Just saw G3 here in LA at the Orpheum Theater on Sunday. Awesome show! Satch was...well Satch-what can you say, Gilbert was very refreshing in his approach, and Petrucci was just staggering in a towering performance...
G3 @ The Orpheum Theater in LA on Sunday
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Bear
Got Shred??
I saw the Saturday show in Berkley..I thought Gilbert stole the show hands down, but then again I didn't stay for Satch, seen him at least 20 times...Petrucci & Portnoy were awesome but his solo songs are very samey, Glasgow Kiss & Damage Control standout...Gilbert was freaking awesome, harmonizing solos with Bruce Bouillett on the older Racer X songs were awesome as well as the new stuff, hell even Addicted to that Rush was kick ass...Great show
Bear
Bear
Mountain King
The lord is my pants
Wow he played Racer x shit?? Do either of you have Gilbert and Petrucci's setlists to share? There's a lot going on around Chicago the night they are in town and these two posts all of a sudden change things for me...
Braxil
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I was there, Gilbert stole the show. Scarified 
As far as setlists go, I'm not 100% sure, but Petrucci played almost all of Suspended Animation, the songs I know he did for sure are:
Jaws of Life
Glasgow Kiss
Lost Without You
Curve
As far as setlists go, I'm not 100% sure, but Petrucci played almost all of Suspended Animation, the songs I know he did for sure are:Jaws of Life
Glasgow Kiss
Lost Without You
Curve
I can't remember exact setlists, but here's the gist:
Gilbert opened the show and played stuff from Racer X to Get Out of My Yard. Very enjoyable set, probably the best I've seen from him. But I differ from others in that he wasn't my favorite at the show. He's an incredible player, with a lot of technique, but sometimes it seems more flash than substance to me and often doesn't carry enough emotional content; also I can't help hearing how deriviative of other players his stuff often is. But hey, each to their own taste. Still, a very impressive set and it really rocked. If you're a big Gilbert fan, you'll love it.
Petrucci played, I think, almost entirely from Suspended Animation. Almost all of which I thought came off even better than on disc, particularly with Portnoy on Drums. Petrucci was my clear favorite from the night, with the most melody and emotional impact, which is great given how mechanical he can get on some of the DT material. He got the loudest and biggest standing ovations as far as I could tell, and that's because his performance carried the strongest overall compositional and emotional power, at least to my ears. Some of the most enjoyable playing I've ever heard from Petrucci live.
Satriani's setlist was pretty much a greatest hits, with one track from Super Collossal I believe. As with Bear, I've seen Satch more times than I can count. He played great as usual, but I really wish he'd venture into new territory to freshen things up a bit, rather than just play the same songs, as good as they are, a zillion times. He needs to break new ground to get me excited about what he's doing again. Something both Gilbert and Petrucci did in spades.
The jams are always a blast, even if they do often end up in hyper-speed noodling. I particularly enjoyed the pre-jam when Petrucci and Gilbert walked on stage during Satch's last song, before the official jams started.
It's a must see show for guitar players and guitar music lovers. There you have it! Just go...
Flavio CotM
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Paul Gilbert last night at the Grove in Anaheim
Get out of my yard, rusty old boat, Sacarified, "SCIT SCAT WAH" from the racer x extreme volume albums
Bruce was playing like a madman too.the Mr big Meddley were addicted to that rush with green tinted sixties mind,
a complete assaault by Gilbert stealing the night!!!
Petrucci what can i say like him with DT but solo.......no disrespect here OK,
Satriani was celebrating 20 years of Surfing with the Alien, it was cool to hear Circles, Satch Boogie, Ice 9, Surfing with the Alien & Always with you,
He started ripping with War from the extremist, One Big Rush & flying in a Blue dream were awesome.
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