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Joe Satriani - Dreaming #11

Joe Satriani - Dreaming #11

Band: Joe Satriani Title: Dreaming #11 Rating: Release Date: 17 October, 1990 Media: LP Record Tracks: 1: Crush of Love 2: Ice Nine 3: Memories 4: Hordes of Locusts

Customer Reviews Not essential, but get it if you're a fan! It only contains four tracks, three of which are live (from 1987 and 1988) and the other is a new studio track. This probably isn't the best cd to start off with for Joe Satriani. The first track 'Crush of love' is the studio track, and it is actually excellent. Just a sort of mid-tempo, upbeat song with a great use of wah-wah guitar. Definately one of Satch's best earlier songs. The other three songs are live, first is 'Ice nine', which is the live version from the song in the 'Surfing with the alien' album. There is nothing too much different about it, in comparison to the studio version. It's just interesting to hear it played live. Track 3 is 'Merories', which is a live version from the 'Not of this Earth' album. Frankly I don't really like it. The studio version is 4:06 mins, this live version is about 9 mins, so the song gets extended quite a bit, and it kinda gets boring. The final song is, in my opinion, the highlight. It is a live version of 'Hordes of locusts', which was also on 'Not of this Earth'. If you haven't heard it, it's quite a hard-rocking, heavy song, with some great soloing thrown in. For me, it is better than the studio version. So, if you're a fan of Satch's earlier albums, or you just want to extend your Satriani collection, give this a look. It is worth it just for track 1 and 4. . Overlooked but critical. Essentially a single for "The Crush of Love" backed by three live tracks, the EP finds Satriani and company in fine form. "Dreaming #11" tends to be unfairly overlooked in Joe Satriani's catalog-- largely because it's an EP and it's not as widely available as many other recordings by Satch, but it really is deserving of wider attention. The only studio track, "The Crush of Love" is a moody ballad, with fine, round, and warm playing from Satriani, and is generally regarded as one of his best ballads and a fan favorite. The live tracks-- a pair from "Not of This Earth" and one from "Surfing With the Alien"-- are a treat. Satriani and company were really on fire the night this was recorded, and the performances are big, bold and exciting (note that more material from this show is available on "Time Machine"). Long story short-- this is critical for any Satriani fan. Recommended. THE CRUSH OF LOVE EP This version is a studio version of the song as opposed to the LIVE version on the TIME MACHINE double CD. If you like Joe's hit single "The Crush Of Love" I suggest you get this EP. The studio version is superior to the live version because it has a fast pace from beginning to end. The LIVE version on TIME MACHINE slows down for the last two minutes of the song. The other 3 songs were recorded LIVE at the California Theater, San Diego, CA on June 11, 1988. "Ice Nine" is fairly fast paced,"Memories" starts slow and ends slow, the middle part of the song is medium to fast paced. "Hordes Of Locust" is medium paced. So to summarize, two fast paced songs - "The Crush Of Love and "Ice Nine", one medium paced song - "Hordes Of Locust" and one slow/medium paced song - "Memories". . . You can see a complete list of all Joe Satriani discography, or go back to the Joe Satriani tabs