“Since I played all the instruments on the recording of the song, I also wanted to play some drums in the video. He could barely lift it, but he tried his best! (It’s an awesome guitar, that I plan on using myself, at least until he’s old enough to play it.) I decided to play my Ibanez double neck guitar for the silhouette sections of the video, and Ibanez built a matching double neck (in two days!) for my son to use. Dancing is hard! Of course, we stayed true to the “Werewolves” theme by wearing wolf masks and tails, and doing plenty of howling. I’ll admit that my legs were sore for about two weeks after the shoot. Marlon brought great energy (and mischief, in general) to the video, and I tried my best to keep up with him. He continues, “For the video, I brought the idea of “Dad Metal” to life by having my 6-year-old son, Marlon, play guitar, drums, and dance together with me. This section is very “busy” musically, so I was happy to join it with the sustaining “ah-whooooo” howling part for contrast. I played a melodic blues guitar solo, with some jazz chord changes in the middle, to let the song breathe even more.” The second song was originally titled “Dad Metal.” It’s full of fast guitar riffs, percussive picking, and modulating dominant sus4 arpeggios. The first song is based on a short lyric, “I’ve got to look out for the werewolves… I’ll take a deep breath… ah-woooooooo!” which allows me to play some dramatic slide guitar. The Bridgeliner Creative Studio helps clients big and small engage locals, through campaigns that use creative marketing, storytelling, events, and activations to build community, conversation, and impact.Talking about the song and video, Gilbert says My song “Werewolves of Portland” is actually two songs, put together. So now, let’s introduce you to Paul Gilbert’s Argument about Pie. The better voice being my guitar.” Paul Gilbert in an interview with The guitar allows me to be a better singer with a better voice. My voice won’t do that, so I use the guitar to play those kinds of melodies on it. I love The Beatles, Queen and The Carpenters. That’s just not the case, but as a performer and songwriter, I’m also closer to that. Tįrom Paul himself: “If I woke up one morning with the voice of Freddie Mercury, then I could just be a lead singer. Unless one doesn’t care for: colors, humor, father-son bonding, musicianship, and/or unadulterated joy, I find myself at a loss as to understand why one would ‘dislike’ this. No matter what he plays you know instantly it’s him. Consistently incredible and never looks like he’s even trying. Paul seems to be able to play whatever genre he happens to be inspired by at the time. You’re not going to find another rock guitar player out there that is this expressive, this technically monstrous and this silly about it all! Just admit it! Paul Gilbert is your daddy! Easter_Sunday Grey_Man Keep on being an incredible guitarist and an even more incredible musician. This man is a gift to humanity.īeen a big Gilbert fan for a while now and it’s always nice to never get what you want but get what you never knew you wanted. I love that Paul is at the point of his career where he’s already made a name for himself, so he can now do whatever makes him happy and not give a fuck. On a scale from 0 to Paul Gilbert it’s a solid Paul Gilberteleven. This might be the first song without words that people will have the lyrics stuck in their heads. Paul Gilbert is therefore one of those “super-musicians” with a long career.” Radio Metal (translated from French).Īt this point, he’s been interviewed and reviewed so much that we think it’s kind of cool to tell you what his fans say about him: Enough to earn him a place at the G3 or on the Guitar Generation tour, alongside John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Richie Kotzen or even George Lynch, among other distinctions. Paul Gilbert has long been considered one of the fastest guitarists in the world, one of those who compete with Yngwie Malmsteen when it comes to running his sleeve without a hitch. Big on the sidelines of his solo career which began in 1998. The guitar-hero has mainly distinguished himself in Racer X and Mr. Radio Metal said about him: “When we talk about the legends of the guitar, it is impossible to omit Paul Gilbert. What can we say about Paul Gilbert, other than he’ll go down in history as one of the greatest musicians of all time…and he lives in our own backyard.
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