Saw Eric Gales last night.

[headlessdeadguy]

Now all my shit is for sale. No need for me to ever touch a guitar again.

All kidding aside, it was one of the best performances I've ever seen. If this tour comes near you? Don't skip it.

 

[ewill52]

he's fantastic!

 

[headlessdeadguy]

he's fantastic!

He was unreal! Despite the twinge of a hangover and lack of sleep, I'm still pumped.

 

[CarlF]

20 minute spoken sermons between numbers?

 

[fek]

Eric is playing in Cleveland on the same night as Mr. Big. Was planning on hitting the Mr. Big show but I have already been to a few of their shows. Have not attended a Gales show yet. Hmmm.

 

[legend71]

Gales is killer. I saw him years ago and he was just laughing and wailing. Makes it look so easy - crazy good

 

[headlessdeadguy]

20 minute spoken sermons between numbers?

Nah. He maybe spoke for 5 minutes total.

 

[Matt300ZXT]

Eric Gales is such a badass

 

[mentoneman]

 

[Wayniac3]

He's a beast!

 

[JackBootedThug]

I remember seeing him when he was a kid on arsenio….would love to see him…

 

[LPMojoGL]

Saw him during a guitar show jam. Didn't know who he was. Blew me away. I don't say that often.
He smoked, and there were a lot of great guitarists on that stage.

 

[VonBonfire]

Seen him a couple times. Also seen his brother Manuel a bunch before he died. Met him. Great player and a real nice, cool guy. The whole Gales family is pretty much a family of badass guitar players.

 

[Soundstorm]

So pissed I missed him the other night. He was playing in a small local bar too!

 

[mentoneman]

the highlight of my NAMM shows musically was finding out where he played and seeing him jam!

he is so good and crushes improvisationally.
when he and josh smith jam together it’s wild.

 

[JLR]

Him and Albert King both play upside down. I guess it perhaps comes from being a lefty with only right handed guitars available? IDK...everytime I watch them play it's weird.

 

[thisguy]

20 minute spoken sermons between numbers?

What does he go on about? Addiction stuff?

 

[CarlF]

What does he go on about? Addiction stuff?

Who the fuck knows. I think he likes to hear himself talk. He was never better than in the 90’s when he had the band with his brother. Great tunes as well. This guy went from Marshall’s, Mesa Boogie, Two Rock, to the POS solid state toy amp he uses currently. In between bs tunes, shitty tone, sermons, and his wife onstage, I gave up on this guy years ago.

 

[mentoneman]

the guy blazes hard enough to forgive his imperfections in tone and eloquence.

 

[VonBonfire]

Who the fuck knows. I think he likes to hear himself talk. He was never better than in the 90’s when he had the band with his brother. Great tunes as well. This guy went from Marshall’s, Mesa Boogie, Two Rock, to the POS solid state toy amp he uses currently. In between bs tunes, shitty tone, sermons, and his wife onstage, I gave up on this guy years ago.

My favorite Gales stuff is easily the Left Hand Brand album with all three Gales brothers contributing vocals, guitar work, and song writing. I think it was mostly Mesa amps at that time. Eugene is the best songwriter and most competent at bass and I think some of Eric's output has suffered without Eugene. Eugene can wail on a guitar but Eric rips the guitar the most. Manuel had the best vocal and was my favorite overall because he was more straight blues and had that smoky vocal. I also don't know what happened with Eric's amp deal. Less than ten years ago he was using Fuchs and a 5k signature Two Rock and now he endorses the junk SS stuff.