Santana: Live at Montreux 2011 [Blu-ray]

Santana: Live at Montreux 2011 [Blu-ray] Review

Santana were founded in the late sixties and came into the spotlight following their appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Their eponymous debut album was released the same year and became a global success, introducing the public to the band's unique blend of latin rhythms and guitar based rock. With legendary guitarist and band leader Carlos Santana at the helm, hit albums and singles followed through the seventies, eighties, nineties and up to the present day. Both Carlos and the band have been frequent visitors to Montreux over the years and in 2011 they presented a stunning concert of their greatest hits, classic album tracks and brilliant cover versions from their debut album right up to 2010 s Guitar Heaven . This is the ultimate Santana live concert and absolutely not to be missed. / Special Guests include Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Cindy Blackman-Santana / Bonus Features:
Interviews with the band / Behind the scenes / Track Listing:
1) Spark Of The Divine 2) SOCC 3) Back In Black 4) Singing Winds, Crying Beasts 5) Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen 6) Oye Como Va 7) Maria, Maria 8) Foo Foo 9) Corazon Espinado / Guajira 10) Benny & Cindy Solo 11) Jingo 12) Carlos Speaks / Novus 13) Europa (Earth s Cry, Heaven s Smile) / I Want You 14) Batuka / No One To Depend On 15) Duende / Open Invitation 16) Make Somebody Happy / Right On Be Free 17) Evil Ways / A Love Supreme 18) Sunshine Of Your Love 19) Smooth / Dame Tu Amor 20) Soul Sacrifice / Dennis Drum Solo 21) Samba Pa Ti 22) Into The Night 23) Love, Peace And Happiness / Freedom

A Night at the Family Dog 1970 (The Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Santana)

A Night at the Family Dog 1970 (The Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Santana) Review

Filmed on location at the Family Dog Ballroom in San Francisco in September, 1970, the show captures the heyday and diversity of the San Francisco sound with three of the most well known bands to emerge from the scene: Santana, who would release their second album at the end of 1970; The Grateful Dead, including original band member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who were making a name for themselves with their jam-filled performances; and Jefferson Airplane, who were at the time the biggest of the bands from the area.

San Francisco was an area of artistic creation during the mid-to-late 60's. Whether it was art, poetry or music, the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco was the place for like-minded individuals to explore and create. Noted jazz columnist Ralph J. Gleason took note of the exploding rock music scene and produced several television specials and documentaries spotlighting the music emerging from San Francisco. A Night At The Family Dog is one part of a two-part series (the other is Go Ride The Music) that aired on The National Educational Television Network in 1970.

The audio for this program has been extrapolated up to Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes from their original mono source! This show has never sounded or looked so good!

Track Listing:
Santana
-Incident At Neshabur
-Soul Sacrifice
The Grateful Dead
-Hard To Handle
-China Cat Sunflower
-I Know You Rider
Jefferson Airplane
-The Ballad of You And Me And Pooneil
-Eskimo Blue Day
A Super Jam
-All Star jam with members of all 3 bands!