Once again, a perfect perfect performance from joe. the concert was just awesome! i had a chance to speak to joe after the concert. although, it wasn't the first time to do so, my body was still shaking like a 7 years old! but joe was so calm and friendly despite the two hours hard work! i introduced myself once again, as Joe has been to beijing once for a clinic show and certainly, i was there to meet him. haha! i am the current webmaster of Joe Satriani Forum of www.GuitarChina.com however, according to the language problems, although our forum managed to be the largest numbers of fans of joe with more than 100,000 people registered with us but we also seemed to be the least influencing forum around the globe. but our aim is to strive to be one of the most influencing Joe Satriani Forum!!! currently, we are organising the second Joe Satriani Song Cover Competition. There are hundreds of people have already signed up for this competition. we will also post the winner's tune on the offical site!!! check it out later!!!

ps: this is our site in english: http://www.guitarchina.com/news/e/index.htm

Great show, venue and sound!!

This was my fourth Satch show, but my first since the "Joe Satriani" tour. It was a great gig, with the added bonus of having great venue sound.

In contrast with other reviews I think the extended jamming really shows off how good Joe actually is. I especially liked the extended outro to AWMAWY. True improvised soloing is the mark of a great (to me) and this is what sets Joe apart from the other guys.

All in all, the best gig i've been to for a long time. I won't leave it so long next time.

Also, I must mention Joe's shoes were really cool too.

They say never meet your heros. Well Joe breaks this rule. I shelled out for one of the platinum tickets which gave me and the missus a tour of the set up (okay), a limited ed'n T-shirt and pick each (nice) and best of all a chance to meet Joe after the show.

If you saw the gig you'll agree that Joe put in a solid 2 hour concert and was at his very best, full of energy and passion for every note. I loved the extra intros and finishes, the flurry of fast fretwork and the huge divebombs. The world's best guitaist at the top of his game. Seen from three rows back it's now forever etched in my memory but PLEASE can someone release another multi-camera angle DVD (a la San Francisco) so we can watch Joe close up !

The post show meeting was excellent - despite two hours of hard work Joe was cool, relaxed and eager to listen and talk to his fans. They said he would sign an item or two but we all took advantage (some guy had EVERY Joe CD signed, without a hint of complaint from Joe !). Me ? Well I had my JS100 signed - not just a quick signature but a personal message, another sign of Joe's commitment to his fans. Plus a T shirt and several posters. Everyone backstage thought that they got value for money. Only drawback was we couldn't take photos, although we did get an official one which should be on the site soon for us all to download.

On an unrelated note, hi to Jay & friends from www.GuitarChina.com who were at the concert. These guys can play ! Thanks for the guitar tips dude ! And check out Jay's site (100,000 Chinese Joe fans and rising !).

Joe's back in the UK next year (hopefully, so he said). See you at the box office in 2007 guys !

Tony.

What can I say, my very first Satch gig and there's no denying it was fantastic. Despite the noticable lack of anything from Joe's last 9 years of recording, the set was great, making me appriciate just how good Super Colossal really is. Dave needed to be a little bit louder, as well as Galen, who was only audible when Joe wasn't playing. He also needed to smile a lot more, like the rest of the band! Jeff was perfect, and his chicken bit made the show!

As much as I loved the jams, I couldn't help feeling that they were too long, and compensating for the lack of material... Flying In A Blue Dream and The Extremist were highlights for me, as well as the wonderful new ending to Always With Me, Always With You, it really made the song. Oh, and Satch Boogie, my friend and I got Joe's pick after that one!

Overall, great gig, look forward to seeing you again soon, jsut mix it up a bit more next time will you?

Set List: Flying In A Blue Dream, The Extremist, Redshift Riders, Cool #9, A Cool New Way, Satch Boogie, Super Colossal, Just Like Lightnin', Ice 9, One Robot's Dream, The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing, The Meaning Of Love, Circles, Always With Me, Always With You, Surfing With The Alien. ENCORE: Crowd Chant, Summer Song

Koncert zaczal sie od Flying In A Blue Dream a dalej to pisze w kolejnosci "co mi sie przypomni"

The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing The Extremist Summer Song Satch Boogie Cool #9 Circles Always With Me, Always With You (w srodku piosenki zagral A Little Help From My Friends - swietnie wyszlo!) Led Zeppelinow - Whole Lotta Love (zajebista wersja!) Surfing With The Alien

Z nowej plyty (Super Colossal) :

Redshift Riders Super Colossal A Cool New Way One Robot's Dream Made of Tears Crowd Chant (swietny numer na koncerty)

Zreszta kawalki z nowej plyty swietnie sie sprawdzaja na koncertach! Na jednym z numerów wsadzil sobie kostke w zęby i gral w ten sposób! Oczywiscie byla prezentacja nowej gitary bialej z jego wizerunkiem

Brakowalo mi mojego ulubionego numeru Rubina... __________________________________________________________________

Brilliant show! I wasn't amazed with new album's stuff when I bought it but after the show I think some tracks were really needed like Crowd Chant or Super Colossal in Satriani's repertory especially on tour! It's a pity that Joe didn't play my favourite Rubina.

Firstly, having seen Joe at the NIA ( a good venue although the sound can get lost there) and the Academy, which is the biggest dump of a venue in the entire UK, what a pleasure it was to see him finally play in a venue deserving of his talent. Symphony Hall is regarded by those "in the know" as having the best acoustics of any hall in Europe and one of the best in the world.

The sound was excellent from where we were sat, front stalls, 10 or 12 rows from the front, right in the middle. Not too loud, about an 8/10 on the volume and you could hear every note (apart I thought from MPHGT, which sounded a bit muffled)

This was the 4th time seeing Joe and for me was not as good as the other 3 times. Clearly he has to play stuff off his new album, but I think it's his weakest in a long time and therefore could happily have done without hearing any songs off it tonight.

Because he didn't solo tour here when "Is There Love in Space" came out we didn't get to hear enough of that album. No Gnaah, or my favourite, If I Could Fly. Not enough off SBM either.

Of course, its all down to personal taste and lots of folks love Super Colossal and loved hearing all the tracks off it tonight. Just didn't quite do it for me.

So, do I rate this show as a 7. No, simply because even if beforehand he had announced that he would just be playing the whole SC album, twice, I would still have happily paid to go watch, as Joe is simply and unquestionably the greatest guitarist alive today and it's a pleasure and honour to watch him do his stuff.

Imagine being able to wake up in the morning, pick up a guitar and just play like that. Unreal.

Thanks Joe for another great night out. Hopefully, see you NEXT YEAR?

Well I can't really say much except wow, what a show! A great support act and the venue was spot on. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

As usual he played a lot of stuff from his new album and the usual great classics. He's much better on his solo tours, plays loooads more stuff. Can't wait to see him again.

Well done Joe and thank you. :)

Wow what a gig dude. Its my 3rd Satch gig and they just keep getting better! I love the new album and last night it was done absolute justice. It was my girfriends 1st gig and she still hasnt spoke to me yet as she is abosulutely gobsmacked.

Great venue,awesome sound and the support act got me in the right mood for the show. Cant wait for the next gig. Hats of to ya joe,you rule plain and simple.Ive been following you ever since i was 14(nearly 30 now,gutted) and im still totaly wrapped in your music. Thanks guys for another awesome night.

Fantastic! Couldn't have been better except perhaps to have played a couple of other favourites - I was mightily surprised there was nothing played from Love In Space, I would have enjoyed a live rendition of the megasolo that Searchin' is on the CD.

I loved the end-song enhancement to old favourites Circles and Always With Me (even over and above the already-recorded live performances of these tracks). And with no less than five tracks from Surfing..., it's not hard to tell that this is still his most popular album. Notwithstanding the strength of more recent albums, it's still my favourite.

And not to mention that my kids (17, 14 nd 10) all want to know when the next concert is!

As an aside, and this is the first Satch concert I've attended, there was an interesting mix of other-artist t-shirts at the concert. Forget the Vai shirts, that's to be expected, but It was interesting to see Journey, Styx and Rush t-shirts in attendance.

And to the guy in the Rush Thirty shirt, hope you enjoyed the show, boet!!

Thanks Joe and gang, your time was much appreciated.

Joe (yes that really is my name I'm not a weirdo poser) McLean

What a great gig!! Venue and sound was superb - must use it again. Johnny A is a great talent and had lots of time after his set for CD autographing and making friends - nice to see more of him.

Joe was the best I have seen him in 15 years. Superbly confident and all over the neck. All the favourites were played great and the new tracks came across better than the CD. Surfing is still my favourite and probably always will be.

Thanks to Joe and the boys for a great nights entertainment.

I don't really have time to write a long review for the show, but I just wanted to add my comment. Joe really was at his best tonight, it makes me feel sick because nobody should be able to play guitar as well as he can. He's just a complete natural. The moment Joe came on for Flying in a Blue Dream, I had a really weird feeling -I'd been waiting so long for this concert, and for him to actually be standing there playing for us, it felt quite emotional. Crowd Chant just plain ruled, though my favourite had to be Surfing with the Alien =)

The sound was incredible and the venue was beautiful (makes a hell of a difference to the Academy which is a real dump). I had a platinum ticket which was awesome - Joe is so friendly and modest and seemed genuinely interested in what people were saying to him.

Joe, thank you for the inspiration.

Oh, and nobody miss Johnny A - he is amazing...the whole audience seemed to be stunned into silence at his beautiful tone and playing...he got a massive cheer at the end though!