Fusion - The new tune is cool man! Wish I could hear the whole thing though...

Pete Mulas - Congrats on movin' nicely up the charts... I saw you were also at #14 on "Easy Listening" and "Other"... Good job!

greg m I have been listening to joe since I was 10 years old man,

962 - I read somewhere that Pull Me Under ends suddenly on purpose. The song deals with death, and the sudden stop is an example of how sudden death can be.

Fussion - I’ve checked out your tunes.. here are my thoughts / observations..

Lost at sea: the first section is a very nice idea.. you should have made more of it thematically speaking.. it’s like a lost opportunity as it moves very quickly into the heavy section.. the heavy section contains some interesting themes and harmony.. the taps and legato runs are nice but be careful of your timing..

SFC: this is also a very interesting idea.. however it suffers from the age old shredder complex / insecurities.. “I must not allow more than 5 seconds to pass without cramming in a big lick in case this is the only thing someone will ever hear of me so I must prove that I can tear it up”.. you have a nice theme and nice vibrato, so it’s ok to hang on to a nice melody and express it.. it’s like sex.. do you dive in there and go at it hammer and tong for 5 minutes leaving her thinking “great while it lasted but is that it?” would it not be better to start soft and expressive, building little by little, teasing with the occasional moment to show more and better is to follow. Be smart and show great class by not allowing the climax to occur too soon.. draw it out and make it an emotional journey building to a definite and well thought out climax.. think of For the Love of God and Crying.. it can be very cool to play simple but very expressive lines.. it shows restraint and maturity.. let the event unfold.. know when to make the orgasm occur.. choose your moment well.. it starts with such a very nice melody.. it really is worth developing into something much larger.. also, a little thing I spotted is that either your 1st string is quite flat or your intonation needs looking at on that string…

Fussion - the last two tracks

There’s a Rocker: the ‘fizzing’ is distortion on the recording where the level was way too high [I’ve done it myself many times].. take as much care over setting up the recording as the composition and playing.. I’m not really a fan of this track.. it’s obviously an improvisation as it is very disjointed.. the long notes are almost crying out “I’ll hang on to this one until I’ve figured out what to do next” so the phasing is a little odd sounding [unless of course this phasing was intentional and I’ve understood it all wrong.. but that’s how it sounds to me].. the key to doing great improvisation that sounds stable and creative is to be compositional with it.. like the sex thing earlier.. yes you are be creative ad hoc so there’s a fair amount of “let’s try stuff and see how it turns out” [I so wanted to use the phrase “suck it and see”.. oh well done I’ve it now.. lmao] .. the point here is to at least have an idea of where you want to take it.. yes you are going on an improvisational voyage of discovery but have half an idea of where you want to take it.. listen to the backing track first a few times without playing over it.. let your inner ear loose on the whole thing.. it’ll alter the outcome and influence your choice of notes.. my may even end up threading a little theme through it.. this is improvisation but with a compositional twist.. you’re not just tearing up on the neck but composing on the spot.. this is the stuff that guys like Vai, Zapper and many jazzers do mind-numbingly well..

CIFH: again.. this is a little disjointed.. I can almost here you thinking of where to go next.. so essentially the comments above apply to this track too..

To comment overall: you are without doubt a very good player in the making.. the technique is largely there, you have some very interesting ideas [but you could maybe better exploit them].. you are clearly developing a style of your own which is a very good thing.. maybe sit back and take a little more time over everything.. relax.. don’t rush in it.. including when it comes to setting up the recording.. the first two tracks definitely sound better prepared.. your playing style can be very angular at times which is nice for a flash lick but doesn’t make for a memorable hook.. at times try applying the rule “if you can’t hum it then it won’t stick”.. if you over embellish melodies with angular tapped / legato runs then you’ll run the risk of becoming one dimensional.. maybe try listening to other types of players in addition to the guy you listen to now so that your overall style grows more width.. great players are not always fast ones..

I’m not trying to dissect you and pull you apart.. I’m just being very honest and trying to explain in detail your music and playing style as it appears to me.. and I hope that my comments can be of use to you as you develop.. take heart that there are many very good attributes to your playing.. personally I just think that if you took at little more time and care in preparation that the results would improve ten fold…

ovation - finally.. I got wasted... lmao..

you get the shit ready... I'll go get the fan... roflmao..

thanx to all for the well wishes for my nephew.. i printed em out and mailed em to him... so he gets to read em... thanx.

i am excited about the greg howe disc .. i see steve smith tomorrow...

DEATH CUBE K - Send to your nephew a big regard from a friend of Portugal. All the best for him. Take care my friend.

PHRYDOM - Nothing about MICK? What a shame :/. We must have patience. Regards

PhryDom: I'm ever on the case man lol.

Austin: Yeah that book is awesome, I've gotta find it. I know it's here somewhere lol

Today is Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry's birthday, if anyone cares... He's 53.

Oh, and I thought this was cool... This black hole has been humming a Bb for billions of years. Neat, huh?

I found this Metallica link & its pretty funny

Sixstringmaster - Joe pronounces his name as Sat-Uh-Ree-Nee on the welcome message on this website, but he's just joking.

The most common pronunciation I've heard is Sat-Tree-On-Eee.

However, I've heard a lot of PA announcers pronounce his name as Saht (rhymes with "hot")-Tree-On-Eee, so I'm thinking that that may be how Joe pronounces the name himself. I'm not sure, though. I say Sat-Tree-On-Eee myself.

Hey Joe.... last show here in Argentina at Luna Park was terrific. We were all very excited, and all we are expecting you to come with Steve and Yngwie..

We beg to come South!!!! We order you to come to Argentina!!!!!!!!!!!

stu clone, ah yes yes, many things we need to discuss, I am counting on friday aim day!

megaboyd