''Acoustic Samurai'' is an acoustic live solo

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

Paul Gilbert Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is the co-founder of the band Mr. Big, and was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which h ...

, guitarist of the heavy metal band Racer X and of the

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band Mr. Big. It was recorded live in Tokyo's

Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a British-based multinational chain of theme restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and rol ...

and released in 2003.

Track listing

All tracks by

, except where noted #"Potato Head" - 2:07 #"

Dancing Queen "Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus al ...

" ''(

Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma M ...

Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ...

Stig Anderson Stig Erik Leopold Anderson (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997), better known as Stikkan Anderson, was a Swedish music manager, lyricist and music publisher. He was the co-founder of Polar Music, and is best known for managing the Swe ...

)'' - 3:30 (

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

cover) #"I Like Rock" - 2:19 #"Down to Mexico" - 4:57 #"Suicide Lover" ''(Gilbert, Linus of Hollywood)'' - 3:39 #"I Am Satan" ''(Gilbert, Linus of Hollywood)'' - 3:02 #"Individually Twisted" - 4:10 #"Bliss" - 5:33 #"Time to Let You Go" ''(Donnie Vie)'' - 3:14 #"I'm Not Afraid of the Police" - 3:48 #"Three Times Rana" - 4:42 #"The Second Loudest Guitar in the World" - 2:04 #"Scarified" ''(Gilbert,

Scott Travis Mark Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961) is an American metal musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member ...

)'' - 3:41 #" Heaven in '74" - 3:51 #"Maybe I'll Die Tomorrow" (ending theme from the movie '' Aragami'') - 3:59 #"Always for Alison" ''(

Juan Alderete Juan Alderete de la Peña (born September 5, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the longtime bassist of Racer X, the Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson. Biography Alderete was born in Los Angeles, California the fourth of five children. ...

, Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Travis)'' - 3:20

References

External links

KvltSite.com's review
Paul Gilbert albums 2003 live albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub