Saw a few mentions of Shinedown. I have Leave a Whisper. There are several good cuts on the album. I prefer their stuff as part of a playlist. I find too many songs in a row become a bit 'samey'. Maybe I should give a different album a try?

How about Alter Bridge? One Day Remains is a cracker of a track.

Ha, ha, ha! Good job Mr. Satchafunkilus. Excellent vid. So who's the cute looking blonde on the right at the front in Dublin? :o) That's the kind of crowd you want to be with at a Satch gig. What a lively lot. Wish I had been there.

Hey, I'm using the same screen saver as that visiting alien. Good taste alien boy!

Hey Joe, - see you tonight in Copenhagen (Amager Bio) looking forward to hear the new stuff live! Have you heard about a Japanise guy by the name Kotaro Oshio?? check out this link:http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2752413839258406928&q=merry+christmas+mr.lawrence&total=301&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3 I think it's great stuff,- but your the best!!!!

Hey folks, yes loll Alter Bridge makes an appearance on utube when looking for Shinedown etc, and from first glance seems to be very cool stuff.

Did anyone see Paul Gilbert (and band) on utube dancing along to Petrucci's 'Glasgow Kiss'?

Very very very funny. Wish I'd been there.

Do The Stu

Damn Yankees and Bad English were great bands - didn't stick around long enough.

These "super groups" are like that - sort of like Velvet Revolver.

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Cool - glad you still have that hat.

Been busy - sorry haven't written back.

I am assuming Joe will be back to Chicago soon. Hopefully I can make it again.

Ken, lots of good wishes for your dad, hope everything turns out okay. Hugs.

Mckenna, I'm really sorry about your kitty...but she had a good life there in the Mcmansion, yes? And I saw you all on the podcast, good work, lol!! I was worried (Irish) Michelle couldn't be seen cuz she's so teeny, but there she was, cute as a bug!! :) Oh....what time is the party next week? We're all invited, right?

hybes, Joe has always been classy, he got it like dat :)

chelly....omg I can't tell you how that video ends either, couldn't watch the whole thing.....now....I think Barry is harmless and loved his music back in the day, but um......yeah....I switched to yer Joe vid pretty fast, lol!! Thanks for the holla on the podcast, I mighta gone straight to bed instead of watching it first! It's kinda cool to be on it, even briefly and even squished....feels like a dream that I was actually there just two weeks ago. wow.....

Marcrainey, yer very welcome, it was no trouble, hope you enjoy the pics...and yep, I saw you on the podcast!!! Your pic with Joe is great!! Purty guitar too, lol!! My son loooooved his 1200 while he had it!

andy of uk....please wipe yer snaily feets before coming into t2j....we don't want no snail guts on the carpets in here :) LOL...and....ewwwww.

chadley.....you did good :) I'm proud of u.

Just read the one review of the Prague show, and it sounds like Joe was overwhelmed by the crowd's response to him. I bet it was very emotional to have that kind of love and appreciation pouring out to him and the guys...hope we get to see some of that on the next podcast :) Just face it Joe....you're loved all over the world and back again!

O.K. I can't seem to find the questions I ask so I'm going to ask again, I'm not even sure if I posted it or forgot to hit post lol.

I was wondering, Joe, have you or is your music at all influenced by drugs? And are you planning on going to the Gorge at George, WA or the Spokane Arena(better for me, I'm a lot closer) in any U.S. tours? It would rock to see you live, man.

Keniko - I guess it just bugs me to hear that Jeff and Matt record their parts while listening to the original demo and a click track. I like them so much that I want them to have a greater role in the creative process...like when the demos are actually being created. I guess that just isn't practical though, with the way Joe writes his music.

I do like how the PSATMOR songs seem to "breathe" a bit more than the Super Colossal ones did. SC doesn't hold my interest as well as most other Satch albums, and I think that's why.

I don't want to sound like I'm complaining too much, though...PSATMOR is my third favorite Satch album.

Shinedown were awesome when they opened for Van Halen. VH was hit and miss on that 2004 tour...Sacramento was one of the good nights, so no, Shinedown didn't blow them away. But they were definitely a tough act to follow.

They actually weren't the original choice for the opening band. Sammy wanted Soul Sirkus to open a run of VH West Coast shows, but Eddie said no (presumably because Soul Sirkus grew out of Planet Us, which Sammy and Mikey were in). I don't know if Eddie's ego just couldn't handle it, or what. But I was disappointed going into the show because I wanted that opening band. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that Shinedown ROCKED. I even caught a stick from their drummer.

I wrote a review and posted it on T2J back when the show happened...I'll have to dig it up and post it so you can see what my original thoughts on Shinedown were. I remember my review being short on adjectives, though...so if I don't like it I think I'll keep it to myself. ;-)

I haven't had time to check out Candlebox yet, but they're still on my list. Thanks for the reminder.

Us And Them is my favorite of the first two...but if you're a bit unsure about trying that one, maybe wait until their new one comes out...at that point, maybe reviews will help you decide which one to get.

Funny that you mention Alter Bridge... They were the opening band the second time I saw Shinedown (Three Doors Down headlined). I thought they were good musically, but I wasn't too impressed with their singer. Maybe he just had an off night, I don't know...but I haven't bothered to check out any of their music. They did do an excellent cover of Led Zeppelin's Rock And Roll at the show, though.

Sure Mckenna and I'll be right over...no sis, no parents, u KNOW there's gonna be a party at some point next week :)

Austin, you Stu/bass whore you :))) Just be thrilled that he's gonna tour with Joe fer a bit and count yer blessings, lol....oh, and you can actually see me a few times in the podcast as Joe skims past...I'm shorter than all the guys around me and wearing a salmon-colored blouse, at the barricade to the right. Woo woo, I was there, lol....

As for the MTV unplugged stuff...

here is I Believe

and May This Be Love

Blue Moon: You said: "... the song is The mighty turtle head, I remember reading some Yngwie Malmsteen thing ages ago about he heard that song said the gutiar was outa tune it was boring and full of jus pentatonic licks, ha ah well... "

Yeah, and that must be why guys like Hendrix and pretty much every other inventive and influential guitarist out there are so inferior to dear old Yng. D'ya reckon? Ha! But did he really say that? Hmmm...

Me? I love The Mighty Turtle Head; it's a sublime piece of music. Thank goodness for Joe's sense of tuning and pentatonics! :o)

Do The Stu: Thanks for the Shinedown info. Very useful.

Oh, I reckon there might be a very good reason why Purple Bear can't recall whether he posted his question or not! ;o)

Joe on The Bone, part 8....is there more to come? Who knows!!

LOL.....so now, not only is Joe a film-maker/director, he's a guitar tech too :) and works well under pressure!

Hey!

I was to your show today at Amager Bio! I am 15 years old and it was the first concert i have ever been to, were you needed to pay, to see the show. And do you know what. IT WAS TOO CHEAP!!!! THE SHOW WAS AMAZING!!!! THANKS!!!

Seriously. Just in the beginning were you played the first two songs i just thought "This show is already the money worth"

I just loved it!

Memories - 1988