Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Ahhhhhhhh, a note to heart!
    
    DISC:
    
    Street Lethal (w/Paul Gilbert as the only guit)
    Second Heat (w/ 2nd guit Bruce Buillet added, new drummer also)
    Extreme Volume - live lp to be released.  Features `best of' from
    the first two lp's, as well as live individual solos from Gilbert,
    Buillet, The bassist (forget name) and the drummer (same).
    
    
    Band:
    
    Jeff Martin - Vocals (Sounds like Halford, looks like Grahmn Bonnet)
    Paul Gilbert - Guit (sounds like Yngwie/Eddie The V mixture)
    Bruce Buillet - Guit (a student of Paul, sounds like paul sounding
                          like...)
    John Alderte (?) - Bass (sounds like Jaco/Billy Sheehan)
    Scott ???    - Drums (THE double bass master!!)
    
    Rumor has it Jeff Martin and Paul Gilbert have left the band due
    to musical differences.  We'll see.  I always thought this band
    would be the next VH if they got proper bancking!
    
    Oh well, 
    
    Scary and Coop should also have an opinion...
    
    Buck

Well Buck, you asked for it, so here it comes...

Racer X....

Well, If ya wanna go to Guitar school, make applications here... Include
SAT scores (Thats String Attack Techniques) (AgagagagagagagaaA)

Yep, Racer X is cool.  If you don't like Speed Metal, don't apply.  Racer
X is pure, straight ahead, extremely energenic speedie stuff.  The guitar
work is obviously educated, as heard by the intricate scale work (ya know,
Lydian, mixolydian and all that foo-foo)... I'm not trained to play it,
but I can hear it when it's cranked.  They're hot.  End of issue.  

jc

                
                Well jc,  I  have to agree with you.  I also give
                Racer X a thumbs up :-)!
                
                A hot band  with a hot sound.  I personally can't
                wait for the live  album.    I heard rumors about
                their  new guitarist, and (get  this  one),  he's
                supposed to *smoke* Gilbert!!  I'll  have to hear
                it to believe it.
                
                Don't know what happening for vocals though.
                
                

    So they did find a new guitarist?  Good (I guess).  I liked P.Gilbert
    quite a bit (when he wasn't copping Yng...).  Looking forward to
    future good stuff from them!  Anybody know who the new guy is?
    
    gh

    
    Ok...I have heard that Paul and Billy Sheenan(spelling) are hooking
    up for an album...it should kick some seriuos a**....
    
    just some usless gossip (untill it gets cut on an album)
    
    Bk
    

    I heard the LIVE - Extreme Volume tape today.  It's better than
    the studio stuff IMO.  It contains solos from all 4 members, needless
    to say, the guitar solos shine.  The thing that really impresses
    me about this band is the harmony solos.  The Maiden twins should
    get this tape and pay attention.  Racer X is like a Heavy Metal
    version of the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds.  High speed group
    precision.   Un-f*ckin-beleiveable !!!
    
    
    				Mr Scary II

                
                I finally found it on Monday.  GREAT TAPE!!!
                
                - Rob
                
                

    
    When I got their 2nd album I couldnt believe the complex fingering
    of the scales and all that sh*t.  I was blown away.  What is even
    more amazing is the fact that no one really knows them.
    
    In git mag for the Prac mus.  They transcribed one of P. Gilberts
    songs incld lead.  There was a small box next to the lead which
    said,"This was a task to transcribe."  I think that might have been
    an understatement...but I could be wrong 8^)
    
    Bk
    
    Racer X...?  Un fu*kin believeable!!
    
    

    Finally got to hear these guys last night.  Bk loaned me a tape
    that he got from Buck, It's marked Racer X on one side and Racer
    X Live on the other side.  So I gave the studio side a listen...
    I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY.  This is, to me, about as close as you
    can get to guitar nirvana.  I'm gonna listen to the Live side tonight
    which, I presume, is the new live album????  Listening to this band
    is like the advertisements you see with that guy sittin' in a chair
    listening to his stereo and everything's like blowing away from
    the sound coming out of the speakers. [good run on sentence huh?]
    
    joe.

    The live album is primo from a players viewpoint.  Every song is
    like 2 months of guitar lessons !  I tip my hat to Buck for turning
    me on to them and again to him for helping me figure some of of
    the chops out.  
    
    PS - the guitar players out there will love the drum solo on the
    live LP, it's very short ... doesn't take out much guitar time.
    
    	:^)	:^)	:^)	:^)	:^)	:^)	:^)	:^)
    
    PSS - gotta put them in so's the drummers don't get diaper rash.
    
    
    				Scary
    

    
    I think Buck should get up there and show his stuff....for those
    of you who have never heard BUck jam...just slap ina Racer X tape.
    
    So whay do ya say buck...wanna duel with Gilbert...gee it could
    be just like the scene in crossroads where Ralph Macchio (sp?) aka
    karate fag takes on Steve Vai.
    
    Bk
    

    re: whoever goes...
    
    PLeease send me a copy the notes too!  Same goes for the Vinnie
    Moore seminar.
    
    re: bk
    
    I'm sure that Buck would like to play guitar with Paul G., but I
    doubt he thinks of music as a competition.  :-)
    
    gh

    Attention Greenvillian Axe Masters !
    (and members of 2EZ {or even ex-members Jerry!})
    
    Much to my amazement, Paul Gilbert will be appearing at John B Lee
    Music at the Greenville Mall, Thursday 27 October, starting at 18:00
    (6pm)
    
    Wonders never cease to amaze me.  Why would Gilbert come to a town
    where only two guitarist even know who he is ?  (Thats me and Jerry).
    
    ?jc?
    
    

    
    
    	It's gonna be awful funny if you two were the only ones to
    	show up! 
    
    	Id be even funnier if I was to win the guitar they're givin'
    	away!   a-hahaha  agaggaagagagaga!  heeheeheeheeehee!
    
    	Hollywood...........if only if's came true! HA!

                I'm bummed . . .
                
                The amplifier in may car melted my Extreme Volume
                tape into a  mass of molten polyethelene!!!  I'll
                have  to stop putting  tapes  in  the  hatchback.
                Queensryche's Rage for Order (and Janet Jackson's
                Control) bought it before this one. 
                
                B`( 
                
                Now it's gonna be a b*tch to find another EV!
                
                - Rob
                
                

    RE: .29
    
    Yo Steve,
    
    I don't think it would be bad at all if Jerry and I are the only
    ones to show up.  Sheeesh !  Imagine a 1 � hour session with me,
    Scary and Paul Gilbert ?  That'd be tuff to take.
    
    jc

    Re: Rob Roth
    
    You can find EV without headache's at the Minor Chord store in Acton
    MA...they have several in stock!
    
    RE: JC
    
    I'm sure Gilbert would think it was too much to take!

    Yep, Me and Scary together, under one roof is a pretty terrifying
    thought...
    
    jc

                
                Whoever is  going to see Paul Gilbert had *better
                make  sure  he  plays  "Mean  Street".    It  was
                absolutely *unbelievable* last night.
                
                Too many people asked stupid questions last night
                though (and even repeated them  2  or  3  times).
                Great examples are, "How much did you make a year
                playing  with  Racer-X",  and this one was  asked
                about  10 times, "what kind of pickups are  those
                and  what  model kahler is that and what kind  of
                effects  do  you use???" Too many people thouh if
                they played  with  the same equipment as PG, they
                would be able to play like PG . . . yeah, right!
                
                My Extreme volume tape may be dead, but he signed
                the case and a  picture.    What the hell .  .  .
                I'll have to definately buy the tape again now!
                
                

    Hey Rob....please filll us in on ALL the details.
    
    Buck who is extremely bummed cuz I'm in MA and the store's in NH
    and their store hours didn't gel with my schedule this week thus
    I was unable to get tix/attend!!!! :^(
    
    *Hopefully* this Ibanez clinic thing will make its way to a MA
    dealership and I'll find out in time to egt freakin tickets!
    
    PS - I went and saw Prince instead.  It was by far the best freakin
    live show I've ever seen in my life (and I've seen em all)!  Anyone
    in this conf who has any doubts on Prince as a showman/musician
    GO SEE THE SHOW!

                Well, if  he isn't able to ake it as a guitarist,
                he sure as  hell  will be able to as a comedian .
                .  .   the  guy  is  a  riot!!  Unfortunately, it
                wasn't  much  of a clinic,  but  I  guess  that's
                because of the crowd.  It was more of a name that
                tune.  He kept playing things and  asking,  "Does
                anybody know that one???"
                
                He  did do a fabulous rendition of the  beginning
                of  "Wheel  of  Fortune".  He sat there with  his
                scales screaming back and forth and goes "Look at
                all the  fabulous  prizes!"  Funny  thing  was it
                sounded just like the show!
                
                I missed the  first  half  because  I  sat around
                waiting for a friend  to  show up.  I sent him to
                the wrong place so had  to  keep  driving around.
                After an hour of that, I  said  sc*ew it and went
                in.  He showed up 10 minutes later anyway.
                
                He also does a great Yngwie.  Someone asked, "can
                you do Yngwie?" He asked how much the  guy  would
                pay  him  and  then  proceeded to do a medley  of
                every  Yngwie song ever written and packed it all
                into a  3  minute version (well maybe not *every*
                song). :-)
                
                Um, what else  .    .   .  I didn't win a poster,
                shirt or a guitar . . . 
                
                That VH he did  still  was  the  best.  I'm still
                amazed.  He played with  Tony  MacAlpine at a NAM
                festival.  I would have loved to see that.
                
                Anyway, overall, he was a great guy and extremely
                friendly  and quite a comic.  Kind  of  made  you
                feel  like  you've known him as long as  you  can
                remember.
                
                Now, gotta get tickets for Vinnie . . .
                
                

    I would like to jump on the Racer X bandwagon, after listening to
    Greg's tape, I must say that they kick major *ss.
    
    jesse 

    
    	Re Jesse...
    
    	Which album did you listen to??  Ya gotta hear the live one...it
    moves like nothing else!!
    
    BK
    

    Speaking from experience...
    
    He's listened to Street Lethal and Second Heat.
    
    gh

    re .39       What he said.
                  
    Jesse

    Do yourself a great favor and get it.
    
    Bk
    

    Has anyone heard the Paul Gilbert/Billy Shehan collaboration called
    "Mr. Big" yet ??  Buck, surely you know this one lick 4 lick by
    now ....
    
    
    
    				Scary

    
        Note 444 is entitled "Mr. Big".
    
                                                       GTI
    

    
    	How many albums do these guys have?  And are they available
    	on CD?
    
    	I think I've seen "Second Heat"(?) on CD at Strawberries.
    
    							GTI
    

    Racer X has 3 albums out...ALL are available on CD (I know, have em).
    
    They are:
    
    Street Lethal
    Second Heat
    Live -- Extreme Volume

    I just found out that Racer X was in Phoenix this weekend.  :-(
    Aren't they from L.A.?
    
    Mike

    Interesting ... does anybody know if Racer X replaced Paul Gilbert
    and kept the name and all that rot ?
    
    
    				  Scary
                                  

    Yep!  They are from LA.  

    Yep!  Bruce and the rest had advertised (get this) in the want ads in
    Guitar(ftpm) for a replacement for Gilbert and said they will still be
    using the name.

    gh

    My understanding (could be completely bogus) is that they've already
    found someone.  I wonder when they'll get an album out?
    
    gh

    That's a cool album!  
    
    Of the solo performances, I thought that Gilberts takes your head off. 
    I really liked the bass players solo too.  After that Boulettes, which
    apparently a lot of people didn't like, but I did.
    
    I thought that the singer sounded like his voice was about blown out
    compared to the studio albums, not impressed at all.  
    
    Honestely, drummers don't blow me away too often.  I can appreciate the
    difficulty of the material for them and the sheer stamena required to
    drum well, but most of the time it's not my thing.  Drum solos
    typically bore me, they should be kept short and sweet if they're done.
    
    I suppose we all listen to different things...   8^)                   
    
    Greg

                
                A *proper*  drum  solo,  done  well, you wouldn't
                worry about it  being  kept sort and sweet.  Most
                drummers out there today  $uck,  but  there are a
                few notable exception that I  can  deal with.  #1
                of course is Neil Peart, but  Terry Bozio is also
                the gnads, and Steve Smith as well.  Jeff Porcaro
                though  not  the most complicated stuff is pretty
                inovative  and  Simon  Phillips is cool.  I could
                listen to  a  fairly  long  and intricate solo by
                them and not  complian.  As for Racer X, they guy
                has some quick feet,  but that's about it.  Pete,
                I see you complaining though, are you going to do
                better?
                
                - Me -
                
                

                
                In which case... I laugh!!
                
                HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
                
                I hope you don't actually believe that...
                
                

    Where's 169.56 ?  Not a very slick move Pete ...	8^)
    
    
    				Scary

    I think the drummer for Racer X is very good.  What do you mean his
    timing is bad?!?  Hey, sit down with a metronome and Second heat and
    tell me his timing is bad!!!  As far as the live album goes..I agree
    it has its weak points, but then again, I've seen instances where
    Stuart Copeland and Carl Palmer has S**ked big time in concert, so,
    every drummer has their days I say.

                
                I really  don't  want  to start another war Pete,
                but as far as the double bass drum, that was just
                one  of his most  obvious  strong  points  I  was
                picking out.  My point  is  200% of 1000 is 2000,
                even  if he's only giving 50%,  50%  of  8000  is
                still greater than 2000...  Pete, I'm  not saying
                you are a bad drummer or anything, and  I realize
                how much you pride your drumming ability, but you
                are  coming  across like Ted Chapel (RC :') ) and
                you can't back it up.  Besides, Racer X's drummer
                is making twice  as much money in music as we are
                combined... (well, maybe more than twice...)
                
                

    
    >>>are coming across like Ted Chapel (RC :') ) and you can't back it up.
                                                                            
         Is this a war between us again Rob??? (^:) 
    
    And by the way, you spelled his name wrong.

    It is spelled:
    
                  
    
    
    
         						R.C.
    
    

    
    Could someone explain to me how to do that routine when it does
    this type of thing;
    
    4 more lines       
    
    And until you hit return it stays unrevealed. I thought I figured
    it out on the last reply but it didn't work. Thanx.
    
    								R.C.
    

    
     O.K. lets give this thing a whirl...
    
    Will this work,
    
    
                    Now to check.
    

    Wooooooooooo !
    
    
    				Scary

                But if you make a claim, you'd BETTER be ready to
                back it up...
                
                No RC, no  war  with you eithir.  So I spelled it
                wrong, how about 'Terry Terror'???  HAHAHAHAHA!!!
                That better?
                
                :'), Rob
                

    
    Racer X - Live II coming out on June 18th.

    Hope it's better than Live I/Extreme Volume (My least fav Racer X lp!)

    
    I'm definitely getting it!

    But Buck.....The guys in the Scream need more money to look for a new
    singer and record a new album.
    
           Frizkid