G3 LIVE IN CONCERT

Full performer name: Joe Satriani/Eric Johnson/Steve Vai. Personnel: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai (vocals, guitar); Mike Keneally (guitar, sitar, keyboards, percussion); Steven Barber (keyboards); Stuart Hamm, Roscoe Beck, Philip Bynoe (bass); Jeff Campitelli, Brannen Temple, Mike Mangini (drums). Engineers include: Kooster McAllister, Skip Kent, Paul Special. Recorded live at The Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio; The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan; Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois; and The Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota between October 30 and November 2, 1996. "Summer Song" and "For The Love Of God" were nominated for 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Full performer name: Joe Satriani/Eric Johnson/Steve Vai. Recorded live in Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Columbus, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota in October 1996. Personnel: Joe Satriani (vocals, guitar); Eric Johnson , Steve Vai (vocals, guitar); Mike Keneally (sitar, keyboards, percussion); Stephen Barber (keyboards); C. Roscoe Beck (bass guitar); Jeff Campitelli, Mike Mangini , Brannen Temple (drums). Audio Mixers: Mike Fraser; Richard Mullen . Recording information: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL (10/30/1996-11/02/1996); Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH (10/30/1996-11/02/1996); Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN (10/30/1996-11/02/1996); Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI (10/30/1996-11/02/1996). Photographer: Neil Zlozower. Unknown Contributor Roles: Eric Caudieux; John Kalodner. G3 LIVE IN CONCERT matches six-time Grammy Award nominee Joe Satriani with three-time Grammy nominee Steve Vai, and Grammy winner Eric Johnson. The CD documents the group's 1996 North American tour, and features three tracks apiece by each of the guitarists as well as three no-holds-barred jams featuring all three axe-men. G3 LIVE IN CONCERT is sure to please all lovers of guitar wizardry. This high-energy CD showcases the eclectic compositional skills of the three men, with tracks featuring everything from pumped-up fusion grooves to funk-infused rhythms and jazz-flavored numbers. Each tune, though, is really a vehicle for the soaring guitar pyrotechnics for which Vai, Satriana and Johnson are famous.

• Genre: Rock and Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 6/3/1997