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Surfing with the Alien is the first track from the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. The song was considered the 30th greatest guitar solo ever by Guitar World Magazine readers. It also is Downloadable Content from the Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack for the popular game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and is also available as downloadable content for the rhythm game Rock Band 2. The entire track is fast and complex, accompanying extremely fast high pitch tapping techniques, and it is his most famous piece. In 1989 it was nominated for Best … read more
Surfing with the Alien is the first track from the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. The song was conside… read more
Surfing with the Alien is the first track from the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. The song was considered the 30th greatest guitar solo eve… read more

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Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and guitar teacher. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including 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 a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over 10 million albums, making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time. In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as… read more
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and guitar teacher. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former… read more
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and guitar teacher. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai,… read more

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