01 Enemies (In Jail)
02 Rain and Thunder and Lightning
03 Vibrato
04 Put It On The Chair
05 Bivalve Blues
06 Blue Rondo A La Turk
07 Atmosphere on the Moon
08 The Pronghorn
09 Roundabout (Live)
10 I Want To Be Loved (Live)
11 Go Down (Live)
An instructional DVD will be released simultaneously. Paul will demonstrate songs from the album. The DVD is 3500 yen, as is the deluxe edition of the new CD.
C'est très varié, avec pas mal de "nouveautés" par rapport à ces précédents efforts : pas mal de claviers de sa femme, des influences bien barrées, limite Zappa, un blues un peu fou... Bref, grosse balle pour tous les branlotins !
Tony Le Pouilleux a écrit :C'est étrange, je suis d'accord avec Cocal!
Il a une carrière solo assez originale et déroutante d'un album à l'autre.
Ce Vibrato est certainement son album le plus inattendu et surprenant. Même s'il correspond moins à mes goûts qu'un album comme Fuzz plus orienté instru métal, je préfère paradoxalement celui-là car finalement moins prévisible.
Et Space Ship One, vous l'aimez ? Moi j'adore perso !
United States of Mind, il faudrait que je le réécoute, je ne l'ai pas du tout en tête...
Je remarque d'ailleurs que le titre est juste United States et que le "of mind" que j'ai en tête vient juste d'une interview de Paul Gilbert au moment de sa sortie !
Tony Le Pouilleux a écrit :C'est étrange, je suis d'accord avec Cocal!
Nouvel album prévu pour fin mai (déjà disponible sur le marché japonais depuis 3 mois) :
‘I Can Destroy’ will be available on May 27th 2016 as CD Jewel and digital.
TRACKLIST
1. Everybody Use Your Goddamn Turn Signal
2. I Can Destroy
3. Knocking On a Locked Door
4. One Woman Too Many
5. Woman Stop
6. Gonna Make You Love Me
7. I Am Not the One (Who Wants To Be With You)
8. Blues Just Saving My Life
9. Make It (If We Try)
10. Love We Had
11. I Will Be Remembered
12. Adventure and Trouble
13. Great White Buffalo (Bonus Track)
R.I.P Ronnie James Dio !
"La culture, c'est comme l'amour. Il faut y aller à petits coups au début pour bien en jouir plus tard."
Pierre Desproges
On May 17, Music Theories will issue "Behold Electric Guitar", Paul Gilbert's newest album with 12 new original songs, all with Paul's most expressive, and inspired guitar playing to date. Ahead of the release of the album, Paul has unveiled the official music video for another new track, "Things Can Walk To You".
He states about the song: "'Things Can Walk to You' is the closing track on my new album, 'Behold Electric Guitar', and although it is performed as an instrumental, the melody is based on my most recent cantankerous lyrics.
"Let me tell you the story. One of my goals in moving to Portland was to live in a neighborhood where I could 'walk to things.' I looked forward to getting daily exercise by walking to local restaurants and shops, and getting some fresh outdoor air. I found a website called 'Walk Score,' which rated the walkability of any address, and the area where I moved was rated high, and seemed perfect. It turns out that walkability not only attracts exercising musicians, but also attracts homeless people with their shopping carts, brimming with garbage, and leaving a trail of hypodermic needles.
"Yes, yes. I know that it's callous to call anyone a 'thing.' (Even when they when steal your license plates, and smash your car window to steal your son's backpack.) I'm sure everyone has a story. And not everyone has the good fortune to be able to turn their story into a song.
"I certainly appreciate my station in life. So I used the power of music to transform a callous rant into a soulful slide guitar melody, and guitar solo that builds and builds until it earns its place as the closing musical statement on my album. Some of my other cantankerous songs offer not only a problem, but also a solution. Problem: People don't use their turn signals. Solution: Everybody use your goddamn turn signal. Problem: Auto-Tuned music is annoying to me. Solution: Terraform the moon, so I can move there, and get away from Auto-Tuned music.
"'Things Can Walk to You' offers no solution, because I don't have one. For those who are struggling, I wish I had the answer. If I could help homeless people by showing them how to play patterns with the major and minor blues scales, then I think I could do some good. But I suspect they need help in other areas. So in the meantime, I guess we'll all keep walking, and breathing the fresh air. And if it's blues scales you need. I'm here."
After his recent move to Portland, Oregon, Paul set out to connect with the best and grooviest musicians in the area, and record an album in his brand new hometown. Brian Foxworth (drums) and Asher Fulero (keyboards) were both obvious choices to play Paul's mix of rock, blues, jazz, and pop flavors. When Paul's regular Portland bassist Kelly Lemieux was unavailable (due to his touring with BUCKCHERRY), Paul reached out to New Orleans bass legend Roland Guerin. Roland came to Portland weeks before the recording dates for intense rehearsing and arranging sessions.
With the band complete, Paul enlisted legendary producer and engineer John Cuniberti. John is well known for his work with Joe Satriani, but Paul was primarily interested in John's expertise with "one mic" recording. Paul explained: "It's so easy to make albums with overdubbing and editing these days, but I really prefer playing live and just getting the music to sound right because the musicians, the songs, and the performances are good." After hearing Paul's band, John recommended a few more mics, but still agreed that the music worked best as live performances with no overdubs. "There is not one overdub on the record," he said. "Everything you hear is four guys jamming, listening to each other, and making room for each other. The music almost mixes itself that way! And it's just a great mindset to have. When you know that you won't be fixing or adding parts later... It keeps your mind very active to get things right!"
"Behold Electric Guitar" track listing:
01. Havin' It
02. I Own A Building
03. Everywhere That Mary Went
04. Love Is The Saddest Thing
05. Sir, You Need To Calm Down
06. Let That Battery Die
07. Blues For Rabbit
08. Every Snare Drum
09. A Snake Just Bit My Toe
10. I Love My Lawnmower
11. A Herd Of Turtles
12. Things Can Walk To You
I'm the lost one chasing colors to the sun
Colors bleed but never fade
Alors ça c'est inattendu de sa part : un album de reprises de Dio
Mais pas n'importe comment : instrumental! Oui les lignes de chant sont jouées à la guitare, cf cette vidéo de Holy Diver.
On April 7, Paul Gilbert will be releasing an album celebrating one of heavy metal’s greatest icons when he releases The Dio Album via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. To get a taster, check out Gilbert’s mesmeric take on “Holy Diver” below. You can pre-order the album here.
It was pure chance that led Paul Gilbert to recording the music heard on latest release The Dio Album. The American guitar virtuoso, best known for his masterful fretwork in chart-topping hard rockers Mr. Big and high-octane trailblazers Racer X - as well as numerous solo records - was in his car when he saw something that made his heart start beating faster in a moment of unexpected, unadulterated joy. This was not a high value item of interest or even particularly rare, simply a baseball cap with the word ‘Dio’ emblazoned across the front. Sometimes, even for the biggest of guitar legends, it’s the little things that hit us in the most profound ways.
On his drive home, a plan was being formulated. Why not capture all of that raw energy and excitement on an album devoted to Ronnie James Dio’s most celebrated tracks - spanning across his career from Rainbow to Black Sabbath and the singer’s own solo endeavours? Gilbert is no stranger to instrumental music, but an entire album dedicated to replicating well established and world-famous vocal melodies on his trusty six-string genuinely felt like new territory. This was already shaping up to be a challenge that he would truly relish.
It would be fair to say human voices don’t come much more magical than Ronnie James Dio’s. He was a man who brought a sense of classical finesse to loud and heavy music, ultimately laying down the blueprint for generations and generations of rock singers to come. Taking on the daunting challenge of mimicking those distinguished vocal lines down to a tee - each legendary performance decorated with its own idiosyncrasies and nuances - actually involved unlearning some of the technical precision that turned Gilbert into a household name for guitar players in the first place.
The Dio Album consists of 10 standout and career-defining tracks, from “Neon Knights” and “Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll” to “Holy Diver” and “Man On The Silver Mountain”. As well as analysing Ronnie James Dio’s electrifying vocal melodies, Paul also enjoyed paying tribute to three incredibly talented guitar legends – Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Ritchie Blackmore of Rainbow and Vivian Campbell from the Dio band, who has been a member of British stadium rockers Def Leppard since 1992.
“Playing all these metal riffs like 'Stand Up And Shout', 'Neon Knights' and 'Kill The King' gave me serious chills,” grins Paul. “The guitar parts of Ritchie, Tony and Vivian brought no small number of goosebumps.”
“These amazing riffs are the steel girders of the songs, upon which everything else rests,” smiles Paul. “It had been a while since I’d been this deep into metal rhythm guitar playing, and it felt like I was digging up gold nuggets of fire with a magic platinum shovel. All while wearing a star-covered wizard hat! The guitar solos in these songs came screaming from distant mountaintops. Ritchie, Tony, and Vivian set the standard breathtakingly high.”
Engineered by Zach Bloomstein with Paul handling all of the instrumentation, save for Bill Ray’s inspired drum work, The Dio Album is undoubtedly the most sonically accurate tribute to the songs that made Ronnie James Dio a bona fide rock and roll legend. In order to truly hone in on the late singer’s essence, Paul Gilbert dissected many of the melodies line by line, throwing every inch of himself into the music. It was the only way to capture every ounce of the energy and emotion.
“Just like he sang: ‘The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams... it’s Heaven and Hell!’ Thank you, Ronnie, and long live rock and roll.”
I'm the lost one chasing colors to the sun
Colors bleed but never fade
Y'a intérêt en tout cas ! 
Oui les lignes de chant sont jouées à la guitare, cf cette vidéo de Holy Diver.