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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Amigos&lt;/em&gt; is the first Santana album that doesn&amp;apos;t attempt to break new ground. The several styles Carlos Santana has delved into over the past decade have been consolidated into a varied, multidimensional album. The early days of happy Latin rhythms, congas and catchy vocal hooks and choruses are represented not only by the not-quite-hidden picture of the band&amp;apos;s first album on the cover, but also by the very first strains of &amp;quot;Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana),&amp;quot; which opens the album. If you&amp;apos;re more taken by the harder, brasher rock of &lt;em&gt;Abraxas&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Santana&lt;/em&gt;, &amp;quot;Take Me with You&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Let Me&amp;quot; will suit you better. And the dreamlike, moody intensity of &lt;em&gt;Caravanserai&lt;/em&gt; is evoked by &amp;quot;Europa (Earth&amp;apos;s Cry Heaven&amp;apos;s Smile).&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;wm:embed type=\"related\"&gt;&lt;/wm:embed&gt;&lt;p&gt;Throughout, Carlos Santana&amp;apos;s guitar wizardry remains as impressive as ever. He constantly darts in, out and through the dense rhythm section, displaying a mastery of lean rock, hot jazz and an occasional dash of quiet beauty. Most guitarists are hard pressed to come up with a single style; Carlos Santana has at least three of which he is master.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;p&gt;I hesitate to call this a safe album, but in a way, that&amp;apos;s what it is. &lt;em&gt;Amigos&lt;/em&gt; is Santana at its most consistent &amp;#x2014; perhaps in an effort to win back listeners disaffected by the long delay between albums. For fans, it is indispensable. For new listeners, a treat.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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