by Joe Satriani
“Killer Bee Bop,” 165
Knapf, Bill, 49
Kobrin, Barry, 88
Kozlowski, Jim, 111–112
Kraftwerk, 62
L
LaCarrubba, Manny, 219
LaLonde, Larry, 24, 25
Lancaster, Paul, 11
Larson, Jim, 23–24, 51
“The Last Jam,” 77
lead guitar lessons, 25–26
“Learning to Fall,” 231
Led Zeppelin, 143
Lee, Tommy, 226
Lefferts, Leff, 219
Leonardo da Vinci, 272
“Lies and Truths,” 273
“Lifestyle,” 199–200, 202
Likewise Productions, 44, 52, 199
listening, to finished recordings, 79–80
“Littleworth Lane,” 242–243
Live in San Francisco, 189
live performances, expressiveness in, 271
live versions, studio versions vs., 271–272
Llewellyn, Michael, 157
LoBue, Charles, 71
“Look My Way,” 165
“Lords of Karma,” 94–95, 97, 108
“Love Thing,” 179
“Love Walks In,” 236
Lucas, George, 231
“Luminous Flesh Giants,” 165
M
“Machine Gun,” 49
“Made of Tears,” 205–206
Maher, Pete, 10
Manning, Mike, 199, 214
May, Brian, 1–2
“The Meaning of Love,” 205–206
melodies, 58, 178–179, 197
Chickenfoot I, 232
Chickenfoot III, 255
Crystal Planet, 178–179
Engines of Creation, 187, 188
feedback within, 18–19
Flying in a Blue Dream, 125
Is There Love in Space?, 197, 199
Joe Satriani LP, 163, 165
limiters for, 74
Not of This Earth, 76
Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, 223–224
in Satriani’s music, 58
of the Squares, 35
Strange Beautiful Music, 193
“Summer Song,” 147, 149
Super Colossal, 208–210
Surfing with the Alien, 91, 93, 94, 99, 101, 104
“Memories,” 66, 68
metal, 29, 30, 86
Michuoacan, 9
microphones, 75. see also gear
“Midnight,” 97, 105
Miller, Steve, 199, 200
Milton, Andy
“Happy Birthday” recording, 44, 45
in The Squares, 27–30, 34, 38, 39
“Mind Storm,” 196
mixing
anxiety with, 105–106
Crystal Planet, 172, 179–180
Engines of Creation, 183
The Extremist, 139, 148–149, 154
Is There Love in Space?, 201–202
Joe Satriani EP, 53
Joe Satriani LP, 165–167
Not of This Earth, 77–79
Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, 223
by sections, 53
The Squares, 30, 32
Strange Beautiful Music, 195–196
“Summer Song,” 148–149
Surfing with the Alien, 107–109
Money, Eddie, 39
Montreux Jazz Fest, 250–251
“Moroccan Sunset,” 165, 168
Mos Def, 216
“Motorcycle Driver,” 141
Mover, Jonathan, 116, 117
MTV/AllMusicGuide.com, 213
Muller, Steve, 10
music
feel in, 26, 28–29, 162
other people’s, 17
personality coming through in, 18
soul in, 221
soul’s need for, 115
musical discipline, 20–21
musicians
at Bearsville, 132–135
music filtered through, 18
Musicland, 1
music theory, 16–18
“Musterion,” 223
“My Kinda Girl,” 235
“The Mystical Potato Head Groove
Thing,” 125–126, 129, 130
N
“New Blues,” 131, 137, 140, 150–151
New Romantic era, 63
New Wave, 29, 30, 63, 86
NOTE
promo shot for, 59
recording drums for, 65–66
Not of This Earth, 53, 57–80
gear for, 70–75, 275
pressing and distribution deal for, 83–87
O
Ocean Way Studios, 141
“Oh Yeah,” 252
Olympics music committee, 112–113
“One Big Rush,” 128, 130
“One Robot’s dream,” 205–206
“Oriental Melody,” 193–193, 195
other people’s music, 17
“Out of the Sunrise,” 216
P
pairing guitars, 198
Paul (apostle), 213–214
“Pavane” (Gabriel Fauré), 210
Pearlman, Sandy, 106
personality, coming through in music, 18
Phillips, Simon
at Bearsville, 131–132, 134, 135
and Super Colossal, 206
“A Piece of Liquid,” 174
pitch axis style, 95
pitch axis theory, 75–76
The Plant, 176, 177, 194, 199–201, 214, 215
the Police, 32
“The Power Cosmic,” 116–117
“The Power Cosmic 2000—Part I,” 188
“The Power Cosmic 2000—Part II,” 187–188
practice, 25, 33, 34
Premier Guitar magazine, 181
Prince, 127
professional career, start of, 20–21
“Professor Satchafunkilus,” 216–217
Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, 213–224, 279
Pro Tools, 191–192, 194, 201, 206, 219
punching in and out, 68–69
“Pycho Monkey,” 174
“Pyrrhic Victoria,” 243
R
Rachtman, Riki, 154
“Raspberry Jam Delta-V,” 179
Real Guitars, 253
record company (author’s)
The Joe Satriani EP, 44–55
and Not of This Earth release, 83
starting, 41–44
record deals, 84
recording(s). see also individual recordings
band-feel, 241–242
demo tapes vs., 36
listening to finished, 79–80
with Pro Tools, 191–192
Satriani’s studio recording approach, 124
of solos, 246
of the Squares, 35–37, 44–45
of Steve Vai, 41–42, 60
recording engineer(s). see also specific individuals
reputation-building by, 36
Satriani’s work with, 102
“Redshift Riders,” 206–209
Reel Satriani, 167
Relativity Records, 87–89, 106, 109, 128, 156, 157, 168
Resnicoff, Matt, 157
“Revelation,” 223
rhythm guitar(s), 237
Kenny Aronoff on, 260
Chickenfoot III, 260
Crystal Planet, 179
The Extremist, 145, 149–151
Flying in a Blue Dream, 120
Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, 221
Satriani’s expertise with, 237
Surfing with the Alien, 94, 95, 97, 103
rhythm guitar parts, 58
rhythms
Chickenfoot III, 255, 260
Engines of Creation, 186–187
The Extremist, 145, 149
Surfing with the Alien, 98
rhythm section
at Bearsville, 133
“Circles,” 94
communication among, 176
> Crystal Planet, 176, 178
The Extremist, 147–149
Joe Satriani LP, 166–167
live, 131
Not of This Earth, 76
in Satriani’s music, 58
Surfing with the Alien, 94, 103
rhythm tracks
eye contact during, 207
Not of This Earth, 63, 67
Super Colossal, 207
Surfing with the Alien, 101, 102
Riccio, John, 9, 71
Richards, Keith
as “feel” player, 162
riffs and solos of, 95
rock-band model, classic, 57–58
Rodgers, Paul, 1
Rolling Stones, 5, 113, 114, 141
“Rubina,” 64
Rubina Records, 83
“Rubina’s Blue Sky Happiness,” 131, 137, 140
S
San Francisco Chronicle, 225
Santana, Carlos, 155
“Satch Boogie,” 88, 89, 96, 99, 120, 130
Satchurated (3-D movie), 257
Satriani, Carol, 3
Satriani, John, 4, 19–20, 122, 238, 607
Satriani, Katherine, 3–4, 6–7, 19–20, 240, 242, 243
Satriani, Marian, 6
Satriani, Rubina, 83, 86, 94, 122–123, 126, 138, 143, 174
Satriani, ZZ, 174, 198, 216–217
Sausalito Audio, 219
Say Anything, 127
“Searching,” 198, 200–202
Second Hand Guitars, 23–24, 71
“Sexy Little Thing,” 2, 231, 232
Sheehan, Neil, 26–27, 29–30
“Shine On American Dreamer,” 266–267
Sides, Allan, 141
Silver Surfer, 111–112
Sinatra, Frank, 125
The Site, 165–167
“Sittin’ ‘Round,” 165
Skolnick, Alex, 24, 26
Skrimstead, Nunu, 122
Skywalker Sound, 219, 228, 231, 234, 237, 242, 244, 248, 259, 268
“Sleepwalk,” 196
“Slow and Easy,” 186
“Slow Down Blues,” 165
“S.M.F.”, 163, 165
Smith, Bongo Bob, 93, 94, 97–101, 107
Smith, Chad, 225–226
Chickenfoot I, 225–226, 228, 230, 231, 233–236, 239–240
Chickenfoot III, 249, 254, 255, 258–261
“Soap on a Rope,” 252
“Solitude,” 243
solos, 58, 92
“Andalusia,” 221–222
Chickenfoot I, 237
Chickenfoot III, 254
Crystal Planet, 173
“Echo,” 92
Engines of Creation, 187, 188
feedback within, 18–19
Flying in a Blue Dream, 129, 130
in G2 shows, 171
Is There Love in Space?, 197, 199
Joe Satriani LP, 163, 165
limiters for, 74
Not of This Earth, 68–69, 76
“Professor Satchafunkilus,” 217
Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock, 217, 221–223
recording, 246
in Satriani’s music, 58
“Shine On American Dreamer,” 266–267
of the Squares, 32–34
“Summer Song,” 147
Surfing with the Alien, 92, 94, 101–104
“Something Going Wrong,” 252
Sony, 155, 168, 181, 191–192
“The Souls of Distortion,” 198
spec deals, 61
the Squares, 24
audiences’ impressions of, 31
demo tapes of, 36–39, 43
early style of, 29–30
end of, 37–39
first recordings of, 35–37
“Happy Birthday” recording by, 44–45
original members of, 27–29
origin of, 26–27
producer/sound engineer for, 30–34
reaction to Joe Satriani EP, 55
rehearsals of, 33, 34
strengths and weaknesses of members, 34–35, 38
Stapman, Randy, 50
“Starry Night,” 196
Strange Beautiful Music, 191–196, 277–278
structure of Satriani’s music, 58, 153
Studio 21, 197. see also home studio
studio versions, live versions vs., 271–272
Summers, Andy, 32
“Summer Song,” 133, 140, 141, 143–144, 146–149, 155, 265
Super Colossal, 205–212, 278
“Super Colossal,” 206–207
Surfing with the Alien
creating, 91–109
drum machines used in, 63–64
gear for, 92, 96–97, 104–105, 275
launching, 111–117
mic for, 74
most played tracks from, 130
New York showcase of, 87–89
writing songs for, 83
“Surfing with the Alien,” 83, 94, 95, 97, 119–120, 130
Susrat, 11
T
Tarsus, 10–11
Taupin, Bernie, 255
teaching guitar, 12–14, 23–26
“Tears in the Rain,” 137
technical perfection, 2, 18, 162
techno record, Engines of Creation as, 181–182
“Three and a Half Letters,” 256
“Time,” 165, 166
time code, 64–65
Time Machine, 156, 157, 276
tour(s)
Chickenfoot I, 225–240
Chickenfoot III, 207, 249–261
Experience Hendrix, 241
The Extremist, 155–156
Flying in a Blue Dream, 155
G3, 169–172, 174
with Mick Jagger, 114
of Scandinavia, 88
summer of 1975, 21
Townshend, Pete, 162
“A Train of Angels,” 174
“Trekking Song,” 231
Tristano, Lennie, 20–21
“Turnin’ Left,” 231, 252, 258
two-handed tapping, 198–199
“Always with Me, Always with You,” 94
“Bamboo,” 198
The Extremist, 150–151
Flying in a Blue Dream, 130
“Satch Boogie,” 96
U
UltimateGuitar.com, 191
Unstoppable Momentum, 263–270, 280
“Unstoppable Momentum,” 263
“Until We Say Goodbye,” 186, 189
“Up in Flames,” 198
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Vai, Steve
Bissonette brothers recommended by, 140
bizarre recordings of, 60
on bond with Satriani, 84
Flex-Able, 83–84
with Frank Zappa, 42
and G3, 169–171
in Guitar Legends, 1
on guitar lessons with Satriani, 12–14
multitrack recordings of, 41–42
musicianship of, 155
and Not of This Earth release, 83–85
on Satriani in high school, 11–12
on Satriani’s career, 111
talent of, 12–13
Valentine, Eric, 165, 166
Van Halen, 71–72, 227, 236, 251
Van Halen, 71–72
Van Halen, Eddie, 24, 71–72, 139, 251
Vega, Bobby, 59
Veysel, sik, 215
vocals
Chickenfoot I, 229, 235
Chickenfoot III, 252, 255, 258
and communication, 127
Crystal Planet, 172, 178–179
Flying in a Blue Dream, 126–128
Is There Love in Space?, 199–200
Joe Satriani EP, 43, 53
Joe Satriani LP, 162
of Frank Sinatra, 125
of The Squares, 29
“Turnin’ Left,” 258
W
Walden, Narada Michael, 98
Wally Heider Studios, 67
Walsh, Joe, 1
“War,” 137, 141,
152–153
Ward, Michael, 106–107
Westcott, Bill, 16, 75
“What Breaks a Heart,” 196
“When the Levee Breaks,” 143
Whitman, Allen, 244, 245
“Why,” 137, 140
Wimbish, Doug, 131–132, 134
“Wormhole Wizards,” 244, 247–248
Wright, Steve, 81, 83
writing approach
of Sammy Hagar, 255–256
of Satriani, 205, 263–265, 272
of the Squares, 35
Wroclaw, Poland, 271–272
Y
Young, Neil, 127
“You’re My World,” 165
“You Saved My Life,” 192–193
Z
Zappa, Frank, 42, 84
“Z.Z.’s Song,” 165, 174
ZZ Top, 199