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Date: Wed Jun 12 03:04 YMob (Isaac)<satriani1983@yahoo.es>:
I mostly agree with you there, Michelle. Mostly... But 80's music kicked a$$!!!!!!! Well, the rock scene did anyway. Iron Maiden, Europe, Whitesnake, Dream Theater in their prime, Judas Priest, Metallica, blah blah blah. 80's music was cool. Of course, the music of then cannot be compared to todays talent, with the likes of Sum 41 and Blink 182... lol :)
I'm listening to Starry Night right now. It sets a great mood, made my night a lot better. Thanks Joe......now I'll have trouble sleeping until the 25th!
Thanks for the samples Joe, I can't wait till the 25th when I bring that puppy
home and blast it, and hear all the songs for the first time, just from the samples I can already tell that Im really gonna love this one, Prabably play
nothing but SBM for a month or so,....Cool cover to, at first look it was just ok, But after looking again i thought..Hey ,that is actually kinda cool...............Thanks again Joe.
I don't want to turn into one of those "COME TO (INSERT LOCATION HERE)! COME TO (INSERT LOCATION HERE)! COME TO (INSERT LOCATION HERE)!" people, but I just want to know if there's any possible chance that you might slip in one Boston date in September, or is this a dying cause that I should give up on??? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze???
Crazytre, The clear guitar is a JS2k and Joe has a couple of custom 7 strings from Ibanez with the same js body style. The JS2k's are particularly sweet, heavier than hell, and sustain for days. At least that's how mine is. If you really want to see some cool Ibanez guitars go to www.ibanezrules.com. That is where I purchased mine. Rich has all kinds of sweet JEMS, Petrucci's, Universes', and others for sale. Plus he's a really nice guy!
Hey, Joe, since you haven't put "Slick" anywhere yet, why don't you just make it an on-line download only? I know I would download it.
JAY- I know you like shredding and hard 80's-mid-90's rock, and we all do (I think), but could you stand writing and playing that stuff for 20 freakin' years (if not more)? Joe's started to cool his jets a little, and what comes out isn't bad. I've already got parts of "Chords of Life" stuck in my head. Can't wait 'till the 25th!
JAY, everyone is entitled to their opinions, and if you don't like what you've heard so far from SBM, that's fine & dandy, but dude, to say Joe is "burying the passions that made him famous" is just laughable. How the hell do you know what Joe Satriani's passions are. The year is 2002, not 1992! This music is JOE'S choice! It comes from his mind, his soul. What he wrote in '92 isn't what he's writing now. Evolution brother! If any of us are doing the same thing we did 10 yrs. ago, we need to wake up! The music of the 80's is done and over with (thank ya Jesus!) and the music world has been through many twists and turns. Joe has always stood out as an ORIGINAL and IMO, he always will. What we got from Joe in the 80's and 90's was good, damn good, but it ain't over till the fat lady sings ~ and right now, I think Yayo has her tied up in a garage somewhere in sunny California, so she won't be singing for a long time!! STRANGE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC is what it's all about!!
Jeffertz - Matt Bissonette is playing bass this time around, not Stu. ===== voooo chile17 - Go to the tour dates page and list yourself as attending the gig that you're going to. Joe picks two random names for each show and gives those people backstage passes. Check your email a day or two before the show...you might get lucky. :-) By the way, welcome to the site. ...Austin...
Dear Joe,
I am a 12 year old student at Palos South Middle School and a HUGE fan of yours. I play in my school's jazz band as a guitarist and I am constantly trying to master your mindblowing licks to impress my friends. (I can play the beginning of Summer Song!) I first picked up the guitar at age 10 and thanks to many inspirations I'm still playing. After my dad introduced me to Hendrix and Jimmy Page it seemed like I was discovering new guitar heroes every week! Finally my interests led me to purchase a magazine with the 100 greatest guitarists in it. You were (of course) in it and the way they described you led me to promptly buy "Surfing with the Alien". It makes me shiver when I think of how catchy your songs are, not to mention mindblowingly fast! It was a couple days ago when my dad came home with the pleasant news that you were playing in Rosemont! We will be the first to buy tickets! I've heard many bands give away backstage passes and was wondering if you do anything like that. If so please send me one or tell me how to get one because you re truly a hero of mine and I know your concert will stick with me the rest of my life.
Sincerely, Alex
Hey Fartman....look again at Phelan's post....and look at who he was writing to....same guy, lol ;)....JAY: JOE is not trying to be different..he already is!!..JOE, IMHO, has gotten much better since the "Extremest" day's..he is ever evolving and please give us another opinion when you get the CD!!....BTW, you do know JOE is using a 7 string on some track's, right??....HEAVY JOE!!..HEAVY JOE ROCK'S!!!!..../\/\ind Stor/\/\ all, /\/\ike
THANKS JOE for the samples of SBM !! I can't wait! Also bought tickets for your Show in Denver. It will be my Tenth show, but I am am just a little disappointed... the City Lights Pavilion...come on Joe... It sucks cuz I wait in line all day to see you -front row, and now I have to pay double and got stuck in the 7th row. I have been front row last 3 times! Ok.. enuf... it will be worth it! Thanks for all your awesome music! It never leaves my cd player! I hope Stu is touring w/you!
Well, I got to hear most of Rockline in mono over the phone - I called about 20 or so times, and finally got through - they asked me what my question and name was, and told me to hold on a second. Then it sounded like they put me through, but I was really just in the que. Unfortunately, I was in the que the whole show! Anyway, Joe, you came across very well answering the questions, and the fans that were lucky enough to get through asked some really good questions. And I got to hear Mindstorm in full, so it's all good. Dave Gruska
SFO, the Premier Satriani Tribute will be performing June 12 on 107.7 the
bone in the San Francisco area, you can get this station on streaming
radio at 1077thebone.com We will be on from 5:30 till 9:00am Pacific
time. On June 14th, SFO will be performing in Concord Ca. at The
Bourbon Street Bar & Grill at 11:00pm. Joe, you are invited to come and
check us out, in fact, webmaster, if you see this, please forward this to Joe
for us. We really want him to check us out. I tried for an hour last night to
get on Rockline to talk to him, but you know the story. Since he lives on
that side of the bay, it would be a hop, skip, and a jump for him.
'What breaks a heart' almost broke my heart, its really beautiful. 'you saved my life' reminded me about 'Love thing' though. I can hardly wait to the release. And yea, by the way, I want that shirt Joe's wearing on the cover...
JAY: If you think Crystal Planet was a step down from The Extremist, then I don't know how Joe will ever satisfy you again! CP is my favorite of all his discs!
Heard samples and i hate to say it...I really do... I have followed Satch back in the mid to late 80s when Not of This Earth came out and no one knew about it at the time. Seems Satch has gone down hill since THE EXTREMIST. These new tracks sound like Joe is trying SO HARD to be different, and in the process he is burying the passions that made him famous. What a disappointment. :(
Hi everyone. After Rockline last night, 107.7 The Bone played all of the NOTE album, as well as Lords Of Karma and The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing. Pretty cool. ===== The Local Person - I like your description..."a best of album with all new material"... ===== ged - It's usually both the venues and Sony that are responsible for the camera policy. If you're careful, most places don't mind if you bring a disposable one. ===== Shreesh - Check out the tour dates page... Joe closes half of the shows and Dream Theater closes half. ===== OzzyBradBoy - Just play the note on the 21st fret, but bend the string up one half-step. ...Austin...
Hi pichón¡
Que pasa con ESPAÑA?????
Here you have a legion of fans...what about them?
We will take into account for a next occassion...thks¡
ESPAÑA; ESPAÑA, ESPAÑA ; ESPAÑA...win the world cup¡¡¡¡
ahh, I've been learning summer song all day. I've got most of it only the fast bit uses the 22nd fret. I only have 21 on my strat. darn...... Never mind cos I've been playing the wood as the 22nd fret. It's harder to press to get sound but it does work. I think I need a new geeetar. Hi Joe and how's it going.
Cant wait for the new site!! I have to say that i'm really looking forward to the new album being released, even though i'm a bit embarrassed to say that i've heard a lot of it already!! Not to fear though....i will be buying it....i dont believe in ripping off such a talented artist as Joe!! There's nothing better than buying the latest Joe album, taking it home and putting it in the cd player for the first time!! Anyone else think the same??!!
yayo, check out the main lick from led zep's "the rover" ... that's what I'm talkin' 'bout. It's about 26 seconds in. Also, the VERY start of Seven String has a definite Petrucci vibe. I like it.
ok.......... 2 that guy who just had a go at the phelan bloke (soz but in the 3 seconds it took to load this bit i forgot ur name!) just calm down!!! maybe he's just a satch fan like u and wanted 2 know if he was playin near him!! and it looks as if u havn't finished puberty if u get moody like that!!
======= MR PHELAN ======= YES YOU ======= ROBBIE PHELAN ======= if you would bother to read further down than the height of your screen (see the scrollbar? that is what it is for) you will see that somebody has already answered that question for you, not to mention your outstanding lack of common sense in that you cannot find the JOE ON THE ROAD section of the site. methinks perhaps you should go away and switch off your computer until you gain a little worldy experience after puberty. sheesh. and not forgetting there are members of the opposite sex here too. ignoramus. sheesh. sheesh.
Joe: I hope you don't mind me saying this, but you sound like You, to me.
I guess it's just a guitar thing. SBM will definately keep you on the guitar map for a long time. Your so prolific with your songs. Any tips on writing the amount of songs you've come up with? Maybe I have writers block. Would love to afford the concert at the Pavillion, things are strange for me right now, but I will try. I would not care when you play, just that they turn up your amp!
KTF Randell
the samples sound awesome Joe.
i cant wait to pick it up when it comes out.
please do a canadian tour, we all cant make it to Toronto
thanx for your time
Congratulations synamingirl on your JOE addiction :-)...."SBM" is here and I was once again very impressed with the samples!!......it is kuul how JOE's influences come out in small excerpt's here and there in all his albums, yet he has such a unique style that no mortal try to top him, lol :)....I like what Lead Gtr5150 wrote below about JOE..so true!!....all my friend's think i'm crazy cause i love instrumental rock soo much, but there is not a friend or newbie around that hasn't heard of JOE once i get to meet them!!....spread the gospel of JOE!!....lol and Peace all, /\/\ike..lost in a /\/\ind Stor/\/\!!!!!!
Wowwieeeeeeeeeeeee, after reading this all - and almost knowing your new album by heart- I can't wait to welcome you in our very, tiny Holland in July. It's smashing. My colleagues say I drive them nuts: I don't care. Can somebody call a clinic: I'm addicted....
Grtz, M@rl@
Joe! Listened to the Rockline show last night and my only complaint was that it was to short. You should have had 2 hours at least..Guitarded Boy alright another JDubYa on the board LOL! Joe cant wait for the H.O.B. show in Orlando. Now to go update my setlist..L8trz!
Hey Joe! Heard you on Rockline last night... I wanted to call but couldn't find the balls to do so... I would have drawn a complete blank when I said Hi Joe! I wouldn't know what to ask... It happened to me once before with you... You were on stage playing "Friends" and I stuck my thumb out on the front balcony in Massey Hall in Toronto... You stuck your thumb out as well, and then I froze for about 5 mins with my thumb in the air... It was weird...couldn't move...My guitar idol just gave me a "thumbs up" and I had no clue what to do next...
Heads Up Satch Fans!
Here's the low down. I talked to Sharon at NEXT STAGE (469)713-5915 and she says that the tickets for the Grand Prarie show go on sale June 22nd at 10:00 a.m.. They are for $48 $58and $78. You can get a seating chart at the NEXT STAGE web site and Sharon tells me that theres not a bad seat in the house. She also gave me information on hotel accomodations. The Courtyard by Marriot offers a specail NEXT STAGE rate of $59 but you have to mention you got it from NEXT STAGE. It's going to be a great night!!!! I'm sure we will all be flooding the phone lines for the best seats. Look forward to seeing you there !!!
Gtrplaying
Tim Donnelly
www.mp3.com/timdonnelly
Well Joe, the radio show last night was just the thing to put me into sleepyville. It was good to hear you and the new music. I am totally blown away by just the samples I have heard so far. I cannot wait for the cd (but I will). Congrats to the people who got through to ask you a question. Ahhhh, what a good night and now morning this is turning out to be. You are just what I needed! Have a great day Joe. ---Sheila
Joe, "Starry Night" is very rootsy sounding, practically the opposite of EOC, haha. It really sounds great though - stripped down and real. Nothing to hide behind. It's got feeling. Can't wait for the album.
Caught the rockline show ... sa-weet. Great job answering those tough questions. You came off very smooth and funny, and cool. What the heck was that question from the band that was on before (last week?)? That was weird ... ; ) ======= Yes, /\/\ind Stor/\/\ is BRUTAL! Someone mentioned that one of the songs reminded them of Zeppelin ... I got that vibe from Seven String. What's the deal with Slick? You're just telling us it exists to punish us for downloading the album early, right? You sneaky little devil. : )
I am sooooo looking forward to the Phoenix Tour at Dodge Theater. Listening to Joe Satriani is like......being launched into the cosmos. Hey, there's a good one for the album, "Launched Into The Cosmos". I can't even explain the experience I have. I used to get high to get to where Joe takes me. I am so happy that today I am of sober mind and body and he takes me higher than any drug or drink could ever do.
Thanks Joe
Date: Tue Jun 11 07:30 Shreesh<shreesh_n@yahoo.com>:
Joe...Great tunes...I'm really excited about the album. The Rockline show was neat..."Mindstorm" is pound for pound the heaviest rocker you've come up with...I like it! Question...when you come touring here in the US...I'm assuming you'll be closing the show...and that Dream Theatre plays first (even thought it's billed as a co-headline gig). Is this right? Can you (or anyone) confirm? Regards.
Republic of Ireland are through to the last sixteen! Great result. Roll on July 18th... The new Vai record is ace, by the way. L8rz. Neil. http://neilmorgan.iuma.com
JOE, when are you coming on line to talk to us, did you enjoy the radio show, are you pleased with the SBM responses. England waits for you. LOL Sharon.
Hi Joe, I have only just listened to the clips and stuff, and have to say that your 7-string tone is awesome, and I hope you play 'mind-storm' or'seven string' when you come over to play London Shepherds Bush Empire. I'll be there at the front with my friends, all wearing our shades (though we'll keep our hair fully attached)!
See u then!
Hey Slipmaster... "RASPBERRY JAM DELTA-V" refers to the condition a body would be in after the sudden acceleration needed to propel a spaceship into a multi-lightspeed velocity. Delta = change, & V = velocity, therefore the body would look like raspberry jam due to the sudden & extreme change in velocity. This comes from a Dan Simmons story (4 books total) referred to as the "Hyperion Cantos". Probably the BEST story I've ever read (in the top 2 anyways). The reference to "Raspberry Jam Delta-V" is made in the 4th book. L8r... John aka =o|-[
Man O Man what can I say about your new songs played on the radio........They Rock....Starry Night was beautiful, I can't wait to get this one and pop it into my CD player, and lay back and go into another world.....Ok Now with my Mindstorm review......I kept hearing Mindstorm this, and Midstorm that for the last two months, and it was actually getting on my nerves after a while..I was sick about hearing about mindstorm, It had so much hype before it was even released, that I didn't even care if I heard it.....well man was I wrong, that song is one of the heaviest, best rip it up songs I have ever heard satch play.....I am so psyched about this song now.....This is a masterpiece....It would be a shame if this doesn't get played on radio stations, this could bring oodles of guitar players and newbies to the Joe forefront. Joe I tried to get through last night but it busy......It rang through twice but only during commercials and it rand so many times that the operator would come on and say _______ is not available please call again, and you would have to go through the system all over again.........dantheman, I'm a JDubU, and no it's not a cult, you have to look into things more before you start saying stuff about something and not knowing details, alot of people say we don't believe in Jesus and we don't watch TV and crap like that but it's like the school phone thing in Kindergarden your teachers show you....rumors get started and you don't have any idea how...once it's going it's gone...Oh well, back to the Joe Subject....JOE RULES!
Hi Joe, and everyone reading this! I still don't know what you think "Eric Clapton's" phrasing? BB King says he's the best. (don't worry i don't think so. I'm trying to learn "Summer Song" at the moment using my pedal to slow the fast bits down to half time. "FUN". No really though it is fun cos I can't stop until I've finnished the whole thing (and I start getting a headache). Oh well...Brad
The new album seems very cool Joe!!!!!Starry Night's simply great as Mind Storm!!!Hey Joe,do you know a guitarist called Mattias Ia Eklundh?I've listened to him in these days.I think he's got a great talent!!!!What do you thonk about it?JOE RULES!!!!! Gian
Joe, Hi. I think you've been listening to Jeff Beck (and why not ?)- have you listened to Nadia ? - Beautiful. Please do something about the Eight Steps and Slick - we all want ALL of your music. Don't let the MIB at Sony have it all their own way - how do they justify their prices in Japan ? I second the idea about an instructional video if you could fit it in somewhere. Someone on T2J mentioned the restrictions on Cameras at shows. Who is responsible for this ? Is it the venues or is it the Sony darkside ? Do they think that Sony is going to lose money over a few pictures ? Or.. are they ultra-paranoid about that new technology that is able to photograph music and then put it on the web for free.
EOR (End of rant). Can't wait to see you in Manchester. All the very best. Luv, Ged (I can hear the MIB comming for me .....arghhhh)
sounds great joe- listened to all the samples and they sound cool. From what I hear it seems to have little shades of lots of your previous cds. the mix and tones used sounds most like crystal planet in my opinion, but we've got some self-titled bluesy licks, some Phone-Call-stylee slide guitar, some organic laid back EOC style licks, it's kinda like a best of album with all new material... can't wait for the real thing.
Date: Tue Jun 11 00:41 climber<climber@sinclair.net>:
Joe. Once again. Simply Awesome music. The Journey! Hmmmm. Seattle soon, I hope. Don.
Holy SMOKES! I just streamed "Starry Night" from the site and I have to say that I was blown away! I have to say that, compositionally, Joe Satriani is becoming a monster! I cannot wait to purchase SBM and to see Joe perform some of the songs live in Atlanta! Wow, thanks so much for that sneak preview, Joe and Mr. Webmaster!
What a cool site, does anyone know if joe is playing in Ireland, I have seen him a few years ago and got some cracking photos of the concert..
Keep it going...
Robbie.!
Hi everyone. Rockline was pretty cool. If I counted correctly, 3 T2Jers made it on the air, right? We had MegaBoyd, Cyber Alien, and Ice9Mike? The interview was great...I wish Joe would've had a little more time but it's still cool. If anyone's still listening to 107.7 The Bone, they're playing the Not Of This Earth album... They're on Memories right now... I imagine they'll stop after playing Side 1, but who knows. ===== mystical ice monkey - Where's the latest episode of the Joe Satriani comic? ;-) ===== vtpeters - We have to sneak in cameras in the US as well. It's kinda tricky. ===== njbeast - Fill out your set list on the site...Joe's probably working on doing all of that stuff now. ===== Slipmaster - Joe got the title Raspberry Jam Delta-V from a science fiction book. I forget all the details, but it was mentioned on here earlier this year. I forget the name of the book, but it was part of a trilogy...so if you search the archives for the word "tri1ogy" you should find more information. ...Austin...
Joe: Got to hear you on Rockline....and downloaded a new player to download you new stuff from your site. Great Idea! Keep it together for the long concert tour your on. Get enough rest and stuff. We don't need you getting tired in England! Maybe you will run into Gary Scott over there, If he can get the $ for tickets! And who told you, you can't sing!? Sing more, and even with Mr. Bissonete! You will love harmonizing! We love hearing your voice, and your guitar! Just for the fans.......MINDSTORM. KTF Randell
alien32 - That was cool huh? MegaBoyd asked your question! Who is "John from Syracuse, NY"? Sounded like he was a member of T2J. What a rip though - Joe only got something like 35 mins. of air time and only a few calls. I tried but the line just rang and rang. Oh well, Joe was great as always!
JONK36 - thats whats good about file sharing services...you can download those rare or bonus tracks only released in another country....i don't think joe would really mind that, i mean we can't get those tunes here unless we buy the imported cd...which would suck since we bought the us version, im sure joe would understand something like that... i'm sure joe would be more than happy to put the full version of such a song online here but then the sony thugs may give him a talking to...those sony thugs still have never gotten back to me about the 92'-ish walkman commercial featuring summer song...i wanted to get it from them somehow, but i guess they think my request is unimportant...QUANTUM - if you ever get the remote chance to see joe live, do it...it is quite the experience...yes we are lucky...we may whine about joe not playing here or there but hey joe plays tens of dates in our country, something many many other people wish they could have!
JOE: i love the new stuff, especially the bonuses...are we going to get our hands on them on the cd, if not, please have an MP3 download on the site, all your fans would appreciate it lots.....thanx
ice9mike- that would be tough. devil's slide, uwsg, and especially borg sex. i think the first two are better originals but joe really improved on borg sex in sf. but he should've also played attack. flav. crystal 7, tpc2000, well, all of them. it's just a damn good cd.
Hey Cyber Alien, I just got of the phone of Rockline as well!! I thought Joe's adapatation of "EOC's" songs to the live performance was damn good. Hopefully there will still be a couple of them on this tour's set list. Mike Vasquez
Hey Joe & Jon... Well, I did as you asked ("if your call makes it through, let 'em know you heard it here first"). I put in the plug for "Starry Night" & Satriani.com!!! I hope the Jam idea comes together! L8r... John aka =o|-[
If anybody else on here lives in Central Florida, and was not able to listen to Rockline and hear Joe, join the club! The station that rockline was supposed to be on in central Florida no longer plays the rockline show. I found this out when I called the station. All I wanna know is what kind messed up stuff is that! I can't wait to move from this sorry place!
Hey Joe!! the new album rocks!!! i was apprehensive about listening to excerpts cos that leaves me hanging nowhere.... The album cover looks awesome too!! -----Ya Yo, remember I was asking about SD? well, sadly i'm not doing anything in the medical field but I will be a science major. --- All those who have a chance to see Joe perform live are really lucky; I envy all of you cos i'm from Singapore and have no chance to see Joe!! I will only head up to SD after the concerts....Satch boogies on!!
Yeah Man! and so the Manipulator said: i am going to control and guide them by externaly displaying my intentions! and lead them into: those who don't display are very very evil people!
I think Pia Vai is playing the harp on "Chords of Life" at first I thought it was Joe's Triton but I read that Pia played harp on the album and that is definately a harp on Chords of Life. Joe, can't wait to see you live. Peace
Thanks Jon & JOE for giving the teasers!! /\/\ind Stor/\/\ ROCKS!!!!....YEAH, cna't wait to see it in stores....I was impressed with all the songs and
"Starry Night" sounds very soulful!!.....I agree with Al that it reminds me of Jeff Becks "People get Ready"!....Thank's for the bonus tracks!!!!....BTW, I wasn't to thrilled about the cover either....especially JOE with the hood, lol, maybe it'll look better in my hand's....CP's cover was cooler!!....Rock on and
/\/\ind Stor/\/\ all, /\/\ike
Ga6o : not to sound harsh, but this question has been asked yesterday ... Hopefully Ya-Yo rewrote the answer, but, do you never read what's below your line ??? tks Ya-Yo... well, not 40 bucks, but something around $34-$36, which is not cheap ...
Hey Joe! How did you think of the title Raspberry Jam Delta-V? Very good song!!!
Date: Mon Jun 10 18:20 dantheman<dkhenley@juno.com>:
Joe - it's all good, I'll be at the local Best Buy on June 25th. I'll make the clerk run to the back to get it for me like I did when EoC came out. The past few months have been the hardest of my life by far. I won't go into the details, but when the j-dubs come-a-knockin at your door there in SF, RUN!!!! IT'S A CULT!!!
AAh, The Eight Steps sounds pretty cool, even if I only heard 45secs of it, but to bad that it's only an extra for the Japanese, but it is fair because of their enormus prices.
as i understand it a CD costs like nearly $40 US in japan or something ridiculous like that, so the bonus tracks are added to entice the japanese to buy CD's in japan instead of ordering/importing for much cheaper from the USA...
Date: Mon Jun 10 17:56 Ga6o (Gabriel)<ga6o@hotmail.com>:
why the Japaneses dudes always gets "bonus tracks"??? Do they supossed to be better or bigger fans than us?......
Hey. Is the guitar clinic idea still gonna happen, it would be awesome to have some lessons and stuff to do with guitar on the new site, how about it Joe, Webby?
Everyone - Here is a S. F. website that streams "Rockline" at 8:00 p.m. Pacific time (which is also "Satch time" here on Satriani.com). The host of the show is a dj at this station and it might be where Joe is being interviewed. Although Jon put Hollywood as the interview site so maybe the show is being done down (in relation to where I am) there; http://www.1077thebone.com BTW, nobody else call so I can get through to Joe, lol!
Joe, the samples sound great! Thanks for putting them up. I really like "Oriental Melody" and "New Last Jam" - they've got a cool Zeppelin-esque feel to them. Also, I keep listening to "Mountain Song" - it kind of reminds me of Al Pitrelli's playing on Randy Coven's albums. I think "Mind Storm" will live up to all the T2J hype, judging from the few seconds I heard of it. I didn't like "Starry Night" much at first, but it's already growing on me, after I had it on loop about 20 times! I like the banjo in the background, and it's got a solid melody. The only sample I'm not crazy about is "Hill Groove". It doesn't sound enough like a Satch song to me. Anyway, I have a quick question for you - the first four notes on the sample of "You Saved My Life" sound like the guitar is almost humming/playing the words "you saved my life" - was that intentional? If so, does the rest of the melody match to certain words you had in your head? Dave Gruska
hey Joe, cool new mp3 i love them hope you play mindstorm live in the uk, have you put together a set list yet? and are there any new effect pedels you use and what are they?, cheers Dave
Greetings from sunny Key West. The new stuff sounds really,really good! What time is the rockline thing? I can't see any time posted at rockline's site. Anybody ?
heh i got some guitar picks from cinderella and poison, i didn't look at them until today...cc deville's picks come more to a point than normal, seems they would be good for speed picking...mr. deville had 2 racks full of effects and two peavey 5150 heads...i heard van halen rents their equipment out while off the road, maybe they were ed's heads...haha... SBM is a damn good album, can't wait to hear it live...mind storm is gonna be killer!
Hi everyone... If you're wondering about the Japanese bonus track, read some of the posts at the bottom of this page. Several people explained the reasoning behind it all. xrob - I'd just fill out the whole set list...32 songs or whatever it is. If Joe plays a 10 song set, he'll look for the 10 most popular songs overall (in the set lists)... If he's playing a 20 song set, he'll look for the 20 most popular songs... And so on... ===== Lowenslash - Welcome to the site. ===== Michalow - Joe used the 7-string on Mind Storm and Seven String. That guitar was custom-made by Ibanez and is not a production model. ===== Invigor - I think Robert Fripp played on Sleep Walk. ===== Meredith from Mty - Email your photo to webmaster@satriani.com and he'll put it up on the site for you. ===== german - Go to www.rocklineradio.com and you should be able to find a broadcast schedule. ===== kiero - Yeah, Joe will be there. If the info isn't on Ticketmaster yet it's because the tickets won't be on sale for a while. Keep watching the page. ...Austin...
Judging from the photo's that are posted/mailed to this website, concert attendants are encouraged to take pictures during concerts.
This is NOT permitted in The Netherlands. If the security people see a camera, you'll have to leave it at the door and pick it up afterwards on your way out. Not my idea, to leave my Canon reflex camera with telephoto lens behind like that. I sold my (very) old reflex camera years back, a camera with which I managed to smuggle in and take pictures during the early eighties.
Can I get a special permit for this or do I have to take a chance (for the first time in years)?
Joe, can you tell those people at the door to let me pass through WITH the camera. I'll make some pictures for all to see here and I'll even let you use them free of charge for future artwork... ;-)
Mail me at victor@telebyte.nl
hey joe, i got a question. I was lookin to order some tickets for your tour date at ruth eckard hall here in Clearwater, fl. However, it says on YOUR site that you'll be there, but those tickets aren't listed or on sale at the ticketmaster site. So, will ya be there or not? I'm dying to go so PLEASE say you'll be there! ^my email if ya know is above ;) peace and keep rockin!
You guys did a fantastic job....The album cover is amazing!!!!!!I haven´t heard any of the songs because my computer audio is not currently working..gotta call my webmaster to fix it up...man that cover ROCKS!!!The legacy of the Ramones is finishing...
Lowenslash, welcome to the T2J list. JOE if you do an instructional video please make sure we can get it in the uk in PAL version. Thanks. Sharon. Oh and don't forget to make a DVD of the tour and can I have back stage passes so I can read you my poems in person. ha ha.
HEY JOE I have to ask if you are ever gonna do an INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO? I know a lot of your fans would be grateful for it including myself. Im also going to BERKLEE and I would like to make some contacts in the music world and you would be a great one to have. Actually a guy by the name of TONI from the Hartford area told me you buy your Mics from him, he seemed like a nice guy, but I was just curious as to what kinda mics you get from him if you do at all. Well, I know your busy practicing for the tour but if you could get a Boston date for September (perhaps a weekend) and then be a visiting artist at Berklee that would be the sweetest. Peace out (HENDRIX FOREVER!)...Your # 1 and only fan from Simsbury, CT... Justin Migliorisi
HI Joe
I Hope that you'll read this
and hope i'll be the firt one to give you
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y J O E
tanks and regards to all
Jean-Paul(a 14 year old promising guitarist)
JOE!! AMAZING WORK! you've done it again. you have TOPPED your last album.. man, you still got it. i am so impressed. you have the soul, man. you got it. amazing, you can always connect with your fans. your music speaks clearly to all of us. thank you so much for what you have given us. thank you. this album has some brilliant playing on it. you have matured so much in your playing, and your taste is getting better and better. i have nothing else to say.. this tour is going to be SO amazing. you must play starry night at the pavilion. thanks again. GREAT WORK!
hi joe good luck with tour and new album!is stary night a cover?i can swear ive heard larry carlton play it or is that just the excerpt giving me the wrong impression.will there b three seperate cd's the due to the two bonus tracks?if so are they only available in certain countries.
Hey JoE how are you!!!!!!!!I hope you remember me always the girl who gave you the square tangle in MONTERREY i hope you never forget me you are a very important person for me. I hope you can plan another tour in Monterrey and Mexico soon, cause i can´t wait to see you again. Take care, hey Ive got a pic with you I took it at the backstage meeting after the concert here in Monterrey i can send it to you if you want so you don´t forget my faceeee, please send me an email if you want it to meregirl@hotmail.com with your email address ok byeeeeeee Meredith
Ibanez4player, why is Joe choosing Europe to Australia???? Is it because London's got more population than the whole Australian continent??? Is it because little Greece has almost the population of Australia??? Is it because besides Sydney, people barely know Joe in other towns, enough to make it worth while??? I've lived in Australia for five years and know I'm in Greece. Not seing him is tough I know but, no offense, don't do stupid comparisons.Nikos
neil morgan- trie dto email you, didnt work, so could you email me and let me know the details of the gig i assume you're doing... starry night..... wow......joe......cool.....sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Well Joe, I think that the fans have definately got a favorite new song ;) I'm just curious did robert fripp duet with you for "You Saved My Life"? It kinda sounds like two amazing guitars speaking back and forth. :) Gorgeous song Joe. oh and could you play Not of This Earth in Toronto Aug 31? thankyou so much :) :)
Hi JOE! Please tell us about 7 string guitar (JS-7?) ? What kind of pickups, etc. :) Which song's did you record on 7 string? (Mind Storm, Seven String and..??)
Hi Joe,
My name is Anthony and I am writing from New Jersey. I am not sure if you get these but I wanted to try to communicate with you anyway. I have been a long time fan and well since I just became a member of this website ( I am not big on "fan" sites ) I basically want to tell you about losing my mom in '93 and finding comfort in your most beautiful songs. They are works of art that should be experienced by anyone with a big heart and an open mind. They have helped me at certain times to remember the unspoken love and comradery that me and my mom felt about each other. The song "love thing" has helped me take away the words that get in the way of expressing my feelings about a long time friend of mine who I've known since the 4th grade! I am 36 yrs old having just celebrated my birthday on 5/26 ........
So in closing thanks Joe!
Anthony Lowenberg
hey joe!!
The new CD sounds good and I hope you will be powerfull to play it on stage!!!!
I'm gonna see you at Paris so I hope you will be stronger than ever!!!
I just listened to all of the excerpts of the new album and the full version of Starry Night... Sounds so wonderful! I can't wait to get my hands on the album. It's just so sad you aren't visiting Finland on this tour... :(
Starry Night sounds ace, or at least what I could hear of it does. Geez, my computer is so sh*t... Anybody around South East England anytime near the 3rd July wanna come check out my band? E-mail me and I'll give you the details... L8rz, Neil. http://neilmorgan.iuma.com
hi joe,
i had been a great fan of yours from the last 8 years,.i live in india.
i have developed a database software which has a capability to compose millions of melodies .if you think you would like to use such software for composing music i will be thankful to you.this software has been calcuated mathematically and is available in the form readymade inspiration . .bye bye and good luck for whatever you are doing.
Hey Joe... "Starry Night" sounds Gr8!!! Didn't listen to the clips, wanna wait for the CD so I can hear the full songs. BTW ~ R U gonna be on 1st or 2nd tonight on RockLine??? Thanx... John aka =o|-[
WOW Starry Night is Great! I like the samples of all of them.....I had such a rush just listening to the 30 seconds of the other songs.......Joe, how can I get "Slick" that song was awesome....I need that song........See if I can put my Crybaby to the test! See ya......a very psyched Guitarded boy
Austin, glad you find it funny, Surfing must be our good luck charm. When we arrived at the show yesterday we hadn't quite got to the track, so we had to sit in the car and wait for it to come on and finish before we could get out. I wasn't taking any chances. It's all very weird. Surfing is the first track we heard from Joe, it is the track that caused us to search and buy more Joe stuff and our dog's kennel name even starts with Joe. Perhaps there is a bit of magic about this track, I don't know, just hope it keeps working for us. By the way 6'4" aye, I bet when you say it's Wednesday, it's Wednesday. LOL Sharon.
WOW !! joe.... what can I say?! WOW !!! The new stuff sounds absolutely AMAZING!! Did you listen to KoRn og Dream Theater or something??hehe....those seven string songs KICKS ASS!! Sounds like a very variated album to me.I see you even included Steve Vai's wife=) You ARE indeed brilliant. Good luck with the tour! Stop by Norway on the next tour eh? =)
Yeah Man! and so those accusations must be true: i read it on the
*internet*-and-*chatroom*-and *email* and hear it from the 'well
intentioned' -f-r-i-e-n-d-s- all the time!:::: and so the *lawyer* proclaims:
don't worry: piece of cake! don't care bout truth! pay me! $$ rockin'!! bag of
chips? fries? kuuul! wowie zowie!
Hi Joe!! i am listening your new album while writing those few words...what can i say? amazing, as usual.... FOR SURE, i will buy a copy, even if right now i am in Holland, and new released cd's are f(...) expensive!!! but definitely this is the ultimate work i have ever listen from you... hope everybody who downloaded the songs via the Net will buy a copy...the only problem could come from the "bonus track" you added... i mean, why a Japanese special released???? why not a french released so???( i am french lol :) ).. a good thing to do is maybe to put "Slick" as a download only for your online fans... what else can i say? nothing, you re the best... hope you will make a biggest tour in france next time like you did for "engine of creation", and the amazing show your did in Sete...do you remenber it? wish you the best for the coming weeks...see ya! flo
Joe, Hi. Clips are great - why have bonus tracks. Is it to get us to buy the Japanese version ? Are you intending to release a CD some day composed solely of bonus tracks ? Or is it record company shenanegans (sp?) to get more cash ? Most of the fans on here are not Japanese but they do love you and your music - what gives ? Luv Ged
Okay, I take it back. 1 - 0 to England is a great result to an excellent match. The thing is that now the England squad have beaten the side that is effectively their arch-rivals, they'll sit back and lose to Nigeria, just like what happened in France '98, when they beat Germany then lost to Romania. Great game though. This World Cup seems to be evolving into a competition of the underdogs, what with Croatia beating Italy 2 - 1, Senegal beating world champions France 2 - 0, and the USA beating Portugal 3 - 2. The makings of a very exciting tournament, me thinks...
Wow... Get a load of that track listing for "Strange Beautiful Music". "You saved my Life"... "What breaks a heart". I can't think of any artist better suited to breathe life into such powerful words. The audio streamed "Starry Night" sounds pretty ratsh1t with only a 56k modem, though. Better to wait 'till the album comes out and not spoil it...
Hi everyone. I just got done watching the US / Korea World Cup match. Did anyone else see it? It was CRAZY...65,000 Korean fans. Friedel is a wonderful goalie for the US...he had some great saves. Too bad they only got the tie. ===== I updated my setlist to include some new songs, if anyone wants to take a look. Let me know when anyone else makes changes and I'll take a look. ===== chron - Where are your 8/11 seats? I'll be in the pit up front. ===== Kda - The webmaster said he's still working on the new site. It's taking longer than expected, so it'll probably be really cool. ===== Al Surfer - I'd like a Satch only gig as well...hopefully he'll do an LA date later on this year, once I'm back down there. I wanted to see Deep Purple this summer, but I'll be on vacation for all of their northern CA dates. However, my dad is a HUGE Deep Purple fan, so once we get back from our vacation we're driving down to LA to see them at The Greek Theatre...LOL. It should be great. My new Urge II bass is awesome...thanks for asking. It is SO easy to play...it sounds and feels great. I love it...now I just need to get a summer job so I can pay for it. ;-) ===== sharon - That's so funny about your dog and Surfing...LOL. ...Austin...
Date: Mon Jun 10 01:06 AVARICE<mail@shreduniverse.com>:
Joe: Thanks for e-mailing me the new song, it was a big shock to find that in my post box. Also many thanks for all the backstage pass offers. And yes, I can do the 18th if it is still good for you.
heh i just got back from seeing the hollyweird tour...poison/winger/faster pu$$ycat and cinderella...got there too late and only saw like half of poison's set, my friend's dad works with poison so she had tickets and backstage junk, was cool watching the band play from the side of the stage... wasnt as loud as i would have thought...poison did a good set IMO, not as bad as i would have thought...it was funny that every time brett michaels took a little break and walk by us there was like 3 or 4 security dudes to light his path and escort him, but every other band member got the shaft...back where they had the drinks and stuff some fat chick just loaded up on beers man, took like 8 of them...we were clowning her hard...some of those chicks back there were wearing hardly anything man, beyond gross...probably did every band who went through here...it was a cool show anyhow, i got free pepsi so i can't complain...poison did rock n roll all night by kiss, spraying confetti everywhere...
"Slick" RULEZ !! it's like this crazy 1920 atmosphere thing with disto and wah ! and the wah work is amazing ! it sounds so fluent it must require a lot of concentration ! I LOVE IT
wow!! what a fine fantastic few moments that was... the excerpts sounded awesome, joe, the new cd is awsome!!!! but i guess you and everyone else already knew that, right? cheers...
Congrats on the new disc "JS" :) Joe w/dash or 2 of acoustic. Can't wait
to go shopin. It would b Slick if Slick was a B side. (Very Not of this earth)
Can we expect full sets on the double bill w/Dream Theater? Don't mean
to dis DT, but the more Joe, the merry rrr. Good luck on tour.
JOE, just listened to the clips from SBM, sounds like a great album, liked Traveller, Starry Night, You Saved My Life, can't wait for it to land in my post box. Great Stuff Joe, just great. Surfing worked it's magic for us yesterday yet again, this is getting really spooky now, my young dog Sunny Monster went up against 90 Dobermanns and was awarded Best Male Dobermann and Best In Show. AAAAAAAAAAH. Thanks JOE. LOL Sharon
the new album is gonna rock, it sounds fantastic-starry night is a stunning song its to bad joe is not headlining his stop in chicago, but that show is still gonna rock
Austin - Unfortunately I will be on vacation in Cayucas when Satch plays Concord. Bummer Joe-wise huh? We both know Joe will be back at the end of the tour to play some northern CA places before shutting down the SBM tour so I'm not worried. I want a Satch-only gig anyway. By that time of the year you will probably be back down in southern CA so we'll have to meet up again some other time. I don't think you are going to the Deep Purple (Steve is the man!) gig at Konocti on 7/31 are you? I'm not the drunken knucklehead you and your Dad met at G3 last year, lol! When your idiot friends keeps sending free drinks to your table you can't let them go to waste, haha. Regarding the shared-billing gigs; I like Dream Theater, but they have such a negative feel to them. I call them the progressive rock version of The Cure. I'll stick with Rush and Yes for my prog. rock. Although I definitely can't wait for John's solo album to be released. Megaboyd & I talked to Dave LaRue at a Dixie Dregg's gig 4 months ago and he said we will be blown away with his & John's work on the album. BTW, how is the new bass and being home for the summer?
even though i can't listen for some reason, im sure it's a great song, especially from what i've heard. nice new home page with sbm, but it still has the eoc backround. oh well. banjo???
Let me just say this...when I heard Starry Night for the first time, i felt this warm glow in my heart. That song really touched my soul, and now I REALLY cant wait for Strange Beautiful Music. Joe, thanks for all the music dude. You can always touch my soul. See you in Atlanta. Peace.
THIS ALBUM IS GONNA BE SO KICK ASS!!!! THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF "WAH" ON SOME OF THE MELODIES...AND SOME AWESOME BASS..TOTALLY F$CKIN AWESOME!!!! I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!
Hi everyone. webmaster - THANK YOU for the SBM samples. They all sound great. Some of those new photos sound great...it'd be cool if you can get them up soon. ===== Al Surfer - Will you be seeing Joe this summer? Concord, maybe? ===== As others have said...there is a bonus track on foreign versions of US albums because the way the world economy works, it's cheaper for someone in Japan or Europe to buy the US import instead of the Japanese or European version. Not only does this hurt foreign economies, but it also messes with the charting systems (like Billboard in the US) that keep track of album sales overseas. So bonus tracks are on those CDs to encourage people in other countries to purchase their versions instead of the US import. ...Austin...
Hey Joe, Starry Night was amazing. Your new album is the most diverse Satriani album in my opinion. All your influences are prominent from song song, from Hendrix to KoRn. Can't wait to see you live. Please be sure to play Mind Storm and Hill Groove. See ya Joe.
Good morning! To the webmaster; Approximately when so you think that you will have the new design for T2J completed? Just curious...My song suggestions for the upcoming tour; I've always been kinda partial to 'Not of this Earth' and I've always wanted to know how you perform 'The Enigmatic' on stage. Oh, and I KNOW that everyone else would love to hear you do 'Crushing Day' again and I am no exception! I will update my setlist suggestions once I've heard the new stuff. Thanx 4 your time! C ya!...v...
Overload.... overload... Pia Vai and Fripp guest musicians? PIA? No way... what did she do? I still can't listen to the tracks... Ah so hard! ....... Now what's the deal with Slick and The 8 Steps!?
HEY JOE, here's my review from the excerpts I just listened too:
Belly Dancer: Great low tone with the Wah.
Chords of Life: Excellent acoustic tone, How did you EQ it?
Sleep Walk: I've alwayz wanted to remake this song too, IT'S GREAT JOE!
Mountain Song: I love the way the 2nd guitar keeps moving around.
Seven String: Bangs with low tones that really stand out, also has lovely harmony parts inside.
The Journey: This is my favorite things to do on ballads is to use open chords together and create a solid foundation to feed from.
You Saved My Life: JOE, did this song originally have lyrics? Love it....more great harmony.
Slick: Slick, nuff said!
'til I can get the CD and listen to it without WMA clutter, these are my thoughts for now. Thanks for another great experience Joe.
Later OME.
Traveler : No, Japanese market is not "privileged". The true story behind is that the Japan made cds are often 40% more expensive than the imported ones. So, in order to keep the sales of the japan made cds at a normal level, labels/music companies often -not always- put a "bonus track" so people buy the Japanese cd instead of the imported one. So, before saying that Joe let you down, learn about the facts. I think Joe once said that he was against this "bonus track" thing, but he couldn't do anything about it. Hope this piece of info enlightened your views. And, before you ask, YES I'm living in Tokyo, and YES I always buy the 3 versions of Joe's cds : european, american and japanese. later ...
The Japanese get an extra track because of finances. Japanese-made CDs cost significantly more than US CDs. Ultimately, it's cheaper for the Japanese to import US CDs. Therefore, to create interest in buying the more expensive CD, they add tracks.
The Japanese fans always need more on the CD's to entice them to buy American artists. They're spoiled. Personally I would love to see "Strange Beautiful Leftovers" that would have "Eight Steps" and "Slick". As it stands now the US CD is only 60+ minutes. We could use the extra couple of songs. At any rate I'm sure you will be able to find the other tracks somewhere on the net.
I just wanted to say that I can't wait until the new CD comes out. Judging from excerpts it is going to be amazing. Thanks Joe for the cool music and keep up the good work.
The "Joe effect" still does its trick ! great stuff in there, as usual... well for one I'm thrilled to pick up the cd, as I'm living in Tokyo, I knew there would be a good resaon for me to move here: I'll be one of the first to listen to the full "eight steps" track... lol! peace.
what makes the japanese so damn special? do they need more tracks than the rest of the world to make them feel normal? maybe its because sony is a japanese company. what a gip. gonna cancel my order and just get the mp3s of everything. when joe gets moved to favored nations itll be a level playing field by default. never mind baa baa baa its more like boo boo boo. you let me down man. big time.
hi joe i want to say i can,t wait for the new site and cd.i have heard the cd
over the internet and i am going to buy a copy of course.i must say your wah wah work on the new cd is brillent.on one song it sounds like eric johnson had an inflence.
Date: Sun Jun 9 18:59 LeadGtr5150<LeadGtr5150@aol.com>:
Joe, Great Stuff!!!!! Now I really can't wait for the new CD to hit stores, ill be the first to buy it that morning before work! Starry Night is awesome, and the samples of all the other songs sound excellent. Mind Storm sounds excellent, heck they all do. This disc is gonna rock, you keep getting better with age, many artists have trouble topping themselves, but you do it with no apparent struggle at all. Your music is of the highest quality, and I feel honored to even be able to listen to it. Thanks for the great music Joe, and keep it coming!!!!!
Joe - Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! The whole family was glued to the computer while we listened to "Starry Night"! Absolutely beautiful (and strange, lol) music! Reminds me of Rod & Jeff's "People Get Ready" tune. My 3-year old was jumping up and down yelling 'Joe, Joe, it's Joe', haha. Nice work!
Hey Joe!! "Slick" and "The Eight Steps" should be available for download at some point for the fans I think.. Because The 8 Steps is for the Japanese release.....Slick could always be a hidden track on the SBM CD or something!? I loved what I heard... For those that heard the Promo CD... there has been a little more tweaking on some tracks... stronger, more prominant Bass is heard, and Panning and so forth through Mastering has been done, so we still are in for a treat! I truely believe! Can't wait Joe! a couple of weeks to go!
JOE: "Awesome...totaly awesome!!!!!!! what else can i say about your new album "strange beautiful music" I just listened to the samples and im totaly captivated by all the tracks, Kinda has that "crystal planet" sound to it with a twist. You can bet im gonna bug the hell outta my radio station to play your new stuff. And i just found out the Dream Theater SDOIT tour with you and some home town boys Kings X are coming to Houston im totaly amped for this lol kinda like G3 all over. Well, See you in H-town in Aug. LONG LIVE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahhhh, i see what you mean vaiolent dooder bumdood dude duuder du du du du, that really is funny the way you explain it================================
Got to check out "Starry Night" now....BTW, Pete! Sounds great dude, just need to slow down the bass/drums in the beginning so you don't have to rush it.... great runs in there and moments of brilliance!!..can't believe your 18 or 19??
Come to America and become famous!! lol, Peace all, /\/\ike
JSCLONE - yes....so i've heard ;-) ....slick sounded pretty good near the end of the clip...interesting to see vai's wife & robert fripp as guest musicians...
ahhh... fresh page! hopefully by now you've already checked out the first
single from Strange Beautiful Music. if not, go into the discography (or
click on the link from the home page or news)! i've been keeping busy
working on the new site design and getting a little more video footage as
joe, jeff, matt and galen rehearse for the tour. i'll try to include some
photos from there in the new site since it's unsure when/if the video
footage will make it to y'all!
oh yeah, i've also added the new album tracks into those available for
making your setlist, so you can update it now.
