Is this satriani?

THIS IS NOT SATCH!!!!

Jazzy- I don't want to make some silly mistake but that guy is not Joe!!!

michelle/Austin, in the DVD commentary, does it show the audience's reaction to what he said about Jimi? cuz on the friday night they weren't very impressed! they just all went "ooooh" although some people, myself included, laughed. Yeah at the show I was at there was a girl right in the middle (givin him the eager eye all night) and yeah, U.R.A.Q.T. is kinda what I thought! haha

What do you mean by "What is about the years 1999 and 2002?" is it cuz that's the years there was no tour, cuz i doubt if there's much of a reason!

Al Di Meola was responsible for really igniting fusion guitar playing, kinda jazzy and very technical. He played a lot with Paco DeLucia who is the flamenco guitar idol, and is also technically masterful.

In recent years, there was Eddie Van Halen, followed by Joe and Steve, Eric Johnson and Yngwie Malmsteen, followed by Paul Gilbert, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, Jon Petrucci, Kirk hammet to and extent - these are all the relatively "new school", whereas Chet Atkins, BB, May and Page were the "old school" - the others were the middle-ground.

Instrumental guitar playing has been supported largely by progressive rock (King Crimson, Emmerson Lake and Palmer) which took influences from blues, rock and roll, jazz, classical....you name it, it's in there.

Ollyno1, mate, do you know which area of the terrace rows CC and BB are in? I hope it's not right over to one side, up against a wall or an emergency exit or something. Tell me nearer the time what seat number you have and I'll see if I can see you!

My sister is going to the one in London too, and called me today and asked if I want to go! cool! 2 G3 concerts in 3 days! with Toto on the night in between!

dck - I hope you're not jumping to conclusions regarding my sexual orientation..

not guilty your honour...

the challenge is to be almost not quite even remotely as clever as the great composers [dispite my feable efforts] and still maintain the brutal thug essence applicable to the "pit du mosh" [which is what Clarky's do the best]

the strap thingy... the intention is - for me at least - that the seated and standing playing experience are as similar as can be.. no point in me sitting in the studio cutting licks that I have absolutey no chance of delivering when standing up on stage.. I'd look a bigger prat than I do already... lol

talking thru the mic to the crowd at a gig...
"thank you!!.. yeah!!.. and this next one is a song from our latest album.. this is a song.. that is really hard.. where's my chair..."

http://artists2.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Paul_Clark/

enjoy..

writing authentic stuff - like my lil' Baroque quartet - is really hard.. the trick is to work on the melody and bass first pretty much right through to the end.. and be ready to erase lots of stuff when working out the inner voices...

so is Virtus Junxit giving you ideas to expermint with... if so.. great.. this is definately challenging and character building stuff... it's kinda like doing a mad crossword with sound..

To all that own a strat & are thinking about sticking a floyd rose type system in.I just read Januarys Guitar Player & Jimmy Thackery,s guitar repairman John Warden,set the trem in a block of Bowling ball material,then end result turned the guitar into a sustain machine.Anyone heard of that being done b4?Thought that sounded interesting me ol self.

Jazzy Boy:Hangover cure! Will it be another beer or an orgasm,hmmm,Orgasm beer sounds good,lol,hey,wait on,theres a market for that,JAZZY BOYS ORGASM BEER...Sure t put a Smile on your Chops,lol,enjoy your time,if she doesnt like the bracelet y could always melt it down n make a kick ass bottleneck! Enjoy dude

Lots of messages...ok, here we go;

slanshroom: You spelled Kaustinen just right. Isn't that a Festival of folk music? What do you play (both instrument and genre)? Happy that you enjoyed your visit. About the beauty of our country; you should see it like this on winter too, we've got over 60 cm of snow at the moment and the spring sun glitters...and soon my feet will get wet. Did you already make up with your girlfriend? ; )

masterpick: Don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned "Alien love secrets" when you asked about the best S Vai album. Perhaps they don't consider it as an album, cause it's got only 7 tracks? Anyway it's bad!!! (and I've got all of them).

Clarky and others who agree: I totally agree your comment for JazzyBoy's question about the best Pink Floyd album. "Wish You Were Here" and "The Wall" expanded my consciousness alot on my younger years (music itself is my dope).

Xerpac: Really don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned STEVE MORSE when you asked for noteworthy instrumental guitar music players! If you haven't heard of him, you should absolutely check him out (his early years too with Dixie Dregs). He has been selected the best rock guitarist and the best overall guitarist quite a many times in Guitar Player magazine (anybody correct me, if I'm wrong). These days he plays with Deep Purple, which was quite a nice surprice for me when it happened, cause I've always been a DP fan too.

Joe Satriani (himself): See you in Helsinki next summer. When are you gonna come here (in Finland) with two Steves? I'd even sell my moped for that :-D

stringG: Hi, dude! I'm listening my sons snoring right now, but I'll change that soon for Ben Granfelt. He's a finnish guy who has listened Joe too for sure. Go check him out at his website, there are some samples too: www.bengranfelt.com

...and that last one was free for all! (I don't understand those link including tips, cause I've only just started my chat life)

Fretslayer, I loved Skid Row back in the day! Is it still the original line-up? Have fun man!

tastey, Ben's in a new movie coming out. Can't remember what it is though. I only saw the commercial once, but it looked like a good one. It's so refreshing to see him without J.Lo. They make me wanna hurl when I see them together. She should have stuck with Chris Judd.

Hi anibur!

Simon, I can't remember what the crowds reaction was. I think they laughed?

Still no signed cd booklet in todays mail. F'ers! lol!

edit - Slanshroom, "Orgasm beer" - sounds like a scene from the movie American Pie *gag*. lol!

TASTEY/Michelle: Skid Row got a new singer a few years back, and have been touring with him. They put out a new cd called "Thickskin" Aug 03' Check it out it's a great rockin' album. I wasn't really interested in Skids without Sebastian Bach, but I saw them open for Poison last summer and they really impressed me. The new tunes sounded sick live, so when the cd came out about a month later i bought it. It definitely does not dissapoint!

Clarky - Not necessarily 'Virtus Junxit...', but every track. Normally if I was to modulate I'd just go BANG and there's your new key (like on 'Into The Fire' where it just jumps to D minor for the solo, and then modulates in minor thirds until it reaches the original key of B minor). Our little jam and your album has inspired me to actually do what I know how to do - I know about pivot chord modulations etc., but I never used to apply them in a contemporary compositional sense. This new track is a rock track, but there's one section where it shifts from C minor to Eb minor with the following progression: Cm7 - Abmaj7 - Bb7sus4 - Bb7 - Ebm. So it's a little more thought out than just suddenly playing a new key. I wanted strings to provide the main harmony since the guitar part is just power chords, and I wanted it to sound authentic. It's all sorted now - I've obeyed all the 'rules'. It was fun because I haven't done anything like that really since my A Levels.

Hi, I'm Bil's fiancee, Miranda. Bil had asked me to post a message here if things got bad and now they have. Last thursday the doctors changed his anti-seizure medicine and his body rejected it. He collapsed here at home and quit breathing. His heart stopped in the ambulance and twice at the hospital. He stabilized enough on saturday to be taken off life support but is still in a coma. The doctors are concerned with how long he went without oxygen. I can only hope the CPR was enough to keep his brain alive. Bil would kill me for this, because he isn't at all relegious, but I beg you all to pray for him. He loves this place and everyone here very much and talks about you all often. I feel strange telling you all this, not knowing any of you. I came here several times over the last few days and haven't been able to finish typing this. I don't know what else to say. I'll come back when I know more. If anyone wants to, they can email me at Bil's address since I'm using his screen name. Thank you all for listening.

Miranda...we all have our fingers crossed on this end.....our thoughts and prayers are with you. Get well soon Bro'....

ducking mode: off

Well, I think it's about time we stop all that bad vibe in here and start sending good vibes to our fellow T2Jer Bil Mckin, cause it seems like he's needing it a lot!

Miranda, thanks for the update and please keep us informed. I wish the best luck for you both, and I'll pray for Bil's recovery...

Miranda - Shit. You're both defintely in my thoughts...

Joe & everyone else:

I used to play acoustic guitar years ago, and am looking to purchase a good / mid-priced electric guitar and amp.

What would you recommend for both.

that guy is not satriani.