Joe Satriani
Biography:
Joe Satriani almost singlehandedly took instrumental guitar mainstream. He has earned 13 Grammy nominations and sold more than 10 million throughout his successful career. His second release, 1987's Surfing With the Alien, was the breakthrough album that catapulted him to prominence.
Satriani has occasionally delved into a traditional band setting. He toured as Mick Jagger's lead guitarist in 1998 during the first solo tour of the Rolling Stone frontman. Satriani later played in Deep Purple in 1993 and was asked to join that band permanently. Satriani declined and returned to his own successful solo career.
In 1996, Satriani formed G3, a successful concert tour featuring three instrumental rock guitarists. The original G3 lineup was Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson. After the success of the original G3 tour, additional tours have taken place with other guitarists like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, and Robert Fripp. In 2007, G3 is touring once again with the lineup of Satriani, John Petrucci, and Paul Gilbert.
Top Ten Jams:
| 1. | Surfing with the Alien |  |
| 2. | Summer Song | |
| 3. | Satch Boogie | |
| 4. | Always With Me, Always With You | |
| 5. | Flying in a Blue Dream | |
| 6. | Raspberry Jam Delta-V | |
| 7. | One Big Rush | |
| 8. | If I Could Fly | |
| 9. | The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing | |
| 10. | Ice 9 | |
Discography:
| Satriani LIVE! (2006) | Buy CD |
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| Super Colossal (2006) | Buy CD |
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| G3 Live In Tokyo (2005) | Buy CD |
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| Is There Love In Space? (2004) | Buy CD |
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| G3 - Rockin' In The Free World (2004) | Buy CD |
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| The Electric Joe Satriani - Anthology (2003) | Buy CD |
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| The Satch Tapes (2003/1993) | Buy DVD |
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| Strange Beautiful Music (2002) | Buy CD |
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| Live in San Francisco (2001) | Buy CD |
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| Additional Creations (2000) | Limited | |
| Engines Of Creation (2000) | Buy CD |
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| Crystal Planet (1998) | Buy CD |
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| G3 Live (1997) | Buy CD |
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| Joe Satriani (1995) | Buy CD |
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| Time Machine (1993) | Buy CD |
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| The Beautiful Guitar (1993) | Import | |
| The Extremist (1992) | Buy CD |
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| Flying In A Blue Dream (1989) | Buy CD |
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| Dreaming #11 (1988) | |
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| Surfing With The Alien (1987) | Buy CD |
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| Not Of This Earth (1986) | Buy CD |
Notable Guitars:
Ibanez Joe Satriani Signature Model
Sheet Music:
Joe Satriani Anthology
Similar Artists:
Steve Vai
Gary Hoey
Links:
Joe Satriani Official Web Site
Joe Satriani MySpace Page
Wikipedia Joe Satriani Biography
