Santana/OH, USA 1985

SANTANA from the “BEYOND APPEARANCES” era had a unique yet unique charm. Introducing a masterpiece live album where you can enjoy a stage that you can’t experience anywhere else. This work includes “June 1, 1985 Cuyahoga Falls Performance”. This is a soundboard recording from a performance at the traditional music festival “BLOSSOM MUSC FESTIVAL” that has continued since 1968. Speaking of SANTANA in 1985, in addition to her ambitious challenge with “BEYOND APPEARANCES”, she is also known for appearing at the huge festival “LIVE AID”. First, let’s look back at the schedule at that time and check the show’s position. [“BEYOND APPEARANCES” released on February 25th] ・April 27th – May 10th: North America #1 (11 performances) ・May 30th – June 16th: North America #2 (14 performances) ←★Here ★・June 28th – July 14th: North America #3 (13 performances) ← *LIVE AID appearance ・July 26th – August 22nd: North America #4 (15 performances) ・November 15th: Albany performance This is SANTANA in 1985. Although there are a fair number of performances, all of them are in North America. “LIVE AID” was the final version of “North America #3”, but the Cuyahoga Falls performance of this work was about a month and a half before that. This was the third concert of “North America #2″. This work recorded at such a show is a soundboard recording with plenty of line flavor. This is an excavation master that was once released to the public, but while the balance closer to the center does not provide much breadth, the greatest appeal of line recording is the immersive feeling of zero distance, the sense of clear separation of each note, and the synchronization with the ensemble. The feeling is the highest. The mix, which has far-reaching cheers even between songs, seems to be directly connected to the table, and the vividness of the performance is intense. There are actually various patterns when it comes to the “reality of a live album”, but this work has almost no sense of realism or experience of being on-site, but instead shows an extremely pure live performance. The “realism of the performance” is overwhelming. What is depicted with such a close-up sound is a new SANTANA sound that boldly challenges pop songs and expands the world. Speaking of “BEYOND APPEARANCES TOUR”, the FM broadcast of another Costa Mesa performance is also known as a standard, so let’s organize the set while comparing.・Santana: Savor/Soul Sacrifice ・Heaven’s Guardian: Incident at Neshabur/Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen ・Santana III: Batuka (★)/No One To Depend On (★) ・Amigo: Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile)・Moon Flower: She’s Not There・Treasure of the Sun: Open Invitation・Jibop!: Primera Invasion・Shango: Body Surfing (★)・Beyond Appearance: Brotherhood/Spirit (★)/Who Loves You (★)/Breaking Out /Say It Again/Two Points of View/Touchdown Raiders (★)/Right Now・Others: I’ve Waited All My Life/Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues *Note: “★” marks also appeared on the FM broadcast in Costa Mesa in 1985 A song you can’t listen to. …and it looks like this. From his debut work to his previous work “SHANGO”, he has one or two representative songs each, and his latest work “BEYOND APPEARANCES” is clearly the centerpiece. Of the 11 songs on the album, all songs except “Written in Sand,” “I’m the One Who Loves You,” and “How Long” are played in large quantities. As you know, “BEYOND APPEARANCES” was not a success, and other than “Brotherhood” and “Spirit”, it is all delicious limited numbers that were only played at that time. Of course, it’s not just the pop songs, but the intense contrast between the passionate instrumental numbers and the representative songs of yesteryear that bring out that much energy. You can enjoy all of it with a direct sound board that is directly connected to your brain. The stage from the “BEYOND APPEARANCES” era, which was only partially known in “VIVA SANTANA!” This is a super valuable soundboard album that allows you to enjoy the real thrill of it with a full show of over 140 minutes. Live at Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA 1st June 1985 SBD Disc 1(71:17) 1. Brotherhood 2. Spirit 3. Primera Invasion 4. Open Invitation 5. She’s Not There 6. Incident at Neshabur 7. I ‘ve Waited All My Life 8. Body Surfing 9. Who Loves You 10. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 11. Instrumental 12. Breaking Out Disc 2(70:01) 1. Bass Solo 2. Super Boogie 3. Hong Kong Blues 4. Savor 5. Percussion solo 6. Say It Again 7. Soul Sacrifice 8. Batuka 9. No One To Depend On 10. Two Points of View 11. Touchdown Raiders 12. Europa 13. Right Now (incl. Member Introduction) SOUNDBOARD RECORDING