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• G3 - Live In Concert | DVD | (12/06/2000) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-5.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Yes, it's a plank-spanker's dream. In October 1996, three legendary guitarists--Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai--toured as G3, a kind of super-roadshow featuring their own bands and, as in the last section of this recording, finally coming together onstage for a few numbers. One of the reasons why the whole package works so well is that Satriani's dirtyish techno-blues style, Johnson's limpid near-jazziness and Vai's pyrotechnics manage to seem poles apart yet entirely compatible at the same time, both as individual elements and as a frontline trio (although Johnson inevitably gets sidelined occasionally during the latter set). There are plenty of good tunes, although Johnson's "Manhattan", in which he switches from plectrum lead to gentle thumb-strums seemingly in mid-bar is outstanding, as is the trio's tour-de-force rendering of Frank Zappa's "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama", Vai of course being a Zappa band veteran. On the DVD: Extra features are thin on the ground. There's a set of scrolling biographies (which don't understand the remote's "scan" command, so they go--by--very--slowly) but nothing else to speak of. In the end the playing is the thing on any outing like this, so just enjoy it. --Roger Thomas

• G3 - Live in Denver | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £7.58   |  Saving you £-3.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Guitarists Joe Satriani Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai join forces as G3 performing live in Denver at the Filimore Auditorium. Tracklisting: Joe Satriani: 1.Satch Boogie 2.The Extremist 3.Starry Night 4.Midnight 5.The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing Steve Vai: 1.I Know You're Here 2.Juice 3.I'm The Hell Outta Here Yngwie Malmsteen: 1.Evil Eye 2.Baroque And Roll 3.Acoustic Guitar Solo 4.Adagio 5.Far Beyond The Sun The G3 Jam: 1.Rockin' In The Free World 2.Little Wing 3.Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

• Joe Satriani - Live In San Francisco | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £9.43   |  Saving you £-3.44 (-57.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Recorded live at The Fillmore in San Francisco December 2000 Joe Satriani - Live In San Francisco showcases Satriani's biggest hits and greatest guitar work. Disc One: Time Devil's Slide The Crush Of Love Satch Boogie Borg Sex Flying In A Blue Dream Ice 9 Cool #9 Circles Until We Say Goodbye Ceremony The Extremist Summer Song Disc Two: House Full Of Bullets One Big Rush Raspberry Jam Delta-v Crystal Planet Love Thing Bass Solo The Mystical Pot