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Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:31 pm
by S2M
Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:37 pm
by Memorex
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Apples and oranges.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:39 pm
by S2M
Memorex wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Apples and oranges.



Phyllis and Hot on the Streets

your point?

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:54 pm
by Glenn
S2M wrote:
Memorex wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Apples and oranges.



Phyllis and Hot on the Streets

your point?



Let me explain...

It's always awesome to start a thread about the GREAT Abraxas Pool...And also your opinion that they are in all time top 10 is cool too....In fact, you could ask everyone where they personally rank it.

but then you make it an opportunity to voice your opinion concerning "Eclipse".

Though your ongoing opinions concerning Journey will predictably continue, as it's your God given right to do so, it really doesn't fit here.

Otherwise, nice job bringing up some Abraxas Pool, as I'm sure some folks here haven't heard them yet.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:04 pm
by Jana
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:12 pm
by S2M
Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


Ok...now you are comparing Tears for Fears to 7/8s of Santana? LMAO

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:14 pm
by Glenn
S2M wrote:
Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


Ok...now you are comparing Tears for Fears to 7/8s of Santana? LMAO


Tears for Fears had some great stuff back in the day!

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:03 pm
by Arkansas
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:
Going Home
Szabo
Boom Ba Ya Ya


3 tracks off one of my all time fave albums too. 'Szabo' is an absolute masterpiece!
I think this record is in my permanent rotation.

Don't think I can make the comparison though...it pretty much smokes everything, sight unseen, hearing unheard.
If nothing else, the mix of Abraxas Pool is mint! It sounds so darned great no matter what system or volume.
And then there's that Rolie thing too... (shaking head in wonderous mystical amazement)


later~

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:24 pm
by Jana
S2M wrote:
Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


Ok...now you are comparing Tears for Fears to 7/8s of Santana? LMAO


Why not? LOL That was my point. You were comparing a different genre of music to a partial Journey album.

I mean, the statement, it smokes the portions of Eclipse you've heard, then, why not state Abraxas Pool (a different genre) smokes almost all (or all) of the Journey albums, then, if Abraxas Pool is in your top ten albums of all time? I doubt more than one Journey album is in your top ten albums of all time.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:31 pm
by koberry
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Oh yeah! Abraxas Pool is just about a perfect album - how often can you say that?

Definitely a "desert island" album for me... a few others are

Journey Infinity & Captured
BB King, Live in the Cook County Jail
Night Ranger, Dawn Patrol
AC/DC, Back in Black
Delbert McClinton, Live in Austin
Eagle-eye Cherry, Present/Future
Freddy Jones Band, Lucid
Hardline, Double Eclipse
Jimmy Barnes, Freight Train Heart
Jonny Lang, Long Time Coming
REO Speedwagon, You Can Tune a Piano, But you Can't Tuna Fish
Sammy Hagar, Standing Hampton
School of Fish, School of Fish
Sister Hazel, Chasing Daylight
Susan Tedeschi, Wait for Me

What are your desert island albums?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:31 am
by SF-Dano
Absolutely love the Abraxas Pool CD. Think the Jingo remake absolutely rocks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-fpldIB0Q

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:43 am
by Majestic
SF-Dano wrote:Absolutely love the Abraxas Pool CD. Think the Jingo remake absolutely rocks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-fpldIB0Q


It's a remake? Who else did it, Santana maybe? I love that song too. Can we get a big web petition together for Greg Neal to make a sequel? Abraxas Pool is an incredible effort. Definitely would love to see more of that next time Neal is looking for something to keep him busy.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:51 am
by Don
Majestic wrote:
SF-Dano wrote:Absolutely love the Abraxas Pool CD. Think the Jingo remake absolutely rocks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-fpldIB0Q


It's a remake? Who else did it, Santana maybe? I love that song too. Can we get a big web petition together for Greg Neal to make a sequel? Abraxas Pool is an incredible effort. Definitely would love to see more of that next time Neal is looking for something to keep him busy.


It's off of Santana's debut album.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:55 am
by Majestic
Don wrote:
Majestic wrote:
SF-Dano wrote:Absolutely love the Abraxas Pool CD. Think the Jingo remake absolutely rocks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-fpldIB0Q


It's a remake? Who else did it, Santana maybe? I love that song too. Can we get a big web petition together for Greg Neal to make a sequel? Abraxas Pool is an incredible effort. Definitely would love to see more of that next time Neal is looking for something to keep him busy.


It's off of Santana's debut album.


Thanks, found it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7hfdCqs8U0 Neal is just a baby in this clip, and if you watch near the end, you can see roadie Herbie Herbert back stage. Probably already plotting forming his own super group.

The remake is better, IMO.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:46 am
by Hollywood
koberry wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Oh yeah! Abraxas Pool is just about a perfect album - how often can you say that?

Definitely a "desert island" album for me... a few others are

Journey Infinity & Captured
BB King, Live in the Cook County Jail
Night Ranger, Dawn Patrol
AC/DC, Back in Black
Delbert McClinton, Live in Austin
Eagle-eye Cherry, Present/Future
Freddy Jones Band, Lucid
Hardline, Double Eclipse
Jimmy Barnes, Freight Train Heart
Jonny Lang, Long Time Coming
REO Speedwagon, You Can Tune a Piano, But you Can't Tuna Fish
Sammy Hagar, Standing Hampton
School of Fish, School of Fish
Sister Hazel, Chasing Daylight
Susan Tedeschi, Wait for Me

What are your desert island albums?


This record should have been huge. I agree with a lot of your choices, but School of Fish were an awesome band. I wish they had been around longer. Too bad life sometimes gets in the way.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:49 am
by koberry
Hollywood wrote:
koberry wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Oh yeah! Abraxas Pool is just about a perfect album - how often can you say that?

Definitely a "desert island" album for me... a few others are

Journey Infinity & Captured
BB King, Live in the Cook County Jail
Night Ranger, Dawn Patrol
AC/DC, Back in Black
Delbert McClinton, Live in Austin
Eagle-eye Cherry, Present/Future
Freddy Jones Band, Lucid
Hardline, Double Eclipse
Jimmy Barnes, Freight Train Heart
Jonny Lang, Long Time Coming
REO Speedwagon, You Can Tune a Piano, But you Can't Tuna Fish
Sammy Hagar, Standing Hampton
School of Fish, School of Fish
Sister Hazel, Chasing Daylight
Susan Tedeschi, Wait for Me

What are your desert island albums?


This record should have been huge. I agree with a lot of your choices, but School of Fish were an awesome band. I wish they had been around longer. Too bad life sometimes gets in the way.


Too true. Sadly, the same could prolly be said for Toad the Wet Sprocket...

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:30 am
by Jana
koberry wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


Oh yeah! Abraxas Pool is just about a perfect album - how often can you say that?

Definitely a "desert island" album for me... a few others are

Journey Infinity & Captured
BB King, Live in the Cook County Jail
Night Ranger, Dawn Patrol
AC/DC, Back in Black
Delbert McClinton, Live in Austin
Eagle-eye Cherry, Present/Future
Freddy Jones Band, Lucid
Hardline, Double Eclipse
Jimmy Barnes, Freight Train Heart
Jonny Lang, Long Time Coming
REO Speedwagon, You Can Tune a Piano, But you Can't Tuna Fish
Sammy Hagar, Standing Hampton
School of Fish, School of Fish
Sister Hazel, Chasing Daylight
Susan Tedeschi, Wait for Me

What are your desert island albums?


Tears for Fears - Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
Firefall - Greatest Hits
Muse - Black Holes and Revelation
Elton John - Greatest Hits album - early years
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
U2 - Achtung Baby
Seal - Seal IV
Seal - System
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton
Pink - Funhouse
Journey - Frontiers
Journey - Arrival
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Neal Schon - Beyond the Thunder
America - The Complete Greatest Hits
Depeche Mode - Violator
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
John Legend - Once Again

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:29 pm
by RSParker
Abraxas Pool is the best Santana album in 30 years, and its without Carlos!
And Raoul and the Kings of Spain is one of my favorite albums...

Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:00 am
by Jana
RSParker wrote:Abraxas Pool is the best Santana album in 30 years, and its without Carlos!
And Raoul and the Kings of Spain is one of my favorite albums...

Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


You have great taste musically. :D

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:01 am
by S2M
Jana wrote:
RSParker wrote:Abraxas Pool is the best Santana album in 30 years, and its without Carlos!
And Raoul and the Kings of Spain is one of my favorite albums...

Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


You have great taste musically. :D


Look who's flirting..... :twisted:

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:08 am
by Jana
S2M wrote:
Jana wrote:
RSParker wrote:Abraxas Pool is the best Santana album in 30 years, and its without Carlos!
And Raoul and the Kings of Spain is one of my favorite albums...

Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


You have great taste musically. :D


Look who's flirting..... :twisted:


Just nice to see a fellow connosseur of great music posting. :wink:

Re: Abraxas Pool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:37 am
by RSParker
The Latin side of Neal facinates me. "Szabo" and "Baila Mi Cha-Cha" is a guitar players dream. Schon plays the "gringo" style of music better than most of the gringos he learned from! I think its a freaking shame he doesnt explore that side more. Rolie is in great form, and the rest of the band is smoking! I have always felt that Schon needs Rolie to be complete. Its just a different feel. Im a BIG fan of the first album, and jam that cd all the time!

The "La Raza Del Sol" from the Live 2001 is fantastic as well. It doesnt get much better than Neal.

As for Raoul, that album is magic from front to back. "Secrets", "Me and My Big Ideas", God's Mistake" Good grief! what sogwriting planet did Roland fall off on that one? The production is of the chain!

If you ever want something different, try a band called Tea Party, from Canada...wow!


Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:
Jana wrote:
RSParker wrote:Abraxas Pool is the best Santana album in 30 years, and its without Carlos!
And Raoul and the Kings of Spain is one of my favorite albums...

Jana wrote:
S2M wrote:Thanks for mentioning this Story Teller. In my top 10 albums of all time. From what I've heard SO FAR, Abraxas Pool totally smokes Eclipse.

songs like:

Going Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwJ11I46IY

Szabo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6crjGAh4M&feature=related

Boom Ba Ya Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tJr9Jl2CA&feature=related


LOL Two totally different animals. Raoul & The Kings of Spain smokes both of them. :twisted: :lol: Your point.


You have great taste musically. :D


Look who's flirting..... :twisted:


Just nice to see a fellow connosseur of great music posting. :wink:
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:14 pm
by Archetype
Desert Island CDs

Jonathan Cain- Piano With a View
Jonathan Cain- Body Language
Tom Sharpe- Like Setting Myself on Fire
Kamelot- Ghost Opera
Journey- Journey
Journey- Arrival
Journey- CD of the 2001 Vegas concert
Iron Maiden- Brave New World
Armin Van Burren- Mirage
Tiesto- In Search of Sunrise Vol. 5 Los Angeles
Styx- The Grand Illusion
Styx- Pieces of Eight
Styx - Kilroy Was Here
Moscow Nights- Feel Yourself Russian!
Rammstein- Mutter