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About This Track
Surfing with the Alien is the first track from the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. The song was considered the 30th greatest guitar solo ever by Guitar World Magazine readers. It also is Downloadable Content from the Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack for the popular game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and is also available as downloadable content for the rhythm game Rock Band 2.
The entire track is fast and complex, accompanying extremely fast high pitch tapping techniques, and it is his most famous piece.
In 1989 it was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Joe Satriani made the melody one morning when he went to record. He plugged a wah-wah pedal and a Tubedriver into his 100-watt Marshall and he decided to use a Eventide 949s. The song was recorded in about half an hour but the Eventide broke down and they couldn’t recreate the original effect. They decided to leave the original version and make another one. It still went on to became his most famous song.
The entire track is fast and complex, accompanying extremely fast high pitch tapping techniques, and it is his most famous piece.
In 1989 it was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Joe Satriani made the melody one morning when he went to record. He plugged a wah-wah pedal and a Tubedriver into his 100-watt Marshall and he decided to use a Eventide 949s. The song was recorded in about half an hour but the Eventide broke down and they couldn’t recreate the original effect. They decided to leave the original version and make another one. It still went on to became his most famous song.
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Surfing With The Alien
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Shouts
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dadmompawlyk wrote:
Thats the way its done surfing on the sound classic
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ratman418 wrote:
I don't think there are many guitar instrumentals that come close to this!! WOW!
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lammasabacthani wrote:
&
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Thee Master!
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licoricepizza wrote:
i played this to death when it came out.
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T0Rtur3 wrote:
First Satch song I heard in '94, been a fan ever since.
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Luftkutscher wrote:
Yeah - classic - love that!
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method81 wrote:
Absoloute classic,waaahhhhhhhh!
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GhostY1337 wrote:
this song is so great, one of the catchiest leads every :)
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WhatsMedicalMJ wrote:
Hang 10
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rigelthe16th wrote:
Love this man's guitar playin' ;)
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GLOBALAVENGER wrote:
Satriani cloned Vai
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jwk333 wrote:
im fucking jealous to the one below me
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TheAlmightyNuke wrote:
Seeing him live next weekend!
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Alejo_Valdez wrote:
kapitalne!
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Sithappyface wrote:
Just love it. Smokin hot
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ScottPierson wrote:
Surfing with the Alien has become my favorite Guitar track.
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shabulia wrote:
This is such a classic example of awesome 80'//90's style guitar rock. Love it!
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RinKam wrote:
he rules
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pilipilipi wrote:
\m/ !
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