Only three weeks until the release of the new Joe.
I hope it is another one like <Is there Love in Space>. Looking forward to the Flamenco piece.
TH
Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
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NEW MUSIC BLOG: Joe Satriani
MusicRadar, Thu 24 Jan, 4:18 pm UTC
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Joe Satriani returns with a new album in April (© )
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As is usually the case, Satch arrives with a new album at a time when music is in desperate need of him.
While kids by the score risk permanent digit injury attempting to emulate the antiseptic, Nintendo Metal of bands like Dragonforce on Guitar Hero, along comes Joe Satriani to remind us what the experience of music should be all about: hearing incandescent people, more intense and dazzling and far more gifted than people we encounter in life, doing things that approach the divine.
Recently, MusicRadar was treated to an advance listen of Satch's new album, Professor Satchafunkilus And The Musterion Of Rock. It's a silly title for a deadly serious album, one that is brimming with humanity. Which isn't to suggest a dearth of guitar firepower. Make no mistake, in terms of sound and performance, it's an earth mover, a ground shaker, one that matches the audacity of Satch's supreme gifts with the full surge of his heart's most urgent commands. Brilliantly conceived, articulately written, filled with deeply penetrating emotions and breathtaking performances, it covers a broad spectrum of genres, from beguiling ballads (Musterion, Revelation) to jacked-up funk-swing (Professor Satchafunkilus, Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat) to crunching metal (Overdriver, I Just Wanna Rock). But it is with the two-song closer, the Middle Eastern-flavored Asik Vaysel and the flamenco-strummed Andalusia, that Satriani boldly travels to new places. His disinclination to indulge in a non-stop shredathon - been there, done that, and way too easy anyway - is perhaps one of his greatest strengths, and on the new album, it's a conviction that pays off handsomely.
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