Abraxas (Limited Edition) [Remastered] - Santana

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Rock & Pop - MixedRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Columbia - Distributor: Sony BMG/Arvato Services - Released: 07/04/2003 - 5099750506523 more

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Author's product rating:   Abraxas (Limited Edition) [Remastered] - Santana - rated by jamiegiles

Originality Groundbreaking 
Lyrics Standard 
Quality and consistency of tracks Flawless 
How does it compare to the artist's other releases Outstanding 
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The San Francisco Bay Area rock scene of the late '60s was one that encouraged radical experimentation and discouraged the type of mindless conformity that's often plagued corporate rock. When one considers just how different Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and the Grateful Dead sounded, it becomes obvious just how much it was encouraged. In the mid-'90s, an album as eclectic as Abraxas would be considered a marketing exec's worst nightmare. But at the dawn of the 1970s, this unorthodox mix of rock, jazz, salsa and blues proved quite successful. Whether adding rock elements to salsa king Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," tembracing instrumental jazz-rock on "Incident at Neshabur" and "Samba Pa Ti" or tackling moody blues-rock on Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman," the band keeps things unpredictable yet cohesive. Many of the Santana albums that came out in the '70s are worth acquiring, but for novices, Abraxas is an excellent place to start. [Columbia/Legacy's 1998 reissue of Abraxas featured three previously unreleased tracks &mdash "Se A Cabo," "Toussaint L'Overture," "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" &mdash which were all recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on April 18, 1970.]
 
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