Joe Satriani hits highest chart position of his three-decade career.
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It appears that assembling the power trio of himself, bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummerJoe Satriani hits highest chart position of his three-decade career.
It appears that assembling the power trio of himself, bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Chad Smith for his new release, What Happens Next, was not only a musical success for the ever-evolving guitar hero that is Joe Satriani[1] — it's now a commercial smash!
It was announced today that Satriani's 16th studio album — which was released on January 12, 2018 — debuted at #9 on Billboard's Top Current Album Chart. It also hit #2 on the Billboard Hard Rock Album chart, and #4 on the Top Rock Album chart.
Satriani talks about the making of What Happens Next, and also reveals all the guitar gear used in its creation, in the February 2018 issue of Guitar Player.
What Happens Next is a masterful album, of course, as Satriani always creates, edits, re-edits, arranges, and rearranges his music until it meets his exacting creative vision. But the constant planner also lets surprises into the mix — an approach that may have also made What Happens Next such a thrilling and surprising album.
Here is an exclusive insight into the song "Super Funky Badass" that didn't make it into the GP print article...
"Here’s a funny thing," says Satriani. "We were doing 'Super Funky Badass,' and the sessions that day were a lot of fun, and that song went down really fast. For the live basics in the studio, I just played the main part of the song, and we had some harmony guitars on the session file that we were using as a guide track that would pop in—just to help us feel the choruses and the dreamy breakdown section.
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