Heeeyyy Joe!,

Just finished watching the bonus Satchafunkalis DVD. I must say, Ice 9 and Crushing Day had me absolutely floored! That's the best Ice 9 I've ever heard! The background on the solo for C Day was also amusing and the solo was face-melting!

Love the new album. I think this will be the one to get that damn Grammy!!! All the songs are brilliant, but I'm stuck at Andalusia. It just takes me to another level. Thank you for writing it. Btw, would you mind letting me in on what the hell pick/scrape technique you're doing around 6:10-6:12 on the track?! I think I have the gist of it, but I'm still not totally sure! It brought a smile to my face when I first heard it. :)

Michelle Joe splains the head shaving in here!!!

mikesb, so the moon really is made of cheese. lol!

Cheese: that '98 live version of Lights of Heaven is stunning! Thanks for the link.

Do The Stu: re my comment about Musterion's solo sounding "constructed" - I just meant that it sounds like more thought/practice went into it than some of the more improvised sounding solos on the album ie. it's less of a noodle job! :o) Maybe it was a single take that "happened" after playing through the changes lots of times and maybe it contains some interesting spontaneous stuff? I dunno, but it works for me.

Great set list by the way.

Zinc Master: very funny 'Disorder in the American Courts' post.

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?

WITNESS: Oral.

Im off to turkey yay,... holiday time whoooo..

see you all when I get back

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Hey man

I'm Tad Vilain from New Zealand and I have to say I am looking forward to seeing you here in July and I hope you enjoy your time here.

ibanezguitars - Yeah, it's tough to imagine a setlist with no SWTA. I used to have Echo included, but I pulled it to make room for other stuff because I heard it at the SWTA gig in LA last year. Although now that I'm thinking about it, it would have been nice to keep it in there.

But to be honest, I left some of the songs out because I know Joe will play them regardless of what people "vote" for with their setlists. I leave out things like AWMAWY and FIABD to give a vote to less likely songs such as If or New Day.

Also, I'm fortunate to have seen Joe 18 times, but I've heard AWMAWY, Satch Boogie, and FIABD at every one of those shows (which include two in-store performances). I've heard Summer Song, Cool #9, Ice Nine at all but maybe three. I've heard Friends and The Extremist a lot as well.

Those are all good songs, yes, but I'd love to see some rarities in their place every once in a while.

And lastly, thanks for posting the Satriani / Jagger Red House video.

In response to your "first Satch song" question, I think it totally depends on the person. I'd generally go with an album...most likely The Extremist or Crystal Planet. I'd choose The Extremist for people who aren't familiar with guitar music, as the rockers are among Satch's most melodic and the ballads are some of Joe's best. Crystal Planet is great for rock fans (Up In The Sky, the title track, etc.), but starting off with that would scare away some other fans.

I'm not sure if Satch will ever release the NASCAR tracks. I'm not sure if he owns the rights to them, actually. I have MP3s of them somewhere...I need to dig them up.

It's a great song...I remember hearing it on the radio (!) as a single back when I was first getting into Satch. The only songs I knew at that point were the ones on the G3 CD (which I had bought because of Eric Johnson), and then I heard that on the radio.

PSATMOR has just arrived on my doorstep this morning and I thought maybe some of you would like my in depth review so here it is:

Great.

AC/DC SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM THIS YEAR - YES, FOR REAL!

At last...after many rumors and many false starts...they are underway!! "The waiting is almost over! AC/DC fans can expect the band's next album of new material sometime later this year. The band are currently recording in Vancouver with producer Brendan O'Brien and long time audio engineer Mike Fraser. This will be the band's first collection of new material since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000." This new album and world tour has long been rumored as a farewell from the band. Time will tell.

Cube : is it some cubic joke?

well.. i don't know.. first lesson has been given, & i've insisted on some basic points. Especially this one : if bass is inside the strings family's instruments, the true understanding & feeling of bass is before all percusive.

I mean bass is not a bass guitar. It's a bass.

The person is supposed to call me for the next lesson.

crap day for slansh..conservative inlaws with their view of what is right for baby.....i,m a feelin FUCKING HOSTILE & the lyrics sing along wi slansh lol

I,m goin t write a track n dedicate it direct t em on my next effort with the lil un togged out in his Motorhead gear centre spread finger up...shower of boring middle class fuckwits AAAAAAAAAAAAARG

sorry had t vent against the anti christ

18 times! thats cool.i cant even get my sorry arse to birmingham! seen vai though.

kasabian have 2 cds out, kasabian kasabian which is my fave, and empire, a new cd this year but the keyboardist has left so we shall see what its like.