Santana IV Live at the House of Blues Las Vegas (CD/DVD)
Santana IV
Label/Studio: Universal Music Group/Eagle Rock Entertainment
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Review Date: October 17, 2016
What has become known as “Santana IV” has released a phenomenal performance on your choice of DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2CD, or Digital Formats. Entitled “Santana IV Live At The House Of Blues Las Vegas,” this release captures the long anticipated reunion of the classic late-sixties / early-seventies line-up of Santana: Carlos Santana (guitar, vocals); Neal Schon (guitar, vocals); Gregg Rolie (Hammond B3, lead vocals); Michael Shrieve (drums) & Michael Carabello (congas, percussion, backing vocals), joined by Karl Perazzo (percussion, vocals), Benny Rietveld (bass), David K. Mathews (keyboards), along with special guest vocalist Ronald Isley.
A show that was for the record books can now hold an important place in your personal audio/video library.
The Santana IV album, released in April, has been both critically and commercially successful, charting at #5 in the US, #4 in the UK and Top 10 in many other countries around the world. Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas includes several tracks from the new album plus classic hits from the band’s first three albums, to which “Santana IV” is the natural successor, including: “Jingo,” “Soul Sacrifice,” “Samba Pa Ti,” “Black Magic Woman,” “Evil Ways,” “Oye Como Va,” “Everybody’s Everything” and more!
On March 21st, 2016, a few weeks prior to the release of the Santana IV album, this classic line-up of Santana took to the stage at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas. This was a hugely anticipated reunion of a line-up that had not performed and recorded together since the early seventies. It brought back the scintillating combination of rock, Latin, blues, jazz and African rhythms which was the band’s trademark and made them truly unique.
In addition to this fantastic concert, Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas includes interviews with the band as a bonus feature.
Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas was a celebration of the chemistry, dynamism and pure musical joy that had made the original band so special and earned them a place in so many fans’ hearts. It is a show to be enjoyed over and over again.
