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Santana — Bella
Album: Blues for Salvador
Avg rating:
7.4

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Total ratings: 885









Released: 1987
Length: 4:21
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Please add Graham Lear on drums with the original group.  His drumming was spectacular, just watch the Woodstock performance.  As for you all that think this is cheesy, you have no clue what makes a virtuoso musician. Stick to your EDM crap.
Posted 11 months ago by jkelly7680    [ Reply ]
11.5 
Posted 1 year ago by laserace    [ Reply ]
ahhhh

hear the pat methany influence

pat was tearing it up in late 1970s and early 80s
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 anabel wrote:

you nailed it-



thats the ultimate original sound of that music period
Posted 1 year ago by Pilsenaaa    [ Reply ]
why is it that no matter if I'm in an airport , or my office lunch room, and this song comes up ..... I miss my thought train. 
Sooo... awesome
Posted 1 year ago by laserace    [ Reply ]
...and, It is God like.
listen closely and you'll find yourself.
Posted 1 year ago by laserace    [ Reply ]
 Andy_B wrote:

Cliched and dated or not, this IS Carlos Santana at the top of his game.  Absolute classic, post "Black Magic Woman" era. .


This seems like a response to George Benson's 'Breezin'' album, even though that had come out 10 years earlier. Carlos can't help but play the same old lines, though. His solo here sounds like a Santana Greatest-Licks repeat, as nice as those licks always are...
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
This was the love song in the Desperado soundtrack. I’ve always liked it but never connected the dots. That soundtrack has so many amazing musicians
Posted 3 years ago by darnit2    [ Reply ]
 old_shep wrote:
I would bet that if this tune was not identified as Santana, but by some unknown new indie group, the rating would double.

Beautiful song.

 
Yep


Posted 13 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
Eeeewheww — no thanks on this one, too much of that cheesy "smooth jazz" sound for me.  {#Headache}
Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Carlos' guitar is nice, but the rest of the band is too cheesy, especially that 80s keyboard sound.
 
you nailed it-

Posted 13 years ago by anabel    [ Reply ]
 Businessgypsy wrote:
 LowPhreak wrote:
...So what should we do - throw everything out that you can tell came from a certain time period?...I'll toss you a clue...Duh.
 Where's that bran-muffin emoticon? Just yankin' yer chain, LowPhreak, I'm sure I could use it myself from time to time.
 
Avoiding the issue much?

Posted 13 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 Hasan wrote:
What a delicious sound.

I'd suggest RP play it back-to-back with Stevie Ray Vaughn's  Riviera Paradise.
 
What a great idea!  
Posted 13 years ago by tlew    [ Reply ]
Cliched and dated or not, this IS Carlos Santana at the top of his game.  Absolute classic, post "Black Magic Woman" era. .
Posted 13 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]
What a delicious sound.

I'd suggest RP play it back-to-back with Stevie Ray Vaughn's  Riviera Paradise.

Posted 13 years ago by Hasan    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
...So what should we do - throw everything out that you can tell came from a certain time period?...I'll toss you a clue...Duh.
 Where's that bran-muffin emoticon? Just yankin' yer chain, LowPhreak, I'm sure I could use it myself from time to time.


Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 hamer12string wrote:
I like this... but it's an instant reminder of that cliched e-piano sound that dates so much stuff from this period!

 
Name a "period" of pop music that didn't have its own instruments or "cliche'd" sound. So what should we do - throw everything out that you can tell came from a certain time period?

I'll toss you a clue: music generally reflects the times it's written for and played in. That's kinda what it's for. Also, musicians use what instruments and techniques they have available at the time to produce it, not what they don't yet have from some point in the future.

Duh.


Posted 13 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
I would bet that if this tune was not identified as Santana, but by some unknown new indie group, the rating would double.

Beautiful song.

Posted 13 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
 borkborkbork wrote:
For those moments when you want to feel like you're in an elevator.  Next up? Yanni. 
 
there are times when hearing  song in a closed room does not do the song justice

i.e.: an elevator

try hearing this on the north rim looking southeast or on the coast north of port alberni during a good storm

Posted 13 years ago by tiefsnow    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite scenes in Desperado!!  {#Kiss}
Posted 14 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
 AlexDinamo wrote:
And what did you expect? I masterpiece for very song for every album? You guys seem like you listen just a couple of bands, and just a couple of albums and just a couple of songs which are "master pieces".  Just don't come shouting when you get bored.
 
Agree!  For me, this is a very nice song!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
This sounds like a John Hughes movie!{#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]

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Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
And what did you expect? I masterpiece for very song for every album? You guys seem like you listen just a couple of bands, and just a couple of albums and just a couple of songs which are "master pieces".  Just don't come shouting when you get bored.
Posted 14 years ago by AlexDinamo    [ Reply ]
{#Crashcomp}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Carlos' guitar is nice, but the rest of the band is too cheesy, especially that 80s keyboard sound.
 

Yep, sounds like the ol' Yamaha DX-7.  Keys players get a bad reputation because of the DX-7. Horrible sound.
Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Carlos' guitar is nice, but the rest of the band is too cheesy, especially that 80s keyboard sound.
Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
For those moments when you want to feel like you're in an elevator.  Next up? Yanni. 
Posted 14 years ago by borkborkbork    [ Reply ]
Brutal.
Posted 14 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Wow, shutting off Santana makes my skull go "ahhhh."
Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Yeah, yeah, he's a genius, whatever. But this is really slow and boring, and sounds like it belongs on some easy listening FM station.
Posted 15 years ago by bentonian    [ Reply ]
Why does this remind me of the Goonies?
Posted 15 years ago by swampaholic    [ Reply ]
I like this... but it's an instant reminder of that cliched e-piano sound that dates so much stuff from this period!

Posted 15 years ago by hamer12string    [ Reply ]
Decent background music, but that's about it for this one.
Posted 15 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
Would have thought the RP listeners would rate higher - odd that it's as low as it is
Posted 15 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
Tasty
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
the man has tigers in his hands, and the feathers of birds as wings, and the voice of ?? maybe angels
Posted 15 years ago by mr_toad    [ Reply ]
Oooh...yeahhhhh...smoooooth.....cheeeeze jaaaazzzzzzz...  Drop a m7 chord in there, Carlos...come on...I know you have it in you...music for white people to copulate to...

This sucks.

And before you get on me about him being "Carlos Santana", everyone pinches one out from time to time and this was one of those times.  Just listen to the acoustic version of "Layla".  Seems that's the only version they play anymore.
Posted 15 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
I loved this album until someone broke into my car and stole it while it was in the tape deck. Brooklyn, 1988. Never got another copy.
Posted 15 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]