only 2 people ive met in the last 6 months had heard of Joe, there lose. i know quite a few people who only like chart pop stuff and happily disregard music which doesnt get in the top ten(like thats a seal of quality) each to there own,but simon cowell has alot to answer for if you ask me.

Now that's funny!

mikesb, I love any sort of sunset, but the sun setting over the water has to be the best. I was alone on the beach Tuesday night watching the white of the breaking waves glisten with an orange hue from the setting sun behind me. I stood there for the longest time just taking it all in. I took a picture of the sun setting behind the hotels, then when I went back to our room, I took another pic of the sun from the 5th floor walkway setting over the trees and houses. Zen moments.

Campbell, I'm certainly not jealous as I also have a ticket to see Yngwie in July.

While I'm at it, would there be anyone who could remember both Paul Gilbert's and Paul sets by any chance? I was too much in a trance to write them down and my memory's never been that great :(

a new video from Stuuuuuuu

Hey "master" Joe! :D

You were great in Tilburg, I loved it. You played all my favorite songs, man, you're a genious!

Greetings,

Hi Joe and fans

'Just like to add my bit of praise for you and enlighten everybody to the best guitar lesson I ever had from Rick Sandford (former UFO player).

He said to me "Most people who comes to be taught want to have a magical hand touch their shoulders and make them a guitar god."

Then he asked "do you know why people like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Mike Stern are such good guitar players?"

The answer:- "Because they want to be so much and work every moment to achieve it".

That was the last guitar lesson I ever had.

Cappy> one for you seasick steve 3 string blues guitar ner sounded so good! safe home bro

seasick steve last po man

A few people here have shared what their least favorite Satch song is, so why don't we all 'fess up...?

One of my least favorites might be a bit of a shock: Cool #9. I love the improv intro when it's played live, but the proper "song" just doesn't do much for me. I think part of the reason is that my favorite version of the song is from the first G3 album. My favorite guitar line in the song is from that version, but he doesn't play it that way any longer. It's the whammy pedal bit from 2:13-2:23 on the studio version, although it's a bit different on the G3 album (I can't tell you what time it is there because that album is out in my car at the moment).

Joe Satrini - Yes, my setlist is in order, sorta. The first 16 songs would be the first set and the next 13 would be the second set. Then there's 2 songs for the first encore and 1 song for the second encore. I know it's a bit flawed (the second set should probably be a bit longer, and on top of that Joe would die if he had to play 32 songs every night), but I work with what I'm given. ;-)

Anyway, to get to your question... Yeah, the placing of Not Of This Earth and Musterion was conscious. I see Musterions as a modern-day NOTE, and I think it'd be cool for Joe to open with one of his oldest songs and follow it with one of his newest.

I make a distinction between favorite Satch album and best Satch album. Is There Love In Space? is my favorite, the one I personally like the most, but I think Crystal Planet is the best, contains the strongest examples of what Joe is and can do. PSATMOR is #3 behind these two albums, but it hasn't been out long enough for me to know if it'll overtake either of them.

What about you?

Thanks for sharing the newest Stuuu video, by the way.

6 days to go, and im a seing Joe - gotta meet you. in nottingham! any fans from UK seen him....................................talk to meeeee

cant stop playing Always WMAWY in my little Saxo full blast - and the live version of 'Crying' -

Im crayzed out, wanna learn how to play my fave peice - ill keep up the practice.

Joe:

Hi everyone :)

Looking forward to seeing Joe at Hammersmith next Tuesday!

Austin, if you were a kid...you'd be at the friggin beach already! lol! You must be all growed up? As for not liking Cool #9 - it's hands down one of my fave Satch songs. Do you dislike puppies and kittens too? HMMMM, do ya??? lol!

Ally, hope you have an amazing time. Don't ferget yer McHug!

On the subject of least favourite Joe songs I would have to say that IJWR now tops the bill for me! Sorry, just too cheesy for my taste. Jacob's Crackers anyone?

I vowed that I would never listen to Woodstock Jam again after the first listening when TIme Machine came out. I can never get those 12 minutes (or whatever) of my life back again! :o) Amazingly, the 'tune' is still indelibly stamped in my brain; it's a veritable earworm!

I'm also pretty unfond (sic) of Super Colossal (the title track) which I affectionately call Super Colostomy! Again a bit too cheesy for my liking.

As far as effects go, I'm not a big fan of the Digitech whammy pedal although I think Joe uses it quite tastefully. Maybe that's the problem with Cool #9?

Least favourite studio album to date is, sadly, PSATMOR. The drum machine beats on EOC took their toll on me too (so much so that I rarely give EOC a spin these days). However, I do really like a few songs from each of these albums: Revelation is fast becoming a fave and Until We Say Goodbye is just a beauty. I prefer the live versions of songs from EOC. Maybe the live versions of songs from PSATMOR will win me over? Roll on Monday night...