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Title: The Formula Has Worn Out
Review: How many times can you endure one of the guest rappers shouting out Carlos Santana is in the room or in the house? More appropriately I think Carlos has left the building when it comes to this recording.All That I Am repeats too much of the formula with Supernatural and Shaman. Supernatural was a classic recording as it adeptly merged Santana's afro-cuban rock roots with the modern touches of several hip hop artists. More importantly most of those songs had well defined hooks. Shaman duplicated some of the efforts from Supernatural but at least broke some new ground with songs like Sideways and the number with Julio Iglesias.All That I Am adds no new flavorings. The songs are mostly forgettable. I Am Somebody has a nice beat and Just Feel Better is fairly memorable. Hermes has a pretty good keyboard passage and Twisted and Brown Skin Girl have their moments too. However, after that the magic started with Supernatural seems to have disappeared. Pass on this one.
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