Billster Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 The GP article talks about "re-inventing" the tunes, a subject near and dear to me. What say you folks? Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 A couple of the tunes are truly, truly solid. It has a strong opening- Zep cover w/Chris Cornell vox that is quite crankable- but the bulk of the songs are no better than Carlos' average stuff. There were some where it felt like he was holding back his unique style to remain more faithful to the original tunes. It's not a must buy for anyone but completists. Still, it's a nice collection. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 (Relatively) Short answer- seeing and hearing those videos on TV recently made me want the CD and/or DVD- and I can't say that about any Santana for yeeeeaaars now... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I've only heard Sunshine of Your Love on the radio and I thought it was great! Cornelll is awesome, will have to check it out just to hear him sing some zep. Guitar Speak Podcast www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com https://www.facebook.com/guitarspeakpodcast www.itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/guitar-speak-podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 it is kind of cool. as much as Acca Dacca fans will hate it i kind of like the cover of Back in Black. the lyrics already had a rapping quality to them...and it takes really big balls to do a cover of smoke on the water! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Not particularly interested in the disc, but maybe I'd change my mind if I heard some tracks. FWIW, I saw him in concert this summer and was really impressed. I saw him maybe 15 years ago, I'm definitely a fan, but not of his newer stuff. I thought it might be a little sterile, and too poppy for my taste. However his band was awesome, he played a nice mix of older stuff, and his guitar playing was much, MUCH cooler than you hear on his recent albums. Mutiple award-winning, original BRC (blues/rock/country) at http://www.zeyerband.com, http://www.myspace.com/zeyerband and http://www.soundclick.com/zeyer - check us out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I've heard a few clips of the tunes. I think the version of "Riders On The Storm" kicks. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 it is kind of cool. as much as Acca Dacca fans will hate it i kind of like the cover of Back in Black. the lyrics already had a rapping quality to them...and it takes really big balls to do a cover of smoke on the water! Did you hear Living Colour`s version of BiB?-great! Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Have not heard it yet...but will keep an eye out for the DVD... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super combinator Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 About 3wks ago I went into a local shop & figured I wud buy it & bring it home for a listen, the store had the disk set up so you cud listen in the store............ I listened to a bit of each song & left without it thinking come back again for another listen but havent got around to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. A. Donis Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Does this new disc have a cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"? I saw him on George Lopez doing that song and to be honest it didn't do anything for me. I didn't care for the arrangement or the lady he had singing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I don't know who he had on the show, but the version on the album was with India Arie and Yo Yo Ma. Interesting but not his best. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincy_cosmo Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I downloaded it from iTunes and there are some good tracks...some not so good...all in all worth the purchase price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62SG Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I don't care so much for the new one, but his previous release was great. I think it is smart for a classic like Santana to align himself with newer talent and play some classics. he has played most of them over his career one time or another. I wish I could play 1/2 as good as Santana does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Mitchell Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Would rather hear Santana play something new & original... like to hear some growth as a musician than the same ol licks. I wonder what Miles Davis & Coltrane & all the other name he mentions in his interviews would really think about this album? Most cover bands out there sound as good as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayerFL Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Would rather hear Santana play something new & original... like to hear some growth as a musician than the same ol licks. You would think that somebody who keeps bringing up Wayne Shorter and Miles at least three times in each interview would have absorbed some of their influence and used it in his playing. I think he knows five licks and keeps repeating them in every album. I just listened to Moonflower last week and he just kept repeating the same cliches. It's no wonder I haven't bought one of his albums since then. A Jazz/Chord Melody Master-my former instructor www.robertconti.com (FKA GuitarPlayerSoCal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I find it "intangible". In other words, I haven't found it... I can't believe I was the first to type that!???!??!??!?!??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Would rather hear Santana play something new & original... like to hear some growth as a musician than the same ol licks. You would think that somebody who keeps bringing up Wayne Shorter and Miles at least three times in each interview would have absorbed some of their influence and used it in his playing. I think he knows five licks and keeps repeating them in every album. I just listened to Moonflower last week and he just kept repeating the same cliches. It's no wonder I haven't bought one of his albums since then. Some long-term members may recall a debate I got into with a former member who had best remain nameless. This person insisted on the superiority of Santana over Hendrix- I brought up this same point among others. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricFish.... Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I haven't heard it, so I know I can't really have an opinion, but the whole concept is .... just kind of wrong. Rod Stewart did a hits of the 70s and 80s cd, or something along those lines, a few years ago. It was a mail order thing - I saw the infomercial. It was embarassing. Now I know that Carlos has a much better integrity rating than Rod at this point ... but still! I mean, I never want to hear anybody doing a cover of Smoke On the Water again. I think Santana should have stuck with his initial instinct of rejcting the idea. I can see that it might have some value to a younger audience who may not know all the songs, if they're even the ones who would be buying this, but for people who already know the material it doesn't seem very artistically valid. Having said all that I'll have to say the GuitarPlayer interview about the new cd was really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampmanjim Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Heard about it months and months ago. Waited until it was available, got it, and listened to it immediately. FYI, I've been a Santana fan since Woodstock. I will have to admit to more than a little disappointment. I don't think it's up to the level that Carlos is capable of. The songs he picked are great, I'm just underwhelmed by his versions. I heard more 'Carlos' flavoring and less "CARLOS". More like a Santana tribute band would do if these had been Carlos' songs to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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