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Patrick Southern
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Hey - first time poster...I already know there's somebody with the name Psycho_Monkey, so I'm waiting on activation for a new screen name (PSUKCAT13)...but I couldn't wait to post. JOE - you're a hero and totally changed the way I look at music and the guitar. Your playing showed me that the guitar itself can draw even more emotion than the human voice. I guess I'll give a little background info on myself since I hope to become a regular poster. I'm a 16 year old guy from West Virginia (yes, I wear shoes, and no, I don't live in a trailer). I play my Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 (emerald green flame top) or my JS1000 (black pearl finish) into a MESA/Boogie Dual Rectifier halfstack. I'm like Joe as far as effects go - very simple. Morley Bad Horsie wah, AKAI Headrush Reverb and Delay, Boss Stereo Chorus Ensemble, and Boss Flanger. And no, I'm not a spoiled brat that got gear spilled on him by mommy and daddy -- I'm a chef at a local restaurant and paid for all of my gear on my own. One question for Joe for now - Why do you use the Boss distortion pedal instead of using the natural amp distortion from your Marshall stacks? Thanks guys...later.
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Wed Jun 12 '02 3:15:40 pm
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Patrick Southern
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hey guys...kudos to the webmaster on this design, the black background is very cool...also, thanks to the webmaster for pointing out to me that i could change nicknames without a new account (i'm a bit slow, so thanks man!) Stu boo - thanks for the welcome...and Vetteguy, I agree with your assessment on those finishes...if I can find out from somebody how durable their finishes are, I may send my JS1000 in for a transformation...and just as a totally unrelated side note - the Lakers still suck...
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Wed Jun 12 '02 6:59:00 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Joe, you never fail to inspire and amaze me or anyone else on this board, I believe. There are some truly amazing, emotional songs from past recordings (Saying Goodbye comes to mind immediately), and other artists have some very good songs in this same style (Steve Vai's "Whispering a Prayer" speaks to me as well). However, you really outdo yourself on this new record. I was skeptical after listening to some of the clips. However, once I heard it all together, it al made sense. I had planned to come on here and write a huge, amazingly long, beautifully detailed synopsis of why SBM is simply the most amazing display of emotion and artistry and virtuosity all rolled into one that I have ever beared witness to...but I figured that three words would say it all. WOW!!! Thank you!!!
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Tue Jun 25 '02 11:55:11 pm
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Patrick Southern
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I'm forcing my parents to take me to Pittsburgh for the show in September...they don't quite understand the beauty of Satriani music, but hey, I've gotta get my fix. I've never been fortunate enough to see a show by any of my musical heroes (Joe, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan), and of course, I never will get to see Stevie. I'm fortunate to get to see Joe and John in one show...I can't wait. TWO WORDS - MIND STORM!!!! Joe...you...are...AMAZING.
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Wed Jun 26 '02 2:03:46 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Hey Jon...when is the new Chat coming? Not to be pushy or anything...like some people...(I won't mention any names). This is my 11th spin of SBM, from start to finish, and I'm not getting tired of any song on the album. All of them are tremendously crafted, beautifully performed songs that are obviously being played by the hands of several masters. All my fellow Satch geeks -- Where would you place this album on your list of favorite Satch records? I would personally place it about 2nd-3rd, behind Sufing and (maybe?) Flying...it'd be cool to hear your opinions. Especially from JOE...where would you put this on his list of his favorite records you've put out? The sudden lack of Joe posts, I assume, comes from the hectic schedule surrounding release and prepping for the tour. Still, I'd love to hear everybody's opinion...including JOE's...come on man, talk to me! Haha...well anyway, off to bed for the night...later.
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Wed Jun 26 '02 9:24:53 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Ahh...good early afternoon (morning to all you West Coasters). The best part of waking up is no longer Folgers. It's "Starry Night" blaring from your speakers. Even though the song has "night" in the title, I find it more suited for morning. Austin seems to be the only one paying attention to my post from before...come on people...where does SBM rank on your list of favorite Satch albums? I have to say it's a solid #2 now...creeping up on #1...every time I hear Mind Storm, the album seems even better. Love that bluesy stuff on Chords of Life too...and Sleep Walk is simply awesome. Mountain Song harkens back to the Crystal Planet album to me, killer groove. Man...just killer start to finish. Very few albums that I can just listen to and not skip through a single track. SBM makes that list. JOE - WAKE UP!!! Nah, I know the man's busy...later guys.
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Thu Jun 27 '02 10:11:13 am
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Patrick Southern
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Austin - lovin' the reviews man, keep em coming...
Man, Joe must be pretty busy...I have never seen the board go this long without a post from the man himself. Only about 3 more days until the tour kicks off in Bulgaria, so I suppose he would be busy.
I'm convinced that this album will bring Joe that long awaited Grammy. If he doesn't get it this time, I believe we can officially call Joe music's version of Susan Lucci.
Oh well, I think the rush of new members since the release of SBM shows that there is still a very viable market for "virtuoso" music. There's that old saying, that every once in awhile, when rock starts to get boring, somebody is always there to give it a good kick in the ass. In the '80s, hair metal reigned, and then, all of a sudden, Nirvana changed all that (unfortunately). With the recent trends of nu-metal, teen pop, and boy bands starting to wane ever so slightly, maybe, just maybe, this Strange Beautiful Music is the "kick in the ass" that today's music needs. Let's all hope so.
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Fri Jun 28 '02 11:12:19 am
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Patrick Southern
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Whooo...happy Saturday...new computer on order, should arrive by Wednesday. That would explain my strangely beautiful mood.
MAN...I just realized it's 2 and a half months until the Pittsburgh show. And I really want the backstage passes too. My JS1000 is just starving for a signature from the man himself.
Gotta love the new Chili Peppers video...hope their new effort is as good as Californication (sorry if this kind of music doesn't interest people here...)
Well, the European leg of the SBM tour starts in about 2 days...good luck to Joe and the band, and to our European friends on this board, be sure to enjoy the shows and tell us all about them.
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Sat Jun 29 '02 12:10:44 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Austin - I like the "StrangeBeautifulStoooer" idea, very cool.
I remembered Joe talking about how he prefers the Chandler Digital Delay unit in a Guitar One interview with Steve Vai about a year or so ago. I decided to look at that particular unit today, as I've been shopping around for a new reverb/delay setup. I was surprised to find that it's a rack unit -- I thought Joe was anti-rackmount units...and the price, well...haha the price made me double take. Let's just say the Chandler Digital Delay won't be in my rig anytime in the forseeable future. Anybody else have any suggestions for a good reverb/delay (either seperate pedals or both put together) pedal, with a really nice, lush sound (but not that hokey digital sound)?
/\/\ I /\/ D S T 0 R /\/\...rocks...
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Sat Jun 29 '02 7:21:11 pm
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Patrick Southern
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I've seen the EOC bashing in here and thought I'd put my two cents in. As a younger, newer Satch fan (I bought my first Satriani albums - LISF and EOC about a little over a year ago), EOC was one of the first experiences I took in. I must admit that after listening to LISF, it was hard to swallow the dance, techno grooves of EOC. The tones were also very, VERY contemporary and in your face. The first 3-4 spins, I hated the whole album, except for "Until We Say Goodbye", a true gem in my opinion that gets overlooked by a lot of people. However, the more I listened, the more tracks I took a liking to. First, "Devil's Slide". Then "Borg Sex". Then "Clouds Race Across the Sky". "Champagne?" "Attack"...and all the rest soon followed. After listening to what amounts to a vertible Satriani "Greatest Hits" (Live in SF), I was shocked by the man's artistry and total grasp of an entirely different realm on EOC. "Clouds Race Across The Sky" is an unbelievable track, in my opinion, whether you like techno, shred, neither, or both. Joe's objective with EOC was to, perhaps, prove that techno music still had room for the virtuosity and musicality that a Joe Satriani brings to the table. The genre isn't all about beat boxes and layers of synths with overdone effects. Whether you like techno/electronica or not, you have to admit that EOC was a dynamic display of Joe's ability to take a stylistic approach far from the norm for him, and still, when you pop in that record and listen, it is unmistakably a Joe Satriani album. Phew...I apologize for the long post, but I had to get that off my chest.
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Sun Jun 30 '02 4:21:58 pm
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Patrick Southern
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JOE - hope the show went well tonight, as I'm sure it did. I hope you notice the recent attention EOC has garnered on this board (nearly as much as SBM!). I think many of us would really love to see some favorites from EOC make it onto the American setlist. Come on, Joe, you responded to our pleas for Crushing Day, now, let's all indulge in some fine "Champagne?" together!
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Mon Jul 1 '02 8:22:35 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Come on JOE...where are you? Surely you're sitting on a bus in the middle of Europe mildly bored and opening that laptop up...haha. Read my last post, if you get on here...the fans want EOC too...
/\/\ I /\/ D S T 0 R /\/\...rocks my world...
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Mon Jul 1 '02 11:07:02 pm
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Patrick Southern
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New computer has arrived and it is in use...woohoo. A nice, big, 17 inch flat panel monitor, which kicks serious butt. Man, I read all the reviews from last night's Bulgaria show to kick off the Strange Beautiful Tour, and it must have been a night to remember, especially for the backstage pass winners! Congratulations to my friends from the Balkans who were the lucky winners. The setlist Pakihaki posted sounds awesome, unfortunately, that gets cut almost in half for the American leg of the tour.
There is nothing like driving down the road, with your sunroof down, cranking "Summer Song". Period. CAUTION: Driving while listening to Satriani may cause excessive speeding.
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Tue Jul 2 '02 8:21:10 pm
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Patrick Southern
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michelle - I've never seen Joe in person either, so I'm definately looking forward to the September show in Pittsburgh...however, I have watched the LISF DVD (I own it) and I already look forward to an awesome show.
JOE - WHERE ARE YOU???
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Tue Jul 2 '02 8:42:21 pm
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Patrick Southern
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After opening up Windows Media Player to listen to SBM last night, I noticed they named "Seven String", "Seven StringS". Call me crazy, but I don't think they would have done that to Britney Spears or *NSYNC.
Jon - I appreciate the enhancements to T2J, I have a top-notch computer and it was slow going last night. Today, it purrs like a kitten. Thanks man!
As a side note, I thought you guys said that Joe would be posting more regularly during tour time. Oh well, the life of a touring guitar god must not be all it's cracked up to be...haha...(sarcasm). It must be pretty cool to be playing in Greece and Italy on back to back nights, two of the most beautiful countries in all the world. Let's hear some reviews for Thessaloniki from our Greek friends.
/\/\ 0 U /\/ T A I /\/ S 0 /\/ G....also rocks my world.
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Wed Jul 3 '02 12:06:52 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Another day, another big show. Happy belated 4th of July to everyone, and I hope you all celebrated America's 226th birthday in grand style. Just looking at the road section - can you imagine playing these three dates right in a row? Athens, Greece...amazingly beautiful, historic city, with just a few fans, apparently (sarcasm...sounds like a lot). Rome, Italy...the same story, pretty much. Renaissance architecture, ancient Roman history everywhere...and don't forget Italian food...mmmm. And now, Sunday, Joe plays the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival. Hopefully Joe and the guys don't have an SRV experience there! (in case you weren't aware, SRV and Double Trouble's big break was a show at Montreux...they were promptly booed by the crowd upon completion of each song....however, after breaking worldwide, they came back several years later and rocked the crowd!)
Any info on whether or not Ibanez will be selling a 7-string JS?
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Fri Jul 5 '02 5:14:04 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Not much to talk about really for awhile...count on Austin to bring in a good new topic to talk about!
While I absolutely love the whole EOC album, I wouldn't want to see Joe duplicate it. Part of what makes Joe so great is that he keeps us guessing - none of his albums make me go "Hmmm...this sounds much like (insert previous Joe album here)". There is a different feel and vibe to every single album. For a pure rock record with killer riffage, I pop in Crystal Planet. For all out innovative shred mayhem, it's Surfing With the Alien. Smooth grooves with mucho soul - Flying in a Blue Dream. And so on. EOC is an absolute gem...it's techno fury at its absolute finest, with all of Satriani's soul. However, I love being surprised by what Joe comes out with next. SBM was a very, very pleasant surprise, with its blend of heartfelt ballads, eastern style melodies, and pure hard rocking power. It's being able to watch Joe's influences and tastes evolve in this way that keeps us interested - if he just released Surfing With the Alien knockoffs every year, he'd be putting awesome music out, but it would get repetitive after awhile. This is all personal opinion, of course, so please, nobody get offended by my views!
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Sat Jul 6 '02 9:46:39 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Man, I wish I had an extra $2750 lying around to pick up that Chromeboy on Ebay....ahh, such is life. Austin - I'm gonna miss the reviews! Kept things interesting while waiting for Joe to post...(still waiting.) The pictures from Europe are nice to see though, and it seems that the fans are enjoying the shows immensely, which in the end is all that matters.
As an unrelated side note, I just went back through Surfing With the Alien earlier today, and rediscovered Ice 9. What a cool track! The feel of it is very fun and cool yet creepy at the same time, a very cool combination. I never really appreciated the song before, but I definately do now...good stuff.
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Thu Jul 11 '02 8:50:04 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Just got back from a weekend trip and had to get on here to say a big happy birthday to Joe! Joe - you prove the theory of master winemakers the world over - you get better with age! Have fun during the remainder of the European side of the tour and we're awaiting your return to America!
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Mon Jul 15 '02 9:05:59 am
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Patrick Southern
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MAN! I miss out on the webcast?!?!?! Ahhh...serves me right for not checking the site in the past two days I suppose, but I'm in agony! I had been looking forward to seeing the webcast since I heard it originally was a possibility, and now I miss it! Is there any, I mean ANY way that I could see this without having to wait another few weeks? Webmaster - any ideas, or am I SOL??
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Tue Jul 16 '02 4:54:29 pm
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Patrick Southern
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Hey guys...long time no post, I know, and I'm gone for a week starting Sunday (high school student into music = band camp). Joe - glad to hear the European tour went well and I'm glad you seem so stoked for the American leg as well. I'll be sure to tell all of you guys if any "American Pie" type incidents happen at band camp. Just as a side note, that movie has been the worst thing to happen to high school band students ever...whenever you talk about band camp to a kid who's not in band, they always just say "one time, at band camp..." Oh well, such is life. Catch you guys in a week.
/\/\ I /\/ D S T 0 R /\/\....rocks my world.
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