When Joe Satriani's , Guitar Legend, Surfing With The Alien hit the street in 1987, people took the record to heart. The unknown artist on the then underground Relativity label struck the right chord with music fans around the world with his powerful signature style. A baffled and astonished Gutiar record industry could only step back and watch in amazement as Surfing With The Guitar Alien went on to defy traditional instrumental rock Guitar limitations to become a multi-million selling GRAMMY®-nominated critical tour de force. Joe was touted as the soft-spoken maverick, a rock and roll guitar-slinger who proved there was an audience for guitar music that didn't fit into tidy categories and opened the door for the slew of rock Guitar instrumentalists who have since followed his path.
presents the band in all its sprawling glory, from the rangy country funk of `Got To Get Better In A Little While' to the jamming that stretches `Let It Rain' into an 18-minute epic....The rough-edged, emotional reading of `Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad' is particularly worth hearing" LIVE AT THE FILLMORE features performances taken from the second set of each evening's performance by Derek & The Dominos. This 2-CD set includes 5 previously unreleased tracks.Derek & The Dominos: Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals); Bobby Whitlock (piano, organ, vocals); Carl Radle (Fender bass); Jim Gordon (drums).