Freedom (Santana album)
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Freedom (Santana album)
Freedom is the fifteenth studio album by Santana. By this recording, Santana had nine members, some of which had returned after being with the band in previous versions. Freedom moved away from the more poppy sound of the previous album, Beyond Appearances and back to the band's original Latin rock. It failed, however, to revive Santana's commercial fortunes, reaching only ninety-five on the album chart.-Wikipedia
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AllMusic
. . . Freedom was a literal return to form, but, unfortunately, not to the quality of early Santana albums. And the group's commercial decline continued, with the LP getting to only Number 95.
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Rolling Stone
May 7, 1987. The centerpiece of Freedom, Santana’s fifteenth album, is “Songs of Freedom,” one of the most petulant songs in rock history. Carlos could always be counted on for half a dozen soulful solos on all but his most desultory albums, but his terse flames burn deep holes in every tune here.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
This time there's a pretty consistent bass-heavy funk-rock sound, looser and less slick than the early 80s albums. As a result, the percussion section gets more room to play, and they sound great. The problem is, the songs - all written by the band - don't have the great driving riffs that sloppy funk-rock needs: . . . .(DBW)
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Great Albums
. . . Freedom fared even worse on the Top 200 than its predecessor. If nothing else, though, the disc laid the initial groundwork for the band’s eventual comeback as the quintessential Latin-rock band of its time.
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