Santana IV due for release with original band

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6677670/carlos-santana-santana-iv-supernova-wayne-shorter-herbie-hancock

I'll be suspicious until I ehar it.

verslibre wrote: Been waiting for this album for a while! That line-up is ace.

This is so funny. This article is 2 months old and now suddenly pops up everywhere (here, Progressive Ears, Facebook, ...). Every search for more details leads to this or similar articles. The release date remains completely unclear :(

Edited by Angelo - November 08 2015 at 11:20

I dug Santana from the start right thru his fusion period, not so much after.  In fact, the Havana Moon album is the last I really listen to, so a reunion.....meh.  But, if Santana formed a band with Shorter, Hancock and Mahvishnu John, then I'd have a peek.

Intruder wrote: I dug Santana from the start right thru his fusion period, not so much after.  In fact, the Havana Moon album is the last I really listen to, so a reunion.....meh.  But, if Santana formed a band with Shorter, Hancock and Mahvishnu John, then I'd have a peek.

The whole point of Santana IV is that this should be the Caravanserai line-up... Not all the dudes that were on 80's & 90's albums.


However, you may want to listen to Shape Shifter.... It's an amlazing record in the light of his previous millenium albums (look at the scores/rates it gets just vto convince you) It's almost a return to classic Santana.

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38011

verslibre wrote: Well, if you look at the OP's post, he directly mentions the Santana III line-up.   The Supernova band is the more recent project.

I just read this and I had ordered some merch from the Santana store before that arrived Friday - a hat, a bumper sticker, a bag, and some custom guitar picks thrown in the order for good measure.

I expect something really good to come out of this.  Sure it won't likely be as progressive as Santana was at his peak progressive period which came after working with these musicians, but it will still be good music.

(Verdict's still out on the picks... heheheheh)

Sean Trane wrote: Kati wrote: verslibre wrote: Well, if you look at the OP's post, he directly mentions the Santana III line-up.   The Supernova band is the more recent project.   It's like he is redoing everything from the early days, 2 albums by 2 different band line ups :) i.e. Abraxas (Santana II) and Santana III the one band - and then came Caravanserai first one album with new line up after he fired his previous band. Great album too, nothing sounds like Caravanserai that he has ever done prior or after. My favourite albums are Abraxas and Santana III, thus IV would be the album out of any other artist that I am looking forward to get/hear/buy/bounce... everything     Hi Sonia Actually Carlos got sort of fired by the rest of the band (they even did a tour without him)... Admittedly, they were all screwed up by too much drugs at the time. If you want another Caravanserai, try Borboletta.. it's a bit of a little sister (despite a fairly different line-up), though not as perfect  as its bigger sibbling.

Guldbamsen wrote: Nah Sonia, if you want something akin to Caravanserai then go for Lotus. Hands down the best release Santana ever did - hell even the cuts from Caravanserai sound sooooo much better on it.