I finally took Satriani Live! out of my daily rotation, so now I'm looking to make a mix CD (only for myself) of the best of live Satriani. I'm looking for high-quality songs, so they pretty much need to come off of real CDs, with the exception of Live in Anaheim, which I guess I'll rip somehow (Joe REALLY needs to sell this).

Anyway, I'm going to use the following songs no matter what, but I thought it would be interesting to hear what you guys thought of the following selections - any other suggestions or different choices?

- Made of Tears (Satriani Live!) - alone worth the price of Satriani Live!
- Rubina (Time Machine) - the drums sound great!
- Memories (Dreaming #11) -don't get to hear this live much + nice intro
- Circles (Satriani Live!) - awesome outro
- Cool #9 (Satriani Live!) - awesome intro
- Time (Live in San Fransisco) - love that sustained note between song sections near the end
- Always With You, Always With Me (Live in San Fransisco) - love the picking sound in this version
- Raspberry Jam Delta V (Live in San Fransisco) - great ending
- Searching (Live in Anaheim) - one of the best live renditions of a song I've ever heard by Joe (great Zeppelin part)
- Ice 9 (Live in Anaheim) - best tempo of all the live versions I've heard
- Psycho Monkey (Live in Anaheim) - good to hear this live
- Bamboo (Live in Anaheim) - great song that's not played live often enough
- Strange (Live in Anaheim) - nice jam

wait just realised this is about satch live songs not "satch:live" my bad

i want that dvd!!!!!! :'(

Me too, I still haven't seen it and I don't think I will anytime soon.

I havent seen it yet. Maybe with some christmas $$$ Il have the chance.

ANY day, i'd pick Rubina from LISF!!!! hands down!!! same goes for Love thing...

and why is it that u've left out Summer Song? it's choose LISF version again!

I think Rubina from LISF with that Turkey Man intro kills all improv.

b/c I am sick and tired of hearing Summer Song. However, if I were to put it on there, I'd put the one from Satriani Live! b/c of the cool intro.

Hmm - you may have a point. I'll have to listen to the two again.

circles from time machine, and that one on dreaming 11 , that zeppy sounding one , forgot title.

Ice 9 (Live in Anaheim) - best tempo of all the live versions I've heard

I dont remember him playing that on the web cast

I LOVE the live version of Echo, form Time Machine CD 2!!!

Is just amazin, really left the studio version far behind!

I mean, Joe Improvisation befores staring the song, some slaps from the bass player (was it stu?) and the amzin modification of the drum parts!!!

D'oh - you're right. I always get that confused with Hordes of Locusts for some reason.

WHAT!!!! it's better than LISF intro!!!! the i HAVE to get Satriani LIVE!, by hook or crook!!! :lol:

I think so. Both intros are good, though. I think the Live! intro has the LISF intro at the end of it (can't find my copy of LISF at the moment, though...)