Shaman [ECD] - Santana

Advantages: Interesting mixture of old and new Santana styles
Disadvantages: Not all the tracks "do it" for me

Flush with success at branching out into movies, despite my trepidations, here I am treading on REALLY dangerous ground. Reviewing a CD, using words to describe what something sounds like. I think nearly everyone of my circle of friends had the original Santana album, simply titled,..well..err...”Santana”, I suppose. It didn’t have a separate name, but it was distinguished by a very intricate black and white drawing of a big cat’s face on the cover. ...
...of 12” vinyl (no, NOT cylinders, OR 78s, you smart arse!), when the size of the cover allowed for prominent artwork. We’d all sit around in an alcohol/exotic smoking-mixture-induced haze, working out how many other images could be had from the drawing. “Oooh, look, another native girl where the tiger’s eye was, etc. etc.” I seem to recall I liked the music too, tracks like “Jingo” and “Evil Ways” I had heard subsequent Santana albums, but had never ... Read review

Advantages: You'll Hear Musicians You Might Not Have Otherwise Listened To, You Might Dance Or Sing.
Disadvantages: None, Unless You Hear Me Sing Or See Me Dance.

...enjoy! §~§~§~§~§~§~§~§ Before Shaman Came Along, There Was "Supernatural". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This superb follow up to Santana's "Supernatural" masterpiece, has all the ingredients that made "Supernatural" a big hit in 1999, first in America, then here in the UK almost a year later. Introducing a new wave of young followers to Santana (Eric Clapton too, on it's last track). Whilst at the same time, introducing an older generations ...
...Twenty), Everlast, Lauryn Hill, Eagle Eye Cherry, Wyclef Jean, Dave Matthews, Mano. Whilst none of these (with the exception of Wyclef on the US version, with a different track to our International version) appear on "Shaman", the flavour continues in the same fashion, making "Shaman" a Supernatural part two. §~§~§~§~§~§~§~§ After Supernatural, There Came The "Shaman". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The meaning of the word "Shaman", is translated ... Read review