Most underated albums......

Just my opinion, but "Welcome" is better than "Caravanserai". "Yours Is the Light" is my fav Santana guitar solo. My all-time fav Santana in the eponymous third album, the one with "Toussaint L'Overture". It's the first album with Neal Schon.

To clarify, Santana's third album, titled "Santana", features the original band plus Neal Schon. "Welcome" features a completely different lineup (except for Jose Areas). The Santana/Rolie guitar/organ combo were great, but Carlos and Tom Coster click even better. "Welcome" also features Doug Rauch on bass. I'm not familiar with anything else he did, but he's a phenom on this album.

I was at that Mahavishnu concert in Central Park. Saw them several times during that time period. Always amazing performances. Sadly, none of their albums capture the savagery of their sound. Still the live album is excellent fusion music.

Tweekerman, never warmed up to E. Winter's "Entrance", but loved "Shock Treatment". It's more pop oriented than some of his other records. His band included Rick Derringer and Dan Hartman. Some great songwriting and playing.

If you're into J. McLaughlin then be sure to check out "My Goal's Beyond". It's an acoustic album with two longer tracks with a band (eastern influenced jazz), but the highlight is side 2 where it's just him on guitar (with overdubs) playing some of his own compositions and a few jazz standards ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" and "Blues In Green"). Also be sure to get a listen to his work with Miles Davis - my fav being "Tribute to Jack Johnson".

Enjoy!