Analyzing Carlos Santana while wearing a SRV shirt Legendary

Carlos is one of those truly blessed guitarist that can just play a few notes... and you know it’s him!! Love Caravanserai, that album takes you on a trip🤘🏻

I've never witnessed a bad Santana performance and I doubt I ever will. Bliss.

THAT was an impressive performance indeed. The entire band in perfect unity. Rare to see such perfection live.

Great analysis again Fil. I get almost as much enjoyment from watching your reactions as I do watching the performances. You always bring something fresh. Thanks again.

Not only percussion, but Santana always had that slashing Hammond in his sounds.

Santana played a show in the late 80s in Santa Maria California 80% Spanish with a mariachi band & dancers Best show ever

Saw them on the amigos tour...70's. They gave every bit of their soul. Each musician had the spotlight, no ego or stage hogging. It was a spiritual experience!

Santana's music is so energised that it seems to change the very chemistry of the surrounding atmosphere, until it explodes into a super nova. Bing, bong, bang! Love it!

The man, the magic, and the music...

Santana is an amazing guitarist, one of my mom's favs.

Always been a Santana fan. Good stuff. Thanks Fil. Rock!

The look on your face is just what you see at a Santana show, wall to wall grins. Nothing like a Santana show.

Best band out there, for 5 decades and counting. "How can you not get into this?" Right on, my Brother.

What I admire always from Santana is he will play anything . Although blues and African rytyms are the core of the Santana sound he also incorporates jazz, rock, fusion, etc and can play with anyone from Wayne shorter to Rob Thomas . Never scared to explore ! Will always be my favorite band and artist of all time!!!’

Happy Birthday Carlos Santana! I'm great fun of Santana. Thanks Fil analysis on his birthday‼️

Another winner, you're the champ!

The tone of his prs is so special its almost to perfect. Such a beautifully made instrument.

You could have picked out ANYONE in this video as a master of the art. Excellent vid, brother...

dear friend of wings of pegasus, i was there and was amazing concert.

FYI: "Oye cómo va" is the beginning of a line from the song Oye Cómo Va. It literally translates to "listen to how" and is really just the beginning of a few lines that make up the song's chorus. In the song, the singer pauses between "oye cómo va" (listen to how) and "mi ritmo" (my rhythm goes). Carlos Santana surely has the rythym!

I love watching the joy on your face while you review these great musicians. Shows your love.

You are teaching us how to listen to music. Thank you.

Hey Fil! Love watching these, not just for the brilliant performances and music, but I love to watch you break into a smile as they hit their groove! Keep 'em coming! ❤️

I was lucky enough to witness this type of performance ( which is very common for Santana ) back in 1979, It was called the Decade of music tour, at the acoustically awesome Fox theater in San Diego. After about 2 hours of music, the band stopped, then people started chanting encore, he then informed the audience that the show was not over and that it was just intermission, after that the band finished playing every single song they had ever recorded. That's why it was called a Decade of Music, they played every song from !969 to 1979 it was about 4 hours. Best concert ever for me!

I worked as a local lighting tech on this tour in San Antonio, Texas. Four of us were upstage shooting the breeze during the opening act, when Carlos came out of the dressing rooms and walked straight to us said hello and talked with us for the whole opening act, 45 mins or so then we all had to go back to work. Amazing, a very nice man. This didn't happen very often for us. It was an outdoor amphitheater, still daylight. Very cool. Never forget after working hundreds of shows.

I saw Santana live one time, in 1999, and it was an AMAZING show, WOW !!! The crowd was on its feet the whole time, dancing, from the beginning to the end. INCREDIBLE energy, incredible musicians, incredible sound, AMAZING music !!!!! 👍👍👏👏🕊🎸💜

I love playing this song! Hi Fil, nice to see you😃😃

Carlos never seems to let show how much he's enjoying the crowd energy. His band, however, is clearly having fun.

One of the best reviews yet. Great video and wonderful analysis. Nicely done.

Nice job on this analysis of my favorite musician. Always spot on! So glad you mentioned Bill Graham and him agreeing to help out at Woodstock if he could bring a new band from San Fran. "Soul Sacrifice" rocked the crowd with this new Rock/Latin Jazz sound. Glad you gave his band the recognition they deserve. Chester is my favorite of his keyboardist tho I have a soft spot for Tom Coster. Carlos has always surrounded himself with top flight musicians. The other guitarist on stage with him there is his brother Jorge in the black shirt and red pants. Liked your point about the crowd. Have seen Santana live more times than I can count and always leave with such a great feeling. Always a very diverse crowd filled with the appreciation of great music, camaraderie and fellowship. Truly enjoy all your reactions. You are a wealth of knowledge, insight and analysis. Great job describing this show and this living legend. Keep up the good work!

Excellent! I love seeing such a happy crowd, and Fil! He designs a helluva shoe too! 🤙🏼💜🤗

Remember this when first got the lp. That whole album ruled. Amazed we still get same reaction after nearly 5 decades...

Hell yeah Fil,some mad solid pics lately brother.Massive respect man.That’s some real nice sounds right there.Carlos and his band always kicks the flava...Bless up/ROCK 🎸🎸🎸

Too much legends on that stage! great reaction, made me wanna dance! lol

That’s what I call a really big party... Must have been awesome to be there...

I do love the percussion and the history you gave us is so interesting, having just seen their Woodstock performance through your analysis. 28 years between #1 albums: awe-inspiring. I have albums to purchase, videos to study!

I love his energy and his love of music. Excellent Choice and review✌️

Fantastic! This video is from the Sacred Fire DVD. All the tracks on it are absolutely wonderful.

This entire concert is a massive guitarfest by Carlos. Superb stuff. Also one of his best albums. He is truly a Master at his craft. The Santana sound is so great. I always wanted to see him do a 360 and redo Abraxas with all he has become since the beginning

Right on, Fil. Santana (and his band) rocks!

If David Gilmore would've been born Latino it'd sounded sorta like this. Carlos blow yer mind w/ 1 note. Thanks Fil Yer The Man. What a great Ambassador🤘 ROCK

Thanks for pointing out how much artist/audience interaction takes the performance up to another level. Santana is a natural pro at stimulating and controlling the performance.

Lovely analysis. Love SANTANA. GREAT VID!

History at its best for carlos😀👍love his music. Great breakdown fil... Cheers

Originally from Jalisco just like my wife Santana's family lived in the Mission in San Francisco. In 1966 l was a freshman at Mission High and used to walk past their house on the way to and from school. Almost daily you could hear George, Carlos' brother, jamming in the Garage on 18th. We lived at 24th and Capp. IMO Santana is one of the five greatest guitar players to ever grace this planet. He is one of the few who can play one note on a guitar and you know who it is. He has always been a personal hero of mine and next to the Beatles was responsible for me picking up a guitar in the first place. It goes without saying what an exceptional musician he is. Excellent analysis as per usual.

Santana and his band top class so refeshing from UK and USA band styles

What a great way to kick off the week-end!!! Can't sit still listening to this fabulous band...so tight!! Spot on, Fil...Carlos Santana has his own distinct sound. Thanks for this enjoyable analysis...you're the BOMB!! ; )

i love how carlos quotes other songs during his solos. thought i heard some elanor rigby in there

I enjoyed both the Woodstock Analysis as well as this one. I alway love the background info you give us. Always so interesting! Happy Birthday Carlos! BTW Love the SRV T!

SMOOTH 😎🎵🕺Love your shirt. Never heard this live before: amazing and added to my go to playlist😊

Carlos is one I keep going back to listen to my personal fav guitarists are Carlos Santana Jeff Beck and Gary Moore whom my son loved and must admit I heard him so often its how I got into his music

Smooth and proud

Love Santana! Thanks Fil! 🎸🤘😻

I saw Santana about 1981 on the worst date of my life! lol But I still like them and always gotta give you a thumbs up for your awesome insights!

Top notch, Fil. Kudos!

This Santana performance was epic

I love Santana and saw them a few times, great band, vibe, they present everything that you want to see at a concert. I hope that Woodstock gets straitened out. Great video and analysis as always, your the best. Thank you!

I have a 2 CD set of Santana playing at The Filmore West and the 2nd CD is basically a 30 minute version of "Freeway". It is great listen. 🎸🎸👍👍

I stated before one of my favorite live bands was Little Feat. BUT!!! My favorite show of all time was getting to see Santana live in Mexico. 100,000 Latinos going absolutely crazy. His percussion section was ALWAYS amazing. Check out Jango live. He plays behind his drums. Welcome to Latin rock Thank you Fil

Carlos Santana is a legendary guitarist!

Well that one woke my up... now I'm finger tapping and head bop'ing all over the place ! One of the best ever... Mr. Cool 😎 Another artist with a never ending career ! Good job on the analysis & back story... like always 😉 Thank-you Fil... 😎🤘

In 2005 I work with a lady who is a cousin of Carlos Santana and said he is a very nice guy in person. I know if He knew about your channel He would leave a thanks you reply. excellent analysis and rundown, a fun performance by all here. thanks for this one Fil.

Awesome. Is that a Paul Reed Smith guitar he is playing? Always liked those guitars. Thanks for posting this Fil, loved the music and commentary.

Supernatural is just fabulous. Thanx.

Thanks for this, Fil. I know you have done reviews of Carlos Santana before, but as far as I am concerned it is not possible to showcase too many from this guy. I have been a fan of his since Woodstock and the first album... even through the years when his explorations led him to places I could not follow. I have never seen a Santana performance where the audience did NOT get into it. His music, and his playing, always touches people. Sometimes with joy, sometimes with sadness, and sometimes with sensuality we do not normally see from a rock artist. I have seen him speak about the number of people who say their parents conceived them while listening to Samba Pa Ti! There are guitarists who are more technically proficient, there are guitarists who are faster, and busier... but there is NO guitarist who can make the instrument speak as soulfully as Carlos Santana... and his music also reaches people at a very base, emotional level. Finally, Abraxas - from the very first sounds of the first track to the final reverberations of the last track... is pure magic, and as far as I am concerned one of the masterpieces of the rock era.

IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME TO JAM WITH THOSE GUYS!! DANG!!

Awesome analysis bro.

So good

Good to add the history element to the clip. Thx

Fil!...I love Santana!!!!...great history about the band as well!... ✌❤🤘

Great video! I think you might be a bit jazzed watching this one!! Rightfully so! Great band and great analysis!

Yes, you REALLY look like you're enjoying yourself, just watching it again. Have a great wknd.

smooth is great...I love Carlos Santana

Love it

PURO JALISCO MEXICO para el MUNDO SATANA el MEJOR SIEMPRE EN MY CORAZON SALUDOS desde SAN JUAN DE LOS LAGOS MEXICO

Great vid and analyse again! Still going through all your vids, lots still to go. Very much enjoying em! Dunno if you did one of my fav guitarists. I saw him in 2004 on the Real Gone Tour band with Tom Waits. (Larry "Canned Heat" Taylor on bass and Brain on drums) Did see him 12 times after that with different line-ups, Ceramic Dog, solo, Blues, Los Cubanos Postizos etc. His work with Waits is amazing. "Raindogs", "Real Gone" ... Marc Ribot!

Carlos is a great guitarist for sure but for me the real highlight of most of his music is that glorious latin percussion. It still floors me after all of these decades. I'm loving that cool Hendrix shirt Carlos is rockin! Nice one Fil!

Thanks, Fil. Santana is a giant. *:-)*

Carlos doing a tito Puente song. Ge also covered "Black Magic woman" written by an English blues guitarist name Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac fame

Hey Fil, love Carlos always! I have to say loving your Stevie shirt!! Want one ❤ ❤ ❤ As always, I love watching your face enjoying these awesome musicians. Your history and info each time are so informative and fun! Have a blessed weekend Fil! Pam

Abraxas and Santana Three were the catalyst for me to take up playing organ and over 50 years later still thrashing out Hammond licks although the rig is somewhat more sophisticated these days. I have seen Santana over 20 times down the years and they have been blessed with some great inspiring keys players… Rolie , Coster , and Chester Thompson. Your analysis is spot on and in a particular when you say how his lead breaks are nearly always different with him bringing in other melody hooks. Would love you to take a look at the Europa performance from the same awesome Sacred Fire album. Great work Fil..

Good Comment Bro, Santana* Is Great Band, ... Hope Always Successful, ... God Bless All, .... Cherrio.🌠🎼🎸🎼🌠👍👍👍🌠🌠🌠.

I'm glad you chose this song not because it's good, but more because of the latin influence on other genres including Santana's music. As mentioned in a prior comment, Oye Como Va is a Tito Puente song. Tito, a native from Puerto Rico was a staple in the Mambo scene in NYC in the 50's. The Cuban Mambo along with other rhythms evolve into what eventually became Salsa best performed by the Fania All Stars which was the record label under which the genre became widely known. Fania had more influence in jazz music such as the Ray Barreto percussion in Eumir Deodato's early records. Santana may have played a vital role in making this fusion attractive for musicians from a different field.

What a magnificent guitarist Carlos is! Brilliant Music and melody just flows through his veins! An awesome sound coupled with his trademark fretboard fingerprints makes him one of the greatest of all time! Excellent Fil! Cheers Mario! 😀👌🤘🤘

Cool👍

I enjoy watching musicians, good ones, watching other musicians play and the looks on their faces. I can tell when a musician is enjoying it or feeling pity for a bad performance by their expression on their faces.

If you would like to analyze Prince playing Joy in Repetition, here's a link to a live aftershow with video of Prince (NY 2002) doing Joy in Repetition (they turn the lights on at 2:40, although he's playing it from the beginning) . The video includes more of the aftershow as well. (This audio was released on his One Nite Alone Live album)

Hi, like your analysis, I'm a huge Santana fan, been following them since album one, I noticed another guitarist playing with them wearing red pants, he's George Santana Carlos's brother and in my opinion one of the most underrated guitarist. I've seen him live with Santana and with his own band Malo which he led in the 70's, he's an amazing guitarist, very fast on the fret board

LOVE your shirt Fil.

There's something about that Bay Area fog. Rock! :-)

Best guitar player ever

Santana is IMPRESSIVE. WOW

SRV & DT.... love it! Have you done a piece on, 'Trapeze'?

What is it about players like Santana and Brian May that when you hear them play you can tell it's them instead of other players?

Nice. Liked. I just watched the Woodstock performance u critiqued so it's nice to see this soon after. I shared the iron maiden critique with my musician friends (all my friends really) on Facebook. Must have 20 musician friends. I have never recommended a channel. I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WINGS OF PEGASUS Mate. ROCK! \m/(^^)\m/

They All own everything to Bill Graham and his Fillmore West @ East. ❤️❤️

Jon Heder, you are quite an actor. This Fil character is pretty good. You have the accent down pat. 🤣

King Carlos Nice

I'm getting into your reactions more and more! Well, because i love looking @ you any how, he! he! SANTANA IS SO AWESOME! How can ANYBODY NOT GET INTO THEM! I have seen them 3 times in Chicago, each time i was so in awe, that i was putting on my own show in the audience, my cousin and his friends were really diggin' it, i did the same when we saw The Allman Brothers, because Berry Oakley was in the band by that time, Paul my cousin,was a good friend to Berry, like i mentioned b4....Fil your analysis was touching, and brought me back some, thank you, as always, hun...