Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
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| Studio album by Joe Satriani | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | October 29, 2007 – early 2008 at The Plant in Sausalito, California; Studio 21 in San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 54:15 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Joe Satriani, John Cuniberti | |||
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Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock is the twelfth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 1, 2008 through Epic Records. The album reached No. 89 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for two weeks, as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries.
Recording for Professor Satchafunkilus began in October 2007 and the title was announced on March 13, 2008. Touring began in Europe in April–June with guitarist Paul Gilbert as the opening act, followed by Australia and New Zealand in July, Mexico and South America in late July–August, and concluding in North America in October–November.
The album's title has two meanings: the first part is a homage to Satriani's nickname of "Satch", whilst "Musterion" is a Greco–Biblical word meaning "hidden thing", "secret" or "mystery". From the date of the album's release until April 11, 2008, Satriani began a special "Guitar Center Sessions" tour, followed by a worldwide tour on April 30.
All tracks were composed in 2007 with the exception of "Come on Baby", which, as Satriani explains, was written in 1993 amidst a snowstorm during a vacation in Lake Tahoe. His son ZZ later encouraged him to finish the piece, upon which it became the third song dedicated to his wife Rubina. It was later used by Canadian figure skater Vaughn Chipeur for his short program at the 2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships; this earned him a silver medal and qualification for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
"Revelation" was written about the passing of fellow guitarist Steve Morse's father, as well as being a tribute of sorts to Morse's playing.
As with "One Robot's Dream" from Super Colossal (2006), Satriani continues with the theme of exploring the humanistic side of robots on "I Just Wanna Rock". On a podcast detailing the making of the album, he explained the track to be about a robot's experiences at a rock concert.
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