Not of This Earth (Joe Satriani album)
Not of This Earth is the
first studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released in 1986
Electronic drums, rather
than acoustic drums, are
used throughout the album. The title track utilizes a unique compositional
technique described by Satriani as pitch axis theory, which
consists of shifting modes underneath a pedal tone (in
this case, E). "The Enigmatic" uses the enigmatic scale. "Rubina" is one of two tracks named after his
wife, the other being "Rubina's Blue Sky Happiness" on The Extremist (1992).
"The Headless Horseman" is performed entirely using a two-handed tapping
technique, and was revisited in the form of "Headless" on Flying in a Blue Dream (1989).
The
original cover art used for the first pressing of the album was lost early on,
having since been replaced with an alternative cover; the latter has been used
for all CD releases. Also of note is the guitar, an Ibanez 540P, with which Satriani is pictured on the
cover: it was never actually used by him, and was instead "a promo shot
that got too much press". Not of This Earth has been reissued
several times, originally released on CD for the first time in 1988 and
reissued nine years later through Epic Records along
with his entire discography; the Relativity Records edition is now out of
print. The most recent release of the album is included with Satriani's 2008
box set Original Album Classics. Wikipedia.org
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