OFF: Satriani

[Jon Jarrett]

        See Satriani's name come up in connection with Imaginos,
obviously, but didn't know he had anything to do with Deep Purple. I know
almost nothing of the band, so I'll just ask, was he playing in `Smoke on
the Water'? Or was this before/after his time?
        As for the man, well, I'm with Theo: good, but he ain't Buck. One
guitarist friend of mine thinks he's the best thing ever, but I just hear
a lot of notes that don't make music. Lots and lots of very skilful
notes, sure, but it kind of misses the point of the guitar... doesn't the
OED definition of music have the word `rhthym' in it somewhere? Mind you,
the only song I ever heard of his on the radio sounded all right. Can't
remember the title though. Anyway, my opinion.
                                               Jazza

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