When you say the name “Santana”, people of a certain (elder) age will immediately think of songs like Black Magic Woman, Evil Ways, and No One to Depend On. Oh, but wait. Other people of a certain (younger) age will immediately think of songs like Smooth, Maria Maria, and Game of Love. Five decades of... Continue Reading →
While I await on Adele to take over the world[1] and bring the music business – and by the business, I mean the industry - to a complete standstill, there is some time to indulge my recent music obsessions. Here are five you need to know about. Gabriels Love and Hate in a Different Time... Continue Reading →
The other day, a dear friend emailed me a question about Santana. What follows - with minor edits - is the thread that ensued which became something of a career retrospective of and by a misc-nerdy Santana fan. FRIEND: You are a big fan—you’ve told me—of Abraxas and Caravanserai (sp?), but I just learned that... Continue Reading →
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