To me that has a lovely Joe Satriani vibe to it.

OK, now I have no option but to spend my afternoon with him on in the background. There are advantages to working from home.

I saw Satriani in Orlando back in the day. Also Yngwie Malmsteen.

I still have long hair too.

No, Flying in a Blue Dream. Payback never was that smart.

I remember hearing Satriani was going to sing on that album and was really reluctant to get it. Turns out the fecker can sing too.

I always choose Joe Satriani songs when I Karaoke.

Cheers for that. I decided to double my sifting efficiency and watched https://videosift.com/video/Drone-Flight-of-the-Year to that soundtrack... they synched up like Wizard of Oz and Dark Side of the Moon... and I'm not even high! (I started the drone flight after about 50 seconds if you want to try it yourself).

Off to listen to some Joe Satriani now that I'm in the mood for real guitar.

Satriani for president

After the last one here on the sift (her covering Hendrix's Voodoo Chile), I did a YT search and found this one and others. I like her taste in music (Hendrix, SRV, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, etc.) and her skill with this instrument (Gayageum) -- follow oritteropo's advice and search for more if this was your cup of tea!

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Grace Potter, Joe Satriani, Cortez The Killer, Jammys' to 'Grace Potter, Joe Satriani, Cortez The Killer, Jammys, Neil Young, cover' - edited by lurgee

At first I'm thinking, this has to be Satriani, but it's new and I haven't heard it. Then I kept listening and the licks got more "gee whiz look what I can do, I played in the 80's!" and I knew it wasn't Joe. Then I realized who it is, and it all makes sense. Steve, rock as you do, you imitate too closely.

Cool painting technique! Very tempting.

HA! I never noticed that before! Flying.. was the first cd I ever bought so I love cranking that up. Saw him play "back to.." live once and nearly lost my mind

In reply to this comment by MilkmanDan:
I like Joe Satriani, but I hadn't ever heard this song. I have Surfing with the Alien, so I thought the description was odd. Turns out the song is from the album Flying in a Blue Dream instead which is one of the few albums of Satriani's that I don't have.

Song was good, the video was not great quality and a little meh. Still, I'll upvote for the introduction to a Joe Satriani song I had missed!

I like Joe Satriani, but I hadn't ever heard this song. I have Surfing with the Alien, so I thought the description was odd. Turns out the song is from the album Flying in a Blue Dream instead which is one of the few albums of Satriani's that I don't have.

Song was good, the video was not great quality and a little meh. Still, I'll upvote for the introduction to a Joe Satriani song I had missed!

You have been awarded 1 Power Point for fixing the embed code for Dead Pool video ColdPlay: Did They Rip off Satriani. Thank you for helping maintain VideoSift's reliability.

I have no particular attachment to lyrics. I love instrumental jazz, enjoy classical, and have been on a major kick of foreign rock lately because it's great to be able to appreciate voice as an instrument without having to understand the (frequently) trite lyrics.

Roll Tide establishes a theme and presents variations on it. It's structure is quite classical, as a lot of metal is. The issue I raise with Vai (& Satriani & Michael Angelo Batio) is that they are shredding for the sake of shredding. I don't stand opposed to shredding, but I feel that it's at its best as an interlude to a piece with harmony, melody, arc, etc.

A drum machine and two guitars is just not my idea of a good time (except for maybe Ratatat). I certainly appreciate the absolutely insane technical skill of these guys, I just often believe that they're squandering it.>> ^juliovega914:

I feel Nightwish's Crimson Tide stands to show that a song can be good listening without lyrics.
http://videosift.com/video/Nightwish-Crimson-Tide-Instrumental-Roll-Ti
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There's a difference? I still don't believe they're separate people.

My theory is that some time in the 70s, as a teenager, Joseph Steven Satrivaini had the most insane acid trip ever that actually caused him to split into two entities. Steve Vai is what would become of him if he continued as a drug user. Joe Satriani is what would become of him as a non-drug user. Turns out nothing is really affected by drug use other than physical appearance.>> ^shuac:
Someone's a Joe Satriani fan. Or Steve Vai.

Someone's a Joe Satriani fan. Or Steve Vai.