Hey, hippie fellas...
Today's song is Soul Sacrifice by Santana.
Can you feel the energy?! Dear lord, I'm blown away by this performance.
I just had to post this video from Santana playing at Woodstock! He's the man. I mean.. he created one of the more memorable moments of the iconic festival, God damn it. The crowd chanting "No rain" just before the song started, and the chants seguing neatly into the percussion intro to the song, it's so awsome.
Furthermore, the drumer, Michael Shrieve.. he's mental! He was only 19 then, can you believe it? (cough*cough*so fuckin' hot*cough*cough) One of the best drum solos I've ever heard, it's like God himself had got his fingers on the drumsticks! Oh, and btw, doesn't he look like Kevin Bacon? LOL
As for the bassist, Dave Brown, I really like the beautiful dark, thumping sound he made on the bass. Niiice.
What can I say about Carlos Santana? Best guitar face evaaaar! (along with Jimi, of course xD) Come on, is there anyone on the stage who isn't high?? Well, I know for sure Santana was, 'cause he said in an interview that he was totally trippin' balls during the performance and was hallucinating a snake instead of his guitar's neck, hence the terrified facial expressions LOL
Overall, the whole band probably needed to be hit with a fiew extinguisher at the end of this song! And, sincelery, it doesn't matter how high they were 'cause this was absolutely an epic performance and took music to another level. Gotta love it.
xoxo, Lucy