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Supernatural Live: Santana

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"Supernatural Live" is one of the great recent concerts I've seen. And on DVD it looks fabulous. This is a great work of art that showcases what good music really is. Carlos Santana remains like Jimi Hendrix one of the enduring guitar gods of our time. Here he performs along with some great artists timeless music. And the concert technically is superb. The sets are beautiful (especially the illusion of stars in the background) and lighting absolutely stunning as well as the editing (I loved the wink to "Woodstock" with the three screen separation when the band performs "Gypsy Queen" and "Oye Como Va"). Santana has obviously come along way from his days in the late 60s and 70s as one of the revolutionary artists in rock. He shows here that age does not matter, it's the ART that counts. His guitar playing is in fact, superior to his previous work now more than ever. The songs here are wonderful too, especially "Love Of My Life" with Dave Matthews, which is a hypnotic love song that sets off atmosphere and mood into the listener. "Smooth" of course, remains the main attraction here and it remains a brilliant and exhilarating blend of rock, salsa and blues, the medley that goes with it, "Dame Tu Amor" is also fun. "Maria Maria" sounds like great street poetry and "Put Your Lights On" is a deep, dark meditation. I loved the duet with Sarah McLachlan of "Angel," which is a beautiful, absolutely moving song. Then there are the independent Santana band performances which are also excellent like "Africa Bamba," which is a great samba and "Migra" which is comic but also has something to say. All in all, "Supernatural Live" is a great experience. The best deal is with the DVD because these visuals look excellent on digital disc, not to mention you get the music videos for "Smooth," "Maria Maria," "Put Your Lights On" and "Corazon Espinado." A magnificent showcasing of musical talent.

If you are a die-hard Santana fan then this video is for you !! The picture and sound quality are both excellent. The blend of recording artists old and new -- blend together well to make an awsome concert come together. Guest Artists like; Dave matthews, G and B, Rob Thomas and others get together to make this a superb music dvd. Once again the sound quality is one of the best I've had to pleasure to listen to. The song "Maria", performed by Santana and the Rappers G & B was truly great. The guys from G and B being youngsters compared to us, "Baby Boomers", seemed to enjoy the experience of performing with Santana a true pleasure. Truly a blend of the old and new generation can be enjoyed in this video. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BEING VIEWED ON DVD. PLEASE ENJOY. PEACE.

If you love Santana, this is the DVD to buy. I have the CD and it was great to be able to "see" the music performed. As usual Santana had a beautiful backdrop that has been his trademark for years! The dancers are beautiful and an exotic touch. I discovered a horn player that gave me goose bumps on this DVD named Wayne Shorter! Those of you who know him... he did a solo during the song "APACHE" that had me mesmorized. Sara McLachlan's duet with Santana on "ANGEL" is hauntingly beautiful. THEN there is the bonus material! Four videos! Behinds the scenes footage... What more can I say.... it is more than worth the money. I've been a fan for 30 years and this is an incredible acomplishment! Thank you SANTANA!

This is the first music DVD I have viewed that IMO has fulfilled the promise of the medium. The musical performance by Santana was magical, the visuals were as creative and beautiful as the music, the production was crystal clear and the bonus material was interesting and plentiful. What an enjoyable experience!

I'm a guitarist, so naturally I had to have this. I've always admired Carlos Santana's sense of melody and the lyrical depth of his soloing. Not surprisingly, his playing was pure magic on this DVD. However, I didn't expect the quality of the audio/video to be so good. The camera angles and sound were flawless. If you like great guitar playing mixed with other great performers (such as everlast & Dave Mathews), you'll love this. Even my 5 year old daughter loves it.

I love this DVD. The production quality is great and the music is for the most part great as well. This is one of the best done Music DVDs to date even four years after it's release. I have my favorite songs, but I think there is something for almost everyone on this DVD. Ths filming technique used makes it easy to follow what is going on, as opposed to many music videos or DVDs that jump to a new shot every second. If you like Carlos Santana, you will be happy to own this DVD.

Es el mejor DVD que he comprado, el DTS es absolutamente real cuando lo estas reproduciendo en un Home Theater los instrumentos de percusion suenan por todo el cuarto, se siente uno parte del auditorio. Buena por Carlos Santana uno de mis artistas favoritos, Los videos Extra tambien son muy buenos.

Se lo recomiendo a todos los fans de Santana no debe faltar en la coleccion.

Though some parts of the Supernatural DVD are pretty good, I really hoped for more. The sound is crisp, but leaves the bass player almost completely buried. No amount of tweaking knobs could bring him out of either the DTS 5.1 or Dolby 5.1 audio mixes. The dancing girls wearing bright costumes looked pretty on the screen, but seemed like a distraction. The song with Sarah Mc. sounded uneasy, somebody should have had the musical taste to notice that song didn't fit his bag at all. My advice is rent it instead of buying it, it's probably not worth seeing more than once even if you like Santana (which I do).

If you have a good 5.1 system turn up the volume and enjoy one of the best DVD disc on the market today. I enjoyed most of the artists appearing on stage with Santana and a couple I skipped over, but all in all it is a winner. The music videos included with the DVD pale by comparison to the live performance. The filming is execellent, rarely do you see cameras in the background, every scene is lighted perfectly and the focus sharp and crisp. The images flow seemlessly together with outstanding sound quality throughout. In the end I was left with a feeling that Santana was not only an great guitar play but more importantly a very humble man, always giving all he had while always giving credit and thanks to those around him on stage. That is something you cannot get from a quick 4 minute music video.

I would not say this dvd is "Mezmerizing," or "The best ever!" No way. I didn't see the early Santana band from the 1st 3 albums, but I did see Carlos in 1975, 76, 78, 79, 82, 90 and 2000. I loved the old Carlos Santana when he would rip on the guitar and his music was "Street/Latin/Rock!" It was straight up "Chicano Rock!" It had a Latin rock groove and every song had ripping guitar work. His 1st 3 albums leaned more towards a hard rock sound. I saw the Supernatural concert here in Portland and I loved it. But I didn't buy the cd bcz it was all Spanish cumbias and every song sounded like a Tejano dance group. Sure, you could say that he's growing and he does what he does, yes I've heard it before and I agree with that. It's just too bad he doesn't rock like he used to. Us early Santana fans miss that. I miss songs like "Taboo," "Toussaint," "Flor D Luna," "Shades of Time," and the entire Santana 3 album... Thats the Carlos I miss.