Oh boy, about a week late but, sincere! Joe's gig in Edmonton was just INSANE (as js1200xxx mentioned)! BTW: I've posted some photos at: http://www.therockgeneration.com/news-ns232.html

We hope Joe will consider Calgary and Edmonton more often!!!

Now, my son and I were going to duct tape our socks on for our photo with Joe but, there were too many people and the meet was rather hurried so we decided to help 'streamline' the process and sacrifice the idea. Non the less, we love the new album and wish Joe a lot of success with it!

Out of the Setlist - You are probably right. I think you would certainly be one of the few that really liked that Van Halen III experiment. I never personally thought it was aweful, but it just never seemed like Charone had quite the pipes to go with Eddie's playing. He was pretty admirable...and I'll give him this...he had balls. when the Sammy era ended, there were some HUGE shoes to fill! Van Halen's best commercial success was with Sammy.

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THEmonk - Welcome to the site! Tell us a bit about yourself...

It looks to be about five songs shorter than it was at the start of the European tour (no Crushing Day, Musterion, OOTS, or DYADD, to name a few), although some of that is give and take because he probably jams out more as the tour goes on. I created a quick playlist of the set in iTunes and adding time for live stuff (the longer Always..., Stu's solo, etc.) it looks like the show is about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

I think that makes this his shortest headlining show in the US since I've been going to his concerts (my first Satch show was the opening night of the EOC tour). But looking at all of his concerts I've seen, this is somewhere in the middle. It's longer than his G3 sets, obviously, as well as his opening sets (for Deep Purple, 2004) or co-headlining sets (with Dream Theater, 2002).

To answer your other question...I'm not sure if old nicknames are linked to or reserved for their original account, but I doubt they are. I think Do The Stu is original enough to where no one would coincidentally pick it over the next month. If someone picked it intentionally, well, depending on what was done with the name it could possibly be considered impersonation / identity theft and cause some legal problems.

I guess I don't know...maybe I'll log in as my dad or brother and see if I can change one of them to Do The Stu. ;-)

About Eddie's ego, in this case I guess I was trying to say that it wouldn't surprise me to find out he's exaggerating and the "10 or 20 songs" I've heard him mention in interviews are just a few dozen riffs on a tape buried somewhere in his studio.

Sammy left Van Halen and the band released two songs with DLR and one album with Gary Cherone...then they did the three new songs with Sammy just a few years ago. In that same amount of time, Sammy has released six solo albums, at least four live CDs or DVDs, and a bunch of other little things here and there.

I love EVH, I really do, but I think it's obvious he's been the problem this whole time. It's sad.

I noticed in a review of the Chicago show that the setlist was identical to the Minneapolis show. Personally I would think they would get bored being repetitive like that. Hopefully they will change things up as they go along..

Hi everyone,

Does anyone please know if Joe has a set or preferred order for his compression and distortion devices, and if yes which is it?

Hi,

What amp head with green net use Mr.Satriani in the studio!! In the satchurator video.

Thanks,

Please answer

Said the last goodbyes to my brother in law yesterday.

RIP Patrick, yer a star.

Joe Satrini: Hmm tough question.

I love the JS3, it's just sooo cool! It was the one I "grew up" on. I spent many years playing that and still play it, it is just a "relaxed" guitar and it's sort of "home" to me.

I have been playing the JS2KPLT a lot lately, it has insane full sound and LOOOOOOOOOOONG sustain. Beautiful and fat sound.

I think the JS10th has a lighter sound, or I haven't quite worked it out yet. It seems a little harsh to me, I think it still needs more playing to develop properly - I reserve judgement here.

The BDG is the latest and newest, I haven't played it as much, but it just felt like butter when I first picked it up.

I've played it every week a little and feel like I need to play it more, sort of like crisps I guess, just need that one more! LOL:) I must admit though, I keep feeling a little nervous flicking the switches and knobs, I know the paint trim is going to wear off, so I sort of play it GENTLY! :) But it just sounds really sweet, feels and sounds a lot like my JS3 in many ways.

Hey, no more Satch doodles have arrived, what's up guys and girls? I would have thought I'd get 200 times the amount that came in. Come on, send em in and I'll get the gallery started.

i just found out buckethead is doing a show in st. petersburg florida. hmmmm i may just have to go especially since tics are only $20.

Joe, thanks for rockin Cleveland! I loved the show and big hugs!

Out of the setlist- just have to ask. are you a Yes fan? OH ITS STUUUUUUUUUU, just read about your name change. and back to VH. i don't even remember when that Gary guy started playing with them. busy i guess, must have been a short spurt though. i didn't even know they put out an album. was it any good? always been a sammy fan though. Montrose, and his solo stuff. when i get back to the states i am definitly going to pour over his lastest CD's. any reccomendations.

Awww, just read a show review for the Royal Oak show on the road page.....Galen made a little kid's night by giving him his pick.....

Galen....u know we love u too, right? :) And of course Jeff and Stu, Mike and Mick...the whole crew....

hey js1200xxx, I'd say he was VERY impressed, since he's now practicing Joe's tunes ;-))

Only 15 more days till the Atlanta concert!!! WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!

Pick me! Pick me! for the aftershow prize tickets! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ!