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Santana: Wembley Arena, London

Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 11 November 1978

A THREE-NIGHT sell out for sluggish pop group Santana is apparently natural and predictable but seems entirely ludicrous. They function, they churn, they exist – nothing musical or creative but something...obsolete, excessive, efficient.

Total word count of piece: 424

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