G3: Live in Concert

{{Short description|1997 album by Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai}}

{{Infobox album

| name = G3: Live in Concert

| type = Live

| artist = Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson

| cover = G3 live in concert.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 3, 1997

| recorded = October 30–31; November 1–2, 1996

| venue = Veterans Memorial Auditorium, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Aragon Ballroom, Northrop Auditorium

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 76:53

| label = Sony

| producer = Mike Fraser

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

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| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Joe Satriani

| type = live

| prev_title = Joe Satriani

| prev_year = 1995

| title = G3: Live in Concert

| year = 1997

| next_title = Crystal Planet

| next_year = 1998

}}{{Extra chronology

| artist = Steve Vai

| type = live

| prev_title = Fire Garden

| prev_year = 1996

| title = G3: Live in Concert

| year = 1997

| next_title = The Ultra Zone

| next_year = 1999

}}{{Extra chronology

| artist = Eric Johnson

| type = live

| prev_title = Venus Isle

| prev_year = 1996

| title = G3: Live in Concert

| year = 1997

| next_title = Seven Worlds

| next_year = 1998

}}{{Extra chronology

| artist = G3

| type = live

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = G3: Live in Concert

| year = 1997

| next_title = G3: Rockin' in the Free World

| next_year = 2003

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{{Infobox album

| name = G3: Live in Concert

| type = video

| artist = Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & Eric Johnson

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 2005

| recorded = October 30–31; November 1–2, 1996

| venue = Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Columbus), The Palace of Auburn Hills, Aragon Ballroom, Northrop Auditorium

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 1:07:22

| label = Sony

| producer = Mike Fraser

| chronology = G3

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = G3: Live in Denver

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Music ratings

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r277276|first=Heather|last=Phares}}

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G3: Live in Concert is a live album and DVD by the G3 project, led by Joe Satriani. It was released in 1997 by Epic Records. This lineup of G3 includes Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai. In 2005, a DVD of this concert was also released.

Track listing

=CD track listing=

==Joe Satriani==

All songs written by Joe Satriani.

"Cool №9" – 6:47
"Flying in a Blue Dream" – 5:59
"Summer Song" – 6:28

==Eric Johnson==

All songs written by Eric Johnson, except where noted.

"Zap" – 6:07
"Manhattan" – 5:16
"Camel's Night Out" (Kyle Brock, Mark Younger-Smith) – 5:57

==Steve Vai==

All songs written by Steve Vai.

"Answers" – 6:58
"For the Love of God" – 7:47
"The Attitude Song" – 5:14

==Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai==

"Going Down" (Don Nix) – 5:47
*Freddie King cover (Originally released by blues legend Freddie King in 1970)
"My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama" (Frank Zappa) – 5:21
*Frank Zappa cover
"Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) – 9:12
*The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover

=DVD track listing=

==Joe Satriani==

"Cool #9"
"Flying in a Blue Dream"
"Summer Song"

==Eric Johnson==

"12 to 12 Vibe"
"Manhattan"
"S.R.V."

==Steve Vai==

"Answers"
"Segueway Jam Piece"
"For the Love of God"
"The Attitude Song"

==The G3 Jam==

"Going Down"
"My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama"
"Red House"

Personnel

=Joe Satriani=

=Steve Vai=

Steve Vai – lead guitar
Mike Keneally – rhythm guitar, sitar, keyboards, vocals
Philip Bynoe – bass and percussion
Mike Mangini – drums and percussion

=Eric Johnson=

=G3=

Joe Satriani – guitar, vocals (on Going Down)
Steve Vai – guitar, vocals (on My guitar want to kill your Ma)
Eric Johnson – guitar, vocals (on Red House)
Stuart Hamm – bass
Jeff Campitelli – drums
Guest: Mike Keneally – vocals (on My guitar want to kill your Ma)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for G3: Live in Concert
scope="col"\|Chart (1997) !scope="col"\|Peak position
scope="row"\|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite book\|first=Gavin\|last=Ryan\|year=2011\|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010\|publisher=Moonlight Publishing\|location=Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria}} \|78
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|52\|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai\|album=G3 - Live In Concert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 May 2023}}
scope="row"\|European Albums (IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-14.pdf\|title=European Top 100 Albums\|publisher=Music & Media\|date=14 June 1997\|page=16}} \|57
{{album chart\|Finland\|35\|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai\|album=G3 - Live In Concert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 May 2023}}
{{album chart\|France\|20\|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai\|album=G3 - Live In Concert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 May 2023}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|92\|id=34175\|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai\|album=G3 - Live In Concert\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 May 2023}}
scope="row"\|Icelandic Albums (Tónlist){{cite journal\|title=Dagblaðið Vísir — Tónlist Topp 40\|journal=Dagblaðið Vísir\|language=is\|page=39\|date=14 June 1997}} \|25
scope="row"\|Portuguese Albums (AFP){{cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-14.pdf\|title=Top National Sellers — Portugal\|publisher=Music & Media\|date=14 June 1997\|page=17}} \|20
scope="row"\|Spanish Albums (AFYVE){{cite book\|first=Fernando\|last=Salaverri\|year=2005\|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002\|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE\|language=es\|isbn=84-8048-639-2\|edition=3rd}} \|44
{{album chart\|UK2\|82\|date=19970601\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 May 2023}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|108\|artist=Joe Satriani\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 May 2023}}
scope="row"\|US Top Music Videos (Billboard){{cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-06-21.pdf\|title=Billboard — Top Music Videos\|publisher=Billboard\|date=21 June 1997\|page=68}} \|5
scope="row"\|US Top Video Sales (Billboard){{cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-06-28.pdf\|title=Billboard — Top Video Sales\|publisher=Billboard\|date=28 June 1997\|page=70}} \|28

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Chart performance for G3: Live in Concert

scope="col"|Chart (1997)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite book|first=Gavin|last=Ryan|year=2011|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria}}

|78

{{album chart|Netherlands|52|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai|album=G3 - Live In Concert|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2023}}

scope="row"|European Albums (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-14.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums|publisher=Music & Media|date=14 June 1997|page=16}}

|57

{{album chart|Finland|35|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai|album=G3 - Live In Concert|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2023}}

{{album chart|France|20|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai|album=G3 - Live In Concert|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2023}}

{{album chart|Germany4|92|id=34175|artist=Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai|album=G3 - Live In Concert|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2023}}

scope="row"|Icelandic Albums (Tónlist){{cite journal|title=Dagblaðið Vísir — Tónlist Topp 40|journal=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=39|date=14 June 1997}}

|25

scope="row"|Portuguese Albums (AFP){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-14.pdf|title=Top National Sellers — Portugal|publisher=Music & Media|date=14 June 1997|page=17}}

|20

scope="row"|Spanish Albums (AFYVE){{cite book|first=Fernando|last=Salaverri|year=2005|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|language=es|isbn=84-8048-639-2|edition=3rd}}

|44

{{album chart|UK2|82|date=19970601|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2023}}

{{album chart|Billboard200|108|artist=Joe Satriani|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2023}}

scope="row"|US Top Music Videos (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-06-21.pdf|title=Billboard — Top Music Videos|publisher=Billboard|date=21 June 1997|page=68}}

scope="row"|US Top Video Sales (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-06-28.pdf|title=Billboard — Top Video Sales|publisher=Billboard|date=28 June 1997|page=70}}

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References

Category:G3 (tour) albums

Category:Albums produced by Mike Fraser

Category:2005 video albums

Category:1990s live video albums

Category:Joe Satriani live albums

Category:1997 live albums

Category:Epic Records live albums

Category:Epic Records video albums