joi, 3 mai 2018

Santana - Abraxas (Full Album 1970)

“Abraxas” is the second studio album by Latin rock band Santana. It was released on September 23, 1970 by Columbia Records.
The title of the album originates from a line in Hermann Hesse's book “Demian”, quoted on the album's back cover: "We stood before it and began to freeze inside from the exertion. We questioned the painting, berated it, made love to it, prayed to it: We called it mother, called it whore and slut, called it our beloved, called it Abraxas..
The album cover features the 1961 painting “Annunciation” by German-French painter Mati Klarwein. According to the artist, it was one of the first paintings he did after relocating to New York City. Carlos Santana reportedly noticed it in a magazine and asked that it be on the cover of the band's upcoming album. On the back of the record sleeve the cover art is just credited to 'MATI'. It is now considered a classic of rock album covers.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 207 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was also included in the book “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”.
Rock critic Robert Christgau, in one of his capsule reviews in The Village Voice, at the time of the album's release, gave it a rating of only C+, which denotes "a not disreputable performance, most likely a failed experiment or a pleasant piece of hackwork."


“Abraxas” este al doilea album de studio al trupei de latin rock Santana. A fost lansat in 23 septembrie 1970 de catre Columbia Records. Titlul albumului isi are originea intr-un vers al lui Hermann Hesse din cartea “Demian”, citat pe spatele copertei albumului:”Am stat inainte-I, incepand sa inghetam inauntru din cauza efortului. Am intrebat pictura, am mustrat-o, am facut dragoste cu ea, ne-am rugat ei; am numit-o mama, am numit-o tarfa, am numit-o iubita noastra, am numit-o Abraxas…”
Coperta albumului prezinta pictura “Vestirea” din 1961, a pictorului franco-german Mati Klarwein. Conform artistului a fost una dintre primele lui picturi dupa ce s-a mutat la New York. Carlos Santana se pare ca a observant-o intr-o revista si a cerut sa fie pe coperta urmatorului album al trupei. Pe spatele copertii este scris ca apartine lui “MATI”. Acum este considerata o coperta de album rock clasica .
In 2003 albumul a fost clasat al 207-lea in revista Rolling Stone la lista celor mai mari 500 de albume din toate timpurile. Albumul a fost inclus in in cartea “1001 albume pe care trebuie sa le asculti inainte sa mori”.
Criticul de rock Robert Christgau, intr-una din recenziile lui in The Village Voice, scria la lansarea albumului, acordandu-I o clasare de C+, ceea ce denota “o performanta nu dezonoranta, dar mai mult un experiment ratat ori o piesa placuta de  hamalac musical”.

List of tracks
Side one
00:00 "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts"
04:52 " Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" 
10:12 "Oye Como Va"
14:30 "Incident At Neshabur"

Side two
19:30 "Se A Cabo"
22:22 " Mother's Daughter"
26:51 "Samba Pa Ti"
31:39 "Hope You're Feeling Better"
35:51 " El Nicoya"

Personnel
Santana
Carlos Santana – lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals
David Brown – bass
Michael Shrieve – drums
José "Chepito" Areas – percussion, conga, timbales
Michael Carabello – percussion, conga

Additional personnel
Rico Reyes – percussion, backing vocals
Alberto Gianquinto – piano on "Incident at Neshabur"
Steven Saphore – tabla
Robert Venosa – artwork, graphic design
John Fiore David Brown – Audio engineer
Mati Klarwein – illustrations
Robert Honablue – mastering engineer original recording