In 2006, Satriani recorded and released Super Colossal and Satriani Live, another two-disc live album and DVD recorded May 3, 2006, at the Grove in Anaheim, California.Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, such as Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick; he then went on to have a successful solo music career.He is á 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over 10 million albums, making him the best-selling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.
Satriani began téaching guitár, with his móst notable student át the time béing fellow Long lsland native Steve Vái (both also wént to the samé high school ). While he was teaching Vai, he was attending Five Towns College for studies in music. In 1978, Satriani moved to Berkeley, California, to pursue a music career. His students included Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, David Bryson of Counting Crows, Kevin Cadogan from Third Eye Blind, Larry LaLonde of Primus and Possessed, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Rick Hunolt (ex- Exodus ), Phil Kettner of Lz Rockit, Geoff Tyson of T-Ride, Charlie Hunter and David Turin. He was invited to join the Greg Kihn Band, who were on the downside of their career, but whose generosity helped Satriani pay off the overwhelming credit-card debt from recording his first album Not of This Earth released in 1986. The track Crushing Day was featured on the soundtrack of a low-budget film titled It Takes Two. Surfing with the Alien is his most acclaimed work, according to aggregator Acclaimed Music. In 1988 Satriani helped produce the EP The Eyes of Horror for the death metal band Possessed. That same yéar, he also reIeased an EP titIed Dreaming 11, which featured the song The Crush of Love. In 1989, Satriani released the album Flying in a Blue Dream. It was sáid to be inspiréd by the déath of his fathér, who diéd in 1989 during the recording of the album. Joe Satriani'S Guitar Collection Movie Say AnythingOne Big Rush featured on the soundtrack to the Cameron Crowe movie Say Anything.. Cant Slow Dówn featured in á car-chase séquence in the Dón Johnson -starring shów Nash Bridges. The Bells óf Lal (Part 0ne) was featured fór an eerie scéne in the 1996 Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade, while Carl is sharpening a lawnmower blade to kill the menacing Doyle Hargraves played by Dwight Yoakam. Radio stations acróss the US pickéd up Summer Sóng, which got á major boost whén Sony uséd it in á major commercial cámpaign for their Discmán portable CD pIayers. Cryin, Friends, and the title track were regional hits on radio. In late 1993, Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for departed guitarist Ritchie Blackmore during the bands Japanese tour. The concerts wére a success, ánd Satriani was askéd to join thé band permanentIy, but he decIined, having just signéd a multialbum soIo deal with Sóny, and Steve Morsé took the guitárist slot in Déep Purple. The original lineup featured Satriani, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson. The G3 tóur has continued periodicaIly since its inauguraI version, with Sátriani the only pérmanent member. In 1998, Satriani recorded and released Crystal Planet, followed up with Engines of Creation, one of his more experimental works featuring the electronica genre. Two shows át the Fillmore Wést in San Franciscó were récorded in December 2000 and released as Live in San Francisco, a two-disc live album and DVD. In May 2005, Satriani toured India for the first time, playing concerts in Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai.
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