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Joe Satriani - Live in San Francisco Audio CD

A fair review of the Joe Satriani "Live in San Francisco" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Joe Satriani reviews here, or go back to the Joe Satriani tabs.

Joe Satriani Band: Joe Satriani
Title: Live in San Francisco
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Release Date: 2001-06-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Intro 2: Time 3: Devil's Side 4: Crush Of Love 5: Satch Boogie 6: Announcement 7: Borg Sex 8: Flying In A Blue Dream 9: Ice 10: Cool 11: Circles 12: Until We Say Goodbye 13: Ceremony 14: Extremist 15: Summer Song 16: Intro 17: House Full Of Bullets 18: One Big Rush 19: Rasberry Jam 20: Crystal Planet 21: Love Thing 22: Bass Solo 23: Mystical Potato Head 24: Always 25: Big Bad Moon 26: Begin Of Encore Section 27: Friends 28: Surfing With The Aliens 29: Rubina

Great CD set and so is the DVD version of this same performance!
Both the CD and DVD versions are wonderful and are identical musically. If you like Joe's music this is a must have double CD set. I like the fact that the songs are very similar to the versions played on the radio even though they are live. If you want to learn how to play guitar the DVD version of this is a must because the video is so close you can see exactly what Joe is doing when he plays. Good luck copying this though. There's a good reason why Joe is recognized as the master axe man shredder. It's impossible to copy Joe even when you can see what he's doing! .


magic
My first full listen to this CD was in the car driving home from Denver after seeing Satch in concert on his Super Colossal tour. I had owned the DVD for this concert and had watched it often before acquiring this CD, but I still have to say this CD will evoke very fond memories for me. It was mind-blowing to listen to this concert blasting out of my speakers while I was still basking in the glow of seeing and hearing the master live and in person. What can I say about this collection? It sounds great, the sound quality is superb, as is the song selection (some old, some new, spanning a fantastic career. ) To me, instrumental music lends itself to a more enjoyable live performance. With lyrics, a song has to follow a specific structure to fit the vocal performance. But with instrumental rock such as this, and with a guitar genius who is not afraid to improv in the first place, the music is taken to a whole new level. How many guitars does Satch set on fire when he's playing like this? I especially love the playful beginning to Summer Song, where Satch and bass player Stu are bantering back and forth with their respective guitars. Wonderful, perfect, magnificent. . . . plug in your favorite adjective here. Just get this CD. If you're not thoroughly blown away by this performance, check your pulse.


Great, but...
I guess these sound to much like the recorded studio tracks. I love this album and would actually suggest it over the electric Satriani anthology, but after seeing his "An Evening With Joe Satriani" live show at the Fillmore I was expecting more from this performance. During other live performances he has basically gone crazy with 20 or 30 minute jams and had improvisations in just about every song. I was especially disappointed with Always With Me, Always With You which he turned into an amazing 6-10 minute song on his latest tour by adding a huge and excellent new section at the end. On this it is just the basic song. Many other songs are the same way. Perhaps he had to conform more to his normal playing because they were filming it. I don't know.


By far, the best rock guitar to date
He is an outstanding musician and over all , he owns a powerful creativity. Satriani is the state of art, about playing guitar.
This double album offers some good examples of his musicianship. The extremist is one of the best tracks, but seen as a whole, you are rewarded extremely, because Satriani never let you down.
I haven't the DVD yet, but it must be worthy to have it.
In Film and arts I've watched Joe at least six times. Satriani has a strong presence in the stage, and considering the prodigius Steve Vai, I'd rather set both of them in the pantheon of the guitar rock in this moment. Anyway Satriani and his talented pupil Vai are the alha and omega in the craft playing rock guitar.
And for those who still think the rock is dead, listen Satriani and you'll change your mind faster than the first track of any CD finishes.
Don't miss this album.


Sorry if that score offends some but...
The song choice is fairly good, and the songs are played well, with real energy. It is when listening to this album that I realise just how important it is that the rhythm guitars can be heard clearly. . . but some of the studio recordings of some of the songs are more impressive, which isn't right.

The main reason for this is the grossly undervolumed rhythm guitar, people don't realise, even with instrumental virtuosic music, just how important the rhythm guitars are, a lack of it destroys the whole band persona kind of feel for EVERY single song. . . Don't get me wrong, good album, if you like Satriani, buy the album. . . . just don't expect too much, the album is overhyped.


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