Crystal Planet

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Crystal Planet
Studio album by Joe Satriani
Released	March 3, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	67:37
Label	Sony
Producer(s)	Mike Fraser
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Joe Satriani chronology
G3: Live in Concert (1997)	Crystal Planet (1998)	Engines of Creation (2000)

Crystal Planet is a 1998 instrumental rock album from guitarist Joe Satriani. It is likened to his classic 1989 release Flying in a Blue Dream in terms of sonics (returning from the blues/jazz toned "Joe Satriani", and the "big sounds" The Extremist) and songwriting, and features his first recorded use of a 7-string guitar (an Ibanez "Universe" model - this was before Ibanez had made him a custom "JS" seven-string) on the track "Ceremony".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Up in the Sky" – 4:10
2. "House Full of Bullets" – 5:33
3. "Crystal Planet" – 4:34
4. "Love Thing" – 3:50
5. "Trundrumbalind" – 5:13
6. "Lights of Heaven" – 4:23
7. "Raspberry Jam Delta-V" – 5:21
8. "Ceremony" – 4:53
9. "With Jupiter in Mind" – 5:47
10. "Secret Prayer" – 4:27
11. "A Train of Angels" – 3:42
12. "A Piece of Liquid" – 3:04
13. "Psycho Monkey" – 4:36
14. "Time" – 5:05
15. "Z.Z.'s Song" – 3:00

[edit] Personnel

• Joe Satriani - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards and Harmonica
• Stuart Hamm - Bass
• Jeff Campitelli - Drums and Percussion
• Eric Caudieux - Keyboards, Programming and Editing
• Eric Valentine - Drums, Bass, Keyboards and Percussion
• Rhoades Howe - Percussion
• Elk Thunder - Percussion