What an outstanding album! I'll never understand how critics could ever whine and complain about this one. It is one of his best! You see, this album came out after his self-titled, blues-heavy album, which was judged harshly by the critics because it wasn't a shred album. Before that, "The Extremist" came out, a shred album which critics loved. When "Crystal Planet" came out, the critics said it sounded the same as "The Extremist." How unfair! "Crystal Planet" is great in its own right and features some of his best work! The song "Love Thing" made one of my friends an instant fan with its great melody and cool bass lines. "Raspberry Jam Delta-V" is another cool-sounding song that is great live. "Time" is a show-stopper that begs to be played loud. "A Train of Angels" is one of those loud yet touching songs he has a knack for creating and is a definite stand-out. "Ceremony" has a cool tribal-type beat to it and is very different-sounding compared to many of his songs. The title track has a very cool ambient, deep sound to it that is hard to describe. Overall, this is pure excellence and has a great balance of old and new to it. A definite must-own for all Satch fans or guitar fans in general.Read full review
Best rock instrumental CD ever in my humble opinion!!! A proven classic that always moves you!
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All Joe Satriani CD's are worth buying and this one is no different! My and my husband are both very big fans of Satriani and would recommend ANY of his CD's to anyone who wants to experience a great guitar playing experience! You would not be disappointed if you bought this cd!!!
This cd is smokin', im glad i bought it. Every song is good. The song Ceremony,Crystal Planet,Secret Prayer,A Train Of Angels etc. This was so good,when i first listened to it. I really like the sound of band and Joes guitar is awesome to say the least. I would like to see him do a cd like this again,fantastic!!!!!
Really rocks.
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Cd is broken and the case / box too. Not recomendable.
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I am a big Joe Satriani fan ever since a friend of mine let me listen to one of his cd's. I really love this cd lots of great songs on it!! I kept checking this out from my local library,so i decided to buy my own copy!!!
When you say favorite Satriani; a Satriani fan will look at you a little puzzled, because all his CD's are great! so how does one stand out? I like the punch Joe delivers in this CD plus the ability to stretch out (With Jupiter in Mind) The Extremist is my second.
This definitely one of Joe Satriani's best albums. Satch's "Flying in a Blue Dream" and "Surfing With the Alien" are some of his best, but "Crystal Planet" is different...in a good way...I highly recommend this CD.
great,but all satriani is great
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