Call me a naysayer, pessimist, what you will, but I really have to agree with fellow "party poopers" who "just like to ruin a good thing," or so they say, that Carlos has sold his soul to mainstream pop. Upon first hearing that Santana was signing onto pop label Arista, my immediate first response was "Uh, Oh." And having pop producer Clive Davis on board didn't help things much, either. Don't get me wrong, this album has it's moments (such as his collabrations with Eric Clapton and the Dave Matthews Band), but for the most part, I would much rather remember Santana for "Black Magic Woman" rather than for "Smooth." It's okay, but the money's better well spent on Santana's first three albums.