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Joe Satriani is a Blues and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Martin Barre, Leslie West, John 5 and Spinal Tap. Those roots explain a lot about how Joe Satriani arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Steve Vai, Vinnie Moore, Chickenfoot, Paul Gilbert and Marty Friedman, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Andy McKee, Flying Colors, Ed Wynne and Testament, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Joe Satriani, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Joe Satriani connections
Joe Satriani grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Martin Barre, Leslie West and John 5, shares an orbit with Steve Vai, Vinnie Moore, Chickenfoot and Paul Gilbert, went on to shape Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Andy McKee, Flying Colors and Ed Wynne. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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