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Joe Satriani
"Flying In A Blue Dream"
© Epic Records
Year of Release: 1997
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track listing
Flying In A Blue Dream
The Mystical
Potato Head
Groove Thing
Can't Slow Down
Headless
Strange
I Believe
One Big Rush
Big Bad Moon
The Feeling
The Phone Call
Day At The Beach
(New Rays From
An Ancient Sun)
Back To Shalla-Bal
Ride
The Forgotten
(Part One)
The Forgotten
(Part Two)
The Bells Of Lal
(Part One)
The Bells Of Lal
(Part Two)
Into The Light
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Joe Satriani
"Flying In A Blue Dream"
Joe Satriani returns this week with his 1997 release, Flying In A Blue
Dream. For those most familar with his music, his instrumental albums
are mostly his standouts, however on this album, Satriani provides vocals to
many of the songs. The blend of instrumentals on some songs, and vocals on
the others works well on this release, and shouldn't disappoint any of those
fans who enjoy just his classic guitar rock works.
The title track leads the album off, and has an experimental instrumental
atmosphere. "The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing" (what a song title!)
has hard rock guitar at its finest. "Can't Slow Down," the first song on
this release with vocals, has the typical 1980s/1990s hard rock sound, and the
vocals have a somewhat psychedelic touch. "Headless" has some "unusual"
vocal techniques, and its vocals and music definitely can relate to Frank Zappa.
"Strange," the next vocal accompanied song, has a funky touch, and
definitely sounds like a song easily done by Prince; a very impressive song.
The next songs with vocals is the smooth "I Believe," a laid-back song,
mellow, and its guitars can be compared to Metallica's slow ballad-type songs.
"One Big Rush" is the typical Satriani instrumental, where "Big Bad
Moon" is a great heavy metal rocker, with vocals. "The Feeling" is
a short accoustic guitar instrumental, with some fast guitar picking, as heard
on short instrumentals of the like by such bands as Bon Jovi and Van Halen.
"The Phone Call" has a nostalgic boogie-woogie feel, as heard by such
bands as Savoy Brown and Foghat. "Day At The Beach (New Rays From An
Ancient Sun)" is a very pleasant instrumental, where "Back To Shalla-Bal"
is another great typical Satriani rocking instrumental. "Ride," on the
other hand, is a great rocker, compared to the style of ZZ Top, both musically
and vocally. The short instrumental "The Forgotten (Part One)" could
easily be used for radio & TV bridge music for newscasts and/or commercial
backgrounds. "The Forgotten (Part Two)" returns Satriani's unique and
excellent instrumental guitar works he is famous for.
The sbort instrumental "The Bells Of Lal (Part One)" is experimental,
where its Part Two is another typical Satriani instrumetal rocker, with
a funky beat. The closing number, is a great, pleasant sounding song to end
the album, "Into The Light."
As mentione before, the blend of instrumentals and vocals works well on
Flying In A Blue Dream. It's another well-done album by the guitar genius
Joe Satriani, and worth checking out.
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