Editorial Product Review:

Item Description:
Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 08/23/2005 Run time: 107 minutes

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Like the hit album that inspires its name, Supernatural Live brings journeyman guitarist Carlos Santana back into the mainstream by surrounding him with younger superstars eager to bask in his formidable musical presence. Resuscitating stardom through sheer proximity can translate to forced pairings or superfluous music making, but credit Santana himself with minimizing such missteps. A fusion artist before the term was coined, the erstwhile Mexican street musician long ago extended his technical reach and broadened his stylistic palette by hungrily assimilating different styles of music. Accordingly, he shifts gears easily, whether soloing behind Dave Matthews, trading lines with legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, or spicing up a hip-hop excursion with Lauryn Hill.

Santana justifiably taps into the late '90s' breakout for Latin pop, hardly surprising in light of his early identification with Latin-rock via his 1968 recording debut. His early reworking of Tito Puente's classic 'Oye Como Va' thus pops up as the set closer, while the concert kicks off with a frenetic, horn-powered '(Da Le) Yaleo,' given added spectacle by a swaying corps of lissome female dancers in feathered headgear. Elsewhere, the guitarist hosts a procession of the stars that added their marquee value to the Supernatural album, including Rob Thomas (the massive hit, 'Smooth,' here performed as a medley with 'Dame Tu Amor') and Everlast. But a duet with label colleague Sarah McLachlan on 'Angel' yields the concert's only anticlimax--on a ballad built from spare piano and a poignant lyric, Santana's innate taste leaves him little to contribute beyond a delicate tracery of classical guitar.

Production values are excellent, with crisp camera work and sound mixing. A special remote camera, mounted on the neck of Santana's guitar, presents his intricate fretwork in nifty close-ups that are wisely held to just a few songs. --Sam Sutherland









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Customer Rating: - Classical Carlos
Carlos brings with him an outstanding collection of artists who inspire and energize the viewer. He mixes his guitar solos with a band (and guest performers) who amazed me with their talents and passion for great music. A joy to watch. I only wish I could have been at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium to be part of the experience!!

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Customer Rating: - Santana is great, but DVD had problems
Wife and I love Santana, so were very disappointed to find that the recording quality of this DVD was poor. Distorted picture and sound at times...maybe we just recieved a bad copy. I would recommend this IF the quality is just an isolated occurance, becuase the content was great.

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Customer Rating: - Wow - one of the best music dvd's ever made!
I have many music dvd's and without a doubt, Santana's Supernatural DVD is a "must have". The sound is incredible and the camera on Carlos's 6 string shows his incredible talent. His band is exceptional. If you can sit through this DVD and not groove - your dead!

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Customer Rating: - Brilliant!!
This used to be a "filler" on the film entertainmnet system on Qantas international flights: watched it so many times and it just seemed to get better and better!!!