Zebop

Santana | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025LS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,750 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1981 was a watershed year for Santana. With the release of their multi-format hit album Zebop!, Carlos Santana & The Santana Band catapulted onto the top ten, the first time in several years, & truly changed the course of their musical history for the next several decades. Thanks in part to the Russ Ballard (Argent) penned smash hit single Winning, the band not only maintained their solid following, but also brought in a whole new fan base. This 30th Anniversary Ed. comes with wonderful new remastering from the original Columbia tapes,original LP artwork all housed in a beautiful digi-pak. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unjustly overlooked gem, March 9, 2000

By 

Edward Bosnar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zebop (Audio CD)

It's unfortunate that Santana is finally getting acclaim for what's essentially a mediocre CD (in terms of his earlier work), i.e. "Supernatural." "Zebop!" is, on the other hand, one of his most overlooked albums. The instrumental work here is very strong, and the quality of the tracks is unbeatable--it's definitely one of those albums you can listen to all the way through and then keep on playing it over and over again. What's interesting here is that Santana definitely moved away from some of the styles which he trademarked in his early, and excellent, albums like "Abraxas" and "Caravanserai" without resorting to bland top-40 style cliches. "Zebop!" is definitely among my top 3 or 4 favorite Santana albums.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winning In Every Way!, July 5, 2004

By 

Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zebop (Audio CD)

This is one of the Santana band's finest albums!It's the ideal blend of the percussive,psychedelic funky latin jazz/rock that Carlos Santana has made so famous!All of those bases are covered here,sometimes together as on "Searchin" and other times on songs like the grooving "E Papa Re".Overall 'Zebop!' also marks a return from late 70's stabs at progressive rock and disco back to Santana's classic sound,marked by "The Sensitve Kind",a JJ Cale cover very similar to the bands Woodstock-era radio hits of yore.The bluesy instrumental version of the standard "I Love You Much Too Much" shows that while strong tunesmiths in their own right Santana can TEAR IT UP on covers!"Brightest Star" is a very soulful ballad showcasing some KILLER organ work and a
great vocal arrangement.
"Changes" and "Winning" are both catchy covers given
a little dose of latin-rock even as the firey instrumentals
"Primera Invasion" and the frenetic closering chant "Hannibal" are just shattering fabulous!Ditto for "American Gypsy"-noting that all four tracks wouldv'e fit perfectly on any of
Santana's first trio of albums.Over twelve songs there is no filler,no weak songs and (as always) outstanding production. And happily it lacks the abundance of filler the permeated albums like 'Marathon' and the follow up 'Shango!'.So for those interested in a peak at the early 80's-era Santana,this album
is the best choice by far,in addition to rating very high in
terms of quality within his entire catalog!There should be nothing keeping music fans away from this!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally in a respectable format., March 1, 2003

By 

Jean M. Clifford (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zebop! (Audio CD)

Most of the other reviews focus on the fantastic, must-have content of Zebop (eg; Tales of Kilimanjaro, Primera Invasion) so I won't dwell on this.

The purpose of this review is tell Santana fans that this version is the most definitive available at this moment in our world on cd. This cd has the correct red cover (not pink!), doesn't have the ugly "Compact Disc, Digitally Mastered Analog Recording" symbol in the bottom right hand corner, contains all the lyrics in the booklet plus a photo - and even sports a clear spine!

If you're like me and you appreciate authentic reproductions of LP artwork etc., then this is the version for you. Stay away from the ugly American 1980s cd releases (I mean they were pressed in the 80s). It seems that on www.amazon.co.uk, most of the Santana catalogue bar Caravanserai was released in the last couple of years.

By the way, this review will also show up under the pink Zebop 80s release for some crazy reason - DO NOT BUY THAT ONE!!!