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19 unusual facts about Joe Satriani


Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu

In 2008, Joe Satriani's album Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock included "Âşık Veysel" and "Andalusia" that were dedicated to Âşık Veysel.

Avenida Revolución

The hard rock band Chickenfoot, featuring Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony (musician), and Chad Smith have also recorded a song called Avenida Revolución, which is about Latin American violence and border wars involving the drug trade.

Bad Motor Scooter

Hagar provided the same intro when Chickenfoot, the supergroup composed of Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, performed a version during their live performances.

Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards

Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards is the thirteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on October 5, 2010 through Epic Records.

Carle Place, New York

Guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani are both from Carle Place (although technically, Satriani was born in Westbury).

Crystal Planet

Crystal Planet is the seventh studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 3, 1998 through Epic Records and reissued on June 16, 2008 as part of the Original Album Classics box set.

Ed Quinn

He studied with Joe Satriani and played in the Los Angeles-based bands Mad Theory and Scattergood, which led to a recording contract.

Is There Love in Space?

Is There Love in Space? is the tenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 13, 2004 through Epic Records.

Joe Satriani Original Album Classics

Original Album Classics is a box set compilation by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on June 16, 2008 through Epic Records.

It contains five studio albums on separate discs: Not of This Earth (1986), Flying in a Blue Dream (1989), The Extremist (1992), Joe Satriani (1995) and Crystal Planet (1998).

Marshall Amplification

The Anniversary series found prominence with Joe Satriani in particular, who favoured the early EL34 powered versions and used only the clean channel live along with a modded distortion pedal Boss DS-1.

New Device

New Device were nominated for "Best New Band" in the 2009 Classic Rock Awards; however, Sammy Hagar, Mike Anthony, Chad Smith and Joe Satriani's supergroup Chickenfoot went on to win the award.

Peavey Electronics

Like the 5150/6505 series, the JSX series was designed for a recording artist: Joe Satriani.

Sega Rally Championship

The music for the arcade game was composed by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, while the Sega Saturn port's soundtrack was done by Naofumi Hataya and performed by Joe Satriani.

Shalla-Bal

Guitarist Joe Satriani has an instrumental track called "Back to Shalla-Bal" on his 1989 album Flying in a Blue Dream.

Strange Beautiful Music

Strange Beautiful Music is the ninth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on June 25, 2002 through Epic Records.

The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology

The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology is an album by the guitarist Joe Satriani, released in 2003.

The Extremist

The Extremist is the fourth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released in July 1992 through Epic Records and reissued on June 16, 2008 as part of the Joe Satriani Original Album Classics box set.

Unstoppable Momentum

Unstoppable Momentum is the fourteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on May 7, 2013 through Epic Records.


Don Nix

The song "Going Down", originally released by the band Moloch on their eponymous album in 1969, became a blues standard and was covered by Freddie King, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, JJ Cale, Marc Ford, Chicken Shack, Bryan Ferry, Pearl Jam, Gov't Mule, Sam Kinison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and many others.

Falling Awake

Joe Satriani plays on the album version, Jason Hook of Five Finger Death Punch is featured on the single version, and Julian Barrett appears in the free download version.

Jaz Lochrie

He has played variously in his career live or recording with Pete Townshend, Bad Company, Slash, Paul Rodgers, Roger Daltrey, Joe Satriani, British Rock Symphony, Yngwie Malmsteen, Gary Brooker, Zakk Wylde and many more.

L'Aura

The producer was Enrique Gonzalez Muller, who had worked - as an assistant engineer - with Nine Inch Nails, Kronos Quartet, Jason Newsted, Dave Matthews Band, and Joe Satriani.

Pierre Vervloesem

Vervloesem's guitar playing style has been associated with that of: Nick Didkovsky, Fred Frith, Zappa, Nels Cline, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai.

Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies

The album was released on January 26, 2010 as part of the Playlist music album series issued by Legacy Recordings, simultaneously with similarly unsanctioned best-of collections of the bands and solo artists Mariah Carey, Blue Öyster Cult, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, 311, R. Kelly, KRS-One and the Backstreet Boys.

Unitopia

Concentrating only on finger style acoustic guitar until graduating from high school, he then moved to electric guitar and started learning and imitating the styles of Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt and Frank Gambale.