l p Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 santana is a guy who's been trying to break into jazz since like 1970. but no one's taking him seriously in that area of music (and rightfully so). the lotus tour had leon thomas on vocals, but his participation is not documented on the lotus lp/cd. evidently he sang pharoah's creator/plan on the tour. all that said, lotus is a great santana cd, if you're into that kind of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 i dont like it, but i thought "welcome" was pretty highly regarded. not much mention in this discussion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 i dont like it, but i thought "welcome" was pretty highly regarded. not much mention in this discussion... I like it -- better than Borboletta, not as good as Caravanserai. There's an incredible John McLaughlin guest appearance on one of the tracks. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I was disappointed by 'Welcome' at the time - too many 'soul' type vocals. Always liked things like the McLaughlin/Santana blast out and the opening/closing tracks. The 'soul' vocals don't bother me so much now. I nice record if not one that has me awestruck like Caravanserai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Count me in the distinct minority. I like "Swing Of Delight". Not all of it mind you but more of it than just about everyone who has posted here. I think all of the Santana albums from this era have something to recommend them. "Caravanserai" is my favorite out of this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I got it today in the mail. Great album, honestly I think of it as a fusion record and hear more jazz, Latin and African elements more than anything. The drum solo on "Kyoto" I totally hear Tony, Elvin and Jack DeJohnette style ideas integrated through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I got it today in the mail. Great album, honestly I think of it as a fusion record and hear more jazz, Latin and African elements more than anything. The drum solo on "Kyoto" I totally hear Tony, Elvin and Jack DeJohnette style ideas integrated through it. Mike Shrieve was one of the most musically interesting members of the band... I think he was the guy who introduced Carlos to the music of Miles & Trane. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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