Santamental

**ScottyBHarris** · 12.11.06, 08:37 AM

Anyone heard this Steve Lukather album?

It seems this album was released in '03 and Ed plays on Joy to the World?

**Bad to the Bone** · 12.11.06, 08:50 AM

I've got joy to the world somewhere. I like it, I have not listened to it in awhile but I remember having a hard time trying to figure out which parts were ed's...it's a jam from start to finish.

**emm5150** · 12.11.06, 08:53 AM

Awesome x-mas cd....one of my all time fav's!!!

**ScottyBHarris** · 12.11.06, 09:52 AM

so the EVH parts are pretty cool?

is it wortht he $14.00?

thanks!

**RcoasterA** · 12.11.06, 10:55 AM

Yes it is definetly worth the price of admission. Steve Lukather and Steve Vai and tons of others are rocking the entire CD. Its the best Chistmas CD I Own.

**emm5150** · 12.11.06, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by ScottyBHarris

so the EVH parts are pretty cool?

is it wortht he $14.00?

thanks!

Ed rocks on this tune...well worth the money, the whole CD kicks ass!!

**scs5150** · 12.11.06, 02:05 PM

I just ordered it from amazon. Hopefully it'll be good.

**spw5150** · 12.11.06, 04:40 PM

It is a good song, kinda hopped up jazz/blues boogie thing, Eddie does the 2nd and 4th solo spots. I actually like Lukather's solos better. They are more dynamic plus I do not care for Eddie's sound , it has a buzzing, low quality recording type of sound. Hard to explain.

**James in New York** · 12.11.06, 06:03 PM

Yeah its fun

The whole cd is good.

**Ian Sane** · 12.11.06, 09:46 PM

It's a good CD to play around the holiday season...

**ScottyBHarris** · 12.12.06, 08:44 AM

Just ordered the CD. I read that Ed plays the 1, 2 and 4th solos in the song. Always love to hear Edward contributions that I haven't heard before.

VIVA Van Halen!

**chefcraig** · 12.12.06, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by ScottyBHarris

Just ordered the CD. I read that Ed plays the 1, 2 and 4th solos in the song. Always love to hear Edward contributions that I haven't heard before.

VIVA Van Halen!

Then you might be dissapointed, as Ed basically just "wings it" in his usual style. In other words, you may have heard it before.

**ScottyBHarris** · 12.12.06, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by chefcraig

Then you might be dissapointed, as Ed basically just "wings it" in his usual style. In other words, you may have heard it before.

Gotcha!

when was this tune recorded? says it was released in '03 so I'm guessing it was recorded the same year.

**chefcraig** · 12.12.06, 09:04 AM

Here ya go:
There is a brief clip at the link at the bottom.

In June 2002 Lukather started the recordings for a solo album with jazz-rock style covers of classic and brand new Xmas songs, (re)arranged by Luke himself and Jeff Babko. The album (almost entirely instrumental) also will contain two new songs as a surprise gift. One of the special guests on the album, entitled Santamental is Eddie Van Halen. Lukather in July, "Ed and I have been friends for 24 years or so. I got him out of seclusion to come rip on one of the Xmas tunes." Van Halen joins Lukather on a rendition of the standard "Joy To The World" that Lukather tells will sound a bit different than what most people are used to, "I did a version of "Joy To The World" that sounds like it's "Hot For Teacher" or "Space Boogie". It's that tempo, that groove, and we re-arranged the voicings around the melody. Me and him go back and forth on some solos. Santamental sounds like a Big Band based on Weather Report, Frank Zappa and Van Halen." Destined to become a classic, the album is specially packaged in an 4-panel Digipak.

http://www.guitar9.com/santamental.html

...craig

**ScottyBHarris** · 12.12.06, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by chefcraig

Here ya go:
There is a brief clip at the link at the bottom.

In June 2002 Lukather started the recordings for a solo album with jazz-rock style covers of classic and brand new Xmas songs, (re)arranged by Luke himself and Jeff Babko. The album (almost entirely instrumental) also will contain two new songs as a surprise gift. One of the special guests on the album, entitled Santamental is Eddie Van Halen. Lukather in July, "Ed and I have been friends for 24 years or so. I got him out of seclusion to come rip on one of the Xmas tunes." Van Halen joins Lukather on a rendition of the standard "Joy To The World" that Lukather tells will sound a bit different than what most people are used to, "I did a version of "Joy To The World" that sounds like it's "Hot For Teacher" or "Space Boogie". It's that tempo, that groove, and we re-arranged the voicings around the melody. Me and him go back and forth on some solos. Santamental sounds like a Big Band based on Weather Report, Frank Zappa and Van Halen." Destined to become a classic, the album is specially packaged in an 4-panel Digipak.

http://www.guitar9.com/santamental.html

...craig

Heard the JTTW clip - not bad... I saw that it was voted the best song on the CD. thanks !