| The Elephants of Mars | ||||
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| Released | April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08) | |||
| Studio | Chateau 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 | |||
| Length | 66:31 | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Eric Caudieux | |||
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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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
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."[7]
All music is composed by Joe Satriani, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Sahara" |
| 4:36 |
| 2. | "The Elephants of Mars" |
| 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" |
| 3:20 |
| Total length: | 66:31 | ||
| Chart (2022) ! | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 64 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 107 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 38 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 64 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 22 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 46 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 49 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 5 |
| USTop Album Sales (Billboard)[16] | 15 |
| USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] | 44 |
| USTop Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 11 |
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