The concert was pretty cool except for what everybody else has already said (stupid drunkards, under 21 crowd getting shafted, poor acoustics). Regardless though, it is an honor to watch Joe Satriani doing what he loves to do and that is play the guitar unlike anyone else. Thank you for coming to Portland and giving us Oregonians the honor of watching you play. My favorite songs of the night were Oriental Melody, Flying in a Blue Dream, and Devil's Slide.

To whomever reads this, Jesus came into the world not to condemn it, but to save those in it who put their trust in him and the self-less sacrifice of his death on a cross to take our place and die the death we deserve for our guilt. He is a true hero and friend. You need to decide for yourself.

Great show! I've been a fan of Joe's since about '87, but this was the first time I've seen him and his band live. They certainly did not disappoint. Ned Evett was pretty cool too... and funny (take that Kenny G)! Good choice for an opening act.

However (and I know others have already said this, but I feel it's worth repeating) the Roseland needs to re-think how they handle the under 21 crowd. I felt sorry for all those people (many of whom were obviously well beyond the legal drinking age and must've either forgotten their ID's or brought their sons/daughters/etc. with them to see Joe) squirreled away on the far side of floor as if they were a bunch of second class citizens who'd only paid for the cheap seats. Most uncool.

Other than that, though, a really terrific show. And lucky me... I've got tickets to see them again when they swing through Denver!

The show was excellent. I had a great time. This show was far better than the last time he played at the crystal yet that was a great show also. Keep up the good work Joe.

Thanks

The show was great - Joe at his best. The sound at the venue was terrible as usual. The Roseland is known for too much sound reinforcement that isn't handled well resulting in lots of noise with the music. I've seen Joe in Portland now three times, twice at the Roseland and once with G3 at the Showboat a small outdoor venue. Joe is much better outside than at the Roseland.

We took a couple of friends to the show who had not seen Satch before and while they don't generally listen to his music they were very impressed by his performance on the fret board.

Show featued an opening act - solo dud playing a fretless guitar - forgot his name. While the guitar playing was interesting, he should leave the microphone at home. His singing ruined his act. Do what you do well and leave the other stuff to other people.

Crowd was unusual. Were were back towards the mixing deck and there was this one guy who couldn't seem to get the hint to leave this one poor lady alone. He would lay his head on her back, shoulder and even once put her poney tails in his mouth - wow - out there. She finally handled it agressively enough, grabbed him by the throat and sent him reeling across the floor into me and several other people. I got tired of standing next to the guy keeping him away from my wife, I was waiting for the big guy with the beard to deck him when he touched his partner. There was also one biker dude who was having a hard time not picking fights, nice to see him leave - hay that's rock and roll for you.