Santana – 1980-08-03 – Shelton CT (SBD)

Santana
1980-08-03
Pine Crest Theater
Shelton, CT
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Introduction
02. All I Ever Wanted
03. Incident at Neshabur
04. Tales of Kilimanjaro
05. Black Magic Woman > Gypsy Queen
06. Oye Como Va
07. Europa
08. Lightning in the Sky
09. Percussion
10. Aqua Marine
11. Savor
12. Jingo
13. Well All Right
14. Runnin'
15. Soul Sacrifice
16. Open Invitation
17. She's Not There
18. Transcendence
19. Band Introductions
20. Evil Ways
21. Shake Your Money Maker
22. Samba Pa Ti

Santana – 1980-08-03 – Shelton CT (SBD)

In the late 1970’s, Santana’s music began to move away from the traditional fusion of Latin, jazz, rock and blues toward a more album oriented rock (AOR) sound. That transition began with the album Inner Secrets in 1978, and continued on with Marathon in 1979 and Zeebop in 1981. While those albums produced some outstanding tracks, including, Stormy, Open Invitation, All I Ever Wanted and Winning, Santana’s core fan base questioned the band’s direction. One thing which did not change during this period, however, was the band’s ability to play dynamic live concerts. As this soundboard from Shelton CT from August 3, 1980, 32 years ago today, demonstrates, Carlos could still play guitar with the best of them and the band could electrify any concert venue. Download this one to hear how Santana integrated some of his new AOR sound with the more Latin infused sound from earlier in his career.