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His music grows the more you listen to it. The man has a way of doing a spinal tap on me musically and this one hits the bone.
He can do that like no other. After "Super Colossal" I was a bit worried that Joe had turned a corner but this one is true to his old form but still so very fresh.
There are a lot of fast and flash guitarest but Joe is so much more than that. I love this disk.
What else can I say.It's JOE. His music is intelligent and soulful.
I keep bumbing the volume up.you just can't help it.This is the Joe I fell in love with.
None of the songs have a catchy hook. His playing is great as always, I just wish he would go in another direction.
But "I Just Wanna Rock." I thought Crowd Chant shallow, now I see an even worse effort in that one. Revelation is decent, I suppose.
I'll start with the obligatory statement of "I am a huge Joe Satriani fan." I have everything he has ever released. Don't get me wrong, for Satriani fans, it is acceptable - just not great.
I suggest purchasing almost any other of his entries (except the bad ones mentioned above) or wait for his new project Chickenfoot. However, this album almost never makes it into my CD player.
The slower songs don't really reach the 'touching' levels of Always With Me, Always With You or Ten Words, or other slow Satch songs.
Satch's first two tracks deliver that, along with the title track and "Andalusia". You can always count on some gems with Joe though.and Prof. Despite its title (SC), it rarely got out of second gear and seemed a tad lacking.
I've learned more about how to express yourself instrumentally from this guy than anyone else, that's not even close. But to give it 4 is honestly a stretch, its a 3 and a half er. I always look forward to the next Satriani release.
It stands out a bit more than the previous cd, "Super Colossal". Satch his his usual suspects on board.drummer Jeff Campetelli and bassist Matt Bissonette. Nobody makes the guitar "talk" like Satch.
I'd really put an extra half a star on this, if possible.
Just I thought.after two or three listening sessions, it became my favorite. At first, I thought it was too much like all the rest. If you are a Satch fan, buy it. Joe is simply the best. I have almost everthing he has evey recorded.
Think about it, Satch. This venture is long overdue, would strengthen his musical repertoire and reputation and give us, his audience, a badly needed breath of fresh air. Joe needs to finally tackle the instrumental-fusion genre, as suggested by more than one disappointed reviewer. He's quite capable of it, as he convincingly proved on "Bells of Lal-Parts 1 and 2" from "Flyin' in a Blue Dream".
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