Paul Gilbert: Alligator Farm

Not the best-sounding surround album ever. Not bad though. It's a bit on the quiet side, compared to what I'm used to for surround mastering, but the volume knob fixed that. Sounds slightly "dingy" to these ears though.The "surround wow" is withheld, for the most part, until the final few tracks. I think the music gets a little whackier then, so the mixing engineer had the opportunity for more surround fun.If you like Paul Gilbert and surround music this will be worth it. If you're only collecting the best sounding surround discs, hold off on this one until you're bored and need something coming in the mail.

What can I say? Paul Gilbert just rocks. Again, he takes rather simple pop forms and makes them into stuff fun, rocking, grooving and just awesome. He's the ultimate punk rocker in a way. He uses simple songs with great solos and funny lyrics. I don't know any other band that pulls off this brand of semi-goofy power rock so dang well.Every lyrical song is very catchy and sing-along-able. Every solo is just "Bliss".I usually hate pop music because it's aimed at being acceptable to everyone. But I cannot imagine anyone listening to PG's CDs and not liking them, and I love them to death. Go figure.The instrumentals are just ridiculously good as well. "Let The Computer Decide" is a ripping romp. The classical closer "Whole Lotta Sonata" will hurt your brain with its amazingness.Just buy it. And the rest of his CDs. I'm guessing you won't regret it.

Let the Computer Decide is such an awesome song. Some great playin throughout, even of the mediocre songs.

Not only is he by far such an amazingly talented groovy shredder, He has such great licks, riffs,and everything he plays is just a roll off the guitar in perfection. He has such a special spot in my music world, To play mucis with him Someday would be such a gret dream, The Alligator Far, is By Far one Great Album, It has your heavy jams but slides on back to a easy chill groove factor. ROCK ON PAUL!

Paul Gilbert is easily in the top five guitarists of all time. And he just may be #1. His guitar play is artistry.

I recently discovered Paul Gilbert's Space Ship One CD. I had Get Out Of My Yard, and wasn't overly impressed. But I did like Space Ship One, and thought I should explore more Paul. This one is horrible. I got this and one other Paul Gilbert CD (so horrible, I can't even recall the name) Too much lyrical cheese and flurries of b.s. notes. Buyer's remorse. I won't risk buying another one of his exploits.

Paul Gilbert is amazing

This CD has an almost experimental feel to it. It goes in many different directions, even has some Ramones and Cheap Trick vibe in spots. Some punk, some blues, some pop, some jazz. A lot of different influences show through.If you just want full on, pure shred, this is NOT the CD for you. Paul shows he's a musician FIRST, shredmaster second. Of course, there is a little bit of it, like in "Let The Computer Decide." But remember, the album as a whole is a showcase of many different styles.Some people didn't like the Spice Girls cover, reviewing it at face value. Fair enough. But I did catch the humor in that song, Paul even lays Jimmy Page's Stairway solo in there, and made it fit perfectly! I seem to recall much later in a guitar clinic, that Paul thinks the Spice Girls song makes for a nice study in chord progressions.One of my favorite tracks is the jazz fusionesque "6 Billion People." The lyrics are light hearted and whimsical, but the true brilliance is in the beautiful underlying chord structure and the odd scale he uses for the jazzy & melodic lead. Another reviewer said he repeated this song over and over in his CD player, and I admit I have done the same.I also find this CD very good for days when I'm really grumpy, or just having a crummy day altogether. Paul is genuinely a good hearted guy, and in this particular album, it really shines through with Paul's upbeat and fun songs. It's hard to stay grumpy with this in the CD player.

I had always put Paul in my top 10, but only had very few of his albums beyond Mr. Big. So I decided to "get them all" and there are many. In the end this is one of my favourites. Beyond his always amazing supernatural guitar work, Paul also has a very bright wit, lots of humour, and this comes out in his lyrics. His singing is decent although he has many guests in general. Songs here are excellent, short to medium pieces of funny words and guitar wizardry. Try this one (or "silence followed by a deafening roar" with the rhino on the cover) if you don' know where to start in his discography. One of the best guys in the business for sure.

１＆２ndは持っていたがイマイチだったので本作以降は聴いていなかったのは不覚でした。離婚した時期でもあって自由奔放な開放感（？）があったのか吹っ切れたのか素晴らしい作品になっている。この後再婚するまでの活動は「Burning Organ」の素晴らしさは勿論、RacerXの再結成やらLive活動やら日本に住んだりバラェティ番組に出ずぱっりだったりと非常に興味深い。成長のきっかけとなった記念碑的な作品だね。再婚してからの活躍も方向性が変わったりと男は女で変わるもんだよねぇ。珍しく（？）延々と優雅なソロを弾き捲くるM13に感動した。

以前ビデオで見た曲が聞きたくて捜してたらこれに入ってましたのですぐ買いました。全般的に良い曲が多くお気に入りの１枚に成ってます。