Hi Folks !

Here is personal review of Joe's new album... You're not required to agree ! :)

Musterion As joe depicted it, it's a tentative of representating the essence of Human existence. Well, hard subject ! A very very good melody (bartok minor), each note articulation (picking, tremolo, attack etc...) is pretty wise, a bit like Jeff Beck would do, but with all Satch savoir-faire and unearthy atmosphere he had since the beginning of his carreer. Maybe the solo would have deserved the same harmonic treatment, instead of modulating to basic minor grid.

Overdriver A Classic ! Stompy groove, nasty bluesy riff, Pitch Axis, octave playing for the bridge, etc... Everything is in there ! Wicked Solo, kinda slow hand ! This song is not about the mystery of the universe, but kinda makes you this you don't give a rat ass of where you come from and why you're here ! Maybe the antithesis of the previous song. Don't expect this song to revolutionize music, that's not the goal...

I Just Wanna Rock I disliked this song at first, but finally, it fits particulary well in the track sequence. Knowing it's a robot saying "What is you purpose" sounds way more funny, but without this info, it may sound a little pompous... The ZZ TOP song "Crunchy" (on Mescalero) could be compared, and I think is more way effective. But Joe's music has always been kinda naive (in the artistic meaning), so Let There Be Naive Rock !

Professor Satchafunkilus Funny goofy sax intro ! Family Business... Steely Dan/Fagen melody. A lot of tweeting cartoonish guitars, it could have been a guitar only piece, like Dreaming #11... It could have been also a video game theme, I see a lot of green pipes, blue smashing rocks, yellow boxes, red turtles etc... Then a timid bass solo suddendly arrives... what for ? To introduce a Kool And The Gang outro, naturally ! The melody is played a last time at the very end of the song, hidden like a small animal beetween twangy guitars... Soulful !

Revelation One of the nicest, simplest, straight to the heart Joe's melodies ever. Typical "naive" rock ballad ! Nice matching guitars for the bridge. Joe has certainly listened to his radio these days, bass parts doubled by piano are very trendy ! (Coldplay etc...) One or two unusual tricks in the solo. There is a lot of hope and tranquility in this track, like after having a good cry. Pure Cancer sign music.

Come On Baby This one sounds very californian. West Coast savoir-faire ! Bring a girl in your living-room,turn the light real low, play this relaxed melody, don't forget to play a sloooow solo, then show her your hairy torso with a half unbutonned shirt, and say "Come on Baby". She'll answer : "It's been a while since you played a strat !"

Suite...

Out Of The Sunrise It reminds the kind of stuff Joe Jackson would do, but with typical Joe's progressions. Very sparse melody (a bit like "Home"), don't need more ! The reaggae part is particulary effective, but I think a shame to have added some phaser to the piano, it's bit "cliché" in a song that isn't at all !

Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat (repeat 20 times !!). Reminds me a bit of "What it is Kid" from ZZ Top (yes I like ZZ Top). This song just lacks a big "Huh" at 0'24, and that's all. A funky mature song.

"Asik Veysel" First Joe's 9/8 ever ! Champagne ! It's the kind of spontaneous song written in maybe not more than half an hour. Typical satchy one string melody (Always, Raspbery etc..) Then, 1,2,3,4 BANG ! Pure dorian rock impro stuff, one of joe's fave !

Andalusia Funny intro, scratching an acoustic guitar ! It could be a nod in the direction of one of his most used quirks... Maybe a real grid is missing, but the intro is perfectly played and makes sense. A bit like the phaser in "Out Of The Sunrise", the use of reverse guitar sounds a bit like it doesn't belong here, but who cares, it lasts only 3 seconds. It's curious how "Andalusia" and "Asik veysel" are twin songs...

CONCLUSION

PSATMOR is a nice, mature, relaxed album, in which the musicians concentrated a lot on the dynamic of music. Not the kind of album your brain will be tired after the first 20mn. The mix is not agressive, not too much treble, earthy bass and mediums, wide and frank drums. Intros and outro often have special treatments, things that were lacking in Joe's recent music. Joe does not play too fast, and when he does, he does it in purpose.

Many songs reflect tranquility, childish moods without falling into nostalgia. This is not a "tour de force" record, and it's not meant to be. It sounds like a happy man record.

Hi Mr. Joe

I am is a great fans of you,..I am from Indonesia. I want play guitar like you, but i am not understand about a system of sound in your live performance. Can you tell me the setting?

Thanks for your attention...

Hey,

Anyone catch the new Def Leppard album on Rockline last night? Just curious if anyone had any impressions?

Looking forward to Joe on Rockline next week...

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G'day Satch thankyou thankyou thankyou

Hey Satch how about some blue for cheese shine some light her way PLZ
Cheese my thoughts are with you along with alot of others from far and near .

Cheese oh my god the bugger is bringin a tear to my eye ..
Satch is coming downunder to shine light on my world DEEP breathes did you read that :) :) :) :) :) .

Im lost for words wooohooooooooooo

Mrs Cube : hi. I'm just wondering.. does a mrs cube get 6 faces as a mr cube? How do Cubes make love? They use all the faces or just some.. Just kidding..

Jblaze : good job.

Hello Joe and or everybody, Does anyone know if all the premium passes for shows are sold out in Europe? I cannot seem to find the red-premium ticket links for purchase, any reply is appreciated. Sincerely a music fan in Canada

HI Zenfish !!!

Bon français ou angliche ? Allez, angliche...

I'm happy with this new album, really ! I did not expected that, but it's solid, and not that easy to conceive, I think... What are your statements so far ?

My personal projects work very fine ! We are goin to record an album in May (résidence de 10 jours en Bretagne), with Chugga Chugga , the rock band I'm Guitarist/Singer in (the videos speak more than the audio, if you want to take a look).

We've got a big project that is beginning to enter in production phase. It's a franco-korean production musical and it's a rock adaptation of Puccini's Tosca, with dancers, singer, video, somptuous scenery and all the stuff. Planned to be created in Seoul, maybe in 2009. I'm writing the music with a pianist friend.

I just joined a jazz/classical quintet, with a strange formula : classical guitar, electric guitar, classic cello, electric cello and drums, with the french guitarist Yan Vagh. Very funny ! The goal is to rearrange classical themes from Bach to Messiaen in funny ways.

I still play once in a week with a cover rock band in Paris, Dogtown.

Anglish aussi , du coup ^^

I just got my pre-order (Thanx to CeDe.ch) Wonderful album again...

Thank you Joe

Mr Satriani,

I need music for a film I am developing and am interested in using approx. half of "A Cool New Way" as a title sequence song.

The film will be an independent student production. I need to know:

1. The price of the section I wish to use 2. the person to contact on this

If you so wish, you will be credited in the closing credits of the film, if you agree.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Regards,

Good Morning Satchland......How Is Everyone ?

We got an 1" of Snow last night.....ARRHHH ! ! ! ! Will this Winter ever end in Chicago?

Sorry I haven't ben' around after getting the flu for 2 weeks I decieded a cold from Hell is what I needed......NOT. Man, I'm never sick and got wolluped this last month. It's really taken a lot out of me. I've had to cancel gigs and rehersals not to mention having to go to work though all of this.

Great News...... I'm picking up a JSX Head tonight from Guitar Center. I can't wait. I heard the combo at low volumes and you can just tell how sweet this amp is. Musician's Friend has about 64 reviews and they all say it's unreal...."best amp they have ever had". I'm very excited about this. Any JSX owners out there.....talk to me. Thanks so much.

Have A Great Day Everyone ! ! ! ! !