Santana IV

[JohnH]

So who will play bass? Marco Mendoza? Seems like a good fit;-)

How about Alfonso Johnson? But I think he is teaching now at USC.

He was awesome in the. 88 reunion. Great choice.

[Arkansas]

How about Randy Jackson? He's worked with soooo many others, might as well put Santana on his resume. Might help the PR machine too.


later~

[Arkansas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZAyBcQCao

Interesting points
@ 6:00, no drums (tech/gear problems started)
@ 6:30, no drums, keys fade, Schon/Jackson only
@ 8:12, full band shifts into Santana

Btw, this all got cut from the DVD, but the original video ran on PBS a time or two. I think it was shared here, or BackTalk.


later~

[KenTheDude]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZAyBcQCao

Interesting points
@ 6:00, no drums (tech/gear problems started)
@ 6:30, no drums, keys fade, Schon/Jackson only
@ 8:12, full band shifts into Santana

Btw, this all got cut from the DVD, but the original video ran on PBS a time or two. I think it was shared here, or BackTalk.


later~

I was there, right up front. The hottest day I ever experienced in my life. The medical tent was packed with people that had passed out.

[Don]

I've been listening to Caravanserai all evening and if Santana IV can be anything like, I can't wait for Neal and Greg to get over to the studio and start working. There's noodling (Eclipse, The Calling) and then there's playing (BTT, Caravanserai).
I prefer the latter. I think I'm more jacked up for this than Neal's next solo release with Deen.

[steveo777]

I've been listening to Caravanserai all evening and if Santana IV can be anything like, I can't wait for Neal and Greg to get over to the studio and start working. There's noodling (Eclipse, The Calling) and then there's playing (BTT, Caravanserai).
I prefer the latter. I think I'm more jacked up for this than Neal's next solo release with Deen.

Ditto!

[koberry]

One thing we know, there ain't gonna be no five minute Neal Schon solos on this album. Carlos Santana isn't Kevin Shirley.

Go back and listen to Santana III... Neal's solos are the haunting, shredding, wah-laced guitar in the left channel
Taboo
Toussaint L'Overture
Jungle Strut

And also Everybody's Everything

There are also vids on YT of the reunion show in Mountain View from the mid-80's

Lots of Neal guitar

[koberry]

One thing we know, there ain't gonna be no five minute Neal Schon solos on this album. Carlos Santana isn't Kevin Shirley.

Go back and listen to Santana III... Neal's solos are the haunting, shredding, wah-laced guitar in the left channel
Taboo
Toussaint L'Overture
Jungle Strut

And also Everybody's Everything

There are also vids on YT of the reunion show in Mountain View from the mid-80's

Lots of Neal guitar

Thusly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0og6Rv4jHs

Smokin'!!!

[Don]

One thing we know, there ain't gonna be no five minute Neal Schon solos on this album. Carlos Santana isn't Kevin Shirley.

Go back and listen to Santana III... Neal's solos are the haunting, shredding, wah-laced guitar in the left channel
Taboo
Toussaint L'Overture
Jungle Strut

And also Everybody's Everything

There are also vids on YT of the reunion show in Mountain View from the mid-80's

Lots of Neal guitar

That's what he has got away from. I can enjoy that. In Eclipse and The Calling however, Neal seems to think that faster and unrestrained is better. I prefer his controlled playing far more.