''Time Machine'' is the fifth studio album by guitarist

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, released on October 13, 1993, through

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and reissued in 1998 through

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album: the first disc contains a selection of new tracks, outtakes and unreleased studio recordings, while the second disc is composed of live recordings from 1988 and 1992.Carter, Phil
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. Retrieved 2014-03-20. The album reached No. 95 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200"Time Machine - Joe Satriani , Awards"
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chart and receiving a nomination for

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at the 1995 Grammy Awards,"37th Grammy Awards - 1995"
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Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-20. Satriani's fifth and sixth such nominations. ''Time Machine'' was

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on October 27, 1994.

Overview

The album's 1998 reissue contains detailed liner notes explaining the story behind the content of both discs. Five tracks were originally recorded during the sessions for '' The Extremist'' (1992): "Crazy", "Banana Mango II", "Thinking of You", "Speed of Light" (featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 film ''

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'') and "Baroque". Four other tracks were previously released on Satriani's 1984 self-titled EP: "Banana Mango", "Dreaming #11", "I Am Become Death" and "Saying Goodbye". A fifth track from the EP, "Talk to Me", was not included due to its

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being damaged.

Recording locations

Disc one

The first disc was recorded in the following locations between 1984 and 1993: * The Barn (Bearsville, New York) – 1990 * Hyde Street (San Francisco) – 1986–87 * The Plant (Sausalito, California) – 1991–93 * Record One (Sherman Oaks, California) – 1991–93 * Ocean Way (Los Angeles) – 1991–93 * Alpha and Omega Recordings (San Francisco) – 1986–87 and 1990–91 * Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California) – 1990 and 1993 * Coast Recorders (San Francisco) – 1990–91 * The Site (Marin County, California) – May 1993 Most of the above locations were also used to record and mix his 1992 album, The Extremist.

Disc two

The second disc uses live recordings from three shows on the Extremist Tour and one show on the Surfing with the Alien tour. The recordings taken from the Extremist Tour are from the following shows: * Tower Theater (

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) – December 3, 1992 * Orpheum Theatre (

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) – December 23, 1992 * Hammersmith Apollo (

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) – February 5, 1993 The recording taken from the Surfing with the Alien tour is from the following show: * California Theatre (

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) – June 11, 1988 This show originally aired on the ''

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'' radio show on July 31, 1988. Three songs (Ice 9, Memories and Hordes of Locusts) were also used on the '' Dreaming #11'' EP. According to a 2014 interview with Joe for MusicRadar.com, the Roseland Ballroom show in New York City (December 5, 1992) was also recorded for this album but wasn't used. The Hammersmith Apollo show was recorded for and broadcast by BBC Radio 1 on May 1, 1993, and repeated on October 23, 1993 (both times at 19:30). It was produced by Jeff Griffin and recorded by Mike Robinson.

Critical reception

Phil Carter at

gave ''Time Machine'' 4.5 stars out of five, calling it "an excellent double-CD set providing something for just about everyone who's interested in Joe Satriani's music" and that "this set of recordings makes an excellent starting point for new fans and will give longtime fans something new as well."

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(track 6, 12),

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

keyboard Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Mus ...

(tracks 1, 2, 4-6),

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

(tracks 4, 6, 7, 9),

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

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(track 3),

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*Phil Ashley – keyboard (tracks 6, 7, 14, live disc 1-10), sequencer (track 4) *

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(track 3) *

Jonathan Mover Jonathan Mover, a.k.a. "Mover", is an American drummer. He is a former member of the bands Marillion and GTR. Early life and career Mover was raised in the Boston area and began playing drums at age thirteen. Primarily self-taught, he stu ...

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

(tracks 1-3, live disc 11-14),

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

(tracks 1, 2) *

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– drums (tracks 4, 6, 9), percussion (track 5),

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s (track 5),

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(track 5),

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(track 7) * Simon Phillips – drums (track 4, 14) *

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– drums (live disc tracks 1-5, 7-10),

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(track 5) *

Stuart Hamm Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is an American bass guitar player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well as for his unconventional playing style and solo recordings. Career Born in New Orleans, Hamm spent his chil ...

– bass (tracks 1-3, live disc 11, 13-14) * Matt Bissonette – bass (track 5, live disc 1-5, 7-10) *

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– bass (track 14) *Bongo Bob Smith – drum programming (track 7) *John Cuniberti –

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, production, drum programming (track 7) *Kooster McAllister – engineering *Neil King – engineering assistance *Bart Stevens – engineering assistance * Michael Semanick – engineering assistance *Dave Plank – engineering assistance *Dan Bosworth – engineering assistance *Kevin Scott – engineering assistance *Michael Reiter – engineering assistance *

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– mastering *

Andy Johns Jeremy Andrew Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' '' Exile on Main St.'' (1972), Television's '' Marquee Moon'' (1977), ...

– production

Charts

Certifications

Awards

References

External links

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