Joe Satriani Surfing With The Alien

TRIPLE DISC SET OF LIVE AND BROADCAST RECORDINGS FROM THE GUITAR MAESTRO Featuring previously unreleased live recordings from Joe Satriani, recorded for FM Broadcast throughout his solo-career to date, this collector s box set will prove a delight for fans of the man everywhere. Kicking off on Disc One with a marvellous performance Joe gave in San Jose in 1988, shortly after the release of his dynamic Surfing With The Alien album. Disc Two features rarities from across Satriani s career, and includes his full MTV Unplugged appearance, his set at the 1991 Bill Graham Benefit Concert and an extraordinary Jam session he took part in at his own home studio, alongside his former pupil Steve Vai. Concluding the set, Disc Three includes the live show he played at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA, in 2000, as part of that year s G3 tour, which again found him playing alongside Vai on a number of cuts.

The 1988 Cotton Club Broadcast. The 1980s were a golden age for guitar heroes, but even six-string slingers need a hero of their own. Enter Joe Satriani. More than just a hero, Satriani was a mentor, setting an example of what could be done with the instrument and serving as a teacher to such luminaries as Kirk Hammett, Charlie Hunter, Primus' Larry LaLonde, and Steve Vai. This alone makes Satriani a significant figure in the history of rock guitar, but when he launched a career as a recording artist in 1986, he performed the rare feat of crossing over to a wide audience with his instrumental guitar music.

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