Racer X - Fire of Rock (Live)

[gustavo198323]

4:10 --- PLAYBACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK !!!! LADRON !

[MrMethadrine]

pame paidia.

[memage]

exelent even the singing is just like you hear it on album...how many stars from this time fail when they go live!!!XD and you see em everyday on commercial radio etc...this grp rocks!!! no computer ore voice change blabla phoophaa just drums guitare and a singer = WIN

[1982Acula]

Singer looks like a zombie version of Bono

[manu777tube]

Sound quality is not so good but what they're playing really kicks my ass

[MrRSalis]

this music not is FIRE OF ROCK, this is PHALIC TRACTOR

[666crazymotherfucker]

@MrRSalis are both

[rok420]

@MrRSalis Only the first 57seconds are called Phallic Tractor. it's like an intro to Fire of Rock.

[Etoimyauzhezanyato]

one of the best Racer X songs ever! i love this...very special mood!

[22son24]

I like the lucha libre on the bass. He's awesome

[vanhandren]

exellent.....

[chillichomper]

@phantomf4j Paul would be a better fit with Sammy Hagar or Scott Weiland. He's a straight ahead Rock Guitar player that can shred the crap outta most neoclassical guys

[rok420]

@chillichomper I would kill to see him paired up with Scott Weiland!

[Skatolotodo]

This is real music, LIVE and without those shitty autotune, etc that pop singers use, Gilbert is kickass, Racer X rocks, yeah

[PaulGilbert60sMind]

The beginning is actually Phallic Tractor.

[redshirtcasualty]

Screw Ozzy! Like to see Paul as Dream Theater's.

[888Rutger]

The singer is very much alike Rob Halford!!!

[speedburnervideo]

@888Rutger Halford gave him vocal lessons in Arizona, so yes he is influenced heavily by Halford, good call!

[Anticrombie918]

they are so fucking good.

[downincognito76]

this song is brilliant , ive only just heard it

[joeraydownes]

The intro is so epic!

[spray32]

the intro after the airplane flanger is so DAMN EPIC

[renamleah]

there's a noise backgound...it seems like an infernal hairdryer..nonetheless it's an awesome performance!

[MrZexion15]

What was he playing in the beginning?

[GateWirefly]

@MrZexion15 Phallic Tractor

[Junix93]

The playback on the vocals was....sad. Though i focused more on delighting myself from PG, scott, and juan.

[HaohmaruOfTheWind]

Paul is goo but he is not Marty Fridman

[xSnoweyexp]

music from the 80s !!!

[sokaris418]

god...Jeff Martin is such a fag!

[khower]

@sokaris418

He's a really nice guy....would give you the shirt off his back.

[sokaris418]

@khower

Nah, he's just like everyone else, only out for himself. May be a nice guy to those he can get something out of. Otherwise, nope.

[khower]

@sokaris418

I'm sure you're an expert and a close friend. ROFL.

[sokaris418]

@khower

Was at one time, yes. 

[davilaisonfire]

paul gilbert totally carries this band, that and the drummer too

[nicozakk]

paul the best...

[otothefuck]

Yup, the vocal is a playback.

[chillichomper]

Singer should've been grabbing a mike stand cause this is a DAMN ROCK SONG. Not a friggen celine dion song. Gilbert, Travis and Juan are AWESOME though

[ohmygodwtfisthis]

I think the vocals are playback. after 4:08, it looks like he mouths "can't send us back cause we're from the stars", and what you hear is "can't send us back cause we're finally free."

Oh, and about the headset and the mask, that's part of their "superhero" outfits.

[bulletinman]

Travis the premier drummer on the face of the planet. Though the dude from Dream Theater is a monster as well.

[overexert]

solo maravilhoso

[nicozakk]

viva paul

[towerfatality]

This makes me wanna stop trying. x)

[twbastian]

Scott Travis is the human metronome! Always consistent. he rocks and gets suck a HEAVY tone out of his gear without killing it

[thyland51]

I dont think i could ever do a show singing with a headset.. i wouldn't have a clue what to do with my hands.... granted most of the time i have a guitar to take care of that.. but in the rare occasions when i dont... id be lost haha

[iraph]

Does anyone else here white noise in the background when they listen to this? or atleast a high pitch sound?

[TheLoner1987]

Yep, i can hear it.

[guitarsimon1]

yeah, i do. The video was probably pulled from a video or dvd on the actual player, so its probably that

[iraph]

it's soo annoying :( haha

[szamcsa]

awesome

[Groundeyes]

i didnt want to beilieve it but i think there is lip synching going on. 4:09 to 4:13. /weep his voice does sound too impecable.

[kaiserscooby]

me thinks groundi's be rite.... lip synched.

[GuitarManPhil]

Maybe he messed up the words of that part and they redid it in the studio ? Overdubs are pretty common when live shows are filmed and put to DVD. He doesn't sound lip synced all the way through.

[RandyWillcox]

Well, Jeff Martin has that voice, it's not like he's drumming or running around stage, any good singer should sound that good, BUT the other explanation is bad editing. Like when they edit the video for a concert and the guitar solo you hear isn't matching the fingers of the player because the engineer just chose good video in place of accurate video.

[joethy]

Just in case anyone is wondering or anything, but the tune up until 1:04 is actually called Phallic Tractor. But on the album it does lead into Fire of Rock. But TECHNICALLY they are 2 tracks.

[ZanxGuitar]

he still has a good voice, he's an awesome singer!

[gunstar9]

fucking stellar

[motleycrue24]

awesome they did this song perfect

[PGuitar97]

O God, i love Gilbert, but the singer is SO gay with that mic

[educassiano]

Come on, Jeff Martin has kids and everything, give it a fucking break. Besides his voice is great, take a look.

[killemos123]

he's still got a great voice and to me that's all that counts

[anthonymarker]

lmao i thought only pop singers used those i've never seen a rocker use one

[PeerMK]

The singer is so gay with that mic, wtf!!

[IBANEZFAN1000]

does any body know where i can go to see a better quality video version of this??

[Madblasta]

You could buy the dvd it's ripped from.

"Snowball of Doom".

The mix on it is pretty good for a live gig at the Whisky.

[N1nja32]

hit high quality at the bottom of this vid.

[aintnaive]

fucking amazing intro

[aryinc]

reall sick band,really a showband.

[falconblackbelt2817]

yeah if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.....

[guitarplayer245]

That guy can sing GOOD!!!!!!!

[jumbofrets24]

That bass player angers me.

[espChris93]

why? it obviously cant be because he isnt good haha

[Skatolotodo]

@jumbofrets24 why? lol

[Endtrail99]

the drumer IS SCOTT TRAVIS

[p0rkjell0]

SiCK

[MParseface38]

it IS scott travis.

[OwnedRL]

PHALLIC TRACTOOOOOR!

[chillichomper]

Just imagine this. PG cameos on a RUSH album shredding his skinny ass all over the place. Different generations but I think it would fit. Maybe he should cover Freewill. That would awesome. BTW what is he playing before he goes into FIRE of ROCK?

[sabbathrider]

The singer is a drummer... that´s why he uses a headset i suppose.

He played drums in Jake E. Lee´s Badlands, for Paul Gilbert, Dokken, etc. And lead singer for Racer X obviously. I take my hat off for that! u rule!

[stiffler1345]

actually he played drums and sang in a band with PG called the electric fence....honestly i didnt realy like em,(allways downtuning like 4 steps) but paul is the shit as allways

[guitarman46464646]

this solo kick ass!! haha that's pg for you =] it was amazing seeing racer x live!! just bout like a month ago, paul gilbert is such a nice guy in person

[winchy32]

the whole band is win and i love racer x, but jeff looks silly without a mic stand, also this song kind of sort of annoys me because they should have transposed it, because he can never ever hit the high note in the chorus... even on the studio recording. anyway dont tell me i shouldnt watch the vid if im determined to complain.. im just saying...

[Mrcowasdf]

SO THE BAND IS WIN EH

[Ninjaro]

Thank god for Paul Gilbert. ONE MAN who does NOT drown us in that sweep picking obsession that so many others are lost in. And yes, the singer desperately needs a mike in his hand. That headset just doesn't cut it.

[shred5]

Agreed. Paul's a very tasteful guitarist for a super shredder, and also creative as well.

[MerlinBunny1]

@Ninjaro Paul Gilbert doesn't need to sweep pick man. He can pick faster!

[Ninjaro]

@MerlinBunny1 - This is true. It's nice to hear someone else say that.

[MerlinBunny1]

@Ninjaro He's just godly

[PaulGilbert60sMind]

@Ninjaro LOL mike? thats a persons name

[megadan429]

@PaulGilbert60sMind i think he is thinking of his boyfriend or some shit

[aintnaive]

paul gilbert i s fucking insane man!!!!

[whalahiguy]

lol paul is fuckin sick - pure shred - and a great personality, the singer really does need a mic so he dosent have to worry about his hands cause it seems like he really dosent know what to do with them, and the bassist is just fuckin hilarious

[Goshu2120]

the singer needs a mic stand to play with, and why is the bass player whering a mask?

but gilbert does is perfact every time

[littleredguitars1]

its all about the gimmicks. but yeah mr gilbert amazes everytime

[crosby8707]

I have no idea why but the vocalists style kind of reminds me of bruce dickinsons style.

[C00Lcat69]

how different does paul gilbert look with long hair

[littleredguitars1]

i like him better with longer hair

[kurttaguba17]

great song!

[madbrad51]

the singers a fag and the bass player looks like he recently had a lobotomy and decided to put on a nacho lebra mask

[crosby8707]

Obviously your the fag. If you dont like it then why the fuck would you watch it. You know you have no life when you watch videos online that you hate and leave nasty comments on. Go suck a dick you little faggot. You are a disgrace to the human race.

[DavEandToki]

ha the vocalist has no idea what to do with his hands

[aabbaabcd]

scott travis!!!!!!

[kotimavideo]

best song EVER!

[tasinhoschenker]

the singer looks like Rudolf Schenker Scorpions' rhythm guitarist..LOL

[PaulC39]

Another great Racer X song from Technical Difficulties. Paul shreds in this live performance. Thanks for posting.

[godsinarms]

Paul Gilbert loves dick.

[killemos123]

fuck you...cunt

[amierdolo]

i can hear paul's tinnitus

[stiffler1345]

hahaha

[sungyc]

Man this would be so awesome if it wasn't for that high pitched whine throughout the whole thing :(

P.G for the win.

[Xero121690]

OK....

forget the guys below me.

This song is AWESOME!!!!!

[OwnedRL]

PHALLIC FUCKING TRACTOR!

[alex9868]

Er, singer manages to get a two part harmony out at 4:10. Not quite the real deal, perhaps?

[Giao1]

gilbert is doing backing vocals...

[THURISAZRAGE]

It is probably a vocal processor, like a T.C. Electronic harmony vocal processor.

[BrUSomania]

Paul Gilbert forever and more!

[cashdenali5150]

this is very good....sounds similar to dokken's sound

[acula1982]

the singers dancing/hand motions are cringe worthy

[Clammysosa]

this would be an awesome rock band song, the game that is.

[DarthSalazar]

Don't insult Racer X with that stupid game that gives musically untalented people fake hopes that they can play a song, any REAL musician who has played that game, and Guitar Hero, will say the same thing, IT SUCKS!!! Trust me I'm a guitarist and the controllers have no realistic properties, people who can play instruments can play MANY if not all of the songs on ANY of those games.

[Clammysosa]

hahaha your hilarious. ive been playing guitar since i was 12 years old and could play circles around you punk. I love playin gutar myself but my friends on the other hand don't play instruments so the closest we can get to a real rock band is the game. Your so stupid, i know a guy who is abosolutely AMAZING at guitar and another one that is AMAZING at drums they are uber talented and still love the games. Its like saying a football player dont like madden because the physics are off moron.

[DarthSalazar]

Ok, I would just like to point out, that first off, you have a contradiction in your statement, you said that none of your friends play instruments, but then you said that you know a guy who plays guitar, and one who plays drums, that is a contradictory statement you made. And GOOD TRUE musicians don't get arrogant and insult other people's skill on the instrument, just look at Steve Vai he doesn't consider himself any better then EVH, that is true musicianship at it's finest.

[Clammysosa]

What are you a fucking lawyer. I odviously have more than two friends. One group are the sporty ones (have no clue about music) and the other are the metal heads(play real instruments). If you think that everyone who plays these simulation games dont play instruments your so completely mistaken its funny.

[DarthSalazar]

Ok, you have a serious problem if you can't think anything more clever to use instead of profanities. Plus I think you need to learn how to spell, use proper punctuation, and learn proper sentence structure.

[Clammysosa]

its the computer you tool do you think im gonna use proper sentence structure, odviously not.

[DarthSalazar]

And yet again, you can't think of anything clever to say. I think I have won this battle so you might as well just give up while you're behind.

[Valefore6447]

thing is alot of the time is about it being amazing when its realeased not about how gd they are in totally compared to everyone who has ever exhisted, also its alot about luck, P.G has amzing legato but there a few things he can't do, steve can do alot of things but sometimes his compositions can lack soul and meaning, EVH was just a way of opening up the guitar to new ways forward it experimentation without the earlier players there would be no extreme guitarists now, all about timescale guys

[AlxMiNeR]

so good song!! .. a really nice beginning .. I LIKE ROCKING AND HEAVY SONG! anyway.. who doesnt?

[psychostew911]

awesome, luving the britteny spears mic lawl

[leandrowfx]

mt bom!!!!! :D

[venomthrash13]

go scott travis!

[Mcmur]

singer is really good live. And of course so is paul :P, but man what is with that mask on the bassist haha?

[ibanezgr]

You stole my words. But I was going to mention Scott to. hahahah

[Markcello]

The man is Juan Alderete from Mexico (thats why the Mask), the Bassist of The Mars Volta, but in Racer X is John Alderete... The same Guy!

[XianXiuHong]

I love Paul Gilbert's fluid soloing tone, it's so buttery and clear!

[bucketbastard]

so fuckin awesome to see this live!

thanks for uttin this up!

[T0MGuitar]

i think gilbert finds it harder to play wrong notes than right ones

[luroceoy]

gooooooooood

[acolytetojippity]

singer looks like he wants to be bono

[johnnyIBANEZ]

i think bono wants to look like the singer.

[DancerHobo]

haha! agreed!

[PaweL1345]

The solo is absolutely beautiful!!

PG rocks!

[bigmonkeyman44]

not really.

[T0MGuitar]

ya rly!

[xPurpleDrinkx9001]

singer*

[xPurpleDrinkx9001]

the singewr is a complete fag

[zyszkiewicz]

Madonna!! hahahaha

She sings exaclly the same in the CD. oO

[ouzoholic]

oh my god. Whatch 5:00 !

[DoruAmbar]

What happened at this minute?? I don't see anything =s

[leandro7426]

the man masked is Juan Alderete

[allahjihad11]

why can't he just use a regular microphone that thing is chessy his hands aren't doing anything either so it's pointless

[lasonAYUS]

well who's the masked man on bass?

[HalForD666GOD]

The Drummer is Scott Travis..in '89-'90 becomes the new Judas Priest drummer(Painkiller Album!)

[nemogre]

its funny how they are so concentrated at the beginning playing the tricky part...

[zacziggie]

amazing drummer... and Paul Gilbert = god.

[budgetminded]

This makes me want a luchadore mask to wear when I perform.

[P33N0]

Paul is one of the best guitar players ever, and forever will be.

[P33N0]

Paul is one of the best guitar players ever, and forever will be.

[P33N0]

Paul is one of the best guitar players ever, and forever will be.

[Trampledkarma]

Thanks for posting this, First time I have heard the song, Singer has a little Geoff Tate in him, and Paul Gilbert and that Rythym section-look out.

[Bofrostmann666]

i hate his voise.... nice riffs, but no ass kicking an his voice ruins it totally

[evhgl87]

you havent heard the album then. he totally nails the kick ass voice to lead such a talented guitarist like paul.

rock the fuck on. i live for racer x!

[DimebagGod251990]

paul you are the best

[xtianmusic]

i absolutely agree!!!

[Dantallica]

when was this recorded?

the singers voice sounds exactly the same as on record!

amazin song!!

[Willbartonrg550]

that intro is absolutely amazing

[McLeod54]

yeah, and I swear that beep intensifies at about 2:23 lol

[arnoldvld]

damn, that high pitched beep throughout the whole video hurts!!! Great band, great song :D Gilbert rules!

[rooobert]

dude

paul=guitarhero.

[albysticazzi]

its' possible that i have the record of this concert???

snowball of doom live at whiskey!!!

[diux182]

racer x was just a superband...they should regroup!!

[cdwillis]

They didn't break up again, everybody's just busy doing their own stuff right now.

[Shamino1]

Paul Gilbert in the goth scene?

Lets get Soulja Boy to do some classic rock eh?

[foottothenuts]

you are a fuck head

[Thatguy301]

musically it could definitely work but... iono it just seems weird. Imagine Paul Gilbert rockin out with Lacuna Coil, lol. Like i said it could work but it just doesn't seem right.

[yamamato44]

Hahah whats with the luchadore mask? These guys are awsome