With the exception of Coltrane’s “Naima” and McLaughlin’s “Meditation,” this album consists of merely three extended guitar jams played on the spiritual ecstasy tip - both men were devotees of guru Shri Chinmoy at the time. To hear this recording in the context of not only Carlos Santana’s development as a guitarist, but as the logical extension of the music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis influencing rock musicians - McLaughlin, of course, was a former Davis sideman - this extension makes perfect sense in the post-Sonic Youth, post-rock era. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2080 | Genre:RockĪ hopelessly misunderstood record in its time by Santana fans - they were still reeling from the radical direction shift toward jazz on Caravanserai and praying it was an aberration - it was greeted by Santana devotees with hostility, contrasted with kindness from major-league critics like Robert Palmer. Or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 905 MB Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin – Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
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