Santana - All That I Am... Live from New York '2005/2008

Artist	Santana Related artists
Album name	All That I Am... Live from New York
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Date	2005/2008
Genre	Blues
Play time	1:15:25
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	172 mb / 512 mb
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Â The third time around is not a charm for Carlos Santana, who delivers his
third straight star-studded, middle-of-the-road pop album in a row with 2005s
All That I Am. Like 2002s Shaman, this follows the blueprint that
producer/record mogul Clive Davis laid down on 1999s Supernatural, which means
that apart from a cut or two, Santana functions as a supporting musician to a
parade of guest stars singing pop songs on his own album. On Supernatural this
worked not just because it was a relatively fresh concept that revitalized
Santana, but because the guest stars were well chosen and the material was
sharp, commercial, and memorable. Shaman was more uneven but it did have one
great single in The Game of Love, a song penned by professional songwriters and
sung by Michelle Branch -- it didnt sound much like Santana, but it did make for
excellent listening on adult contemporary radio. Here, Santana and Davis try to
make lightning strike again, having Branch sing the Game of Love sound-alike Im
Feeling You, which she also had a hand in writing. Its not bad, but it sounds
like a third-generation photocopy, which is the problem with All That I Am in
general: all the ideas and sounds are familiar, but not executed nearly as well
as they were the first two times around. The stars dont shine as bright -- the
biggest names here are Mary J. Blige, Big Boi, Aerosmiths Steven Tyler, and the
ubiquitous and obsequious will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, all artists who
never seem to turn down a chance to provide a cameo -- and the production is
clean and safe, while the songs are professional, predictable, and pedestrian.
Since none of the songs are bad and since the guest spots are neither
embarrassing nor flashy, All That I Am never offends, but it never entertains,
either: it simply exists. Sure, Santana has some nice playing scattered
throughout the album -- his signature, rich, super-saturated tone is certainly
the most commanding, memorable thing here -- but he never sounds engaged with
the songs, he sounds simply like hes running wild over bright, sunny changes.
Even with these nice moments, All That I Am, like Supernatural and Shaman before
it, is a deliberate pop album, which means Santana is in the background on his
own record -- but the crucial difference with this album is that, unlike its two
predecessors, its not a good pop album, its a bland, friendly affair that
disappears into the ether the moment its finishing playing. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1. Jingo (Live) (07:18)
2. Hermes (Live) (03:01)
3. Aye Aye Aye (Live) (05:53)
4. Aranjuez / Maria Maria (Live) (07:22)
5. Foo Foo (Live) (05:45)
6. Twisted (feat. Anthony Hamilton) [Live] (05:56)
7. Victory Is Won (Live) (05:25)
8. I Am Somebody (Live) (03:58)
9. Apache / Smooth / Dame Tu Amor (Live) (11:23)
10. CorazÃ³n Espinado (Live) (04:37)
11. Evil Ways / A Love Supreme (feat. Kenny Garrett) [Live] (14:42)

Personnel
 Andy Vargas â€“ lead vocals (1, 2, 7, 13)
 Carlos Santana â€“ guitar, background vocals
 Chester Thompson â€“ organ
 Benny Rietveld â€“ bass guitar
 Dennis Chambers â€“ drums
 Karl Perazzo â€“ congas, timbales, percussion, background vocals
 Raul Rekow â€“ congas, background vocals
 Jeff Cressman â€“ trombone
 Bill Ortiz â€“ trumpet