"Se a Cabó" (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, April 18, 1970) (1998 edition) Rock critic Robert Christgau, in one of his capsule reviews in The Village Voice, at the time of the album's release, gave it a rating of only C+, which denotes "a not disreputable performance, most likely a failed experiment or a pleasant piece of hackwork." Legacy Ībraxas was deemed "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in their National Recording Registry in 2015. In 2015, the album was listed among Billboard 's 50 Essential Latin Albums of the 50 Past Years. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2000 it was voted number 202 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2003 the album was ranked number 205 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, 207 on the 2012 list, and then at number 334 in a 2020 edition of the list. Klarwein went on to design album artwork for many notable artists, including Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Gregg Allman.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores It is now considered a classic of rock album covers. On the back of the record sleeve the cover art is just credited to 'MATI'. Carlos Santana reportedly noticed it in a magazine and asked that it be on the cover of the band's upcoming album. According to the artist, it was one of the first paintings he did after relocating to New York City. The album cover features the 1961 painting Annunciation by German-French painter Mati Klarwein. It is also one of the tracks featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs. It was later covered by José Feliciano, who added lyrics, and also by Angélique Kidjo, who put lyrics in Yoruba, on her album Oyo. The instrumental, " Samba Pa Ti" ("Samba for You"), was written by Santana after he saw a jazz saxophonist performing in the street outside his apartment. It ran through various time and key signatures. Gregg Rolie played the other keyboards, contrasting with Gianquinto's jazz-influenced style. " Incident at Neshabur" was co-written by Santana and his friend Alberto Gianquinto, who played piano on the track. " Oye Como Va" was a hit by Tito Puente in the early 1960s and the group played it live regularly, as they realized it was good for audiences to dance to. The band added a cover of Gabor Szabo's instrumental "Gypsy Queen" to the end. Both were influenced as guitarists by B.B. We questioned the painting, berated it, made love to it, prayed to it: We called it mother, called it whore and slut, called it our beloved, called it Abraxas." Songs Ĭarlos Santana had been interested in Fleetwood Mac's leader and songwriter Peter Green, having seen him perform at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, and decided to cover the band's song " Black Magic Woman". The title of the album originates from a line in Hermann Hesse's book Demian, quoted on the album's back cover: "We stood before it and began to freeze inside from the exertion. It was released on Septemby Columbia Records and became the band's first album to reach number one in the United States. Abraxas is the second studio album by Latin rock band Santana.
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