Wow, old thread revival.
His chops are legendary and so I don't know if anyone would call those overrated. He's clearly a virtuoso and has done a lot for guitar wankery culture since the 80s. He also has some nice songs. I've heard the hits, like Satch Boogie which is cool and I also liked the song Chula posted up here^
What I mostly associate Satriani with, though, is stuff like this :
Which, as a bit of a KC fan, is like a more wanked and douched up version of Red. I'm sure Vai and Satriani are KC fans too, but I never thought the song needed more posey guitar wank. Maybe they don't either, but it's like the whole song becomes just an excuse to wank off together.
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