Zebop!
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Zebop!
Zebop! is the twelfth studio album by Santana. The album has had several releases, and several different color backgrounds for the cover have been produced, including pink and red. It featured "Winning," one of Santana's last commercial hits until Supernatural.-Wikipedia
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AllMusic
Zebop!'s formula is simple, and all of the songs carry an appeal that is aimed at a wider and more marketable audience base, with "Changes," "Searchin," and "I Love You Much Too Much" coming through as efficient yet not overly extravagant rock & roll efforts.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
April 29, 2016. Zebop! became Santana's first Top 10 U.S. album since 1976's Amigo, and just their second since 1972's Caravanserai, which featured the last remnants of the band's heralded classic-era lineup. Not that it started out that way.
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Jazz Music Archives
April 16, 2011. I must say that it is not as bad as I remembered it (bar the real stiiiiiiiiiiiinkers), but it will remain an 80’s thing with short tracks (meaning the duds are so also) with it’s fair share of repeatings (Much Too Much reminding yopu the cheesiness of Amigos what’s been said before. Hardly essential and maybe the low point in the group’s career (until recently), but many groups would love having their worst albums as good as this one.
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Elusive Disc
With the effervescent lead vocals of Alex Ligertwood, the power drumming of Graham Lear, the percussive beat of Armando Pereza, together with the skillful instrumentation of the core band, all fronted by the legendary Carlos Santana, this album truly illustrated a powerful band that hit its stride.
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Rezensator.de
The latin influences on the album were, compared to the early albums, more subtle in nature. Nevertheless, the mix of Latin and pop was better here than on the previous album Marathon.
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The Great Albums
The biggest difference between this disc and Marathon is that the group brings more outside material to the table this time around – a savvy move considering that nearly all the singles released from the disc are penned by other writers.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
Again Carlos was deserted by almost his entire band, but smooth-voiced Alexander Ligertwood propelled the group back into the Top 10 by crooning the corny pop hit "Winning" (by Russ Ballard). (DBW)
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