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"I wanna play guitar every day" go the words to "I Like Rock," the first song from Paul Gilbert's deceptively named 2002 solo album Burning Organ. Both the song and its message may at first seem overly simplistic, but they're actually quite accurate given Gilbert's obviously sincere happiness just to be holding his guitar and making it roar and squeak. After all these years in the rock & roll trenches, it's refreshing to find a guitar hero so incapable of taking himself seriously. In fact, unlike most of his peers in the shredding community, Gilbert not only handles singing as well as six-string chores, he also comes off as unnaturally well-adjusted and, well, happy. His playing is also surprisingly restrained considering his pedigree (Racer X, Mr. Big, etc.) and continued affiliation with the Shrapnel label (the house that shredding built), making for an album filled with songs featuring guitar solos, rather than solos disguised as songs. Despite this commendable attitude and unusually unselfconscious sense of humor, his songwriting as a whole is at best merely competent, at worst rather unimpressive. Still, album standouts like "Bliss," "I Am Satan," and "Amy Is Amazing" are far more memorable than the barrage of 16th notes regularly spewed by his masturbatory competitors -- his preexisting fans won't be disappointed. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
Recording information: Batgirl Studios.
Photographer: William Hames.
Arranger: Paul Gilbert.
Personnel: Paul Gilbert (vocals, guitar); David Richardson (piano, organ); Linus of Hollywood (keyboards); Marco Minnemann (drums).
Audio Mixer: Tom Size.
Paul Gilbert Burning Organ Songs | 1. | I Like Rock |
| 2. | My Religion |
| 3. | Bliss |
| 4. | Suicide Lover |
| 5. | Friday Night (Say Yeah) |
| 6. | I Am Satan |
| 7. | G.V.R.O. |
| 8. | My Drum |
| 9. | Amy Is Amazing |
| 10. | Muscle Car |
| 11. | I Feel Love |
| 12. | Burning Organ |
| 13. | Keep on Keepin' On |
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Burning Organ Music Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)  A Guitar God
Paul Gilbert should have been born in the 50's so he could be a guitar hero of the 70's.
Humorous, melodic hard rock and great guitar playing too.
Submitted by a reviewer (Daytona) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No THIS GUY NEVER STOPS!!!!!
PAUL GILBERT IS SIMPLY AMAZING! THIS CD IS VERY FUN TO LISTEN TO...HE MAKES IT SEEM SIMPLE, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE UNDERNEATH! GREAT JOB!!
Submitted by roorya (SAN JUAN, PR)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Burning Organ sets speakers on fire.
Paul Gilbert's tounge in cheak album is the most fun cd I've heard in years. I can't stop listening to it. If you enjoy fun music with excellent guitar work this is for you.
Submitted by a reviewer (Indiana, U.S.A.)
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 The Ultimate Party CD
What a fun CD this is! For all those super talanted musicians out there who take themselves wayyyyy toooo seriously this CD is not for you! Paul Gilbert is certainly one of the best guitar talents in the music buisness today, but fortunatly he doesn't take himself too seriously, consequently this CD is a delightfull romp through heavy pop groove. Paul's tongue is firmly embetted in his cheek on this one. Five stars and counting!!!
Submitted by blewis (Cedar Utah)
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Surprised? You may be.
I admit the only reason I got this on import was because it features the talents of a drummer named Marco Minnemann. All I new was Paul Gilbert was in Mr Big and considered quite a virtuoso musician. So the last thing I was expecting was an insanely catchy, tongue in cheek album full of the best pop/rock tunes I've ever heard, such as "I am Satan" and "My Religion". In fact "I like Rock" could be a Andrew WK song! Don't worry, as both Paul and Marco show off their serious chops the latter on the Osmonds "My Drum" cover, but a serious prog-rock chops fest this isn't.
Submitted by a reviewer (Kent, UK)
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