Strange Beautiful Music
{{Infobox album
| name = Strange Beautiful Music
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Satriani
| cover = Strange Beautiful Music.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2002|6|25}}
| recorded = Early 2002
| venue =
| studio = The Plant in Sausalito, California; Studio 21 in San Francisco
| genre = Instrumental rock
| length = {{Duration|m=60|s=22}}
| label = Epic
| producer = Joe Satriani, Eric Caudieux, John Cuniberti
| prev_title = Live in San Francisco
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Strange Beautiful Music
| type = studio
| single1 = Starry Night
| single1date = June 10, 2002
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}Gowan, Mike. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/strange-beautiful-music-mw0000224196 "Strange Beautiful Music - Joe Satriani"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
}}
Strange Beautiful Music is the ninth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on June 25, 2002, through Epic Records;[http://www.satriani.com/discography/Strange_Beautiful_Music/ "Strange Beautiful Music"]. satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18. a Super Audio CD edition was released on September 10.[https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Beautiful-Music-Multichannel-Stereo/dp/B00006IGTU "Strange Beautiful Music (Multichannel/Stereo)"]. Amazon. Retrieved 2014-03-23. The album reached No. 140 on the United States Billboard 200[http://www.allmusic.com/album/strange-beautiful-music-mw0000224196/awards "Strange Beautiful Music - Joe Satriani | Awards"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-18. and remained on that chart for a week,[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=joe satriani|chart=all}} "Joe Satriani - Chart History"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-18. as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries.[http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Joe+Satriani&titel=Strange+Beautiful+Music&cat=a "Joe Satriani - Strange Beautiful Music (album)"]. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
"Starry Night" was released as a single on June 10Webmaster (2002-06-09). [http://www.satriani.com/perl/2004/news/main?thread=1&age=1999-06-08%2020:31:00&page=11 "New Album and New Site"]. satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22. and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards,[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/grammys.htm "45th Grammy Awards - 2003"]. Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-20. Satriani's twelfth such nomination.
The title Strange Beautiful Music is also the name of Satriani's publishing company, as well as a lyric from "Third Stone from the Sun", a song by Jimi Hendrix, whom Satriani has cited as his main inspiration to start playing the guitar in his youth.Newton, Steve (2015-02-15). [https://earofnewt.com/2015/02/05/joe-satrianis-strange-beautiful-music-grew-from-a-cathartic-hendrix-experience/ "Joe Satriani's Strange Beautiful Music grew from a cathartic Hendrix experience"]. earofnewt.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
Release and tour
Recording for Strange Beautiful Music began in January 2002 and the title was announced on March 25. Worldwide touring began in Europe in July, followed by North America from August to September, East Asia in October, additional dates in North America from November through to February 2003, Central America in March, and concluding in South America in April.[http://www.satriani.com/road/archive-2002-sbm.shtml "strange beautiful tour 2002-2003"]. satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Joe Satriani, except where noted
| title1 = Oriental Melody
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Belly Dancer
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Starry Night
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Chords of Life
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = Mind Storm
| length5 = 4:12
| title6 = Sleep Walk
| note6 = Santo Farina, Johnny Farina
| length6 = 2:46
| title7 = New Last Jam
| length7 = 4:19
| title8 = Mountain Song
| length8 = 3:31
| title9 = What Breaks a Heart
| length9 = 5:20
| title10 = Seven String
| length10 = 4:02
| title11 = Hill Groove
| length11 = 4:10
| title12 = The Journey
| length12 = 4:09
| title13 = The Traveler
| length13 = 5:39
| title14 = You Saved My Life
| length14 = 5:02
| total_length = 60:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks
| title15 = The Eight Steps
| length15 = 5:44
| title16 = Slick
| length16 = 3:41
}}
Personnel
- Joe Satriani – guitar, banjo, keyboard (tracks 11, 14), sitar, autoharp (track 2), bass, engineering, mixing, production
- Robert Fripp – Frippertronics (track 6)
- Eric Caudieux – keyboard (track 4), digital editing, production
- Jeff Campitelli – drums, percussion (track 14)
- Gregg Bissonette – drums (track 2)
- John Cuniberti – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10, 11), engineering, mixing, production
- Matt Bissonette – bass
- Pia Vai – harp (track 4)
- Justin Phelps – engineering assistance, digital editing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2002)
! Peak |
|---|
| Dutch albums chart
|align="center"|84 |
| French albums chart
|align="center"|38 |
| German albums chart
|align="center"|92 |
| Swiss albums chart
|align="center"|78 |
| US Billboard 200
|align="center"|140 |
Awards
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Event | Title | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Grammys
|"Starry Night" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.guitar9.com/strangebeautiful.html In Review: Joe Satriani "Strange Beautiful Music"] at Guitar Nine Records
- [http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview/39_joe_satriani_interview.html Interview: Joe Satriani] at AskMen
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Category:Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance