diggin on the new song. It has a bit of a Deep Purple vibe. This album is sure going to have a different feeling than PSTMOR. Looking forward to it.

just heard Light Years Away through headphones.

my take right now is it's ok, but nothing fantastic. Seems kind of reminiscent of the Nascar samples he did a few years ago or maybe Chickenfoot without the punch. Maybe thats what he's going for on this but I almost feel like Sammy's gonna come in at any minute and start singing over it, and then...well he doesn't. And joe really doesn't take a soaring lead over it much so it seems to just hang mid tempo. Just kinda playing in the pocket?

I read somewhere on the net to expect more outta Premonition and Wormhole wizards, so well see.

BTW anyone else notice there's no Black Swans song on the disc? maybe it will be a bonus song somewhere....

oh, on diff note, I noticed they've been using a version of House Full of Bullets on Sportscenter highlights. Except it's not Joe just someone covering it, so I wonder how that works license wise for Joe? I imagine it costs less to license the music vs. the actual original recording. Anyway, its a sloppier version but definitely HFOB.

Austin DTS - Hey Bro..thanks for the Birthday wishes..you got it..it was today.

Light Years Away is awesome...very classic riffed and to hear a video is being filmed on this day..well it will be a song and video i will remember when im old and grey...this tune is just too f'n cool...and its nice to hear Jeff again...., asking Joe to wish me a Happy B-day is way out of line..so i wont :). Hope you all enjoy the awesome new music...and with how much Joe is excited about it....its just gonna get better...cant wait to hear the rest of GIC

I'm sorry for not getting the video up yet because it is taking much longer than it actually should. Hopefully within two days. Even though I said that a few days ago.

@Crystal Jammer- Isn't it considered stealing if they are using HFOB on their show regardless if somebody is covering or not?? I mean it isn't Youtube where people just put songs on all the time. Television has more rules when it comes to copyright infringement. Light Years Away has a good groove, nice powerful riffs, and a nice solo which has some fusion in it, which Joe doesn't usually venture into. But he did a nice job with it. It also had a hip-hop drum beat which I have never heard in a Satriani song before. But he did say a little bit of hip-hop would even be in the album. Although I personally like the song a lot, I sorta get what you're saying by it being ok, because it only has two different riffs, a short melody, and one solo. You think it sounds ok, because it is in a very simple form, which I understand. But his other song, It's So Good was in a simple form, but it's one of my favorites.

Here's Joe exact quote about It's So Good: "It was exciting to craft this one because there are layers of guitar- rhythm, melody, solo- but it's built around a simple chord pattern. It just felt so right. The groove was so deep. Some Bob Marley songs are like that: They're so powerful, yet when you look at them you go, 'Oh, my God, everyone is playing so little!' Then, once the lyric is added, it becomes a really strong statement. But, since this is an instrumental, I tried to find unique, fun sounds for all the guitars that would pull it all together in that same way."

Check it out! The new Disturbed DVD has a licks tutorial included in it! I got the cd/dvd today. Can't wait to watch it tomorrow!

Tru dat boo!

Fatape, Hidden cameras are always watching you! C'MON AUSSIE!!

Heey Joe, Where you goin' with that....

Ah nevermind.

How about an Asian tour eh? You can't deprive this part of the world of your mastery forever.

Chant with me... SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE!

Happy Birthday Axe !!!

Why Fatape, I don't think I've EVER seen you look so lovely, or better, than in Chelle's most recent picture of you. You're stunning really....completely fetching!

You make the rest of us just wanna give up and throw the paper bag over our heads. Pass the chocolate, it's all over.

Phydeaux, thanks again, it worked great for him and he was able to listen to the song. He told me he actually already knew about how to convert youtubes to mp3, but had "forgotten" about it, lol! So yeah, he thanks you too :)

MMMmmmmmmm, I can taste the CaboWabo food already...Austin...we WILL be in line and unable to leave together, but I do believe we can get take out fer lunch! So we might hafta eat there Friday night, AND Saturday lunch, lol! It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it!

Chelle, locked and loaded....ready fer whatever comes as long as we do it together, LOL!

Cube....double hip bumb fer u and Mrs. Cube tonight ;)

Joe worked on a video for his first single today, that's frickin exciting news!!

Oh yeah, I forgot to put....... Happy B-DAY Axe!!!!! I would have edited it in my last post, but it was too late.

Hmmm...I just got the latest newseltter, and it looks like I'll be taking a road trip up to Napa on October 6. Who here will be joining me? Tracie, can you make another trip so soon after Chickenfoot?

And Peace Lily, I think this is the show you need to make your road trip for. :-)

HOOOLLLYY CRRRRAAAPPP!!!

JOE SATRIANI- oh my god man your playing in seattle in january?!?!?... PLLLEEEASSSEEE make it JAN 11th... thats my bday... that would be the GREATEST freakin thing ever... IM SOOOOOOO EXCITED! The new song is soooooooo AWSOME!!!...

I have a new job... I SELL KIRBY VACUUMS!!! It is a VERY tough and challanging job but its soooo great!

I dont look at it as a job... but an oppurtunity. The potential and outcome of it is sooo substatian.l

My manager.. the ownre of my office is only 25 years old and is worth 3 million dollars... in only 7 years... geezas.

Its a creative sales business and one of the hardest... but again... the outcome is amazing. Right now we are in a comptetion... if I get 2 months of 15 sales I GO TO ORLANDO... all expenses paid... EVERYTHING. We get to stay in the presidents suite at the (dont laugh geez) Gaylord palace resort... and a day in disney world.

My typing is hell right now cause i have just pulled 40 days straight without a single day off and 14 hour days EVERY DAY and just got off work and have one day off... TOMORROW!!! and I plan on using it to do NOTHING.

Im sooo tired im like halusinationg but I had to come in and say HOLY SHIT... about everything. haha.....

Just got back from seeing Dave Matthews Band here in town, and MAN, I am HURTING! Alberta Cross opened for them at 7, DMB started at 8:30 and played straight through til 10:30, then came back for a 2 song encore. I don't do well standing for more than about 30 minutes because of my bum leg so this was murder! It's got me a little worried about Chickenhoe.. On top of all that I think I am starting to come down with something, so it was all I could do to focus on the show, but it was really good; Alberta Cross and DMB both.

This was my first time seeing both bands. I will probably track down an Alberta Cross CD tomorrow. Dave played quite a few songs that I didn't recognize; partly because we were about 3 people back from the stage and the sound system kept cutting out at the front, so we had to listen from the side, and partly because there were several songs I had never heard before because I don't listen to DMB all that much.
Here is a copy of the set list from the show tonight. A couple that really stood out to me are: Crush, Gravedigger, Spaceman, an AWESOME rendition of All Along the Watchtower (Tim Reynolds really lit this one on fire), and Dave's solo performance of Some Devil after the encore.

It was a surprise to me that Tim Reynolds was playing with the band, so I perked up quite a bit when I saw them setting up a guitar stand and pedal board. I don't think I would have liked the show as much if he hadn't been there.
I've got about 185 pictures to go through, I'm sure there are some blurry ones to delete, but hopefully I'll upload them in the next couple days and I'll post a link here.
And lastly

Shannon- My email is usaf_eod_03@yahoo.com. I met you guys at the concert last year and would love to see you make it again this year. If there is anything I can do to facilitate that, please don't hesitate to ask me or any of the rest of us that are going.

Sorry for the long post-