Flying in a Blue Dream...

So, despite some last minute glitches I made it to the Satriani concert. A local band from Bangalore was playing when we entered the arena. The band was just bad. The songs were just cheap rip-offs of Metallica tunes.

Then the magic started. Satriani took to the stage a little after 7:30PM. He opened with Time Machine and the highlight of the show for me was when he played "Always with me, Always with you" with the extended ending not present on the record and "Flying in a Blue Dream" towards the end. He shredded the fret board and at times it looked like he was playing a piano in fast forward mode rather than a guitar. The sound quality was surprisingly good.

The show ended after 10PM. He played all his past hits: Flying In A Blue Dream; Surfing With An Alien; Summer Song; Always With Me, Always With You; Satch Boogie; Crystal Planet; Train Of Angels; Ice 9; The Mighty Turtle Head...They played without a break for two and an half hours.

All in all an awesome experience...