Everybody and/or Anybody- Does the Live Chat work?

Joeman9- Thanks. I can stop pulling my hair out now. I'm just about completely bald now.

dudettes is my word!! I feel so violated...

Cube - No prob man...

Trutina - 4 cassettes? geez, junkie indeed lol!!

Do the Stu - No I didn't buy that version... I wasn't aware of it. I just checked amazon.ca and they have it for a buck cheaper than the version I got... lol... oh well, it just goes like that I guess.

Eva: A very happy belated to you dear ... sorry I didn't get that to you in time.

Clarky: one word bro' FARTICLES!

Ethn: Yeah ... Carl Verheyen is a monster. I've watched his instructional vids, and I've had "Atlas Overload" for quite awhile, now. I was just wondering if any of you have attended his workshop. From the syllabus, it looks pretty intense.

mick87: Thank's man, and I like that vote for Neil, lol!!!!.... He's probably the smartest one too, lol!! ;-)

Oh, and: 90125 - 2 2112 - 3 Gotta go with YES on that one, cause it was a complete departure from anything they ever did!!.... Great album!! :-)

trutina: Hell yeah man on Gilberto, I alway's wonder the same thing on his music!!.... He could easily get radio play with some of his stuff and like you said, I think it's cause he doesnt suck enough, lol!! ;-) That Streetlights solo is amazing, and he alway's surprises me cause he can do it all.... His stuff with Mr. Big, RacerX and solo.... A G3 would really help him out!! ;-)

Clarky: haha, lol man on that bonding moment with your son, hehe.... ;-)

later peeps, off to work.... Gotta go in the lurk mode again, see ya when I get back, lol....

death cube k...checked out your site...very cool...

Just got Is There Love in Space? in the mail yesterday, and I've been listening to it all yesterday (I spent about 30 minutes dancing around the house when I got it in all it's autographed-ness [thank God for Sony's shipping before the release date]). It rocks; it's the perfect follow-up to Strange Beautiful Music.

I LOVE Hands In The Air and GNAAHH, and If I could fly exudes a beauty reminiscent of Flying in a Blue Dream. The whole album is awesome in its awesomeness.

Joe, thank you for creating this aural nirvana for us. It's brilliant and beautiful.

I just got the autographed CD in the mail. Thanks, Joe, for signing it (and putting some great music on it!), and to Sony for shipping it before it's release date!

I'm on my third listen so far, and I'm going to reserve (some) judgment for a later time, when I've digested the songs a bit better. Generally, with my favorite CDs, I hate them when I first get them (initially I thought I wasted my money with Vai's Passion & Warfare!). I think it's because it's such a new sound to me and/or too complex to fully appreciate on just a few listens. That wasn't the case with this CD, I think partially because I have Joe's style hardwired into my brain by this point.

Gnaahh is defintely the standout track. Like I said before about the sound clip, I love every detail of this song. I'm hearing new details on every listen (the gurgle sound at 1:28 is very cool). I am a bit dissapointed that Joe so blatently ripped himself off at 1:37 (compare to Borg Sex at 3:13). Not cool, but it's forgivable :-)

The solo on Hands In The Air is PERFECT.

Lifestyle seems pretty cool, but I'd hate to see Joe release it as a single, just because it's pretty standard blues with a lot of cliches and a complex solo, and there's way better stuff on the album (Gnaahh, Is There Love In Space?). Great sound on the vocals, though.

Is There Love In Space? is great. As I said before, there's four notes that initially reminded me of Until We Say Goodbye, but they're used in different parts of the phrase (which wasn't obvious on the clip), so I don't really hear it anymore. And I was being picky - it's just four notes. 2:02 is my favoite part - I love the clean guitar sound with no accompaniment. The solo is awesome - I'm glad Joe decided to go with the "crazy" one, as he explained in Guitar Player magazine. I love when a solo comes in playing notes you'd never expect to be played, but still fitting in to the rest of the song.

I don't like the Souls of Distortion yet. I think I will, though.

The voice is too distorted on I Like The Rain. I keep skipping that song.

Searching is a good example of Joe's real talent. Like Joe stated in Guitar Player magazine, it's a loose jam where Joe came up with an initial melody, then told the band to jam for a long time. It's amazing how cohesive and interesting the whole thing is. Like the band Tool, Joe knows how to keep your attention throughout a 10 minute song.

Bamboo is cool. I hear Ronnie Montrose all over it, but I seriously doubt Joe was trying to copy his style. And there's still a lot of unmistakable Joe in there. I like the backwards guitar - it doesn't sound like your typical backwards guitar just used for effect - it's more like how George Harrison used the technique (he worked it out so he knew exactly how it would sound when it was flipped around).

Today is Easter, we are all sitting around the house, waiting for dinner, the neice and step daughter are here acting goofy, putting on puppet shows...etc, etc. So, the step daughter, Demetria(age 5), likes to sing along to "times like these" as I am playing my guitar...as we were on intermission I decided to let my sister and brother in law listen to some of the new JS.."if I could fly"...WHAT A HIT, the two young ones went dance crazy. Me and step daughter have been listening to it all night long, listening to it as I type...what can I say?? Its Joe=awesome......Just wanted to post to let you know that even the generation gap does not seperate good music.

Thanks Austin:

I will try the link now. Chris is opening for ZZ Top and Hank Jr. June 26, in Beaumont TX.

www.chrisleblancband.com................... Oh well, still didn't work

Hey my cousin heard Ceremony a few years back and she thought it was the music to River Dance. Thanks to her when I here the tune now, that is what I think of. That is why I referred to that in the e-mail I sent you. Thought you you may have thoughts on it yourself......................Clint

Joeman9:

Did you get the meaning of the post I sent to you.

Bil:

xxxCHROMEBOYxxx I'd fly anywhere the wind took me and I'd enjoy everyminute of it. Sheer bliis of the wind against my face just enjoying the skyline and the smell of the clean air above the ocean.

Joeman9:

Hey it was @ your 665th post. I said post your next 2 post real quick. Wondered if you knew what I was talking about. You are way past that now so you should be alright. HAHA.