Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert
Født6. nov. 1966Rediger på Wikidata (59 år)
Carbondale
BeskjeftigelseGitarist, komponist Rediger på Wikidata
Utdannet vedMusicians Institute
NasjonalitetUSA
Medlem avRacer X
Musikalsk karriere
SjangerHardrock
InstrumentGitar
Aktive år1983–
PlateselskapUniversal Music Group
Nettstedhttp://www.paulgilbert.com/

Paul Brandon Gilbert, født 6. november 1966 i Carbondale, Illinois, er en amerikansk gitarist.

Paul Gilbert studerte og underviste ved Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) i Los Angeles. Han dannet og ble en ledende skikkelse i bandet Racer X, kjent for sine raske og komplekse sanger. I 1989 forlot Gilbert Racer X for å danne Mr. Big, som hadde en hit med «To be with you» fra albumet Lean into it (1991). Etter å også ha forlatt Mr. Big, er Paul Gilbert nå soloartist og spiller også av og til med Racer X. Paul Gilbert er kjent som en teknisk drevet gitarist.

Diskografi

Racer X

  • Street Lethal (1986)
  • Second Heat (1988)
  • Extreme Volume - Live (1988)
  • Extreme Volume II - Live (1992)
  • Technical Difficulties (1999)
  • Superheroes (2000)
  • Snowball Of Doom (2002)
  • Getting Heavier (2002)
  • Snowball Of Doom 2 (2002)

Mr. Big

  • Mr. Big (1989)
  • Raw Like Sushi 1 (1990)
  • Lean Into It (1991)
  • Raw Like Sushi 2 (1992)
  • Bump Ahead (1993)
  • Japandemonium (1994)
  • Channel V At The Hard Rock Live (1996)
  • Hey Man (1996)
  • Big Bigger Biggest (1996)
  • What If... (2010)
  • ...The Stories We Could Tell (2014)
  • Defying Gravity (2017)

Solo

  • Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1992)
  • King of Clubs (1997)
  • Flying Dog (1998)
  • Beehive Live (1999)
  • Alligator Farm (2000)
  • Burning Organ (2002)
  • Paul the Young Dude / The Best of Paul Gilbert (2003)
  • Gilbert Hotel (2003)
  • Acoustic Samurai (2003)
  • Space Ship One (2005)
  • Get Out Of My Yard (2006)
  • Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar (2008)
  • Fuzz Universe (2010)
  • Vibrato (2012)
  • Stone Pushing Uphill Man (2014)
  • I Can Destroy (2016)
  • Behold Electric Guitar (2019)
  • Werewolves of Portland (2021)
  • 'TWAS (2021)
  • The Dio Album (2023)

Gjesteopptredner

  • Black Sheep – Trouble in the Streets (1985)
  • Missing Lynx – Atomic Basement Tapes (1985)
  • Darrell Mansfield Band – Revelation (1985)
  • Jeff Berlin – Pump It! (1986)
  • Joey Tafolla – Out of the Sun (1987)
  • Todd Rundgren – Nearly Human (1989)
  • Various artists – Guitars That Rule the World (1992)
  • Samad – Samad (1994)
  • Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus – C. Appice's Guitar Zeus (1996)
  • Akira Takasaki – Wa (1996)
  • Gregg Bissonette – Gregg Bissonette (1998)
  • Pat Torpey – Odd Man Out (1998)
  • Pat Torpey – Y2K: Odd Man Out (1999)
  • Various artists – In Rock Soundtrack (2000)
  • Hughes Turner Project – HTP (2002)
  • Various artists – Battle Gear III: The Edge (2003)
  • Kim Fox – Return to Planet Earth (2003)
  • Various artists – Guitar Wars (2003)
  • Marco Minnemann – Mieze (2004)
  • Pintsize – Five Feet... No Inches (2005; kreditert som "Dick Image")
  • Marco Minnemann – Contraire de la chanson (2006)
  • Wisely – Parador (2006)
  • Jeff Pilson's War and Peace – Light at the End of the Tunnel (2006)
  • Jeff Martin – The Fool (2006)
  • Neal Morse – Sola Scriptura (2007)
  • Neal Morse – Lifeline (2008)
  • MC Lars - The Green Christmas (EP) (2008)
  • MC Lars – This Gigantic Robot Kills – (2009)
  • Bowling for Soup – Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1 (2009)
  • MC Lars – "Guitar Hero Hero (ft. Parry Gripp and Paul Gilbert)" (2009)
  • Various artists - Crappy Records Presents: Have a Crappy Summer (2012)
  • Jarinus - "Why's It So Hot? (ft. Paul Gilbert)" (2012)
  • Neal Morse – Momentum (2012)
  • Nick Johnston- In A Locked Room On The Moon (2013)
  • Jacky Vincent – Star X Speed Story (2013)
  • Ciro Manna – XY (2015)
  • Ayreon – The Source (2017)
  • Mari Hamada - Gracia (2018)
  • Jason Becker – Triumphant Hearts (2018)
  • Donnie Vie – Beautiful Things (2019)
  • Nick D'Virgilio - Invisible (2020)
  • Highway Sentinels - The Waiting Fire (2022)

Gjestelåtskriver

  • Anti-Mortern - New Southern (2014)
  • Tamás Szekeres - White Shapes of Blue (2019)

Tribute album framtredende

  • Various artists – Smoke on the Water: A Tribute (1994)
  • Various artists – Jeffology: A Guitar Chronicle (1996)
  • Various artists – Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas (1997)
  • Various artists – Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper (1999)
  • Various artists – Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker (2001)
  • Yellow Matter Custard – One Night in New York City (2003)
  • Various artists – Spin the Bottle: an All-Star Tribute to Kiss (2004)
  • Various artists – Numbers from the Beast: An All-Star Tribute to Iron Maiden (2005)
  • Hammer of the Gods – Two Nights in North America (June 12, 2006)
  • Cygnus and the Sea Monsters – One Night in Chicago (2006)
  • Amazing Journey – One Night in New York City (March 18, 2007)
  • Yellow Matter Custard – One More Night In New York City (2011)
  • Various artists - Classic Rock Presents: American Gods - - A Transatlantic-Inspired Trip! (2017)

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