The Johnny Winter Story

Carlos Santana - Sacred Fire DVD

As with any live Santana album, this '90s recording of the band's concerts in Argentina, Venezuela, and Mexico was best represented by its renditions of earlier classics. "Gypsy Queen" is the best thing they ever did, and the five-minute driving rhythms and dazzling, electrifying guitar soloing will mesmerize you once again. "Soul Sacrifice" is another always-great live experience, and the group weaves in and out in the middle-section soloing, drawing up The Doors' "Light My Fire" and Coltrane, as they often do. But in all the songs, earlier or later, the great instrumentation in all categories--guitar, keyboards, percussion--is a continuous joy. Hardly anyone can match this group in raw musicianship. Definitely recommended