be called Santana IV. After initial writing sessions and rehearsals took place in 2013, the group recorded throughout 2014 and 2015, amassing 16 spellbinding tracks that combined all their signature elements - Afro-Latin rhythms, soaring vocals, electrifying blues-psychedelic guitar solos, and irrepressibly jubilant percussion work — with widescreen hooks and melodies that will lodge themselves in the thicket of listeners' senses and stay there.

"It was magical," Santana says. "We didn't have to try to force the vibe — it was immense. From there, we then needed to come up with a balance of songs and jams that people would immediately identify as Santana."

The band's signature sound arrives forcefully on the album opener "Yambu," a righteously gritty and soulful stomper teeming with swirling B3 organ hooks and walloping guitar crunch.

The first single, "Anywhere You Want to Go," is destined to storm the pantheon of Santana classics. Written by Gregg Rolie, it's a sexy, body-shaking winner and an unmistakable tip of the hat to the inescapable cha-cha/Latin jazz charms of "Oye Como Va."

Special guest, Ronald Isley's, vocals highlight the feverishly impassioned Latin-rock workout "Love Makes the World Go Round" and the hard-edged and funky "Freedom in Your Mind."

Guitar fans expecting fireworks from Santana and Schon will cherish Santana IV from front to back. "All Aboard" is a no-holds-barred guitar jam of the highest order, as is the slinky, soulful metal cruncher "Caminando," which explodes with tectonic axe force. And on the unabashedly British blues-tinged "Shake It," the two go toe to toe on not one but two extended solo runs that will have lovers of unhinged fretboard work rejoicing.

Few bands can pick up a musical dialog after 45 years apart, but on Santana IV each band member reaches a new level of virtuosity and communal intuition on a collection of songs that easily stands side-by-side with the group's treasured early work.



Side 1
Yambu
Shake It
Anywhere You Want To Go
Fillmore East

Side 2
Love Makes The World Go Round
Freedom In Your Mind
Choo Choo/All Aboard

Side 3
Suenos
Caminando
Blues Magic/Echizo

Side 4
Leave Me Alone
You And I
Come as You Are
Forgiveness

Customer Reviews (3.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Noisy Pressing

posted on 05/29/2016
3 Stars
Reviewer: audiofan
The music itself here is fantastic - none of the commercial crap C.S. has resorted to in recent years - this truely is the sound of vintage Santana, and the songwriting, performances, mixing, and sound are 5-star. Sadly, the vinyl isn't. I have now purchased two seperate copies of this LP, both the colored "limited-edition" as well as the black vinyl, and both suffer (especially on sides three & four) with groove noise in the form of a "crackling" noise in the exact same places on both copies! This is an album to own, but not, unfortunately, on this current pressing. Maybe others will get "lucky", but after two attempts, I would advise the CD.


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