Santana - 1981-02-05 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Santana
1981-02-05
Old Waldorf Theater
San Francisco, CA
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. E Papa Re 
02. Primera Invasion
03. Searchin' 
04. Tales Of Kilimanjaro 
05. Black Magic Woman 
06. Gypsy Queen 
07. All I Ever Wanted
08. Europa
09. Savor 
10. Jingo 
11. Aqua Marine 
12. Body Surfin' 
13. Well All Right 
14. Hannibal 
15. Brightest Star 
16. Over and Over 

The following songs were NOT n the FM broadcast:
17. Incident at Neshabur
18. Runnin'
19. Soul Sacrifice
20. Blues Intro > Open Invitation
21. She's Not There > Marbles
22. American Gypsy
23. Transcendance

Santana - 1981-02-05 - San Francisco, CA (FM)

The late 1970’s and early 1980s were a time of change for Santana, as his music began to take on a more AOR (album oriented rock) flavor. Albums such as Inner Secrets in 1978, Marathon in 1979, and Zebop in 1981, had radio friendly singles such as Open Invitation, All I Ever Wanted and Winning, but began to alienate some long time fans who were unhappy with the change in direction. Perhaps the fans were onto something, because after the release of Winning in 1981, Santana would not have another chart topping song until Supernatural in 1999. While album sales plagued the band in the 1980’s, their live performances never suffered, as this FM broadcast from San Francisco on February 5, 1981, 33 years ago today clearly proves. Download this one now, then come back on February 21 for part 2 of this Same Tour, Different Show entry.  By the way - we’ll have more Santana for you in between these 2 1981 shows, as on February 9 and 10 we’ll feature Carlos from the Palladium in NY in 1978.