G3: Live in Tokyo

Written by SkinnyDevil on Friday, 11 November 2005 16:17

The evening of May 8, 2005 was a hot night at the Tokyo Forum (Tokyo, Japan) when Joe Satriani and his friends Steve Vai and John Petrucci strapped on their guitars. The performances were captured on video for "G3: Live in Tokyo".

As with all DVDs, there is not only the main feature, but some interesting bonus footage. In the case of "G3", you get to sit on-stage for the sound-check, plus listen to audio commentaries by Joe, Steve, & John. These features are extremely educational for the budding guitar hero, and just plain fun for the music fan. But the meat & potatoes is without doubt the stellar performances dished out by these 3 guitar gods.

The show opens with John Petrucci, who performs "Glasgow Kiss" and "Damage Control" from his new solo release "Suspended Animation". As always, Petrucci's technique is flawless and his delivery passionate, and the new songs are among John's best work ever. If you haven't hear Petrucci before, these two songs will make a believer out of you!

Steve Vai hits the stage next and explodes into his classic "The Audience is Listening", then moves into 2 songs ("Building the Church" and "K'm-Pee-Du-Wee")from his latest release "Real Illusions". Vai is mesmerizing with his inhuman display of virtuosity and originality. You can read a review of "Real Illusions" here at Tinfoil Music.

Next, Satch hits the stage swinging with "Up in Flames" followed by the beautiful "Searching" and "War"....and speaks a bit of Japanese for added flair. Satriani delivers the goods in spades, as expected, with a dizzying display of 6-string pyrotechnics.

Finally, Satriani is joined on stage by Vai & Petrucci and they leap into the Jimi Hendrix classic "Foxey Lady", trading insane licks and smiling ear to ear. They follow that up with ZZ Top's "La Grange" and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water".

For guitar lovers this DVD is a must, but it's also quite entertaining for general fans of music. If you're not busy boycotting Sony at the moment, get the disc today!

For info - including video clips of "Up in Flames" and "Foxey Lady", a give-away contest, and links to the artists' sites - visit G3.

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