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The Santana concert at Tanglewood from 1970 is one of the best concerts you can watch on YT. Especially if you like Latin percussion music and Carlos' guitar.
The drummer is Michael Shrieve,he was only 19 at the time and there is a longer riff on the drums than what you saw( maybe you can find that version)one of the greats
@@rhwinner The full version video (9:50 minutres) also does not include the whole 11:50 minute song - the audio is 'Soul Sacrifice (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 16, 1969)'. it's the Legacy Edition of their first album.
Uncut drum solo version is on TH-cam at th-cam.com/video/sSp05euvRNU/w-d-xo.html. Song there runs 9 minutes 49 seconds. However, the complete version of Soul Sacrifice is on a Columbia LP/CD that runs 11 minutes 35 seconds.
Nobody had ever seen anything like Woodstock, Even the organizers had no idea what was coming at them. They couldn't get musicians to the stage there were so many people. The throughway was backed up so bad that people abandoned their cars and walked into the site. The organizers finally started helicoptering in some of the musicians. Richie Havens had to extend his set because there was no one able to come on stage after he left. He basically wrote a song on stage while playing because he had nothing left in the tank. The song is called "Freedom" and became a breakout hit for him. It was batshit crazy. But so many musicians stepped up and lay down legendary performances. And a seriously stoned Carlos was one of them--I can't imagine peaking on acid and playing a guitar in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Just such a moment in time, man.
I was privilaged (as well as wet, muddy, and baconed) to have been there when Santana played at Woodstock in 69. Three uni mates and I drove there and experienced something none of us have forgotten. Santana, Arlo Guthrie, CSNY in their first concert together, were the top three sets for me.
You should really check out the movie, "Woodstock," documenting the weekend. This festival was such a critical point in not only rock and roll, but also in society. It was pretty much the hippies' last gasp as the summer of 69 was coming to a close. This was an incredible event, billed as "three days of peace, love and music." It was held on a farm in upstate NY. It was a cultural phenomenon. You really should learn more about it. And check Jimi Hendrix doing the National Anthem. Or 10 Years After doing "I'm Going Home."
The drummer was Mike Shrieve...he was 20 years old! And they (at least some of them) were on LSD at the time. The story is that they were scheduled to go on much later in the day, so they had some time to kill......and Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead suggested they do so by dropping some acid, and gave them some.......but their time was bumped up by several hours. I saw an interview with Carlos Santana who stated that his guitar was guiding him on what and how to play, haha!
Santana was virtually unknown at the time, their first album came out the same month as the Woodstock festival, but they kicked the door down with that performance. The keyboard player, Greg Rolle, would eventually leave the band to form Journey.
This was the best perfomance on Woodstock for me. The crew: Carlos Santana (lead guitar), Dave Brown (bass), Gregg Rollie (organ), Michael Shrieve (drums), Michael Carabello (congas, percussion), Jose "Chepito" Areas (timbales, congas, percussion).
Former musical theater turned rock vocalist (many years ago) here. The keyboard player is Gregg Rolie, who left Santana with guitar player Neil Schon to form Journey in 1972. And a very young Michael Shrieve on drums as others have already mentioned. The story goes that they weren't expected to play until later in the evening so Carlos engaged in a bit of "acid". When they called them to play early, he was "trippin' balls"! Carlos has said that he actually "watched" the neck of his guitar turn into a snake while playing this song at Woodstock. Thanks for the memory and a great reaction, and yes, Michael was a beast! Keep doing what you do and I'll keep watching.
Neil left about a year before joining the band that became Journey. It had another name first, something like the Bay Area Rhythm All Stars. In between he spent some time in a band called Azteka.
This group had Bill Graham behind them - that alone was HUGE for them. David Brown on bass here. The bass amps used were Acoustic 360’s. These offer a three dimensional sound. Along with a Fender Precision Bass, this is a total home run of a bass sound!
Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock
The drummer Michael Shrieve talked about joining Santana when the band was inducted into the HOF. Says he heard a couple of his favorite drummers were playing at the Fillmore. He was 16 and asked his dad to borrow the car in hopes of sitting in. That night one of Santana's guys asked for his info and said they'd call. They did - a year later. He soon jammed all night with the band. Next morning they stopped at his house and he told his supportive parents he was going on the road with Santana.
……imagine, this was Santana’s debut to the world ! Tripping out, Keyboards is the one and only Greg Rollie who left Santana and formed “Journey” and was Journeys lead vocal until Perry joined ❤️
The band had taken a hit of acid shortly before the organizer told Carlos the band due to play was having trouble getting to the venue. So he was asked to get his band ready to go on stage. Carlos said he wasn't prepared to perform. The organizer flat told him, it's now or never. Being that Santana was barely known at that time, he couldn't pass up the exposure. Carlos later said, on the stage, the neck of his guitar felt like he was holding on to a snake.
@@michaeltaylor8835 Dude, he's openly talked about being high off his ass for this performance, specifically on mescaline that Jerry Garcia of the Dead had given him and the band. I don't believe he was ever a regular user, but he was in the clouds for this one, and you can see it.
Hey Steve, Ned from Spain here after a hiatus of traveling. As others have stated this is a truncated edit of a legendary performance. The version you need to find has multi screen images and the full solo which is off the hook. Michael Shrieve is the drummer and he was like 19 or 20 when he did this solo. Michael used a lot of 6 stroke rolls in this as did his contemporary Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix experience. Pleas re- do this with the correct version you won't be disappointed. Trust a fellow drummer please. All the best brother.
Michael Shrieve is the drummer. The actual full live version has a much longer drum solo section than this edited version. You should listen to that. This was Santana's coming out party for the general rock universe. The group was well established in the SF Bay Area, but didn't have a national rep until after this performance. Bill Graham was promoting them at the time, and when asked to handle security for Woodstock said he would only do it if his unknown band Santana could play. The promoters agreed--they had no choice--but didn't come to regret it.
As pretty much everyone has stated, do the long version if nothing else but for your own satisfication. As a drummer myself, I must state that it is a MUST see.
@@hopeklemann1 That’s what quite a few others have said! I definitely have to check that out! It’s so weird that this version has so many more views than the other one! Super weird! 🤔
That drummer was a kid at the time and him and a friend use to travel a good distance once a week to a recording studio because they would give up and coming musicians 1 hour of free recording, one day is mate couldn't make it so he went on is own and passed santana's drummer in the hallway who was ranting and raving and storming out, santana heared the kid in the studio next door and signed him up, right place, right time. Another bit of info, they dropped acid thinking they were on around 6:00pm but I think The Who was running late so they put them on early when the acid was well and truly kicked in. Santana said the neck of is guitar turned into a snake and he battled with is trip right through the song. I'm almost pretty sure up until then they didn't even have a album out.
At the time of Woodstock, Santana was a "house band" at the Winterland theater which was owned by Bill Graham (who also owned the Fillmore and Fillmore East venues). Santana did not even have a record out at the time. Bill Graham promoted rock concerts, and he arranged to have Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead play the Woodstock festival only if his latest "discovery" (Santana) had a slot in the festival. Their first album was released a few weeks after the festival. This version of the Santana band played on their first 4 albums and all of them are earth shattering.
Watch the entire Woodstock movie when you get a chance. So many iconic performances and the movie is very well made. Love the split screen parts. A great documentary about a high point (pardon the pun) in this country's history.
Carlos Santana said during an interview that the whole band took mescaline and had some time before they played their set at Woodstock. Then------while the whole band was peaking, they were told they were up next! Either play now or don't play at all! Santana said that the neck on his axe turned into o a snake and he prayed, "Please God! Keep me in time and in tune!" You can see in his eyes and movements that he was trippin'!! The entire band as well. Factcheck this if you'd like, but wow, what a performance. Michael Shrieve on the drums, a young Michael Shrieve!! Glad they had the balls to do it, now a bona fide classic. Don't do drugs, kids, or your music may sound even more awesome!!🤣🤣🤣🤘😎🤘
There is another 5 minute video of Carlos saying they were on acid. I heard that the Grateful dead supplied whatever they took. Maybe they were handed it and gobbled it without paying much attention to what it was. I know from personal experience that you can't always remember what you were on. Seen KISS in about 1978-79 and not positive of what I was on but it certainly enhanced the KISS 3-ring circus. hehe
@@matthewpaul1111 Carlos gets a pass on this one! Either way, they were spot on playing Soul Sacrifice. We saw the Pink Floyd Animals tour at Anaheim Stadium in '77----on shrooms! Damn! They had gigantic pigs and dogs and sheep floating above the stage in the bleacher section. Two people up front started fighting; David Gilmour stopped playing and said, "Must you behave that way?" Very trippy and memorable experience!☮
I heard their first album a few weeks after Woodstock. It was a great time for music, but Santana blew our minds: African and Latin percussion, R&B, blues, rock in their own original style. The smiles as they watch and listen to each other says it all: they were nailing a performance for the ages at Woodstock.
This concert turned into a free concert as people were pulling down the walls , so about 100,000 were there , and the list of bands was changed , some bands just did what they wanted instead of following a list , time was lost due to the number of people without tickets . Jimi Hendrix,s set went into another morning as some reports said he was kidnapped and at gunpoint for not signing a new contract . I have the CD of Jimi and he constantly said sorry he was late . As a result 90% of the crowd had gone home and missed Jimi as you can see on the Star Spangled Banner video
Possibly my favorite performance OAT. You nailed it Steven, it was all about vibes, peace, love and the music That drummer is Shrieve, I knew his playing was going to grab you like a kid in a candy store. You said it man, like going into a portal to another world. Amusing tidbit Carlos said later in life. I was so high on acid that day that the guitar neck was moving all around like a snake and I didn't know how the h3ll I was able to play it...paraphrased. 🔥🔥
That is so wild playing like that and still delivering this EPIC performance! I definitely love everything about this one and the drumming is Incredible!! Thanks for the insight! 🔥🔥
The film version is the best. It's the one that is 9:39 long. They chopped the drum solo down on this one.,There is one that is 9:50 long, but I think the film one is the better one..Also, check them out at Tanglewood a year after this..The performance is even better (Imho), if you could believe that.
MY HIGH SCHOOL(PREP)BUDDY IS THE DRUMMER MIKE SCHRIEVE, IM JUST OUT OF THE JUNGLE INTO JAPAN WENT TO CINEMA, WOODSTOCK, THERE HE WAS ... ALMOST FELL OVER .. THERE IS A LONGER VERSION(9+MIN) MORE MIKE!
That drummer is Michael Shrieve one of the best rock drummers. He was 19 and tripping during this concert. Btw you really should check out the version that has the much longer amazing drum solo
I remember fifty years ago listening to Santana's 1st album was a mind blowing experience. Soul Sacrifice is one of those songs that once you start listening to you just can't stop and have to enjoy the groove all the way to the end. This was my first listen to your channel. Did you ever think of trying letting a song play through to the end and then coming back around to insert you comments. Most of us listening to these "first time" videos want to see and hear your reaction AFTER and not with repeated stops and starts. At least you are not as bad as some: You rewind a few seconds and you comments are short. Nevertheless, less is more in this case, or rather fewer is more.
The drummer is Michael Shrieve the youngest person to play at Woodstock. About 19years old. Carlos Santana. Guitar Gregg Rolie. Keys / Vocals David Brown. Bass Jose Areas. Congas/ Timbales Mike Carabello. Congos / Timbales Michael Shrieve. Drums
The guy with the cameras in the background is Jim Marshall. He was the best rock and roll photographer of the era. He’s no longer alive but there is a website and book about him.
Let's Gooo ! Santana is just incredible. I love their older and of course The Supernatural LP. Black Magic woman is great too. Smooth is my favorite later song. Great reaction and Peace out Steven ☮️ ✌️ 🙏
Carlos has said that he was trippin' on acid during this performance and he thought his guitar neck was a snake and he had to keep playing better to control it...!!
The keyboardist is Greg Rolie, the original lead singer, and keys for Journey. Neal Schon joined Santana in '71...the rest is history. I've always had a thing for drummers, and Michael Shrieve is no exception, lol.
One of the greatest performances ever recorded. I was so excited when this movie came out so many stellar performances. Joe cocker, 10 years after, Hendrix. And so on. I was Santana a few times in the 70’s a wall of percussion.
Michael Shrieve is on drums. He was only a teenager. The guy on the organ is Gregg Rolie who went on to form Journey in 1973 along with Neal Schon who also played in Santana from 1971 until Journey. He was 17 years old when he first played with Carlos.
This is the edited version. In the original the drum solo is a lot longer and blows you away!! Get the longer version it will be worth it!!!! I saw the movie when I was 17 and as a drummer this performance changed my life.
The first three Santana albums are chock full of iconic tunes... Evil Ways Jingo Persuasion Oye Como Va Mother's Daughter Samba Pa Ti Hope You're Feeling Better (My personal favorite) Batuka No One to Depend on Taboo Everybody's Everything Jungle Strut This era of the band was pure fire... Let's Go!!! Cheers!
Michael Shrieve. Look for the full version, drum solo is epic on it. Get the vinyl triple album of Woodstock.... or watch the movie, there's a lot of music and culture history in it.
At the time at Woodstock, the band was high as a kite on acid, as they didn't know they would be playing that early. But anyway totally nailed it. Said Santana in one interview: "Don't try this at home." He said his odd look at one point playing guitar is he saw the neck as a writhing snake. Yeah, usually acid won't make a band totally nail a thing. OK, maybe the Grateful Dead.
They were not supposed to be on this set.. they were shifted to play At last minute...they were all tripping during this performance.. and it was considered one of the best sets at Woodstock
Interesting story on how Santana got to play at Woodstock. The promoters wanted Chicago to play there. Chicago's manager lied and said they were busy and could they use someone else. He offered them Santana, who were fairly new. Santana gave a legendary performance, and the rest is history.
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This performance is INSANE!! That drummer is going HAM!!!
The Santana concert at Tanglewood from 1970 is one of the best concerts you can watch on YT. Especially if you like Latin percussion music and Carlos' guitar.
I reviewed Black Magic Woman from that concert here on the channel and it is killer! 🔥
@@richeaton5752 This. I was going to post the exact same thing
I was 17 in 1969 and I feel blessed to have experienced the best music ever.
The drummer is Michael Shrieve,he was only 19 at the time and there is a longer riff on the drums than what you saw( maybe you can find that version)one of the greats
Don't take it personally everyone reacts to the shortened edited version. But the full version has more of Michael shreves antics on drums.
@@rhwinner The full version video (9:50 minutres) also does not include the whole 11:50 minute song - the audio is 'Soul Sacrifice (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 16, 1969)'. it's the Legacy Edition of their first album.
Both Santana and Shrieve had birthdays in July. This was August. Michael turned 20, and Carlos turned 22.
@@sjd5750The youngest performer at Woodstock was 18 year old guitarist Henry Gross of Sha Na Na.✌️
In March 2011, Rolling Stone magazine readers picked The Best Drummers of All Time: Shrieve ranked #10.
Michael Schrieve on drums...he was 19!!!!!❤❤❤
That’s so wild! Such a beast!! 🥁
Amazing that 500,000 people at Woodstock had never heard Santana music. Their 1st album was not released yet.
There's a long drum solo and this one is cut down one!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I knew a group of people who went to Woodstock and I could've gone. But, my folks said NO... I was 15!!! 😓😓😓
They had they 😈 in ‘em that day😮💨💪🏾
KEYBOARDS ADDED SO MUCH TO ROCK!!!🎹🎹🎹
You are 💯 right!! 🔥🔥
One of the best reactions, ever. I was just as shocked and amazed when I experienced it as a kid.
So glad you enjoyed it! 😁
@setonhillstudios
Merry Christmas, brother...
Santana, flying high, in more ways than one!
You need to see the longer version with the whole drum solo. This version shows less than half of it
I agree. He was AMAZING.
please please watch the uncut version of this very long awesome song, if you really love the drums, you gotta!!!
Uncut drum solo version is on TH-cam at th-cam.com/video/sSp05euvRNU/w-d-xo.html. Song there runs 9 minutes 49 seconds. However, the complete version of Soul Sacrifice is on a Columbia LP/CD that runs 11 minutes 35 seconds.
Absolutely
Nobody had ever seen anything like Woodstock, Even the organizers had no idea what was coming at them. They couldn't get musicians to the stage there were so many people. The throughway was backed up so bad that people abandoned their cars and walked into the site. The organizers finally started helicoptering in some of the musicians. Richie Havens had to extend his set because there was no one able to come on stage after he left. He basically wrote a song on stage while playing because he had nothing left in the tank. The song is called "Freedom" and became a breakout hit for him. It was batshit crazy. But so many musicians stepped up and lay down legendary performances. And a seriously stoned Carlos was one of them--I can't imagine peaking on acid and playing a guitar in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Just such a moment in time, man.
I was privilaged (as well as wet, muddy, and baconed) to have been there when Santana played at Woodstock in 69. Three uni mates and I drove there and experienced something none of us have forgotten. Santana, Arlo Guthrie, CSNY in their first concert together, were the top three sets for me.
So epic!!! 🔥
You should really check out the movie, "Woodstock," documenting the weekend. This festival was such a critical point in not only rock and roll, but also in society. It was pretty much the hippies' last gasp as the summer of 69 was coming to a close.
This was an incredible event, billed as "three days of peace, love and music." It was held on a farm in upstate NY. It was a cultural phenomenon. You really should learn more about it. And check Jimi Hendrix doing the National Anthem. Or 10 Years After doing "I'm Going Home."
Santana was 18 at the WOODSTOCK festival attended by over 450,000 people
No auto-tune. No backing tracks. Pure freaking musical talent. Ah, to be young again...
The drummer was Mike Shrieve...he was 20 years old!
And they (at least some of them) were on LSD at the time.
The story is that they were scheduled to go on much later in the day, so they had some time to kill......and Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead suggested they do so by dropping some acid, and gave them some.......but their time was bumped up by several hours.
I saw an interview with Carlos Santana who stated that his guitar was guiding him on what and how to play, haha!
Santana was virtually unknown at the time, their first album came out the same month as the Woodstock festival, but they kicked the door down with that performance. The keyboard player, Greg Rolle, would eventually leave the band to form Journey.
This was the best perfomance on Woodstock for me. The crew: Carlos Santana (lead guitar), Dave Brown (bass), Gregg Rollie (organ), Michael Shrieve (drums), Michael Carabello (congas, percussion), Jose "Chepito" Areas (timbales, congas, percussion).
Former musical theater turned rock vocalist (many years ago) here. The keyboard player is Gregg Rolie, who left Santana with guitar player Neil Schon to form Journey in 1972. And a very young Michael Shrieve on drums as others have already mentioned. The story goes that they weren't expected to play until later in the evening so Carlos engaged in a bit of "acid". When they called them to play early, he was "trippin' balls"! Carlos has said that he actually "watched" the neck of his guitar turn into a snake while playing this song at Woodstock. Thanks for the memory and a great reaction, and yes, Michael was a beast! Keep doing what you do and I'll keep watching.
Thanks for the insight and appreciate you hanging out! That must have been a wild ride for sure! 🤣
Neil left about a year before joining the band that became Journey. It had another name first, something like the Bay Area Rhythm All Stars. In between he spent some time in a band called Azteka.
This group had Bill Graham behind them - that alone was HUGE for them. David Brown on bass here. The bass amps used were Acoustic 360’s. These offer a three dimensional sound. Along with a Fender Precision Bass, this is a total home run of a bass sound!
i love how everybodys face expression shows how hard they are melting on acid ^^
😂❤ As I asserted at some point on a different reaction, were it not for the bassist, that train would have gone off the rails.
Facts!! 💯
Had my 18th birthday there that day.
Awesome!! 😁
Michael Shrieve was also the youngest person to play at the Festival. Best I recall this was also the last show in the first ever tour.
Sweet!! So sad that you didn't get a chance to see the longer version I would suggest you go back and do it like others have made that same suggestion
Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock
Check out Santana’s Say It Again. My favorite.
🇨🇦 They do say that this performance was in front of 500K and that over the 3 days of the concert, there was probably 1 1/2 million ! 🇨🇦
Best performances at Woodstock
SANTANA
TEN YEARS AFTER
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
JOE COCKER
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE👌👌👌👌👌👌
I have NEVER seen Santana before but WOW, it was just INCREDIBLE, in the 60's too!!!!
The drummer Michael Shrieve talked about joining Santana when the band was inducted into the HOF. Says he heard a couple of his favorite drummers were playing at the Fillmore. He was 16 and asked his dad to borrow the car in hopes of sitting in. That night one of Santana's guys asked for his info and said they'd call. They did - a year later. He soon jammed all night with the band. Next morning they stopped at his house and he told his supportive parents he was going on the road with Santana.
……imagine, this was Santana’s debut to the world ! Tripping out, Keyboards is the one and only Greg Rollie who left Santana and formed “Journey” and was Journeys lead vocal until Perry joined ❤️
Dude, I just watched the long version and it is a must see! This was great, but the long version is unbelievable even more so!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely gonna hit that one at some point! 🤘🏻
The band had taken a hit of acid shortly before the organizer told Carlos the band due to play was having trouble getting to the venue. So he was asked to get his band ready to go on stage. Carlos said he wasn't prepared to perform. The organizer flat told him, it's now or never. Being that Santana was barely known at that time, he couldn't pass up the exposure. Carlos later said, on the stage, the neck of his guitar felt like he was holding on to a snake.
Carlos never did drugs
@@michaeltaylor8835 Dude, he's openly talked about being high off his ass for this performance, specifically on mescaline that Jerry Garcia of the Dead had given him and the band. I don't believe he was ever a regular user, but he was in the clouds for this one, and you can see it.
@@dbradx Carlosalso claimed in a 5 minute video that it was acid. Sometimes drugs can cloud the mind. lol
Hey Steve, Ned from Spain here after a hiatus of traveling. As others have stated this is a truncated edit of a legendary performance. The version you need to find has multi screen images and the full solo which is off the hook. Michael Shrieve is the drummer and he was like 19 or 20 when he did this solo. Michael used a lot of 6 stroke rolls in this as did his contemporary Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix experience. Pleas re- do this with the correct version you won't be disappointed. Trust a fellow drummer please. All the best brother.
What’s up Ned! Hope all is well! Definitely plan on hitting the longer version for sure! 🔥🔥
And they were all tripping balls on Acid
...and they look it.
Actually, just Carlos....
I heard the Santana thought they were going on at night. So, he dropped a whole lot and then got word that he was going on next!
Bullshit.
@michaelwalker5257 ohh that's right you were there right
This is the short version. Need the long version. Missing so much
Michael Shrieve is the drummer. The actual full live version has a much longer drum solo section than this edited version. You should listen to that. This was Santana's coming out party for the general rock universe. The group was well established in the SF Bay Area, but didn't have a national rep until after this performance. Bill Graham was promoting them at the time, and when asked to handle security for Woodstock said he would only do it if his unknown band Santana could play. The promoters agreed--they had no choice--but didn't come to regret it.
Need to listen to Ten Years After Going home...Woodstock.
As pretty much everyone has stated, do the long version if nothing else but for your own satisfication. As a drummer myself, I must state that it is a MUST see.
🌸 I believe there's a longer version of this video that has Michael shreves absolute longer drum solo ...it's amazing
@@hopeklemann1 That’s what quite a few others have said! I definitely have to check that out! It’s so weird that this version has so many more views than the other one! Super weird! 🤔
Trippin' balls!
😂🤣😂
In an interview with Dan Rather ,Carlos said he was tripping (LSD) when he was playing this
That drummer was a kid at the time and him and a friend use to travel a good distance once a week to a recording studio because they would give up and coming musicians 1 hour of free recording, one day is mate couldn't make it so he went on is own and passed santana's drummer in the hallway who was ranting and raving and storming out, santana heared the kid in the studio next door and signed him up, right place, right time. Another bit of info, they dropped acid thinking they were on around 6:00pm but I think The Who was running late so they put them on early when the acid was well and truly kicked in. Santana said the neck of is guitar turned into a snake and he battled with is trip right through the song. I'm almost pretty sure up until then they didn't even have a album out.
At the time of Woodstock, Santana was a "house band" at the Winterland theater which was owned by Bill Graham (who also owned the Fillmore and Fillmore East venues). Santana did not even have a record out at the time. Bill Graham promoted rock concerts, and he arranged to have Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead play the Woodstock festival only if his latest "discovery" (Santana) had a slot in the festival. Their first album was released a few weeks after the festival. This version of the Santana band played on their first 4 albums and all of them are earth shattering.
They haven't released the first album yet at this point!
Early Santana!!!!!!! Their first three albums pick a song, any song any album, you will rock till you drop. Santana Abraxas is my favorite.
Watch the entire Woodstock movie when you get a chance. So many iconic performances and the movie is very well made. Love the split screen parts. A great documentary about a high point (pardon the pun) in this country's history.
Edgardo Reyes Jr also played Drums with Santana , he went on to play percussion with Chicago and now is Chicagos drummer
These guys were on another level. If the urban legends are true, it's even more impressive that they played like this while tripping balls.
Carlos Santana said during an interview that the whole band took mescaline and had some time before they played their set at Woodstock. Then------while the whole band was peaking, they were told they were up next! Either play now or don't play at all! Santana said that the neck on his axe turned into o a snake and he prayed, "Please God! Keep me in time and in tune!" You can see in his eyes and movements that he was trippin'!! The entire band as well. Factcheck this if you'd like, but wow, what a performance. Michael Shrieve on the drums, a young Michael Shrieve!! Glad they had the balls to do it, now a bona fide classic. Don't do drugs, kids, or your music may sound even more awesome!!🤣🤣🤣🤘😎🤘
There is another 5 minute video of Carlos saying they were on acid. I heard that the Grateful dead supplied whatever they took. Maybe they were handed it and gobbled it without paying much attention to what it was. I know from personal experience that you can't always remember what you were on. Seen KISS in about 1978-79 and not positive of what I was on but it certainly enhanced the KISS 3-ring circus. hehe
@@matthewpaul1111 Carlos gets a pass on this one! Either way, they were spot on playing Soul Sacrifice. We saw the Pink Floyd Animals tour at Anaheim Stadium in '77----on shrooms! Damn! They had gigantic pigs and dogs and sheep floating above the stage in the bleacher section. Two people up front started fighting; David Gilmour stopped playing and said, "Must you behave that way?" Very trippy and memorable experience!☮
I heard their first album a few weeks after Woodstock. It was a great time for music, but Santana blew our minds: African and Latin percussion, R&B, blues, rock in their own original style. The smiles as they watch and listen to each other says it all: they were nailing a performance for the ages at Woodstock.
This concert turned into a free concert as people were pulling down the walls , so about 100,000 were there , and the list of bands was changed , some bands just did what they wanted instead of following a list , time was lost due to the number of people without tickets . Jimi Hendrix,s set went into another morning as some reports said he was kidnapped and at gunpoint for not signing a new contract . I have the CD of Jimi and he constantly said sorry he was late . As a result 90% of the crowd had gone home and missed Jimi as you can see on the Star Spangled Banner video
Possibly my favorite performance OAT. You nailed it Steven, it was all about vibes, peace, love and the music That drummer is Shrieve, I knew his playing was going to grab you like a kid in a candy store. You said it man, like going into a portal to another world. Amusing tidbit Carlos said later in life. I was so high on acid that day that the guitar neck was moving all around like a snake and I didn't know how the h3ll I was able to play it...paraphrased. 🔥🔥
That is so wild playing like that and still delivering this EPIC performance! I definitely love everything about this one and the drumming is Incredible!! Thanks for the insight! 🔥🔥
Several babies were born at Woodstock, and even more were conceived!
No record of any babies being born there
@cynergy4 there were at least 3 born there. But I'm too busy to argue about it. Go on with your life.
@jamessugg7061 do the research
The film version is the best. It's the one that is 9:39 long. They chopped the drum solo down on this one.,There is one that is 9:50 long, but I think the film one is the better one..Also, check them out at Tanglewood a year after this..The performance is even better (Imho), if you could believe that.
Opened a portal. LOL.
😂🤣😂
My suggestion for the nest Santana video is Black Magic Woman, performed live at Tanglewood, 1970
I've always wondered whether the Santana band even bothered to keep count of their number of performers!
MY HIGH SCHOOL(PREP)BUDDY IS THE DRUMMER MIKE SCHRIEVE, IM JUST OUT OF THE JUNGLE INTO JAPAN WENT TO CINEMA, WOODSTOCK, THERE HE WAS ... ALMOST FELL OVER .. THERE IS A LONGER VERSION(9+MIN) MORE MIKE!
That drummer is Michael Shrieve one of the best rock drummers. He was 19 and tripping during this concert. Btw you really should check out the version that has the much longer amazing drum solo
I remember fifty years ago listening to Santana's 1st album was a mind blowing experience. Soul Sacrifice is one of those songs that once you start listening to you just can't stop and have to enjoy the groove all the way to the end.
This was my first listen to your channel. Did you ever think of trying letting a song play through to the end and then coming back around to insert you comments. Most of us listening to these "first time" videos want to see and hear your reaction AFTER and not with repeated stops and starts. At least you are not as bad as some: You rewind a few seconds and you comments are short. Nevertheless, less is more in this case, or rather fewer is more.
Check out the movie, it's long but it gives you the whole vibe of the event.
The drummer is Michael Shrieve the youngest person to play at Woodstock. About 19years old.
Carlos Santana. Guitar
Gregg Rolie. Keys / Vocals
David Brown. Bass
Jose Areas. Congas/ Timbales
Mike Carabello. Congos / Timbales
Michael Shrieve. Drums
Shakers are Maracas. Bongos, too!
Drummer is Michael Shrieve - definitely watch the full version! YOu will go nuts! Love your reactions & appreciation of all music genres
The guy with the cameras in the background is Jim Marshall. He was the best rock and roll photographer of the era. He’s no longer alive but there is a website and book about him.
I cant say anything that someone else here hasnt already said
I just love your reactions, both your knowledge and the way you express the joy of great music. And and this performance is as good as it gets.
Really appreciate that and thanks for MJ kicking it! They were definitely on 🔥
Young Carlos Santana may have been the oldest on stage at the event.
I love listening to a good drummer. Michael Shrieve is one of the best I've ever heard in my 60 odd years of life.
That drummer is Michael Shrieve who I believe was 19 or 20 years ols at that time.. just fantastic!!
Tripping on LSD, after their performance Carlos said his guitar turned into a anaconda while he was playing.
Haha 🤣 So crazy!!
Fhatal958 is absolutely correct - watch the FULL version!
The drummer (Michael Shrieve) was only 20!
As a drummer, you owe it to yourself to watch the extended version this same video. Extended drum solo !!!
Let's Gooo ! Santana is just incredible. I love their older and of course The Supernatural LP. Black Magic woman is great too. Smooth is my favorite later song. Great reaction and Peace out Steven ☮️ ✌️ 🙏
It was 1969, so you may not know this drummer. They were ALL sensational!! I've never seen them before but WOW!!
🌸 as a drummer yourself you're going to really appreciate young Michael shrieve.....
Dude is UNREAL!! 🔥🔥
Carlos has said that he was trippin' on acid during this performance and he thought his guitar neck was a snake and he had to keep playing better to control it...!!
The keyboardist is Greg Rolie, the original lead singer, and keys for Journey. Neal Schon joined Santana in '71...the rest is history. I've always had a thing for drummers, and Michael Shrieve is no exception, lol.
One of the greatest performances ever recorded. I was so excited when this movie came out so many stellar performances. Joe cocker, 10 years after, Hendrix. And so on. I was Santana a few times in the 70’s a wall of percussion.
Michael Shrieve is on drums. He was only a teenager. The guy on the organ is Gregg Rolie who went on to form Journey in 1973 along with Neal Schon who also played in Santana from 1971 until Journey. He was 17 years old when he first played with Carlos.
Great request!
Find their Tanglewood concert. It has an epic drum solo.
The drummer, Michael Shrieve, has always said he liked his 1970 Tanglewood performance over Woodstock. Definitely check it out 👍
Carlos Santana is classic and one of the best guitar players that ever lived. Rob Thomas just sang in a collaboration album that Santana released.
This is the edited version. In the original the drum solo is a lot longer and blows you away!! Get the longer version it will be worth it!!!! I saw the movie when I was 17 and as a drummer this performance changed my life.
Go back to Woodstock and watch Ten Years After doing I'm Going Home.
This legendary performance was bought to courtesy of Jerry Gacia. Thank you, Jerry, RIP.
They re-recorded it for the movie, because he was out of tune and tripping…
Check out the unedited version of this tune rip---- Michael Shrieve takes an extended solo.
I love Black Magic Woman
Such a banger!! 🔥🔥
The first three Santana albums are chock full of iconic tunes...
Evil Ways
Jingo
Persuasion
Oye Como Va
Mother's Daughter
Samba Pa Ti
Hope You're Feeling Better (My personal favorite)
Batuka
No One to Depend on
Taboo
Everybody's Everything
Jungle Strut
This era of the band was pure fire...
Let's Go!!!
Cheers!
Great day's, great music and good candy 😂 🤘🇧🇪
Michael Shrieve. Look for the full version, drum solo is epic on it. Get the vinyl triple album of Woodstock.... or watch the movie, there's a lot of music and culture history in it.
At the time at Woodstock, the band was high as a kite on acid, as they didn't know they would be playing that early. But anyway totally nailed it. Said Santana in one interview: "Don't try this at home." He said his odd look at one point playing guitar is he saw the neck as a writhing snake.
Yeah, usually acid won't make a band totally nail a thing. OK, maybe the Grateful Dead.
There is a movie Woodstock. You should watch it.
Greetings from Canada. Drummer: Mike Shrieve. Peace, love and bellbottoms.
I don't remember his name, but I heard he was 19 , yes the drummer!! Too bad you caught the short version!!
They were not supposed to be on this set.. they were shifted to play At last minute...they were all tripping during this performance.. and it was considered one of the best sets at Woodstock
Interesting story on how Santana got to play at Woodstock. The promoters wanted Chicago to play there. Chicago's manager lied and said they were busy and could they use someone else. He offered them Santana, who were fairly new. Santana gave a legendary performance, and the rest is history.