Day 801 - Day 071
Lifetime Dream # 15 of my list of 155: I will learn to play every song on Joe Satriani's self-titled album that was such a tremendous influence on my life. With each song I will delve deeper into my blues roots, and the memories of this album and its influence on my life.
I have referenced this song previously in my 365 Days project, both in 2010 that was strictly dedicated to music and in 2009 as well. This album came out during a very influential time in my life, a period where much change was happening in my soul. I was dying to my past and coming alive to the many passions of music that I had long-since tried to kill off… it was the absolute best year of my life.
This abum is Joe Satriani’s heaviest blues album… it’s one that I think people either love or hate; I’d wager to say that most people who don’t like the album never really listened to the album. That’s how I was at first. I have a gift called Synesthesia where I can see music in color, and this album is one of the most brilliantly and vividly colored albums I have ever heard.
Technically and musically, this is a very difficult album to master. Speed isn’t always the only thing that makes playing difficult… I’ll take it song by song and learn this album… there’s just something about playing music… especially instruments where you are connected to the instrument- where you can feel the music come alive through you… it’s an amazing gift we have received.
I used to love to turn down all of the lights except for a candle or two, and play through some of the slower, more blues-based songs on this album. It was a way to really bring out the feelings associated in the song and made feeling the music all the more real… now that I’m getting my studio space set up again… I look forward to living music again more and more!
Day 801 - Day 071
Lifetime Dream # 15 of my list of 155: I will learn to play every song on Joe Satriani's self-titled album that was such a tremendous influence on my life. With each song I will delve deeper into my blues roots, and the memories of this album and its influence on my life.
I have referenced this song previously in my 365 Days project, both in 2010 that was strictly dedicated to music and in 2009 as well. This album came out during a very influential time in my life, a period where much change was happening in my soul. I was dying to my past and coming alive to the many passions of music that I had long-since tried to kill off… it was the absolute best year of my life.
This abum is Joe Satriani’s heaviest blues album… it’s one that I think people either love or hate; I’d wager to say that most people who don’t like the album never really listened to the album. That’s how I was at first. I have a gift called Synesthesia where I can see music in color, and this album is one of the most brilliantly and vividly colored albums I have ever heard.
Technically and musically, this is a very difficult album to master. Speed isn’t always the only thing that makes playing difficult… I’ll take it song by song and learn this album… there’s just something about playing music… especially instruments where you are connected to the instrument- where you can feel the music come alive through you… it’s an amazing gift we have received.
I used to love to turn down all of the lights except for a candle or two, and play through some of the slower, more blues-based songs on this album. It was a way to really bring out the feelings associated in the song and made feeling the music all the more real… now that I’m getting my studio space set up again… I look forward to living music again more and more!