The Last Days of Santana MK3 - The Making of Santana III (1971) - Documentary - Carlos Santana

The untold story of their most complex album from the Woodstock trilogy. A groundbreaking recording filled with virtuoso percussion, killer guest stars and brilliant melodies that shook the world of late 1971. In what seemed like an impossible task after Abraxas, the band topped themselves with their finest piece of city sounds and soulful recollections of youth. This is the guitar duel of Carlos Santana and Neil Schon, the liquid bass lines of David Brown, lead vocal and keyboard wizard Greg Rolie, stuntman drummer and groovemeister Mike Shrieve and the insane trio of Jose Chepito Areas, Mike Carabello and Coke Escovedo. This is the making of Santana 3. #carlossanatana #santana #classicrock #documentary

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[jessegalvan]

I'm 66yrs old, been a fan since I was 12yrs.I still have a concert T shirt from around very early 80's.keep up the great work, very impressive and educational.

[donsimon]

I have been listening to Santana 3 for the last 50 years! It never gets stale. It is great

[FishMan]

Santana 3 is a definite MASTERPIECE!!! The guitar solo on Taboo is as good as any you'll ever hear! Best Santana album, hands down!

[maninthemiddle]

This video is a piece of rock scholarship worthy of the musical masterpiece that is Santana III. Well done, hombre.

[sfdrman]

Great video I thank Santana lll is one of my top 5 albums ever. I saw them do it live at winter land I believe in 1972. Neal Schone was just 15 when he played on that album. I am 71 years young and rock early Santana always.

[jamesmack]

“ Batuka” is one of their best songs without question

[BaconTomatoCheese]

Some years ago, I was in a used record store browsing… Came across Santana III, bought it immediately as I was already a big Santana fan. Brought it home, dropped the needle on the edge of the platter and – instant goosebumps! Still gives me chills thinking about that drum intro that slowly fades in and everything that followed afterwards! What an album!!❤️☮️🎸🥁

[Denny]

I was very fortunate to see Santana in Boston on the Santana III release tour. One of the top live concert experiences of my life! Very inspirational to this then aspiring teen drummer/percussionist!!! Thanks and gratitude to all the band!!! ❤️🙏❤️

[impalaman]

The first time I ever heard "No One To Depend On". I thought it was the funniest thing I ever heard. Here's a song where they only lines in the whole song are "I ain't got nobody---that I can depend on"---and then it just explodes into all out guitar war! How can you not love a song like that!🤣🤣🤣

[bradhardisty]

I have a direct Santana story. I was 7 in 67, 8 in 68. I f you follow Santana back, they started as a straight up electric blues band. Not much interest. As a young boy, my relatives lived in the bay area. I spent a lot of time in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Right outside the children's playground, which had the merry go round. There started to be drum jams that went on for hours. People woulld bring well made, hand made drums. I remember studying some players and their congas and percussion out of station wagons. They would attract a couple of hundred hippies as the jams were intense and something fresh. I asked my aunt if I could go watch. They were maybe 40 yards away. She would say no, that it was a pot party. I read an interview that Carlos went and saw these jams and that is where he got the idea to get that afro cuban beat. He picked like the best three players and had them jam with his band. It was instant, like he jad found his niche, his calling. I would have heard those players jamming while playing in the playground for three or four hours. It seemed to go on for a couple of years.

[rams]

This is one of all time favorite albums. I have never gotten tired of it after 33 years!!!!

[ZharkovA]

That was superb. I’d only listened to the first two albums by Santana and found them both incredible. My son, who plays guitar with me in my band, has since found Santana as well. The sound and the groove lives on forever!

[lifelongfan]

As a child growing up in the 70’s, Santana was a staple on the radio, which at the time I took for granted. Then one day I heard “blues for Salvador” on a sound page in a guitar magazine and it hit me like a ton of bricks! Later in the 2000’s, I played in a cover band and we featured Santana. My life was never the same after that.

[mightya]

My high school marching band played Everybody’s Everything in 1974.

[GINKBB]

Super cool. Love it! I had the absolute unbelievable opportunity to meet Carlos Santana on 2 occasions, as part of a NIKE team that designed "one-off" specialty pairs of shoes for him. I worked on 2 pairs of shoes for Carlos and actually got to present one pair personally to him myself. He was exactly as you would imagine and would want him to be. He was warm, charming, funny, gracious, "Stony", appreciative, open and welcoming. Absolute highlights of my life. I also got to meet Dennis Chambers and other band members. It was unreal. He actually wore the shoes I gave him onstage that night during the concert. Tho I also had the privilege of designing artwork for shoes for Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Eric Clapton and Dave Grohl, Carlos was the only one I got to actually meet and interact with. I will never forget those moments. Carlos was a GUITAR HERO of mine from 1976, and I could have never imagined getting to meet him in such a special way.

[petehilario]

I qould live to see you put together The Making of Moonflower.

[OutOnTheTiles]

This will be great . I love early Santana especially Caravanserai and Welcome and Lotus. Absolutely brilliant albums. Cheers

[tefenstrat]

If you love the rock from this era, you must take the time to listen to Santana 3..if you have never heard it.. I think you will love it like I do. It is my favorite Santana album. I started listening to Santana back when they first formed. To hear the author of this documentary say he first saw the Woodstock movie in 2001 is sureal to me. I saw it when it first hit the big screen and it changed my life. I saw Santana in concert with Eric Clapton on the night I turned 18 years old. i would be lying if i said i remembered much about it. i do know i enjoyed it though. Santana 3 is such a special album imo, thank you for taking the time and effort to make this documentary about it.

[ognet]

I bought Santana 3 with my first weeks wage when I was 17 and I still have that very same copy

[cheyennesantos-lg]

I can talk all night about loving the first four albums. But Santana 3 is unique. Like Santana Blues Band themselves, it opened up a key for all us Mission District Hipsters. Great documentary! ♥