dragonchild i am going to agree with mr nick. The extremist is the one to get. if you are looking for a bluesy album then joe satriani is the one to get but for a more rock one then the extremist is the one to get.

It also has summer song so the descicion should have been easy.

dragonchild - dude... you need to find a better library... In my local one they have some nice young part timers during the evenings and weekends..... college / university girlies making a little extra cash to fund their weekend exploits.... shwing!!!!

On this CD I hear
large amounts of Dream Theatre,
Malmsteen [Trilogy era - especially in the vocals, composition and some of the guitar work],
Tony McAlpine style keyboard playing [when he played keys for Vinnie Moore],
a hint of ELP orchestral style in places,
the orchestral parts sound very very synthetic [because they are] in places... I'd have thought that better sample playback modules would have been used by a band of this ilk... also the parts should be writen not to expose this.. you can only write 'true' orchestral parts when you have a real orchestra to do it with... those of us that have to emulate that sound have to make the trade off between "what you want the ochestra to do" against "does it still sound realistic"...
the compositions contain a few modulations that sounded a bit dodgey here and there... as if it was modulation to sound clever and not because the melody / riff was crying out for it....

The overall mix contains a little too much 'high-mid' eq [especially the vocals and guitars] for my taste...

The other side of the coin is:
these guys are serious serious players...
the riffs are "as tight as a baby's ass"
some of the solos are dead clever and imaculately executed... big respect to the axeman....
the riffs are big and heavey - just like the doctor ordered...
the songs have heaps of dynamic variation - great if you're a progger - which I am....

dragonchild: Choosing btw. "Joe Satriani, NOTE and The Extremist."....We'll you'd be better off getting The Extremest first....It is the most "recognizable" JOE....The self titled is great also, but is strictly Blues, and "Cool No.9" is heard the most from that one....NOTE is also great, for me, perhaps the best!! Experimental JOE all the way....It is very unique, and you hear where JOE came from....Plus RUBINA is on there!! Toss up....

WEBDUDDER!! Thank's for uploading that little scoop from KRON!! I finally found it!! Was looking everywhere....Those newscaster's are also kuul!! They knew lot's of info about JOE!!!! Awesome footage, and I like Starry Night even better without the drums!!!!!!!!!!! (Sorry Jeff ;-) ) It's great to see JOE get the recognition he deserves, and I still can't believe how much of a talented family he has!!!!

Nite all, /\/\ike

hi everyone and joe. Is joes chromeboy the same spec as the 10th anniversary models.

Local Person - Are you going to be some kind of Engineer then, I do know that the Building Industry is crying out for good engineers, might be worth looking at, unless you are going to eventually become a music artist.

Hi Joe,

Don't forget Sao Paulo - Brazil in your 2003 South American Tour. We're missing you.

Dragonchild - Get the Extremist.

R6, RDG, Cleetus happy birthdays hope you all had good ones.

JOE - Congrats on the Grammy Nomination and The Governor's Award. Well done Joe.

Come back to the UK soon, we are still being tortured by bad music.

Andy Pandy has lost his guitar teacher, looks like he has gone and got himself a recording contract and has to move to London permanently. His name is Martin Inman and he's a bit of a cool guy.

Oddly enough, The Extremist is my least favorite Joe album.I rarely play it, and dislike several of the songs with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.Well, no, not that much, but songs like Motorcycle Driver, Summer Song, and Cryin' never get play on my stereo.I love Rubina's blue sky Happiness, Why?, New Blues,and Tears in the Rain though.

I must also concede that this album was very important in my development as a player, I got the tab book for my 13th birthday, and that's all I did for about a year, play from that book.I remember that the stretches for "Tears.." seemed impossible, lol.Good memories.

Not of this earth is lacking in the sound quality department, but it's very quirky, and you probably have never heard anything quite like it.Sort of a "mad record".

Im sure that cant be true ethn!! - besides its not just equiptment that creates a good sound!!

Local Dude - Yeah, man; that sounds like a pretty cool course... Good luck!

Mr Nick - Well, I don't work for the admissions team at the Academy, nor do I really now the criteria they're looking for. But I have heard some of the other players, so on those grounds I'd be very surprised if you don't get onto the higher course with that tape. Provided you nailed it all...

JSC1 - Thanks for your feedback, man. I'm trying to get a couple more pieces on that site as my playing has imroved a ridiculous amount since "Crimson", but the college aren't particularly keen on me uploading files through their systems... "Let's Hear it for A Minor" was just a dick-around, first take improv thing. No set pieces that were intended to capture your ear - more of a showcase of my ability (or lack thereof...?). Stay tuned for more pieces though! Your new guitar sounds ace by the way!

Stu Not Boo - Yeah, thanks! I'm gonna take a few more pictures for my IUMA soon, one of which will probably include my "armoury", as it were... lol... I'll let you know if you like.

Clarky - It is gorgeous, but don't be jealous - your custom 7-string will probably blow it away... Any news on that beast?

I GOT FINCH TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!

dragonchild, get the extremist - its way my favourite album. Joe Satriani is my least favourite album. If you want it because of his performance of cool#9 on G3, it's really different on the album.

Hey guys, I work in my school library.

I receive a message saying about some shows in south america. São Paulo is not on the list!!!!!!!!!! I like to know if Joe go to play in São Paulo.

master yoda..yeah..its sort of my take on summer song really..a simpler version, i have a backing track of it..so i'm only playing the lead...but i hope to nail the rest of the tape though

did joe ever release the 2001 g3 on cd cos there is a guy on e-bay who says he got the cd. its a copy tho but its still tempting me.

Olly- You mean good equipment won't make me sound good?

Hey Joe , Could you explain to me what the Pitch axis theory is and how it helps you create songs ?? thanks for your time

Ethn - Im sure the situation cant be that bad! get some stuff up so I can hear!!