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<BODY TEXT='#000000' BGCOLOR='#FFFFFF'>  Guitar God Captures Fillmore Magic Satriani Double Live Release Followed with G3 Tour Electric guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani is breaking new ground with the Epic Records release of his first live album on June 19. Satriani's Live in San Francisco documents an inspired evening at the fabled Fillmore Theater in the fan pleasing two set format he has performed in over the past few years. Originally scheduled for a TV show, the hometown performance grew into much more. "The people at the Fillmore have a TV show, and invited us to be a part of their shoot," explains Satriani. "They only needed three songs, but we started thinking, we've got this great venue, why not bump this up into something more? So we brought in more lights and cameras and decided to do a DVD. We did the show and wound up with a great audio recording, and the way the project evolved, the stereo mix turned into the most important thing." Laden with classics, Live in San Francisco is a stunning testament to Satriani's longevity and astounding raw ability. From the expansive guitar "vocals" of "Crush of Love" and ethereal wanderings of "Flying in a Blue Dream" to the infectious infernal swing of "Satch Boogie," Satriani's ability to maintain heightened intensity through two sets of flawless performance defies circumstances. "It was a bit nerve racking having only that one night to get it down," explains Satriani. "I was pretty surprised when we got the mastering back, it was exciting. We used the whole show too - we didn't leave anything out." Satriani's envelope pushing work on Crystal Planet is perhaps only upstaged by his breakthrough classic "Surfing With the Aliens," during which he baits the audience into an enthusiastic impromptu melody exchange. Whether blazing through a familiar progression or taking off on an improvisational tangent, Satriani's performance is impeccable. Considering his influences, Satriani's stage prowess is no surprise. "Hendrix, Coltraine, Miles Davis, Lester Young - these guys are amazing performers who walked right to the edge of the cliff and stood there hanging out their ten toes and said, 'now I’m going to play something different,'" states Satriani. Following the release of Live in San Francisco, Satriani will embark on the fifth incarnation of his G3 tour with long time friend Steve Vai and John Petrucci of Dream Theater. Allowing each guitarist to perform a short set with his own band, the G3 format climaxes with an encore featuring all three guitarists jamming with Satriani's band. According to Satriani, while a tour with Vai wasn't originally planned, it was inevitable. "We love performing in front of an audience, and we love the opportunity to get on stage and not know what’s going to happen," explains Satriani. "We know if we’re up there next to each other, we’ll have to come up with something good. It's sort of like forcing ourselves to that edge again." On Live in San Francisco Satriani forces himself to the edge once again, with magical results.  <HR align='center' width='50%'> <B>Your browser does not support frames!</B><BR><BR> Some of the features on this site require a frames-capable browser, since much of the functionality would be impossible without frames. For best results, we recommend that you download <A HREF='http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/client_download.html' TARGET='_top'>the newest version of Netscape</A> now.<P> <A HREF='http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/client_download.html' TARGET='_top'><IMG SRC='http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/images/now30_button.gif' ALT='Download Netscape 3.0' WIDTH='88' HEIGHT='31' BORDER='0'></A><BR CLEAR='ALL'><P> <B>AOL Users:</B> You must be running AOL 2.5 or later for Windows to use Netscape (Keyword: UPGRADE). You will also need to download and install WINSOCK.DLL (Keyword: WINSOCK). Macintosh users should contact AOL directly for help.<BR><BR> </BODY>