SCARIFIED - Episode 15: TOURING WITH RUSH
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Episode 15 of Scarified: The Terrifying Tales Of Paul Gilbert - "TOURING WITH RUSH"
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Seen em on Rush’s Presto tour. Mr. Big opening.....took Mescaline....when Mr. Big ended there set with the Dazed n Confused riff, the trip was starting to take hold!
His humility-to-ego ratio should be the industry standard.
How Paul was with geddy was how I was when I met Paul. Bump ahead tour. He signed ALL my stuff at a meet and greet ( had a lot-Mr Big and Racer X ) and handed me a pick. Then ended up catching the first pick he threw out at the show that night. Ace Frehley happened to be there that night too. Paul did the Alive II ace solo!!!! Coolest night for a 15-16? year old.
I met BB King and Aretha Frankin at the same time. I shamed my entire family...past, present and future.
This story filled my heart with joy.
I love these stories. Geddy...A living legend...didn't even know he just met one of the 5 greatest guitarists in history.
" I don't know if Rush is the kind of band that likes to be suprised" - Paul Gilbert
Yeah - that's a little concerning, walking into the middle of Rush's show!
Best quote. Lol
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Paul is a truly nice guy. So sincere and humble even after all his successes..not to mention talent and skill!
I was at the show when Paul got his hair caught in the drill. I think I was in the front row.
so, what happened?: Don't leave us hanging like that bro, ouch!!
I remember him doing a solo and using the drill. Then for some reason he raised the drill up to his head. He had long hair then and I immediately thought “that’s going to get stuck in his hair” and sure enough, that’s exactly what happened. When he realized that the drill was stuck, he walked off stage and Billy quickly came out and started soloing while the crew worked on getting the drill out of Paul’s hair.
The Omni in Atlanta?
Yes, it was at the Omni.
hahah
Rush was my first concert. Moving Pictures. It was awesome! I had this giant beer I had to hold with two hands and a nice joint and I was only 15. But they really lost me around the time signals came out. I was going WTF is this shit? I wanted more rock style instead they slowly became a new wave keyboard pop rock prog band for quite a while.
Rush it's all good
I felt exactly the same, saw them on the Moving Pictures album tour in London which is one of if not thee best Rush Album. A year later Signals was a real let down ditto Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows. For me they didn't get their mojo back until Roll The Bones.
Wow. I'm 54, & Rush 2112 inspired me so much I picked up guitar, determined to learn that whole album side of some of the HARDEST goddamn rock ID ever heard.
Greatest accomplishment of my life, I'm beyond grateful. Then I meet Paul, & the ease & speed he played solos, mind blowing, humbling, & then what what??!? This immortal wonder is "just a 'guy'"? Kinda goofy, childlike, embarrassingly happy all the time disarmingly humble guy?
And here I watch in rapt attention as I vicariously live out thru Paul's vivid & passionate recalling of one of the high points of his remarkable journey as a guitarist, (a dream I too held close of jamming with the '3 men from Willowdale') 😎
of doing just that?
Hands down, BEST damn rock story I've ever heard, barre none. (Thanks Paul!)
I don't think I know of another guitarist who knows as many tunes as Paul. I mean the guy can literally play anything. You name a song and he plays the hell out of it. Hahaha it's actually kinda hilarious.
I saw Rush and Mr. Big on consecutive tours going through Denver. Both were great shows. I saw PG with the G3 tour in 2007 (also in Denver). Petrucci is my favorite guitar player and Satch is certainly near the top of my list, but I would have to say PG owned the stage that night. He appears to be the most humble, non-pretentious guitar hero out there--Satch and Petrucci are probably right there, too. PG knows he's good and has a sense of humor about himself, but doesn't have the Malmsteen attitude or play totally over the top all the time like Vai often does.
In The Mood and I Think I'm Going Bald are pretty much the same riff
Some of the best learn in one nighters though
He not only knows "Freewill" and "In the Mood," but also "I Think I'm Going Bald" of all things? What, does he know EVERY Rush song?? (Reminds me that Billy said Paul knew EVERY Todd Rundgren song. Now I believe it.)
i think he knows every song ever written by every one !
Mike Portnoy or Neal Morse once said during a live that Paul knew anything from the Raspeberries all the way up to Slayer. I guess it was right then !
Check him out with the Electric Fence, his side band, to see his stunning musical knowledge.
Mike portnoy says he's a musical encyclopedia
Your Alpine Valley show with Rush was my first concert ever! It was an amazing experience, and seeing you all come out for the last song was fantastic! The Presto Tour, and it will always be one of my best memories :)
Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan ... as legendary as they are, they're so humble and very fun to listen to them just talking. respect.
I looked up "Rush and Mr. Big" on RUclips and saw Alex Lifeson using the Mikita Drill! Awesome!
You actually had a rival? How did someone rival your chops growing up and not become famous. Because if I had half Paul's skill I'd go pro.
One of my favorite episodes thus far...I can't imagine!
i still cannot believe that he was only 21-22 when Mr.Big became #1
Well not really, To Be With You hit the #1 spot in 1991 when Paul was 25.
More like 23 when they first toured with Rush on the Presto tour in 1989. They toured with them again a couple years later. The "To Be With You" success occurred during this time period as well.
Why not? Look how young Eddie was when VH1 came out. Just think how young he was writing Eruption!!
@@gr8guitarplayer Yup. Eddie was 23 when VH1 was released. That said, he was playing Eruption in clubs in some form years before that. Also, Paul was already a guitar hero at 18 with Racer X and the solo Frenzy was his Eruption moment. EVH, Gilbert, Malmsteen, and even Rhoads (23 when recording with Ozzy) were all young when they were crowned with guitar god status.
Paul Gilbert getting star struck? funny. When I met Paul Gilbert I was totally star struck but only just managed to keep my composure. What a great bloke. Intelligent, funny and , obviously, one of the greatest guitarists ever.
Don’t know if my ears & eyes could handle the epic greatness of Geddy & Billy sharing a stage together @ the same time!!!
It's crazy how good Paul was at 21 years of age when Lean Into It was released. Big time legend"
Love how he's starts playing Freewill at the end
saw him opening the PRESTO TOUR
Saw that one too. Hampton VA. The other two Rush tours I saw them with Blue Oyster Cult and Primus. Great taste in opening acts!
Fiddler's Green in Colorado.
According to the contract I saw for this tour, Mr. Big was was being paid comparatively nothing to be support for Rush. For a two-night show at the massive Alpine Valley Music Theatre on July 16th and 17th of 1990, Rush was paid $600,000 ($300k a night) and Mr. Big was paid a total of $4000 ($2k a night). That's not $600k and you need to pay for this and that out of it, that's take home money out of the $1.5 million the show producers estimated to take in. Plus, Rush splits that 3 ways instead of 4. I guess that's why they call it paying your dues I guess, or in this case, NOT being paid. lol Gotta think Talas and Racer X brought in much bigger coin just to play at a dinky club, let alone what Billy was getting from the DLR gig.
Rush almost didn't make it. So they deserve every penny they were paid, and it has nothing to do with what the opening band was being paid. A boss once told me, "You never compare yourself to what someone else is making, and you make your own deal." I'm sure Mr. Big was quite happy making $500 per night. It was only about a 4 month tour. I'd've been fine with that, no matter what the main act was being paid. Especially since they were also making royalties from their music, AND getting exposure (probably worth more than the money by itself.)
LOL...I saw Mr. Big play with Rush in Orange County. Mr. Big was the whole reason I went! Oh yeah...Rush was good too.
You so funny, you were one of my heroes too, so good to rediscover you again
Paul had a spinal tap moment 😂
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I saw this tour... Costa Mesa, CA at the Pacific Amphitheater. Paul seems to be one of the most humble, genuine dudes. I would love to meet him before I kick the bucket.
I saw Rush 3 or 4 times back in the day. One tour was with Mr. Big. I remember 2 things about them: As I recall, Rush always had a different supporting act each tour, but Mr. Big was the only band that went out with them during 2 consecutive tours. And, as much as I was completely blown away by Mr. Big, when Rush took the stage, you could tell THEY were the highlight of the night. Not to take anything away from Mr. Big, but it was like..., ok, those were the boys. Now here come the men. They (Rush) just took it to another much higher level.
awesome story. pretty funny at the end when paul said he had a "rival" in high school! i can't imagine trying to compete with Paul especially when he was so athletic on the guitar like he talked about in the earlier vids
I saw that tour in Alpine Valley Wisconsin where Stevie Ray died and it was easily the best show I ever saw in my life. You guys were brilliant even though obviously Rush was spectacular.
Until just now I never realized how close In the Mood and I think I'm going bald are! lol I mainly love to hear someone busting out I think I'm going bald out of nowhere!!! What a great tune from an underrated album.,
What a likable, grounded guy. So refreshing.
I was at that concert in Atlanta when he wrapped his hair up in the drill. Presto tour.
In the Mood?
Walking on stage with Rush. How does he stand with those enormous balls?
great story! love this series
Genelec monitors. Love from Finland
Today is the 29th anniversary of the Pittsburgh show he mentioned. I was there, at the Star Lake Amphitheater!
That last riff sounded like dance of eternity (the ending)
The Lord Herself it’s a Rush song. DT is a big fan of Rush. There’s the connection.
I never noticed before but yeah the last section of DOE is totally like a variation of Freewill- same mode and all
ha..first thing I did was look up that video of them and rush and I see Alix with the screwdriver
Big ole grin on his face,too!! lol
...all the time I spent in Greensburg, Latrobe and Derry...I had no idea that was Paul's stamping grounds...all I knew was everything in Latrobe was named after Arnold Palmer, that they used to make Rolling Rock beer there and that once a year I lost my good motel to the Steeler's summer camp..
"when i`ve got a drill cord in my hair" ... but wait, doesn`t Paul use cordless drills? )
Caught* not cord.
Thank you Dave, I`ve had misheard that. I think last videos are showing Paul talking a little bit puzzled. Don`t know why is that, I hope he just need some rest
Saw them at the Nassau Colesium pre-invite. Great show
I was at the "Hair stuck in the drill show!" Omni, Atlanta Ga \m/\m/ Billy played 2 solos
1st concern I ever went too RUSH for Presto with Mr Big opening. Was in 10th grade.
Paul, please get Ibanez to release that H-S-S PGM to the public! Or please sell me yours lol
That riff was not 'In the Mood' Paul lol....you still are my hero though!
Guess what Dave Grohl did?
I saw that tour at Irvine Meadows
Great story! Any photograph or video ?
ruclips.net/video/jsfNb7RBZ78/видео.html
What a cool story.
Hola. 13 -10 - 2016
STUDIO.
gracias. PALMA DE MALLORCA
Cool story
What rush song was that at the end
Freewill
ha ha, I'm curious, how did you know it was a Rush song?
Awesome story PG, keep the vids coming! Sub'd.
Everybody's favorite band. Them bastards can play.