New Release: Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien "Legacy Edition"

On August 7th, 2007, Epic/Legacy Recordings will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Joe Satriani's Surfing with the Alien with the release of a new expanded edition of this groundbreaking album. This two-disc set includes a CD of the newly remastered CD and a DVD of a previously never-before-seen live show filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1988. It will also feature new liner notes written by Joe and special deluxe packaging featuring photos, notes and other memorabilia from Joe's personal archive.

The original release of Surfing with the Alien represented a watershed event modern instrumental rock. The music was thoughtful and yet accessible to mass audiences which resulted in brisk sales. Satriani's success charged the path for modern instrumental rock artists and his virtuosic playing also helped inspire many instrumental guitarists who would also take up the same torch and leave the lead singers behind.

If you don't already own Surfing with the Alien, this is a must have for your library. If you do own the original CD, now may be a great time to upgrade to the remastered disc and also get the live DVD of the Montreux Jazz Festival show. Either way, you won't want to miss this release!

CD Track Listing:
1) Surfing With The Alien
2) Ice 9
3) Crushing Day
4) Always With Me, Always With You
5) Satch Boogie
6) Hill Of The Skull
7) Circles
8) Lords Of Karma
9) Midnight
10) Echo

DVD Track Listing:
1. Ice 9 [Live]
2. Memories [Live]
3. Midnight [Live]
4. Rubina [Live]
5. Circles [Live]
6. Lords of Karma [Live]
7. Bass Solo [Live]
8. Echo [Live]
9. Hordes of Locusts [Live]
10. Always with Me, Always with You [Live]
11. Satch Boogie [Live]
12. Satch Boogie [Video]
13. Always with Me, Always with You [Video]
14. Bonus Material

Purchase Surfing with the Alien Legacy Edition:
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