The Extremist

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The Extremist
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Studio album by
Joe Satriani
ReleasedJuly 21, 1992 (1992-07-21) [1]
Recorded1990–92 [2]
Studio
Genre Instrumental rock
Length47:53 [3]
Label Relativity
Producer Joe Satriani, Andy Johns, John Cuniberti
Joe Satriani chronology
Flying in a Blue Dream
(1989)		The Extremist
(1992)		 The Beautiful Guitar
(1993)
Singles from The Extremist
  1. "Friends"
    Released: 1992 [4]
  2. "Summer Song"
    Released: 1992 [5]
  3. "Cryin'"
    Released: 1992 [6]
  4. "The Extremist"
    Released: 1992 [7]

The Extremist is the fourth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on July 21, 1992, through Relativity Records. [1] The album is one of Satriani's most popular releases and his highest-charting to date, reaching No. 22 on the U.S. Billboard 200 [8] and remaining on that chart for 28 weeks, [9] as well as reaching the top 50 in six other countries. [10] Three singles reached Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart: "Summer Song" at No. 5, "Friends" at No. 12 and "Cryin'" at No. 24. [8] The Extremist was certified Gold on December 22, 1992. [1] and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards, [11] Satriani's fourth such nomination.

Contents

Overview

"Rubina's Blue Sky Happiness" is dedicated to Satriani's wife Rubina, and is the second song named after her, following "Rubina" from Not of This Earth (1986). "Summer Song" has endured as one of Satriani's best-known songs and is a mainstay at his concerts; it was used by Sony in a commercial for the Walkman [12] and was later included on the soundtrack to two of Sony's console video games: Formula 1 (1996) for the PlayStation and Gran Turismo 4 (2004) for the PlayStation 2. Two B-sides from The Extremist's recording sessions, "Crazy" and "Banana Mango II", together with the outtakes "Thinking of You", "Speed of Light" and "Baroque", were later released on Satriani's 1993 double album Time Machine . [2]

Reissues

The Extremist has been reissued several times. The first was in 1997 through Epic Records [13] and again on June 16, 2008, as part of the Original Album Classics box set. [14] The most recent reissue was part of The Complete Studio Recordings , released on April 22, 2014, through Legacy Recordings; this is a box set compilation containing remastered editions of every Satriani studio album from 1986 to 2013. [15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Phil Carter at AllMusic gave The Extremist four stars out of five, saying that the album lives up to its name. "Summer Song", "Friends", "Motorcycle Driver", and the title track were noted as highlights. [16]

Track listing

All music is composed by Joe Satriani

No.TitleLength
1."Friends" (arrangement: Satriani, Andy Johns)3:29
2."The Extremist"3:43
3."War"5:48
4."Cryin'"5:43
5."Rubina's Blue Sky Happiness"6:11
6."Summer Song"5:00
7."Tears in the Rain"1:18
8."Why"4:45
9."Motorcycle Driver"4:58
10."New Blues"6:58
Total length:47:53
Japanese edition bonus track [17]
No.TitleLength
11."Crazy"4:06

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 29
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [19] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [20] 44
European Albums (IFPI) [21] 25
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [22] 14
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 55
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [26] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [27] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [29] 13
US Billboard 200 [30] 23

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [31] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [32] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

EventTitleAwardResult
1993 Grammys The Extremist Best Rock Instrumental Performance Nominated [11]

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