Flying Dog
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Flying Dog is a solo studio album
by Paul Gilbert
, formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. Big
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert
Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...
, formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. Big
Mr. Big (band)
Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
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Disc one
- "Get It" – 2:28
- "Girl Crazy" – 3:55 (Chip Z' Nuff/Donnie Vie)
- "Be My Wife" – 5:58
- "Mr. Skin" – 3:53 (Jay Ferguson)
- "Beautiful Girls Are Insane" – 3:20
- "Midnight Maryanne" – 3:34
- "Heavy Disco Trip" – 3:20
- "Kate is a Star" – 4:54 (Gilbert/Russ Parrish)
- "Down to Mexico" – 3:30
- "Tell the Truth" – 3:47
- "Wrong Man" – 3:53
- "Gilberto ConcertoGilberto ConcertoGilberto Concerto is an instrumental track by Paul Gilbert on the Paul the Young Dude/The Best of Paul Gilbert and Flying Dog albums; it is the first movement of an A Major harpsichord concerto by Johann Christian Bach, played on electric guitar.It is of note that the authorship of this concerto...
" (Instrumental) – 7:48 (J. C. Bach)
Disc two
- "Las Vegas Christmas" – 2:42
- "Barbie Bang Your Head" – 5:05
- Track 4 originally recorded by SpiritSpirit (band)Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/progressive rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California.- The original lineup :...
on the album Twelve Dreams of Dr. SardonicusTwelve Dreams of Dr. SardonicusTwelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is the fourth album by the psychedelic rock ensemble Spirit. Produced by David Briggs, who is best known for his work with Neil Young. The original LP was released in 1970 by Epic....
. - Track 12 arranged by Paul Gilbert.
Personnel
- Paul GilbertPaul GilbertPaul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Bruce BouilletBruce BouilletBruce "Einstein" Bouillet is a guitarist who has played in the bands Racer X, The Scream, DC-10, and Epidemic.-Racer X:Bouillet played on Racer X's Second Heat, Live Extreme - Vol.I, and Live Extreme - Vol. II. After leaving the band, he joined with former Angora singer John Corabi, and his former...
– guitar - Tony Spinner – guitars and backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Mike Szuter – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and backing vocals - Johnny Fedevich – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Dave Richardson – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(Track 1 on disc two)