Originally posted by Koolen

Joe Satriani is a genius, but who wants to listen to a bunch of different styles on one cd( Kind of stupid )

Since I just noticed this after writing my post, I thought I would comment on this...
Obviously you should just give up music and the guitar all together based on this quote, because obviously you are wasting your time.
Being able to play different styles and come across as yourself everytime is what most guitarist strive for, myself included...He can do that...
I personally have every one of Satch's CD's so I for ONE must prefer to listen to a bunch of different styles on one CD...I don't think it's stupid...
Just on tone, technique, phrasing, and general music writing, there is YEARS of study in his albums in order to master his style. Yngwies( wingnut, whatever) style... Hmm how to say this...

Learn the harmonic minor scale forwards and backwards, learn to sweep pick minor arpeggios, and learn how to play pedal tones quickly and there you have it... His whole style of playing in less than a decent paragraph.

SO next time you think about playing the guitar, repeat after me...
Step away from the guitar
Step away from the guitar
Step away from the guitar...