Strange Beautiful Music

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Studio album by Joe Satriani

Released

June 25, 2002^[1]

Recorded

The Plant in Sausalito, California; Studio 21 in San Francisco, California

Genre

Instrumental rock

Length

60:22

Label

Epic

Producer

Joe Satriani, Eric Caudieux, John Cuniberti

Joe Satriani chronology

Live in San Francisco
(2001)

Strange Beautiful Music
(2002)

The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Strange Beautiful Music is the ninth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on June 25, 2002 through Epic Records. It reached #140 on the Billboard 200 chart on July 13, 2002 and remained charted for a week.^[2] The album's title is a reference to the publishing company that produced the album as well as several others by Satriani.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oriental Melody"	3:56
2.	"Belly Dancer"	5:02
3.	"Starry Night"	3:55
4.	"Chords of Life"	4:13
5.	"Mind Storm"	4:12
6.	"Sleep Walk" (Santo Farina, Johnny Farina)	2:46
7.	"New Last Jam"	4:19
8.	"Mountain Song"	3:31
9.	"What Breaks a Heart"	5:20
10.	"Seven String"	4:02
11.	"Hill Groove"	4:10
12.	"The Journey"	4:09
13.	"The Traveler"	5:39
14.	"You Saved My Life"	5:02
Total length:		60:22

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"The Eight Steps"	5:44
16.	"Slick"	3:41

Personnel

Joe Satriani – guitar, banjo, keyboard (tracks 11, 14), sitar, autoharp (track 2), bass, production
Robert Fripp – Frippertronics
Eric Caudieux – keyboard (track 4), production
Jeff Campitelli – drums, percussion instrument (track 14)
Gregg Bissonette – drums (track 2)
John Cuniberti – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10, 11), production
Matt Bissonette – bass
Pia Vai – harp (track 4)

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Billboard 200	140^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Gowan, Mike. "Strange Beautiful Music - Joe Satriani". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Strange Beautiful Music - Joe Satriani". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

External links

In Review: Joe Satriani "Strange Beautiful Music" at Guitar Nine Records
Interview: Joe Satriani at AskMen

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Mike Keneally Chris Chaney Vinnie Colaiuta

Former guitarists	Andy Fairweather Low Eric Caudieux Galen Henson

Former bassists	Matt Bissonette Nathan East Dave LaRue Stuart Hamm Doug Wimbish Allen Whitman

Former drummers	Jonathan Mover Simon Phillips Gregg Bissonette Manu Katché Jeff Campitelli

Studio albums	Not of This Earth Surfing with the Alien Flying in a Blue Dream The Extremist Time Machine Joe Satriani Crystal Planet Engines of Creation Strange Beautiful Music Is There Love in Space? Super Colossal Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards Unstoppable Momentum

Compilations	The Beautiful Guitar The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology Joe Satriani Original Album Classics

EPs	Joe Satriani Dreaming #11 Additional Creations

Live albums	Time Machine Live in San Francisco Satriani Live! Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock Satchurated: Live in Montreal

Songs	"Rubina" "Surfing with the Alien" "Satch Boogie" "Circles" "Flying in a Blue Dream" "Friends" "Crowd Chant"

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