60年代迷幻摇滚的全盛时期，Santana乐团以融合拉丁音乐与蓝调摇滚元素，树立了独特的摇滚风格。其首脑人物卡洛斯山塔那的电吉他声响，震古烁今历数十?不改其音，凭其如巫师般可惑人心智的吉他弹奏纵横于流行乐坛。团中乐手个个音乐底蕴深厚，无论是Jose Chepito Areas如丛林急雨般极富野性的打击乐，还是键琴手Gregg Rolie在多重节奏的音网下穿梭自如的琴音，其演绎出的迷幻音符足以跟其他旧金山迷幻乐团例如Jefferson Airplane的LSD迷幻摇滚、The Grateful Dead的永不停歇的长途solo大麻摇滚、Byrds的迷幻乡村民谣摇滚分庭抗礼。 　　奠定Santana殿堂地位的是其前三张专辑，分别是第一张同名专辑，第二张专辑Abraxa以及这张Santana III，合为称之Santana的原始团员三部曲。无庸置疑的这张压轴之作是Santana乐团对拉丁摇滚的终极探索，乐手们朝向更为爵士乐的自由随性乐风的整体演出，以及天才吉他手Neal Schon（据悉他当时只有15岁，后来成立的Journey乐团，也是位影响深远的摇滚吉他手）入伙飙奏，让这个传奇团体在音乐生涯的魔法时刻里，驰骋于拉丁摇滚的神秘音乐边界。 　　这张哥伦比亚唱片的Legacy Edition35周年纪念版不仅重新制作混音，内容更搜罗9首从未发表的歌曲以及解散前最后一场在旧金山Fillmore west的演唱会实况录音。无论是对老摇滚的爱好者还是新生代摇滚乐迷而言，这张35周年纪念版都是一窥Santana音乐奥秘的最佳版本。 　　  　　Santana is the third studio album by Santana. The band's second self-titled album, it is often referred to as III to distinguish it from the band's 1969 debut album. The album was also known as Man with an Outstretched Hand. It was the third and last album by the Woodstock-era lineup, and it was also considered by many to be the band's peak commercially and musically, as subsequent releases aimed towards more experimental jazz and Latin music. The album featured two singles, "Everybody's Everything" (solo by Neal Schon), which hit #12 in October 1971, and "No One To Depend On" (again with solo by Schon), a staple in FM radio. This is the first album to feature 17-year-old Schon on guitar. 　　The original album was recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco. 　　Santana III was also the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until Supernatural in 1999. According to Guinness Book of World Records 2005, this is the longest delay between #1 albums ever occurring. The original album was re-released in 1998 with live versions of "Batuka", "Jungle Strut" and a previously unreleased song, "Gumbo", recorded at Fillmore West in 1971 which features lead guitar solos by both Santana and Schon.