Showing posts with label Carlos Santana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carlos Santana. Show all posts

February 01, 2019

Phish: "The New Orleans Jam" 02/08

An almost full Phish show in New Orleans in 1994 that was broadcast on FM radio will be released on a not quite legal 2CD set on February 8. Lots of glaring mistakes in the blurb

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983, Phish's blending of genres as diverse as funk, prog, folk, psych, country, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and pop - and probably a number of others that they made up themselves - has landed them at the top table of the improvisational groups, initially inspired by the Grateful Dead and colloquially known as the 'jam bands'. Gaining considerable popularity as a touring ensemble during the 1990s, Phish's recorded output is equally impressive, with the band having released over 100 albums to date, if taking account of their ongoing Live Phish Series. The show presented on this set however has not previously been released in any form, thus remaining something of a rarity among fans. Featuring a gig which included the contribution of special guest Carlos Santana on certain tracks, and one recorded for simultaneous live FM Broadcast, at the State Palace Theatre in New Orleans on 4th May 1994, this superb performance is now available on double CD for the first time.

Caveat: this is not an official release.

» phish.com

October 10, 2007

Santana: Ultimate Santana

Santana: Ultimate Santana

Carlos Santana is a legend. He peaked in the late Sixties (Woodstock!) and early Seventies and then fell off the radar of the mainstream. He made a comeback with Supernatural in 1999, an album that was awarded with tons of Grammy awards. Being a legend means that everyone wants to play with you. His new "best of" Ultimate Santana has tons of guests (Tina Turner, Steve Tyler) and enough unreleased tracks to relieve his fan base from some cash.

The new tracks are a bit flat, but the good thing that you get a nice selection of his most famous songs, including his cover of She's Not There which superseded the Zombies' original. Their former singer Colin Blunstone has to stick to the Santana arrangement these days, when he performs it live.

Ultimate Santana is released on Sony/BMG. Release date: October 15th.

» santana.com