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02/12/2006
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Joe Satriani
"Flying In A Blue Dream"


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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 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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