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Shaman
Santana
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2002-10-22
Manufacturer: Arista
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
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Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
How could Carlos Santana hope to follow the massive comeback album Supernatural? The solution he settled upon was to once again pull in as many guest artists as possible. Shaman features a slew of stars, but, despite their presence, the instrumental "Victory Is Won" is the standout track here, as Santana blazes through an exhibition of his patented fusion of Latin and rock. In contrast, the sugary pop single "The Game of Love," sung by Michelle Branch, illustrates the lack of consistency that mars the album. Only Ozomatli and Macy Gray seem to totally get Santana. That said, his cover of Angelique Kidjo's "Adouma" is storming, and Santana stands strong when he ventures into world-music territory ("Foo Foo," "Aye, Aye"). However, if the celebrated guitarist had concentrated a little more on who he is and not on who he believes people would like him to be, he'd have made a better album. --Jake Barnes

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5

1) Santana always excellent   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This cd has a lot of good songs with the proffesional touch that santana knows perfectly. One review says that the latin song Foo Foo is too long. I can tell this person does not know anything about latin music because salsa's songs used to be really long in '70. Therefore, Foo Foo is an excellent production.

2) Shaman- Another Santana Smash   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I have been a Santana fan for many years going back to the 60's and Carlos has never failed to come through on every album he has made, and Shaman is no exception. His Latin rhythms are evident in just about every song, no matter who the featured artist is. This is recommended for anybody who appreciates the greatest guitarist of all time.

3) Keep Santana away from the superstars   [Rating: 2 out of 5]
So Supernatural turned Clive Davis from rich to filthy rich. He made a point of churning out a sequel, Shaman, which made him even richer thanks to hits like "The Game of Love", sung by Michelle Branch (who may be the worst female singer I've ever heard - her voice cracks more than mine does. Thankfully, Carlos saves the song from being a horrendous disaster with his guitar), the Latin-sung "Foo Foo", which is actually great (a rarity for this album), if a bit too long, and "Why Don't You and I", which swaps the Nickelback guy in for the Matchbox-20 guy and uses crunchy guitars instead of horns but other than that could easily be mistaken for "Smooth". And there's a fun Latin dance song, "Aye, Aye, Aye". But if they expect me to sit through a bunch of unoriginal rockers like "You Are My Kind", "Nothing at All", "Victory is Won" and "America", a bunch of really dull ballads like "Novus", "Hoy Es Adios", "Sideways" and the Dido-sung "Feels Like Fire", and a couple of raps with the most boring bedroom lyrics I can imagine ("Amore (Sexo)", "Let Me Love You Tonight"), they must think I'm stupid or something. And then Santana just sits back and lets it happen, because he's playing a painful practical joke on all of us, trying to fool us into thinking that just because it's Santana automatically means it's good. No, Carlos, we're not that stupid. Your fans are educated (or at least in the process of being educated) people. Think of it like this, man: your fans who have lost their respect for you after hearing the newer stuff will regain it if you get back with the Woodstock band, put out some old-school Latin-blues-rock, and tell Clive Davis to go do himself. Oh, and if Carlos ever collaborates with Noel Gallagher, I'll have to kick him.

4) awesome!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
THIS CD IS FANTASTIC! IT IS BETTER THAN "SUPERNATURAL". DEFINATELY WORTH BUYING & LISTENING TO FOREVER.

5) Much Better Than Supernatural   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I am not a fan of the Santana collaborations but own both Supernatural and Shaman (hey, I wanted to give them both a shot). What I really hated about Supernatural was the way the guest artists seemed to be using the Santana name to push themselves. But on Shaman there seems to be a little bit less of that approach and a little more emphasis on the music (not much though).I believe 'Game of Love' is one of the best songs on either release and would have been a standout single at any time in history. The rest of the cd flows well enough and isn't a complete disaster.That said, this is still not the Santana that millions of fans grew up loving. Pick up one of his first 3 cds and you'll see what I mean.