The Elephants of Mars

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The Elephants of Mars
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
StudioChateau Faf, Acton, CA
Studio 21, San Francisco, CA
Sweetwater Studios, Agua Dulce, CA
Uncommon Studios, Los Angeles, CA
The Apex Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Various locations in Australia and Tasmania [1]
Genre Instrumental rock
Length66:31
Label earMUSIC
Producer Eric Caudieux
Joe Satriani chronology
Shapeshifting
(2020)
The Elephants of Mars
(2022)
Singles from The Elephants of Mars
  1. "Sahara"
    Released: January 19, 2022 [2]
  2. "Faceless"
    Released: February 18, 2022 [3]
  3. "Pumpin'"
    Released: March 18, 2022 [4]

The Elephants of Mars is the eighteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 8, 2022, by earMUSIC. It is Satriani's first release with earMUSIC. [5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Satriani and his bandmates could not convene at a single studio to record the album, opting instead to record each part remotely from their own homes and personal studios. [6] The album was ranked as the 7th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Fred Thomas of AllMusic said that the album "highlights Satriani's imaginative approach to instrumental guitar rock." He notes that while the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed down the recording process, "the extra time he took to completely explore every idea makes the album more interesting and offers a deeper look into the guitar god's active psyche." [8]

Track listing

All music is composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sahara"
4:36
2."The Elephants of Mars"
  • Satriani
  • Caudieux
5:21
3."Faceless" 4:48
4."Blue Foot Groovy" 5:09
5."Tension and Release" 5:49
6."Sailing the Seas of Ganymede" 5:58
7."Doors of Perception" 3:17
8."E 104th St NYC 1973" 5:36
9."Pumpin'" 3:22
10."Dance of the Spores" 6:19
11."Night Scene" 4:33
12."Through a Mother's Day Darkly"
4:12
13."22 Memory Lane" 4:11
14."Desolation"
  • Satriani
  • Caudieux
3:20
Total length:66:31

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2022) !Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 107
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 38
French Albums (SNEP) [12] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 46
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 5
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [17] 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 44
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] 11

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