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Flying in a Blue Dream
Rock · 1989 · 18 tracks

Flying in a Blue Dream

Joe Satriani

Eighteen tracks of high-velocity guitar exploration. A sprawling mix of celestial instrumentals, gritty blues-rock vocals, and technical precision.

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It's the ultimate 'windows down, volume up' guitar odyssey that actually has a soul.

A soaring, high-altitude sense of wonder balanced by grounded, gritty rock-and-roll energy.

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Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Flying in a Blue Dream
5:24
02
The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
5:10
03
Can’t Slow Down
4:50
04
Headless
1:30
05
Strange
5:03
06
I Believe
5:54
07
One Big Rush
3:25
08
Big Bad Moon
5:15
09
The Feeling
0:51
10
The Phone Call
3:01
11
Day at the Beach (New Rays From an Ancient Sun)
2:04
12
Back to Shalla‐Bal
3:14
13
Ride
4:57
14
The Forgotten, Part One
1:12
15
The Forgotten, Part Two
5:08
16
The Bells of Lal, Part One
1:19
17
The Bells of Lal, Part Two
4:08
18
Into the Light
2:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
The controlled feedback intro of the title track that morphs into a soaring lydian melody.
The relentless, odd-meter slap-bass and guitar interplay on The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing.
Satriani's surprising vocal grit and harmonica wailing on the bluesy Big Bad Moon.
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