As I arrived at the splendid Villa Manin just two days after Knopfler’s nice little concert, I was afraid, even though the weather was nice, that Satriani’s show was cancelled: there were hardly any cars parked in the usual place leading up to the villa itself. But no, the concert was certainly on, even though there were probably only about 2,000 die-hard “Satrianists” out there.
The concert began on time at 9:30 pm. Satriani was backed up by three rather good musicians, including drummer Jeff Campitelli who’s been with Joe since 1986. Joe himself is 51 but looked in great shape. He began his two-hour show (ending with two encores) with a rocker, “I Just Wanna Rock”. Not bad the San Francisco guitar virtuoso, a man who in the past taught some guitar licks to the likes of Steve Vai and Kirk Hammet (does his name ring a bell? Think of Metallica!). But for young Joe it doesn’t end there: in 1993 he’s called up by none other than the Deep Purple boys to substitute Mr. “Smoke On The Water” himself, Ritchie Blackmore. Unfortunately, that collaboration didn’t last too long and Steve Morse, who’s still today with DP, ended up filling Satriani’s rather big shoes in the band. His other big success came in 1996 as the super-group “G3” was created together with fellow guitarists Steve Vai and Eric Johnson.
And much to the joy of those few who were present at the Villa Manin, right after his opener he presented himself as “Mi chiamo Giuseppe Satriani”!, as a clear reference to his Italian roots. Satriani’s come a long way from his “Surfing With The Alien” album which came out some 20 years ago and was voted best guitar album (all pics by M. Rimati).
The concert began on time at 9:30 pm. Satriani was backed up by three rather good musicians, including drummer Jeff Campitelli who’s been with Joe since 1986. Joe himself is 51 but looked in great shape. He began his two-hour show (ending with two encores) with a rocker, “I Just Wanna Rock”. Not bad the San Francisco guitar virtuoso, a man who in the past taught some guitar licks to the likes of Steve Vai and Kirk Hammet (does his name ring a bell? Think of Metallica!). But for young Joe it doesn’t end there: in 1993 he’s called up by none other than the Deep Purple boys to substitute Mr. “Smoke On The Water” himself, Ritchie Blackmore. Unfortunately, that collaboration didn’t last too long and Steve Morse, who’s still today with DP, ended up filling Satriani’s rather big shoes in the band. His other big success came in 1996 as the super-group “G3” was created together with fellow guitarists Steve Vai and Eric Johnson.
And much to the joy of those few who were present at the Villa Manin, right after his opener he presented himself as “Mi chiamo Giuseppe Satriani”!, as a clear reference to his Italian roots. Satriani’s come a long way from his “Surfing With The Alien” album which came out some 20 years ago and was voted best guitar album (all pics by M. Rimati).
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