Hi all,

I'm heading over to Guitar Center tomorrow night in NYC. I'm hoping that getting there by 5-5:30 is not going to be too late.

Looking forward to meeting you again, and can't wait to see the new stuff live. I'll be the guy with the keyboard :-)

Have the new CD in the player as we speak. Some really cool new stuff Joe...always an inspiration

Joe - PSATMOR = very Satchifunkilus! I think you've put something subliminal in there as I've only managed a few hours sleep and so it's playing again (now 4am). Inspirational as always

P.S any chance you can make the track Ghosts available to all as a single download or something?

michelle - woah! Scary, but glad to hear all is ok. I'm impressed with the alert set up you have over there

UK'ers - did your CD/DVD come with a Guitar Center sticker LMAO?

Phydeaux_3 - I was going to suggest checking your headphones having tested it without issue, but glad to see you sorted it. Nice car, do they do the Evo version in the US?

renlaser - I think Why used an Eventide H3000 Harmoniser

Do The Stu - interesting news about G3, so if it hits the US late August, do you think it's likely to hit the UK/Europe after? I hope it makes it back to the UK shores this time....

Webmaster - perhaps a good addition to the site would be an albums review page, like we have for the gigs?

Satriella - hello : )

Clarky - do you get excited about new Satch releases? How are your rehearsals etc going?

JOE!!! lovin the new album, i love the relaxed feel on most of the songs, Out of the sunrise is my favorite... when is the US tour and you should deffinatly think about coming all the way down to san diego, CA we love you down here. im makin my way up to LA on the 8th so i'll see ya then

alexandrecaetano:well done bro, 2 many bedroom playas imo, its a whole different ball game playin t an audience eh, i,ll be in touch soon bout the satch barca gig

Here's the real Mystery--how did ANY of tracks 1 through 8 make it onto this album over Ghost? Ghost, I'm surmising, is the missing third part to the epic musical suite Joe had originally planned to have on the album. The first two parts are songs 9 and 10. Ghost would have completed the suite. After several listens to the CD, I have to say that the last two songs are the real heart of it. Right now they're the only songs I even want to listen to. I'm sure I'll like the others more as time goes on, but they are definitely not as rich and meaty as the last two tracks. Now the question is whether I should download itunes and buy the entire album AGAIN just to get the last piece of the suite. Sony, if you're listening, this was NOT a cool marketing move.

OK...the reaction wasn't quite what I expected (heck, only two or three people said something about it), but my G3 post was an April Fool's joke.

It was more subtle than what I did last time, but I thought I'd still be able to get some people with it. I thought the bit about Jonathan Mover would have been a dead giveaway, but oh well.

So yeah...there's no G3 tour planned for this year. It'd be cool to see Brian May do something with Joe some day, but we'll have to wait I guess.

A good Hi and how are ya to Joe and the rest of you guys! NEW HERE! pop by and say hi, hope to have a good natter with some of you.

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Take care for now!

I have heard the CD today... a big stepdown after Super Colossal.

A few great tracks..... but also a few fillers.

I really miss the creativity like on Surfing... Flying.

Do The Stu

I remember you could be the jokester too. I was just sitting back waiting for more confirmation. I was hopeful, but at the same time not quite sure.

Rush plans to start new studio album next year

DETROIT (Billboard) - Canadian power-rock trio Rush hopes to start work on a new studio album next year, but will serve up a double helping of live material before then.

First up, on April 15, is "Snakes & Arrows Live," which features such rarities as "Circumstances" and "Entre Nous," tunes the band had never performed on stage before last year.

The CD comes from a show last October at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, and video footage will appear on a DVD scheduled for the late summer or early fall, said guitarist Alex Lifeson.

"We shot it in HD, and I hear it looks really dramatic," said Lifeson, who supervised the stereo mix for the CD.

Rush begins the latest leg of its world tour on April 11 in Puerto Rico; dates are on tap through July 22 in Atlanta.

Lifeson said he and bandmates Geddy Lee and Neil Peart are also thinking a bit about a follow-up to last year's studio release "Snakes & Arrows," which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

"I'm guessing that we're probably going to take a little bit of the break at the end of this tour," he said. "I don't see us really doing much in the way of any new material probably until the spring of next year, and then we'll see where we go. We generally prefer to just start on that first day and sit down and start jamming; it's such an exciting moment, and it becomes it's own living thing. We seem to be much more balanced and a lot happier working that way."

Captain Steve....it's all a facade for other people's benefit, but thanks for caring.

hey joe, im jm from the philippines, ive seen ur concert videos and its really great.. i wish someday i can see it live, to experience the rush and exitement by the way you play.. im really amazed and wishful that i can play as good as you, youve got great skills and thanks for inspiring us with your talent, im grateful to have seen those shows, right now, im calibrating my playing skills, and all i can do right now is to play the slow ones, like always with you, love thing, & starry night, how i wish some day i'll be able to play some raspberry jam or summer song.

Nice April Fool's Stu BUT, it pales compared to this one that sucked in a few yesterday....

This was for April Fool's yesterday IT IS NOT TRUE!!!!

"It now appears that the long rumored, long awaited and much wished for Led Zeppelin reunion is now back on again, with a bizarre twist. In a soon to be published interview with Classic Rock Magazine conducted by Geoff Barton, guitar legend and Rock And Roll Hall Of famer Jimmy Page has confirmed that indeed Led Zeppelin will be going out on the road this summer, commencing a world tour which will see the rock legends hit the U.S., Europe and yes, even Kashmir. However, the band's choice of drummers to replace the late John Bonham is both astounding and baffling. For sitting behind the kit for this historic event will be none other than, and I hope you're sitting down when reading this...Ringo Starr!

Yes, the soon to be 68 years young former Beatles drummer has signed on for this massive undertaking with the stipulation that he'll be allowed to perform a mid concert set consisting of his early 70's hits such as "It Don't Come Easy," "Back Off Boogaloo," "You're Sixteen," "Photograph" and "The No No Song" albeit presented in a more "Zeppelin" type style.

In the interview, when queried about how the rest of the band came to the decision to pick Starr over Jason Bonham, Page responded with "What happened was we all sat down via a conference call several months back, right after the O2 show, and the one name that came up, one that had the personality and talent needed to make the band gel again as a cohesive unit, was Ringo. After convening for several rehearsals, Robert, John and I came to the conclusion that it was working, and now we've decided to go full force with it. We were amazed at how well it all worked out, actually. I think people will be as well when they hear how well Ringo is able to replicate John's drumming in a live setting. It's incredible that we never considered him before to be quite honest. It's an honour to have such a living legend along with us, and we're quite excited".

More on this developing story as it unfolds...."