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Santana
“Supernatural”
Arista Records
GRADE: B+
Long before Ricky Martin turned the
world on to “Living La Vida Loca,” the band
Santana brought Latin music to the United
States, earning critical and popular acclaim.
Santana was a product of the Haight
Ashbury music scene of the late 1960s, along
side the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.
Astonishingly, the band never had a major
label deal until Columbia Records signed it on
the spot after an incendiary performance at
Woodstock in 1969.
The band’s personnel changed throughout
the years, which accounts for its musical evo
lution. But, in every incarnation, guitarist
Carlos Santana guided the band.
Combining elements of rock, jazz and
blues with Afro-Cuban rhythms, the band
became one of the first in the genre of jazz
rock fusion.
While the new album features works by
the new Santana lineup, it is primarily a collec
tion of collaborations with other artists.
Santana influenced much of today’s music
and the compact disc “Supernatural” is a testa
ment to that Carlos still plays with the same
passion that rocketed him to stardom 30 years
ago and, for this album, he lends his distinct
style to songs by some contemporary artists.
The first guest on the album is Dave
Matthews, an obvious choice since he prac
tices free-form improvisation in much the
same way Santana does. Santana’s distorted
guitar soloing over the song nicely contrasts
Matthews’ mellow vocals and gives the song a
rough edge.
Another notable guest on the album is
Everlast, whose interplay with Santana resem
bles Matthews’.
The Fugees’ Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean
have separate duets with Santana, which
proves that die guitarist’s style lends itself well
to a hip-hop groove. The duet with Jean and the
Product G & B finds Carlos incorporating
classical guitar from Joaquim Rodrigo’s
“Concierto de Aranjuez.”
The first single from the album is
Santana’s duet “Smooth” with Matchbox 20’s
Rob Thomas. Thomas’ vocals are surprisingly
good and understated so as not to dominate the
song.
The same holds true for singer Eagle-Eye
Cherry, who, incidentally, looks frighteningly
like Santana.
The album officially ends with an instru
mental duet with another guitar god, Eric
Clapton. While Santana and Clapton exchange
some fiery solos at the beginning, the song
fails to live up to its potential. Perhaps it would
have been better to capture the two in a live set
ting rather than the confines of a studio record
ing.
Like so many other albums of this sort, the
broad range of guest artists tends to make it
sound disjointed. But the album is never disap
pointing.
- Patrick Kelly
FAIR from page 11
- Finally, after a good
45 minutes of walking, I
found my first ride. A
new one for this fair, it
was called “Cliff
Hanger.”
Basically, this is a
pretty low-key ride. You
lay on your stomach in a
fake hang glider, and it
flies you around in cir- 1
cles, going up and down.
It was pretty fun, but I needed
something more bitchin’ to
make it worth my money.
The “Cliff Hanger” cost five
tickets, which is approximately
$3, the same price as a regular
com dog.
After a quick walk past the
rest of the death traps, I found
my second ride, simply titled
“Extasy.”
I knew I had to ride it when I
saw the sign, which featured an
airbrushed painting of a half
naked woman with the word
“Extasy” on her breasts.
The cost was six tickets,
approximately $3.60, or 60
cents more than a com dog.
While waiting in line, I grew
a bit nervous. I noticed that the
jabroni running the ride was
having trouble running the com
pact disc player. He finally
found the play button, and the
sounds of Limp Bizkit came
blaring out from underneath the
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Once I was strapped in, the
war machine started grinding
around in circles. It had four
arms hooked to a center shaft
that spun the arms in a giant cir
cle. Attached to the end of each
arm were three pods that seated
two people each. The pods also
rotated, but in tighter and faster
circles.
After about a minute of
straight spinning, the pods
mechanically turn on their sides,
spinning you - the victim - in
somersaults while continuing to
spin you in circles. Then they go
completely upside down, and
the geek in the control booth
says, “You guys want some
more? You better scream!” And
everyone groans.
The ride became more
excruciating with every pass,
because when you come by one
section, you’re hit in the face
with a blast of exhaust that
makes you choke. Then, ypu
feel a mist pf spit hit your face
because other people are cough
ing from the fumes.
By the time this ride was
done, I felt the two grilled
cheese sandwiches I’d had for
dinner making their way back
up my throat.
. After about 10 minutes of
down time, I just felt dizzy and
sick, but not as if I were going to
vomit.
At this point, I had nine tick
ets left. Even though the
“Extasy” wasn’t my thing, I was
still optimistic about finding a
gnarly time with my remaining
nine tickets.
I walked past the giant pool
of oil and gasoline that the
bumper boats drive around in
and past numerous rides that are
all essentially the same spinning
motion.
Finally, I came to what
would be my final ride, the
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“Wind Sheer.”
To be honest, I really didn’t
want to ride this thing at all, but
I had to get my money’s worth.
I gave the camy six more
tickets and took my seat among
the hoards of spaghetti-strapped
junior high girls and their saucy
boyfriends.
The “Wind Sheer” is basi
cally two giant arms connected
by two rows of seats. The arms
go up, and the seats start rolling
over and over, doing somer
saults.
At first, I didn’t think I could
take it, so I shut my eyes. But,
that turned out to be much worse
than just facing the awful truth.
It was way worse than any
drunken bed spins I’ve ever had.
After just 30 seconds, I
could feel those grilled cheese
sandwiches making a come
back. Only this time, they
brought with them some of the
gin I-drank the night before. I
barely kept the vile mixture
from breaking the seal and soil
ing the rest of the riders and the
crowd of slack-jawed onlookers.
After that, I was left with
three tickets, a headache, a dis
gusting taste in my mouth, a
noticeable lack of balance and
$3.
As you can probably guess, I
headed straight for the nearest
com dog stand and got a jumbo.
I thought a little food might ease
my turbulent stomach.
It didn’t.
So after two hours, I headed
home a broken man with a new
theory. Yes, you can enjoy the
Nebraska State Fair midway
without spending a small for
tune, but only if you don’t ride
the rides.
My new advice: Just buy
$15 worth of corn dogs, eat
them and watch everyone else
get sick.
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