How did I not know about this guy and song? Apparently he's awesome and well known. I need to get out more.


Cover (Awesome and I like live stuff done well)






Link to original video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EcOEjdzHAlo



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Link to original video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VI57QHL6ge0

Good stuff. I only have one of his albums, 'Time Machine'. Forgot I had that in my collection. Going to have to put that in my playlist. His instrumental stuff is really good. He's not the best vocalist, so I had a hard time getting into that part of his music.

1987 Surfing with the Alien is where it all starts.
Then add Dreaming #11
https://youtu.be/jX5y7wEhukE

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Joe Satriani

I saw him years ago when he toured with Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. It was an outstanding show.

Check out his excellent album, The Extremist.
Summer song and crying.

Yes. Summer Song. They used that on a commercial years ago and that's when I learned about Joe S.

I also bought the album made during that tour with Steve Vai, etc. Not bad.

Speaking of Steve Vai. Decades ago, wife gets us tickets to Whitesnake for anniversary or something. Steve Vai and Adrian Vandenburg were playing with them on that tour. I was overwhelmed and freaking out. Great Show.

I remember buying Surfing with the Alien back in 1987. Great album.




Glad to hear you discovered him. As they say: Better late than never.

Joe Satriani is my all time favorite Guitarist.
Have every album (or CD to you youngsters ~ no MP3's except what I ripped from the CD).
See every show.

I remember seeing Joe Satriani perform in Berkeley when he was not known as a super guitar-hero, but a member of The Squares, a poppy New Wave band. They were actually really good at the time, especially since 'the scene" was being over saturated with New Wave bands like The Plimsouls, The Rubinoos, The Knack, etc. I once asked him, while peeing next him in a bathroom at an Elvis Costello concert, if he was going to reunite The Squares and he laughed shaking his head no. He had already came out with Surfing With The Alien by then.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ-cT2ltm6w

He was also a guitar teacher and taught some well known guys.

Damn.

I was already generally bored of him by 1990, though I certainly appreciate his skills.

I can't believe he's 60 years old.

I remember when he used to tour with Stu Hamm. Great shows

Check out chickenfoot.

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Originally posted by davea:
Check out chickenfoot.

+1

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Originally posted by 46and2:
Damn.

I was already generally bored of him by 1990, though I certainly appreciate his skills.

Yeah I kinda forgot about him too. The posted song is good.

Surfing with the Alien


Satch Boogie

He was Vai's teacher, too. Definitely amazing skills, like Vai and Malmsteen and the rest. I've just come to enjoy great songs over virtuosity so I eventually stopped following them.

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Originally posted by 46and2:
He was Vai's teacher, too. Definitely amazing skills, like Vai and Malmsteen and the rest. I've just come to enjoy great songs over virtuosity so I eventually stopped following them.

I agree. I was/am a huge Buckethead fan but with all of them the song writing takes a back seat to guitar wanking.

I have Crystal Planet and it's one of my favorites

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Originally posted by davea:
Check out chickenfoot.

And Buckethead.