Surfing With the Alien

by Joe Satriani

Surfing With the Alien cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 October 1987
  • Label: Relativity
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:40
  • Community rating: 3.17/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Joe Satriani redefined the possibilities of instrumental rock guitar with this incredibly technical, yet surprisingly accessible, virtuoso showcase. The album blends blazing, neoclassical heavy metal shredding with highly melodic, memorable pop hooks and playful, space-themed sound effects. 'Surfing With the Alien' established the electric guitar as a legitimate lead vocal substitute, heavily influencing a generation of progressive players.

Genres

Descriptors: fusion, instrumental, technical, melodic, space, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Surfing with the Alien (4:24)
  2. Ice 9 (3:59)
  3. Crushing Day (5:14)
  4. Always with Me, Always with You (3:22)
  5. Satch Boogie (3:13)
  6. Hill of the Skull (1:48)
  7. Circles (3:26)
  8. Lords of Karma (4:48)
  9. Midnight (1:42)
  10. Echo (5:39)

Credits

  • Joe Satriani - primary artist, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, producer, written-by, arranged by
  • David Bett - art direction
  • Jim Kozlowski - cover [concept], design/illustration
  • Bongo Bob Smith - drum programming, technician [sound design], percussion
  • Jeff Campitelli - drums, percussion
  • John Cuniberti - engineer, percussion, producer
  • Bernie Grundman - mastered by, mastering
  • Jeff Kreeger - technician [pre-production programming and sound design]

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