{"id":19852,"date":"2012-05-02T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T00:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=19852"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:05:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:05:59","slug":"joe-satriani-satchurated-live-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/joe-satriani-satchurated-live-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Satriani | Satchurated Live in Montreal<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alissa Ordabai<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Spectacular improvisation as spirited and as eloquent as Satriani\u2019s studio material \u2013 if nothing else \u2013 makes this live release worth checking out. And not only by the guitar heads for whom this double CD is mandatory. This is also an album for those who not simply love a great melody, but are also curious to hear how a composer works in real time. How on the spur of the moment simple things can be turned into complex ones, how ideas can be shrunk and expanded, and how melody, harmony, and rhythm can simultaneously be shaped by formidable chops and intuition.<\/p>\n

But there is, naturally, a wealth of other goodies on Satriani\u2019s first official live release since 1993, apart from demonstrations of technical virtuosity and a perfect sense of musical form. Sonically the record is a firework where the ultimate guitar guru structures the sound of his instrument with layer upon layer of tonal texture, using the guitar as his orchestra of choice. There is also the buzz of his interaction with other players, especially Mike Keneally on the keyboard during their witchery call-and-response moments. And, of course, nothing on the high tech guitar scene these days beats the supercharged energy and sincerity of a Satriani show and its uplifting, celebratory vibe. <\/p>\n

Recorded at the Metropolis Theatre in Montreal, Canada on 12 December 2010 during Satriani’s Wormhole<\/em> Tour, the record spans material from the very early days of his career to songs from his latest studio release \u201cBlack Swans and Wormhole Wizards\u201d. The set list opens up his vast emotional range and shows how virtuosically Satriani can balance not only the different energies within one piece of music, but also within the set, going from swagger of such barnburners as \u201cPyrrhic Victoria\u201d and \u201cBig Bad Moon\u201d with quasi-mystical extrapolations on \u201cLight Years Away\u201d and \u201cAndalusia\u201d. <\/p>\n

What makes, however, this record so different from other modern-day instrumental guitar releases – and what places Satriani in a different league from other high-tech masters – is that for him the guitar is not a fetish and not a weapon, but a tool for constructing his own very singular but accessible universe. <\/p>\n

Above everything else this release is pure, unadulterated entertainment, even when Satch is delving head-on into an extensive impro, or when he is searching for deeper meaning outside of the straightforward rock formula. And the crowd during this show is giving back as good as it gets \u2013 more resembling a South American audience than a Canadian one with its chants and the touching moments when the entire venue is singing back to Satch his impromptu sparks of intuitive magic. <\/p>\n

Genre: Instrumental Rock<\/p>\n

Personnel:
\nJoe Satriani \u2013 lead guitar, vocals
\nJeff Campitelli \u2013 drums
\nAllen Whitman \u2013 bass
\nMike Keneally \u2013 keyboards, percussion
\nGalen Henson \u2013 rhythm guitar<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\nDisc 1
\n1.\tIce 9
\n2.\tHordes of Locusts
\n3.\tFlying in a Blue Dream
\n4.\tLight Years Away
\n5.\tMemories
\n6.\tWar
\n7.\tPremonition
\n8.\tSatch Boogie
\n9.\tRevelation
\n10.\tPyrrhic Victoria
\n11.\tCrystal Planet
\n12.\tThe Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
\n13.\tDream Song<\/p>\n

Disc 2
\n1.\tGod Is Crying
\n2.\tAndalusia
\n3.\tSolitude
\n4.\tLittleworth Lane
\n5.\tWhy
\n6.\tWind in the Trees
\n7.\tAlways with Me, Always with You
\n8.\tBig Bad Moon
\n9.\tCrowd Chant
\n10.\tSummer Song
\n11.\tTwo Sides to Every Story (bonus track)
\n12.\tThe Golden Room (bonus track)<\/p>\n

All songs written by Joe Satriani.<\/p>\n

Label: Epic<\/p>\n

Web: www.satriani.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 10\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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