great show Joe. It's my 4-5 time seeing you.. My only negative is nothing was played off of the SBM, Outer Space releases, or Crystal Planet.. the set list on the last tour was smoking hot with Lords of Karma (my all time fav. satch song). I would have rather heard those songs rather than ones I've already seen played 4-5 times. However Flying on this tour was the best version I've seen and heard..

Eric's set was right on.. I'm kicking myself that I skipped going to see him on his last tour. I'm an equal fan to both Joe and Eric and I hope this isn't the last time they tour together.

thanks again and I guess another G3 is next?

peace.

I've been listening to Joe's music for almost 10 years, but yesterday was the first time that I had the chance to see THE MAN, as Yngwie said, performing live. I don't need to say anything about the show: everyone that got a ticket knows that it was worth it. I just wanted to comment that, for me, it was the realization of an old dream (#11, actually) of mine. My friends back in Brazil must be green with envy right now (I just sent them some of the pictures that I took last night, hahaha!).

Thanks a lot Joe! You're not only one of the best eletric guitar players of all times, but also a true musician.

See you later in another show, ok?

As usual Joe Blows us all away I agree with the others that some songs were predictable but even then Joe will through a little different lick or nuance in the song to keep us thinking.

As I watched in AWE as i always do I noticed quite a few kids in the crowd just as spaced out as me watching the master. good to see their parents are teaching them what a good guitarist is.

It amazes me how his music takes the crowd on a ride.

See ya next time Joe

Joe was incredible as always. I loved the new CD and the performance of those new tracks was very good to see. It was even better to see that he is dedicated to the new material and supporting the new CD by playing a majority of it's tracks. I have been a die hard Joe fan since the 80's and I have been to see every one of his shows when he has ever stopped by in the Metro Detroit region.

Now I gave the overall show a 9 because I share some of the sentiments as another member, BastrdDrmr. It was great hearing the new material, but Joe has a lot of great music in between The Extremist and Super Colossal. There were no tracks played from Crystal Planet, Engines, The later self-titled Joe Satriani CD and Is the Love in Space? What gives? I was dying to hear some tracks from those CDs, the Surfing with the Alien CD has been played to death and become somewhat predicable, as has been noted.

Other than that - Joe you just rock, are the greatest performer and never cease to amaze and delight me with your skills and beautiful music.

As far as Eric Johnson goes ... The sound on his rig was a little off. Also he's a great player, but as an opener I feel he played much too long. While I enjoyed some of his performance I kept saying to myself - Is he done yet? - and then he went on that 15 minute tangent trying to solo and build up to Cliffs of Dover when it was so painfully obvious what song was coming. I kept thinking get on with it already. I can't believe he didn't play 'Righteous' either.

Thanks again for a great time Joe, please come back to our town.

WOW!!!

What an amazing night. Seeing Joe and Eric on the same night was just incredible. Joe and his band where on fire! The mixture of old songs with new was perfect. The seats where close, the sound was great, and having my Dad there along side (this is our 5th Satch concert together) made it a night I'll never forget. Having Joe at the State Theater is perfect place and size. Can't wait to he comes back to Detroit.

Thanks so much Joe for an amazing experience. See ya in Orlando!

WOW!!! This was the best Satriani show I have ever seen (been to 3 of them)!! In fact, this one is probably right at the top of my favorite concert list!! Maybe it was the fact that I was sitting in row #2, center stage, and Joe was about 5 feet in front of my face the whole time, but this show was AMAZING!!! I remember when he sarted playing Ten Words, and it seemed like the crowd was completely quiet during the whole thing, kinda like Joe had them in a trance with his music. Of course, on Crowd Chant, the crowd was completely the opposite, and it seemed like everyone in the house participated (of course, being 5 feet from Joe, I didnt really care what the rest of the crowd was doing!!) And not that Joe ever manages to play badly, but he was DEAD ON, and the band was about as tight as a band could get! Dave Larue was definitely the right choice for the new bass player, and of course Jeff was having a ball on the skins! Eric put on a great show too, though I wasnt familiar with a lot of his music.

Great seats, great theater, great city, great band, great music, and of course the GREATEST.... JOE!!!

Keep the albums coming, and I will be there for sure the next time your are in D-Town!!

Wow...

This was my 4th time seeing Joe and Friends and all I can say is wow. By far this has been the best Joe show that I've had the joy of being at. I've been to several rock shows at the State Theater and, in my experience, the audio has always been hit and miss. I'm happy to say that, for the most part, the audio was excellent :) The only noticeable exceptions were what sounded like a very brief ( < 1 second) cut-out of Joe's guitar during one of his songs (I forget which one) and Eric's mic, on a few of his songs, sounded a bit muffled.

Other than those small things, the rest of the show was great! Eric played a great set. It was my 1st time seeing him live. Highlights for me included finally hearing S.R.V. and Cliffs of Dover live. The ~5 minute intro to Cliffs was just spectacular. A minuscule 20 minutes after Eric's set was over, Joe took the stage to a chorus of cheers. I could go on for quite a while about how great Joe and the band sounded, but anyone on this site probably already knows how great Joe's live shows are. At the end of the ~2 hour set, I'd say that the majority of the new album had been played along with some old classics. I wish I could remember the set list.

As much as I loved hearing the new stuff ("One Robot's Dream" is a real stand out), I'd have to say that my favorite song of the night had to be "Always With Me, Always With You." Joe played a great rendition that just didn't want to end. The closer, "Summer Song," was also spectacular and was a great way to end the night.

Thank you Joe and Friends for an unforgettable night.

Come back to Detroit soon!
Chris