Hello- I listen to metallica to cannibal corpse. i have seen them both in concert also as well as pretty much any other band u can name. But the E.o.C Concert was proably the must influencial concert i ever went to. It inspired me to practice and become a better guitarist.

-Brock Berryhill (Guitarist of MindScar)

My first concert was Pink Floyd on their Animals/Wish You Were Here tour in 1976. I’ve been to 100’s of shows since, but never saw one better, until I saw Joe & the gang on Thursday. What can I say? Everything that’s already been said about this tour is true! I just can’t quit rockin’. It’s Monday, but in my mind, I’m still at the show, which was last Thursday.

Debbie, my wife, came with me, and Jeff, my best friend, tagged along with his brother, Tracy. Neither my wife nor my friend had heard of Joe or his music before. They were truly floored. My wife was impressed with the type of crowd that was there, as was I. All ages, all types, all gettin’ into it. We were also impressed with how personable, and humble, Joe is.

The show started promptly @ 9:00 PM and ended @ 12:15. 3 hours of jammin’ w/a 15 minute intermission. Many of the songs were my personal favorites (Time, Raspberry Jam Delta-V, Cool #9, etc.). Stu’s solo included excerpts from Foggy Mountain Breakdown and The Beatles’ “I Want You”. Really cool solo, Stu!

The sound was AWESOME! You could feel the Bass and Drums pounding in you lower extremities on several songs. The clarity of Joe’s guitar work was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If you have anyway to get to this show, then do whatever it takes to get there.

Joe, you have a special God-given ability. The perfect mix of musicianship, composition, virtuosity, and just outright jammin’ ability. While there are many good guitar players in their own right, you are the best of the best.

I’m sorry for the late post, but I couldn’t do anything ‘til today due to my web access being down since Friday (thanks to the Love bug virus).

There's not much that can be said about Joe and this tour that already hasn't already been said. What I witnessed last night in Orlando was a true Musican, guitarist, songwriter, entertainer and all around good guy. Joe was fantastic. This is the 3rd and the best show I've seen of Joe's. He played something from every albulm except Time Machine (I think). He played 4 songs off the new one (Devil's Slide, Borg Sex, Until we say Goodbye, CRATS. But what was best about the show was the older tunes such as Friends, One Big Rush(two of my personal favs), Circles, etc.. But like on the Cystal Planet tour, the song I thought stole the show was Raspberry Jam Delta -V. The albulm cut of this song is ok(probably my 6th favorite song on C.P), but live, this song absolutely kicks a???. Any future live albulm must include this one. But what amazed me the most about Joe was this, Joe plays for 3 hours, 30 songs, and maybe only once did I hear him hit a wrong note. I find that unbelieveable. The accuracy, the speed, the feeling he has and he made it all look totally effortless. I told all of my friends that if Tyra Banks, Halle Berry, Pamela Anderson, and Elle MacPhearson all showed up at my door at 6:00pm on May 4, 2000 and said we want to spend the next 6 hours with you and we will do anything you please, but this would be your only chance, I would say "Sorry girls, I have other plans. I have a Joe Satiani concert to go to. But if yor can help me get backstage you can tag along." Joe you are great. Whenever I'm feeling down I know I can put a Joe Satriani CD on and feel better. Joe Satriani is an inspiration(sp?), a hero and a god to me. Joe your the best! Don't miss this show. Anyone! I am thinking about going over to Tampa Monday for his show over there.

Tracy Phelps

Joe was his usual awesome self, but what made this his best show (in my opinion) of the four that I have seen was that he played something from just about every album. A number of tunes that I have never heard done live.

Some of what I can remember (in album order - the only mechanism that seems to work for me at the moment);

Rubina (the closing tune of the show,)

Surfin' with the Alien, Ice 9, Always with You, Always with Me, Satch Boogy, Circles,

Crush of Love (I think that's the name. From Dreaming #11),

Flying in a Blue Dream, Mystical Potatoe Head Groove Thing, One Big Rush, Bid Bad Moon,

Friends, Extremist, Summer Song,

Cool No. 9, Down, Down, Down,

Crystal Planet, Love Thing, Rasberry Jam Delta, Ceremony, Train of Angels, Time (opened with this),

Devil's Slide, Borg Sex, Until We Say Goodbye, One other track from 'Engines'.

There are probably others that escape me at the moment. I don't yet have Time Machine, so I unfamiliar with those tunes.

The new rhythm/keyboard player, Eric Caudieux, added the presence necessary to make a number of these tunes really work live.

The show, including a 15 minute break and a couple of encores was about three hours long. No opening act, just all Joe and the group.

I stayed away from the beer, and was able to remember much more than I did from the Crystal Planets show at HOB Orlando.

All in all, a memorable night.

Don

I haven't seen Joe since Brixton 93 in the UK.

Took my 16 year old son to see a guitar "god" and joe did not disappoint.He played a brilliant set featuring every goodie you could imagine. Surprisingly he only played one track from the new album the brillaint "borg Sex". I had hoped he would pay "Attack" my son believes there is no guitar on that track.

We were treated to almost 3 hours of the 'satch man' my personal favorite was 'love song' from crystal planet. Stu Hamm almost stole the show with an entertaining bass solo.

Satriani did not play one bum note and solidified himself as a true entertainer. Not through words/wisecracks or special effects but by pure musicianship a perfect lesson for all those techno junkies and hip hop wanna be's who let machines do the work. Pure body and soul and skills beyond mortal imagination allowed Satriani to craft together a collosal gallery of work into an entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable set.