super colossal turn me off from joe satriani, but this new album has brought me back to joe. I'm very glad to be back and listening to joe's music 24/7! I met him in person last night here in colorado GC session! I got my guitar signed and shooked the legend's hand! Glad i stopped by this site at the right time to see that he was coming to town! :)
Another thing that I'd like to add is that, the new album shreds like crazy! Joe is more of the bluesy/rock guitarist, but this new one is full of difficult phrases and each listening i discover something new and challenging to play!
Joe has it all...we may not agree with all of his sides, but this side of joe rocks harder than ever!