Satriani's G3 Tonight 25/4/18

'Soap On A Rope' - also off of the 2009 album 'Chickenfoot' - clearly demonstrated Joe's dexterity and up next was er .. 'Up Next' from Chickenfoot III which took things down a notch, followed by 'My Kinda Girl' which again had a Stones touch about it. 'Down The Drain' echoed the influence of the absent Smith - the bass and drum of Anthony and Aronoff making it the classic it is, not forgetting Hagar's 'Daltreyesque' vocals at the end - taking us all back to Sarf East London in '74. 'Three and a Half Letters' from Chickenfoot III leaves you in no doubt that these guys are no one trick ponies." That was part of our take when we last saw Joe Satriani with Chickenfoot at Brixton Academy in January 2012 (pictured) and Joe returns solo to London tonight at Hammersmith Apollo as part of G3 with pals Uli Jon Roth at 7.30pm, John Petrucci at 8.30pm followed by Satriani at 9.35pm.