Strange Beautiful Music is the ninth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on June 25, 2002, through Epic Records;[2] a Super Audio CD edition was released on September 10.

140 on the United States Billboard 200[4] and remained on that chart for a week,[5] as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries.

[6] "Starry Night" was released as a single on June 10[7] and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards,[8] Satriani's twelfth such nomination.

The title Strange Beautiful Music is also the name of Satriani's publishing company, as well as a lyric from "Third Stone from the Sun", a song by Jimi Hendrix, whom Satriani has cited as his main inspiration to start playing the guitar in his youth.

[9] Recording for Strange Beautiful Music began in January 2002 and the title was announced on March 25.