Santana - New Year's Eve @ The Cow Palace - December 31st, 1975 (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 534 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps + scans - 251 MB
1:22:05 | Jazz, Rock, Latin, Fusion | Label: Straight Music
A hot performance from the December 31, 1975 concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, recorded for FM broadcast on two CDs. Performed by the six members who produced "Amigos," which included the hit Japanese song "Sorrowful Europe," this lineup must hold a special place in the hearts of the Japanese, as these members visited Japan a short time after this performance. With Greg Walker on vocals and only five members in the instrumental lineup, the 80-minute set included some new songs from "Amigos. After the 1972 album "Caravanserai," Santana moved closer to jazz, but in 1975, Bill Graham, the promoter who had been pushing Santana when he was still unknown, became the band's manager. Although no album was released in 1975, Santana played a tremendous number of shows, and the show on December 31, 1975, the last day of the year, was the culmination of their explosive performance.Moreover, the band was at its most polished, as it was prior to the release of the "Amigos" album (1976), which took a more sophisticated Latin rock route. The band played mostly their best-known songs, as well as two new songs from "Amigos" that had not yet been released at this point. This is a work that those who like Santana as a rock band should not miss, and will enjoy the hot, hot performance.