ABRAXAS

This is known as the classic Santana sound & what else can I say about this masterpiece that has already been said about before. So if somebody said what's Santana like, I would play them this album instead of Welcome or Caravenserai. This has got some classic tracks on here such as Black Magic Women, Oye Como Va, Incident At Neshabur but my favourite on here would be Hope Your Feeling Better as it's just so heavy & intense. I really find it a joy when Santana plays heavy music because of his guitar playing is absolutely brilliant & his phrasing is so beautiful.

This band doesn't usually get the recognition as a Fusion outfit as much as Weather Report, Return To Forever & The Mahavishnu Orchestra which is a shame to me, but as we all know Santana was making incredible Jazz Rock Fusion music as well as fusing so many other genres like Latin, Rock, Blues, Funk etc?

But yeah, this album is one of the greatest of all time and is up there with Heavy Weather & Birds Of Fire, a legendary album.