"From Alice Cooper to Trans-Siberian Orchestra” with Al Pitrelli
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- This week on the Here's What We Know Podcast, host Gary Scott Thomas had the opportunity to have a fascinating conversation with one of the most innovative guitarists of our time, Al Pitrelli of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Join us as he shares his personal and professional experiences in the music industry from playing rock with Alice Cooper to making history with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. We also delve into the heartwarming anecdotes about Paul O'Neill and how seemingly insignificant life events led Al right into Paul’s path, leading them together toward creating magic.
This is not just any other podcast episode; it’s an emotional exploration of artistry, resilience, and legacy! So don't miss out on this captivating narrative where every note tells a tale!
In this episode:
-A look back at Al's unexpected path in music that started with Alice Cooper and eventually led him to Paul O'Neill, creator of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
-Discover how working alongside Alice Cooper shaped Al’s understanding of theatrical presentation in rock 'n' roll.
-Sharing a heartwarming encounter years later with Paul O'Neill.
-Navigating the loss of Paul O’Neill and keeping his art form alive.
-Diving deep into music, inspiration, and influences.
-Discover how Al celebrates Christmas in different cities.
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Bio:
Al Pitrelli is one of the most innovative guitarists of our time and has been an active and vital part of TSO since its inception. Currently, he is the lead guitarist and musical director of TSO West and the co-musical director for studio recordings.
Long before he entered the TSO realm, Al set the stage for his work in the band thanks to an impressive musical pedigree. After leaving Berklee School of Music in Boston in the early 80s, Al’s versatility led to recording and touring work with musicians and groups such as Alice Cooper (where he served as the band’s musical director), Asia, Megadeth, and numerous others.
In the mid-’90s, he joined the progressive rock group Savatage, where he began working with producer Paul O’Neill. Paul’s vision of creating a new type of band that would do anything to allow their music to have the maximum impact on the listener led to the eventual formation of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Al’s edgy guitar playing and vast musical lexicon merge perfectly with TSO’s passion and intensity.
“I really didn’t want to do anything else, no side projects,” declares Al. “I could care less, and he kept me working literally around the clock, like 10 or 11 months a year. It was Paul’s world. And it is. I’m just happy to be part of it. I loved working for the man. I love working for his family. I loved to help him bring some of his ideas to life. I loved him guiding me, I loved throwing ideas at him. It was just the greatest quarter century in my life, musically.”
Al is very aware of the musical legacy he is upholding in TSO and how Paul wanted the music to live on.
“For those of us doing it now,” declares Al, “I’m going to make sure to the best of my ability that it continues to a younger generation of people who are getting involved. It’s like any other art form or anything else that you want replicated for decades and centuries-we’re going to do our best. I owe everything to O’Neill and the O’Neill family.”
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Truly amazing interview. I am a TSO East (I've seen them mainly in Toronto & Buffalo plus Hamilton and Ottawa) yearly since 2001 (minus the pandemic years) repeat offender and was lucky to see Al with the "unified" TSO doing the Beethoven run here in Ontario (Canada) plus of course have followed his career since Alice Cooper, Megadeth and when joined Savatage (I was lucky to see Criss Oliva, R.I.P., 3 times, 1988, 89 and 91) on Dead Winter Dead in 1995 which is where TSO was born out of the Sarajevo piece off that album so THANK YOU Al if you see this and to you Gary as well for a wonderful talk. 🙏🤘
Al signed one of my Les Paul guitars He is without a doubt, one of the most talented, gifted, skilled, amazing, musicians ever and the coolest down to earth and most awesome guys ever.
Hallowed said it..."truly amazing" ive followed and loved TSO since the Savatage days and not only still learned things but thought about things i usually wouldnt in the course of this all too short journey
bravo on a great, informative and emotionally charged interview ill need to watch this several more times to properly absorb it all...thank you Gary and Al!! 🤔😄 PS i also saw the DWD tour
Outstanding interview. Al is sharp individual, and a great guitar player. I find it interesting that he never mentioned Jon.
Al me enamore de ti en ese video de alice cooper donde fuiste su director❤️🔥
Rock music is like Norman Bates mother, a tired dried up corpse people insist is still alive, every word is proof of how much old rock sucks, Alice is a sour republican dry drunk, pink floyd boring suicide music, the old rockers who overdosed did the right thing.