Santana – Inner Secrets (2024 MFSL Remaster)

Description

Carlos Santana refused to sit still or commit to one style during his fantastically adventurous stretch in the 1970s. That prolific decade witnessed his namesake band release nine studio albums, one hybrid live-studio double album, and a triple live set. The groups penchant for exploration and mutation and adopting those constructs into appealing songs that surprise, delight, and inspire flares throughoutInner Secrets, a gold-certified effort that finds the collective reaching heights it would not again realize for another 10 years.

Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelitys 180g 33RPM LP ofInner Secretspresents the 1978 album in audiophile sound for the first time on a domestic reissue. Part of the labels Santana series, this collectible version features quiet surfaces and black backgrounds that help expose the critical details, dynamics, and tones that really allow Santanas music to soar.As for Carlos Santanas signature guitar voicing, spicy leads, and acrobatic solos? Hear them with newfound definition and enhanced clarity all the better to appreciate the dexterity, vision, and soulfulness on display. Those characteristics extend to the contributions from the other players onInner Secrets, including Graham Lears invigorating drumming and David Margens foundational bass lines. They form a solid rhythmic foundation capable of veering from disco grooves to moody pop and radio-friendly classic rock.

Home to three Top 100 singles,Inner Secretsmarks another turning point in Santanas evolution. It is the bands first project without keyboardist Tom Coster since the latter arrived in 1972. Gone, too, from the lineup is original percussionist Jose Areas. In their places are Chris Rhyme and Pete Escovedo, respectively, with the latter having debuted on the studio portion of the precedingMoonflower(1977). Multi-instrumentalist Chris Solberg counts as the other notable new addition. All three pros play key roles on a work that witnesses Santana moving away from fusion-laden fare and toward mainstream-oriented material. via Label

Label:Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Reissued:2024 / Original Release: 1978
Genre:Rock, Latin, Funk / Soul
Style:Pop Rock, Funk

File under: School Of Rock