Personnel: Joe Satriani (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Phil Ashley (keyboards, sequencer); Tom Coster (organ); Doug Wimbish, Stuart "Stu" Hamm, Matt Bissonette (bass); Jeff Campitelli (drums, percussion, programming); Johnathan Mover (drums, percussion); Simon Phillips, Greg Bissonette (drums); John Cuniberti, Bongo Bob Smith (programming).

Producers: Joe Satriani, John Cuniberti, Andy Johns.

Engineers include: John Cuniberti, Andy Johns, Jeff Holt.

Includes liner notes by Matt Resnicoff.

"All Alone" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

Well-established as one of the preeminent electric guitar players of his generation by the time of this 1993 release, Joe Satriani offers his legion of fans a set of previously unreleased and live tunes on this two-disc collection. Including rare recordings from a mid-'80s EP, TIME MACHINE also features standouts such as the surging title track and the plaintive "All Alone (Left Alone)," which respectively showcase the heavy and delicate aspects of Satch's lauded six-string work. The second CD presents 14 energetic concert performances by the Long Island-born guitar hero, including the blazing "Summer Song," the dreamy "Always with Me, Always with You," and the fierce "Surfing with the Alien." In addition to Satriani's typically stellar playing, TIME MACHINE boasts contributions by a number of top-notch sidemen, including bassists Doug Wimbish, Stu Hamm, and Matt Bissonette and drummers Jeff Campitelli and Greg Bissonette, making it a must-have release for connoisseurs of instrumental hard-rock virtuosity.

Entertainment Weekly (10/15/93, p.76) - "...[TIME MACHINE] gives a portrait of an artist who is both tough and tender..." - Rating: A-

Musician (2/94, p.73) - "...TIME MACHINE is an album which neatly documents [Satriani's] dual natures: the lab-bound tinkerer and the live arena crowd pleaser, the wild beast and the melodious crooner...."