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The description is a bit odd though it says:

Original album release from Marty Friedman for the first time in four years. Features Japanese traditional music player and classic musician as guest performers. Main arranger and track maker is CMJK.

Have they forgotten about Tokyo Jukebox? Or does that not count as “original”? For the CD Japan page, see http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=YICQ-10011 and I’ll post more info when it’s available.

First the cover:

It’s very “retro” if you ask me, but I like it, it’s a definite change from the bi-coloured Silence Followed By a Deafening Roar. Also I’m not sure I’ve seen a red Fireman before, I think I like it better than the original ochre one.

Anyway, moving on to the track list, here’s what I think the titles are:

1. Fuzz Universe
2. Olympic
3. Earl Foan* ? (kinda guessing here, but the second half in kanji which I’ve not got time to look up just now)
4. Bach Partita in E Minor (can’t make sense of that one will check it tomorrow Apparently there is such a thing as a “partita” and we know Paul has been doing classical pieces in his last 2 solo albums)
5. Blue Orpheus*
6. Will my screen door stop Neptune*
7. Propeller*
8. Don’t rain on my firewood*
9. Plastic Dracula
10. Blowtorch
11. Mantra the loan
12. Better up
13. Leave the Junk Alone

Those titles kinda sound trippy right? I mean, this is my best interpretation from the Katakana and I can’t be 100% of my transcription back to English (heck, I don’t think I’d ever have gotten “Eudamonia” right). The ones I’m not too sure about are 2,3,4,7,8 and 11 so don’t quote me just yet We can have a laugh later at the sheer ridiculous transcription I just came up with when the English tracklist gets published.

Edit: Paul has posted a short video on http://www.whd.co.jp/ to announce the album, so check it out!

* Edited to make more sense (with a little help from google ) so you can quote me now

Edit 2: Emi Gilbert blogged to basically say what we’ve been saying so far, only adding the line-up, which isn’t much of a surprise:

• Paul Gilbert: Guitars, guitars and more guitars
• Jeff Bowders: Drums
• Craig Martini: Bass
• Emi Gilbert: Keyboards

Edit 3: Paul’s Website has been updated and it now shows the same information as above… well almost the same, here’s the actual track list, I’ll highlight what I got wrong

1. Fuzz Universe
2. Olympic
3. Count Juan Chutrifo (honestly, it’s the Japanese’s fault here, how are you supposed to write that in Katakana?? O.o)
4. Bach Partita in Dm (so close )
5. Blue Orpheus
6. Will My Screen Door Stop Neptune
7. Propeller
8. Don’t Rain on My Firewood
9. Plastic Dracula
10. Blowtorch
11. Mantra the Lawn
12. Batter Up
13. Leave that Junk Alone (Johnny Cash cover)

Personally I think it’ll make it all the more enjoyable

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So what were you doing in 1991, umm?

Thanks Ronnie and Rest in Peace \m/

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• Sun 17-10, Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England GB (£30 – £33) [Buy]
• Mon 18-10, Bristol Colston Hall, Bristol, England GB (£33) [Buy]
• Tue 19-10, Hammersmith Apollo, London, England GB (£30 – £33) [Buy]
• Thu 21-10, Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England GB (£30 – £33) [Buy]
• Fri 22-10, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland GB (£27.50 – £33) [Buy]
• Sat 23-10, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England GB (£33) [Buy]

Special Guest this year is Simon McBride, not someone I know unfortunately but if he’s worth opening for Satch, I look forward to discovering him. Tickets go on sale this Friday 14th of May at 9am

• 13 June – Download Festival, UK www.downloadfestival.co.uk
• 27 June – Glastonbury Festival, UK www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
• 29 June – Vicar Street, Dublin, EIRE www.ticketmaster.ie
• 30 June – Mandela Hall, Belfast, UK www.ticketmaster.ie
• 1 July – Picture House, Edinburgh, UK www.pclpresents.com
• 3 July – Manchester Academy, UK www.gigsandtours.com
• 4 July – Wireless Festival UK www.wirelessfestival.co.uk

Tickets for the Edinburgh show go on sale tomorrow… gotta have to be quick about that one.

The next Satch solo record will come out some time in the fall, no definite dates yet. As for the next Chickenfoot, well they’ve only just released their live CD/DVD so the date for the next studio album is probably still very much up in the air at the moment.

Here’s a few excerpts for a taste:

With several hours to go before soundcheck, Satriani talked to MusicRadar about the future of Chickenfoot, expressing enthusiasm about a recent group writing session (“already I can tell we’re going deeper than on the first album”). He also reveals that fans can count on a new solo record in the fall.

After decompressing for a few months and playing on the Experience Hendrix Tour, what was it like to get back with Chickenfoot to work on some new material?

“Better and easier than you might think. It doesn’t take long for us to start clicking. We got together and worked on some ideas. Actually, we had a bunch of stuff we recorded on the road last year, little bits of things. But we have four songs that are really taking shape. We’re going to take a little more time with this record – well, we kind of have to given our schedules.”

[...]

But before you do that, I understand you’re going to do a new solo record. Don’t you rest, man?

[laughs] “I do, but probably not like other people. I’m going to start the next record soon, as in a few weeks from now. Since I got off the Hendrix tour, I’ve been going through a lot of the bits and pieces and riffs I’ve collected, trying to see if they’re songs. I probably have about 30 actual song ideas, so now I have to whittle them down a bit.”

For the whole interview, head over to Music Radar