“ ‘Full Tank,’ for instance, is almost like my audition song for the Black Crowes. “Sometimes I’d think of a band and fantasize about joining it,” he says. While this particular track might scare off those with a low tolerance for notes, the album as a whole is firmly rooted in rock - from roots to progressive, punk to metal - due largely to Gilbert’s writing process. Gilbert wastes no time making this statement, opening Get Out of My Yard with a blistering unaccompanied guitar solo. So it’s a bit of me wanting to claim my own piece of the art form - to yell at everybody else, in a tongue-in-cheek way, ‘Get out of my yard! I’m doing it my way!’” The album’s title reflects Gilbert’s musical mindset: “Guitar players tend to be territorial and competitive. So I figured that, before I condemn all-instrumental guitar music, I should at least give it a try - see if I could make a record that not just guitar players but also regular rock fans would enjoy.”” “At the same time,” he continues, “because I am a guitar player, I have ideas that don’t necessarily fit the format of ‘vocal’ music. So when I became a solo artist, I wanted to be a singer, too - still have intense guitar, but in the context of a band. I like my guitar players with singers: Eddie Van Halen with David Lee Roth, Randy Rhoads with Ozzy, Jimmy Page with Robert Plant. I liked ‘Satch Boogie’ and the instrumentals Rush did, but players who gave up on being in bands to focus on guitar didn’t interest me as a fan. His rise to Platinum success includes a number one song with Mister Big, and cult status as founding member of the legendary and highly successful underground progressive metal band Racer X.įor more information click on don’t really like instrumental guitar music,” Gilbert admits, “and I rarely listen to it. Starting his recording career with Shrapnel Records as a teenager in the late 80’s, Gilbert remains one of the most active guitarists from the original shred guitar scene. Paul Gilbert is regarded internationally as one of the greatest players in the industry. That is the universe that I want to live in” The emotion, drama, and power are all in the music. No heroin overdoses, motorcycle accidents, celebrity divorces, or band-member boxing matches. And I bent the guitar strings until I couldn’t play anymore.Īs usual, there are no dramatic stories here. I mix all this into my head, and out came endless new ideas for my guitar to chew on.Īfter several months of being locked in my writing room, I gathered my touring band together and headed to the studio. While I was writing the songs for FUZZ UNIVERSE, I was immersing myself in Bulgarian Female Choir music, Baroque lute and violin pieces, Johnny Cash songs about trains, cows, mules, and mining coal, the Bee Gees, and Ronnie James Dio. BIG, but twisted them into new chords, grooves, and emotions.Īs always, my influences are diverse and not what you might expect from a “heavy metal” artist. I’ve used many of my signature techniques from RACER X and MR. “On FUZZ UNIVERSE, I think I’ve taken a giant step closer to the ultimate rock guitar sound and playing of my dreams. Gilbert’s extraordinary talent of arranging/composing lends to the new music’s fresh melodies for songs that shows his true diversity and only in Gilberts words will you understand: “Every generation of guitar players has their own terminology for the rock guitar sound: Distortion, Overdrive, Gain, Crunch, Saturation, Drive etc.
In the last couple of years, I’ve played nearly 150 shows all over the world, with my guitar leading the way.”įUZZ UNIVERSE title is inspired by Gilbert being so immersed in the world of guitar it made him realize that he lives in a FUZZ UNIVERSE. Playing my guitar-driven songs live was a blast! This discovery led to a huge increase in my touring as a solo artist.
But after touring with Joe Satriani’s G3, I witnessed firsthand the power of the electric guitar to take center stage and rock the audience. “Being a fan of pop music and rock bands, I am a reluctant convert into the art of instrumental rock music. “FUZZ UNIVERSE is my third guitar instrumental album,” explains Gilbert. Paul Gilbert unleashes his 3 rd instrumental masterpiece on Shrapnel Records, August 3rd to the world.
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