Surfing with the Alien is the first track from the second album by instrume… Read Full Bio ↴Surfing with the Alien is the first track from the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. The song was considered the 30th greatest guitar solo ever by Guitar World Magazine readers. It also is Downloadable Content from the Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack for the popular game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and is also available as downloadable content for the rhythm game Rock Band 2.
The entire track is fast and complex, accompanying extremely fast high pitch tapping techniques, and it is his most famous piece.
In 1989 it was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Joe Satriani made the melody one morning when he went to record. He plugged a wah-wah pedal and a Tubedriver into his 100-watt Marshall and he decided to use a Eventide 949s. The song was recorded in about half an hour but the Eventide broke down and they couldn't recreate the original effect. They decided to leave the original version and make another one. It still went on to became his most famous song.
The entire track is fast and complex, accompanying extremely fast high pitch tapping techniques, and it is his most famous piece.
In 1989 it was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Joe Satriani made the melody one morning when he went to record. He plugged a wah-wah pedal and a Tubedriver into his 100-watt Marshall and he decided to use a Eventide 949s. The song was recorded in about half an hour but the Eventide broke down and they couldn't recreate the original effect. They decided to leave the original version and make another one. It still went on to became his most famous song.
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@demoon222
"Satriani is not surfing with the alien. He is the alien and you surfing with him!"
@minjunkim5201
what if I am an alien
@Ffeoli1039
Blew my mind
@bigdawg4696
@@minjunkim5201 my question too
@rawsko0316
That's how I looked at it also! Sweet!
@henriquemontalvao8492
He kinda looks like an alien to me, just needs to be greener.
@buisyman
The one thing you can always count on with Joe is this: No matter how great the studio recording is, the live version is always better.
@kevinmartz3082
Amen!
@christophermitchum6829
Nuff said, Joe ain't no joke 😎🎶💯👍✌️💥
@michaelperry3604
Skills: 10/10
Wah: 10/10
Guitar Faces: 10/10