Abraxas | 
| Artist: Santana
Label: Sony
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 1874
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 65490
UPC: 074646549025
EAN: 0074646549025
ASIN: B0000062FL
Release Date: March 31, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Singing Winds, Crying Beasts | | • | Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen | | • | Oye Como Va | | • | Incident At Neshabur | | • | Se A Cabo | | • | Mother's Daughter | | • | Samba Pa Ti | | • | Hope You're Feeling Better | | • | El Nicoya | | • | Se A Cabo (Live) | | • | Toussaint L'Overture (Live) | | • | Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Live) |
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Amazon.com essential recording
Santana's 1970 follow-up to their Woodstock-propelled smash '69 debut found leader Carlos Santana further expanding his San Francisco group's already broad musical boundaries. To wit: two hit singles that emanated from opposite ends of the spectrum--"Black Magic Woman," originally written and recorded by English blues-rock guitarist Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, and New York Latin percussionist/dance music king Tito Puente's infectious "Oye Como Va." Tying blues, rock, and salsa together in one pancultural package, Abraxas also featured such standout tracks as "Gypsy Queen" and "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts." The latter underscored the growing Eastern sensibilities of guitarist Santana. --Billy Altman
Album Description
Euro pressing packaged in a digipak. Sony. 2005.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 90 more reviews...
 Abraxas-a word you'll want to know January 30, 2000
K. MacAleese (Baltimore, MD)
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
This album, along with the first and third Santana albums, is Carlos at his best. I consider this original line up of Santana's band to be the best. Songs like "Incident at Neshabur" and "Se A Cabo" burn with a firey Latin intensity. There is GREAT singing and Hammond organ playing from Gregg Rolie on just about every song. Another highlight is "Hope You're Feeling Better", a more "straight-ahead" rocker-less "Latin-sounding" than most Santana songs. Also, the live bonus tracks are a real treat. The remastered sound quality is PRISTINE on the studio tracks- a real treat to hear that great Santana percussion so crystal-clear. While you listen to this album, marvel over how each song has such a "live" feel to it, not the sterility of many studio albums. It almost sounds as if the band is plugged in and playing live at your house! I can't recommend this highly enough-as well as Santana I and III. Do yourself a favor and get them ALL!
 where's the beef (bass)? May 8, 2002
Elwood Conway (Frankfort, KY United States)
28 out of 35 found this review helpful
Okay, my turn to chime in. For me, this is multi-channel (SACD, DVD-AUDIO or DTS) disc number 72 for me. I purchased the re-packaged (long, slim jewel case) DTS CD and popped it into my player. I do not have the 2 channel SACD to use for comparison but I do have the regular remastered CD. This mix presents a wildly un-musical, psychedelic=like four channel guitar panning, throwing Carlos' guitar solos all over the place. In is a little unsettling. But the first thing you will notice on BLACK MAGIC WOMAN is that the .1 channel is almost non-existent. Gone is the wonderfully fat bass line, especially those G's (G1 on your piano keyboard). Also gone is the low thump of the bass drum. It's like listening to Santana perform and having the bassist playing about 20 feet behind them with his amp turned down really low. I had to crank my Velodyne WAAAAY up to match the SPLs of the 2 channel CD. Although the timbre of the instruments is really top notch on this release, Abraxas deserved a much better remastering than it received here. In my own opinion, this release and Wings' VENUS & MARS are DTS' worst 5.1 CDs on the market.
Columbia raises the bar February 20, 2000
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
Columbia/Legacy has restored some of the best music in its catalogue, and this album gets a royal treatment. The three bonus tracks are from a live performance and give you a taste of the band's stage persona, but the sound quality is tweeked to perfection, if you have the old one, this is well worth the price. This album is essential to anyone concerned with an eclectic mix of rock. Blues influences are predominant, but the mix of jazz-fusion and Afro-latin rhythms make every track listenable and exciting. If your going to buy one Santana album, this is the one to start with, then go to his first and third albums. The rest will work out in time. A wonderful remastering to one of the greatest albums of all-time.
A Great Album Just Got Better - Abraxas in DTS November 30, 2003
George McAdams (Alabama, USA)
24 out of 30 found this review helpful
This isn't a review of Abraxas, if you need to see one of those, there are plenty of those around. BTW, I think Abraxas on it's own is is four and one-half stars.This is a review of the of Abraxas in DTS. Sound is something that has always intrigued me. In the early 1970's, stereo companies were experimenting with quadraphonic sound, with Columbia Records producing more than anyone else. While the quad records had some walkover of sounds from one speaker to the other, the quad tapes had their sounds wonderfully separated. Abraxas, with the chimes, swirls of sounds, and organs resonating at full-force was one of the best of the quad records. When I saw Abraxas on DTS with 5:1 sound, I jumped at the opportunity to own it. I have a 5:1 DTS Yamaha Stereo Receiver (5280) at home, but it is in my car (Acura TL with the ELS 5:1 DTS CD/DVD Player) that this CD really shines. Whereas the sounds were somewhat separate on the record, they are distinctly separate on the DTS system: so crisp and so clear that you can close your eyes and envision yourself sitting in the midst of Santana playing around you. If you truly enjoy the sound of music taken to the "next level," get yourself a DTS system, and make Abraxas your first DTS CD. You will not be disappointed.
Great Stuff December 7, 1999
21 out of 31 found this review helpful
Although I bought this to hear Oye Como Va, I was surprised to discover that the whole cd is great. Toussaint L'Overture made me want to dance just as hard as Oye Como Va. Go and purchase this CD.
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