Joe Satriani/Steve Vai/Yngwie Malmsteen - G3 Live: Rockin` In The Free World

Artist:

Satriani, Joe

UPC:

827969085622

See Also:

Roth, David Lee

Description:

/Steve Vai/Yngwie Malmsteen.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Joe Satriani (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen (vocals, guitar); Tony MacAlpine (guitar, keyboards); Dave Weiner (guitar); Jocke Svalberg (keyboards); Matt Bissonette, Billy Sheehan (bass); Jeff Campitelli, Jeremy Colson, Patrick Johannson (drums).
Producers: Joe Satriani, Steve vai, Yngwie Malmsteen.
Recorded live at The Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri on October 21, 2003.
Personnel: Joe Satriani (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen (vocals, guitar); Garry Henson, Matt Bissonette (vocals); Tony MacAlpine (guitar, keyboards); Patrick Johannson, Jeff Campitelli, Jeremy Colson (drums).
Audio Mixers: Doug Nightwine; Mike Fraser.
Recording information: The Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO (10/21/2003).
Eight years after its maiden jaunt, the G3 concert series continues to celebrate six-string excess for guitar geeks across the globe. The brainchild of legend Joe Satriani, G3 showcases Satch, his accomplished former student Steve Vai, and a wildcard support act. While the series has featured axe-slingers of a bluesier sort, the 2003 tour found the neo-classical king Yngwie Malmsteen joining the fretboard fray.
ROCKIN` IN THE FREE WORLD offers an encapsulation of the tour`s highlights. Setting off the disc, Satriani and his band offer an inspiring, and, at times, subdued set. Steve Vai is aptly backed by a supergroup of sorts, featuring his power twin from the David Lee Roth band, bassist Billy Sheehan, and formidable guitarist/keyboardist Tony MacAlpine. Rounding out the string-shredding trio of acts, Yngwie displays a command of the electric guitar that remains fearsome. The requisite G3 jam unites the three guitarists in homage to Jimi Hendrix ("Voodoo Child [Slight Return]," "Little Wing") and an amped-up working of Neil Young`s "Rockin` in the Free World." Not for the faint of heart, G3 is cause for rejoicing among the massive cult of instrumental-rock guitar buffs.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Extremist, The
2. Crystal Planet
3. Always With Me, Always With You
4. Midnight
5. Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing, The
6. You`re Here
7. Reaping
8. Whispering a Prayer
9. Blitzkrieg
10. Trilogy Suite Op. 5: The First Movement
11. Red House
12. Fugue (Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat ...)
13. Finale

DISC 2: G3 JAMS:

1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
2. Little Wing
3. Rockin` in the Free World

Album Information

Release Date:

02/24/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Instrumental

Subgenre:

Guitar Rock Instruml

Label:

Sony Music Distribution (USA)

Catalog Number:

SNY 90856

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Billy Sheehan; Tony MacAlpine

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