Borboletta - SANTANA***

Spring Manifestations/Canto De Los Floros/Life Is Anew/Give & Take/One With The Sun/Aspirations/Practice What You Preach/Mirage/Here & Now/Flor De Canela/Promise Of A Fisherman/Borbolletta

Borboletta seems to have divided the critics. Some consider it to be too mainstream with slick disco, whilst others described it as Latin jazz influenced rock at its best. (US:20 UK:18)

“With Borboletta Santana continued on his journey through the fusing of jazz with rock and allowing his spirituality to shine through.”

“Their material is starting to slip a bit. Honestly, there just is nothing here to get into. Borboletta is pleasant enough but it could have been so much better.”

“This is not Santana's finest, but fortunately it's still quite good. There's an interesting soul/disco angle throughout. Some have found it to be an enjoyable twist on the Santana formula; others have recoiled at it, and pegged Borboletta as the moment Santana become too mainstream.”

“It seems to constantly hover between plunging into Latin-tinged fusion on the one hand and moving back towards a more mainstream sound on the other.”

“Very jazz fusion sounding stuff that is pretty good. Carlos Santana's guitar is a big part once again and he really knows how to use it.”

“This is my least favourite Santana album, it has major amounts of slick 70s disco type stuff that dilutes the raw sound, power and energy Santana usually displays.”

“This is an amazing album which features some of their most awe inspiring and exhilarating guitar work ever.”

“This is Latin jazz influenced rock at its best. Sometimes when Santana has tried to be experimental he could get a little tiresome, but the music on this record grabs your attention and never lets up. This album, which weaves its way through various moods, is alternately serene, funky but always interesting.”

“This is one of my favourite Santana works because it is romantic and spiritual. The Brazilian influence is also strong which gives Santana a different rhythm. The only let down is that the lyrics got a little preachy, but otherwise a beautiful piece of work.”