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[Album]
30 October 1989
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'Flying In A Blue Dream' is the third studio album by Joe Satriani. It is one of Satriani's most popular albums and his second highest-charting release to date, reaching No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remaining on that chart for 39 weeks, as well as reaching the top 40 in three other countries.
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Theme: Children Of The Damned (1980-1990)
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TheBigBlack Review
(8 June 2024)
There is a lot of evidence that just because you are an exceptional guitar player doesn't necessarily mean you can write a song, and this evidence is usually found on the solo albums of great guitarists. Like any great artist is aware, knowing what to put where and how much of it to use is what makes or breaks the work. Sometimes great guitarists see their art as the lead-line or the shred, forgetting about the rest of the song, and those leads alone are not enough to carry repeats listens. Satriani has been guilty of this many times in his career, but on this album he found the perfect balance. From the moment the ethereal strums of the album's title track begin, the listener is transported to another place. That opening song nails the reason why the whole album works so well - the guitar line serves the song, rather than a song backing a guitarist. Track after track Satriani effortlessly (is there any other word to describe his playing?) weaves his leads and rhythms together like a patchwork quilt of ideas and styles and sounds. There is blistering pseudo metal on 'Can't Slow Down' and the track also gives us our first taste of something new to the guitarist's repertoire - vocals. Audiences were divided at the time, as it is safe to safe Joe's real voice can't quite sing like his guitar voice can, but it does create a welcome variation. 'Headless' and 'Strange' mix things up even further, whilst 'The Bells Of Lal (Part One)' works nicely as experiment in controlled feedback. 'The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing' and 'Day At The Beach (New Rays From An Ancient Sun)' show off his insane level of finger tapping mastery, whilst 'Back To Shalla-Bal' is an all-out sonic assault. Whilst the variation in styles is one of the album's strong points, it doesn't always work, with tracks like the banjo-heavy 'The Phone Call' a better addition to the cutting room floor than the album (with or without vocals). Older fans will feel right at home with 'One Big Rush' and 'The Forgotten (Part Two)', showing off the more traditional 'guitar album' style. At just over an hour, the album hangs around long enough not to outstay it's welcome, and many of the songs are just long enough they don't lose their freshness. Although the majority of fans will still vote Surfing With The Alien from two years prior his best album, Flying In A Blue Dream often has the honor of being called a close second, and one listen should explain why. |
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Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream (05:23)
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Joe Satriani - The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing (05:10)
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Joe Satriani - Can't Slow Down (04:50)
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Joe Satriani - Headless (01:30)
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Joe Satriani - Strange (05:03)
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Joe Satriani - I Believe (05:54)
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Joe Satriani - One Big Rush (03:25)
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Joe Satriani - Big Bad Moon (05:16)
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Joe Satriani - The Feeling (00:51)
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Joe Satriani - The Phone Call (03:01)
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Joe Satriani - Day At The Beach (New Rays From An Ancient Sun) (02:04)
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Joe Satriani - Back To Shalla-Bal (03:14)
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Joe Satriani - Ride (04:57)
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Joe Satriani - The Forgotten (Part One) (01:12)
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Joe Satriani - The Forgotten (Part Two) (05:08)
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Joe Satriani - The Bells Of Lal (Part One) (01:19)
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Joe Satriani - The Bells Of Lal (Part Two) (04:08)
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Joe Satriani - Into The Light (02:31)
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