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Psychedelic Paul
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It took me a while to really get into Caravanserai. I had to get into Jazz first, before I could fully appreciate the album, because it's such a departure from Santana's usual style of music.
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rushfan4
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Most people probably know this, but Neal Schon and Greg Rolie from Journey were in the early incantations of Santana, and Journey's first couple of albums were kind of a continuation of that sound before Steve Perry joined and they became the AOR hit machine that followed.
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verslibre
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Journey was already on the way to AOR before that, with previous vocalist Robert Fleischman, who was with them for about a year but didn't get to record an album. Here's something many people don't know: Journey and Kansas toured together in '75. Every night, Journey played "I'm Gonna Leave You" (the last song on Look Into the Future). Listen to the opening and tell me where you've heard that before! Edited by verslibre - September 27 2020 at 13:28 |
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Psychedelic Paul
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No, I didn't know that, even though I have the both the first Journey album and the first Santana album.
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verslibre
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P.S. Gregg Rolie's an original member. He's on the first four albums. You can see the original line-up performing at Woodstock in the Viva Santana! video. Neal Schon didn't show up till Caravanserai — as a high school dropout! Rolie and Schon left after that to form Journey.
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The Dark Elf
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Neal Schon joined the band on Santana III, not Caravanserai.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
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verslibre
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Correct. Doing eight things at once over here.
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dr wu23
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I used to have the first Journey lp...never noticed that before....but who better to steal from than your touring pals. |
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verslibre
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Yep, Kerry Livgren "borrowed" that section and developed it into Kansas' huge hit and concert staple "Carry On Wayward Son." Can't say I'm mad at him for doing that!
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progtime1234567
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I can't tell you how much I love the first three albums by Santana but to be honest those are the only ones i've heard but Santana III is my favorite.
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Indeed . Carlos was of course associating with Mahavisnhu John Mclaughlin during this time, who had worked with Miles Davis. The two of them recorded the album 'Love Devotion & Surrender' which featured a cover of John Coltrane's 'Acknowledgement' , from 'A Love Supreme'. And Carlos also made an album with Alice Coltrane 'Illuminations' . But Santana were to change again, and leave the Jazz Rock Fusion behind.
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Santana from 1971-73 - from III to Welcome - really hits the spot. Those albums bookend two fusion classics - Caravansarai and Love Devotion Surrender - and Lotus, the five-star triple LP souveneir of their '73 tour of Japan. Each indispensible but nothing before or after really reaches these peaks. There are moments - the Gabor Szabo track and Latin groove on the first and second albums; the Willie Nelson duet and his Chuck Berry cover on the Havana Moon LP; I've always loved the vocal on I'm Winning; the Blues for Salvador album had some of his best post-peak playing.....wow, I' guess dig Santana more than I remembered.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Paulo V
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I was going to say the same about our friend up there i hope he´s felling better |
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verslibre
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Pardon the late reply, but you are on the money with regard to Blues for Salvador! That record is hands-down the best thing to happen after peak Santana. I was shocked when I first heard it! I do love Marathon, Zebop! and Shango, too. Just good music, period. |
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That track is on Journey's second album, not the debut Yup, that's what Zep did to Spirit with Taurus Edited by Sean Trane - October 08 2020 at 11:31 |
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LITF is their second album: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19608
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