G3: Rockin' in the Free World

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{{Infobox album

| name = G3: Rockin' in the Free World

| type = live

| artist = Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen

| cover = G3- Rockin' in the Free World.jpg {{!}} border

| alt =

| released = February 17, 2004

| recorded = October 21, 2003

| venue = Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri)

| genre = Rock

| length = 92:47

| label = Epic

| producer = Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen

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| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Joe Satriani

| type = live

| prev_title = The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology

| prev_year = 2003

| title = G3: Rockin' in the Free World

| year = 2004

| next_title = Is There Love in Space?

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{{Extra chronology

| artist = Steve Vai

| type = live

| prev_title = Alive in an Ultra World

| prev_year = 2001

| title = G3: Rockin' in the Free World

| year = 2003

| next_title = Live in London

| next_year = 2004

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{{Extra chronology

| artist = Yngwie Malmsteen

| type = live

| prev_title = Attack!!

| prev_year = 2002

| title = G3: Rockin' in the Free World

| year = 2003

| next_title = Unleash the Fury

| next_year = 2005

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{{Extra chronology

| artist = G3

| type = live

| prev_title = G3: Live in Concert

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| next_title = G3: Live in Tokyo

| next_year = 2005

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G3: Rockin' in the Free World is a double live album by the G3 project that was recorded at The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, on October 21, 2003. The album featured the touring lineup of the project leader Joe Satriani, frequent member Steve Vai and guest guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A DVD of the same tour, but with a different track list, was released as G3: Live in Denver.

Track listing

=Disc 1=

==Joe Satriani==

All songs written by Joe Satriani.

  1. "The Extremist" - 3:53
  2. "Crystal Planet" - 4:41
  3. "Always with Me, Always with You" - 4:16
  4. "Midnight" - 3:05
  5. "The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing" - 5:31

==Steve Vai==

All songs written by Steve Vai.

  1. "You're Here" - 3:33
  2. "Reaping" - 7:05
  3. "Whispering a Prayer" - 9:27

==Yngwie Malmsteen==

All songs written by Yngwie Malmsteen except where noted.

  1. "Blitzkrieg" - 2:50
  2. "Trilogy Suite Op.5, the First Movement" - 8:07
  3. "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) - 4:25
  4. "Fugue (Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op.1)" - 3:37
  5. "Finale" - 2:54

=Disc 2=

==The G3 Jam==

  1. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (Jimi Hendrix) - 10:46
  2. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) - 6:08
  3. "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young) - 12:29

Personnel

=Joe Satriani=

=Steve Vai=

=Yngwie Malmsteen=

  • Yngwie Malmsteen - lead guitar, vocals
  • Mick Cervino - bass guitar
  • Joakim Svalberg - keyboards
  • Patrick Johansson - drums

References