Day 243: Everything's Coming Our Way by Santana // 8

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Related imageGENRE: latin rock
Oh would you look at that, a double-feature! Santana two times in a row is not to be expected, but it's certainly deserving. This piece does not sound like Santana at all. It's like when he was writing the piece Professor Utonium accidentally spilled some Dave Matthews into it. It has an incredibly upbeat and contemplative mood to it. And very infrequently do you hear the acoustic guitar being the main feature of his songs. Fun fact: Santana did the singing himself! It's not bad. To be honest, his songs are pretty fun to sing because they overlap with my own register by quite a bit. Either way, it's truly a surprise to hear pieces that fall just a little bit outside the usual spectrum of an artist's discography. I just can't believe I've found such a good piece.

Rating: 8/10


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