hey smithers, Joe played Secret Prayer on the 1998 "Evening With..." tour that followed the CP tour:

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/novjul/ff/evewith.htm

Cheers!

mr nick ... I know the philosopher's song by heart and I will sing it nonstop at a moments notice much to the dismay of anyone nearby and by dismay I don't mean because I have a bad voice I don't but simply because some people find it annoying and that's exactly why I do it and also because it's so dang funny

John Stuart Mill of his own free will .......

H302 .. "lmao" means Laughing My @ss Off ~ you'll also see ROFLMAO which means Rolling On Floor Laughing [etc] and then there's the good-old standy LoL which means Laughing Out Loud

jsc1 ... glad you like the dragon, and thanx for the comment! hint: there's a different dragon for every "section" ~ that one is particularly "macho" hehheh

HI JOE!!! I'M SHOUTING BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT:

WE ~ ME ~ I ~ MYSELFANDALLYOURFANS ~ CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL OF SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK SLICK!!!

and in case I haven't told you lately ~thank~you~ for all the indescribably wonderful music you've shared with the world

hi joe,

I'm not sure if you (or any of your staff, or ASCAP) are able to follow-up on any of the proverbial "joe-sightings" (ie, where one of your faithful fans hears one of your songs in the background on the radio) ~ so I'm warming up the car tonight in the parking garage ready to start the weekend ~ it's around 6:18p EST ~ I catch an audial whiff of this bad@ss guitar going on in the background on the radio and suddenly I'm struggling and straining like crazy to hear the little bits of tantilizing guitar phrases in-between the local generation-why concerts announced at breakneck verbal speed ~ though I can tell it's one of YOUR songs I'm uncertain until the very end of the announcements when it gelled with four monster drumbeats and I knew it was CIRCLES ~ YES! ~ 101.1 "The Rock" (broadcasting from New Hampshire but I'm not sure of the call letters) ~ while it may or may not make a difference to your pocketbook, I can certainly attest it made MY evening to catch "a glimpse on the radio" of my favorite musician

*big smile*

cheers, everyone ~ take it easy, joe

greets y'all ~ yo MattK your improv on CP gotta say luv it dude ~ that song kicks Major Butt ~ I'll never understand why it wasn't released as a 3rd single and why Love Thing wasn't released as a 2nd single ~ why joe why O Why???

meantime: improv is where it's AT period end of report finito DONE ~ I suspect Invigor could be posing as a troll just to stir up the soup ~ good job getting the faithful chattering away! (no offense intented to Invigor ~ just noticing a possibility is all and toeachtheirown) ~I'm with Ethn trutina etc on this one ~ you fans SERIOUSLY ROCK!!! ...peace,y'all...

*salutes joe*

hey gang

crispin ~ if you make a double post why not edit the extras, delete the text and/or put something new there ~ click on the link where it says Edit on the left under your total posts ~ this public service announcement brought to you by Satchaholics Anonymous

crushingday62 ~ joe played LOH on the CP tour, but he skipped the gentle intro part and went straight for the main killer rock riff ~ fwiw

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I'm devastated to hear this unhappy news ~ hard to comprehend we lost ANOTHER crew, this time landing not taking off ~ d@mn ~ Life on this planet is brief and precious ~ put that in your warpipe and smoke it (don't take offense, anyone ~ just an observation, that's all)

oh one more thing

re the improv vs note-perfect debate: Matt Resnikov(sp?) pointed out, "the solo is the song" ~ therefore, each side has its merits ~ I've heard many a satchfan beg joe to do more improv ~ JOE: when you jammed on Friends on the SBM tour my friends and I were in HEAVEN, man!

on the other hand, each song is a direct expression of joe's musical vision ~ while I see no harm in fans creating their own embellishments, there is nothing wrong with hearing joe deliver his songs more or less "note-for-note" Live In Concert where he's inside each musical phrase, selling every note we all know by heart ~ if it varies only a little ...~So~Be~It... after all, one can argue the musical vision that brings us the "final" cd was "perfect" when joe wrote the song- slash- solo- that- is- the- song ...

*climbs off fence pulling splinters from anatomy*

*winces*

ok, so is all the above now clear as mud? [heh heh] thanks for listening ~ sorry to go on and on for so long

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PhryDom ~ thanks for that joe-quote ~ I did not mean to imply joe nevers varies a single note In Concert (the faithful know differently) ~ but even if what gets onto the cd is "one particular time" there is definitely a shape or direction to the solo(s) and "target points" if you will that show-up every time (duh ~ I know, preaching to the choir ok I'll shut-up already)

point is, there are many fans who would like to see joe do MORE IMPROV ~ and yet the true fans also know and appreciate every variation from the cd ~ some will call these minor variations "improv" while others want to see joe truly "out-there" winging-it with some Totally New Jams over his tunes ~ like he did on Friends on the SBM tour

I'm sure you know what I mean

...peace,everyone...

Ivigor ~ well said

PryDom ~thanks, man ~ couldn't agree more!

Ethn ~ "Left-handed" ~ LMAO ~ you and Tru, also well-said ~ excellent points all-round

I do find this to be a interesting topic, and Ivigor has a good point about not changing the solo unless you can nail it, first ~ though improv should not be assumed to cover a lack of technique, it should never be used for that reason!

I definitely don't care for scaled-down, abridged versions of great songs or great books ~ ever read a Reader's Digest condensed book and then read the original? I can give a true-life example to anyone who's interested

*pauses to appreciate and bless the resounding silence*

I liked Matt's cover of CP because he hit those "targets"

COE ROCKS! AND JOE RULES FOREVER!!!

2 TON ~ "5 minutes" ~ you said a mouthful, there ~ keeping that one in my back pocket, thanks

....peace,everyone...

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hi everyone, hi joe

*smiles*

not my site but check it out: Tribute to Joe Satriani

everyone be well and enjoy the springtime/falltime weather wherever you are!!!

~hfob

liquidguitar - LoL~! all rise for this morning's hymn, "Hordes of Locusts" :-)

alexandrecaetano - I never told you this before, but you're one of my favorite joefans ~ your music rocks and your posts are great to read ~ I'm sending healing thoughts for your poor leg :-(

...Austin... - Do the Stu - It's Stu not Boo - Nitsua - thanks for reading my humble review ~ you are an aWeSoMe fan~!!! it's so great how you read every post and respond ~ I enjoyed your review ~ need some time to digest it all ~ very detailed(!) ~ not sure I agree with you about the extra choruses ~ all the songs seem complete as-is, at least "to my ears" ~ then again, you probably don't agree with my re-arranged program for the first six cuts ~ everyone's response to music is SO individual and unique ~ as I once heard a wize zenmaster say: toeachtheirown [[..hi from Horace ;-)..]] ~ friendly waves from the far edges of the Satriani fan universe ~

MattK ~ hey bud~! sorry I missed your birthday~! [*sad*face*] ~ hope it was a happy one ~ ..... I've been SO out of touch with everyone ~ please forgive my long silence ~

Joe ~ the new cd ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF!!! ~ another home run straight to Mars and beyond~!

Hi, Joe ~ when I first heard "Searching" I just feel right into it ~ had no idea it was ten minutes long, no idea it was a "jam" ~ I just listened and it flowed and I took the journey ~ words don't do justice to the depth of the experience of listening to your Art ~

...~Thanks, Joe~...

...Austin... nice comment, thanks :-)

~~~peace2all~~~

Babel Fish Translation En français:

Bonjour à Zenfish : Salutations et d'autres bruits amicaux ! I've lisant vos poteaux, d'abord avec la confusion, puis avec le plaisir. [ * sourire * ] It's merveilleux comment ventilateurs qui signalent à ce saut juste de la page T2J dedans et commencent nager et les bulles de page comme un chaudron de beaucoup de saveurs et couleurs tourbillonnant tout autour dans un mélange glorieux de tant de personnalités et de possibilités. Pour me, je menace ici à la page de temps en temps, juste observant, lecture, la prenant toute dedans. Votre participation enthousiaste est une joie. Nous tous sommes reliés par la musique de Joe. Paix à vous et à tous les ventilateurs de Joe. Les meilleurs souvenirs de Faye.

Hello to Zenfish: Greetings and other friendly noises!

I've been reading your posts, first with confusion, then with delight. [*smile*] It's wonderful how fans who post to this page T2J just jump in and start swimming and the page bubbles like a cauldron of many flavors and colors all swirling around in a glorious mix of so many personalities and possibilities.

For myself, I lurk here on the page from time to time, just watching, reading, taking it all in.

Your enthusiastic participation is a joy.

We are all connected through the music of Joe.

Peace to you and all fans of Joe.

~ hi~

I want to extend apologies to those I haven't named or said Hello to personally who might know me. This was only partially intentional but far to difficult to explain here.

The "regulars" may or may not "know" me, but those who post routinely, now or in the past, will be known by whoever reads the page. I feel like Miss Julie from Romper Room looking out through her magic mirror: "I see [this name] and [that name] and [name] and [name] and [name], and I see YOU, TOO!" When you're four and five years old you believe this.

The amazing thing, however, is now that we have the 'Net, Miss Julie, or Joe, or any of Joe's fans -- Zenfish Alexandrecaetano Austin Matt King Ovation trutina Plum Loco novjul/hfob/faye -- in short, aNyoNe can look out through the lens of T2J and "see" the anonymous fans out there and say, "and I see you, too"

so here's the deal: I'm just saying "hello" because I happen to be in a lifespace where I can do that, even if only for a time ~ I'm sorry if anyone who "knows" me feels I've abandoned them, because I never forget anyone who has ever been my friend, in cyberspace, realTime, anytime anywhere in this lifetime ~ so there ~ you know who you are and you're always in my heart ~

and some of you are in my heart and don't even know it. You don't know my name, and have no idea that I "know" you from T2J ~ but if you're reading this page, I see you ~

that's all for now

...peace,everyone...

~faye

it's good to see my T2J friends remember me ~ thanks guys! ~ it's been so long I can't remember who I've chatted with and who I haven't ~ [[..can you say "brain like swiss cheese"?..]] ~ so I feel like I know people who may not know me ~ also, I can't promise I'll be able to stick around ~

Austin ~ better watch your back! :P [j/k *wink*] but seriously, I can't even listen to "Every Breath You Take" ~ it's too d@amn creepy ~ glad you like my description of T2J :-)

Guitarmiester ~ I wasn't aware Thin Lizzy/DP tix were on sale yet ~ where did you get tix, for what city?

Nuclear Action ~ WeLcoMe~! the regulars here are a fine bunch, for sure

...Later,all...

Greetings, everyone

1. l'espérance

2. l'errance

3. Nueves

4. kalo

5. One word in this sentence didn't tranlate: "Well-known J'ai a poet who makes noise."

"J'ai"?

Alas, my Spanish is poor and my French is non-existent. If you could please clarify those few words I will leave you in peace and go back to appreciating your posts exactly as you write them, in our patchwork language of English. And thank you again for talking with us here on this page. :-)

One more thing, I thought Django had three fingers? If he had only two then his art is even more spectacular!

good thing "lurking" is not the same as "stalking", or Joe would be the #1 stalker on this page! LoL!!!

~faye