The first live.

Having understood that his group at the time (The Squares) would not allow him to live his music, guitar teacher what Satriani (he taught and trained to Kirk Hammeth Steve Vai) finally opted for a career solo.
Much has changed since the days yet so close (1985) where Joe recorded his first EP (4 tracks for solo guitar) to hurry in taking advantage of a free studio-peak. "Not Of This Earth", his first album allowed him to move to the next stage, a more elaborate music thanks to the contribution of rhythmic structures. But after interesting and promising start, Satriani was soon out of anonymity with "Surfing With The Alien", her second album, a masterpiece of composition, technical skill and feeling, sales record an instrumental album.
Some already saw him as the new king of the guitar, appropriating a throne left vacant since the death of Jimi Hendrix. To confirm all the hopes placed in him, Joe Satriani had to release an album of the same ilk as "Surfing ...".
But before embarking on this major project, Satch is offered a treat: wait for the fans and prove to his critics that his music can be played live, he decided to release a new EP with a title studio and three live.
In detail:
-The Crush Of Love: Title studio, not bad, but not great, a beautiful ballad in pure Satriani style.
-Ice Nine (live): first of three live tracks recorded at the California Theatre in San Diego June 11, 1988 with Stuart Hamm on bass and Jonathan Mover on drums. Version queleque little different from "Surfing ...", with a cool transition and more.
-Memories: First of two songs from "Not Of This Earth" version 2 times longer than that of the album, drawer tracks, improvisation satch long, cascading notes ...
-Hordes Of Locusts: its heavy riff spring well live, faithful version to the original.
In short, a lot of experimentation, a lot of technical demonstration, few structures and passages quite painful to listen to the uninitiated. A gift for fans only, they will find them, but in the end, perhaps the most dispensable of Satch discs. Strongly on!