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GMC Forum _ Bands and Guitarists _ Best Satch Album

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 12 2011, 09:41 AM

Check out Zsolt's new lesson, "http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Surfing-With-Satriani/", and then post a reply to today's topic. Which is your favorite Satriani Album? ...and why?

PS Mine is Crystal Planet! I am blown away by the compositions and the different atmospheres on that one

Posted by: Sickz666 Feb 12 2011, 09:57 AM

The Extremist.
Just too much goodness for one album right there.
On the other hand , i love many satch albums.
The Extremist , Surfing , crystal planet , flying in... and super colossal is easily my favorite satch records , and some of my favorite instrumental records too.

Posted by: Zsolt Galambos Feb 12 2011, 02:09 PM

Flying for me. I remember when I first heard Flying in a Blue Dream, I decided to become a solo guitarist.

Posted by: Ben Higgins Feb 12 2011, 03:05 PM

Surfing because it's the only Satch album which is 'perfect' from beginning to end ! Had hell of an impact on me when I first heard it.. the strange melodies stood out the most, which is quite something for a guitarist !

Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Feb 12 2011, 03:32 PM

for me it is Is there love in space?

Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 12 2011, 08:22 PM

Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards. I love the atmosphere on the new album, And its the perfect example of simplicity, yet brilliance.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 12 2011, 08:26 PM

Surfing with the alien!!!

Posted by: thefireball Feb 13 2011, 12:51 AM

Hard to say since I've only been a real fan for a short while.

Posted by: JVM Feb 13 2011, 08:09 PM

My two favorites are the self titled and is there love in space?

I also really dig live at san fran.

Posted by: aiki boy Feb 14 2011, 06:57 PM

I can't say any one album as I've been a Satch fan for a long time. I remember reading an interview with Satch and he was talking about his inspiration for the the Forgotton part II on Flying in a Blue Dream. He said he was watching T.V. at about 3:00 in the morning when one the those charity commercials for feeding the starving children came on. He watched the sadness expressed in the faces of the children and he wrote it right then. In my mind, nobody is able to to convey such raw emotion experienced in real life with musical composition at the level Satriani does. He is the master in that area.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Feb 26 2011, 01:49 AM

I found out about Satriani through Engines of Creation, so that album is bound in memories for me, but Surfing with the Alien is legendary.