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mistatwinkies
My only real problem with this release like some of his previous ones is the insistence of a Japanese early release with no scheduled delayed of a international/North American release soon after (a few days, a couple weeks), especially in the age of the Internet when most albums are released physically and digitally simultaneously, with no delay internationally. Anyone can grab a Japanese copy no problem, albeit at a higher price because Japanese standards and demand, if they can't wait for a local release to hear it. Not to mention the album like most digital media releases honestly ends up on torrent sites within a few days anyway, so the insistence on a JP-only release just seems insulting, or at least clunky and outdated. I wouldn't mind waiting a couple weeks but it usually ends up being a couple months on average, and hopefully someone gets Paul to realize this does irritate his fans outside of Japan.
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Sander1991
This might be related to something I've heard before: that Japan often gets bonus tracks because cd sales are so expensive over there and they want to increase the incentive to buy. Might have nothing to do with this more likely though.
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mistatwinkies
New album builds more on elements from Vibrato [mostly soul music] with some remnants of Mr. Big too, a track title blatantly has the words "to be with you". It definitely isn't devoid of "shred filled madness" when most songs have extended fast guitar solos, and the album has on average more high-energy and/or fast songs than a typical PG album, instrumental or vocal-focused. Worth pointing out that previously-collaborated-with Freddie Nelson [on album "United States"] sounds a lot less like Freddie Mercury this time around, probably to avoid those comparisons again. The album does has a different feel from his previous work, especially his older solo albums, with Kevin Shirley producing and more conventional song writing, but it definitely doesn't hurt the album overall. Personally, a huge part of Paul's appeal was how rough and unabashed his composition was, and an example of this is when he was playing Laney amps and got criticized for "bad tone", when it made him more distinct IMO
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MetallicaSox
New album is great. His voice is much more solid than usual - Most of the songs are very basic style rock songs, not shred filled madness, if you're a fan of everything he does like me then you probably won't have an issue with that. Everybody use your goddamn turn signal!
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mistatwinkies
So it's been about a year since Stone Pushing Uphill Man, which wasn't exactly the studio album anyone was expecting from PG. I didn't know at the time he and his wife Emi had their first baby in August 2014, which congrats is a big deal to Paul I'm sure, and is probably why he's only done some minor touring in Europe and the guitar workshop stuff he's been working on. It's also a possibility that he's been shying away from composing as much as he used to before, Stone Pushing Uphill Man only had 3 originals and Vibrato had 3 live covers, which is a shame. SFBADR is still my all-time favorite work of his and even though Fuzz Universe wasn't quite on the same level I'd still love to see him write more.
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mistatwinkies
just got my int'l/US copy of it (Shrapnel Records) which has this descriptive sticker on the front: <"Stone Pushing Uphill Man" is a guitar oriented instrumental record on which Paul covers a group of his favorite songs, originally recorded by some of the world's best vocalists. Paul uses his guitar like a voice to convey a wide range of emotions, while retaining his signature cutting edge solo work.> After finding out about the song covers I was hoping there would be more vocals, but before I was hoping for more original work because his composition is something I've been appreciating a lot more since SFBADR. The other songs are covers but the originals are: Shock Absorber, Stone Pushing Uphill Man, and Purple Without All the Red, the title-song being the only one with vocals. Portnoy plays drums on "Working for the Weekend" and "Why Don't We Do It in the Road". The album's a fun listen but if you're new to his work you're better off checking it out after the last few releases.
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TheFinalJoker
Got my copy of the new album from Japan some days ago. It's really different from the previous albums again, very improvisational, bluesy, lofty, non-metal shredding stuff. I love it, though.
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mistatwinkies
http://www.paulgilbert.com/news/2014/6/25/new-album-out-in-japan I wish he announced this stuff ahead of time, no US/Int'l release date is such a slap in the face
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mistatwinkies
@DeValanten: Some of Paul's instrumental songs are just disguised practice routines, he's admittedly written some of his work by building a song around a couple cool riffs/licks, but his pop-rock vocal songs aren't boring, but they are pretty simple and straightforward. I think his appeal is his unique playing style, and with that, interesting variations on electric guitar bits we've heard a million times from other blues-rock. I personally love his humble and down-to-earth attitude in contrast to all the ego-maniacs in the "shred" genre, and I think it reflects in his studio and live work.
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DeValanten
His solo stuff really sounds like a boring thing, after second-third listening. Definitely, a stuff for guitar-nerds.
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mistatwinkies
Kinda bummed there has been little to no new updates about new music in the last year, just guitar lessons and G4 the guitar lesson experience (why joe why)
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mistatwinkies
Happy Birthday Paul and to quote another shoutbox http://www.last.fm/group/I+will+never+listen+to+Auterkok
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mistatwinkies
Vibrato was even more underwhelming than Fuzz Universe. Don't get me wrong, it's still a solid album and I'm more than happy he's still progressing in his own way, but I just felt a bit let down. A part of it is that I can't stop comparing every release to SFBADR which is easily my favorite work of his, but definitely worth picking up.
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CapnCrunchDaPmp
Can't wait for Vibrato. I'm hoping I can scrap up some money to pre order it soon. Also, holy shit they added the new albums! It only took four years!1
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