Paul Gilbert

The guitarists thread in the Metal room made me think of Paul.

If you haven't checked out Paul's solo career, you need to. He writes/sings pop-hook songs with wicked guitar playing embedded in them. Hard-edged Guitar Pop w/ shred...what's not to love?

Here's a link to his Discography:

Paul Gilbert Discography

Big fan here. Saw him live on the G3 tour last year. Love practically everything I've heard from him, with the exception of Mr. Big. His solo stuff (pop) is way different than what he does in Racer X (metal), but equally good.

I liked Mr. Big because they would hold back in terms of songs arrangements, but when they'd do a transition or a solo, their chops would come out.

Plus, even in the Mr. Big context, Paul still did a LOT of interesting guitar stuff...like intros and off-kilter solos. Even the solo in "To Be With You" is sort of weird...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I liked Mr. Big because they would hold back in terms of songs arrangements, but when they'd do a transition or a solo, their chops would come out.

Plus, even in the Mr. Big context, Paul still did a LOT of interesting guitar stuff...like intros and off-kilter solos. Even the solo in "To Be With You" is sort of weird...

As I had mentioned in that Mr. Big bashing thread, I tried to listen to these guys and on paper (Paul, Billy Sheehan) they sound great, but nothing really clicked with me. I thought Paul was held back (other than a few choice songs/solos), either by his own or the other members. The Paul Gilbert in Racer X is not the same Paul Gilbert in Mr. Big or even the Paul Gilbert solo material. 3 bands, 3 similiar, but different styles.

Have you heard him in Yellow Matter Custard, the Beatles tribute band, also featuring Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater and 2 other guys whose names escape me at the moment? For he most part, he sticks pretty close to the original material, but on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", he gets a chance to show off and it's awesome.

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Have you heard him in Yellow Matter Custard, the Beatles tribute band, also featuring Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater and 2 other guys whose names escape me at the moment? For he most part, he sticks pretty close to the original material, but on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", he gets a chance to show off and it's awesome.

YES!! Paul, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Matt Bissonette...fantastic live album!!!!

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

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Have you heard him in Yellow Matter Custard, the Beatles tribute band, also featuring Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater and 2 other guys whose names escape me at the moment? For he most part, he sticks pretty close to the original material, but on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", he gets a chance to show off and it's awesome.

YES!! Paul, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Matt Bissonette...fantastic live album!!!!

I've heard that those guys, along with Gary Cherone, also put out a similiar cd/dvd, in tribute to The Who, but I haven't heard it. I'd like to though.

I think The Who tribute is Portnoy, Cherone, Billy Sheehan & Gilbert...

Paul's one of my favs!! He doesn't normally get the recognition he deserves. Street Lethal is brillant!

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I think The Who tribute is Portnoy, Cherone, Billy Sheehan & Gilbert...

You're probably right. I wasn't 100% sure of the line-up, other than Gilbert, Portnoy & Cherone. I just guessed it was the other guys as well.

The Beatles tribute was supposed to be Morse, Portnoy, Bissonette and Ty Tabor...but scheduling conflicts prevented Tabor from taking part and Gilbert was brought in...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

The Beatles tribute was supposed to be Morse, Portnoy, Bissonette and Ty Tabor...but scheduling conflicts prevented Tabor from taking part and Gilbert was brought in...

Wow. That's interesting. I never knew that. If I remember correctly, that show was a one-time only sorta thing, right? It's not something they do on a regular basis, is it?

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

The Beatles tribute was supposed to be Morse, Portnoy, Bissonette and Ty Tabor...but scheduling conflicts prevented Tabor from taking part and Gilbert was brought in...

Wow. That's interesting. I never knew that. If I remember correctly, that show was a one-time only sorta thing, right? It's not something they do on a regular basis, is it?

No, it was a one-off, two-night deal...they don't travel with it. I think there may even be a DVD...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

The Beatles tribute was supposed to be Morse, Portnoy, Bissonette and Ty Tabor...but scheduling conflicts prevented Tabor from taking part and Gilbert was brought in...

Wow. That's interesting. I never knew that. If I remember correctly, that show was a one-time only sorta thing, right? It's not something they do on a regular basis, is it?

No, it was a one-off, two-night deal...they don't travel with it. I think there may even be a DVD...

That's what I thought. And yea, there is a dvd of the show, but I'm only interested in the cd. I got mine on ebay, but I believe Portnoy sells them through his website along with the Dream Theater "full-album" covers (Maiden, Metallica, Pink Floyd) that they've done.

I like the work he added to Darrell Mansfield's "revelation" lp
tasty stuff w'out being too over the top

James B. wrote:

I like the work he added to Darrell Mansfield's "revelation" lp
tasty stuff w'out being too over the top

Care to elaborate a bit? Who is Darrell Mansfield?

Back in 1986, Paul Gilbert did a guest solo on Darrell Mansfield Band's album "Revelation"....he was/is a Christian Rock artist...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Back in 1986, Paul Gilbert did a guest solo on Darrell Mansfield Band's album "Revelation"....he was/is a Christian Rock artist...

Thanks.

Revelation was and is a great album, but the two songs Paul Gilbert plays on are fan-freakin'-tastic!

Im not a huge fan of his pop stuff at all but I like his instrumenatl work. he is a brilliant guitarist.

Paul is a fav of mine! The only reason to spin a Mr. Big cd.......well him and Sheehan.......but those are the only two reasons.

zombiewalkin wrote:

Paul is a fav of mine! The only reason to spin a Mr. Big cd.......well him and Sheehan.......but those are the only two reasons.

Eric Martin is a great singer and Pat Torpey is an amazing drummer...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

zombiewalkin wrote:

Paul is a fav of mine! The only reason to spin a Mr. Big cd.......well him and Sheehan.......but those are the only two reasons.

Eric Martin is a great singer and Pat Torpey is an amazing drummer...

Are you gonna start this again? If you turn this into some kind of Mr. Big love-fest, I'm outta here.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Big fan here. Saw him live on the G3 tour last year. Love practically everything I've heard from him, with the exception of Mr. Big. His solo stuff (pop) is way different than what he does in Racer X (metal), but equally good.

Wait, isn't G3 Satriani, Yngwie, and Vai?
But whatever, I love Paul Gibert. Especially B.R.O. Listen to that song if you haven't heard it yet.

Mattallica667 wrote:

Wait, isn't G3 Satriani, Yngwie, and Vai?

One short tour was. Satriani has had some different players on that tour over the years.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

zombiewalkin wrote:

Paul is a fav of mine! The only reason to spin a Mr. Big cd.......well him and Sheehan.......but those are the only two reasons.

Eric Martin is a great singer and Pat Torpey is an amazing drummer...

Are you gonna start this again? If you turn this into some kind of Mr. Big love-fest, I'm outta here.

I'm just sayin'...

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Wait, isn't G3 Satriani, Yngwie, and Vai?

G3 has had Vai & Satch with a rotating 3rd artist every year...Yngwie, Petrucci, Gilbert & Eric Johnson have all toured the G3 Tour...