{"id":1081,"date":"2011-01-20T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2015-10-13T21:17:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T21:17:34","slug":"joe-satriani-house-of-blues-houston-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/20\/joe-satriani-house-of-blues-houston-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Satriani – House of Blues – Houston, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Tanya Pedersen <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan 20, 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"January 20th was a day this HMR Bitch had been looking forward to for awhile. I\u2019ve respected the man\u2019s talent for many years, and I\u2019ve seen him rock the house with Chickenfoot, so I was anticipating a great show. Until this night, however, I had never seen the master play like this\u2026. It was clearly his is music, his back-up band, his stage, and totally his element.<\/p>\n

The show was electric from the moment it started. Satch, donning mirrored shades, came out casually waving. That soon changed, however. As soon as he picked up his fire-red, lacquered Ibanez , his nonchalant demeanor switched off like a light. From the time his pick hit the strings, it was evident that the man came to play. And he brought along a few talented boys to play along (or keep up) with him. Satriani also brought something else I\u2019ve never seen in the many concerts I\u2019ve been to at Houston\u2019s HOB- a giant video screen behind the guys that showed psychedelic images and moving art that only JS could think up.<\/p>\n

The group of experienced and talented musicians all let their personalities shine through their music and stage presence. Galen Henson played rhythm guitar, and he was the laid back guy\u2026. The one smiling the whole time he was playing. Jeff Campitelli was the \u201call business\u201d drummer. He came out and worked the drums like it was child\u2019s play. Mike Keneally owned the ivories. He started kind of reserved, but after a few songs it was evident that he was having a great time. Lastly, on bass was Allen Whitman. He was the Lonestar Beer T-shirt wearing, stage-working, wild long curly-haired rocker.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"So, on stage, we had amazing guitarist backed by a killer musicians and a kickin\u2019 light show. What was missing? Absolutely nothing! I was enjoying JS and his band so much that it was almost an hour into the show before I realized that not a single word had been sang.\u00a0 The fact that there was no vocalist was an afterthought.<\/p>\n

When JS broke into Satch Scratch, the crowd officially became his. There wasn\u2019t a person in the crowd that that wasn\u2019t moving their head, and there were lots of \u201cHell yeahs\u201d and cheering throughout the song. He explained that \u201cDreamsong\u201d was inspired by \u201ca really messed up\u201d dream. When he woke from the dream, he immediately ran down to his studio to record it. It was probably my favorite song of the night. The music practically told a story, which may sound silly to those who weren\u2019t there. There was a definite beginning, middle, and end to the song story.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"As I said earlier, the band was definitely having fun. JS and Mike (keyboard) got into a tooth playing match that really got the crowd going. Yes, they were playing their instruments with their teeth\u2026 and it was actually music and not just noise. Before long, the stage became more like someone\u2019s home studio, and a great jam session ensued. JS and the rest of the band seemed to be having a genuinely good time. In the midst of it all, JS walked off stage, and the rest of the musicians were able to have a bit of \u201cme time\u201d and showcase their talent.<\/p>\n

When he came back, it was back to jamming, and this time he sang a bit and played the harmonica. Everyone loved it. The crowd was ranting back what he was singing and everyone there seemed to be genuinely having a great time. Lots of fist pumping and head-banging ended the night. One of my personal favorite things? Allen, the bass player changed for the encore. He went from the Lonestar beer tee to a \u201cDon\u2019t mess With Texas\u201d one, wrapping up the show while downing a cold Shiner Bock. Gotta love live music in Texas! It sure seemed like the Satch and his band did, as well as the paying customers. There\u2019s no doubt that it was another great night of music at the House of Blues!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Tanya Pedersen Jan 20, 2011 January 20th was a day this HMR Bitch had been looking forward to for awhile. I\u2019ve respected the man\u2019s talent for many years, and I\u2019ve seen him rock the house with Chickenfoot, so I was anticipating a great show. Until this night, however, I had never seen the… <\/p>\n

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