Paul Gilbert: more details about united states

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01-11-2008:
Kudos to the tireless Jenn over at metalchika for spotting this on the Racer X forum posted by Paul. Metalchika is really building up a head of steam covering in great depth Paul Gilbert on the European leg of the tour. Check it out for video coverage, reviews of the VIP shows and news on all things Paul Gilbert! On to the post...

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject:
Sorry I'm late! I've been so busy on the road that I haven't had a chance to tell you about my UNITED STATES album with Freddie Nelson. You guys are such good researchers that you already know a lot about it. So I'll just give you some extra details.

Freddie and I grew up in the same small town in Pennsylvania. We had some mutual friends, so I often heard stories of his great guitar playing, but I moved to L.A. before I got a chance to meet him. A year or so ago, I went back to Pennsylvania to visit my dad. I met some of my old friends and band members from when I was a teenager, and one of them gave me a demo. I listened to it and thought, "Who is singing?! This is GREAT!". The singer turned out to be Freddie Nelson. I was surprised because I always knew of Freddie as a guitar player. Of course the guitar playing on the demo was great too.

It is not every day that I discover an amazing singer/guitarist/writer/producer who is from my hometown, has similar musical influences and tastes, and is a cool and easy-going person. So I contacted Freddie and invited him to come out to L.A. for a couple of days to jam and write together.

A few days after I finished SFBADR, Freddie flew out and we wrote two songs in two days. ("The Answer" and "Waste of Time")

I had lots of touring coming up, so we had to wait until the summer of 2008 to get together again and finish the album. Now it is done! I'm working on a European and U.S. release. I'll keep you posted as I get dates.

Freddie and I have a tour booked in Japan at the beginning of February as well. I can't wait to hear him blast through the new songs live!

As always, thank you for listening.

ROCK.

Paul