I am 70 and back in the day played this song a lot , i played all the percussion , manly drums but played a lot of congas , the reason for the tape on the fingers is because they start to bleed though the nail from pounding those skins , loved it !!rock on keeps you young
@@KittyGrizGriz Not to forget Mike Shrieve who was in his early twenties and at that time certainly an excellent drummer! Santana as a whole was legendary!
Es una obra de arte,ciertamente.Soy seguidor de Santana y en especial del timbalero José Chepito Areas y todas las grabaciones que hay son espectaculares.Saludos desde España.
@@shkyrbty When Santana showed up at Woodstock, all the other musicians laughed at his high school set. So who was the most memorable drummer during Woodstock, people?
The 70's ! America's best musical decade. It will never happen again. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, The Who , Santana, Sly and the Family Stone and the list goes on and on ! Motown ! Blues ! Jazz!....And no rap/ crap ! Imagine.....No rap !
Nonsense, there will be people in the future with the talent and creativity to revive this type of pure musical and rhythmic jubilation. When will it happen? I’m not sure. But soul and groove is innate to human consciousness and will always be a part of us ✌️
When I am confined to my rocking chair, old and feeble, and compelled to watch my days dwindle down to a precious few, if nothing else, I will be able to say with pride that we rocked out loud in the Sixties and Seventies. Nothing since has equaled what we had. No Autotune, no pitch correction... They did not need it. Just boatloads of raw, pure, unadulterated talent. I wish I had a time machine so I could take you young folks back to witness those days live, real, in person. Then you would know what a real band sounds like. Thank goodness these videos remain to give you some sense---a taste, a feeling---of what it was like.
And just think…today there’s a boatload of auto tuned hip hopsters to entertain the masses. There’s no musical component to it, just look at me ain’t I somethin’ celebrities. Somebody turn the clock back 53 years.
He ain't underrated by me !! BTW He's alive and doing well with his recording studio and jazz band in the great northwest. multimillionaire too !! Don't you get a kick out of that little Ludwig drum kit back in the days of the gigantic double bass drum monstrosities with 30 cymbals and etc.etc.etc. Rock on Mike
@@johnob3710 I was just thinking that. You could take Michael's kit & throw in Charlie Watt's kit and together they make about half of Neil Peart's kit. All three are great drummers.
This conga player, played during the Santana concert, until his hands bled. He went back stage, taped his hands up, and continued playing. I saw the with my own eyes!
I used to jam with members and family of the band - actually it’s not unusual to get cuts and even have your fingers split along the fingerprint . Trap drummers can glance the cymbals - I have one cymbal that’s splattered with my blood and it’s still there after decades . We used to play for 8 hours - and if you’re in a band , you should be able to play at least 4 hours straight - don’t want to crap out after a measly couple of hours
@@BillyBallard-w3q I don’t have arthritis but my back is screwed up - surprisingly “ suddenly “ in my 60s but I did a lot of heavy work and I was a firefighter - so it takes a toll . I wish some enterprising physician or PT would make a health regimen for drummers - we really need one .
Michael Shrieve remains, to this day, the best drummer I've ever enjoyed listening to. A rhythm god. There may be more technically skilled drummers, but they tend to lose the groove (a.k.a. the whole point) of a tune. Shrieve NEVER lost it. EVER. Stunningly in the pocket all the time. And that's just one guy- this was a whole band so in the pocket and so full of talent- Santana, Rolie making magic on the keys, Brown holding it down, and- of course- Chepito and Carabello never get enough credit for being an integral part of the rhythm band. Damn this is a great listen. :)
Tight playing, crazy intensity and a real crowd igniter, you cannot fail to find the groove and start dancing. The drum solo never fails to excite, the instrumental breaks are nearly a side show. The drummer is something else making more sound out of a relatively small kit than others do with much bigger and more complex sets. However the tune just becomes a musical incendiary when Carlos and Gregg start interplaying in the second half. Why can't modern day players match the skills these guys show?
The intensity and power of this band is just incredible. Notice that Carlos doesn't stand out front and upstage his band mates. He knows that everyone has a job and his is just one of them. Michael is insane on the drums. This was the music of my youth and I am forever grateful it was.
Agree with every word you say, was fortunate enough to have seen them live back in the day with mostly the same line up, and certainly Michael on drums.
I'm 77 and have seen a gazillion concerts. This is by far the best live performance I've ever seen. God how I miss those days. Pure unadulterated, kick-ass music.
And the solo he performed here didn't even come close to the one he performed at Woodstock 1969, and it was still brilliant! Shrieve and Mitch Mitchell are the two greatest drummers of all time, in my opinion.
This is why we fell in love with Santana. Multi-racial, true musicians to the core, playing music like we never heard before, no words, just undeniable rythyms and beats that moved our souls. More than a "soul sacrifice" it is a "soul rebirth."
Carlos Santana and his band transcend boundaries with his musical spirit and we all tune into what Bill Gramham calls the joy of loving, the joy of giving.
susan paul.. I'm Hispanic and when I was a beginner drummer as a kid I wanted to be like Michael Shrieve the drummer... I always felt that his style of playing was my language instrumentally if it makes sense...cheers!!!!
I totally agree. The filming of Santana during this song at Woodstock drove me nuts. The way they cut away and not show a full screen of the musicians and then film bits and pieces of them and not show the whole band at times. I much prefer this filming.
Defenitely the best recorded Santana concert of all time,Michael Shrieve creating a massive thunderstorm on his tiny drumset! The soundtrack of my youth , my generation (I am almost 70) is absolutely blessed growing up with that kind of fantastic music!
You are so right,took me 3 years to copy the congas,will not imagine the drums,he is genius,what happend to him,never heard nothing else?I'm sixty already
as you said ! when music comes from the deep soul and entails total communion ! this is the title: throw your soul in communion and play music, the result is this jewel !! effectively no business here !!!!
Be that as it may, I am now 70 and listening to this for 13 minutes erases the years between now and 1969 and the first time I was exposed to this song. I'm probably not making any sense but it sure feels right.
You are making perfect sense and there are a lot of us right there with you. This 1970 music seems galaxies away from where we are today in so many ways . Right now I'm an old guy anchored-in-place until the coronapocalypse is over. About a month before this Santana performance on 7-21-70 Chicago played that same stage in what I think was their finest moment.
As much as I like their performance at Woodstock, this one, about a year later, is even better! The band is really tight here and the drum solo is incredible. Thank goodness we have these videos to remember how great music was in those days.
I was at Woodstock. Yes I’m that old. And I have watched it hundreds of times since on video and it never gets old. This performance is as good or better. Michael is off the hook. Unbelievable.
The best "jam band" ever. 12 minutes of pure fire without ever losing the groove. Tightness from beginning to end. Everyone right on point while having so much fun. Percussions unparalleled. And Carlos more than happy to let everyone else take the spotlight. Viva Santana!
I would include in the "Jam Band" selection.. the 23 minute version of The Outlaws "Green Grass And High Tides". The 12 minute version of The Grateful Dead's" The Eleven " The 33 minute and 44 minute version of The Allman Brothers "Mountain Jam". The 12 minute version of the Allman Brothers "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed ". And the live versions of Molly Hatchet "Dreams"
Absolutely. Just like Zep or Yes, the energy of Rock’n’Roll but many other things quite exotic. World music, what a joke. Santana was the prototype, not pretentious and Zep and Yes getting inspiration from all four corners of the globe. But all these musicians were sincerely into all the sounds of the weather, it wasn’t a gimmick. Bravo the seventies, these musicians really pushing boundaries and they even had ardent supporters in the record companies, just do your art. !!
Musicians today, with all the high technology that lets them record, refine, never see each other as individuals record over earlier tracks, etc. have just lost a lot, I think. The energy BETWEEN the band members, feeding off each other, responding to each other, and the ability to do it LIVE and to perfection...amazing, and it will be hard to get back to these days. I love a lot of modern drummers, but Michael Shrieve's sound with the most basic of drum kits is something to behold.
To my eyes, this is by far the best perfomance ever by a music group. No body knows how the fuck they top the set at woodstock. That solo of Mike Shrieve no words to describe.
I arrived in San Francisco California 1970, right in there at the mission district where the majority of latinos lived. I felt that there was a strong social movements in the so so called chicano studies and Carlos Santana was our number one representative. His music was so revolutionary or different from anything at that time. We were and are so proud of this music, our music. His band was Hispanics, white, black. I met the timbales/conga player from Nicaragua Chepito Areas, he was awesome with his playing. It was an empowerment for all of us at that time. Thank you, Santana, there is not anything like you ever.
saw santana at the Three Dog Night, fav hangout, in a little strip mall on pch across the way from the CliffHouse. in 70, He played in little dive bars in the mission, and the filmore west.
possibly the best drum solo I have ever seen. 4 piece set + a few cymbols. I know Neil Pert was great and Clem Burke from Blondie but Shrieve is outstanding and still a teenager at the time. I bow to you Sir!
I wish that Michael Shrieve could have gotten a huge award for that drum solo. Never heard anything like it before. Santana had such energy and my god, what a connection with the other members.
@@gracegarza3299 Yep - all the way to the "trash can ending" in the outro on that Am9 chord - "Soul Sacrifice" is one of the greatest of all Santana classic numbers.
Shrieve He is awesome, playing "standard" grip the whole time. Classically trained percussionist. From a few years later, also check out Denny Carmassi, from Montrose. And Aynsley Dunbar, in the early version of Journey, After playing with Zappa. Oh yeah, and Carl Palmer from 1974 Cal Jam!!!
I think this performance is better than Woodstock.. They're so tight.. Mike Shreve just kills it!! You can see his entire solo unlike Woodstock..Watching him play is mesmerizing.. almost hypnotizing.. Excellent....
Not many people on earth have his talent, I been playing (on and off) since the mid 80s and he blows me away I'm just a ham n egger compared to Mike, Edit: However he's out of shape now and can't play like the old day's by far, sad
Shrieve never got the attention he deserved. Outstanding drumming. One thing of note, at Woodstock he was in the back of the band. Tanglewood he was right up front.
Soul Sacrifice is imo, one of the finest high energy songs ever! My absolute fav Santana song. From the opening bongos to the great guitar work, the brilliant drumming of Michael Shrieve, excellent keyboards…none better!
Its amazing because it lets all the band members shine. The percussion players drive the song, Santana gets his little portions, shrieve with his drum solo, and even rolie gets a little organ solo while maintaining himself as a backing to the song. Can’t forget David brown also kind of holding up the song together on bass with the percussionists.
It never ceases to amaze me, as a drummer, that most of the comments are about the drummer. Not just here, but in almost every classic rock era post. Either a ton of drummers watch RUclips, or the guys like Shrieve, Moon, Bonham, etc were so electric that the camera and the focus had to be one them...I vote both.
Pure rock music at it is best,without strobe lighting, fireworks to make-up for less musical talent,no AI videos,,,just raw musical talent,being 18yrs old it was great to have experienced the late 60's/70s, now in my 70yrs , sad you youngsters will never experience the majic we old timers lived to see, so lets rock on you old FARTS
Rhythm section out front. Carlos standing back with the drummer. He and Shrieve are watching each other the entire time. Unconventional. Awesome! What a band!
+Anthony DiSomma These guys were almost incomprehensibly good. Not gonna find many today that can juice a venue like they could. They were high voltage electric.
Mike knew the sounds he wanted and worked for it, using distance from the center (the sweet spot) of his drums to get everything out his kit possible. He was all about sounding good rather than looking good. #TheReadDeal
"Santana" was the name of the team, not the man who created it. All contributed equally to create "Soul Sacrifice". They all shared a common groove and each was proud of the rest. It's visible, audible, and felt. Concert-goers were taken on a journey with any words spoken. It was and still is the best instrumental . #TeamSantana.
Escucho este tema desde los 10 años, tengo 64 y sigue siendo ese tema que me da la energía suficiente para poder afrontar la vida. Gracias, desafortunadamente ya no se hace este tipo de música. Me encantaría que las nuevas generaciones escucharán esto.
Patricia Martinez from Chula Vista Ca. 62yrs old. I've never gotten tired of watching &listening to Woodstock's Soul Sacrifice but this jam is the ultimate Santana. Gives me goose bumps every time!!!!! Those were ,the good old days of REAL music. Santana rocks in my heart forever !!,
Hello,.. Thanks for being a great fan over the years. I created this private account to give responses to comments as much as I can. you can send a text through my hangout Gmail. I promise to give a response back. I guess it's a little way of showing my fans appreciation.. I'm now available to meet and greet. Carlos.santana1477@gmail.com
WIKIPEDIA: "Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock in 1969, being aged 20. His drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in the Woodstock film has been described as "electrifying", even if he considers his drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in 1970 at Tanglewood better."
A gifted musician is somebody who WANTS to practice 10-14 hour day and has the discipline to do it, Nobody is born the the ability and theoretic knowledge of song creation, "The gift" is the gift to practice and to learn.
I believe that is totally untrue. To play like Carlos does you must have Heart & soul. You cannot practice that. No doubt about it!Rock on Santana! Rock on! Six decades strong!
Creo que esta es la mejor versión de Soul Sacrifice, qué banda tan espectacular. Grande José Chepito y bueno cada uno le puso el alma a esta presentación.
Mike Shrieve is displaying Buddy Rich Level/Style playing here, he is absolutely BRILLANT! Sadly, he has been over looked and under appreciated for way too many years. A Fabulous Drummer who displays such great skill plying a Standard Ludwig 4 Piece kit with 3 cymbals and a Hi Hat ... I tip my Hat to Mike Shrieve
mike shrieve, was a 'prep school' classmate, i almost fell over in a tokyo movie theater watching 'santana' ... bill graham called his the best drum solo in rock history!
Quand la musique était une affaire des vrais artistes et pas seulement une affaire d'argent. Pas de bruit inutile, des paroles offensantes, juste de la musique, la vraie.❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 Que du bonheur.
The amount of energy those conga players put into this performance is incredible.
That’s right! Whew!!! I love the rhythm section the best.
Michael Carabello on congas - he’s so HOT ha! 😍
Jose’ “Chepito” Areas on timbales, too!
I am 70 and back in the day played this song a lot , i played all the percussion , manly drums but played a lot of congas , the reason for the tape on the fingers is because they start to bleed though the nail from pounding those skins , loved it !!rock on keeps you young
Wonderful what drugs can do for you huh
@@KittyGrizGriz Not to forget Mike Shrieve who was in his early twenties and at that time certainly an excellent drummer! Santana as a whole was legendary!
Thank God somebody caught this epic Santana performance on film...with decent audio.
Es una obra de arte,ciertamente.Soy seguidor de Santana y en especial del timbalero José Chepito Areas y todas las grabaciones que hay son espectaculares.Saludos desde España.
Well Said! Well Said!!!
Anyone that was there please comment and tell us what it was.like
THIS WAS ---NOT --- LUCK. IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RECORDED, PROFESSIONALLY...
You got that right girl!
Epic drum solo by Michael Shrieve. I got chills as the crowd erupted in joy.
After his solo he plays ,"lead".
Awesome.
All I can say is WOW! And the best part of this is NOT ONE DAMN phone in the air.
Well technically the best part is the music and performance.
Good One!! Best comment I've read yet!! LOL!!
None in 1970....
This guy is a real drummer
Shrieve, a drumming genius! Karl
Easily one of the greatest live performances in rock history.
Not
Intense.....
Nah tripping on acid at Woodstock before they were big has to top this
Easily, hard to come up with another that can stand up to this, my previous was Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock, but they are way beyond that here.
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The energy of this performance is like a drug!!! I feel like i havent aged at all!! Im only 66!!! Diggin this!!!!
Damn ! Me too ! 🤘🤘
Me the same.Greetings from Hamburg also😂 66
SANTANA'S MUSIC is a WONDERFUL DRUG 💯
Me too, from India. I am 67.
69 here!!! Same!!!
2024. I’m still listening to…
Michael Shrieve proved that you don't need a ton of kit to perform masterfully. What a memorable solo!
Right??? Look at his kit! Minimal! And his kicks ace!!!!
@@shkyrbty When Santana showed up at Woodstock, all the other musicians laughed at his high school set. So who was the most memorable drummer during Woodstock, people?
And his kit sounds so good too!! Nicely tuned!
I’m not or ever was a fan of drum solos But this is on a completely different scale completely ✌️😎
@@colingoodall7719 Check out Buddy Rich.
The 70's ! America's best musical decade. It will never happen again. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, The Who , Santana, Sly and the Family Stone and the list goes on and on ! Motown ! Blues ! Jazz!....And no rap/ crap ! Imagine.....No rap !
led zeppelin deep purple the who are english bands
no rap. I wish. I want a melody,lyrics,and the pure talent. Thank you Santana.
rap is not music
The 60s were fabulous too!
The best decade ever!!! Top bands 🎸🎸🎸
Everyone who’s played this about 1000 times raise your hand..
Oh ok everybody.. God Bless the 60’s and THAT Rock n Roll time💕
gOD bless the50s too
Hand raised!
✋️
God blesses a lot of things, but I doubt rock and roll is one of them.
Also the 70s🙏
I´m just 40 but since I discovered this when I was a kid, I can say that bands like that will be never be seen again
Me too I'm 38 but I feel as if I was reliving my past in the 70's , amazing band.Thank you Santana for letting us 80's babies rock on your music
Nonsense, there will be people in the future with the talent and creativity to revive this type of pure musical and rhythmic jubilation.
When will it happen? I’m not sure. But soul and groove is innate to human consciousness and will always be a part of us ✌️
@@npvuvuzela I hope you are right
The amazing 70’s what a great performance. Inmortal Santana for ever.
When I am confined to my rocking chair, old and feeble, and compelled to watch my days dwindle down to a precious few, if nothing else, I will be able to say with pride that we rocked out loud in the Sixties and Seventies.
Nothing since has equaled what we had.
No Autotune, no pitch correction... They did not need it.
Just boatloads of raw, pure, unadulterated talent.
I wish I had a time machine so I could take you young folks back to witness those days live, real, in person. Then you would know what a real band sounds like.
Thank goodness these videos remain to give you some sense---a taste, a feeling---of what it was like.
And just think…today there’s a boatload of auto tuned hip hopsters to entertain the masses. There’s no musical component to it, just look at me ain’t I somethin’ celebrities. Somebody turn the clock back 53 years.
Saw santana at great woods. Still got the t shirt! ❤
AMEN Brother!
Great Woods Mansfield Massachusetts I'm Norton Massachusetts.
Your feet from Norton Massachusetts.
God created an ocean of talent in that era! I'm so happy and grateful to be a part of it. I feel sorry for the present generation.
You shouldn’t we have the chance to experiment it by the bias of technology ( I understand it doesn’t feel the same to live it but it’s a good start)
To see one of the best guitarist, nonchalantly pick up The Cow Bell, and still keep jammin out. While the rest of the band keep shining. Good stuff.
I am 79 years young and still listening to this great bands. This keeps me young. Carlos Santana God of guitar. Bless you all
私は1934生まれ
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76 here and still rocking...
@@gloriamitchell8648 God Bless, And Keep Rocking!!
Great.,
Me too, I'm 69 years old!
I have watched the Woodstock version many times because it was epic. This version is even better!
Michael says so himself.
I like both for different reasons 🔥
Totally agree
Indeed!
WELL SANTANA LOOKS SOBER IN THIS ONE .
MAYBE?
Mike Shrieve criminally underated drummer
You got that right. Another grossly underrated drummer is Danny Seraphine, the original drummer for Chicago
Yes!!
He ain't underrated by me !! BTW He's alive and doing well with his recording studio and jazz band in the great northwest. multimillionaire too !! Don't you get a kick out of that little Ludwig drum kit back in the days of the gigantic double bass drum monstrosities with 30 cymbals and etc.etc.etc. Rock on Mike
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@@johnob3710 I was just thinking that. You could take Michael's kit & throw in Charlie Watt's kit and together they make about half of Neil Peart's kit. All three are great drummers.
Michael Freaking Shrieve!!!! 4 drums he's playing- 4 DRUMS!!! WHY IS HE NOT NAMED AS ONE OF THE BEST EVER?
Because he only used 3 drums.
Hes bad ass
Hate to break it to you, but he used four(kick, snare, rack and floor). He's killer, either way.
Four drums. Four. Snare, two toms, bass. Four.
And he practically keeps up the standard of the solo for the rest of the tune, what energy!!
This conga player, played during the Santana concert, until his hands bled. He went back stage, taped his hands up, and continued playing. I saw the with my own eyes!
Michael Carabello is a fantastic rhythm player, I’ve got a huge lady-crush on him, too. 🎉
I used to jam with members and family of the band - actually it’s not unusual to get cuts and even have your fingers split along the fingerprint .
Trap drummers can glance the cymbals - I have one cymbal that’s splattered with my blood and it’s still there after decades .
We used to play for 8 hours - and if you’re in a band , you should be able to play at least 4 hours straight - don’t want to crap out after a measly couple of hours
Arthritis set in day after but worthy of effort by rythm condos man.!!!!!
@@BillyBallard-w3q I don’t have arthritis but my back is screwed up - surprisingly “ suddenly “ in my 60s but I did a lot of heavy work and I was a firefighter - so it takes a toll . I wish some enterprising physician or PT would make a health regimen for drummers - we really need one .
I believe it!😢 3:30
I like how Gregg rolie’s organ solo is extended in this performance. His organ sound was one of the things that made them sound great.
Michael Shrieve - drums......OMG, the best
drummer extraordinaire
Damn right!
Tremenda energía
...and so young at the time! I think he was maybe 21 years-old.
He was a kid, never heard before, at Woodstock
Michael Shrieve remains, to this day, the best drummer I've ever enjoyed listening to. A rhythm god. There may be more technically skilled drummers, but they tend to lose the groove (a.k.a. the whole point) of a tune. Shrieve NEVER lost it. EVER. Stunningly in the pocket all the time. And that's just one guy- this was a whole band so in the pocket and so full of talent- Santana, Rolie making magic on the keys, Brown holding it down, and- of course- Chepito and Carabello never get enough credit for being an integral part of the rhythm band. Damn this is a great listen. :)
Damn right!
You got them all. Mike did his own cd/lp. Amazing
6.8 million views and I myself have accounted for a few dozen or so - just can't get enough of this crew.
And don't forget the guy with the maracas!
Tight playing, crazy intensity and a real crowd igniter, you cannot fail to find the groove and start dancing. The drum solo never fails to excite, the instrumental breaks are nearly a side show. The drummer is something else making more sound out of a relatively small kit than others do with much bigger and more complex sets. However the tune just becomes a musical incendiary when Carlos and Gregg start interplaying in the second half. Why can't modern day players match the skills these guys show?
I JUST, I JUST CANNOT STOP MOVING MY HIPS AND YEA BABY I AM 72 YEARS OLD AND STILL DANCING, YEA!
The intensity and power of this band is just incredible. Notice that Carlos doesn't stand out front and upstage his band mates. He knows that everyone has a job and his is just one of them. Michael is insane on the drums. This was the music of my youth and I am forever grateful it was.
Carlos is ego-less!
Well said
DAMN STRAIGHT ✊ 👊 ✊. Carlos is secure in his STARDOM, confident and proud to be "in the band" ; a part of the performance.
Insane stuff man.
Agree with every word you say, was fortunate enough to have seen them live back in the day with mostly the same line up, and certainly Michael on drums.
I was at this concert. Tickets were $4. Love rewatching this show and jam. Wish Greg Rolie never left the band. These guys were so tight!
His solo was amazing. I got so into it and wanted him to keep playing.
Greg helped form Journey, but Santana band is timeless
Yeah, two cool bands.@@jbrobinson2728
$4 wow! just looked into a ticket for around $500 to see Santana
@@carolyneg3780 I saw Pink Floyd for 4.50 in '72.
That Hammond organ is simply incredible! It really drives the music.
Nothing and I mean nothing say's rock like a b3
Hard to imagine that dude founded Journey a few years after this.
I'm 77 and have seen a gazillion concerts. This is by far the best live performance I've ever seen. God how I miss those days. Pure unadulterated, kick-ass music.
Mike Shrieve absolutely ON FIRE. That drum solo gave me full body tingles. Staggering.
I shouted out loud ! Truely amazing.
Blake Williams 21 years old!
You can totally hear the influence of Buddy Rich
Mike Shrieve achieved music immortality. Talent unmatched, Woodstock, Soul sacrifice will be played FOREVER.
And the solo he performed here didn't even come close to the one he performed at Woodstock 1969, and it was still brilliant!
Shrieve and Mitch Mitchell are the two greatest drummers of all time, in my opinion.
This is why we fell in love with Santana. Multi-racial, true musicians to the core, playing music like we never heard before, no words, just undeniable rythyms and beats that moved our souls. More than a "soul sacrifice" it is a "soul rebirth."
Carlos Santana and his band transcend boundaries with his musical spirit and we all tune into what Bill Gramham calls the joy of loving, the joy of giving.
See them in concert. Wow!! 😊
susan paul.. I'm Hispanic and when I was a beginner drummer as a kid I wanted to be like Michael Shrieve the drummer... I always felt that his style of playing was my language instrumentally if it makes sense...cheers!!!!
That's deep :-)
If race doesn't matter, why would be a multiracial band be superior to one that is not?
This performance actually TOPS their set at Woodstock, and that's saying a LOT!
GreatToonz I agree although Woodstock was there most iconic gigs
I totally agree. The filming of Santana during this song at Woodstock drove me nuts. The way they cut away and not show a full screen of the musicians and then film bits and pieces of them and not show the whole band at times. I much prefer this filming.
GreatToonz Perhaps they passed on the LSD for this gig.
Totally agree
The guitar work is better on the woodstock version, everything else is better on this version however
Defenitely the best recorded Santana concert of all time,Michael Shrieve creating a massive thunderstorm on his tiny drumset! The soundtrack of my youth , my generation (I am almost 70) is absolutely blessed growing up with that kind of fantastic music!
Saw them in 1973 at Kent state University and a year later in Akron.
I’ve seen them 3 times; first was in Tulsa ‘76 supporting Frampton Comes Alive w/Gary Wright who sadly just passed away. Fantastic band! 😊
I'm 66 and I couldn't agree more
You are so right,took me 3 years to copy the congas,will not imagine the drums,he is genius,what happend to him,never heard nothing else?I'm sixty already
Sabe como se llama el de las congas el de blanco ?
WHEN MUSIC WAS ART, NOT BUSINESS...!!!!
EL MEJOR COMENTARIO 👏👏👏👏
It was about business back in the day too lol, now it’s just easier to make it.
there was still music business back then... it's just that they're less competitive now, which leads to less innovation.
Music has always been about business. These golden era, “it was different back then” comments are idiotic.
as you said ! when music comes from the deep soul and entails total communion ! this is the title: throw your soul in communion and play music, the result is this jewel !! effectively no business here !!!!
Be that as it may, I am now 70 and listening to this for 13 minutes erases the years between now and 1969 and the first time I was exposed to this song. I'm probably not making any sense but it sure feels right.
I Know what you mean
I've got a couple of years on you but my feelings are the same.
@@mgasapmg3092 Thank you for affirming my sanity.
@@robford9933 Thank you, I guess I haven't stopped making sense.
You are making perfect sense and there are a lot of us right there with you. This 1970 music seems galaxies away from where we are today in so many ways . Right now I'm an old guy anchored-in-place until the coronapocalypse is over. About a month before this Santana performance on 7-21-70 Chicago played that same stage in what I think was their finest moment.
Look at how close the audience is to the band...No barriers, no huge security force...just their fans enjoying the music
That's the way it was back in the day. Then people got stupid.
Theres always been stupid people they just didnt care about regulations back then ☠️
that is why I have hearing aids to this day, yyyiiiippppeee
Había un gran respeto..eran tiempos apacibles..grandes recuerdos..ver estos inmortales.
I’m dancing along with them can’t sit still !! Get on UP !! 💃💟
What a band! Those were the days! I have most of their stuff. ❤ from🇨🇦
As much as I like their performance at Woodstock, this one, about a year later, is even better! The band is really tight here and the drum solo is incredible. Thank goodness we have these videos to remember how great music was in those days.
Right on!
Here here thank goodness for the good souls who recorded this !
Excellent! Great improvization!
At Woodstock, Mike was just 20. Under those conditions his performance was that against all others are judged.
What's remarkable about Carlos Santana is the fact that he always seems to get better and better. Never reaching the pinnacle. Such a positive force.
I was at Woodstock. Yes I’m that old. And I have watched it hundreds of times since on video and it never gets old. This performance is as good or better. Michael is off the hook. Unbelievable.
Carlos says they were overdosed by Jerry Garcia at Woodstock. Seems like they all were able to adjust their grams at this concert.
prob better because the dropped acid at woodstock,.,,
@@ersgtr3421 Jerry gave him mescaline. He said that the strings were bigger than they were. He and the whole band were flying at Woodstock.
This is music and these are musicians!!! No hip hop bull $hit, thank you!!!!
The Woodstock performance is legendary, and for a good reason but this one is extraordinary!!!
Michael Shrieve put Carlos on top of the era, best drummer at the time. The commercial cuts are sacrilege for a group like this.
The whole band brother.
Santana developed a complete different sound
He was so young to have all that talent. Born in 1949.
For commercial cuts, I pay 12 € month and all cuts are missing 🤷🏽♀️
@@GalioKOH I am sorry but I have nothing to do with that. Wish I could help.
The best "jam band" ever. 12 minutes of pure fire without ever losing the groove. Tightness from beginning to end. Everyone right on point while having so much fun. Percussions unparalleled. And Carlos more than happy to let everyone else take the spotlight. Viva Santana!
Bestial,único,SANTANA, Grande,larga vida al Rock Ando Roll
@@enriquemolina6173😅 1:28
totalmente. still the best music on the planet!
I would include in the "Jam Band" selection.. the 23 minute version of The Outlaws "Green Grass And High Tides". The 12 minute version of The Grateful Dead's" The Eleven "
The 33 minute and 44 minute version of The Allman Brothers "Mountain Jam". The 12 minute version of the Allman Brothers "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed ". And the live versions of Molly Hatchet "Dreams"
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This is not a rock concert. This is an orgy of electrifying sound waves.
Absolutely. Just like Zep or Yes, the energy of Rock’n’Roll but many other things quite exotic. World music, what a joke. Santana was the prototype, not pretentious and Zep and Yes getting inspiration from all four corners of the globe. But all these musicians were sincerely into all the sounds of the weather, it wasn’t a gimmick. Bravo the seventies, these musicians really pushing boundaries and they even had ardent supporters in the record companies, just do your art. !!
Love David Browns simple but hypnotic Bass Lines. He brought the character to the Songs that you’ll never forget.
And he hits a mighty line at the closing climbs just before ending.
OMFG!!! What did I just see?!?!?!! I just about bounced off of my couch!
INSANE!!!
I'm getting a boner
most of us grew up with this
Soul sacrifice. Tribal force. Spiritual possession. Irresistible rhythm. Unavoidable mess. Small death. Glorious rebirth.
Michael Shrieve - the greatest drummer ever !!
Musicians today, with all the high technology that lets them record, refine, never see each other as individuals record over earlier tracks, etc. have just lost a lot, I think. The energy BETWEEN the band members, feeding off each other, responding to each other, and the ability to do it LIVE and to perfection...amazing, and it will be hard to get back to these days. I love a lot of modern drummers, but Michael Shrieve's sound with the most basic of drum kits is something to behold.
Michael Shrieve, one of the most underrated drummer of all time....
He isn't underrated amongst other drummers.. same as Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers or that drummer from April Wine.
it is and still one the best drummers of all times....
@@bigsky3072👌Jerry Mercer w/April Wine is a BEAST! 🥁
The days when the world had real musicians
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Can't agree more
it is......
Agree
F'in A
To my eyes, this is by far the best perfomance ever by a music group. No body knows how the fuck they top the set at woodstock. That solo of Mike Shrieve no words to describe.
Agree.
@@fredgranger9452 You know it's not CS but a scammer right?
And he's only 21.
Simply outstanding
MAN THAT IS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND ART
The drum solo was ON FIRE! One of the best performances I've ever seen 👏🏼
Amen. Carlos takes a break.....lights cig.
I arrived in San Francisco California 1970, right in there at the mission district where the majority of latinos lived. I felt that there was a strong social movements in the so so called chicano studies and Carlos Santana was our number one representative. His music was so revolutionary or different from anything at that time. We were and are so proud of this music, our music. His band was Hispanics, white, black. I met the timbales/conga player from Nicaragua Chepito Areas, he was awesome with his playing. It was an empowerment for all of us at that time. Thank you, Santana, there is not anything like you ever.
I am Puerto Rican from (Spanish Harlem) NYC. I had a similar experience in a club in Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. It was beyond words...
...or, nor, like YOU.! (Thank ---You.)---"samba pa Ti".!❤---😊
Italians didn't live there
@@loucifer4205no😂😂😂
saw santana at the Three Dog Night, fav hangout, in a little strip mall on pch across the way from the CliffHouse. in 70, He played in little dive bars in the mission, and the filmore west.
One of the best drum solos I've ever seen, all on a basic trap set!
Incredible.
He was 21. unbelievable
Michael's set up - Less Is More
@@johnnyamaro6643 Tell my girlfriend that.
Yes Michael is so gifted.
!!Eso es MÚSICA!! Bravo SANTANA.. !!🎵🎶🎶❤️🎵🎶🎶❤❤❤desde el 2023!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I am 81 now and still love that music. It brings back memories of early Fillmore days in SF and an oh-so-energetic Santana band.
The drummer is incredible !
That sir is Mr Michael Shrieve. and I'm one lucky guy to say I have seen him play
@@porkstack
Me too
The whole band is awesome
Not entirely sure, but I think he was about 19 at this time. Wow.
possibly the best drum solo I have ever seen. 4 piece set + a few cymbols. I know Neil Pert was great and Clem Burke from Blondie but Shrieve is outstanding and still a teenager at the time. I bow to you Sir!
indeed......... he had to be to play with an ensemble like this!
No band will ever top this....wish I were there..dam best of 60's 70's fkn hedtedt😢
One of the best drum solos ever..... When you can drum, you don't need 27 pieces kit.....
No success in a search. Who's that bundle of joy-filled energy with the maracas?
He's Santana's brother, don't remember his name
@@CristianGuerrero-sy1mk Thank you.
I wish that Michael Shrieve could have gotten a huge award for that drum solo. Never heard anything like it before. Santana had such energy and my god, what a connection with the other members.
Carlos presented him w an Award in the later years for being that Glue🎶♥️
@@gracegarza3299 Yep - all the way to the "trash can ending" in the outro on that Am9 chord - "Soul Sacrifice" is one of the greatest of all Santana classic numbers.
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It's just amazing that he's basically playing a Ringo kit, with only two toms. He gets so many different sounds out of the snare. A real artist.
@@gracegarza3299 He had the highest respect for Mike.
Best Santana lineup with Michael Shrieve on fire on those drums. Love♡
Don’t forget about Michael Carabello 🥵 on the Congas and Jose’ “Chepito” Areas on the timbales, too!
I’d say the brought it up one notch by adding Neil Schon. The 3rd Album was their peak IMHO.
@@ricknorris1466 Too bad that Schon turned out to be a greedy a$$h0le.
Oh my God, at 63 years of age I still get goosebumps every time I watch this performance. There is none better!!!
Well I am 69 ..and love them ..
I got both of you beat! I am 70 years old...... and I STILL love them!!!
@@debraweaver6308 I was 13 when that 1st album just blew me away... This was the "golden age"...
The greatest live performance by any band in rock history.
Only 63? Hell, I'm nearly 64! Oh... still blows my mind!
There are no words for this, just the music. Soul Sacrifice.
One of the most amazing things about Santana's band is the percussionists play rhythms that also harmonize. The drums speak to the soul.
Yes, love the conga player Michael Carabello the best, he’s so fantastic to watch!
Michael Shreve is one of the best drummers ever!
Shrieve
He is awesome, playing "standard" grip the whole time. Classically trained percussionist. From a few years later, also check out Denny Carmassi, from Montrose. And Aynsley Dunbar, in the early version of Journey, After playing with Zappa. Oh yeah, and Carl Palmer from 1974 Cal Jam!!!
@@TheRaddish1 vero
@@TheRaddish1 Michael is unique
Left palm up, right palm down!
This is absolutely worth living for.
Even though I don't care for the 49'ers, San Francisco rocks. Any city that has Santana and seafood is jamming.
This has to be the best live performance ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think this performance is better than Woodstock.. They're so tight.. Mike Shreve just kills it!! You can see his entire solo unlike Woodstock..Watching him play is mesmerizing.. almost hypnotizing.. Excellent....
SOOO..... TRUE and CORRECT! Pure TALENT! I was 17 when this happened. YES!
Not many people on earth have his talent, I been playing (on and off) since the mid 80s and he blows me away I'm just a ham n egger compared to Mike, Edit: However he's out of shape now and can't play like the old day's by far, sad
I agree , just looked at the Woodstock version is good but this one takes it over the top absolutely love this version awesome
Woodstock version will always be on top , because of more spontaneous way of performing and Shrieve superior solo.
@@juanpaez6539 Shrieve considers this his best version.
Shrieve’s performance in Woodstock was out of this world but here he beat himself
Damn right! This was amazing!
Simple and pure.
Wikipedia says he thought this was his best performance. His performance here is astonishing even after the solo.
Shrieve never got the attention he deserved. Outstanding drumming. One thing of note, at Woodstock he was in the back of the band. Tanglewood he was right up front.
Just shows, talent and minimal drum kit goes a long way.
Soul Sacrifice is imo, one of the finest high energy songs ever! My absolute fav Santana song. From the opening bongos to the great guitar work, the brilliant drumming of Michael Shrieve, excellent keyboards…none better!
Concuerdo
Its amazing because it lets all the band members shine. The percussion players drive the song, Santana gets his little portions, shrieve with his drum solo, and even rolie gets a little organ solo while maintaining himself as a backing to the song. Can’t forget David brown also kind of holding up the song together on bass with the percussionists.
WOW! Drum solo to remember, Michael Shrieve, respect.!!!!
pamela Raman I saw them back in the day and I think he is one of the best back then .Mad RESPECT
It never ceases to amaze me, as a drummer, that most of the comments are about the drummer. Not just here, but in almost every classic rock era post. Either a ton of drummers watch RUclips, or the guys like Shrieve, Moon, Bonham, etc were so electric that the camera and the focus had to be one them...I vote both.
superbe
FULL respect for this so young man at this time!!!!!!!
Tu kiffes ta race plus de 45 ans après. .....😎
Alguém ouvindo loucamente na quarentena?
Anyone listening during the quarantine?
Yup. It's keeping me from going insane.💃😷
Yes listening to music like it should be played.
Me ! 🙋🏽♀️ In Madrid Spain 00'05 hrs Mars 29th 2020... It keeps me running inside the house like it's a jogging circuit ...! 🏃🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️💨🥰
Yes, just came from Al Dimeola's "In My Mother's Eyes", from Infinite Desire.
In ecuador
Mike Shrieve making drums melodic! Abosolutely one of the best drummers/percussionists *ever*
Deebz270, No question...one of the great rock drummers.
Don't u mean Kevin Bacon?
Totally agree..superb..
On the most basic set up. Outstanding
He's a SAVAGE. A masterful savage!
Pure rock music at it is best,without strobe lighting, fireworks to make-up for less musical talent,no AI videos,,,just raw musical talent,being 18yrs old it was great to have experienced the late 60's/70s, now in my 70yrs , sad you youngsters will never experience the majic we old timers lived to see, so lets rock on you old FARTS
The best Latin rock music ever played in this planet
Rhythm section out front. Carlos standing back with the drummer. He and Shrieve are watching each other the entire time. Unconventional. Awesome! What a band!
Michael Shrieve!!! Genio de la batería!!! Súper músico!!
I'm guessing he was born with drum sticks in his hands. Amazing .
I agree
Used to be, he's not Carl Palmer anymore he must have arthritis or doesn't practice much anymore
Whatever you said only in English, Latin, French......etc. lol.
Brown, black and white together in tune and harmony
Today the most of the people that win GRAMMYS can't even come close to this type of talent.
+Anthony DiSomma These guys were almost incomprehensibly good. Not gonna find many today that can juice a venue like they could. They were high voltage electric.
Agreed sir.
Most?? More like any at all
Bro do u even english?
NONE come close...all are light-years below
Such a simple drum set but boy he can play the hell out of it
By today's standards, Mike had such a minimalist drum kit and yet he could dig out the rhythm in an amazing way!
Oh yeah! A jazz kit rather than the Moon/Peart 'more is better' rock setup.
Yeah, all a part of the primal roots he was digging into.
Mike knew the sounds he wanted and worked for it, using distance from the center (the sweet spot) of his drums to get everything out his kit possible. He was all about sounding good rather than looking good. #TheReadDeal
"Santana" was the name of the team, not the man who created it. All contributed equally to create "Soul Sacrifice". They all shared a common groove and each was proud of the rest. It's visible, audible, and felt. Concert-goers were taken on a journey with any words spoken. It was and still is the best instrumental . #TeamSantana.
Yeah, I dig the way Carols stands in the background; you wouldn't know he's the leader.
Escucho este tema desde los 10 años, tengo 64 y sigue siendo ese tema que me da la energía suficiente para poder afrontar la vida.
Gracias, desafortunadamente ya no se hace este tipo de música.
Me encantaría que las nuevas generaciones escucharán esto.
yo tengo 71 años...lo vengo escuchando desde 1969
One of the biggest rushes with Santana for me, is watching Carlos and Gregg interact. Total communion.
I wish i could be half as happy as the guy with the maracas.
He appears to have taken a few Quaaludes
I dont
Think he came back from that trip
Luis Félix Still playing those Maracas.!
Luis Félix 🤣🤣
I don't know who that guy is, but he's having the time of his life. (Well, I would be too... :D )
Here I am again and Holy Sh*t. One of the very best performances by any band of all time. I'll say it again too, Freaks. Out Freaking Rageous.
Viva Carlos Santana!!
One of The Greatest Songs done live ever.
Holy shit. I've never seen this live version before today. Fucking amazing! That's a band that's firing on all cylinders.
Tremendoustremenfdous the only word needed
I saw them live at the olympa arena in Detroit. The power went out and the drummer solo for 30 min it was alsome
Patricia Martinez from Chula Vista Ca. 62yrs old. I've never gotten tired of watching &listening to Woodstock's Soul Sacrifice but this jam is the ultimate Santana. Gives me goose bumps every time!!!!! Those were ,the good old days of REAL music. Santana rocks in my heart forever !!,
+Patricia Martinez 4th row just left of center. AMAZING SHOW!
in sync to the t wow wow wow good lord ya,llllllll
Hello,..
Thanks for being a great fan over the years. I created this private account to give responses to comments as much as I can. you can send a text through my hangout Gmail. I promise to give a response back. I guess it's a little way of showing my fans appreciation.. I'm now available to meet and greet.
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WIKIPEDIA: "Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. Shrieve was the second youngest musician to perform at Woodstock in 1969, being aged 20. His drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in the Woodstock film has been described as "electrifying", even if he considers his drum solo during "Soul Sacrifice" in 1970 at Tanglewood better."
I personally liked his performance at Woodstock better.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath And the difference between 9.999999994 and 9.999999995, kkkkk! Both perfect!
Happy Birthday Mike!! Thank you for sharing your talent with the world!
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Still undecided.
Imagine how many bearded clams that guy ate that night...amirite?
I saw him in Rotterdam 2003. I think, that concert will be with me forever ❤️❤️❤️
Just remember kids. 4 drums and 3 cymbals and you too can be a bad ass drummer!! Only if you practice........You don't need a 30 piece kit...
+clutchgolf Stick to your rudiments, and you ll fly high
+clutchgolf Looks like he has four cymbals but still
A gifted musician is somebody who WANTS to practice 10-14 hour day and has the discipline to do it, Nobody is born the the ability and theoretic knowledge of song creation, "The gift" is the gift to practice and to learn.
thank you.i've said it all these years too..
I believe that is totally untrue. To play like Carlos does you must have Heart & soul. You cannot practice that. No doubt about it!Rock on Santana! Rock on! Six decades strong!
Still gives me chills today to listen to Santana!
X 2
One in a thousand years.
Forget Shrieve solo look at his whole song playing 100 miles per hour in 13 minutes just amazing. Greatest drum played ever.
Shrieve gets more sound out of fewer drums in his kit than anyone I’ve ever seen.
@@projoebiochem Yes ! This a real musician. that is the difference..
He is 72 years old this year..
Creo que esta es la mejor versión de Soul Sacrifice, qué banda tan espectacular. Grande José Chepito y bueno cada uno le puso el alma a esta presentación.
Mike Shrieve is displaying Buddy Rich Level/Style playing here, he is absolutely BRILLANT!
Sadly, he has been over looked and under appreciated for way too many years.
A Fabulous Drummer who displays such great skill plying a Standard Ludwig 4 Piece kit with 3 cymbals and a Hi Hat ... I tip my Hat to Mike Shrieve
He was 21 at this filming.
Nobody displays Buddy Rich . Buddy’s from another Planet compared to all of us. Sorry just speaking truth
@@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615 speaking as a drummer, Michael is very comparable but in his own style.
@@vernonsteinkamp1088 He said Buddy Rich style. Not Buddy Rich level.
@@truthseekerKJV I believe he said style/level.
mike shrieve, was a 'prep school' classmate, i almost fell over in a tokyo movie theater watching 'santana' ... bill graham called his the best drum solo in rock history!
Where did you go to prep school with Michael Shrieve? I still can't believe what I just saw
Where did you go to prep school with Michael Shrieve????
Santana bass player is awesome,too much groove
Quand la musique était une affaire des vrais artistes et pas seulement une affaire d'argent. Pas de bruit inutile, des paroles offensantes, juste de la musique, la vraie.❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 Que du bonheur.