Marching to Mars
The Elephants of Mars is the 19th studio album by guitar legend Joe Satriani. It’s a diverse mix of instrumentals that takes Satch to places he’s never explored before. Each track is like a cinematic soundtrack to multiple genres of cinema. Sometimes you’re engaged in a drama, other times it’s action-adventure, and on a few occasions a sci-fi affair. I had the chance to speak with Joe Satriani ahead of the album’s release.
Highlights Include
- Discussion of his new album The Elephants of Mars
- The stories behind the instrumentals
- Growing up in New York and the music scene then
- After 19 albums, has Satch ever duplicated himself?
- Is guitar-based music dead?
- How new guitar players aren’t getting the support he did coming up
- His canvas and guitar artwork
- Touring plans
- What Satch thinks about Steve Vai’s Hydra guitar
- The scrapped Satriani vocal based album
- … and much, much more!
Joe Satrinai Backing Band
Kenny Aronoff – Drums
Bryan Beller – Bass
Rai Thistlethwayte – Keyboards
Eric Caudieux – Keyboards
Ned Evett – Spoken Word
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