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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-11-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Instrumental Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.satriani.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Joe Satriani Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Shockwave Supernova Label : Sony Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Sound: "Shockwave Supernova" is, perhaps ║ │
│║ unbelievably, the 15th studio album by proven ║ │
│║ guitar god Joe Satriani. It shouldn't be ║ │
│║ understated by how much his playing style has ║ │
│║ influenced all forms of guitar heavy rock, and ║ │
│║ his trademark style of vibrant, characterful, ║ │
│║ bluesy playing still has much of its life left. ║ │
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│║ This album in particular, feels somewhat more ║ │
│║ special than most of his recent efforts. Having ║ │
│║ a crew of musicians who in their own right are ║ │
│║ all accomplished (and famous for it) at their ║ │
│║ roles, Satch drives us through a dreamlike realm ║ │
│║ of intuitive musical expression, one that ║ │
│║ reflects the man himself as much as it conjures ║ │
│║ up its own scenarios. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ The aforementioned band members: the ║ │
│║ Satchsquatch himself, obviously, but on bass, ║ │
│║ the grooving, detailed pulse of Bryan Beller, on ║ │
│║ drums, the grounded and flexible rhythmics of ║ │
│║ Marco Minneman and last, on keys, multi- ║ │
│║ instrumentalist crazymanbloke Mike Keneally. ║ │
│║ Combined together, they bring real character to ║ │
│║ Satch's artistry, bringing the tightest rhythm ║ │
│║ section imaginable together with the more left- ║ │
│║ of-field backdrop of Keneally's keys, topped off ║ │
│║ with the joyful noodlings of pure Satch. ║ │
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│║ This feels like slightly newer territory for ║ │
│║ Satriani, something that his more recent albums ║ │
│║ needed to do delve into a bit more. Little ║ │
│║ details such as the synth tones, various "in ║ │
│║ vogue" modes and scales and an appreciation for ║ │
│║ genre fusion that offers a weighty but diverse ║ │
│║ collection of tracks. ║ │
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│║ Perhaps the most indicative track of this ║ │
│║ summation is "On Peregrine Wings," an ║ │
│║ astoundingly moving piece characterized by its ║ │
│║ dorian leanings and the most emotive interval ║ │
│║ ever (said without regret) of its opening ║ │
│║ chords. We move through the cloud cover seeing ║ │
│║ patches of the land beneath us but with our ║ │
│║ target dead in sight, the journey escalating ║ │
│║ every moment. ║ │
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│║ A good portion of these tracks follow in a ║ │
│║ similarly picturesque vein, "Lost in a Memory" ║ │
│║ for instance, which elevates its scope a few ║ │
│║ thousand miles higher in the air, and "Goodbye ║ │
│║ Supernova" which adds a formless quality to the ║ │
│║ mix thanks to its difficult time signature. ║ │
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│║ Some songs blend more familiar territory ║ │
│║ together in interesting ways. "San Francisco ║ │
│║ Blue" feels like "progressive blues" in a sense, ║ │
│║ somehow really hitting the hammer on the minor ║ │
│║ key aspect of the blues feel while keeping the ║ │
│║ mood floaty, positive and enjoyable. ║ │
│║ "Cataclysmic" is a vast combined effort of riff ║ │
│║ and atmosphere that feels like it should be ║ │
│║ heavier, but still delivers never-the-less. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ And Satch himself still hasn't lost his touch, ║ │
│║ even after a near 30 years of album releases. ║ │
│║ His familiar phrasing, vibrato pyrotechnics and ║ │
│║ rhythmically bursty style of playing gives much ║ │
│║ more character to the base tracks than they'd ║ │
│║ otherwise have. ║ │
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│║ Some criticisms: there's still an air of the ║ │
│║ '80s being flown around some of the songs, often ║ │
│║ times these feel like revisits to past ║ │
│║ familiarity rather than new ideas. It dampens ║ │
│║ some of the tracks in their likability. This is ║ │
│║ also a fairly long album: 15 tracks of over an ║ │
│║ hours worth of instrumental rock, there's a lot ║ │
│║ to like but the odd filler does come around as ║ │
│║ well, examples being "In My Pocket" and ║ │
│║ "Scarborough Stomp." Still, this is shaping up ║ │
│║ to be a very lovingly crafted piece of soul from ║ │
│║ Satch. // 8 ║ │
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│║ Lyrics: As this album is entirely instrumental ║ │
│║ in nature, there's no vocal performance to ║ │
│║ comment on as such, but it's easy to posit that ║ │
│║ the guitar does all the talking. The control ║ │
│║ that Satriani has over the guitar is undeniable ║ │
│║ and instinctive, to a scary level. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ He knows exactly what to play, how it's meant to ║ │
│║ sound and with what minor detail of phrasing to ║ │
│║ express his will. To be cliche, his instrument ║ │
│║ really is just an extension of his physical ║ │
│║ body. // 8 ║ │
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│║ Overall Impression: While perhaps not as whacky ║ │
│║ as like Steve Vai or as classically indulgent as ║ │
│║ other '80s-centric guitarists, Satch remains ║ │
│║ expressive and eloquent in his playing, knowing ║ │
│║ exactly how to make the most of his backing band ║ │
│║ and bring life out the fretboard. ║ │
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│║ Songs to look out for: "Lost in a Memory," "On ║ │
│║ Peregrine Wings," "Cataclysmic," "Keep on ║ │
│║ Movin'," "Stars Race Across the Sky," "Goodbye ║ │
│║ Supernova." ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Shockwave Supernova [03:53] │
│ 02 - Lost In A Memory [04:16] │
│ 03 - Crazy Joey [03:40] │
│ 04 - In My Pocket [04:16] │
│ 05 - On Peregrine Wings [05:26] │
│ 06 - Cataclysmic [05:06] │
│ 07 - San Francisco Blue [03:22] │
│ 08 - Keep On Movin' [04:26] │
│ 09 - All Of My Life [04:06] │
│ 10 - A Phase I'm Going Through [04:03] │
│ 11 - Scarborough Stomp [04:04] │
│ 12 - Butterfly And Zebra [01:48] │
│ 13 - If There Is No Heaven [05:11] │
│ 14 - Stars Race Across The Sky [04:48] │
│ 15 - Goodbye Supernova [05:48] │
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│ Total Length : [64:13 minn │
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