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PAUL GILBERT

WEREWOLVES OF PORTLAND

The Players Club l 9/10

With Paul’s 16th studio album, we hear once again how a guitar into a distorted amp can catch audiences’ attention! Paul played all guitar, bass, drums and keyboard parts, his Ibanez Fireman guitars being the most used. The album’s title was partly inspired by Warren Zevon’s Werewolves Of London but (Paul lives in Portland, USA) with the music shaped by creating lyrics and melodies to form the essence of his lead playing. This song-based approach to creating instrumentals works well and provides a lot of expression; while Paul is one of the most