JOE SATRIANI, ERIC JOHNSON and STEVE VAI have announced the release of their G3 Reunion Live Album, set for January 31, 2025, worldwide via earMusic.
Since its debut in 1996, SATRIANI’s G3 TOUR has featured the world’s greatest guitarists: from Steve Vai and Eric Johnson to John Petrucci and Uli Jon Roth, via Steve Lukather and Robert Fripp and many more!
G3 has become a consistent concert hall sell-out attraction in the U.S., South America, Europe, Australia and Japan. As Satriani said, in 2008 “I could say that I’m surprised at the durability of G3 and how much it’s grown, but in a way I’m not!”
This masterpiece of sonic art honourS the genius & creativity of the three pioneers who established the precedent for all SUBSEQUENT instrumental rock-guitar concert-crafting!
The first ever North American G3 tour featured Satriani, Vai + Johnson. The original line-up behind the G3 concept now returns with “Reunion Live”, recorded The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
The deluxe edition of the box-set features a different coloured vinyl for each artist, a special splatter LP for the encore jam, and a 64-page photo book, divided into artist and jam chapters, with the full program also on 2 CDs. It is also available in a 2CD digipack with a 16-page photo booklet and, 4 LP gatefold and digital download.
The single and video ‘Crossroads‘ has been released as a taster (video shared below.)
We’ve described the artistic explorations of the world-renowned guitar virtuoso / cosmic powerhouse JOE SATRIANI as ‘undeniably existentialist yet completely graspable…’ And we’ve described the uncredible flexibility and pure fire rate of finger-to-string action delivered by ERIC JOHNSON as ‘spellbinding synchronization.’ While we described the exhilarating virtuosity of STEVE VAI as ‘tonal extravaganza with effervescing edge…’ So we’re super-excited to share news of this project.
You must have this superbly polished masterpiece of translucently sonic art if you want to honour the genius & creativity of the three pioneers who established the precedent for all subsequent instrumental rock-guitar concert-crafting!
Pre-order the album here: https://g3reunionlive.lnk.to/Album
Words: © Neil Mach
Main image photo credits: © Max Crace
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