Yup; that's is when SANTANA made history! He hired drummer Michael Shrieve at a very young age and was blown by his lengthy DRUM SOLO performance with Soul Sacrifice that the entire team fell in love with him! I loved that era; that's when music was music! I'm a huge Santana fan and I know all of his songs from beginning to current! I will always love Old School music!

Funniest part about this is Carlos Santana. He was so high off acid that he went insane playing the guitar. He once told in an interview, that he took a small tab of lsd 1 or 2 hours before the concert, but his high was so strong that he first didn't want to play infront of an audience. He was high as a kite. He also told that he had to play for his life as he was hallucinating that his guitar was turning into a snake and he didn't want the snake to bite him. That's the reason behind his funny faces during the show. This dude is a legend. Great reaction!

Santana's 1st album was still 2 weeks from being released so nobody knew who they were that day but they walked away with almost 500,000 new fans! Plus they were high. They were scheduled to play that night and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead offered them some mescaline so they took it and was totally surprised when they got called to the stage much earlier!

So glad you are loving this. So many phenomenal bands at that time . Best music ever ❤

Actually, Santana was scheduled to play later that day in the evening. Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead offered him some acid (LSD). Thinking he was going to perform later that day when he would be coming down from the effects, Carlos took it. There were 500,000 people that showed up for the 3 day event. The roads were completely blocked for miles with both parked and abandoned cars. Bands couldn’t get to the venue. Since Santana was already there, the promoters told them they had to go on early. Still high on acid Carlos was still hallucinating. Years later he described, on acid, his guitar looked like a snake moving all around and he was trying to control it so he could play. That’s why he was moving all around and making faces.

Guys Michael Shrieve aka drummer for Santana here was 20 in 1969. He played for Santana from 1969 to 1974 and again from 2014 to 2016 for Santana's 24th album named Santana IV. Michael still plays today at the age of 74.

The crowd size was 500,000 no fights, no gunfire, 3 days of music and it rained overnight. Plenty of mud, but no fights.

❤ real musicians right there

Missed opportunity: This is the edited version. There is another 4 minutes of drum solo they cut out.

We were all free back then, I just got out of high school. The music was and still is AMAZING, FIRE 🔥

I was just a young teen, but remember Woodstock and grew up listening to Santana and many others. Live music is the best, all the music videos today, some have forgotten the power of live music.

You are spot on. Raw talent. No autotune, just raw talent. Love Santana.

That was the cut up version, See Santana Tanglewood 1970 soul sacrifice as a matter of fact watch the whole concert then go back to 1968 Santana Live at live Filmore West to hear how it first sounded and the applauseof the audience.

I was a 13 year old Mexican American living in San Francisco Bay Area in1969. I saw Woodstock in a theater and was blown away when I heard Carlos. A month later I got his first album. Check out the album, it’s AWESOME!

I TOTALLY agree with you that this was the era of true real music from talented musicians. Today's electronic crap can't stand up to the greats like Santana and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

As perfect a live performance as there's ever been and done while blasted on LSD.

Lived it! Loved it! Still here.

I have it on vinyl, it is my treasure.

I've got their album that was released 2 weeks later, and I've still got my Woodstock album. Plus, I was there. Michael the drummer was only 20 years old. Did he just say 60,000/100,000 people. There was over 400,000 people

Love it... also one thing i notice...everyone is so thin! This was before the time of the corn syrup industrial complex...

Born and raised in SF. Saw Carlos on the steps of Aquatic Park mid 60's where we would hang out and play rhythms on anything we could find. Later saw Santana at the Fillmore and around town. Music by great groups and musicians was everywhere in those days and it was affordable. Fillmore, Avalon Ballroom, Longshoreman's Hall (one of the first venues), Family Dog and Golden Gate Park Speedway Meadows on a Sunday Afternoon. (flatbet truck, Greatful Dead, CSNY, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, Sons of Champlain and so darn many more. We were blessed.

A great fusion of north and south American music

The drummer stole the show I believe he just turned 20 and was the youngest musician to perform at Woodstock,

Thanks! Love Santana and Love that version of this song!

Heard this all those years ago, just now has resurfaced in my memory and earwormed me. Just proves that quality really lasts. Nearly 50 years later

Love Santana!!! Evolved into a wonderful human being! And what a legacy of Latin rock classics! Great reaction!

This the type a music I can sit back and drink a beer after work to, or put on in the car when I’m late to work to get there asap 😂

There were over 300,000 at Woodstock. I've lived in the Montreal area all my life, was too young (only 9yo) when Woodstock happened, but my older brother was on his way with friends, when they heard on the radio that the US borders had been closed in the area to prevent what they were attempting : more people trying to get to Woodstock. The cars had been abandoned on the road leading there for MILES, just parked like in traffic, but no drivers. For miles. All the drivers were at the show, and there was no way they could tow that many cars. The groups had to helicoptered in, that was the only way. And check out the interview Carlos Santana did about his performance at Woodstock. Once you hear that, then think about the guitar playing you just witnessed......

Ten Years After ( Alvin Lee guitar) rocked it at there too. There were good bands in the 80s too .The Fixx, Tears for Fears , Alan Parsons Project continued into the 80s with some great works . Super Tramp , Midnight Oil as well

Santana wowed the crowd (500,000) and this is my favorite from Woodstock, second is Ten Years After ‘Goin Home’ performance, Alvin Lee was phenomenal! You should watch the documentary of Woodstock to really get the vibe & hear the Long versions !! I was a teen around this time & as soon as I heard Santana, that made me a lifetime fan, I play this or Goin Home (TYA & Alvin Lee) a few times a week, it is good medicine for your soul ❤️‍🔥☮️🎶🎸🥁🎹 Please take time to play the entire drum solo, it will blow you away

Of the hundreds of reactions to this song you are the first to notice the Leslie speaker cabinet in the background over Greg Rollie's shoulder. He is also playing a Hammond B3 organ.

You guys love music. We lived music.

I was 18 and just graduated from High School, class of 69. My first summer out, did my first hit of Acid, and started growing my hair. (Or vice versa).✌Spent the whole summer going to 60's concerts within a 100 miles from home-base, in my 1965 Ford Econoline, slept 2 with a bar, and 6 speakers and indoor 'Hippie lights'. Made love in it ALL Summer long!! Music back then was 'Magic'. Now you get to hear it. Thank God.

I do have the 1st album on original vinyl. It was my Father's. No it doesn't get played anymore. I had to buy it on CD so I could still listen to it.

This is what made him huge. This performance killed!!!

“Sixty thousand. One hundred thousand people bro.” 😂😂😂😂❤ Five Hundred Thousand, young man. Great experiences and memories. ❤

I was there and it was my birthday. One hell of a party!! That drum solo was a whole lot longer too.

Check out the long drum version of Soul Sacrifice, the one with the nekked hippies. It’s been said there’s a glimpse of Janis Joplin behind the drummer either just groovin to Santana and/or waiting her turn to perform. I think I’ve spotted her. Please react to IRON BUTTERFLY - IN A GADDA DA VIDA - 1968 (ORIGINAL FULL VERSION) Warning psychedelic lights could trigger focal😵‍💫 issues

I love the diversity on the stage and this is just 5 short years after the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Fyi the drummer was the youngest performer at Woodstock I believe he was 19 or 20 years old.

Guy do jimi Hendrix at wood stock 😮😮😮😮😮 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The Woodstock soundtrack DID come out on vinyl so I’m sure you could find it.

Carlos always had great musicians in his band...The guy on Traps was just 20 years old! He was amazing!! His name is Mike Shreve...and he's still around! Guys there was 500,000 people at this event...Santana knocked it out of the park... !

There was a 3 disc album with plenty of performances from this Woodstock.

500,00 people on site and 100,000s more that could no make all roads were jammed for hundreds of kms greatest concert ever

Tripping balls, brothers, they were tripping freaking balls!

Almost a Million ,8 hundredThousand !

They were the invited band, an emergent, with guys like Greg Rollie and Neal Schon that later founded #JOURNEY, They calculated about 200,000 people in Woodstock, I think they exaggerated.

Have on vinyl American and Mexican, 2 cd set and the 4 cd box set. Directors cut dvd, I saw it 14 nights in a row at the drive in when it came out. I'm 70 and a fan for ever. Jim

They were inspired that day.

ho sempre pensato che non siamo mai andati sulla luna perché si parla di 55 anni fa e quindi ho semplicemente ragionato che non era possibile, ma vedendo come suonavano questi fenomeni incredibilii (si facesse una classifica di bravura del gruppo, il più "scarso" per così dire era santana, immaginate gli altri), 200 anni avanti alla musica di oggi, mi devo ricredere, si, nel 1969 siamo stati sulla luna

Carlos is on record saying he had taken LSD from Jerry Garcia prior to going on stage. He was tripping during this performance!

Lol, I have this album on Vinyl. Too young to go. I was so excited when the. Ovid came out. Had my vinyl copy since about. 1970, 3 album boxed set. Such a good track. Also saw Santana several times in the 70s

The length of music in that era was changing. Commercial radio and record producers wanted the two to 3 minute songs so the advertisers could get their ads in. FM radio came along and the bandwidths were empty so stations that were on the air would play anything no matter how long it was. The musicians loved the long recording times and began making 6 to 10 minute songs that AM radio wouldn't play so FM radio grew.

Santana Of Acid still one of the greatest perfeormances

The whole Woodstock album than is just what your looking for. From the Who to Joe Cocker and Ten Years After.

I love this! I don't think I ever saw a better live performance! Fun fact: the drummer. MICHAEL Shreive, was 17 years old at the time. What a performance!! ✌ Jodi/Child of the 60s

best act at Woodstock-saw them do this live the next year in Chicago-get the full uncut version-3 minute drum solo

I have the whole woodstock concert on cds. 39 cds, remastered 2019 by Rhino😄

The base player was the only one that didn't look like he was stoned. Love the congoes

Hey Fellas. Just subscribed to your channel. There were a half a million people at Woodstock and Santana stole the show with this one. Not only are each of these musicians great on their own, but together there were unbelievable. Watch the look on their faces as they play. There was love on that stage and it was transmitted to the audience. Thanks for reacting to this one. Peace.

Dude on the keys was Greg Rollie who later formed Journey.

check out Ten Years After at Woodstock and Joe Cocker-the 3 best songs at Woodstock-different vibe back then

They kicked @$$ seven ways from Sunday on this one. In my opinion, this was the best lineup Santana ever had. Gregg Rolie on keyboard (went on to form Journey). David Brown on bass. José "Chepito" Areas on timbales, and congas. Mike Carabello on timbales and congas. Mike Shrieve on drums (went on to become a jazz drummer and still playing in his seventies. Sadly, Chepito had a stroke a few years after this performance. If you really want to hear Mike ‘s talent on drums, listen to Song of the Wind from the Santana album Caravansarai.

The sound engineering was probably close to state-of-the-art in 1969; but to set it up "in the field," subject to heat, humidity, rain, and the like AND to get such fantastic results is AMAZING. I enjoy hearing the squeals of feedback as they represent the raw, live-performance adjustments that were made, NOT ERASED in the recording studio. AS IT WAS DELIVERED! Carlos had some wicked "stank face" way back in '69! Look for the full-length version, with the much longer drum solo; Michael Shrieve beats-up his kit, no lie -- it's much longer than this version. EDIT April 2024: here's a link to the longer version kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbmgY5iW2ty2fok.html

That drum solo by Shrieve was cut off; that's how lengthy his drum solo was!

This is a cut version of the actual video/song. Sorry you guys missed it. Maybe you’ll check it out later? Worth it!

Carlos Santana composed this music, and it is just as impressive as anything Bach or Beethoven has ever done

There is a longer version you should check out 😊

Estimated size of the crowd was 500,000 that day.

60,000 or 100,000 people ?? Over the 3 days there were over 1,000,000 people, and Santana's set alone was estimated at over 500,000 ! But that is just the last of about 10 songs they performed ! If you want another performance, try "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane from that same Woodstock Concert !

Very good react

That IS how you do it. *clink*

No autotune

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Estimated 500+ Thousand Hippies

500,000 people were there.

This is the edited version, the drum solo was longer.

Some of my favorite concert film of all time. I wonder whether they had trouble getting laid after this performance.

What else can we say,.....

A lot of this clip was cut down...look for the full thing in the movie..the drum solo was edited in what you watched..fyi

I think you can't find LSD like that nowadays either....

You did the edited version that cut minutes out of the drum solo ! DO OVER !!

More vintage please! Let me suggest When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin. You can thank me later.

It's Carlos Santana! what more needs to be said?

Doesn't get Any Better then ,this is Majic ,it's Pablo PICASSO !

Why dont you hear the whole thing instead of a edited version , there is 5 min drum solo in this ??

The free fantasy of the 60's is nostalgic dung. Many were being drafted for Vietnam and race riots were in full swing. It wasn't better than any other time.

dude said 60k - 100k lol multiply that by 8 - 5 times

Real shame you didn't choose the full version to react to. Michael Shrieve's full drum solo was amazing ...unlike this chopped edited version.

their 1970 live version at Tanglewood is even BETTER than this one

Get the Woodstock soundtrack.

Ouch chop suey city limits!!!!!!! Play the full length or go home!!!!!

Ridiculously edited version

So annoyed that you aren’t even reacting to the full version of this song. Shrieve’s drum solo was one of the greatest live performances of all time. Do you do any research on your videos or just randomly choose a version?

After seeing the original, unedited, version of this performance makes this one an abomination to watch.

That's it keep interrupting. Bye bye. zzzzzzz