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His contemporaries have all carved out niches for themselves--from Santana's Latino-flecked demented noodling to Steve Vai's very strange but often very beautiful projects. However, no matter what Satriani tries (unless a completely acoustic album is on the cards--that would be interesting) there's nothing much a lead guitarist can really do to make things "different"--it's the same highly strung guitar with a scattering of strange effects--and at the end of the day they all sound like a buzzing Brian May with the capo on the eighth fret. If he really wanted to be different then he should have just hooked up a battered Jazzmaster to an overdrive and a fuzzbox, or unplugged altogether. --Ben Johncock
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Like most of Satch's more recent works, it takes a few lisenings before you're "in the zone", and it lacks the immediate thrills of Surfing With Th Alien or Flying In A Blue Dream, but I strongly suspect this is one you'll be finding new andsubtle nuances and delights in, long after the others have become very familiar. The variety shown here is, perhaps, the greatest yet, opening with Satch's typical oriental experimenting in Oriental Melody, moving through Surfing territory (Belly Dancer), Extremist ballade (Starry Night-gorgeous track), 70's prog rock ala Yes (Chords Of Life) and onwards, even including a homage to Bert Weadon (Sleep Walk)! Every track is pure Satriani, yet better, more mature, deeper, and less planned than ever. The production is more honest and the playing more ad lib than before. An after effect of the Joe Satriani album a few years back, perhaps? And it's all topped off with the most beautiful cherry, in the shape of final track You Saved My life. Not so strange, but incredibly beautiful.
Satch isn't Vai, despite the way critics seem so keen to mention the two in the same breath. His music isn't as flash, brash or experimental. More thoughtful, deeper, far more melodic, yes. More for the early hours of the morning than listening to whilst driving. Much as I love Vai's playing and abilities, Satch will always be the best of his kind. He puts so much feel and emotion into his playing, he's not a player to delve into for a quick thrill, but stick with him and you'll never leave. Genius.
Satch has been able to take fast leads out of the genre it was best known for (i.e Metal) and take it into more exotic soundscapes. However, the amazing fretwork that Satriani is well known for is better, and more creatively used than ever before. Guitarists will be asking "How the hell did he do that?" - songwriters will probably also be asking the same question with the same amount of awe! Each song has a distinct and seperate 'feel' to it, unlike many shred albums where each guitarist seems to have similar basslines and drumbeats as the previous one. Satch proves that shred guitar shouldn't just be confined to videogames or action cartoons.
however on here there are many, tracks which are worthy of multi listening
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