My top ten SANTANA albums ranked

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  @nigelclement1366 · 5 years ago

  Best album ... 'Lotus'. All their greatest early songs played by the 'Welcome' band ... what's not to like. Carlos Santana playing at a peak. The way he swings into 'My Favourite Things' during 'Incident at Neshabur' ...... class!!

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• MA

  @marcrogers1051 · 11 months ago

  Caravanserai is a timeless masterpiece!

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• TE

  @terryjohnson5275 · 5 years ago

  Moonflower is my no 1 favourite Santana album, I think all the live versions outstrip their studio counterparts. The studio tracks though dont disappoint one bit and of course theres a better than the original version of the Zombies&apos; She&apos;s Not There. Tom Coster puts in some great performances on these live tracks as well. Lotus is absolutely phenomenal as well - I do think that when playing live he&apos;s one of those guitarists who totally transcends the constrictions of the studio so even though the studio version are great, the live versions are even better - Europa is great on Amigos , Toussaint L&apos;Overture is great on Santana 3 but on Moonflower they&apos;re just something else. <br>I also really like a lot of his post 70&apos;s work, however its the albums up to Marathon and his solo The Swing of Delight, that I think are unsurpassbale, though his &apos;88 set with Wayne Shorter is great and some of his more recent recordings like Santana iv and Shape Shifter arent too shabby, though I havent been as enamoured with a lot of Corazon or Africa Speaks and I&apos;m not overly convinced with Guitar Heaven. His autobiography from a few years back is also a damn good read though, and if I need a bit of a lift Santana nearly always does the job for me.

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• NI

  @Niels133 · 3 years ago

  The Live, with Buddy Miles is also a very nice album.

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• JO

  @johnwalker8952 · 1 year ago

  Made me go and dig &apos;Welcome&apos; out of the disposal pile to give it another listen. Thanks, Andy.

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• NE

  @NelsonMontana1234 · 2 years ago

  There&apos;s the first one -- and there&apos;s the rest of them.

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• LE

  @leonardgarcia5320 · 2 years ago

  As an intro, hard to beat 3rd album &quot;Batuka/No one to depend on&quot;!

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• MA

  @masudashizue777 · 4 years ago

  After listening to Santana for over 50 years, I&apos;ve made up my mind that their music is timeless and probably will be listened to a hundred years from now. &nbsp;My favorite is still the first album, your 9th favorite.

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• SA

  @saveriominutillo4809 · 5 years ago

  Well done.All those albums you mentioned changed my life in there own way.

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• KI

  @killachunes2349 · 2 years ago

  Flame Sky on Welcome is absolutely mind-blowing.

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• LA

  @larrysmith5413 · 7 days ago

  Thanks Andy! &nbsp;Know and own many of these beautiful records. You’ve given me some me gaps to explore.

• AR

  @arunb3713 · 4 years ago

  In the 70s, Carlos was on fire. And such a distinctive guitar tone. Immediately recognizable.

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