Paul Gilbert: "Blues vs Metal"

[@bokehintheussr5033]

I don't think he's dissing Metal as a genre, he's talking about his own evolution from a being a pure shredder to becoming a more complete musician by immersing himself more and more in blues.

[@SirEpifire]

Might be just me but this camera angle makes me think he's teaching God about guitar. 😂

[@jpowell6418]

The white light shining down towards the way he's talking lol

[@Ockeroid]

Amazing comment

[@nicholaspalacio9672]

Hahahaha this cracked me up. It’s so funny watching this video with this comment in mind

[@milesrudduck]

He threw in the stairway to heaven riff too...

[@bradleyhohner8775]

It's just you.

[@joeblues5515]

I love the very last sentence he said."Whatever kind of music you play,the Blues will help making it better."

[@topnug7626]

Of course you would, you're Joe Blues!

[@artcamp7]

guy is a fantastic teacher

[@gerrett108]

artcamp7 a great teacher, needs a student who is ready .... The greatest/ Best teachers in the world, cannot pour new liqiud info into a full glass... it just runs over onto the table, making a big mess to clean up.... True Teachers, learn more from students than vice versa... Just sayin "Let me think about that" Is one of the best statements from a proper student

[@callmeej8399]

He helped teach Buckethead

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

He's good playing. I hope he gets big one day.

[@titaseafell6520]

Who knows, one day they could even call him Mr.Big

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

@jjmah11 Nah, he's fine.

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

@jjmah11 Gotta stay light to shred fast.

[@michaelcallan5992]

Hes one of the most famous and respected guitarists in the world. Paul Gilbert of Racer X, Mr. Big and G3

[@theguywithgaugedears]

Uhhhhhhh^^^?

[@duanefromjustice316]

Why would I listen to someone like Paul Gilbert when I have all these unknown, irrelevant experts in this comment section who can tell me how wrong he is?

[@strings1586]

People seem to have lost the difference between opinion and information. People also need to realize thought they have a platform to speak, what they have to say is not worth the calories spent reading it.

[@Fupersicker]

I love how those proplayers dont have to think where a note is,....or how the intervals work. They can play whatever comes to there head without really thinking too much! :D

[@tago69mago]

I'm not particularly bothered by metal but Paul Gilbert really understands all forms of music and how they fit into each other. A great teacher and inspiration. Could listen to him all day. Nice guy too!

[@Star-Explorers]

It's just an opinion everyone. Don't get triggered by any guitarist's opinion about what is better. If you are a guitar player that still thinks in terms of "vs" then you still need time to decompress from all the competition that is circling around you. Everyone gravitates towards those genres which they emotionally connect with most.

[@abrenvillanueva8623]

2:15 that guitar face was epic

[@mikal]

He's actually playing jazz when he calls it "blues". Jazz is indeed much more sophisticated. He's crossing the line from one to the other without making the distinction.

[@samme79]

Which is his point... you can play sophisticated blues and it's still blues. That's the beauty of the blues because you can play it simply with pentatonic or you can play it with more. The simple harmonic pattern of the blues allows such freedom. But it's still blues at the end of the day and jazz is deeply rooted in the blues too

[@basedhumanofficial]

i legit never thought of blues this way. thank you Paul, you have opened up my eyes.

[@lordzords5671]

The term "Heavy metal" was used to describe Jimi Hendrix unique and masterful playing by William Burroughs in 1962 in the novel "The soft machine" it was described as "Like heavy metal falling from the sky".

[@stitcha123]

Is that first use?

[@cakenbolls442]

Dude Jimi appeared in 1967

[@castleanthrax1833]

I thought it was taken from Steppenwolf in Born To Be Wild. Could be wrong tho? 🤔✌️🇦🇺

[@samyabrataganguly6149]

As a metalhead and guitarist.... I get his point.... It's always inspiring ❤️🤘

[@asmbeers]

Gilbert has more guitar and music knowledge than any of his critics on this page.

[@jrusovich]

I think it's important for all musicians to share their thoughts on various genres, especially when, in Gilbert's case, he's mastered them all. Metal scales can be a bit monotonous after a while and blues is, in my view, far more expressive because of the way it is played. But as an entire genre of music, metal is where one finds far more complex time signatures, chord progressions and creative composition, overall. Great interview.

[@ljbull33]

We have a blues radio station here in my city and I never really gave blues a chance but there must be about 200 songs with a blues progression and they’re all different everybody puts their own DNA on a blues song giving it a uniqueness that only is humanoids here in this part of the galaxy can do and thank you Paul Gilbert you’re absolutely incredible I’m glad Andy Woods played some concerts with you guys he’s absolutely incredible as well

[@joshistitic]

Metal: Play major minor modes and get away with it Blues: Play every mode in existence and get away with it Jazz: Play chromatic and get away with it Pop: *PLAY 4 CHORD PROGRESSIONS AND GET AWAY WITH IT*

[@WarDimensionOfficial]

Country: *PLAY 2 CHORD PROGRESSIONS AND GET AWAY WITH IT*

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Mumble Rap: *PLAY NOTHING AND GET AWAY WITH IT*

[@ljbull33]

Thank God you’re here to school Paul Gilbert I know he could not have progressed without your input you must not know who Paul Gilbert really is do you?

[@ljbull33]

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[@ljbull33]

This link was Street lethal by racer X this was the band that he was in back in the late 80s early 90s the very beginning of absolute shred Eddie Van Halen brought it up to shred Paul Gilbert brought it up to absolute shred as did ingwie Malmsteendon’t get me wrong about that

[@flipperdale51]

I love the passion Paul has for guitar. Very inspirational.

[@xXilisminusXx]

1:28 he almost did it

[@al3ssi0._6]

the lick ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@BillORights1]

this is why pg is my favorite guitarist, multi-styles, multi-instruments, multi-influences, and knows music theory! simply the best

[@xwinglover]

I'm a huge metal fan and have been playing guitar for 30+ years. What he said has a great point, and summed up in his last statement. "Whatever style you play, I think Blues will help make it better." Perhaps the last word in this statement should be "richer", but his point was not lost on me, where I see it has been on many of the commenters.

[@greatdude7279]

Its funny because I started playing blues after improvising with Rumba Flamenca. Basically in Flamenco you have a tapado which is playing guitar percussively by muting strings with your fretting hand and for some reason I started playing "blues chords" (I flamenco we use alot of voicings) and it sounded as sort of funky blues. Thats how I started playing blues lol.

[@angushair9528]

Hes talking about his own playing not metal in general sheeesh give me a break guys hes literally one of the fastest shredders alive and has taught guitar/theory for decades I'll take his opinion on metal over this comment sections ;)

[@MrJusmobile]

Shredding is BS, make it musical and tasteful long live King Edward, oh and write about 50 beautiful hooks, oh yeah and have your name a household word, oh yeah change guitar forever! Gilbert who?

[@Deathworg1]

I love Paul Gilbert and I understand what he's trying to say but man the breath of different metal acts out there is absolutely underrated by the comments he makes on this video, Even though he is absolutely correct about Blues being an infinite world in and of itself and an amazing way to explore the guitar.

[@devapriyaacharya4691]

Tech death for example

[@s.e.3765]

Warning! this comment section its pretty salty Im gonna give my honest opinion about it, this looks like the typical discussion of which genre is best, i always hate when people pigeonhole the music, and they do it just to say that his favorite genre is the best, did you see guitar solos and distortion and the importance of guitar in other genres?, without blues we wouldn't have metal, metal pretty much was heavy blues rock for most of the seventies until NWOBHM came along and speed everything up, i love the power of metal and the feeling of blues, and sometimes the tables turned, some metal bands has a lot of feelings and blues players has a lot of power. i love blues and i love metal. i hate listening to bends each 3 seconds aswell as i get bored of listening to 10 minutes of mindless shredding, Paul is clearly just giving his opinion with words like "to me" is obvious, you shouldn't take his toughts as the certain truth, he is just a normal person (although some would think so)

[@cemakkartal]

With his playing plus those facial expressions, he could have defended the exact opposite and I would still agree.

[@caesarforlife1663]

This will be my reference when I cop shit about Blues guitar. Thank you Paul. You are such a legend. I wish I had you as a guitar teacher when I was a child.

[@BJ-fj6jw]

Take a brilliant scientist and a prodigy musician who loves to share formulas and inventions = PAUL GILBERT

[@wedomusic9451]

Love watching him attempt to be a human by playing blues

[@basedhumanofficial]

😂

[@sarthwahb]

I found myself in the same place where Paul was, I also love blues and metal and classical at the same time. ( I’m 15 and I’m learning to play guitar...) Blues and metal riffs are so energetic and emotional to me.... while classical has a sophisticated feel to it, which malmsteem actually very precisely.

[@Linteria]

My fave part is 3:02 lol. So good to hear a legend like Gilbert say this when he came up with Heavy Metal. I grew up thinking the way he said metalheads feel about blues being simple, though i'm more of an classic rock dude. Only recently did i put 2 and 2 together. Blue is precisely what made all those classic guitar legends play the way they did in the first place.

[@philipskabelen5333]

So im proud learning blues. Really helps my metal improvisation too

[@reinanto4807]

i always came back to that video to understand why i was kinda lacking some imagination in my licks, i love judas priest, and Racer X (the band that paul plays himself) lots of Yngwie and their power metal followers (normally some neo classical heavy influenced musician), and i was really really lacking something. And then i was dive into paul gilbert messy solo albuns, and when i listen to him play the "blue rondo a la turk" that jazz standart in "Vibrato" i was amazed and need more and more, and them all the sudden i was caught listen to more Jazz and blues musician, in the end it's all comin together.

[@malesmandi]

have you watched eric gales, samantha and king fish jam back to back using the same guitar. look it up on youtube, that INSANE

[@reinanto4807]

@@malesmandi Eric Gales its a Monsters

[@padywac1970]

This dude is becoming my favorite musician.

[@danielsnorton]

he switches from talking about metal to harmonic minor specifically, it's hard to keep up but that's why he's paul gilbert and we're on youtube talking about him

[@WarDimensionOfficial]

I mean... Metal is one of those genre where you can get away with chromaticism...

[@Dr.Stoeffloev]

Depends on the subgenre though of course many subgenres get away with chromatics easily which is not bad btw but like prog isn't one of those subgenres I think idk it seems so technical that chromatic notes don't seem right idk

[@WarDimensionOfficial]

@@Dr.Stoeffloev I say metal, so... The genre as a whole... I also don't know if prog metal uses chromatic tho, because I don't really know which song is prog... Genre is kinda hard for me... Sometimes I don't even know what the genre of a song is... (usually there's a lot of overlap between some genre, sometimes I got confused between metal, rock, and punk on some songs, sometimes I got confused between rock and pop if it's on acoustic, etc). It doesn't matter tho, I personally just listen to a song whatever the genre is, as long as it's good...

[@unholydeception]

@@WarDimensionOfficial yea but every main sub genre is different and don't mean just faster i mean different lyrical format different minor and major scales and each band within the subgenre has there own style

[@WarDimensionOfficial]

@@unholydeception Yeah, I know... That's why I referring to Metal as a whole, because some sub genre (probably) don't use chromatic, but if we combine them together as one genre, then Metal definitely use chromatic (just to simplify it) Edit: I just remember my comment originally contain "It depends on what kind of metal you're talking about", but I just remove it to simplify my comment...

[@therugburnz]

Blues will help. Never has a more true statement been stated.

[@rodentcafeteria]

I don't think Paul Gilbert can play a single note on his guitar without making a face.

[@rhesreeves5339]

Nor should he. He taught me some at GIT. Everyone there made faces when he played. Some wept.

[@eaglesmann024]

🥴

[@themetallian2112]

Love the faces he pulls

[@freddylive4181]

.. words to live by.

[@SasquatchRumble40k]

Paul Gilbert: Absolute legend and master of his craft. Can explain music theory in his sleep and voted one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Random KZbin commenters: "This guy has no idea what he's talking about"

[@gregehyougetit2863]

Pretty well sums it up.

[@TangoNevada]

Everyone is one of the greatest. It's just a matter of how far down the list you are. I would put Steve Morse higher on the list if I had to choose. But I don't.

[@SasquatchRumble40k]

That's why I said "one of the greatest" it's a matter of opinion who's better. But the point is that the guy know his stuff beyond just playing the instrument and people are acting like he's a nobody because they don't like and can't understand what he's saying.

[@ahmeduygun7320]

People who exemplify bands like AAL or Periphery should realize that this video is probably very old judging by how Paul looks a lot younger than he looks nowadays. Those bands (who don't fit into Paul's generalizations here) were not around here when this video was recorded Besides, his point is not 'metal sucks', but rather, blues has much more room for creativity because it is not as scooped of a genre like metal is. Which I, as a relatively experienced player in both genres, would agree with hands down.

[@danielsnorton]

those bands are not straight forward metal bands, they're progressive metal with jazz influences. this is exactly what he's talking about, leaving the box and injecting other ideas back into metal so you're not tied down to one sound.

[@ljbull33]

I have kindly or should I say as kindly as I could place to link of race racks street lethal with some of my chosen words I hope it’s not too rude The introduction that I had given the people who don’t know who resurrects or Paul Gilbert is but thank you as well for helping with the situation

[@jaimelee817]

So many experts in this comment section

[@TangoNevada]

There are a lot of people in the world and quite a few are actually really good and knowledgeable abut guitar, even if you never heard of them. Not all great guitar players seek the limelight.

[@andytimmonsguitar]

No end to this mans brilliance ❤️

[@2323msg]

Wowwww! Where’ve you been hiding? Or have I been under a rock. Unique and interesting style of teaching.

[@dermetaller15]

I think it depends on " what you want to say". However, in the end it all comes down to taste and individual playstyle. I find it very interesting just how different people interpret music.

[@syndrome3215]

People here are dissing fucking Paul Gilbert lmao.

[@ljbull33]

Can you believe that those people don’t even know who Paul Gilbert is they had never heard racer X obviously ,absolutely stunning ,I’m glad you can laugh about it

[@alexojideagu]

The problem is Blues is so common in guitar that it can become stale, especially when people are stuck in pentatonic boxes. Metal and Blues have a common ground where you can mix both. That's the art. Add some Jazz fusion ideas and you have the holy grail.

[@ramasatria4352]

oke alex

[@samme79]

I mean that's the same with anything. Lack of vision and innovation will lead to stale and repetitive things. That's only only a problem of blues but also with metal and other genre, as well as in life. I agree with you though mostly in Blues, when you hear the guitar parts and they're stuck with pentatonic stuff mostly, I just groan and stop listening to it. That's why I love guys like Josh Smith, Eric Gales etc2 that incorporate a lot of outside stuff as well as Larry Carlton, Robben Ford and Julian Lage

[@krisssden1]

Love ya Paul Gilbert:).

[@BiteSizeFeed]

Chris Breezy whatre u doing here??

[@samzach2057]

I’m just hoping to play Smoke on the water correctly after 30 years!!! Small steps!!!

[@bilal59446]

amen brother, lol

[@Aresmusic.official]

Lmao 👊👊👊👊😂 cheers mate 🍀

[@wellington66440]

people get offended by what they think paul implied about metal then people get butthurt about what he said about the keyboard and then people get mad about the ones that didnt get it and it keeps building.. I miss the old days...

[@rayzininthesun8691]

Yo this vid came out 2015 and people are commenting on it rn. Was this a recommended vid??

[@sammoerbitz3671]

yeah it was for me

[@sambriddon170]

Yeah man

[@iganpparamarta8813]

Usually videos from this channel, Accordo TV, are closed for comments.

[@unclekriskrz4538]

Every time that dude picks his string thunder rumbles

[@jbsmedia4967]

He's a great teacher and player.

[@girishumar6313]

Paul Gilbert is probably one of the best metal guitarist of all time. He is just stating limitations of the genre not insulting it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@wannabeserpento99]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnahhhh

[@owenmacintosh2059]

There is so much here. Absolutely killer.

[@d33pfh9]

Anyone debating Paul missed the memo on how subjective music is to begin with. Appreciate the insight from him or move on gents

[@Titant2]

I disagree with the notion that metal is harmonically limited. What i do agree with that metal when it comes to that metal still has to be explored in that avenue. The emotion of blues comes also from a different place than metal. And especially in the more agressive sounding metal, you can have some great riffs with emotion in it. (Vitriol is a good example) But it's not the kind of emotion most people look for in music, which is ok.

[@13gxcy]

Paul: metal harmony is limited Marty Friedman: yeah, that's why I am here

[@Zlazuja]

friedman himself confirmed that, because that's the reason he left megadeth, as far as i know that said, he was pretty unique in the metal world. it blew me away when i was a kid that someone would/could play like him in a thrash band, it blew my mind

[@Guy-bm5wh]

@@Zlazuja Friedman left because Dave wouldn't do weeb music with him

[@datingourselvespodcast2725]

Marty's solo music is the best stuff he's done in terms of variety. Don't get me wrong, he's brilliant on Rust in Peace, but the music he's played since leaving Megadeth isn't really metal, and has so much more variety

[@tomitstube]

gilbert is a master technician, blues is not easy, people think so because of the the 12 bar pattern. and some of it is simple, but the good stuff is like paul says, it's almost jazzy, the bass all over the place skipping between positions, running separate patterns that fit with the drummer, and the guitar notes are so expressive it's not easy to replicate, you hear it, then try to play it you're like whoa, way more going on here than it sounds.

[@Hardzinho_yay]

The same can be said for metal. Some are simple like 80s hard rock/metal but some are damn impossible like Animal As Leader, Periphery or some DT stuff.

[@incitatus634]

@@Hardzinho_yay or Caligula's Horse, Alluvial, Marty Friedman

[@samuelmori3026]

Lol people dissing Paul fucking Gilbert about metal. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shanecovey1901]

Paul's not wrong. Blues is the soul of the lick. Metal is the Majesty of the lick, if you can bridge that gap you can find the Majesty of the Soul in the lick. If you find that then you can find the Majesty of the Power of the Soul and lick it up for all Eternity. Everyone's happy Gilmore Paul Malmsteen. Poetry in Blues Metal.

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

Metal literally the ultimate clash of African country blues and European church music

[@Catonius]

is it the pageantry of roll?

[@80sMeavyHetal]

It's official: That's my new favorite video. I kinda know it because I spent over 15 minutes now with that clip and im at 2 minutes 10.

[@neilkennedy3383]

Cmon guys slow down...dont generalize...been a "Metalhead" since I heard Master of Puppets at 12 years old (when it was new), and all I heard was truth from Mr. Gilbert. Testify Sir Paul! And yeah I agree with alot of the comments, a monkey can learn to shred scales with practice, it doesnt FEEL tho.

[@GammaFZ]

1:37 sounds like the post solo stairway to heaven verse

[@bigbirdyellowfilms815]

It is

[@castleanthrax1833]

That's why he used that progression as an example.

[@joelspence9769]

this dude is one of the best musicians in the last 50 years. Mr Big didnt have a supporting cast to back his full potential. Didnt get a name like EVH or Steve Vai or ... ahem , .. Drake, but pure talent. Paul Gilbert IS pure musical talent and knowledge of what is important in music. He should teach all the new generations of players and songwriters.

[@shauncoop74]

Like Vai and Satriani: great musicians, shit tunes.

[@datingourselvespodcast2725]

@@shauncoop74 Man, I love Joe Satriani... MAB, on the other hand...

[@pepehorhae]

true, blues DOES like helped influenced my style. I don't really play guitar solos but like, improvised singing, improvised guitar playing, and some licks maybe. not as guitar solo-ey since i'm an acoustic type of dude but regarding the expression and possibilities, really blues has helped. I've listened to all sorts of genres growing up and have landed up in Grunge/Psychedelic Stoner sounds as my comfort zone if not love songs and Blues really helps with my sound and the infusion of slow heavy metal sounds and stuff. Paul worded it well tbh!

[@patlav3848]

HE IS SO GOOD THIS PAUL...... ONE OF THE BEST ROCK GUITARIST

[@sirspongadoodle]

i sense a dumbass sucking someones dick to try and get attention.

[@lunseisuckatarpeggios6259]

Im also a player and big metal fan , you can't hate on paul opinion , blues , jazz are long before metal was introduce , every metal player first came across all those genre to be a great metal guitarist , blues is about feels it can stand alone where metal is influence by those classic rock and combination of all those music genre

[@ral8031]

Bach was metal before metal was a thing.

[@ian3087]

@@ral8031 lmao, classical he was. Classical music inspired all music. There was no such thing as metal genre back then, so saying that makes you stupid.

[@ian3087]

@@ral8031 if theres no blues and jazz metal genre wont exist.

[@horstvazinksi3408]

I do agree to an extent. Although in a chromatic sense, metal cam definitely shine.

[@poopoo5850]

Your a great guitar player long live your licks paul

[@alexandrevaldevino]

Obrigado, Gilbert!

[@rickpotter7040]

Nailed it when you said blues has more words to it. That being said, that didn't stop Jack Butler from almost takin lightninboy's soul. It was the the classics that saved him. Haha

[@swrennie]

Ha! Same thought.

[@RickordProductions]

Any legit or I should say, experienced and seasoned guitar player knows that metal stems from rock n' roll which stems from blues. Any metal solo or riff...and even country....is all rooted from blues progressions and patterns.

[@canismajoris6733]

Thanks for exposing you dont know shit. Metal, from the 90s onwards also has other genres it draws from that are nothing to do with heavy music in general

[@dontshootimfri3ndly853]

Dude has big hands. Handy in his line of work.

[@backstage4035]

Why do you think his wife married him?

[@davidperezmarin8865]

@@backstage4035 ja,ja,ja...

[@binosworld3896]

I can listen to him all day

[@jackkerr7157]

1:11 good to see he's a fan of Decker

[@djay6651]

Paul Gilbert, the master of guitar and goofy guitar face. And was that last riff from the early 90s Xmen cartoon?

[@sunnys3325]

Whatever Paul says....I jus agree, even if I don't understand, I still jus agree...

[@willykakka]

The minor thing about metaql is not true. Most scales used in metal are like Phrygian, Diminished or some other variation of something like that, Nobody has really used stuff like Dorian or Natural Minor since the days of NWOBHM. I don't think paul knows how versatile and complex modern metal is.

[@adamvigil8320]

Thanks again, Paul

[@chazmichael7967]

This speaks more to his mentality towards the genres then the genres themselves. Metal comes from Blues and each can be limiting or not depending on the musician and their knowledge of music theory/ear for the genre. I get bored of the blues but I know it's because of my ear for it. Metal, I would never try because I find practicing to play fast tedious but I would try to pigeonhole the genre because of my limited skill.

[@Acrocanthosaurus]

That's why early metal is kind of the only metal. Sabbath, Judas Priest and the like don't play fast most of the time. It's about the music. Iron Maiden does both but when the start playing fast... watch out.

[@Ae0liann]

@@Acrocanthosaurus Thats because Sabbath was the first blues metal band. They were the first band to make blues sound evil. Everything else that came after that era of music was just trying too hard.

[@1m3agle]

Did he just call stairway metal?

[@margovallen]

No. He used the chord progression to make a point. Saying thats what metal players play off of.

[@kenp3L]

@@margovallen, actually, yes, he strongly implies STH is metal. Go to 1:45 and listen again.

[@imnottellingyoumyname7122]

Some would say it is, I would say stairway isn't heavy, which to me is the only unifying factor to all metal

[@officialegemen]

Ever heard of Opeth?

[@jjjcccbbb111222333]

that is not today's metal. i know this is from 2015 but still.

[@rapid13]

There are a stunning number of keyboard warriors here thinking they understand music better than Paul friggin Gilbert. OK, fine: post up your resumés. Otherwise go practice.

[@Klabautermann1968]

this is just the truth. If the technic and the feeling come together it comes to the best point.

[@uchihamadara7248]

Dave Mustaine disagrees

[@bienvenidovelasco6834]

Blues & metal has merged during the late 70s & 80s

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

Metal is blues lol. Jimi Hendrix. Jimi page influenced Black Sabbath a former blues band t

[@tahamohammedi5898]

@@OriginalKingRichTv Bach influenced Richie Blackmore, I guess Deep Purple is a classical ensemble

[@theironsheik6322]

Black Sabbath started metal. They were originally a blues band.

[@chrisfusion6945]

But the best metal guitarists know how to break out of those limits

[@LoreAccurateHusky]

Actually, he's wrong about metal being limiting, it's really his perception of metal that's limited. I've heard many guitarists play unique phrases through key changes, atonal harmony, and chromatic scales. There are endless possibilities but he just can't personally see it. Look at bands like Periphery and The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza who blend different keys together or play outside of any diatonic scale to create interesting phrases that communicate ideas that blues licks couldn't dream of.

[@AdamantNRaven]

Really true

[@Callmenobody174]

Why is Paul talking like he bit his tongue? Does he have a tongue ring??

[@headnotfound4189]

thinking of music by categories "metal', "blues" is very limiting

[@peterpain6009]

totally agree, theres a reason why people like Randy Rhoads and EVH are so good, they mix stuff

[@legatomisterioso7]

@@peterpain6009: For sure, they both mixed all 3 (Rock, Blues, Classical), with Randy hinting more into the classical elements, and Ed more into the Blues area.

[@spinblackcircles]

Gearup do you play music because as a guitar player you kind of have to think of things separately. He explains this in this video that you commented on

[@peterpain6009]

@@spinblackcircles i play guitar and i totally get what he means, but i just agreed with what op said

[@ivan2795]

Thinking about thinking of music by categories is very limiting too.

[@3to1media]

What he played didn't sound like metal at all and then he said he likes Stairway to Heaven WTF

[@MatthewHyatt]

He's talking about heavy metal...think 80s "metal". Not what we call Metal.

[@3to1media]

@@MatthewHyatt yeah dude I grew up in the 80s Led Zeppelin was never really considered metal nor Stairway Heaven. Judas Priest Iron Maiden Dio etc

[@rap3208]

@@3to1media during led zep's time they were the heavy metal with black sabbath, deep purple and some others. hell...even KISS. They each have their own style but they were under the umbrella called heavy metal.

[@3to1media]

@@rap3208 kiss is not heavy metal.. I've been listening to them since 1979 and Deep Purple is not metal either Black Sabbath is obviously heavy metal sure it's debatable but Led Zeppelin Deep Purple at best or hard rock some of their songs may have some metal riffs. What is the most metal song that kiss has maybe Detroit Rock City?

[@rap3208]

@@3to1media You're looking at it from today's perspective. Before there was only heavy metal and it compasses all those that was heavy no matter what their style is. Theree was just rock, after that is heavy metal.

[@ojasadhikari4618]

Okay, in the description it says, rock listeners say blues is easy, I dont think that rock listener knows music or is just paranoid or he/she is just not listening.

[@lipurwidhinugroho801]

Blues is the root.

[@Larriex97]

A really big musician!

[@zjmonty4148]

Blues and metals are more siblings if anything. They're really similar while being distinct.

[@BarberShave19]

Vs? Why not mix them together?

[@pavilionhp2896]

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[@WillRock07]

But metal is rooted in the blues. Rock is rooted in blues music and metal is rooted in rock music. Metal is blues with the distortion turned up to fuck you levels with an emphasis on the accidentals to make it sound darker. Rock makes use of the Pentatonic scale right? Well the blues scale is just the pentatonic scale with that extra flattened 5th note between the 4th and 5th to add an extra colourful embellishment. Heavy Metal uses the same blueprint, but changes the focus. If you go back to the song black sabbath, widely considered the first heavy metal song (don't listen to this video, most people do not consider Stairway a metal song anymore) Black Sabbath was Tony Iommi going "what would happen if I put emphasis on that flattened 5th note in the blues scale?" Well, play a root note and that flattened 5th and then you get the tritone - the "Devils note", or interval, which is where the connection with the satanism and metal comes from, it's literally rooted in the music itself because that was the whole point, it's emphasising the blues in a way that makes it sound evil. Metal then evolved it's use of using embellishing notes that aren't in the scale for extra emphasis by adding the flattened second note as well. Play an E chord followed by an F chord? That's METAL. Metal is all about taking those scales and breaking them, you're not confined by them as Paul Gilbert here says, just listen to Slayer, when you hear a slayer solo, does it sound like that's confined to a scale? No it's just a random load of crazy notes, but it's METALLLLL so who cares. I dig Paul, but he's really missed the whole point here hahahahaha.

[@bingsu0256]

No, I think you missed the point. When it comes to lead playing, metal really doesn't have too much wiggle room. Metal has always been a very rhythmic genre, and though there's metal bands that have much more melodic and interesting rythmes, most of that comes from jazz/ blues playing (like animals as leaders or deftones). Metal can incorporate classical melodies, but in the end a lot, and i mean a lot of metal players tend to utilize the strategy of playing a lot of notes fast, with no real considerations of how each note should sound. you mention kerry's kings solos in slayer and idk if you've ever heard that guy solo but is any of what he plays soulful? does he choose interesting way to bend the note, or to create interesting harmonies? does he leave some air for the solo to breathe? no because he's kerry king. I'm not saying metal should have blues playing but you see the point here: metal lead playing is generally repetitive and usually lacks the feel or soul that blues/ jazz players incorporate. People can throw at me as many examples of the contrary such as Marty Friedman, Chris Poland, John Petrucci, etc but a lot of what they do that makes their metal playing melodic, groovy, or unique is from blues and jazz influences, heck Chris was a jazz fusion player before joining megadeth. Your right in that metal is rooted in blues, but only in a basic level. It utilizes the minor blues scale, with emphasis on the flat 5th, but that's about it. there's so much more to blues phrasing and improvisation that wasn't carried over into metal (but obv metal takes other melodic choices from different genres too). And metal doesn't have to stay soulful and feelsy like blues. metal is abrasive and heavy, for the most part at least, and it doesn't need to follow the same feels as blues. But as a guitarist metal gets boring, and at one point to ascend you would want to learn more genres, and concepts to grow, hence why the greatest metal players seem to be rooted in jazz, blues or classical music. correct me if I'm wrong but I think that was his point.

[@Ae0liann]

@@bingsu0256 Marty Friedman wants a word with you

[@bingsu0256]

@@Ae0liann I mentioned Friedman in my repy.