Joe Satriani Does Christmas

I figured we should discuss some interesting, metal-inspired Christmas songs this week. Today, I give you Joe Satriani's take on the holiday classic, "Silent Night." The track is from the album Merry Axemas. What do you think?

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Comments

[Kixchix]

Thanks! Joe gets a little too experimental in the middle there for me.

Check out this Metal God version of Silent Night done acappela. He recorded this years ago as a gift for friends. It's not on his Xmas EP from a few years ago and is pretty much his tremendous voice.

Peace.

Rob Rules!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-4WIrCy-R3M

[Gary]

Holy shit Kixchix, thanks for that! I'd never heard Rob do that before. Man that guy has a pristine set of pipes on him. Metal God indeed. As for Satch's version of Silent Night, I could've done with a whole lot less wha wha in the intro, the middle is just Satch being Satch and I agree, it's WAY too experimental. (as in, I can't tell what song he's actually supposed to be playing)Middle of song should actually be called "Satch Goes off In The Dorian and Mixolydian Modes".....LOL

[Metalboy!]

Haha!!, Gary!

Yeah, Thanks, KixChix, that accapella version by "The Metal God" really is Godlike! Incredible!

Merry Metal Christmas, and to All, a Goodnight!

[Kixchix]

Gary & MB,

Your welcome. Merry Xmas.

Peace

[Dj]

Very cool. I love when metal gets into the Christmas spirit. Ie. No Presents For Christmas by King Diamond!!!

[Shawn]

@Gary Very Funny! Joe loves the Mixolydian and Dorian modes. Gary Hoey has some awesome Christmas music for guitar nuts.

[fletch]

I actually loved it, especially the middle experimental part as it allows thd listener to go into his/her world instead of listening to the same 'ol, same 'ol. It's good to shake things up, but in the immortal words of tom keifer..."shake it, don't break it."