Joe Satriani
Surfing With The Alien
The Story
"Surfing With The Alien" rocketed Joe Satriani to the top of the instrumental guitar heap in the mid-80s, as he proved equally capable of fast flights of blinding technique as well as sweet, lyrical passages. Recorded with equal parts drum programming and real drums (courtesy of Jeff Campitelli), Satriani served up his guitar and bass on a silver platter. Witness the twisted, horizon-pushing "Ice 9," the fiery solo flights on "Surfing with the Alien," the straight-ahead, slamming rhythms of "Crushing Day," and the soulful beauty of "Always with Me, Always with You". "Surfing With The Alien" remains a true instrumental guitar classic.
The Music
| 04:20 | Surfing With The Alien | Instrumental |
| 04:08 | Ice 9 | Instrumental |
| 05:16 | Crushing Day | Instrumental |
| 03:20 | Always With Me, Always With You | Instrumental |
| 03:10 | Satch Boogie | Instrumental |
| 01:46 | Hill Of The Skull | Instrumental |
| 03:27 | Circles | Instrumental |
| 04:46 | Lords Of Karma | Instrumental |
| 01:42 | Midnight | Instrumental |
| 05:38 | Echo | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Joe Satriani | Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Drum Programming, Arrangements, Production |
| Bongo Bob Smith | Drum Programming, Sound Design, Percussion |
| Jeff Campitelli | Drums, Percussion |
| John Cuniberti | Percussion, Production, Engineering |
| Jeff Kreeger | Pre-Production Programming, Sound Design |
| Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| David Bett | Art Direction |
| Jim Kozlowski | Cover Concept |
| All songs written and arranged by Joe Satriani.
Recorded and mixed at Alpha and Omega Recording and Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA. |
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