As requested, here’s the quite rare Japanese release of JOE SATRIANI‘s 5th album “Time Machine”. This is the first and only reissue of the album, pressed on high quality Blue-Spec CD2 disc and using the remaster of the album taken from the limited box set ‘The Complete Studio Recordings’ released overseas.
This 2014 Japan reissue is curious: a single disc with the studio recordings (the original 1993 release has an extra disc recorded live). Additionally, “Time Machine [Japan Blue-Spec CD2 remastered +1]” features a bonus track not present on the regular 2-disc edition.
As part of the Sony Music Japan original “Legacy Recording” series, this Blue-Spec CD2 sounds fabulous, now sold out.
The album reprints four tracks from the 1984 Joe Satriani EP, while also showcasing nine new studio tracks and a loose jam session. Included among the new material is the booming title track “Time Machine,” the straightforward but slamming “Mighty Turtle Head,” and the hammering “Dweller on the Threshold,” as well as “Banana Mango II,” a new companion piece to the re-released “Banana Mango.”
Also of note is “Speed of Light,” yet another of his trademark “surfing songs,” and “Baroque,” a beautiful acoustic piece. The 16-minute “Woodstock Jam” is a crazy 6-string extravaganza.
“Time Machine [Japan Blue-Spec CD2 remastered +1] makes an excellent starting point for new fans and will give longtime fans something new as well.
Highly Recommended
01 – Time Machine
02 – The Mighty Turtle Head
03 – All Alone
04 – Banana Mango II
05 – Thinking of You
06 – Crazy
07 – Speed of Light
08 – Baroque
09 – Dweller on the Threshold
10 – Banana Mango
11 – Dreaming #11
12 – I Am Become Death
13 – Saying Goodbye
14 – Woodstock Jam
15 – Time Machine (Remix) [Japan Bonus Track]
Joe Satriani – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, harmonica
Phil Ashley – keyboards
Jonathan Mover – drums
Jeff Campitelli – drums, percussion
Simon Phillips – drums
Gregg Bissonette – drums
Stuart Hamm – bass
Matt Bissonette – bass