Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
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Free Music Review: amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
i really enjoy this album, it's amazing. the guitar's nuts. the songs are technically intense, and sometimes when this happens the quality of the song suffers so that the guitarist can show off their mad skills, not so much the case with this album. all of the songs have amazing range and melody and can be listened to by the average person as just really great songs, not only by guitar students marvelling at what this guy can do, which is pretty intense in it's own right, but i'm hardly the person to talk up this guy's skill. this is more of an up beat album, not madly energetic, but calmly up beat, if that makes sense. i'd have to say that my favourite songs would be surfing with the alien and lords of karma, but quite honestly all of the songs are amazingly well done.Free Music Review: Better with repeated listenings, but ...
Hit: 3 Stars
JS was highly recommended by a good friend ... unfortunately, I must say "Surfing" was not initially for me. Maybe with one exception, I just didn't hear any "hooks" or emotionally memorable tunes. The playing here was technically good but it just reminded me of a bland soundtrack background. Give me Clapton, Guy, Buchanan, Steve Kimock, or Steve Howe anyday. The cd did get better with repeated listenings, but I think I definitely need to check out other JS offerings. Free Music Review: Buy this Album!
Hit: 5 Stars
Don't read this review, buy the darn album! This is instrumental rock that's accessible without being watered down. After a few moments of muffled studio chatter, the album literally starts off like a jet engine and doesn't stop rocking until "Always With Me, Always With You." A tasteful ballad that doesn't descend into cliched sap. Things kick up again with "Satch Boogie" and take a turn for the strange at "Hill of the Skull." Even though that is kind of a one-off, it's amusing.
"Circles" and "Lords of Karma" are complex songs, not as frenetic as the first three, but with excellent melodies. "Midnight" is pure beauty that segues into "Echoes," which is a bit like "Circles" but with more restraint. It ends the album not with a bang, but with a whimper for more. Every rock fan needs this record.
Free Music Review: Hang ten, good buddy!
Hit: 5 Stars
A totally superior album in almost every regard. With a couple of qualifiers. One: you like marvel comics. Marvel, in case you are not aware, usually (well, up till the 90s) had a straightforward approach, the good guys were distinguishable. Easy to focus on, though with a lot of subtle stuff in between frames, in frames, etc. This albums a lot like that, cuz first of all, it's all about marvel. And American comics in general. The last song is especially about its waning. Second: the hero is the guitarist. Everything else takes a back seat. The drumming is competent, the bass is competent, there's no singer. But oy, can Satriani ever play! I would be very hard pressed to point to more than a handful of guitarists whose skills are so evident! Pluck, pluck, pluck! Also, like a comic: its compressed. The songs are all superinteresting and excellent, but the album's play time is quite short (around 40 minutes) If you absolutely require a singer, and superawesome bass and drums, as well as a long play time, you'll probably think this is about 4 stars.
Note: I was extremely disappointed to discover that none of these songs were included in the recent FFour movie. Yknow, the one with the surfer?
Free Music Review: What a ride!
Hit: 5 Stars
His first, and to many arguably his best. This is my second copy of it, after playing the first one till it was ruined. This started a whole genre of funk metal shredders, and has some truly innovative songs that have stood the test of time. You will never get tired of this CD.