A few pages behind so I'll have to play catch up later....

Blue Moon - remind me, the Eric thing - they'd have difficulty getting him out on tour?

(post above edited - my comment was based on something I believed I had first read on here... however, I have searched and am unable to find anything to confirm the story)

Cheese - ah, that's great news about Chrisper. So, you're stuck on a different time zone hey?? Deja-vu. Don't worry, it'll only last a coupla weeks ho ho. Do we get any video of escalator dancing? Could be the new craze......

Michelle - "SATCHAHOLICS - I think we can safely say YES! ".... ah, very good - we can Safley say YES!... I see what you did there ; ) which one was the typo?

Don1963 - nice... nice... did I say nice!

Skippy - I saw that sneaky swig but I won't tell. Who's soob though? lol

Dear Mr. Satriani,

Knowing your time is extremely limited I’ll hop straight to the point. While watching your many stage performances on Youtube, something came over me to attempt to put words to your song (ten words). I was doing my stretching exercises and thought of ten words that (sort of) fit. After that, I was hooked~! Finishing that song for my fiancée, I soon began on others.

Obviously, you pour your heart into your work, which makes me wonder what’s going through that mantle of yours as you play, which also helped with inspiration toward putting lyrics to some of your work. That, and of course the titles themselves were a big clue.

Simply for your enjoyment, (and my voracious curiosity) would you allow me the honor of having you see if the lyrics somewhat match the mindset which you had intended for a specific song?……………..Please???

Having the gifted, and very busy musician, Sir Satchmo, actually do this, would truly be a treat to always remember~!

Warm Wishes to You and Yours,

I think most of EOC can work live, even without Eric Caudieux or another keyboard player. Devil's Slide was played as a three-piece on the 2001 G3 tour. I think Borg Sex would sound neat as an encore, with an occasional guest guitarist playing Eric's part in the middle.

As for songs that haven't yet been done live, the rock remix of Flavor Crystal 7 (click here) proves that that song can work. I also think Champagne? could sound very cool.

The viewing platform you mentioned isn't part of Grand Canyon National Park, it's owned and operated by a nearby indian tribe and is kind of difficult to get to. It's a neat idea, but it's also very expensive (about three times the cost of admission to the entire national park). And I did some stuff at the park that's much better, as pictures will soon show...

I didn't do a helicopter ride, but I did take a hike down into the canyon that was about three miles round-trip. That was very fun, but quite tiring...it feels so weird to hike down at the beginning and up at the end.

There's a 12-mile round-trip hike you can do that goes all the way down to the Colorado River, but you need to bring camping supplies as it's too much to do in one day. I'd love to do that one another time...

When you fracture a bone, it heals in the same way you'd fix a sidewalk crack by filling it with cement. New material is added to fill the gap, and because it's a different age and consistency than the original material it looks a slightly different color...but in the end it's just about as strong as it originally was.

The mistake is an easy one to make, especially early on when the doctors are more concerned with bleeding and other things that'll kill someone before a broken bone will.

"I took a cd to AC to give to T for you, but we gave it to Joe. lol!"

Hmmm...if I happen to meet Joe at one of the shows I'm going to next month, should I ask him for it? ;-)

I did eat at Sonic on the way back from the Grand Canyon. Very delicious.

And about that guitarist...I found some cool videos on her page of SV's Hand On Heart. There are three videos, recorded a few years apart...it's cool to see/hear how her playing has progressed.

I know when Joe and other people do similar things (iTunes celebrity playlists, etc.), the choices tend to be pretty popular.

Scoob - aww I'm just messin' with ya. I appreciate the advice and concern. I reckon I would have 6 Coke Zeros a year, max. On the other hand I have 600 litres of wine every year hmmmm....

Do The Stu: I love those songs on the SF DVD, probably because they're played by real musicians with a real feel into it. They don't even sound the same. What I don't like is the synthetic tone of the album. Lack of feeling, but that's highly subjective and dependant on each one's sensitivity. In my case, it doesn't work. To be honest, EOC sounds to me like an experiment that Joe himself has decided to discontinue. If he was that happy with the result, I think he would have continued to develop that kind of sound which as we know, didn't happen.

Hi Joe...get well soon after chads misadventure....you have plenty of silly hats to wear....maybe you think of using them for the rest of the shows ...just in case LOL or maybe all come on in padded suits on the last gig just for a laugh!

PtRocker - Somtimes its just not the right time to like something....keep trying every now and then...one day it might hit you as something good...

Don1963 - Phew what a trip...I know what its like..I did 3 joe shows in 3 days last year and it is a great ride...look forward to the pictures...I cant believe joe swore though...joe never swears...must have really really hurt for him to resort to that. Congratulations on the 19th Anniversary

Campbell - Glad you and the dog are ok....happened to me once...I was listening to a mate play guitar and when he had finished I leapt up and clapped which startled the dog who went for me LOL

do the stu - Welcome back...grand canyon trip sounds great...enjoy your shows next month...addicted to bubble spinner now...I have a game called jewel quest on my phone which is similar...addicted to that too LOL

CappySteve :- Sounds like a good mix of beer and buds to me,matey!!! Pass me some of that will ya?!?

HI All- I too gave EOC a listen. I have to say I was surprised that I liked a lot of it . Techno has not been a genre I have spent much time listening to. But it's Joe and it has his stamp on it . I loved Champagne?. So bubbly . I notice not many mention that song. It has to be the ultimate feel good song for me. And notice I said for me, I know as fans we all have different tastes . I enjoyed Power cosmic part 1, Attack, Devils Slide(but mostly the live in SF version), Flavor Crystal 7, Until We Say Goodbye. and I am sure a couple others I can't remember at the moment. . Isn't great that Joe has albums that have different styles that are beautiful and can appeal to our different preferences? I think I like his different albums because I love the way he writes the songs and the way he plays that guitar. And that his heart for his fans and people is HUGE. (the sense of humor is added plus)

elpp: I know Joe was pissed when it happened thats for sure!

Thankx to everyone for the Anniversary wishes.

It seems I'm alone with this EOC opinion!!!

I love every other JS album, but this one just can't seem to get through...

Do you guys/gals love ALL of his albuns? What's your least favourite album?

Well, just out of curiosity, here are my fav albuns:

Pip55 - Hmmm...I don't remember hearing about any problems like that with Eric. It sounds familiar that Joe and band had customs problems at a show a few years ago...but I thought that was going into Canada, not coming back.

He definitely hasn't had a falling out with Joe, or anything like that...if you look close you'll see his name in the liner notes of everything since EOC (as well as CP and G397).

He did work on the GNR live compilation that came out a few years ago, and was also doing Chinese Democracy stuff...I bet that's kept him busy and paid well enough for him to not have to do much else.

I'm pretty sure EOC and JS95 are the two albums of Joe's that have sold the fewest copies...so I'd guess that's why we don't hear many of those songs live or hear those styles again on newer albums. It's a bit disappointing, but I guess I understand it.

EDIT - I just saw your latest post, and you're not alone in your opinion...trust me. You're just the only one who spoke up right now. ;-)

And that's funny about Bubble Spinner...I actually haven't played it for a few weeks, but when I dug up the link to post here I've started doing it again.

It's been a while since Joe has pushed the boundries creatively, in my opinion...it'd be awesome if his next solo album is "out there" in some way. As he's writing I'm sure he'll want to save some ideas for Chickenfoot, so I wonder what we'll get instead.

Rayosh-If you could post links to your covers of you versions of the song I personally would absolutely love to hear them!

I love powerful lyrics, but I also love Joe's soulful depths that he travels to. If the lyrics you write enhance the songs, then I'm all for it!

Keep us updated!

I've decided to work on my long standing Egyptian project, I have some cool chords in mind. Using a Hungarian Minor Scale, which is also a Byzantine Scale, which happens to also be a gypsy scale, which also is an Egyptian scale, which by coincidence is under the Diatonic form of scales.

Damn, music is such twisted wonderful world of confusion eh?

I'll let you all know what happens, and thanks everyone again for your good reviews, I keep me going and inspired.

Do The Stu: The lack of feelin I refer to is on the rythm section. That's probably why I like the DVD versions. But Joe's playing is there and I could tell this was Joe even if it was the first time I heard it :)

JS95 is my second least favourite album of him, I just didn't want to emphasize my dislikes about JS' albuns that much... I felt I was getting enough wood to burn talking about EoC :p

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