He compared the music's effect to methedrine, which "gives a high with no meaning", finding Rolie and Santana's playing repetitively unimaginative, amidst a monotony of incompetent rhythms and inconsequential lyrics. In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone, Langdon Winner panned Santana as "a masterpiece of hollow techniques" and "a speed freak's delight - fast, pounding, frantic music with no real content". The album cover features artwork by Lee Conklin.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores It has been mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. It also reached #26 on the UK Albums Chart. The album spent more than two years (108 weeks) on the Billboard 200 pop album chart and peaked at #4 in November 1969.
Top 10 hit, reaching #9 and spending thirteen weeks on the chart. The album's first single, " Jingo", was only a modest performer, spending eight weeks on the chart and reaching #56 however, " Evil Ways", the second single taken from the album, was a U.S. The album was destined to be a major release, given a boost by the band's performance at the Woodstock Festival earlier that August. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact, but managed to retain the essence of improvisation in the music. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana.
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