[Album Review]: Joe Satriani - Unstoppable Momentum

In 2013, over a quarter century removed from his first album, Joe Satriani uses his solo albums as a way to stretch himself, both to flaunt his skills and perhaps to move him into areas where he's not quite comfortable. 

You really can’t say that instrumental rock-guitar music is in fashion right now, but that doesn’t make one bit of difference to Joe Satriani. The guitar maestro’s new album, ‘Unstoppable Momentum,’ proves that good music is timeless, no matter what trends come and go.
After decades of being one of the world’s leading rock instrumentalists, Satriani doesn’t trying to reinvent himself on ‘Unstoppable Momentum.’ Far from it. Instead, he turns in an entire album of what he does best.
Satriani’s strength has always been his sharp musical sense. Even though he has chops to spare, he doesn’t come from the look-at-me-play-fast school of guitar wankery. What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries is that his playing almost always serves the songs; they’re not just vehicles for his instrumental grandstanding.

TRACKS
1. Unstoppable Momentum
2. Can't Go Back
3. Lies and Truths
4. Three Sheets to the Wind
5. I'll Put a Stone in Your Cairn  
6. A Door into Summer  
7. Shine On American Dreamer  
8. Jumpin' In  
9. Jumpin' Out  
10. The Weight of the World  
11. A Celebration 

  Official Site: http://satriani.com/ Review by http://www.sputnikmusic.com/

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