You need to hear the 3 minute longer version of this‼️. Why anyone would cut out the longer version of the drummer out? You owe it to yourself to watch on your own so you can appreciate just how great Michael is. I saw Santana in San Francisco at the Avalon Ballroom about 3 months after this. The stage was so low and so many people in front of me I could not see the drummer as no seating and everyone standing. I couldn't get over the drummer and never knew who he was until I saw this video! For a super groovy and hot live performance watch Santana and Rob Thomas perform Smooth live! It will knock your socks off. 🎶🎸💯
I am not a drummer so I don't know technically how amazing that solo is. but that solo...I don't care how many times I watch the video, I am gobsmacked all over again by everyone's performance, but that drum solo is a thing of beauty.
I was 16/17 in 69. Missed this show but about a year later I attended the 2nd Atlanta Pop Festival. Saw one of the last appearances of Hendrix. It was a similar scene, with about a third of the people.
This is the "short" version of this Video. The longer version has the full drum solo. Shrieve played one of the greatest drum solos ever filmed, totally interesting and tasty. And after watching the solo, it means more when the drums blast back into playing "Soul Sacrifice". If you loved this, go back and watch the "longer" version.
YES! YES! YES!..The long version! Especially if you're a drummer!..The long version is the movie version that came out the following summer..It's the one that is 9:38 long..This is good, and better than nothing, but it's almost sacrilege to F with the longer version!
Hi "Cheezer", totally! I became a "hobby"-Drummer because of Keith Moon, because I love those crazy non-stop fills and manic energy. But watching Michael Shrieve play was my second favorite drumming experience. Drum solos can be boring, but Shrieve made me love the drum solo too, but only when it is done with this kind of love and intensity.@@cheezer57
@@jraben1065 Watch the guy's face standing behind him. I always assumed he was one of their roadies..He looks around like, "Hey! Are you guys seeing this, or is it just me?"...Lol!
@@rachelbrachman1510 I believe that Carlos had to ask Michael's mother if they could take him to an outdoor concert in upstate New York. That's what I heard anyway......the guy was YOUNG!
Carlos Santana was so high on LSD during this song that he thought his guitar was a snake and he was fighting it. Crazy as that sounds he still put out this amazing performance.
@@twofarg0ne763 half the audience was on LSD-25 (meaning well over 150,000 people tripping together) Woodstock at 1 death and 1 birth The real story is that Carlos had come across Jerry Garcia and anybody back then knew that the Grateful Dead was going to do you whether you liked it or not. Well, Carlos did end up getting dosed and thought he would have time to come down but no such luck and that’s when the snake kicked in. So just a minor tweak to the story
Carlos has said that he was trippin' so hard, he thought his guitar was a python (you can see him wrestling with it at one point). Not everyone who drops acid can play like this kids, let's just make that clear.
As high as they were, nothing beats Alvin Lee and Ten Years After doing I'm Going Home. Who knows how many "substances" (plus probably a ton of alcohol) were consumed (and it shows)? Still it might be the single greatest performance at Woodstock - and the film does such a great job of capturing it.
Woodstock was incredibly disorganized, and the schedule went out the window early on. Santana arrived with their gear and were told they had about 8 hours to go before they went on. They decided that was a good excuse to drop some acid and watch the other bands perform. Maybe an hour or two later, they were suddenly told that they were on next. Carlos Santana was in the middle of an intense acid trip, and he played the whole set while hallucinating (as did the rest of the band). During his solo in Soul Sacrifice, he thought the neck of his guitar had turned into a snake that was trying to bite him, and he was wrestling with the "snake", trying to strangle it while playing the solo, which is pretty visible here.
You should find the unedited version of this, that drum solo is a lot longer ! This performance launched Santana, they were virtually unknown before this.
In fairness, they were well known in San Francisco, but I don't think that premier album had come out yet, so nobody anywhere else knew about them at all.
Legendary performance. They were almost completely unknown at the time, they had no record contract at the time. That soon changed. Nobody makes the guitar cry like Carlos. One of a kind.
No they did have a contract. And had actually recorded their first album. It just had not been released yet. (Was in Dec 69) But you are 100% correct about being unknown. They had pretty much not played outside the Bay area by this point. So for the crowd to react the way they did says a lot about just how much energy they had on stage.
knew mike shrieve in 'prep school', a kid playing in the school band .. then couple years later sitting in a movie theater in tokyo watching 'woodstock', & there he was, WOW! this is my fav mike solo.. per bill graham, the best drum solo in rock history! enjoy!
Years later Shrieve, in an interview, said that after Woodstock he was standing in line at a theatre to watch the Woodstock movie. As everyone from the earlier showing of the movie were leaving that they were all staring and pointing at him. He was taken aback by this. 😊
Everyone was coming down from being high on acid during this performance, and it appears it made them play even better! "Before its release on their album, Santana, then a largely unknown band, performed "Soul Sacrifice" as their closing number at Woodstock. "They were the only act to play without a record; it was unparalleled. Santana went from Woodstock to being in global demand almost overnight". In several interviews, Santana recalled experiencing the effects of psychedelics during the performance, but got it together for the finale. "By the time we got to 'Soul Sacrifice', I had come back from a pretty intense journey. Ultimately, I felt we had plugged in to a whole lot of hearts at Woodstock"."
Actually I've heard Carlos Santana being interviewed and talking about this and they were NOT coming DOWN from the acid they were peaking on their acid trip when they got called to perform!!! When Carlos and the band first got to the venue they thought they had 10 to 12 hours before they had to go on, so Jerry Garcia offered them some acid and they figured it was safe to take it!! Then they changed up the schedule and Santana had to go on much earlier than they expected and they were at the peak of their acid trip!!! Carlos said the neck of his guitar looked like a snake!!😮😮
Michael Schreive was barely 20 when Santana played at Woodstock. He currently lives in Seattle WA and plays with a jazz band. I'm 71 now and STILL love to watch this Santana clip from Woodstock.
L33, you need to see the longer version of this performance. Drummer Michael Shrieve had just turned 20 before this Woodstock appearance yet plays with an experience well beyond his years. The drum solo in the unedited performance has to be seen/heard to be believed. With the other 2 percussionists and the bassist all playing in unison to get that polyrhythmic beat going is simply pure seduction. No other word for it.
Wish you would’ve reacted to the long drum version with the nekked hippies. This was Santana’s small gigs, garage band’s first performance to a large audience. Carlos introduced the sound of African Latin fusion to the world and the world loved it. Some say that Janis Joplin can be spotted for an instant behind the drummer. She’s either vibing to the band and/or waiting her turn to perform
I didn't go but my older sister did. As she put it "A crazy, chaotic, beautiful, dirty, muddy mess of humanity with great music. It was an amazing experience!"
In a recent interview, Michael Shrieve said that his best rendition of Soul Sacrifice was not Woodstock, but at Tanglewood a year later. You really need to watch the longer version of the Woodstock performance to compare the two.
About the music is right! This is seriously one of the best, if not the best, set with respect to sound quality, and nobody too stoned to perform, of the entire festival.
Tripping balls! Back in 71 or 72, my parents bought my brother, the 1st Santana album, my sister Sly & Family Stone greatest hits, and me Santana Abraxas for Christmas. How cool were they. It was a rocking Chritmas. I was 11 or 12.
I remember an afternoon, early 70s, when I was confronted with Santana's "Abraxas" AND Deep purple' "in rock" AND Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". All three groups for the first time. And I thought, how can it possibly be more?! If you want to catch Carlos Santana's skill in a single piece: choose the mature Carlos in a live version of "Europe"!
I was 13 then and mom said no way dad could take me to Woodstock...This to me is the best slice of the top notch jam music from this era. I've been enjoying this for over a half century. Its excites me without fail every dam time.....
Fun Woodstock fact - it was held at a farm in upstate NY- Yazger's farm. Guys who organized the event were building the stage up to the last minute, like the day before the legendary 3-day music festival.
Here's a fun fact about Santana The performance at Woodstock came just before the release of their first self-titled album. The set which consisted of “Waiting”, “You Just Don't Care”, “Savor”, ” Jingo”, “Persuasion”, “Soul Sacrifice”, and “Fried Neckbones” appealed greatly to the crowd and they were deemed as one of the surprises of the concert.
They were established by playing clubs in San Francisco. Bill Graham, the owner of the Filmore, got them added to Woodstock since he was a promoter. Woodstock was their real introduction to the world stage. Absolute legends.
I was waiting for this. Find the longer version (this one was trimmed) with the full drum solo which i think is from the full Woodstock DVD. And yes they were all high as a kite on Acid.
My first husband told me the kid drummer he idolized and he was a drummer himself. . I hope this is a version with the whole 20 minute drum solo. You should get and watch the movie, Woodstock The Directors' Cut. That is the way to get a feel of the times.
I'm sure you're gonna get a lot of comments about the longer version. But I love that you brought it on anyway. I enjoy your channel and your heartfelt, honest commentary. Your hard I want you to know that work is greatly appreciated.
Santana was working for Bill Grahm at the Fillmore in exchange for free practice time at the venue. They advanced to being the House Band. Bill was working with the Woodstock producers, and he got Santana into the event. The band paid $1.00 to be included in the film, best $1.00 ever spent. Look up the video of Carlos talking about playing at Woodstock.
The rest of the story is the band Chicago (Transit Authority) was invited to Woodstock. Managed by Bill Grahm also he booked them into the Filmore West and booked Santana into their spot at Woodstock. Before trying to make it in the music business find yourself a good lawyer.
Carlos had dropped a hit of LSD with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead before someone came up and told him his band Santana had been moved up in the order and had to go on right then or not at all. Carlos was praying the whole time "keep me in time and in tune" He said he was 'higher than an astronaut's ass" playing this set. 😮
You’re gonna love it!, The best live performance of any of the “Festivals”. Pure rhythm, watch the drummers face-out of body experience. Enjoy. Can’t wait for you’re reaction and review
This was the final song of their introduction to the public, essentially. They were a local San Francisco band that had played gigs at Bill Graham's Fillmore West in SF--when Graham (one of the major promoters of the time and a real character, Holocaust survivor) was asked to help organize Woodstock, he recommended them to the promoter. So this was their national debut and they were legends instantly. I was at the show and when their record came out a few months later, I was stunned to realize they hadn't been around for years.
Shreive was one of the youngest, if not THE youngest one to perform at Woodstock. Santana had either just released their first album of was about to. Their manager also managed Chicago and booked them to another gig that weekend so that he could stick Santana into the lineup. I can’t believe that whoever requested this didn’t insist on the longer version which showed the whole drum solo!
There was a number of EPIC performances at Woodstock. Check out CSN's opening song "Suite Judy Blue Eyes". This was one of their first gigs together and admit being very nervous, but quickly won the crowd over with this now famous song. Then there's Jimi's version of the "Star Spangled Banner". And The Who played the hardest version of Sparks I've ever heard.
I graduated from HS, class of 1969. Started growing my hair, got an apt. with my best friend, sold pot for rent, took our first hit of acid, and traveled around in my Ford Hippie Van. MAGIC way to start my adult life. Didn't subscribe yet, but 'thumb's up', I'll check back now.
Too bad this clip is missing most of Michael Schrieve's drum solo. This Afro-Latin percussion stuff was what I cut my musical teeth on in S. Florida. The drummer was only 19 years old on this. I had the opportunity to go with my guitar player but I was just so broke I couldn't go. But I went to a couple of other festivals before Woodstock and they were incredible too.
Also must sees from Woodstock--Richie Havens is very compelling singing 'Freedom,' and Joe Cocker goes stratospheric covering The Beatles--'With a Little Help From My Friends.' The Joe Cocker number is CRAZY good.
Yes they were very young. Michael Shrieve was only 19 or 20, the second youngest person to appear on stage during the festival. One of the singers with She Na Na was a couple months younger. As many others have already stated, you really need to see the full length version with Michael's full solo.
Saw Santana about 3 months earlier at a small college gym in Monterey, CA. They opened for a band called San Paco. All I remember is this amazing opening band. They blew the roof off.
so many stories about Woodstock. My fav is Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix traveling together and the helicopter didn't show up to get them so they hot wired a truck and drove from the airport to the festival. Love that.
Santana took the stage at Woodstock after a storm passed by… Everybody thought it was going to rain for longer, so Carlos Santana, and I believe one other band member took acid with a group backstage.. The clouds passed, and Santana was summoned onto the stage. He was peaking when they played Soul Sacrifice.… According to him. It’s great to watch with this in mind.
Believe it, or not, A lot of people agree (me included) think that the performance of this a year later, at Tanglewood is even better. But, because of it's significance, and the stories behind it, this is more special..I saw it when it came out in the theaters..If you saw it on a big screen it would absolutely blow your mind!..It did mine, for sure!
The drummer, Michael Shrieve, always insists the live at Tanglewood (1970) performance is much better than Woodstock - most people agree. The Tanglewood “Soul Sacrifice” is definitely worthy of another reaction video.
My favorite live performance of all time! You should treat yourself to the full version with the whole drum solo. It's good to see both though, as they have somewhat different visuals.
@L33Reacts We understand that you're following patrons' recommendations. Many of your reviews involve songs that are "worshipped" by fans and the Woodstock Soul Sacrifice is a prime example. Please find a complete version and soak it up. Also live video performances can reveal each musician's contributions as you saw on Jackson Browne's Late for the Sky. You're doing fine.
In the 80s I got to see Santana 8th row center. During the Soul Sacrifice drum solo everybody sat down for a rest or to "partake," for a few minutes. I am a drummer and had this Woodstock performance memorized by then. When I heard the roll for the count off start I jumped out of my seat and yelled, "1,2,3,4," in perfect time and the band exploded back into the song. The whole crowd jumped to their feet and my friends all looked at me in disbelief, wondering how I knew when to count it off. LOL I agree with the others, you should find the unedited version.
The story he tells is the band was scheduled to be on later in the day so he took some acid with Jerry Garcia earlier thinking it would wear off by show time. Five mins later the stage manager tells him they had to redo the times and he's on next. He was tripping balls during this song. And yeah, go watch the unedited version!
and keep in mind, right before they were to go on, like an hour, Carlos had just met Jerry Garcia and the rest of the Dead, including Bear. Per Carlos, they dropped acid, was supposed to play the next day. Was told no, your going on next, so right about here, here was tripping his butt off. Enjoy, how he pulled this off is beyond me. They do look happy, don't they...and man, this is literally the beginning of the legend, this right here...
Cool fact about this performance. The band Chicago was supposed play Woodstock but were already booked for another gig. Santana was pulled in to fill. They didn't even have an album out yet.
It is important to understand that, prior to this performance, Santana was only known regionallly around San Francisco, California. They were the ONLY group or artist that had NEVER before released an allbum. Their good fortune came when Woodstock's organizers found themselves in need of Bill Graham's help. And Bill Graham was a fan and mentor of the fledgling group. Graham's condition for lending his assistance was that Santana be booked. The organizers said, "Who is Santana?". This performance changed everything. And the rest is history.
I saw them a couple of years after Woodstock and they were nothing short of amazing. No one sounds like Santana. And yes, Carlos was always a legend. My suggestion for Woodstock Wednesday.......Alvin Lee, I'm Going Home. You're welcome. 🙂
Nobody outside of the SF Bay Area knew who Santana even was . This performance put them on the map . UNFORTUNATELY this was the short edited version that edited out Michael Shrieve's Drum Solo which was epic . He was only about 19-20 years during this performance
@L33Reacts Santana was unknown outside San Francisco until Woodstock. Bill Graham, a concert promoter got Santana on this show. Santana learned from Miles Davis to never settle for less than top musicians. Neil Schon and Gregg Rolie from this group went to to form Journey
Now that's how you roll in front of a half million people!!💥🎵🎶 🤘😎🤘 One of the most iconic performances of all time! I wasn't quite old enough to appreciate it when it all happened, as I didn't even graduate until 1974. I did however watch a lot of taped shows and eventually The Woodstock Movie when it came out. Michael Shreive was only 19 when they did this performance. There should be a longer version of this out there somewhere, since Michael's drum solo goes on for a lot longer than shown here.😍😉
This is what the excitement was all about. Incredible performance by Carlos and the band. I saw them many times and they were always high voltage. I understand your reaction. I get blown away every time I see this.
Santana was unknown til they played Woodstock. This song put them on the road to stardom. Santana said he was tripping during this performance. They were supposed to play later that night, but some bands weren't there on time, so Santana went on, high as a kite.
Black Magic Woman was a song by Peter Green. The Santana album "Abraxas" is a classic album. Also at Woodstock was Jimi Hendrix - he did an amazing set too.
Keyboardist Greg Rolie went on to found Journey in 1973 after leaving Santana. He was joined by Santana guitarist Neil Schon, who came to the band after Woodstock and their debut album.
Black Magic Women was one of Santanas first huge hits. It was actually a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song, written in 67 by Peter Green in the first version of Fleetwood Mac
Probably already mentioned here. Carlos and the band had dropped acid thinking they had a while before their performance. They were called up much earlier than expected. Santana has stated that when they took the stage he kept seeing the neck of his guitar as a snake trying to attack him. Shrieve on drums was also tripping out of his mind. Unbelievable. Yep, I'm a 71 year old hippie, but this performance based on the acid intervention still blows my mind. Also, I've never "tripped" in my life, but total love and respect for these guys. Lee...if you were around in the 60s you would be amazed at the music. Be amazed now! Love you for your reactions. Stay groovy. Peace and love to my family here. God bless us all!
Just stumbled across you just now and subscribed. Music was something back in the day. I'm 71 and nowadays people my age realize how great it was. Nice channel!
You need to hear the 3 minute longer version of this‼️. Why anyone would cut out the longer version of the drummer out? You owe it to yourself to watch on your own so you can appreciate just how great Michael is. I saw Santana in San Francisco at the Avalon Ballroom about 3 months after this. The stage was so low and so many people in front of me I could not see the drummer as no seating and everyone standing. I couldn't get over the drummer and never knew who he was until I saw this video! For a super groovy and hot live performance watch Santana and Rob Thomas perform Smooth live! It will knock your socks off. 🎶🎸💯
This is 100%!!! that drum solo is legendary
Agreed. Find the original cut with Shrieve’s full drum solo. It makes the song even better.
I am not a drummer so I don't know technically how amazing that solo is. but that solo...I don't care how many times I watch the video, I am gobsmacked all over again by everyone's performance, but that drum solo is a thing of beauty.
I say the same thing when people don't pick the "full version" of Heart's Kenedy Center Honors Zeppelin tribute 😏
@@AJimiDigginKat I know, right? It pisses me off every time. Like, why did they even bother cutting that? And right at the climax of the song!
“He looks so young”…we were all young in 1969.
I was REALLY young 69
Anyone who wasn’t young in 1969 is probably dead by now, unless there are immortals among us. I was 15: young enough.
I was 16/17 in 69. Missed this show but about a year later I attended the 2nd Atlanta Pop Festival. Saw one of the last appearances of Hendrix. It was a similar scene, with about a third of the people.
@@russellmillar7132 I saw Jimi in St. Louis in November 1968. Jim
man those days we were all so much younger and thinner..
i was a mere 1 at 9lbs
This is the "short" version of this Video. The longer version has the full drum solo. Shrieve played one of the greatest drum solos ever filmed, totally interesting and tasty. And after watching the solo, it means more when the drums blast back into playing "Soul Sacrifice". If you loved this, go back and watch the "longer" version.
YES! YES! YES!..The long version! Especially if you're a drummer!..The long version is the movie version that came out the following summer..It's the one that is 9:38 long..This is good, and better than nothing, but it's almost sacrilege to F with the longer version!
Hi "Cheezer", totally!
I became a "hobby"-Drummer because of Keith Moon, because I love those crazy non-stop fills and manic energy. But watching Michael Shrieve play was my second favorite drumming experience. Drum solos can be boring, but Shrieve made me love the drum solo too, but only when it is done with this kind of love and intensity.@@cheezer57
Michael's drum solo is absolutely fantabulous!! He was only 20 yrs old when he played Woodstock.
@@jraben1065 Watch the guy's face standing behind him. I always assumed he was one of their roadies..He looks around like, "Hey! Are you guys seeing this, or is it just me?"...Lol!
@@rachelbrachman1510 I believe that Carlos had to ask Michael's mother if they could take him to an outdoor concert in upstate New York. That's what I heard anyway......the guy was YOUNG!
Carlos Santana was so high on LSD during this song that he thought his guitar was a snake and he was fighting it. Crazy as that sounds he still put out this amazing performance.
Half the band was high on LSD
@@twofarg0ne763 half the audience was on LSD-25 (meaning well over 150,000 people tripping together)
Woodstock at 1 death and 1 birth
The real story is that Carlos had come across Jerry Garcia and anybody back then knew that the Grateful Dead was going to do you whether you liked it or not. Well, Carlos did end up getting dosed and thought he would have time to come down but no such luck and that’s when the snake kicked in.
So just a minor tweak to the story
This is an edit that cuts off most of the drummer's solo. He was only 20 years old. You gotta hear the full track.
That is right. He needs to see the unedited version.
Yes it's a shame and guess patreon X didn't let him know to react to the unedited vrsion.
He was actually 17
Mike Shrieve
And Greg Rolie on the keys. Original Journey musician.
One we don’t hear often enough is Ritchie Havens at Woodstock doing FREEDOM.
That is a great choice!!
I saw him in 90s play a street fest in Decatur IL and he rocked. Everyone still remembers it 🙏🕊️
Carlos & Michael were tripping out in their live debut at Woodstock to the world 🎸❤️🔥
Yup. They were shuffled up to an earier time to go on stage. They originally thought they had roughly 8 hrs. or so until stage time.....
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Carlos has said that he was trippin' so hard, he thought his guitar was a python (you can see him wrestling with it at one point). Not everyone who drops acid can play like this kids, let's just make that clear.
As high as they were, nothing beats Alvin Lee and Ten Years After doing I'm Going Home. Who knows how many "substances" (plus probably a ton of alcohol) were consumed (and it shows)? Still it might be the single greatest performance at Woodstock - and the film does such a great job of capturing it.
Lol had more than Wheaties that day.
Carlis prayed “Keep me in tune, keep me in time…”
55 years ago.
And he's still playing today.
Legend.
Saw him a couple of years ago and gonna seechim again this summer. Can't wait ❤
Woodstock was incredibly disorganized, and the schedule went out the window early on. Santana arrived with their gear and were told they had about 8 hours to go before they went on. They decided that was a good excuse to drop some acid and watch the other bands perform. Maybe an hour or two later, they were suddenly told that they were on next. Carlos Santana was in the middle of an intense acid trip, and he played the whole set while hallucinating (as did the rest of the band). During his solo in Soul Sacrifice, he thought the neck of his guitar had turned into a snake that was trying to bite him, and he was wrestling with the "snake", trying to strangle it while playing the solo, which is pretty visible here.
You should find the unedited version of this, that drum solo is a lot longer ! This performance launched Santana, they were virtually unknown before this.
In fairness, they were well known in San Francisco, but I don't think that premier album had come out yet, so nobody anywhere else knew about them at all.
For sure
We knew them in the mid 60s in SF.
@@i.marchand4655it had actually come out a few weeks after this.
That drummer was the 2nd youngest performer at Woodstock.
Legendary performance. They were almost completely unknown at the time, they had no record contract at the time. That soon changed.
Nobody makes the guitar cry like Carlos. One of a kind.
No they did have a contract. And had actually recorded their first album. It just had not been released yet. (Was in Dec 69) But you are 100% correct about being unknown. They had pretty much not played outside the Bay area by this point. So for the crowd to react the way they did says a lot about just how much energy they had on stage.
Yes, Michael Shrieve (74) -- lives in Seattle, and still plays and produces. Amazing drummer.
Santana featuring the amazing Greg Rollie on keyboards; he left Santana to help form Journey. He was a force in the early days of Frisco Rock.
Neil Schön too!!!
Yes baby, yes. What people of my generation took for granted back then.
knew mike shrieve in 'prep school', a kid playing in the school band .. then couple years later sitting in a movie theater in tokyo watching 'woodstock', & there he was, WOW! this is my fav mike solo.. per bill graham, the best drum solo in rock history! enjoy!
I think this was the moment Carlos Santana became a legend.
Years later Shrieve, in an interview, said that after Woodstock he was standing in line at a theatre to watch the Woodstock movie.
As everyone from the earlier showing of the movie were leaving that they were all staring and pointing at him. He was taken aback by this. 😊
They better shake his damn hand! That was incredible. And apparently, I didn't even see the whole thing. So I guess I have something to watch later 😆
This level of music freedom and creativity will never be seen again. Our current crop of nationally televised talent shows will make sure of that.
Oh these days are long gone.... sad but true.
You will never be as good as Michael Schrieve was on this day. Never.
Everyone was coming down from being high on acid during this performance, and it appears it made them play even better!
"Before its release on their album, Santana, then a largely unknown band, performed "Soul Sacrifice" as their closing number at Woodstock. "They were the only act to play without a record; it was unparalleled. Santana went from Woodstock to being in global demand almost overnight".
In several interviews, Santana recalled experiencing the effects of psychedelics during the performance, but got it together for the finale. "By the time we got to 'Soul Sacrifice', I had come back from a pretty intense journey. Ultimately, I felt we had plugged in to a whole lot of hearts at Woodstock"."
Actually I've heard Carlos Santana being interviewed and talking about this and they were NOT coming DOWN from the acid they were peaking on their acid trip when they got called to perform!!!
When Carlos and the band first got to the venue they thought they had 10 to 12 hours before they had to go on, so Jerry Garcia offered them some acid and they figured it was safe to take it!! Then they changed up the schedule and Santana had to go on much earlier than they expected and they were at the peak of their acid trip!!! Carlos said the neck of his guitar looked like a snake!!😮😮
This Woodstock appearance is what made him a legend.
This was definitely a highlight of Woodstock! The fact that they even have a shorter version without the entire drum solo is sacrilege! ✌️
Michael Schreive was barely 20 when Santana played at Woodstock. He currently lives in Seattle WA and plays with a jazz band. I'm 71 now and STILL love to watch this Santana clip from Woodstock.
And just think, the entire band was tripping hard on ac!d during this song. Amazing!!
L33, you need to see the longer version of this performance. Drummer Michael Shrieve had just turned 20 before this Woodstock appearance yet plays with an experience well beyond his years. The drum solo in the unedited performance has to be seen/heard to be believed. With the other 2 percussionists and the bassist all playing in unison to get that polyrhythmic beat going is simply pure seduction. No other word for it.
This performance and Joe Cocker’s cover of “With A Little Help From My Friends” are the best of Woodstock, IMHO.
I"d add Jimi Hendrix's performance of "Star Spangled Banner" and Country Joe McDonald's "Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag".
Don't forget Alvin Lee and Ten Years After - I'm Going Home (and the amount of substances and alcohol he must have consumed before going on stage).
Wish you would’ve reacted to the long drum version with the nekked hippies. This was Santana’s small gigs, garage band’s first performance to a large audience. Carlos introduced the sound of African Latin fusion to the world and the world loved it. Some say that Janis Joplin can be spotted for an instant behind the drummer. She’s either vibing to the band and/or waiting her turn to perform
I was lucky to be 19 then. We were luck to have all that great music ringing in our heads everyday. Glad you get to hear it now.
I didn't go but my older sister did. As she put it
"A crazy, chaotic, beautiful, dirty, muddy mess of humanity with great music. It was an amazing experience!"
DRUMMER 19 years old!!!! One of the top 5 drummers!!! His solo is edited down in some videos!!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸😎😎😎😎✌✌✌✌
In a recent interview, Michael Shrieve said that his best rendition of Soul Sacrifice was not Woodstock, but at Tanglewood a year later. You really need to watch the longer version of the Woodstock performance to compare the two.
I'll have to check it out! Thank you!
Both performances were amazing but Tanglewood was off key !
Lee, you may want to check out this entire movie. Well worth the watch.
and you notice he is in the back of the band, its not all about him, its about the music, he lets the others shine, thats what a great person he is
About the music is right! This is seriously one of the best, if not the best, set with respect to sound quality, and nobody too stoned to perform, of the entire festival.
Tripping balls! Back in 71 or 72, my parents bought my brother, the 1st Santana album, my sister Sly & Family Stone greatest hits, and me Santana Abraxas for Christmas. How cool were they. It was a rocking Chritmas. I was 11 or 12.
I remember an afternoon, early 70s, when I was confronted with Santana's "Abraxas" AND Deep purple' "in rock" AND Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". All three groups for the first time. And I thought, how can it possibly be more?!
If you want to catch Carlos Santana's skill in a single piece: choose the mature Carlos in a live version of "Europe"!
I was 13 then and mom said no way dad could take me to Woodstock...This to me is the best slice of the top notch jam music from this era.
I've been enjoying this for over a half century. Its excites me without fail every dam time.....
Sometimes I forget how awesome it was to grow up in that Era, thanks for keeping the music alive brother
They were the only band at Woodstock that did not have a record contract - they got one soon after this performance.....
Real musicians, playing real, actual instruments! No sampling, no autotunes! When music was real
Fun Woodstock fact - it was held at a farm in upstate NY- Yazger's farm. Guys who organized the event were building the stage up to the last minute, like the day before the legendary 3-day music festival.
SEE ALVIN LEE & TEN YEARS AFTER..."GOIN' HOME"
GREAT GUITAR, GREAT PERFORMANCE!!!! WOODSTOCK...✌✌✌✌✌
Carlos was TRIPPING HIS BRAINS, seriuosly!!
😂😂😂😂
💃💃☘️☘️crazy awesome
Kudos to the bassist. Somehow he managed to keep all the beasts together.❤
Dave Brown may he R.I.P
@@jamesgarcia6966 thank you, didn't know his name. R.I.P, amen.
Here's a fun fact about Santana
The performance at Woodstock came just before the release of their first self-titled album. The set which consisted of “Waiting”, “You Just Don't Care”, “Savor”, ” Jingo”, “Persuasion”, “Soul Sacrifice”, and “Fried Neckbones” appealed greatly to the crowd and they were deemed as one of the surprises of the concert.
They were established by playing clubs in San Francisco. Bill Graham, the owner of the Filmore, got them added to Woodstock since he was a promoter. Woodstock was their real introduction to the world stage. Absolute legends.
I was waiting for this. Find the longer version (this one was trimmed) with the full drum solo which i think is from the full Woodstock DVD. And yes they were all high as a kite on Acid.
Mike Shrieve on the drums in only 20 here.
My first husband told me the kid drummer he idolized and he was a drummer himself. . I hope this is a version with the whole 20 minute drum solo. You should get and watch the movie, Woodstock The Directors' Cut. That is the way to get a feel of the times.
I'm sure you're gonna get a lot of comments about the longer version. But I love that you brought it on anyway. I enjoy your channel and your heartfelt, honest commentary. Your hard
I want you to know that work is greatly appreciated.
Santana was working for Bill Grahm at the Fillmore in exchange for free practice time at the venue. They advanced to being the House Band. Bill was working with the Woodstock producers, and he got Santana into the event. The band paid $1.00 to be included in the film, best $1.00 ever spent. Look up the video of Carlos talking about playing at Woodstock.
The rest of the story is the band Chicago (Transit Authority) was invited to Woodstock. Managed by Bill Grahm also he booked them into the Filmore West and booked Santana into their spot at Woodstock. Before trying to make it in the music business find yourself a good lawyer.
Carlos had dropped a hit of LSD with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead before someone came up and told him his band Santana had been moved up in the order and had to go on right then or not at all. Carlos was praying the whole time "keep me in time and in tune" He said he was 'higher than an astronaut's ass" playing this set. 😮
Yes! In an interview he said at one time his guitar turned into a snake.
You’re gonna love it!, The best live performance of any of the “Festivals”. Pure rhythm, watch the drummers face-out of body experience. Enjoy. Can’t wait for you’re reaction and review
I would say that Ten Years After doing I'm Coming Home rivals it - especially they way they shot it.
Touché
This was the final song of their introduction to the public, essentially. They were a local San Francisco band that had played gigs at Bill Graham's Fillmore West in SF--when Graham (one of the major promoters of the time and a real character, Holocaust survivor) was asked to help organize Woodstock, he recommended them to the promoter. So this was their national debut and they were legends instantly. I was at the show and when their record came out a few months later, I was stunned to realize they hadn't been around for years.
Shreive was one of the youngest, if not THE youngest one to perform at Woodstock. Santana had either just released their first album of was about to. Their manager also managed Chicago and booked them to another gig that weekend so that he could stick Santana into the lineup.
I can’t believe that whoever requested this didn’t insist on the longer version which showed the whole drum solo!
He was the second youngest. Sha Na Na had an even younger member.
And these many years later, my son's friend from high school (1990's), now sings with Santana!!
There was a number of EPIC performances at Woodstock. Check out CSN's opening song "Suite Judy Blue Eyes". This was one of their first gigs together and admit being very nervous, but quickly won the crowd over with this now famous song. Then there's Jimi's version of the "Star Spangled Banner". And The Who played the hardest version of Sparks I've ever heard.
I graduated from HS, class of 1969. Started growing my hair, got an apt. with my best friend, sold pot for rent, took our first hit of acid, and traveled around in my Ford Hippie Van. MAGIC way to start my adult life. Didn't subscribe yet, but 'thumb's up', I'll check back now.
Too bad this clip is missing most of Michael Schrieve's drum solo. This Afro-Latin percussion stuff was what I cut my musical teeth on in S. Florida. The drummer was only 19 years old on this. I had the opportunity to go with my guitar player but I was just so broke I couldn't go. But I went to a couple of other festivals before Woodstock and they were incredible too.
Santana’s album “Caravanserai” is sublime…one of my 10 ten desert island albums
Also must sees from Woodstock--Richie Havens is very compelling singing 'Freedom,' and Joe Cocker goes stratospheric covering The Beatles--'With a Little Help From My Friends.' The Joe Cocker number is CRAZY good.
An Incredible document of unfortunately a lost time when anything seemed possible!
The Acid's kicking in and they're just flying!!!.......
Yes they were very young. Michael Shrieve was only 19 or 20, the second youngest person to appear on stage during the festival. One of the singers with She Na Na was a couple months younger. As many others have already stated, you really need to see the full length version with Michael's full solo.
Saw Santana about 3 months earlier at a small college gym in Monterey, CA. They opened for a band called San Paco. All I remember is this amazing opening band. They blew the roof off.
so many stories about Woodstock. My fav is Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix traveling together and the helicopter didn't show up to get them so they hot wired a truck and drove from the airport to the festival. Love that.
Santana took the stage at Woodstock after a storm passed by… Everybody thought it was going to rain for longer, so Carlos Santana, and I believe one other band member took acid with a group backstage.. The clouds passed, and Santana was summoned onto the stage. He was peaking when they played Soul Sacrifice.… According to him. It’s great to watch with this in mind.
Believe it, or not, A lot of people agree (me included) think that the performance of this a year later, at Tanglewood is even better. But, because of it's significance, and the stories behind it, this is more special..I saw it when it came out in the theaters..If you saw it on a big screen it would absolutely blow your mind!..It did mine, for sure!
Oh my God I can't imagine seeing this in a big screen In a theater. I'd lose my mind!!
The drummer, Michael Shrieve, always insists the live at Tanglewood (1970) performance is much better than Woodstock - most people agree. The Tanglewood “Soul Sacrifice” is definitely worthy of another reaction video.
Michael was only 20 at Woodstock.The Drum Kit he played is now on display at the Musicians Hall of Fame here in Nashville. Ya'll come see it sometime.
John Fogerty has at times introduced one of his guitar amplifiers as having been at Woodstock. 😊
Everything musical happened in 1969, just magic! The Woodstock documentary is worth watching over and over again.
My favorite live performance of all time! You should treat yourself to the full version with the whole drum solo. It's good to see both though, as they have somewhat different visuals.
The movie, Woodstock, is epic! A "documentary" , musical almost four hours.
Time travel at its finest!
NEVER tire of this!!!!🎸🎸🎶🎹🎵🎤🎸🎶🎹🎵🎸
Dude, The look on your face at the end of this song says it all!! Peace.
The short version should be outlawed from YT! The full version explodes the full song.
I didn't know bro 🤷
@L33Reacts We understand that you're following patrons' recommendations. Many of your reviews involve songs that are "worshipped" by fans and the Woodstock Soul Sacrifice is a prime example. Please find a complete version and soak it up. Also live video performances can reveal each musician's contributions as you saw on Jackson Browne's Late for the Sky. You're doing fine.
In the 80s I got to see Santana 8th row center. During the Soul Sacrifice drum solo everybody sat down for a rest or to "partake," for a few minutes. I am a drummer and had this Woodstock performance memorized by then. When I heard the roll for the count off start I jumped out of my seat and yelled, "1,2,3,4," in perfect time and the band exploded back into the song. The whole crowd jumped to their feet and my friends all looked at me in disbelief, wondering how I knew when to count it off. LOL I agree with the others, you should find the unedited version.
The story he tells is the band was scheduled to be on later in the day so he took some acid with Jerry Garcia earlier thinking it would wear off by show time. Five mins later the stage manager tells him they had to redo the times and he's on next. He was tripping balls during this song. And yeah, go watch the unedited version!
That is the definition of a tight band! Especially during that ending!
and keep in mind, right before they were to go on, like an hour, Carlos had just met Jerry Garcia and the rest of the Dead, including Bear.
Per Carlos, they dropped acid, was supposed to play the next day. Was told no, your going on next, so right about here, here was tripping his butt off.
Enjoy, how he pulled this off is beyond me. They do look happy, don't they...and man, this is literally the beginning of the legend, this right here...
Cool fact about this performance. The band Chicago was supposed play Woodstock but were already booked for another gig. Santana was pulled in to fill. They didn't even have an album out yet.
It is important to understand that, prior to this performance, Santana was only known regionallly around San Francisco, California. They were the ONLY group or artist that had NEVER before released an allbum. Their good fortune came when Woodstock's organizers found themselves in need of Bill Graham's help. And Bill Graham was a fan and mentor of the fledgling group. Graham's condition for lending his assistance was that Santana be booked. The organizers said, "Who is Santana?". This performance changed everything. And the rest is history.
I saw them a couple of years after Woodstock and they were nothing short of amazing. No one sounds like Santana. And yes, Carlos was always a legend. My suggestion for Woodstock Wednesday.......Alvin Lee, I'm Going Home. You're welcome. 🙂
Carlos took inspiration from Peter Green (listen to “The Supernatural”) but like any great player made his own way.
@@jonathanroberts8981Ah yes, Peter Green. First concert I ever went to, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.
I saw Santana in concert about 73 - it was supernatural
Nobody outside of the SF Bay Area knew who Santana even was . This performance put them on the map . UNFORTUNATELY this was the short edited version that edited out Michael Shrieve's Drum Solo which was epic . He was only about 19-20 years during this performance
@L33Reacts Santana was unknown outside San Francisco until Woodstock. Bill Graham, a concert promoter got Santana on this show. Santana learned from Miles Davis to never settle for less than top musicians. Neil Schon and Gregg Rolie from this group went to to form Journey
Carlos has the most legendary face of all axemen. Few people can grimace quite as much!
Now that's how you roll in front of a half million people!!💥🎵🎶 🤘😎🤘 One of the most iconic performances of all time! I wasn't quite old enough to appreciate it when it all happened, as I didn't even graduate until 1974. I did however watch a lot of taped shows and eventually The Woodstock Movie when it came out. Michael Shreive was only 19 when they did this performance. There should be a longer version of this out there somewhere, since Michael's drum solo goes on for a lot longer than shown here.😍😉
This is what the excitement was all about. Incredible performance by Carlos and the band. I saw them many times and they were always high voltage. I understand your reaction. I get blown away every time I see this.
Carlos Santana is a master of his craft, performing great music over the past 50+ years.
Santana was unknown til they played Woodstock. This song put them on the road to stardom. Santana said he was tripping during this performance. They were supposed to play later that night, but some bands weren't there on time, so Santana went on, high as a kite.
Crosby ,stills and nash's second gig together....Woodstock.....so many great performances from this show......
Trippin their asses off! 🤪😜😝😁🤣🤣🤣🥹❤️it
Love that a young drummer appreciates this incredible performance!!! You go dude. Humility is the key we play in
The greatest jam session of a century, performed in front of close to half a million people and with a 20 year old drummer just killing it. Wow!
Black Magic Woman was a song by Peter Green. The Santana album "Abraxas" is a classic album. Also at Woodstock was Jimi Hendrix - he did an amazing set too.
Definitely recommend reacting to every individual Woodstock performance video out there, and then seeing the whole documentary if you can.
Keyboardist Greg Rolie went on to found Journey in 1973 after leaving Santana. He was joined by Santana guitarist Neil Schon, who came to the band after Woodstock and their debut album.
Michael Shrieve gave a wonderful acceptance speech at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Worth watching.
Black Magic Women was one of Santanas first huge hits. It was actually a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song, written in 67 by Peter Green in the first version of Fleetwood Mac
Probably already mentioned here. Carlos and the band had dropped acid thinking they had a while before their performance. They were called up much earlier than expected. Santana has stated that when they took the stage he kept seeing the neck of his guitar as a snake trying to attack him. Shrieve on drums was also tripping out of his mind. Unbelievable. Yep, I'm a 71 year old hippie, but this performance based on the acid intervention still blows my mind. Also, I've never "tripped" in my life, but total love and respect for these guys. Lee...if you were around in the 60s you would be amazed at the music. Be amazed now! Love you for your reactions. Stay groovy. Peace and love to my family here. God bless us all!
Carlos Santana was one of my fav's back in the day,...
Just stumbled across you just now and subscribed. Music was something back in the day. I'm 71 and nowadays people my age realize how great it was. Nice channel!