Mike and G3

[SyXified]

Unfortunately, G3 is Satch's baby.....

I really liked him up until the Extremist. He has really left me flat with his more recent output. So, I have no choice but to agree with you on this...
Mark this day on your scorecard!

haha, WHAT?!? I thought you were supposed to just disagree with me on principle. A historic day for sure

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

What's with all the Satch hate? Surfing, Crystal Planet, Strange Beautiful Music... even his new one, are all great albums. I find him to be a very tasteful player in a world where most other guitar virtuoso types are mindlessly shredding.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

haha, WHAT?!? I thought you were supposed to just disagree with me on principle. A historic day for sure

Normally, but I just can't on this subject.....

 

[J-Dubya 777]

What's with all the Satch hate? Surfing, Crystal Planet, Strange Beautiful Music... even his new one, are all great albums. I find him to be a very tasteful player in a world where most other guitar virtuoso types are mindlessly shredding.

Spoken like a true bassist! (j/k! )
It's not Satch hate, it's more like Satch boredom. Surfing shouldn't even be in the same sentence with those other releases mentioned! I even liked his debut more than anything he's put out in recent memory. I think it comes down to whether or not one is still "hungry" as a guitar player, or whether or not they've found a comfort zone and have stayed in it. Victims of this malady include Satch, Vai (to some extent), & Eric Johnson. All three examples just ripped on their first couple/few recordings, and seem to have settled into a safety zone chock full of "meh!". I still like & listen to all three, but more their older material than anything else.

 

[noble savage]

I still think Vai does some interesting things. Real Illusions was excellent. My favorite, though, is Fire Garden. Dyin' Day and The Crying Machine still give me goosebumps even after all of these years.

 

[Lucius Octavion]

Imagine what would happen if Buckethead ran g3. lol

 

[proulxski]

Gotta love Buckethead!

 

[J-Dubya 777]

I still think Vai does some interesting things. Real Illusions was excellent. My favorite, though, is Fire Garden. Dyin' Day and The Crying Machine still give me goosebumps even after all of these years.

Definately a step in the right direction, & I too, enjoy the hell out of Fire Garden....