Paul Gilbert Knows Every Van Halen Song | Wong Notes Podcast

[@joelsmith4816]

Paul seems to be the most honest guy ever. Love his personality. He's always the most confident player on stage. With every reason to be so.

[@chiquitolky]

Paul Gilbert a worldwide treasure.

[@brewcewillis8328]

The immediate recall of Dance the Night Away made me smile. Such an asset to the music community.

[@jimbeam-ru1my]

paul gilbert is one of the few metal musicians that is actually a good role model. i had a friend that he took lessons from back in 1984 and I asked him about paul's rockstar lifestyle. I was shocked when my friend told me that he didn't drink, didn't do drugs, wasn't banging groupies, and that all he did was play guitar. Thanks to that, paul is still learning new things and going down new avenues as a musician.

[@DeadMan1nc]

paul gilbert is amazing, the guy interviewing him have the best reaction, thank you for that

[@colokor]

Cory Wong was interviewing, he is one of the best guitarists alive and he is in his prime. He plays his own style of rhythm/lead/funk/uptempo jamming… check him out

[@DeadMan1nc]

@@colokor wow man didnt know that guy, he is amazing , thank you for that

[@rickysubie]

​@colokor he's a big john frusciante fan

[@kotogray8335]

Paul's playing gives me chills...

[@kajpaananen5082]

Paul Gilbert - the true king of guitar, love it!

[@brucecaldwell6701]

The guy obviously gets high from playing guitar and life in general but isn't sanctimonious about at all. Much respect for him.

[@emefcue]

Omg thank you for this!!! More gilbert van halen!!

[@_seventh_son]

paul really showed how clean eddies riffage was

[@dw3562]

Paul your a true musician, straight shooter and what an excellent body of work thank you sir.

[@jrcogburn]

Paul you are one of the greatest man. Thank you for what you do

[@gabrielfernandes-kz3tr]

Paul Gilbert is Awesome !!!!

[@babayaga1767]

He's the Paul Schaffer of guitar. He knows every record from any genre. That's what makes him great

[@sambochen2010]

Now that was badass!!

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

no blur in the "chicken notes", that's one of the magic things of Eddie the Guitar God.

[@JohnDoe-xr5is]

Paul is the kind of guy you could sit down with and have a nice chat over a cup of coffee.

[@wolfgang4136]

I really like him. He’s funny and just loves playing. He’s like the guitar lick encyclopedia👍👍👍

Cory turns out to be a great podcast host. He's genuinely into it, which created great chemistry with Paul.

[@fpsqt]

3:08 It's like, a law of the universe, when someone plays that break , you HAVE to yell WHOO-WHOO , or else space-time collapses

[@DVincentW]

(Allan Holdsworth did a live album in Japan called "All Night Wrong") Great damn video!

[@EthanRusselll]

I needed more

[@doodechannel4024]

Paul has the personality of a true artist-focused on his craft above the noise going on around him. That and he also kind of seems like he's a bit of a nerd, but in a good way.

[@kwyatt261]

As a 28 year old, I think Dance the Night Away is VH's best song.

[@enricomuscio5797]

As a 17 years old kid, I only can agree

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion1767]

​@@enricomuscio5797 Also being 17, I can agree

[@dizzyred1390]

That wld be the Roth n van halen....all the dance tunes were his brainchild

[@TristanSmart]

I love that song. Has great dynamics. Quite bits...then massive bits. Cool harmonics, great melody, great solo...great chorus.

[@TristanSmart]

Quiet* Damn stupid typing fingers

[@mikemc5221]

I met Paul one night in a parking lot in LA back in 89 or 90. I had to say hey, he was very cool not that I expected him not to be.

[@owenryan1]

Paul Gilbert I bow to his knowledge, and damn if he isn't the nicest dude to ever touch a guitar.

[@frankbreuer8849]

What a legend!

[@RoyBelmont]

Class act

[@ykant7]

Paul is insanely good...

[@stephanelecreux6840]

Back in the days, I read an ITW of Billy Sheehan, I was a high schooler around '92 or so. Billy was telling when they auditioned Paul, he thought :" woa, this kids knows ALL the licks. Not some good licks. All of them". I get this, now.

[@daynelawless]

So good.

[@kelseydimattei6662]

The best guitarist on Earth in my opinion..Mr Paul Gilbert

[@FeelingShred]

crazy stuff... the excitement when you hear legendary music played like that in front of you, it's definitely an unique feeling nothing else can bring... I remember this luthier guy that I sent my first guitar for repairs and tuning, he had a striped EVH guitar clone, he could play Eruption note by note all that jazz, but I specially remember him for playing the first Dire Straits debut album, solos like "In The Gallery" being performed with an EVH rig, that memory is never going to be erased from my soul, was that something else 👍it's a shame that mark knopfler later on would turn into a weird passive aggressive asshole and changed his entire style of guitar playing (for the worse in my opinion) The guy even went on to fire his own brother from the band, his brother's Rhythm Guitar sound was one of the reasons that debut album became so legendary in the first place.... well whatever that's a different story... that 1st album from them remains legendary... 1978 epic year in music 🤘Van Halen, Dire Straits, The Police

[@rickysubie]

That little chug thing he was explaining is something I do unconsciously.

[@patrickmccutcheon8860]

I heard Van Halen II was his favorite Halen album, which rules. Cause that’s the best one for sure.

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

Of course he would be a Van Halen fan. Who wasn’t?

[@fflat5150]

Eddie inspired everyone. Technical geniuses like Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai, and no hopers like me. Ed is king!

[@teddyboy9116]

Me

[@backtoshallabal6662]

Randy Rhoads....

[@cmdrdredd]

@@backtoshallabal6662 Nah, even Randy appreciated his playing and didn't have anything bad to say. It's just that Eddie had a bit of a big head and wouldn't really talk shop with people and that's what Randy was about, he wanted to learn from everyone. Eddie didn't want people to copy him so he was always kind of secretive early on. There are stories of Randy playing on the same night as Eddie and him trying to strike up a conversation about gear setup or technique and Eddie kind of blew him off. Supposedly it was a bit off putting but Randy never really spoke poorly of him.

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

The debut album shocked the entire planet as it did never happen before. It was when I was a teen and in a band myself. Eddie is the biggest game changer of rock guitar. to be fair, there were a few people who talked about the guitar player of Ozzy Osbourne's band as well, I guess it was Randy Rhodes.

[@jimmierodriguez2609]

EVH GAVE EM ALL THE NECK TWIST

[@TruthAndMoreTruth]

The vocals on Dance the Night Away.... Come on...

[@CammedFox]

Paul needs to be the guy for Sammy's VH gig, not Satch. Love Satch but PG is the only one for this

[@golfcoursemanager33]

he should do the EVH tribute if it ever happens.

[@usa12gate]

Kick ass

[@JoeR203]

Yeah but can he play Vito Bratta songs?

[@knightfall9394]

There’s video out there of him doing akira takasaki, yngwie, and satriani so i cant imagine white lion would be very difficult for him

[@JoeR203]

@@knightfall9394 Probably not. But for what its worth, there are a bunch of people on KZbin who can do Van Halen songs note for note. But you can count on one hand (and still have fingers left over) the people who can do Vito Bratta note for note.

[@ZEGO24x]

@@JoeR203 But how many have tried? White Lion were nowhere near as big/known as Van Halen, you have to admit...

[@djhaz243]

​@@JoeR203and thats why there aren't to many.... white lion wasn't hugely popular and unfortunately that makes them easy to overlook and easier to forget about.

[@edward9884]

Wow. Not even the great Paul Gilbert can’t get that magical Eddie Van Halen sound. But then again nobody can. Eddie is king

[@timothyvonvictory7105]

dude this is priceless lol

[@innnews6299]

If Eddie Van Halen is the Emperor. Paul Gilbert is now the King.

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Glad he's playing through through his Marlboro cigarette amp. I miss Racer X rip off your head off PG.

[@ninofunka1106]

Cmon, it's silly to asked Yoda with; can you do a Jedi mind trick?

[@orionbastille1312]

I noticed some similarities on his solos with Van halen songs..

[@jeftenunez7682]

👍🏼

[@ChickenatorJr]

goat

[@ArjanSnijder]

this guy not just a good shredder but probably could put you to a crawl laughing also.

[@GreggPrescottMS]

Is that an Ibanez Iceman?

Paul designed that in Photoshop by reversing an Iceman. That guitar was then called the Fireman

[@JayGuitars1]

Love PG. But I’d like to hear some Hagar era…

[@wolfcarcass]

Why?

[@JayGuitars1]

@@wolfcarcass harmonic evolution.

[@WaltPowellEnt]

Agreed! I prefer the Hagar stuff too.

[@FeelingShred]

for Hagar era, The Circle guitarist (Vincent something, I keep forgetting his name sorry) is doing a pretty fine job at translating the Hagar era songs into a more lean no-nonsense approach, I love the way he pretty much takes out that entire Whammy Bar cheesiness that the original songs had, he plays VH songs the way I always wanted to hear them being performed live (for that era)

[@Hupomone]

@@FeelingShred Vic Johnson- yes, he's very good.

[@jimmierodriguez2609]

Paul is fast but mechanical......EVH was smooth

[@dtmateo]

PG is a real musician and fan of music. He can do covers if needed. As opposed to EVH who himself admitted that he does not even listen to other musicians. Like duh?!

[@SewerKingCobra]

Eddie said he learned every note Eric Clapton played on record.

[@ooofest]

@@SewerKingCobra And in return, Clapton felt that Eddie "can't play!" He is a rather snobbish person, it seems.

[@216Numbskull]

@dtmateo, What are you talking about Eddie was opposed to doing covers? Not true, Van Halen did plenty of cover songs "You Really Got Me" "Pretty Woman" "Ice Cream Man" "Dancing in the Street" "Where Have All the Good Times Gone!" "Happy Trails" "A Apolitical Blues" "Big Bad Bill" "Won’t Get Fooled Again" "You’re No Good" etc... Not to mention all the cover tunes VH did in their L.A. club days. VH were playing covers ZZ Top to KC & the Sunshine Band to Led Zeppelin & KISS. Just saying... ++Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul++

[@golfcoursemanager33]

@@ooofest not true.

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

no matter how hard you try, nobody can do it like Eddie. 2:30 Paul is palm muting a wrong part on somebody get me a doctor

[@WaltPowellEnt]

Actually this is not true, palm muting is an essential technique in electric guitar playing, It is particularly useful in complex rhythms and single-note passages, where precise timing and control are important for creating a cohesive and musical sound. Most players today have mastered Van Halen's style with great precision, and in most cases, they have even duplicated his style even better Eddie Van Halen himself. But this still does not take away from Eddies greatness.

[@jimmierodriguez2609]

Noway paul u dont have his spirit

[@vinivola]

By doing one at a time and continuing to do the polls that you have been doing you would gain potentially a larger audience and have more material at your disposal never give it all the way at least never give it all the way for free.

[@Discipleofgrace]

video or it didn't happen...

[@gkniffen]

The guy told Paul Gilbert to play "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," which any fourteen year old kid in Guitar Center could play 🤷‍♂️

[@SAIBOT64]

You are clearly old………. Kids now days aren’t playing EVH man

[@emefcue]

I wish i heard kids playing van halen in guitar center 😔 cant let those riffs die!

[@supernothing77]

​@@SAIBOT64 what are they playing?

[@dust17111]

Lol you been to a guitar center lately?

[@golfcoursemanager33]

they wouldn't play it correctly..

[@GearSmackMusic]

He's an 80's guitarist, he's better than Van Halen so this isn't exactly exciting news lol

[@ZYVZX]

haha great joke, you got anymore jokes?

[@GearSmackMusic]

@@ZYVZX You ARE the only joke here

[@scottpeterson7538]

​@@ZYVZX Yeah, the fact that you think people can't see that you upvoted your own comment in order to seem validated is in itself a joke, is it not? Nice try. Also, Van Halen has said before in an interview that he wish he could play like Paul Gilbert. There's that.

[@deltawhiskey1398]

@@GearSmackMusic Your comment was the joke clown

[@diamondd2778]

Dude let's think about all the memorable songs PG has wrote......EVH wrote Eruption.....enough said

[@sirzap7542]

Paul's sound is a little too dry. Perhaps a touch more reverb and delay. However, Paul has always been an amazing musician who pretty much always pours his heart into what he does. Paul would probably be an excellent choice to jump into Van Halen and get them back out on tour. However, I think the absolute best choice for filling Eddie's shoes would be Wolfgang! Why? Simple! He's got Eddie's blood running through him! Where a lot of us guitarists may struggle with Eddie's techniques & sound, it just might come natural to Wolfgang. To me personally, Eddie was the greatest and biggest heartbreak when he passed away. Losing Randy really sucked and was extremely painful, but losing Eddie was 10 times that because it was Eddie through his playing that challenged every guitarist to come up higher, dig deeper and open your mind more. Eddie was the one who started it all! When eruption came out, IT BLEW AWAY EVERY GUITARIST ON THE PLANET!!!! Two years after that, Randy ( a quick understudy of Eddie ) jumped on the scene. Between Eddie and Randy, those two rule the guitar world, but it was Eddie who started it all!

[@slimhanson5792]

Paul Gilbert Can wipe the floor with EVH...Alot of players can. EVH was a wanker.