Fripp wasnt my cup of tea but you have to admire him as a musician.

Steve had a cold poor lad looked quite unwell but it didnt seem to stop him kicking some serious behind!... I must admit the rendion he did of "For The Love of God" with the Keyboard introduction by Tony McAlpine was one of the highlights of the night.. Whispering a Prayer brought a tear to my eye (first band live thats ever done that).

Joe well joe's Tone & Performance were flawless.. as said he playes some amazing classics and the new album material went down fantastic. highlight for me was when Joe used the older "white" JS to play Always with me always with you.. fantastic.

Allround amazing night.

I have to say joe satriani is the best guitarist who ever walked on this eart, and for me this gig proved it. it was my first time i saw joe live and i hope not my last. it was the best time of my life, I so hope that joe will come back to england again. I really hope you do

Dave.

Yet again joe, you're the man

Lets just say i've seen you a couple of times now and you and the guys never fail to deliver the goods.Also, absolutely fantastic the way you stopped outside the Appollo at the end of the show to sign autographs for every single person who waited for you, Keep up the good work. One thing though, please, please ,please don't leave it so long next time visiting manchester we all luv ya!!!

Testas

WOW does not even describe this gig!!

This was the fourth time I have seen Joe (each time was at this venue) & I keep thinking he can't top the last time but yet again it ROCKED!

As usual the actual playing & executing of the music was beyond excellent so I wont go into detail on that!...What stood out for me this time was the AMAZING GUITAR TONE which fit so well into the overall sound of the band, yes BAND being the appropriate word here as Joe is a guitarist who cares what each other member is playing and all members complement each other superbly. It aint just a guy widdling around on a guitar with some backing musicians playing some monotonous rhythm just to keep the timing. I especially noticed this during 'Big Bad Moon' which not only had a heavy yet clear tone to it, BUT also Joe seemed a lot more confident in his singing ability than in previous gigs I've seen.

THIS date surely can't be topped in terms of all round quality next time, especially if Stu Hamm is going to be there slapping away happily complementing Joe's style :)

I've been very fortunate this year in the gigs I've been to (Steve Vai, Dream Theater & Pearl Jam) as all of them have been of a very high standard. The most memorable as always is Joe Satriani as I've been inspired so much by his guitar playing over the years & I always seem to find something new to improve the way I play, NOT so that I can be a carbon copy of him but so that I can try to take my own syle to greater heights...This time it's a quest for a KILLER TONE!!

Matt Williams (aka Replicant)

The show was excellent, and I was close enough to study Joe and Stu's fingerwork which is stunning. my (bassist)friend I was with ended up with a set of bass strings signed by Stu after the girl next to me caught them and donated them to him (thanks,,, he was really made up).

The speaker on the right hand side was faulty ( Kept going off ) but the band didn't seem to notice. I wanted to take a photo but 'security' warned me not to.

Most enjoyable.

What can I say ? Stunning, superb, supeme, wonderful, marvellous ... you get the gist. If there were a key signature to describe the show it would have to be something like "Ace Beautiful Minor/Major Augmented".

The band came on (minus Joe) and started playing .. then .. the unmistakable sound of Joe (but not in sight). Joe appears from stage left - crowd applauds.

Whole band played brilliantly (as usual), Joe seemed to have grown in ability and confidence - he really seemed to enjoy himself.

The audience seemed to be a complete cross-section, 12 year olds to 70-somethings. I suspect it is the shear quality of Joe's music that accounts for this.

The lightshow was by far the best I've seen Joe put on so far.

Stu did the usual superb solo - I love the way he brings a sense of humour to things.

Jeff was smiling a lot and Eric was holding his own.

Joe signed autographs after the show - he is really a pleasant guy - I think he exudes communication as much as a person as he does in his music.

He signed my daughter's Flat Eric (the little yellow furry guy in the Levi adds) on the right foot (the left foot having already gone to Steve Vai).

A wonderful night - too bad it's going to be a while before he's here again.

Next time I'm going to ALL of the gigs.

Hey Joe, Thanks.

Cheers

Ged

Excellent gig! This was the fifth time I've been to see Joe and this was one of the best performances. All of the favourites were played - Ice 9, Always..., Crush of Love, Satch Boogie etc. The only downside is the lack of new material played at the gig. Devils Slide, Borg Sex, Clouds... and Until we say Goodbye were awesome performances, but there was no Champagne or Flavour Crystal 7. Anyway i'm not complaining as I got to meet Joe after the gig and got his Autograph.

Truly Amazing.

As a disabled Dad in a wheelchair I came along with my young son to a show of stunning performances by Joe and Stu...How Stu does the Bass solo routines one can only imagine, whilst Joe's playing was sheer melodic perfection. We came prepared with an inflatable Alien (with a set of sunglasses and glowsticks) to pun the Surfin with the Alien theme.... An excellent night was then made magical when an excellent team of Security personal brought Joe over to meet my son, Joe is a nice guy he took time to chat and signed the Alien and a few other things we had, even had a few photographs taken with us....Once again the security guy was great he took the pics....We met all band members and have to say that they are a great crowd, with great sense of humours who seem to understand the need for the fans to interact with the Band which will definetly ensure that my son's jaw drop will change into a weeks Barrage of Non-Stop Turbo Talk to any and evryone.... We done guys and thanks to all including the security Team....

Mike and Aaron Hodkinson Sian_6@hotmail.com

Not the best Satch gig I've been to (and this gig was about my fifth gig since the Extremist Tour). Todate, the best gig was the Crystal Planet/G3 tour which was fantastic - though a good deal shorter than tonite's set.

We got a great selection of material, but to my ears, some of the subtlety in the music got lost as the tone of Joe's guitar wasn't always as pleasant as it can be. (I'm not a musician or guitarist, so I don't know how to describe this properly - sorry) Had a much better view this time than the last 2 ocasions (which were at Wembley Arena) and was pleased that the sampled stuff didn't encroach too much on the overall sound.

The new songs sounded great live, and the older stuff sounded as good as ever. Jeff and Stu were fantastic as ever. That being said, not sure I'm going to get a ticket for the Wednesday show at Shepherds Bush. I'll see how I feel on the day.

Would love to have a setlist, but my ability to memorise the names of songs without vocals is pathetic.

Joe, i am the french guy that'll come all the way from Nice to come and see you !! (saw Stevie V in march, awesome venue!) I wonder how u're gonna play "Attack" without having the audience tearing apart the Apollo, without mentioning " Untill we say Goodbye".

Any Chance of hearing "Forgotten part 2" ??? Ps: how do i register for the draw of the backstage pass

A bientot Pierre-Jean

I really can't wait for this, it will be my 3rd Satch gig and they all seem to get better. I,ve even managed to convert my girlfriend (she is into Steps or should that be PESTS!!!!!). Anyway hope you play some oldies as well as the fantastic new stuff.

P.S. I'll be the bald guy in the third row, throw any unwanted (chrome) guitars towards me!!!!!!!!!!!

ok ok, so the concert hasnt even happened yet and im already rating it 10/10 what can i say..... I keep checking out the reviews and photos and its looking good... Hope to win the backstage pass..... hint hint...he he he

Well signing out... summersong