In case you couldn't pick up on the chants and taunts by the Nashville Predators faithful at Bridgestone Arena, here are their transcriptions. Joe Satriani with the song Crowd Chant from the album Super Colossal! DISCLAIMER: THE SONG USED IN THIS VIDEO BELONGS TO THE RESPECTFUL OWNERS.

Super Colossal is the eleventh studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on March 14, 2006 through Epic Records.^[1] The album reached No. 86 on the U.S. Billboard 200^[2] and remained on that chart for two weeks,^[3] as well as reaching the top 100 in three other countries.^[4]Super Colossal was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2007 Grammy Awards;^[5] this being Satriani's thirteenth such nomination.

Release and touring[edit]

Recording for Super Colossal began around September 2005^[6] and the title was announced on February 2, 2006.^[7] Touring began in North America in March–May 2006, followed by Europe in June–July.^[8]

Overview[edit]

Satriani provides detailed explanations of the story behind each track in the album's liner notes. 'Crowd Chant' was originally going to be named 'Party on the Enterprise' with sampled sounds of the Enterprise spacecraft from the Star Trek series. However, prior to the album's release, Satriani explained on a podcast that he was unable to acquire the legal rights to use the samples, choosing instead to replace them with his own sounds and rename the track.^[9] 'Crowd Chant's ending theme was inspired by composer Gabriel Fauré's 'Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50'.^[10]

'Crowd Chant' is used by various American football teams after touchdowns. It is also a popular goal song for ice hockey teams, most notably the Minnesota Wild and the New York Islanders of the NHL. It was later featured on the soundtrack to the 2009 video game NHL 2K10,^[11] while a cover version appears in Madden NFL 11.^[12] The MLB Network TV series Quick Pitch used the song as its opening theme but was replaced by Fitz and the Tantrums's song HandClap in 2017.

Critical reception[edit]

Rob Theakston at AllMusic gave Super Colossal 3.5 stars out of 5, saying that Satriani 'doesn't pull any new tricks out of his bag, but lets his fingers do the talking throughout most of the record.' The title track was described as 'big and booming', with an instantly recognizable tone and delivery. 'It's So Good' was likened to Flying in a Blue Dream (1989) and Steve Vai's 1990 album Passion and Warfare, while the final track, 'Crowd Chant', was criticized as being 'painfully out of place' despite its catchiness.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Joe Satriani.

Personnel[edit]

• Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboard, bass, engineering, production
• Jeff Campitelli – drums (except tracks 6–9), percussion (except tracks 6–9)
• Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 6–9), engineering
• Eric Caudieux – editing, sound design
• Mike Fraser – engineering, mixing, production
• Rob Stefanson – engineering assistance
• Stephan Nordin – engineering assistance
• George Marino – mastering

Chart performance[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcTheakston, Rob. 'Super Colossal - Joe Satriani'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
2. ^ ^abc'Super Colossal - Joe Satriani | Awards'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
3. ^'Joe Satriani - Chart History'. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
4. ^ ^abcd'Joe Satriani - Super Colossal (album)'. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
5. ^ ^ab'49th Grammy Awards - 2007'. Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
6. ^Webmaster (2005-09-23). 'joe music in NASCAR 06'. satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
7. ^Webmaster (2006-02-02). 'Super Colossal & studio photos'. satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
8. ^'2006 super colossal shows'. satriani.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
9. ^'Joe Satriani Super Colossal Podcast'. satriani.com. 2006-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
10. ^'Joe Satriani - Pushing the Limits of the Human Experience'. Musoscribe. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
11. ^'The NHL 2K10 Soundtrack'. 2K Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
12. ^'EA Delivers Ultimate Gameday Experience With Madden NFL 11 Soundtrack'. EA Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-14.

External links[edit]

Hockey Chants And Cheers

• Super Colossal at satriani.com
• In Review: Joe Satriani 'Super Colossal' at Guitar Nine Records

I know that the athletic department is going to be thrilled that this is published somewhere...

Crowd Chants We Love You

1) The C-Ya Cheer. The most popular cheer is the C-Ya cheer as the opponent goes to their box to sit and think about what they've done for a while. As soon as the penalty is called, you start waving your hand and chanting 'AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH' When they step in the box, you yell C-Ya! Now, you always wanted to know what was being said, and here it is...the students chant, 'Chumpdickwoosedddoooouuuuuuucccccchhhhheeeeebagassholeprickcheaterbitchwhore'. Various groups might add some nice words at the end, but that's the basic list.

2) Time Left Cheer. Starting when the clock hits 1:04 of every period, as the seconds count down, you chant 'How Much Time Is Left?'. The announcer at 1:00 says, 'One minute left in the period.' After that, like the polite kids you are, you say 'Thank you'. If you've been good all weekend, the announcer will respond with, 'You're welcome.'

3) Goalie Sieve. After a great Wolverine save, as the band plays Temptation, you chant pointing to the opponent goalie 'Sieve' as the trombones go down. As they come up, you point to the Michigan goalie and chant 'Goalie'. You go back and forth like that until the band stops.

4) Goal Count. When the Wolverines score, as they often do, you hold your fingers up to the tune of the number of goals we have. After the goal scorer is announced, someone in the band yells 'GOAL COUNT READY'. You then count up the goals. When you're done, you say, 'We want mooooorrrrrreeeee goals'. Then point to the opponent goalie and yell, 'Sieve, sieve, sieve, sieve, sieve, it's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault'. After that the SuperFan hits the cowbell and you can start paying attention again. For example, if we just score our second goal, you hold up your two fingers, the band yells 'GOAL COUNT READY', you chant, 'One. Two. We want more goals. Sieve, sieve, sieve, sieve, sieve, sieve, it's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault.'

Hockey Crowd Chants Youtube

5) DANCE! If we're winning the game, late in the third period, you'll get to see the band conductor dance. When he's finished, you point to him and yell 'Dancer', and then you point to the opponent goalie and yell 'Sieve'.

Hockey Crowd Chants Meaning

6) Michigan Power Play. If Michigan is on the power play, and we don't score, which isn't very often, after the announcer says that the opponent is back at full strength, you chant 'They still suck!'

7) Opponent Power Play. If the opponent is on the power play, if they don't score, as they usually don't, you clap down from 20 seconds left in the penalty. After the announcer says that we're back at full strength, the cowbell is played.

8) Ref sucks. If the refs are especially sucky, and they usually are, someone rings the bell like the 'Let's Go Blue' cheer, but instead of 'Let's Go Blue', it's 'REF YOU SUCK'.

9) Phone. The crowd hears the phone in the press box ring. The crowd chants, 'Hey (insert opponent's goalie here)! It's your mom! She says 'YOU SUCK'.'

10) Black Hole. Someone loud starts, and the rest of the crowd follows. Best said with a lot of anger. 'Hey (opponent's goalie's name). YOU'RE NOT A GOALIE, YOU'RE A SIEVE! YOU'RE NOT A SIEVE, YOU'RE A FUNNEL! YOU'RE NOT A FUNNEL, YOU'RE A VACUUM! YOU'RE NOT A VACUUM, YOU'RE A BLACK HOLE! YOU'RE NOT A BLACK HOLE, YOU JUST SUCK! YOU JUST SUCK!' There are many variations depending on who we're playing, what their mascot is, and the names of the players.

There are dozens of other cheers that go on over the course of the night, so you need to pay attention if you're going to keep up.