So the story goes... Santana was set to perform late in the evening. They arrived early in the day and Carlos ran into Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) who suggested they drop acid. Believing he had many hours before going on, Carlos and a couple other band members said "why not?" Just as they are peaking the promoter changed the schedule and sent them on stage. Carlos said his guitar neck turned into a snake and the entire time he prayed "God, keep me in time and on tune." Wound up being one of the greatest live performances in history. Now you know...
@keef72245 ай бұрын
Technically it was mescaline, according to Carlos
@michaeltaylor88355 ай бұрын
Carlos never did drugs
@joeday42935 ай бұрын
@@michaeltaylor8835😅🤣🤣😂🤣😆😅😆🤣😂😆 Where do you get your rock history from, son? Obviously not straight from Carlos Santana's mouth, that's for sure, because he has publicly admitted to tripping balls while they were playing this show.
@mentalwedgee5 ай бұрын
@@michaeltaylor8835 Check his interviews.
@helgar7915 ай бұрын
@@michaeltaylor8835 You mean in your presence.
@steve126jackson32 ай бұрын
They arrived as unknowns. They left as legends.
@madintexasКүн бұрын
Finally got to hear him play live at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2023. He is still absolutely phenomenal!
@GerryJudd5 ай бұрын
It's absolute sacrilege that there even exists a truncated version of this track with Michael Shrieve's drum solo in the middle removed! You've been sold short, my friend!
@marchitibang25 ай бұрын
you got that right !
@Polyphemus475 ай бұрын
Thanks for the heads up! - I can stop watching now.
@FTamer-bk8jw5 ай бұрын
When I saw it was the shot version I almost stopped. 😒
@keithdubose21504 ай бұрын
I saw you.used the version where the drum solo is cut... damn . Skipping
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN4 ай бұрын
Yup disgusting too many stupid requesters have shitty taste in musicians are stupid on the versions
@fw14215 ай бұрын
Carlos Santana doesn’t get enough credit for his contribution to the 60’s-70’s music scene today. He’s an amazing guitarist. Wonderful tone.
@sibkiss20095 ай бұрын
Santana was a necessity in the 70’s.
@Vinterfrid4 ай бұрын
Who says he doesn't?
@klausrain1114 ай бұрын
People who know about rock and roll know about Santana. They went on to make Santana Abraxas, one of the greatest records in rock history.
@klausrain1114 ай бұрын
Carlos was about 22 in 1969.
@9211goat2 ай бұрын
Wonderful tone is right!
@tomlerch91905 ай бұрын
When my son (now 38) was about15 or so came running to me saying I had to hear this new (to him) guitarist! I went to hear what he was into and it was Santana. I looked at him and said Oh Carlos Santana. Blew his mind that dad would know who he was listening to. Da earn some cred that day.
@kovie91625 ай бұрын
You mean Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?
@tomlerch91905 ай бұрын
Yeah something like that.
@TheFman433 ай бұрын
this was before all this AI junk..when you had to master your instrument...!!
@lloydphilbrick69075 ай бұрын
I've been watching that for over 50 years, I never get tired of it.
@MarianneK37595 ай бұрын
My older sister ran away at 18 to Woodstock.. she spent 5 days there and came home filthy, hungry and totally feeling the effects of the party materials consumed, but said it was the best 5 days of her life...
@Cchan535 ай бұрын
A caravan of my friends were leaving from a local park and I made the mistake of asking my Dad if I could go...I should have just gone !!! But saw the movie in the theater as soon as it was released...around same time as Easy Rider I believe!
@Cchan535 ай бұрын
Well hippies loved all those percussive type additions ,bongos, triangles, tambourine, maracas but it was so much a Latino thing which Santana is...
@Cchan535 ай бұрын
Check out more from the Woodstock concert...Timing Hendrix the one morning playing the National Anthem ,Alvin Lee doing an obscure blues tune "Going Home"...soooo many great artists!!!
@Cchan535 ай бұрын
Carlos Santana is the leader of course...
@donnaralph44135 ай бұрын
My sister at her age 18 also went to Woodstock, not sure how long she was gone, she got back she told us how close to Janis she was, and how much fun she had🥰
@masudashizue7774 ай бұрын
I'm glad they captured this insane performance on film for all eternity.
@DavidBaker-h3lКүн бұрын
Digital didn't exist....
@chuckriley37115 ай бұрын
Santana is the person and the band. This is gold where every one in the band shines. One of my favorites is "Black Magic Women".
@nj16395 ай бұрын
Trivia.... Black Magic Woman was a Fleetwood Mac original sung by Peter Green. Santana did it justice, for sure!
@richdiddens40595 ай бұрын
And Carlos' younger brother, Jorge, was in a group called Malo. Their biggest hit was Suavacito, very smooth and mellow.
@JamesDolen-dn6wz3 ай бұрын
They played Black Magic Woman on the Dick Cavett Show in 1969 or early 1970.
@morganspector51612 ай бұрын
The opening two tracks on Abraxas: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts seguing into Black Magic Woman is one of the greatest concept cuts of all time
@karimhicks83765 ай бұрын
My father, (RIP), INTRODUCED me to bands like Santana, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Janis Joplin, Jethro Toll, Iron Butterfly, ectra. How I miss those precious moments! Keep on rocking our youth!! Thankyou!!!
@marilynbrockington82135 ай бұрын
I bought their album in 1970 when I was 18 and I'm still loving it now at age 72.
@nj16395 ай бұрын
You too, eh?
@nj16395 ай бұрын
I was fortunate to see them in Philly at the Electric Factory when they were promoting that first LP.
@helenmckeetaylor94095 ай бұрын
This is a master class to show what True Musicians can do❣
@grandfathergeek5 ай бұрын
When musical giants walked the earth.
@ursulabklyn_mia61485 ай бұрын
The Nefilim.
@EskWIRED5 ай бұрын
He still walking. And instrumentalists often get better and better and better as they get older.
@EllenKlever-c7k4 ай бұрын
I'm glad I was around in those days...enjoy it for life
@TheBarkinFrog4 ай бұрын
There are still musical giants walking the earth, and I don't just mean people like Santana, Clapton, their ilk.
@Truthjustice233 ай бұрын
Good way to say my friend. 🎸🎵🎶❤️😄👌👌
@Mainecoonlady.5 ай бұрын
Fun fact…. Neil Schon and Greg Rollie were very young in San Francisco, and would skip school to play with Carlos Santana. Neil learned guitar from Carlos and in this video, the guy on piano with cigarette in his mouth, is Greg Rollie. Neil Schon and Greg Rollie are founding members of Journey.
@RunetteHamilton5 ай бұрын
True. Neil also learned to olay guitar at age of 15.
@sueblankenship94413 ай бұрын
Journey was better before Steve Perry joined.
@eudymaverickmentorАй бұрын
Neil Schon joined the band on Santana III.
@JamesFolkers23 күн бұрын
And NOBODY drives a B3 like Gregg!!
@denisebox34659 күн бұрын
I didnt know that!!!
@docdurdin5 ай бұрын
I was 19 then and 74 now, Carlos Santana is 76. This is one of the most iconic sets of the festival. Imagine the energy of playing for 1/2 million people, magic!
@karlmaier67882 ай бұрын
Yep .... Exact same age as you ..... the times we grew up in were ... PURE MAGIC
@jacqueline45145 ай бұрын
The drummer was just a BABY!!!!!
@wayneclark28995 ай бұрын
Abraxus is one of the GREATEST albums of all time, hands down!
@KaiOcean5 ай бұрын
Greatest!
@jazzpunk5 ай бұрын
One of my very-1st LPs...13th Birthday present.
@miketucker-fy3be5 ай бұрын
Black Magic Woman.
@SwitchRod5 ай бұрын
Without doubt...Abraxas was GO TO "all-purpose cassette" for this just turned 17, junior in high school farm boy in Fall, 1970. Carlos, CSN (Y "later"), Grand Funk Railroad, CCR, Hendrix, Cream, Three Dog Night, Morrison/Doors, The Band, Dylan, Steppenwolf, Stones, Janis, Cocker, BB King, BS&T, Chicago, The Guess Who, Johnny and Edgar Winter, James Gang, Steve Miller Band...James Taylor, Janis Ian, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash Bread, Carpenters, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Union Gap, Stevie Wonder, The Rascals, Dionne Warwick, Aretha, Mason Williams, Sergio Mendes, Glen Campbell Herb Alpert (yeah, I played the trumpet 🤷♂️), Dionne Warwick, et al?! ...Still have all the LPs, and most of the cassettes (need to order new belt for old NAD tape deck)... Thanks for prompting memories of (seemingly) simpler times. Yes, I qualified my statement of "simpler times." Apologizing for my Boomer generation only awakening "briefly" before falling even deeper into "3D" deception...Distracted, Diverted, DIVIDED and conquered. Reawakening in progress... Music a "unifier"...reminder of We the People becoming the one for whom the Founders hoped and sacrificed? Ditch the propagandizing and programmed to keep us Distracted, Diverted, DIVIDED...fighting each other, rather than living our Right and DUTY regarding an illegitimate and DESPOTIC government?
@karenj36115 ай бұрын
Definitely
@phaelon564 ай бұрын
Santana's band was unknown outside the San Francisco Bay area when Woodstock artists were booked. Promoter Bill Graham was not their official manager btu was a mentor and helped guide their career. They were offered just $750 to appear at Woodstock (about $6400 in 2024 dollars.) Bill Graham insisted that they had to do the gig, and that they would blow up nationaally as a rock act once they got that exposure. The Woodstock movie came out not long after the festival. Graham was right! Note: Carlos wanted to move in a jazz direction after their album Abraxas (which he did with the stellar album Caravanserai,) but second guitarist Neil Schon and keyboard player/vocalist Greg Rolliuer wanted to move in a pop direction. They formed Journey - and the rest is history.
@robertmaldonado87295 ай бұрын
Santana stole the show at Woodstock and they we're all high on Acid....the drummer is 18 years old
@nb1inheaven7885 ай бұрын
... Not Carlos, but the drummer Michael Shrieves with his great solo, everybody was talking about this drum solo at this time and the poor guy who have done this video cut the best drum solo of the world ... Everybody from my generation knows this ... So ciao, you missed something great !!!
@BobTheMan25 ай бұрын
So you were there so COOL
@Jan-xn3kz5 ай бұрын
They took some Acid thinking they had plenty of time, instead they went on stage early. Carlos said playing the guitar was like wrestling with a snake. 😂
@alanfoster65895 ай бұрын
@@BobTheMan2 Not necessarily. It's in the film of the concert.
@stevenseul3615 ай бұрын
Michael Shriver was 20 the youngest performer on stage at Woodstock
@Frankincensedjb1235 ай бұрын
Loved this song so much that we learned it and it became our show closer for years. Woodstock had some amazing performances: Santana, CSN, The Who, Ten Years After, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane ... So many classic moments.
@debrablumrogers50965 ай бұрын
I was a lucky young girl when i went to Woodstock 69.My uncle was babysitting me and he took me needlless to say he was in trouble when we returned 4 days later Carlos Santana was absolutely off the charts ,i remember him,Janis Joplin,& Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane.These are the people who shaped my musical taste🎶🎵🎶I only wish i was a couple years olderr at the time to get the full Woodstock experience.but ill take this ,and say it was ABSOLUTELY EPIC.And say I was blessed to have the memories of my best musical experience of my entire life.! ✌️🎵🎶🎶🎵💗
@janettemasiello55604 ай бұрын
Awesome 🤗
@Hollylivengood3 ай бұрын
You can't leave it at that. We've all seen the pictures of the families with their kids. Are you the kid who was standing on the big bearded guy's shoulders? What special memory either way.
@dwaynehall635624 күн бұрын
Best Uncle ever!
@summergivens2423 ай бұрын
Santana's music is timeless. I'm 67 years old and still listen to Carlos.
@leoncepierre39635 ай бұрын
The man playing the bongo drums that you loved so much is Marcus the Magnificent. 40 years after Woodstock a LA news crew did a piece on Marcus who was homeless, living in LA. Santana saw the news piece and immediately went and found him.
@lrsrosebud5 ай бұрын
I saw that news story, it was sad and amazing at the same time.
@gotham615 ай бұрын
Marcus Malone had been convicted of manslaughter and was in prison by the time of Woodstock. That's Mike Carabello with the afro, and he's playing congas, not bongos.
@leoncepierre39635 ай бұрын
@@gotham61 Thanks for the correction. I had the wrong man.
@davekinghorn95674 ай бұрын
Marcus later passed away tragically after getting hit by a tire as an innocent bystander at a traffic accident.
@anthonyfrey97073 ай бұрын
@@gotham61 beat me to it
@GaryNoone-jz3mq5 ай бұрын
Santana was the group. Carlos Santana was the leader of the group.
@CapAnson123455 ай бұрын
I really wish this video that cuts out the extended drum solo would get excised from the internet. Everyone reacts to it and you're only getting 75% of the Santana experience.
@davidzweiban79575 ай бұрын
Truth
@Mr05Chuck5 ай бұрын
Great idea
@dadmateryn80925 ай бұрын
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get so pissed when people do this chopped video. I won't even watch this!
@danecopti7495 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@VinceEmbry5 ай бұрын
Agreed
@timhoover46784 ай бұрын
Yes, this is what we had as music in the 70's. Carlos has style and grace that can not be matched. Pure music. It is great to see a young one hear this and feel the grove for the first time. Maybe an odd perspective although this is what you would have heard me and my bothers jamming out to in 1974. Along with Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley
@davidmalarkey13025 ай бұрын
One of the best guitarists alive today.
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
He is ranked #9
@georgianalabella78523 ай бұрын
So Great ❤There Are No words. Pete sr
@elaine80135 ай бұрын
I was there. It was an electrifying experience. The one thing I can boast about in life is I WENT TO WOODSTOCK. The drummer was only 18. They missed their call to stage because they were dropping acid and Country Joe improvised for a bit to "keep the troops going" until they were ready to get on stage. While Joe Cocker took us to church, Santana let loose all we had tied up inside us and we went wild. Santana started out as a band.There's a longer video out there where you get the long version of that drummer going wild.
@LadyIarConnacht5 ай бұрын
And I'm glad it happened that way because we have that absolute FIRE recording of Country Joe making 300,000 pacifists get really, really fired up.
@jimklingensmith61785 ай бұрын
I was there too. And you correct of all the things I have not done in this life I get to say I went to Woodstock and mean it. I heard the Rock and roll gods of our time Even in retrospect, it was a wonderful experience
@erictrenbeath96805 ай бұрын
To have been there! I've copied my comment from above: I was 11 years old in 1978. My parents would let me stay up late and watch TV on Friday night, and the Woodstock movie came on. I had never even heard of it before. My mind was blown, especially by this performance. It's safe to say I was never the same.
@BritIronRebel5 ай бұрын
I rode my 1967 Triumph Bonneville from Pittsburgh to Woodstock. Got lost somehow, but finally made it. The bike helped navigate through the lines of traffic. Four months later I got drafted. Talk about culture shock! 😵💫
@failuretocomunicate52663 ай бұрын
Good for you, it is one of the regrets of my life after graduating from high school in 69 in Bel Air Maryland it wouldn't have been that far to drive to Woodstock, I had to work at that time but in retrospect I would have taken off, of course.
@ghosttownreview15315 ай бұрын
Never thought of Santana as instrumental music. Carlos' guitar has always been telling me stories. In high-school I played some of his tracks for my friends and they asked me, "when does the singing start"? I'd been listening to Santana since I was 6 years old and it took a high-school friend to make me realize there weren't vocals on every song.
@propitchinsider12 күн бұрын
His guitar is singing to us
@suecook13265 ай бұрын
Santana's first album was 2 weeks from being released so nobody knew who they were, but they walked away with 400,000+ new fans that day! The drummer, Michael Shrieve was the 2nd youngest Woodstock performer and had just turned 20. He's now listed in Rolling Stone's top 100 most influential drummers of all time. His solo was longer but that video is hard to find. Michael went to a jam session wanting to find somebody to jam with. Carlos found him and hired him.
@Niteowlette5 ай бұрын
Santana's first album was released in 1968. Abraxas was released about 2 years later. You have to be thinking of Abraxas. Everyone in California had been listening to Santana since his first album was released because the band was from San Francisco and well known in the Bay area, as well as L.A.
@k_salter5 ай бұрын
Hard to believe it was still 2 weeks out, but they had made quite a name for themselves in S.F. and L.A. prior to Woodstock.
@gotham615 ай бұрын
@@Niteowlette The first Santana album was released August 22nd 1969, the Friday after Woodstock
@Edward-pu1wt4 ай бұрын
You're right, they just picked up 400,000 new fans, but music lovers in San Francisco and the Bay already knew Santana and were eagerly awaiting the first album (15 year old me as well).
@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion3 ай бұрын
Yep. Henry Gross of Sha-Na-Na was the youngest. Born April 1, 1951. He wrote and sang the Top Ten hit 'Shannon' in 1976.
@SleepyBread-mv4tw3 ай бұрын
To me they were the best in Woodstock what a great musician I love you all of you long live to the King Carlos Santana ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
@melanieredfield97365 ай бұрын
Yes, Carlos Santana's group was simply named Santana....in the same way that Eddie and Alex Van Halen's group was known as Van Halen. The drummer, Michael Schreive, was fresh out of high school here and his actual solo was much longer, and stands as a legendary moment at Woodstock. ( there's a full video available on YoyTube). Also, you might be interested in a video of SRV and Santana playing together, I think it's a piece called Coal Train (?). Santana claimed to have had a paranormal-type encounter with Stevie's spirit after his death.
@TimLivingston-zt6hm5 ай бұрын
Do yourself a favor and go back and watch the full version. The drum solo by a 19 year-old blitzed out of his mind is an integral part that makes this one of the greatest rock performances of all time.
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
Buddy Holly was an inspiration to Santana. They were both equal in talent.
@LindaCasanova-qn3pb2 ай бұрын
Michael Shrieve was on fire with his drum solo!!
@BeautifulMeadow1645 ай бұрын
Carlos Santana 😍 Other greats by him: Black Magic Woman, Smooth, Evil Ways, Oye Como Va, and MANY more!!
@Eric-ff4bf5 ай бұрын
Yeah, just basically drop the needle on the opening track of Abraxis, and let it play. The entire album is awesome. Added trivia: Prince said he patterned his own style of guitar playing on Santana.
@buzzyboo66735 ай бұрын
Europa - I feel like I'm going to melt when I listen to that song!
@JamesAllmond5 ай бұрын
Black Magic Woman is actually a Fleetwood Mac song (Peter Green era, before his mind got destroyed by a couple of German asses) and smooth was credited to Rob Thomas, Carlos refused the writing credit... That's just the way he is... but yeah, all amazing.
@Eric-ff4bf5 ай бұрын
@@JamesAllmond Interesting about Black Magic Woman being originally by a member of Fleetwod Mac). Thanks for sharing the knowledge. It feels like this is one of those cases where the cover comes to dominate the original in the public memory ("Respect" becoming Aretha Franklin's song, though originally written and performed by Otis Redding is another great example)
@gotham615 ай бұрын
Those songs are all covers!
@sueprator93145 ай бұрын
Santana's history IS COMPLEX!! Woodstock represents his early years: hard Latin Rock first 3 albums. THEN he had a SPIRITUAL AWAKENING and became a devotee of Sri Chinmoy. His music became transcendental and some of most exquiste works were the following albums: Caravanseri; Welcome, Barboletta, Blues for Salvador and others. Later much later he married his 3rd wife and became a commerical guitar player. I followed Carlos being from San Francisco. His best works were in the middle. The rock years were pretty awesome too.
@chrisnugent88675 ай бұрын
One of the greatest performances of the whole festival. The crowd went crazy.
@AP-gb3eh5 ай бұрын
They were all babies man . Brilliant Brilliant children of Music. Congas and any percussion you can get your hands on. Carlos communing with the universe ☮️
@billhipple60765 ай бұрын
Santana was the man AND the group. Carlos was 22 years old in this video. Lead Vocalist/Keyboardist Gregg Rolle and guitarist Neal Schon went on to form the band Journey.
@mikeymutual54895 ай бұрын
Neal Schon was not in the band at this time.
@evelynharron47185 ай бұрын
Another great act at Woodstock - Alvin Lee and Ten Years After -' Going Home' . It'll blow you away man!
@RyneMurray235 ай бұрын
I saw Santana live about 4 years ago and they led the concert off with this song. They absolutely killed 🔥🔥
@MegaSteve19575 ай бұрын
This big slice of testosterone has been giving me spine tingles for many the year. 1972 at the Manchester Palace theatre I was fortunate to see Santana live with Earth, Wind & Fire as the warm up - it was one helluva show.
@Fizzledark5 ай бұрын
Santana's playing just ages like fine wine. At the risk of sounding obvious, the older he gets, the better he gets. The only reason I don't think that's an obvious statement is that every time I hear him play, I swear he can't possibly get any better. Then he does. Crazy pants.
@gaillouise8310Күн бұрын
My favorite Santana song is Black Magic Woman, I went out and bought the album after hearing it...back in the day. The whole album jams and yes he is a singer too.
@landiahillfarm65905 ай бұрын
This early iteration of Santana literally changed the face of Rock and Roll. This version you are watching has the extended drum solo edited out, the artist is Michael Shrieve who after leaving Santana went on to do countless studio sessions with a who's who in Rock over the years. Others have already pointed out he was only 18 years old!!! if you can, find the drum solo version, he will blow you away. It's hard to imagine today that prior to this gig, nobody outside of LA had even heard of this band. What a freaking debut
@Niteowlette5 ай бұрын
Santana was from San Francisco, and all my friends in the Bay area knew about and was listening to him in 1968. That's how I ... an L.A. girl ... heard Santana. The brother of one of my friends had Santana's first album, and we used to "borrow" it when her bro wasn't home. 😄
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
The Yardbirds and the Kinks also changed the face of Rock and Roll before Santana.
@liviofazi40174 ай бұрын
What blows my mind is that most were not Classically trained. Like these guys knew their music and played as simply as we breathe.....its mind blowing the talent. Finished reading Miles Davis biography and he speaks of Jimi Hendrix in the time of jazz...these guys were interlaced....awesome era of talent...and don't get me started on Karen Carpenter playing drums lol...like wtf......lol....and the wrecking crew...jeezus..Glen Campbell...go on...ohmymymyohmy.....the talent.
@1bassman95 ай бұрын
I was in a music store browsing through records when that first album came out and they always played the album of the day and by the third song I had that album in hand at the cash register because it knocked me on my butt ! Santana did a concert that year in Brooklyn college and nobody could stay in their seats dancing around the auditorium they were so incredibly exciting !
@hairball75295 ай бұрын
I've been to 11 Santa a concerts. I passed on Jimi Hendrix concert to have money for an upcoming Santana concert. I saw him do an 8 hour jam in Hawaii. His singer didn't show and when Santana came out he said "There's only one kind of music, good music but I don't do polka music" lol. That was the only vocal all night until the power was shut off at 2 AM.
@michaelscott74622 ай бұрын
First, allow me to say "Salute!". That was a most excellent reaction. I am 71 year old black man who was 16 when Woodstock happened. Niwt, Santana was the only band to play at Woodstook occured that did not have an album. Bill Graham was a respected promoter of rock concerts from San Francisco. He was asked to help with the nuances of putting on events like this. He said I will help only if you allow me to have my boys from San Francisco play. Their name at that time was The Santana Blues Band . One month cafrer Woodstock an album came out simply titled "Santana". It hit the FM airwaves and me, lukei millions of other folks were smitten and hooked. Santana came thru Philly in October of 1969. I was there. I do not have amthe vocabulary to describe how excellent they were. Exactly 1 year after Woodstook,Santana played at Tanglewood in New York. Please, I beg you, pkease, check it out. FYI, he performed his 2nd album which was yet to be released hence no one jnewt they were gearibgt it. For me Santana at Tanglewood is akin to a church service . Trust me. He ushered in the spirit of the Almighty. It is pure fire. Thank you and continued blessing to you. You shall be a fine father.
@LadyIarConnacht5 ай бұрын
Yes, Carlos Santana is famous for giving his guitar a singing voice that seems to accompany the music rather than leading it. His leadership style is like that too. He often pushes other musicians into the spotlight while he drives from the backseat. Amazing man and musician.
@EvilSnipa26 күн бұрын
I love how diverse the band is. Awesome to see
@tx_15 ай бұрын
The keyboard player & singer is Gregg Rolie. Another guitarist named Neal Schon joined Santana like a year after Woodstock. Both Gregg & Neal created the band Journey.
@RunetteHamilton5 ай бұрын
Santana thought Neal how to play guitar age of 15.
@sammarsh36793 ай бұрын
@@RunetteHamilton Neil was already a great player by the time he met Carlos through Gregg Rolie. He started at age 10 after learning both sax and oboe, and Gregg used to pick him up from high school to bring him to jam with Santana.
@looneygardener5 ай бұрын
I really appreciate you listening to old people music.
@eliseorodriguezjr8765 ай бұрын
Here is a little fun fact. The lead guitarist for journey Neal Schon joined santana when he was 15 in 1974. When he left santana with another band member. They got together and formed Journey before Steve Perry after parry joined its when journey blew up
@r3adrpro8115 ай бұрын
So much fun watching you discover an entire world of music recorded before everyone was autotuned and digitized into blandness. Keep exploring the rabbitholes you are entering!
@kaess3075 ай бұрын
Imagine sitting in a cinema with Dolby surround and watching the four-hour Woodstock film in the director's cut by Martin Scorsese like I did in 1970. An experience for eyes and ears!
@anthonyv69625 ай бұрын
I present the following because when you asked us to imagine how great your experience was, I did. Then I decided I wanted my own copy so I could have that experience too. Boy are there a lot of versions out there. Sadly I wont ever enjoy the same experience you had. Because no one has. Here's why. The 1970 release was just the standard 185 minute theatrical release. Also Dolby Surround Sound came out in 1982, Dolby Stereo was their first product in 1976. The next theatrical release was the 224 minute Directors Cut released on the 25th anniversary of the festival. That was 1994 pre DVD but it was available on VHS and those huge Laserdisc things. Also no Dolby on this release either but they did add digital reverb because that won't make it sound worse. lol. I almost forgot, Michael Wadleigh is the director. Scorsese had limiteds involvement in the editing of said movie.
@kaess3075 ай бұрын
@@anthonyv6962 True, you're right about Dolby, but the 1970 film version was edited by Scorsese, among others. That's a fact! de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(Film)
@gotham615 ай бұрын
I fist saw the movie at a screening at the US Embassy in Copenhagen Denmark, the sound mix was mono. I went to see it again at my local movie theater in Denmark, and again, the sound was mono. I don't think there was even a stereo version until it was released on home video.
@jamesmichael54754 ай бұрын
55 years later and this tune still blows me away.
@JamesJohnson-ig6of5 ай бұрын
Santana is a master of what he does, a guitarist that has the ability to take his performance above and beyond. My all-time favorite performance is one he collaborates with pop star Rob Thomas, called "SMOOTH"! *A Request: The studio released video version that's "live" on a city street! It's FIRE!
@mapegatkinson925 ай бұрын
Music makes you sacrifice your soul. I am a 73 years old woman and-was 19 at the time. I feel the same way about it now and it's fun to see you love it too.
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
Most of America and the world would not agree with you....Music for them does not want them to sacricice their soul. A large part of the world will never pick up an instrument....and if they do...they will only practice a week. For most of the World Music is a mediocre companion.
@anessalyn10355 ай бұрын
Black Pegasus says, "They're possessed." Well, it was Woodstock 😂. That crowd, though, that's insane. I checked out some information on Santana and all I could find was that with his band or solo, he's pretty much been referred to as Santana . He learned to play the violin at age 5 and the guitar at age 8. I had no idea. He had heart surgery in 2021. He is one talented man.
@carlahelin52035 ай бұрын
Oh my Lord!!! 😂😂😂 This is your best reaction EVER!!!! Arguably this is best live footage on the planet!
@bethkelley5755 ай бұрын
I was too young, like 8 or 9 years old. But, in the 70's when I was a teen, Santana was still killing it! I wish I could have gone to Woodstock, so much talent! Love your reactions to the old school music, lol.
@pippavombr58565 ай бұрын
Born in '59 and Woodstock is what I missed to. When was 17 I bought my first Santana album and really started to get into all the great music from Woodstock. My dad bought the Woodstock dvd when he was 75. He's was classical and big band music. Then he started listening to Santana, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and many more. I visited my parents and my dad had headphones on and watched "The backside of the moon" by Pink Floyd on TV.
@bethkelley5754 ай бұрын
@@pippavombr5856 Legenda--alll of them. Led Zeppelin is my band...luv luv luve them. Pink Floyd--perfect for tripping, lol. Music was music back then. I will say, modern day will never have the same effect as far as awesome open air concerts, the feeling of feedom and the world was ours to embrace.
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
For many people Woodstock turned out to be not so good. The Media Endlessly portrays Woodstock as Peace, Love and Joy. But don't be fooled...the media does not mention the Robbery, Rape, overdoses, and assults that occured.
@JesusGarcia-ij3yd5 күн бұрын
This is pure solid Carlos Santana music .
@brucedocsmith28375 ай бұрын
Santana openly admits he was on psychedelic’s here & was hallucinating & seeing colors. He says he had to “look to a higher power” to return to focus to make it on stage. So u were right MrBP. He says Jerry Garcia gave him the “medicine”
@anthonyv69625 ай бұрын
Don't we all always see colors. That he thought his guitar was a snake probably overrides his color vision.
@lorilawry15325 ай бұрын
You need to watch the entire live Woodstock movie!! You will be amazed at the talent. I’ve seen Santana 10 times and he and his band still kill it after all these years!!😊
@Mvtobebo5 ай бұрын
Great reaction! I think you should know that this video cut out the drum solo. It's like a 5 minute solo so you might wanna find the longer version even if you don't show it on here. It's epic.
@rk41gator4 ай бұрын
No one had ever heard anything like this before. This Afro-Cuban rock hit America like a storm. Stardom!
@heartwork83185 ай бұрын
Yes!!! I love love love Carlos Santana! He is one of my favorite guitarists and his sound is immediately recognizable! He started the band and the members are kind of always changing with him being the only constant. He does sing but that guitar sings for him mostly😂 I think you would like “ Black Magic Woman” “Evil Ways” and or “Oye Como Va”. I saw him in Vegas at House of Blues in 2015 and it was amazing! A real treat was that his drummer that night was his wife who is an awesome drummer! She was the drummer for Lenny Kravitz for a long time! Great reaction BP do some more Santana please!❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
@sherryramirez63295 ай бұрын
did not know any of that! cool
@stevenward999225 күн бұрын
Mike Shrieve was the drummer… he was just 20 years old at the time and his drum solo is one of the greatest drum performances of all time. They made history. You have to find the full version. It is a crime that this has been edited.
@SandyMcMasters5 ай бұрын
I saw Santana at a Day on the Green in 1978 in Oakland, CA w/ the Stones no less. Didn't fully appreciate him until much later.
@markgarber34654 ай бұрын
Saw Carlos about 2 years ago, second row, and he still puts on an amazing concert. If you get a chance to see him, go. Because who knows how much more time we've got with him here.
@jimmygrieves29095 ай бұрын
I heard Carlos say in an interview "I thought I was pretty good - then I saw this dude Jimi Hendrix - Oh man !" - Well, as far as Woodstock goes - you were magnificent Carlos !
@jeffreyjenkins12424 ай бұрын
I was privileged to see Santana in San Diego, Spring 1979. My ship was getting underway for a six month deployment at 0600 the next morning. Helluva send off. Carlos could make you cry just using sustain and bending the note on his guitar just right. Ahh....what I wouldn't give to be 25 again with a rolling deck beneath my feet.
@scenicrouteart5 ай бұрын
Carlos Santana, Santana his band…one of my Al time top ten favorites!!!
@lynnhafferkamp60544 ай бұрын
Much respect to you for keeping an open mind and learning
@Mvtobebo5 ай бұрын
This is my favorite part of Woodstock I can watch it over and over
@danpeak2 ай бұрын
Santana, Chicago of that era were phenomenal..so glad I got to experience them in my teen years.
@ezed39025 ай бұрын
You are correct. Santana was the band!
@bubsmomma5 ай бұрын
When I saw Santana live he had traditional and Latin percussion sections. Holy crap so amazing!
@johnmccarthy-behindtheveil5 ай бұрын
You was born in the wrong time. 60's and 70's were AWESOME!
@sharonelliott23664 ай бұрын
We were all young in 1969. I was 20. And I had the same reaction you did "Carlos look so young!".
@JaneWalters-ni7se5 ай бұрын
Carlos is a MASTER. And his band is always top notch. They always JAM!!
@robertotto58113 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up listening to this stuff. Im always amused to see the reactions of today's young people when they hear and watch real musicians for the first time. No manufactured, autotune synthetic sounds. Just awesome raw talent. Nobody gave these guys anything. They earned it with their talent. It was an incredible era in music. We may never pass this way again.
@larryfisher57965 ай бұрын
I'm 80 years old you had to have been there best time ever,👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎
@patriciaroberts3085 ай бұрын
I was 14 living in Southern California. I wanted to go to Woodstock so badly, 3000 miles away. I didn't have a car, didn't know how to drive, and no one to go with. Thank God my parents told me NO!!! I was very naive and in no way worldly. When the movie Woodstock was released to theaters in the 1970's my cousin and I RAN to see it, of course standing in line for tickets and to get in, we absolutely loved it!! Dancing in our seats, dancing in the aisles!!! Thanks for the second hand memories!!! ✌️💕🥁🎸🎤📸
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
You had to be worldly and be aware of your surroundings at Woodstock....the media and history will not mention it....but quite a bit of bad things happened at Woodstock.
@jaane135 ай бұрын
My dad would blast Santana when I was a kid--we would all lay on the floor or dance, as the mood took us (no stomping since it could skip the record, lol).
@josephprocopio29304 ай бұрын
those were the good old days,cant compare the music and the feeling
@bradmannion67695 ай бұрын
Imagine 500,000 - half a million people in one place for 3 days of music, love, and drugs, and no violence at all.
@bradmannion67695 ай бұрын
@@et781 that was the Rolling Stones concert where the Stones hired the Hells Angeles as security. stupid mistake.
@anthonyv69625 ай бұрын
@@et781 It was over before it started. The Manson Family committing the Tate-LaBianca murders, August 9-10, 1969 were effectively the death knell of '60s counterculture. Five days later we get Woodstock, Aug 15, 1969 - Aug 18, 1969, and money aside, that was basically a disaster if you really think about it. Then four months after Manson on December 6, 1969, we get the Altamont Speedway Free Festival. Interestingly Santana was the first act. The Hells Angels were hired to be Security and they murdered Meredith Hunter.
@VIDSTORAGE4 ай бұрын
Maybe the quality of drugs is the reason that the peace went great lol
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
Don't kid yourself....there was plenty of violence...including Rape and Robbery.
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
They just didn't have the smart phones to report the Rape and Robbery. What was the Liberal Press going to do....Tell the Truth that Woodstock was not all that it was cracked up to be?
@thesjkexperience3 ай бұрын
It’s why I loved being in bands. Raw, honest music is the best! No dancers, no light show, no backing tapes…..
@katherinedaigle86595 ай бұрын
That's the condensed version. You really have to watch the movie. The music and the references to the war in Nam, true history. The movie is streaming as a documentary.
@erictrenbeath96805 ай бұрын
I was 11 years old in 1978. My parents would let me stay up late and watch TV on Friday night, and the Woodstock movie came on. I had never even heard of it before. My mind was blown, especially by this performance. It's safe to say I was never the same.
@TheOnespeedbiker5 ай бұрын
Michael Shrieve is on the drum set, considered one of the best drummers of his era.
@Ecosse575 ай бұрын
i'm blown away.
@danielbrown34614 ай бұрын
Bill ward was better...He was also playing at about the same time...When Sabbath was forming.
@chriswilliams59824 ай бұрын
I saw an interview with Santana where he talked about this performance. He said he was high on mescaline and that the guitar neck turned into a snake. The kid on the drums was 15 years old and that drum solo is considered one of the best.
@timothymoran18505 ай бұрын
At the time, Santana did have have a record contract or an albumn. This performance got them both.
@ch3no2killz5 ай бұрын
Santana has great early music, this is before his spiritual change and walking away from drugs. I personally like his early stuff! This track is magic. Ole Guy.
@LonghopeBro-ju6jl5 ай бұрын
I saw Santana for the first time at Stanford U. in 1968, when they were a little-known band, and way down near the bottom of the concert billing. In fact, at the time of the concert, the Stanford University newspaper listed Santana as the Satan Blues Band. Performers listed in order of prominence, headliners first: July 28, 1968, Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford U., Palo Alto, CA: Chambers Brothers/Quicksilver Messenger Service/Sons of Champlin/Creedence Clearwater Revival/Santana Blues Band/Morning Glory.
@LonghopeBro-ju6jl5 ай бұрын
The drummer Michael Shrieve played in the school band in San Mateo CA, at catholic Serra High School with my friend Rory who played guitar. My friend switched to my public high school, and I believe Shrieve dropped out of school to join Santana. Neal Schon went to my high school as well, and he also dropped out of school to join Santana, later to become a founding member of Journey with Santana keyboardist Gregg Rolie.
@scotttrainer97045 ай бұрын
I've seen Santana five times in concert. Always great!
@rolandratz15 ай бұрын
Hi - Fun Fact about WOODSTOCK - Carlos Santana was 22 when he suddenly had to play on stage at Woodstock in front of half a million people. Today he is 70 and still - in my opinion - the best guitarist in the world. Legendary the song I just heard - my favorites are "Samba Pa Ti", " Oje Como Va" , "Back Magic Woman" and a few of the newer songs... I am so proud that at the age of 18 Y. i experienced this milestone of music, culture - and Carlos - even if not live...
@k_salter5 ай бұрын
Love love love "Samba Pa Ti."
@David-pm8th4 ай бұрын
Santana is a living legend.
@sylv7725 ай бұрын
Absolutely love Santana. A young Santana - what a bonus. I can see why the crowd was dancing.
@P--bf6lx3 ай бұрын
Watched this Santana performance so many times and it always gives me goosebumps. Can anyone name a better live performance? Ever?