Light Years Away (song)
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"Light Years Away" is a song by American instrumental rock
musician, Joe Satriani
, released as the first single from his fourteenth album, Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards
. It was made available to download for free on September 7, 2010, in exchange for the customer advertising the download in a Facebook
post or Twitter
tweet.
Instrumental rock
Instrumental rock is a type of rock music which emphasizes musical instruments, and which features very little or no singing.Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style, most notably Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Link...
musician, Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani
Joseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
, released as the first single from his fourteenth album, Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards
Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards
* "Light Years Away" was made available to download for free on September 7 in exchange for the customer advertising the download in a Facebook post or Twitter tweet.* The two bonus tracks are also available to purchase individually from Napster.- Personnel :...
. It was made available to download for free on September 7, 2010, in exchange for the customer advertising the download in a Facebook
Facebook
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post or Twitter
Twitter
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tweet.
Personnel
- Joe SatrianiJoe SatrianiJoseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
– Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Allen Whitman – Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Mike KeneallyMike KeneallyMichael Joseph Keneally is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer. Allmusic says: "With his wide-ranging talents and ability to be creative in almost any musical situation, Keneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era."Born on Long Island, New York, he...
– Keyboards - Jeff CampitelliJeff CampitelliJeff Campitelli is a drummer who has most famously been associated with Joe Satriani on many of his albums as well as when he performs live. He currently uses Drum Workshop drums and Paiste cymbals...
– Drums & percussion - Mike FraserMike FraserMike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...
– Producer