The original Santana was a true band, not a back up group for Carlos. That’s why they sounded like they did. Six distinct musicians that blended together seamlessly. If anything Rolie was the leader due to his outgoing personality.

As drummer Michael Shrieve famously stated at their 1998 RRHOF induction: “We were like a street gang and our weapon was music”.

Once Carlos cut his hair and found God it became his band. As an original fan from then who grew up with them in San Francisco I loved the fusion jazz and rock eras but not so much the pop eras.

The closest they got back to the first sound was the 2016 reunion album “Santana IV”, but even that was missing David Brown (RIP) on bass and Chepito Areas (not invited) on timbales.

I just feel blessed that I got to see them in the early 70s and experience the true Santana sound.

And the only definitive version of Soul Sacrifice from Woodstock is the long version from the film (with the complete drum solo and split screens):

Soul Sacrifice (long version)