Album: Super Colossal by Joe Satriani (2006)
Genre: Hard Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Quirky
Record Label: Legacy
Format: Album

Description: Super Colossal is the eleventh studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 14, 2006 through Epic Records. The final track, "Crowd Chant", was originally going to be named "Party on the Enterprise", featuring sampled sounds of the Enterprise spacecraft from the Star Trek series. However, prior to the album's release, Satriani explained on a podcast that he was unable to acquire the legal rights to use the samples, choosing instead to replace them with his own sounds and rename the track. The song is used by various American football and ice hockey teams upon scoring a goal at home games. It was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2009 video game NHL 2K10, while a cover version appears in Madden NFL 11.

Artist Background: Joseph "Joe" Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American instrumental rock guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and multiple Grammy Award nominee. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor; many of his former students have achieved fame, such as Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan and Alex Skolnick. In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour.In 1994, Satriani was the lead ... Part of the Westbury, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Guitarist movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Westbury, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Guitarist movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Hard Rock, Rock/Pop, Quirky, 2000s, Album, Legacy

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Super Colossal is the eleventh studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 14, 2006 through Epic Records. The final track, "Crowd Chant", was originally going to be named "Party on the Enterprise", featuring sampled sounds of the Enterprise spacecraft from the Star Trek series. However, prior to the album's release, Satriani explained on a podcast that he was unable to acquire the legal rights to use the samples, choosing instead to replace them with his own sounds and rename the track. The song is used by various American football and ice hockey teams upon scoring a goal at home games. It was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2009 video game NHL 2K10, while a cover version appears in Madden NFL 11.

Super Colossal

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