Joe Satriani may have retained the services of keyboardist Mike Keneally for Shockwave Supernova, the guitarist's 15th studio album -- Keneally has been in Satch's orbit for a while now -- but he chose to invite bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann (from the inventive instrumental rock band the Aristocrats) to be his rhythm section for the bulk of the record.
This slight shakeup reinvigorates Satriani, who already sounded spry on Unstoppable Momentum.
Where that record hearkened back to his '80s heyday, splitting time between arena-friendly riffing and lyrical solos, Shockwave Supernova exists in the heady world of intricate time signatures and elastic instrumental interplay; it is more the child of pre-MTV AOR -- a world where Rush and Allan Holdsworth split time on the stereo of MAD Magazine readers.
It's proud egghead music that grooves on its own technical acumen, where Satch and company love to mess with expectations by sliding into a swinging blues groove or dabbling in a bit of bossa nova.
What matters, as it always does on a Satriani album, is the instruments, but more so than on his other records, Shockwave Supernova feels like a collaborative record; it's as fun to hear him play with his band as it is to hear him soar on his own.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shockwave SupernovaJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 97 MB |
| 2 | Lost in a MemoryJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 100 MB |
| 3 | Crazy JoeyJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 87 MB |
| 4 | In My PocketJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 99 MB |
| 5 | On Peregrine WingsJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 129 MB |
| 6 | CataclysmicJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 126 MB |
| 7 | San Francisco BlueJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 80 MB |
| 8 | Keep on Movin'Joe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 103 MB |
| 9 | All of My LifeJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 100 MB |
| 10 | A Phase I'm Going ThroughJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 98 MB |
| 11 | Butterfly and ZebraJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 43 MB |
| 12 | If There Is No HeavenJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 117 MB |
| 13 | Stars Race Across the SkyJoe Satriani | Joe Satriani | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 116 MB |
| 53 mins | 122 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 1300 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapman Baehler | Photography |
| 2 | Bryan Beller | Bass |
| 3 | Scott Bergstrom | Assistant, Editing |
| 4 | Mick Brigden | Direction |
| 5 | Chris Chaney | Bass |
| 6 | Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums |
| 7 | John Cuniberti | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Percussion, Producer |
| 8 | Mike Fraser | Engineer, Producer |
| 9 | Todd Gallopo | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Robert Gatley | Assistant |
| 11 | Josh Hernandez | Design |
| 12 | Mike Keneally | Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards |
| 13 | Judy Kirschner | Assistant |
| 14 | Tony Menjivar | Bongos, Congas, Percussion |
| 15 | Marco Minnemann | Drums |
| 16 | Joe Satriani | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 17 | Dann Michael Thompson | Assistant |
| 18 | Bobby Vega | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |