Surfing with the Alien

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Surfing with the Alien is a landmark 1987 instrumental rock album by guitarist Joe Satriani that helped popularize shred guitar and showcased his virtuosic playing and melodic style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental rock album
studio album
artist Joe Satriani
certification RIAA Platinum
chartPosition Billboard 200 top 30
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtFeatures Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer
criticalReception widely acclaimed by rock and guitar magazines
describedAs landmark guitar album of the 1980s
genre hard rock
instrumental rock
shred guitar
hasInfluenced instrumental rock guitarists
shred guitar genre
hasTrack Always with Me, Always with You
Circles
Crushing Day
Echo
Hill of the Skull
Ice 9
Lords of Karma
Midnight
Satch Boogie
Surfing with the Alien (song)
language instrumental
mainInstrument electric guitar
nextWork Dreaming #11
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
notableFor melodic instrumental compositions
popularizing shred guitar in the late 1980s
showcasing Joe Satriani's virtuosic guitar technique
numberOfTracks 10
performer Joe Satriani
previousWork Not of This Earth
producer Joe Satriani
John Cuniberti
publicationDate 1987-10-15
recordedIn Alpha & Omega Recording
linked to: Ocean Way Recording

Different Fur Studios
Hyde Street Studios
San Francisco
recordLabel Epic Records
Relativity Records
releaseFormat cassette
compact disc
vinyl record
releaseYear 1987
runningTime approximately 37 minutes

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Joe Satriani notableWork Surfing with the Alien
Joe Satriani notableWork Surfing with the Alien (album)
linked to: Surfing with the Alien
Surfing with the Alien hasTrack Surfing with the Alien (song)
linked to: Surfing with the Alien
Flying in a Blue Dream previousWork Surfing with the Alien
Always with Me, Always with You partOf Surfing with the Alien
Always with Me, Always with You album Surfing with the Alien
Satch Boogie includedOnAlbum Surfing with the Alien