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Beyond Appearances
Rock · 1985 · 10 tracks

Beyond Appearances

Santana

A high-gloss pivot into the 1980s. Searing guitar solos compete with digital synthesizers and gated drums for a polished, stadium-ready sound.

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It's Santana if they were hired to write the soundtrack for a high-octane 80s action movie.

A high-gloss, optimistic surge of energy that trades grit for stadium-sized polish.

Beyond Appearances · vs · Santana
Digital Clarity+3.2σ

The production is built around digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Breaking Out
4:31
02
Written in Sand
3:49
03
Brotherhood
2:25
04
Spirit
5:05
05
Right Now
6:03
06
Who Loves You
4:09
07
I’m the One Who Loves You
3:19
08
Say It Again
3:30
09
Two Points of View
4:57
11
Touchdown Raiders
3:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The aggressive synth-brass stab that opens Breaking Out
Carlos's signature sustain cutting through the digital fog on Spirit
The surprisingly funky bass slap and gated drums on Touchdown Raiders
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