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Not of This Earth
Rock · 1986 · 9 tracks

Not of This Earth

Joe Satriani

A sci-fi guitar odyssey blending liquid legato with mechanical drum beats. The record that introduced the world to the pitch axis theory and alien melodies.

1986 · CD Media Records

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A mysterious and technologically-tinged exploration of alien landscapes and midnight highways.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Not of This Earth
4:03
02
The Snake
4:42
04
Memories
4:05
05
Brother John
2:09
06
The Enigmatic
3:26
07
Driving at Night
3:33
08
Hordes of Locusts
4:59
09
New Day
3:52
10
The Headless Horseman
1:52
Moments Worth Listening For
The eerie, shifting tonality of the title track where the melody feels like it is floating without a home
The percussive, two-handed tapping on 'The Headless Horseman' that mimics the frantic gallop of hooves
The sudden, aggressive shift into the heavy, locust-like buzzing riffs of 'Hordes of Locusts'
The way the guitar mimics a human sigh during the bridge of 'Memories'
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