Title: Nothing compared to 'Zebop!'
Review: Overall 'Shango' simply doesn't have the consistant quality of song that it predecessor possesed.A bulk of it consists largly of well executed jams that never build up tothe feverish intensity Santana are noted for.Instead most of itjust lays there is never moves.Two kinetic,new-wave inflectedhits "Hold On" and "Nowhere to Run" do stand out as classics in their catalog.It's not terrible and there really is no BADSantana.Certainly the playing on even the weakest cuts hereis excellent and some of the 80' production elements add a certain zest.It's only a question of their are so many Santanaalbums that have been made and by THIS time the band seemed tobe searching for a direction.They would do a bit better on thenext couple of outings!
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