The Last Candle

What happens when guitar god Joe Satriani holds a contest for the YouTube crowd to put the song One Robot’s Dream, coincidentally my favorite tune from the recent album, to a conceptual music video? Pretty thin gruel, evidently. <p/> Most of the videos use all sorts of fancy transitions and digital effects, but lack a sense of cohesion and consistent design, failing to utilize the ambitions of a true auteur… <p/> Oh, but what the hell — a lot of the videos are kinda fun. And the use of digital tools does mesh well with the robot, future-speak concept, I suppose. <p/> My favorite of the bunch is probably contestant FussenKuh’s, who gratuitously applied a watercolor-blur filter for the entire video but makes up for it by employing pigs in bikini tops, aliens, and a rollercoaster ride during the song’s most excellent melodious solo. <p/> Joe threw his own large hat into the ring with his latest live DVD: his own version of One Robot’s Dream is available at Joe’s place. Go and check out the master at work, or just enjoy the terrific tune.