於是,什麼都不存在了,只有感覺在興奮中行進著。當他們無意識地唱出“a love supreme,a love supreme”時,那激盪在心靈中的敬意在樂曲聲中蕩漾著,慢慢傳播開來,是崇敬,是感謝,是從靈魂中升起的心悅誠服。而在聽那首15分42秒的《Let Us Go Into The House of the Lord》時,我建議你把音量旋到最高,好好地享受這一長段超級無敵的演奏。因為它裡面有音樂史上最強悍的吉他solo,有Billy Cobham那在散亂的節奏中準確抓住鼓點的瘋狂鼓技,有Jan Hammer靈巧流暢充滿魔力的鍵盤演奏。
八十年代以後,Carlos Santana的音樂出現了更多元化的風格,但是卻失去了他在七十年代所特有的音樂的質地和純粹。合作的樂手換了一撥又一撥,但是在諸如《Zebop!》、《Beyond Appearances》和《Blues for Salvador》這類的專輯中根本沒有體現出音樂特色和意境。即使那張與Herbie Hancock、Wayne Shorter和Tony Williams這樣的大師級的人物合作的《The Swing of Delight》也沒有讓他的音樂散發出更眩目的光芒。我們不得不感嘆精良的樂器、優秀的製作班底和傑出的合作者其實並不是最重要的,樂手的音樂理念和音樂精神才是決定音樂好壞最關鍵的因素。八十年代和九十年代幾乎就是Carlos Santana的音樂篇章中被撕掉的兩頁。
然而,就在我們已經快忘記他的時候,唱片公司在搖滾空虛的九十年代末期向樂迷們拋來了一個叫做《Supernatural》的媚眼並且帶著萬般的風情問道:“我復古,你在意嗎?”隨著這張專輯不可思議地連奪八項格萊美大獎以及各種媒體不斷地進行視覺或者聽覺的轟炸後,在全世界範圍內這張專輯的正版或者是盜版如雨後春筍般占據了各大唱片店的最顯眼的櫃檯。Year Nominated work Award Result
1973 "Caravanserai" Best Pop Instrumental Performance - With Vocal Coloring Nominated
1988 "Blues for Salvador" Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra,Group Or Soloist) Won
1993 "Gypsy/Grajonca" Best Rock Instrumental Performance Nominated
1996 "Every Now And Then" Best Rock Instrumental Performance Nominated
2000 "Smooth" Record of the Year Won
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Won
Supernatural Album of the Year Won
Best Rock Album Won
"Maria Maria" Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Won
"El Farol" Best Pop Instrumental Performance Won
"The Calling" Best Rock Instrumental Performance Won
"Put Your Lights On" Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Won
"Love Of My Life" Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Nominated
2002 "The Game of Love" Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals Won