Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Santana - Soul Sacrifice 1969 Woodstock live concierto!

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[@mentalwedgee]

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...

[@keef7224]

Technically it was mescaline, according to Carlos

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Carlos never did drugs

[@joeday4293]

​@@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.

[@mentalwedgee]

@@michaeltaylor8835 Check his interviews.

[@mentalwedgee]

@@keef7224 I stand corrected, you are correct.

[@user-om1pf5wy3e]

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!

[@marchitibang2]

you got that right !

[@Polyphemus47]

Thanks for the heads up! - I can stop watching now.

[@FTamer-bk8jw]

When I saw it was the shot version I almost stopped. 😒

[@keithdubose2150]

I saw you.used the version where the drum solo is cut... damn . Skipping

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup disgusting too many stupid requesters have shitty taste in musicians are stupid on the versions

[@leoncepierre3963]

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.

[@lrsrosebud]

I saw that news story, it was sad and amazing at the same time.

[@gotham61]

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.

[@leoncepierre3963]

@@gotham61 Thanks for the correction. I had the wrong man.

[@davekinghorn9567]

Marcus later passed away tragically after getting hit by a tire as an innocent bystander at a traffic accident.

[@anthonyfrey9707]

​@@gotham61 beat me to it

[@fw1421]

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.

[@sibkiss2009]

Santana was a necessity in the 70’s.

[@Vinterfrid]

Who says he doesn't?

[@klausrain111]

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.

[@klausrain111]

Carlos was about 22 in 1969.

[@9211goat]

Wonderful tone is right!

[@tomlerch9190]

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.

[@kovie9162]

You mean Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?

[@tomlerch9190]

Yeah something like that.

[@TheFman43]

this was before all this AI junk..when you had to master your instrument...!!

[@docdurdin]

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!

[@karlmaier6788]

Yep .... Exact same age as you ..... the times we grew up in were ... PURE MAGIC

[@Mainecoonlady.]

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.

[@user-ue2dz6bh8j]

True. Neil also learned to olay guitar at age of 15.

[@sueblankenship9441]

Journey was better before Steve Perry joined.

[@lloydphilbrick6907]

I've been watching that for over 50 years, I never get tired of it.

[@acabacaflacanaca]

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...

[@MariaJobson769]

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!

[@MariaJobson769]

Well hippies loved all those percussive type additions ,bongos, triangles, tambourine, maracas but it was so much a Latino thing which Santana is...

[@MariaJobson769]

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!!!

[@MariaJobson769]

Carlos Santana is the leader of course...

[@donnaralph4413]

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🥰

[@marilynbrockington8213]

I bought their album in 1970 when I was 18 and I'm still loving it now at age 72.

[@nj1639]

You too, eh?

[@nj1639]

I was fortunate to see them in Philly at the Electric Factory when they were promoting that first LP.

[@suecook1326]

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.

[@Niteowlette]

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_salter]

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.

[@gotham61]

@@Niteowlette The first Santana album was released August 22nd 1969, the Friday after Woodstock

[@Edward-pu1wt]

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).

[@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion]

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.

[@masudaharris6435]

I'm glad they captured this insane performance on film for all eternity.

[@chuckriley3711]

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".

[@nj1639]

Trivia.... Black Magic Woman was a Fleetwood Mac original sung by Peter Green. Santana did it justice, for sure!

[@richdiddens4059]

And Carlos' younger brother, Jorge, was in a group called Malo. Their biggest hit was Suavacito, very smooth and mellow.

[@JamesDolen-dn6wz]

They played Black Magic Woman on the Dick Cavett Show in 1969 or early 1970.

[@morganspector5161]

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

[@robertmaldonado8729]

Santana stole the show at Woodstock and they we're all high on Acid....the drummer is 18 years old

[@nb1inheaven788]

... 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 !!!

[@BobTheMan2]

So you were there so COOL

[@Jan-xn3kz]

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. 😂

[@alanfoster6589]

@@BobTheMan2 Not necessarily. It's in the film of the concert.

[@stevenseul361]

Michael Shriver was 20 the youngest performer on stage at Woodstock

[@ghosttownreview1531]

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.

[@landiahillfarm6590]

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

[@Niteowlette]

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. 😄

[@danielbrown3461]

The Yardbirds and the Kinks also changed the face of Rock and Roll before Santana.

[@liviofazi4017]

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.

[@grandfathergeek]

When musical giants walked the earth.

[@ursulabklyn_mia6148]

The Nefilim.

[@EskWIRED]

He still walking. And instrumentalists often get better and better and better as they get older.

[@user-ji4yo9nn4c]

I'm glad I was around in those days...enjoy it for life

[@TheBarkinFrog]

There are still musical giants walking the earth, and I don't just mean people like Santana, Clapton, their ilk.

[@Truthjustice23]

Good way to say my friend. 🎸🎵🎶❤️😄👌👌

[@debrablumrogers5096]

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.! ✌️🎵🎶🎶🎵💗

[@janettemasiello5560]

Awesome 🤗

[@Hollylivengood]

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.

[@Fizzledark]

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.

[@phaelon56]

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.

[@CapAnson12345]

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.

[@davidzweiban7957]

Truth

[@Mr05Chuck]

Great idea

[@dadmateryn8092]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get so pissed when people do this chopped video. I won't even watch this!

[@danecopti749]

Absolutely

[@VinceEmbry]

Agreed

[@wayneclark2899]

Abraxus is one of the GREATEST albums of all time, hands down!

[@KaiOcean]

Greatest!

[@jazzpunk]

One of my very-1st LPs...13th Birthday present.

[@miketucker-fy3be]

Black Magic Woman.

[@SwitchRod]

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?

[@karenj3611]

Definitely

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

This is a master class to show what True Musicians can do❣

[@karimhicks8376]

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!!!

[@melanieredfield9736]

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.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

One of the best guitarists alive today.

[@danielbrown3461]

He is ranked #9

[@Frankincensedjb123]

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.

[@1bassman9]

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 !

[@elaine8013]

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.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

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.

[@jimklingensmith6178]

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

[@erictrenbeath9680]

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.

[@BritIronRebel]

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! 😵‍💫

[@failuretocomunicate5266]

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.

[@billhipple6076]

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.

[@mikeymutual5489]

Neal Schon was not in the band at this time.

[@MegaSteve1957]

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.

[@sueprator9314]

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.

[@RyneMurray23]

I saw Santana live about 4 years ago and they led the concert off with this song. They absolutely killed 🔥🔥

[@BeautifulMeadow164]

Carlos Santana 😍 Other greats by him: Black Magic Woman, Smooth, Evil Ways, Oye Como Va, and MANY more!!

[@Eric-ff4bf]

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.

[@buzzyboo6673]

Europa - I feel like I'm going to melt when I listen to that song!

[@JamesAllmond]

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-ff4bf]

@@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)

[@gotham61]

Those songs are all covers!

[@LadyIarConnacht]

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.

[@r3adrpro811]

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!

[@hairball7529]

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.

[@kaess307]

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!

[@anthonyv6962]

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.

[@kaess307]

​@@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)

[@gotham61]

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.

[@chrisnugent8867]

One of the greatest performances of the whole festival. The crowd went crazy.

[@jacqueline4514]

The drummer was just a BABY!!!!!

[@anessalyn1035]

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.

[@eliseorodriguezjr876]

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

[@summergivens242]

Santana's music is timeless. I'm 67 years old and still listen to Carlos.

[@tx_1]

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.

[@user-ue2dz6bh8j]

Santana thought Neal how to play guitar age of 15.

[@sammarsh3679]

@@user-ue2dz6bh8j 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.

[@Mvtobebo]

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.

[@heartwork8318]

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!❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@sherryramirez6329]

did not know any of that! cool

[@evelynharron4718]

Another great act at Woodstock - Alvin Lee and Ten Years After -' Going Home' . It'll blow you away man!

[@larryfisher5796]

I'm 80 years old you had to have been there best time ever,👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎

[@SandyMcMasters]

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.

[@JamesJohnson-ig6of]

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!

[@scenicrouteart]

Carlos Santana, Santana his band…one of my Al time top ten favorites!!!

[@looneygardener]

I really appreciate you listening to old people music.

[@jimmygrieves2909]

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 !

[@bethkelley575]

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.

[@pippavombr5856]

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.

[@bethkelley575]

@@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.

[@danielbrown3461]

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.

[@TimLivingston-zt6hm]

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.

[@danielbrown3461]

Buddy Holly was an inspiration to Santana. They were both equal in talent.

[@LindaCasanova-qn3pb]

Michael Shrieve was on fire with his drum solo!!

[@AP-gb3eh]

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 ☮️

[@SleepyBread-mv4tw]

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 ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@jaane13]

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).

[@jamesmichael5475]

55 years later and this tune still blows me away.

[@DavidGarcia-ri2fo]

When musicians played played their instruments and composed their own music.

[@katherinedaigle8659]

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.

[@timothymoran1850]

At the time, Santana did have have a record contract or an albumn. This performance got them both.

[@JaneWalters-ni7se]

Carlos is a MASTER. And his band is always top notch. They always JAM!!

[@mapegatkinson92]

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.

[@danielbrown3461]

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.

[@brucedocsmith2837]

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”

[@anthonyv6962]

Don't we all always see colors. That he thought his guitar was a snake probably overrides his color vision.

[@Mvtobebo]

This is my favorite part of Woodstock I can watch it over and over

[@josephprocopio2930]

those were the good old days,cant compare the music and the feeling

[@johnmccarthy-behindtheveil]

You was born in the wrong time. 60's and 70's were AWESOME!

[@LonghopeBro-ju6jl]

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-ju6jl]

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.

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

Michael Shrieve is on the drum set, considered one of the best drummers of his era.

[@Ecosse57]

i'm blown away.

[@danielbrown3461]

Bill ward was better...He was also playing at about the same time...When Sabbath was forming.

[@rk41gator]

No one had ever heard anything like this before. This Afro-Cuban rock hit America like a storm. Stardom!

[@stevenshropshire5819]

BP Guys of Santana were tripping on acid by the time they went onstage. Carlos stated that they barely remember the set, but they were in their zone. Drummer is Michael Shrieve. Michael at the age of 19 or 20 jammed on his drums. Now, Michael is 74 and still plays drums. Keyboardist is Greg Rolie. Greg co-founded Santana with Carlos and another famous San Francisco's based band, Journey with another former member of Santana, Neal Schon.

[@ezed3902]

You are correct. Santana was the band!

[@ptr250]

Santana is a group. Carlos was the founder and lead guitar.

[@lorilawry1532]

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!!😊

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

:) You like Santana @ Woodstock? Sweet. I think you'll like Queen at Live Aid too. His crowd participation and his striding back and forth across that stage like a tiger is really something to see.

[@sylv772]

Absolutely love Santana. A young Santana - what a bonus. I can see why the crowd was dancing.

[@arjaylee]

They originally were known as the Santana Blues Band. This was before they recorded their first album. I hear that Bill Graham called in some favors to get them on the bill. Yes do the long version. Younger generation needs to grow an attention span.

[@thesjkexperience]

It’s why I loved being in bands. Raw, honest music is the best! No dancers, no light show, no backing tapes…..

[@David-pm8th]

Santana is a living legend.

[@rolandratz1]

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_salter]

Love love love "Samba Pa Ti."

[@sharikraft1706]

This was so fun to watch! Lol. Such joy from you in the moment. Santana was absolutely the background to my younger years. Listen to Samba Pa Ti, Abraxas album. The whole thing is fire!

[@erictrenbeath9680]

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.

[@robertotto5811]

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.

[@bradmannion6769]

Imagine 500,000 - half a million people in one place for 3 days of music, love, and drugs, and no violence at all.

[@bradmannion6769]

@@et781 that was the Rolling Stones concert where the Stones hired the Hells Angeles as security. stupid mistake.

[@anthonyv6962]

@@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.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

Maybe the quality of drugs is the reason that the peace went great lol

[@danielbrown3461]

Don't kid yourself....there was plenty of violence...including Rape and Robbery.

[@danielbrown3461]

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?

[@EconAdviser]

Two of my high school classmates were members of one of the signature Woodstock bands, the San Francisco group Country Joe and the Fish ("I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag"). Bruce Barthol just passed away; he was also my first friend in Junior High in Van Nuys, CA.

[@johnpeek2122]

I saw Santana in 1971. It was an awesome show🎸🥁

[@chriswilliams5982]

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.

[@christianpcassidy3753]

I’m such a fan of Santana, and have seen them live 6 times. Greatest concerts ever. Love this version of the song, and it’s definitely a 🔥 classic. #CarlosSantana

[@jimcampbell4778]

I have seen live a large number of great guitarists, and he deserves mention as one of the greatest EVER!

[@danielbrown3461]

He was ranked 9th all time.

[@carlahelin5203]

Oh my Lord!!! 😂😂😂 This is your best reaction EVER!!!! Arguably this is best live footage on the planet!

[@markgarber3465]

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.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Santana was the group. Carlos Santana was the leader of the group.

[@patriciaroberts308]

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!!! ✌️💕🥁🎸🎤📸

[@danielbrown3461]

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.

[@jeffreyjenkins1242]

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.

[@scotttrainer9704]

I've seen Santana five times in concert. Always great!

[@markabboud4855]

The 18 Year old drummer steals the show in this

[@kentclark6420]

He was 20.

[@RyneMurray23]

Carlos said that his guitar neck looked like an electric snake he called it. They are all amazing but I love Greg Rollie on keyboard and Michael Shrieve on drums who was only 20 when this was filmed🔥👍🏼

[@danielbrown3461]

19 years old

[@bubsmomma]

When I saw Santana live he had traditional and Latin percussion sections. Holy crap so amazing!

[@sharonelliott2366]

We were all young in 1969. I was 20. And I had the same reaction you did "Carlos look so young!".