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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Ultimetalhead on November 24, 2010, 06:31:36 PM
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This man is the definition of a guitar god. He is the only guitarist I've ever heard who can make a bland song but still keep my full attention just because of the sheer insanity of his soloing. His new album is freaking incredible.
Appreciate, depreciate, whatever. I don't care. He's the king of guitar.
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He's too much. I love his "Concerto Suite" album but that's about it.
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I actually like a lot of his early work--even some of the pop metal cheezeball stuff from Eclipse :D But he doesn't have the intensity he used to contain. Still, he's one of the pioneers of shred guitar. And he's made some incredibly catchy songs, despite all the flashy soloing.
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I do love Trilogy Suite, but overall I find him too repetitive.
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I'd urge everyone in this thread to listen to his second-newest release, Perpetual Flame. It's easily his most tasteful album. I'd also listen to Relentless, his newest one just released yesterday, because it's just THAT good.
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Best album cover EVER
(https://991.com/newGallery/Yngwie-Malmsteen-Perpetual-Flame-448887.jpg)
I used to be really into the guy, and some of the early stuff is pretty damn cool (around the first 3 albums). But, at the risk of sounding like every Malmsteen hater on the internet, everything he's done since then proves to me that he's seriously run out of ideas.
edit: Actually, I have to admit that Perpetual Flame was much much better than Unleash the Fury and everything before that. I still couldn't get through the whole album though.
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Listen to the new one at some point. Seriously. It's not 12 metal songs straight in a row. There's actually a good mix of styles. It reminds me so much of Rising Force in the structure of it (TONS of instrumentals).
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Listen to the new one at some point. Seriously. It's not 12 metal songs straight in a row. There's actually a good mix of styles. It reminds me so much of Rising Force in the structure of it (TONS of instrumentals).
It's something I definitely want to get around to doing, but I'm unable to since I'm in a different country ATM and on my mother's laptop. She'd freak if I downloaded anything on it :lol
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Understood. :lol
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What's the best of his old stuff? I'll give it a shot along with the newest one.
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Rising Force. Now.
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Great musician. I admire his song-writing. The actual meat and potatoes of the stuff, that being the riffs and melodies. Not the best lyricist, but whatever. His solos obviously sound like Yngwie. I'm a fan. Odyssey is one of my favorite albums ever.
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he has been my favorite guitarest over the years...so much power in his playing. but I can also see how he could get tiresome after a while
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I began to appreciate a little bit because I once saw a video of him showing you how to play something classical. Once he played the whole thing I was just :hefdaddy
Been a while since I heard anything by him, but he's got a unique style yes. I'll get some more maybe.
yeshua grats on 8888 posts! XD
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oh man, I missed it, but thanks...
got to meet the mighty man one night on his bus. it was during his sober years (while touring with Dio)...he was surprisingly humble and gracious.
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Say what you will about the man, but he is more proud to be an American then most people that were born here are. People seem to think that because he's a flash player, that makes him an asshole. All evidence I have seen (especially over the last several years) indicates the total opposite.
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his albums from the 80s and 90s are awesome, but now every release sounds the same
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Rising Force. Now.
Done. Got it on my queue.
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NOW.
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I've heard the song Judas from Eclipse, it's a good one.
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Say what you will about the man, but he is more proud to be an American then most people that were born here are. People seem to think that because he's a flash player, that makes him an asshole. All evidence I have seen (especially over the last several years) indicates the total opposite.
Yes I hate assumptions like those too.
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Not a fan. I'm not very fond of neo-classical shredding anyway (not trying to generalize him but that's his main style). I'd rather listen to Steve Vai or Petrucci.
That's all I can contribute.
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I really like his work in Symphony X.
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I'd probably say that Yngwie Malmsteen is my fav guitar player of all time. I was learning the guitar and was getting tired of it. My guitar teacher played me the song Seventh Sign I was just stunned, since then i love playing guitar.
I think a lot of people don't understand his playing. Yes, he's self indulgent and yes he puts a million notes a minute in everywhere but that is just his pure expression coming out. I can hear his soul and love for music with his playing. And really, he has so many songs where the solos are some well though out and melodic, people just don't want to dig down enough.
I own all his albums minus the new one, which I'm hoping to get this weekend. To be honest, I like all his albums, there is amazing music on all of them. My favourite is Alchemy, this is simply one of my top 10 albums of all time. So many good songs, and Mark Boals doesn't disappoint either. Other yngwie favs;
Facing the Animal
Odyssey
Magnum Opus
Attack!
Fire and Ice
Marching Out
Really the list goes on. Live he is awesome. I've seen him live once and he really put on an amazing show. his Live DVD with Mats Leven is worth picking up too. Live in Leningrad with Joe Lynn Turner and the Johansson brothers is simply stunning. His playing on that is out of this world. Anyone who doubts this man, should really dig deeper and check out some of his unknown cuts. You might be surprised.
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Yngwie's up to his old tricks again!!
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149917
LOL WUT??
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Yngwie's up to his old tricks again!!
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149917
LOL WUT??
:metal :metal :metal
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I fucking lol'd so hard at that article. It makes me wonder if Relentless is just a collection of B-Sides from Perpetual Flame, with maybe the only new tracks being the instrumentals. It wouldn't surprise me.
Still, it's a hell of an album. :metal
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I love Malmsteen. "Hold On" is probably my favorite Malmsteen tunef or two reasons - JLT's voice is stratospheric on that song and the tone on the guitar solo is one of the scariest guitar tones ever. This isn't the best quality version of it, but still decent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL-u2CdKNcI
Also, the obligatory:
https://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/malmsteen-p1.php
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Yes, this record (at least the 6 tracks with Ripper singing) are left over from the last record. Tim is upset because he only had a one album contract, so the management is supposed to re-up it for this record to come out, regardless of when it was recorded. I will discuss it further with him Saturday, as I'm going to his restaurant in Ohio for his unplugged show. I'll be hanging with him for the better part of a day, so we'll likely have time to jive.
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yngwie was my guitar hero from the first Alcatrazz record (not cd!). Even if the song wasn't great there would be a cool solo to make you listen to it. Loved his early work but since facing The Animal his songs have been awful, and why oh why does he insist on singing???
the Concerto Suite is sublime.
Odyssey was the pinnacle of his songwriting but his guitar playing hasn't moved on since the late 80s, but this is probably because his technique was fully formed at a young age and raised the bar in terms of metal guitar. Since Yngwie came along everybody had to play arpeggios in their solos. He was that influential.
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I really like his work in Symphony X.
:lol So true.
I agree all the sentiments about Rising Force. That album is a seamless blend of classical music and metal, just so full of atmosphere and taste (I know... not a word you associate with Malmsteen, but there it is).
The way Yngwie melds Bach and Mozart with heavy riffs is fully-realized on this album. Not to be missed.
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I think it was someone at Portnoy's forum who had this quote in his sig, by a singer who used to be in Malmsteen's band:
"Yngwie and I parted over religious differences; he thought he was God, and I disagreed."
:lol :lol :lol
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:rollin
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NOW.
Listening now. :metal
-J
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I think it was someone at Portnoy's forum who had this quote in his sig, by a singer who used to be in Malmsteen's band:
"Yngwie and I parted over religious differences; he thought he was God, and I disagreed."
:lol :lol :lol
I wonder who said that, could be something Jeff Scott Soto would say. I'd be surprised if it were Joe Lynn, he seems like a really nice easy going guy. Mark Boals could be guilty of that too, even Goran or Michael.
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Yes, this record (at least the 6 tracks with Ripper singing) are left over from the last record. Tim is upset because he only had a one album contract, so the management is supposed to re-up it for this record to come out, regardless of when it was recorded. I will discuss it further with him Saturday, as I'm going to his restaurant in Ohio for his unplugged show. I'll be hanging with him for the better part of a day, so we'll likely have time to jive.
I am so jealous of you.
And is there really only 6 tracks with Ripper singing? I was actually a bit dissapointed at the amount of instrumentals on Perpetual Flame and now it seems over half of the new album are instrumentals.
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That is what I was told, although I haven't heard the record myself yet. I won't buy it as Tim doesn't approve of it and it isn't available by other means yet. Dude, you don't know the half of my good fortune. He just booked me a hotel room on the house and inadvertently sent me the e-mail confirmation with his home address and credit card number :lol
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That is what I was told, although I haven't heard the record myself yet. I won't buy it as Tim doesn't approve of it and it isn't available by other means yet. Dude, you don't know the half of my good fortune. He just booked me a hotel room on the house and inadvertently sent me the e-mail confirmation with his home address and credit card number :lol
Don't forget to help me get Tim to sing on my CD.
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That is what I was told, although I haven't heard the record myself yet. I won't buy it as Tim doesn't approve of it and it isn't available by other means yet. Dude, you don't know the half of my good fortune. He just booked me a hotel room on the house and inadvertently sent me the e-mail confirmation with his home address and credit card number :lol
wat??
You are so lucky. Can you just tell him this for me. I am from a little city called Brisbane in Australia and I saw Tim live with Priest on the Demolition tour in 2001 (I think). It was my first concert as I was 17 and most shows up to that point were 18+, lucking this was all ages. It was a small intimate venue and to this day that was possibly the greatest metal experience of my life. His vocals that night still leave me floored to this day. The whole band were just pure metal. It was loud, very loud and it was amazing.
Seeing Priest with Tim perform classic tracks and new ones just made me a true metal head for life. I have seen many metal acts since including Maiden, Queensryche, DT etc. but I still hold that concert the best. Five real men playing amazing music for the love of it. I owe Tim a lot. To be honest, I wish that Priest lineup still existed.
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I have Yngwie's instructional video somewhere in storage. Its pretty funny. He's like: "Here, I'll play this figure here." *shreds balls at ridiculous speed* "Here it is again, slower" *shreds balls at same ridiculous speed*.
He has some awesome songs, I think his biggest problem is exactly what the OP says. I imagine if he were a more humble character like JP he'd get a lot more respect. Definately appreciate his ability though. Shredalicious.
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That is what I was told, although I haven't heard the record myself yet. I won't buy it as Tim doesn't approve of it and it isn't available by other means yet. Dude, you don't know the half of my good fortune. He just booked me a hotel room on the house and inadvertently sent me the e-mail confirmation with his home address and credit card number :lol
wat??
You are so lucky. Can you just tell him this for me. I am from a little city called Brisbane in Australia and I saw Tim live with Priest on the Demolition tour in 2001 (I think). It was my first concert as I was 17 and most shows up to that point were 18+, lucking this was all ages. It was a small intimate venue and to this day that was possibly the greatest metal experience of my life. His vocals that night still leave me floored to this day. The whole band were just pure metal. It was loud, very loud and it was amazing.
Seeing Priest with Tim perform classic tracks and new ones just made me a true metal head for life. I have seen many metal acts since including Maiden, Queensryche, DT etc. but I still hold that concert the best. Five real men playing amazing music for the love of it. I owe Tim a lot. To be honest, I wish that Priest lineup still existed.
Oh don't worry, I have no intent on doing no good with the info, just likely send him Christmas cards :P
You and me both though, man. I never got to see him with Priest (or Iced Earth...OR Yngwie for that matter). I'm very lucky and very fortunate, but in all honesty, he's just a stand up guy. Very easy to get along with and completely humble. If you show the guy respect, he'll give it right back.
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I saw and met Malmsteen on his first shows with JSS, saw him many times in the 80's, he changed after the car accident. I used to really enjoy his amazing style it was ground breaking at the time, I think this was about 1982. He was beyond loud also, ear splitting..
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Jesus! I don't pop in for a while, and when I come back, I find a positive Yngwie Malmsteen thread!
I absolutely love Yngwie, he's my favourite musician by miles, and he was really cool on the two occasions I was lucky enough to meet him. Even though Tim Owens is my least favourite Malmsteen singer so far, I still enjoy Perpetual Flame by virtue of the fact... it's Yngwie! I haven't had the opportunity to give the new album a listen yet (unthinkable for me), but what I have heard is good old Yngwie. The fact there are more instrumentals sits well with me.
Yngwie is awesome.
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Holy crap guys. I dig Yngwie's way of playing blues. It's a shred style and he pulls it off nicely too. :o
Never thought I'd also like that from him.
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yes, Yngwie is an amazing blues player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uWUYNUPa90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SLFoJtOn2I
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Even though Tim Owens is my least favourite Malmsteen singer so far,
(https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs494.ash2/76784_483784374496_505189496_5405105_2174564_n.jpg)
Courtesy of Ripper and I... :loser:
But in all seriousness, got to chat with him. Not quite sure where things lie with Yngwie. He didn't seem too terribly upset over it, so I imagine if the price is right, they will tour sometime soon. But who knows. We will have to wait and see...The one REALLY interesting bit is how I took a complete shot in the dark with suggesting that Wendy Dio's statement that Heaven & Hell should continue under a different name and make new music with a new singer was in some way a wink wink towards him (as Wendy is Tim's manager)...and wouldn't you know it...there are rumblings of that being a possibility. Ripper in Sabbath. Ah, in a perfect world. We shall see.
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yes, Yngwie is an amazing blues player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uWUYNUPa90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SLFoJtOn2I
Fuck yeah man. I already viewed the first, but the second is just great. What guitar player DOESN'T know blues? :lol
Can't wait to try out that style for myself.
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Courtesy of Ripper and I... :loser:
:P
Actually, I don't think that's entirely Tim's fault, I don't think Yngwie is using him to his strengths. I thought Tim was really good in the live setting with Yngwie, particularly on Soto and Vescera-era songs, and I reckon he would be better on the records if he was used a little differently.
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Ripper in Sabbath could be quite interesting. As long as he doesn't pretend to be Dio, and uses his own style to a certain extent, I think it could be great.
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Courtesy of Ripper and I... :loser:
:P
Actually, I don't think that's entirely Tim's fault, I don't think Yngwie is using him to his strengths. I thought Tim was really good in the live setting with Yngwie, particularly on Soto and Vescera-era songs, and I reckon he would be better on the records if he was used a little differently.
I can agree to an extent. I think he's fine on the record. He does do the older songs awesome as well. I even like his spin on the Turner stuff, as it's different. Sadly, it seems the artist to utilize his skills the best was Iced Earth (especially on Framing Armageddon).
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Hmm...Tim with Sabbath, I don't know if I see that actually. I'm actually wishing they do some new material with Jorn Lande.
Speaking of Jorn, how good would it have been if Malmsteen did an album with Jorn!!
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I do think Jorn wouldn't be a bad choice by any means and would fit more in with Ronnie's image. But if they were to try something new and different, I think Tim's style could really benefit the sound. A Jorn and Yngwie record would've been cool, as his rendition of the older tunes was great.
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Oh and I am giving the new Yngwie record a spin finally. Obviously too many instrumentals. The track's with Ripper are cool. I think if you took all the tunes with vocals from this and the last record you'd have a more solid album start to finish. And then saved all the instrumentals for one of those type of records. Either way, the promo was dealt with messily and very well might spell the end for the Yngwie/Ripper collaboration, which would keep true to Yngwie's average 2 record per singer schedule. Truly sad, as they seemed like they'd work together forever judging by how fond they got on. And Yngwie was even throwing tunes like Green Manalishi in the set, which is an accommodation he has never taken with any other singer. But Tim's letting it roll off his back, as this sort of thing isn't anything new to him. He's getting by just fine with Hail, his solo runs, album guest spots etc. And if he does land the Sabbath gig, obviously that would be the top priority, as he'd be set for some time with that.
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Perpetual Flame is a great album. I haven't heard the new one yet.
..and I'm casting my vote for Ripper to NOT join Sabbath.
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You. Go away :P
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I used to listen to Yngwie until one day I was like, what the fuck am i listening to this is bullshit garbage shit shit shit.
HEAVEN TONIGHT WAS HIS ONLY REAL SUCCESS ON GUITAR
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I do think Jorn wouldn't be a bad choice by any means and would fit more in with Ronnie's image. But if they were to try something new and different, I think Tim's style could really benefit the sound. A Jorn and Yngwie record would've been cool, as his rendition of the older tunes was great.
I wish there were vids or even audio lying around of these shows.
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And Yngwie was even throwing tunes like Green Manalishi in the set, which is an accommodation he has never taken with any other singer.
REALLY?? Wow, that's cool, never thought Yngwie would ever do that. I don't even think he did Rainbow songs when JLT was in the band.
And, I don't know how much I'm gonna enjoy Relentless, as I thought Perpetual Flame had way too many instrumentals.
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I used to listen to Yngwie until one day I was like, what the fuck am i listening to this is bullshit garbage shit shit shit.
HEAVEN TONIGHT WAS HIS ONLY REAL SUCCESS ON GUITAR
(https://whatthehellbro.com/wtf.jpg)
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I thought Jorn was poor with Yngwie. Notwithstanding the whole sorry mess that happened, I really didn't like his delivery of the songs. He can be awesome, but he wasn't at the Yngwie show I saw.
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I'd love some vids or a boot of one of those shows.
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You. Go away :P
TBH, I've gone back and forth with Ripper & Sabbath. It wasn't that long ago that I thought he'd be great with them. I do still think that. Just seems kind of mercenary-ish, that's all. I wouldn't have a problem with Tony Martin returning.
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You. Go away :P
TBH, I've gone back and forth with Ripper & Sabbath. It wasn't that long ago that I thought he'd be great with them. I do still think that. Just seems kind of mercenary-ish, that's all. I wouldn't have a problem with Tony Martin returning.
Tony Martin returning would make me so happy. The martin era was easily the best Sabbath IMO. Forbidden was by far the weakest, but after 15 years, I'd love to see what him and Iommi could do. Martin's lost a lot of his range too which would make it difficult.
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You. Go away :P
TBH, I've gone back and forth with Ripper & Sabbath. It wasn't that long ago that I thought he'd be great with them. I do still think that. Just seems kind of mercenary-ish, that's all. I wouldn't have a problem with Tony Martin returning.
Tony Martin returning would make me so happy. The martin era was easily the best Sabbath IMO. Forbidden was by far the weakest, but after 15 years, I'd love to see what him and Iommi could do. Martin's lost a lot of his range too which would make it difficult.
I agree. Forbidden was bad, but the other 4 Martin albums are really strong. He was a beast. And he did great live versions of songs like Children Of The Sea and Die Young.
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I'd say the other 4 are perfect albums. Forbidden had a few good songs but a few stinkers too. I mean, was it Ice T on one track!? :facepalm:
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ILLUUUUUUSION OF POOOOWW-UHHH
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ILLUUUUUUSION OF POOOOWW-UHHH
:lol
:facepalm:
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Recent youtube vids of Tony Martin weren't too good. Most of the vocals were doubled by somebody else, and what he was singing wasn't very strong. And honestly, he wasn't ever a great live singer. Awesome in the studio but only occasionally passable live (from what I've seen--I'm definitely no expert on the guy).
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Recent youtube vids of Tony Martin weren't too good. Most of the vocals were doubled by somebody else, and what he was singing wasn't very strong. And honestly, he wasn't ever a great live singer. Awesome in the studio but only occasionally passable live (from what I've seen--I'm definitely no expert on the guy).
This is unfortunately true. I remember watching the Cross Purposes VHS and thinking how the same man, that couldn't sing a mid range song properly live perform all those amazing highs. He just never could cut it live.
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Recent youtube vids of Tony Martin weren't too good. Most of the vocals were doubled by somebody else, and what he was singing wasn't very strong. And honestly, he wasn't ever a great live singer. Awesome in the studio but only occasionally passable live (from what I've seen--I'm definitely no expert on the guy).
This is unfortunately true. I remember watching the Cross Purposes VHS and thinking how the same man, that couldn't sing a mid range song properly live perform all those amazing highs. He just never could cut it live.
Though apparently, he was sick when they filmed this.
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Recent youtube vids of Tony Martin weren't too good. Most of the vocals were doubled by somebody else, and what he was singing wasn't very strong. And honestly, he wasn't ever a great live singer. Awesome in the studio but only occasionally passable live (from what I've seen--I'm definitely no expert on the guy).
This is unfortunately true. I remember watching the Cross Purposes VHS and thinking how the same man, that couldn't sing a mid range song properly live perform all those amazing highs. He just never could cut it live.
Though apparently, he was sick when they filmed this.
I heard that too, but other videos I've seen haven't been major improvements over this performance. There's a pro shot concert around '88 where he sings quite well, but you can still see he's not the best live singer.
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I also read in a Sabbath biography that Iommi wasn't thrilled about Tony Martin's performance in a live setting.
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I also read in a Sabbath biography that Iommi wasn't thrilled about Tony Martin's performance in a live setting.
I'd still rather see Martin over Ozzy IMO.
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Yngwe is a master, and the last album is just amazing!
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He is undoubtedly a great guitar player, and my band had the privilege of opening for him in the early 90's. It was a blast playing for the large crowd in attendance.
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I'm not doubting Malmsteen's skill as a guitarist, but he is by the douchiest and pretentious virtuoso and I prefer many others.
Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
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Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
Hmm...yes, but he also widely utilizes the major, blues scale, pentatonic, natural minor, diminished and the phryigan dominant scale.
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I'm not doubting Malmsteen's skill as a guitarist, but he is by the douchiest and pretentious virtuoso and I prefer many others.
Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
Two of the biggest misconceptions about the man.
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I'm not doubting Malmsteen's skill as a guitarist, but he is by the douchiest and pretentious virtuoso and I prefer many others.
Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
Two of the biggest misconceptions about the man.
I met him when I opened for him. He was not a nice guy at all. I did not enjoy meeting him at all.
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I'm not doubting Malmsteen's skill as a guitarist, but he is by the douchiest and pretentious virtuoso and I prefer many others.
Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
Two of the biggest misconceptions about the man.
I met him when I opened for him. He was not a nice guy at all. I did not enjoy meeting him at all.
:lol I think he has chilled out a bit now compared to the late 80's early 90's. I remember back then when he criticized people like Vai and Satch yet, since the G3 tour he seems to be a bit more humble. I could be totally wrong though.
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I met him a few times, in the early days he was very nice.. after his accident he changed.
when I met him on his first tour he was very gracious, showed me his guitars, gave us time to talk, showed me a few tricks, showed me some cool things on the back of his guitars, ( girls had written him notes, phones #s etc).. JSS was cool with him back then.. teased Malm about using his eyeliner would give JSS herpes...etc, he was bone straight ealry on, but little doubt the spoils and pressures got to him to repeat his greatness,
after he crashed his car, he changed.. gained weight, was on steriods, unhappy..etc
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Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
Hmm...yes, but he also widely utilizes the major, blues scale, pentatonic, natural minor, diminished and the phryigan dominant scale.
Oh.. don't even mention yngwie and blues scale in the same sentence. He is one of the finest guitarists out there imho but he should NOT... and I repeat NOT play the blues.. ever
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I don't think that's what he meant.
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Also he plays practically everything in harmonic minor, it gets boring.
Hmm...yes, but he also widely utilizes the major, blues scale, pentatonic, natural minor, diminished and the phryigan dominant scale.
Oh.. don't even mention yngwie and blues scale in the same sentence. He is one of the finest guitarists out there imho but he should NOT... and I repeat NOT play the blues.. ever
Dude, calm the fuck down. He uses the blues scale, he utilizes the b5 in his pentatonic and minor licks, deal with it.
I can understand why people wouldn't like his blues playing, but he's easily one of the greatest guitarists ever, face the fact. But I was just stating the scales that he uses in his solos. Oh and..
yes, Yngwie is an amazing blues player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uWUYNUPa90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SLFoJtOn2I
Fuck yeah man. I already viewed the first, but the second is just great. What guitar player DOESN'T know blues? :lol
Can't wait to try out that style for myself.
I don't think that's what he meant.
Thank you.
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I met him in 1996 and 1998, and on both occasions he was funny, intelligent and generous. Very long story so I won't post the whole thing, but suffice to say I came away from both meetings with nothing but positives to say.
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I guess he's one of those people that cannot hide his emotions and what he is feeling at the time. If he's having a bad day, he'll be pissed and won't care who is in his way. No excuse to be rude to fans though.
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I appreciate that Malmsteen has proved that the Fender Strat is probably the most versatile guitar on the planet and is capable of anything. Not sure about that blues playing though. I mean, it is the blues scale, but the only thing blues about it is in the back track that's running through the 12 bars. You could apply the same solo to just about any rock song in the same key. I don't deny the man's skill, but I don't seem him pulling off any 6/8 blues shuffles ever.
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I appreciate that Malmsteen has proved that the Fender Strat is probably the most versatile guitar on the planet and is capable of anything.
I've always thoought that yngwie's stuff shows why strats shouldn't be used for metal. Yngwie's lead tone is fine but his rhythm tone has never been anything but awful. Unfortunately I loved his stuff so much I bought one of his USA strats and it's so hard to play and hard to get a decent tone out of. Not a problem I've ever had out of the Jem.
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I met him in 1996 and 1998, and on both occasions he was funny, intelligent and generous. Very long story so I won't post the whole thing, but suffice to say I came away from both meetings with nothing but positives to say.
I'd be interested in the story :)
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just missed a meet and greet with Yngwie at Guitar Center by a couple of hours. I went in to buy a mic, and saw the flyer.
I then learned he is playing in Hollywood tomorrow, so I am going.
the setlist looks AMAZING!
haven't seen him in years
kind of funny that this thread has been dormant since 2010
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Who is singing at his live shows now?
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I was curious about that as well. It seems like the majority of songs on the setlist are his instrumentals, though
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The footage I saw was the keyboard player, but I'm not sure who it is.
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I'm resurrecting this thread because I just finished reading an "unauthorized biography" on Yngwie, written by a Swedish journalist who followed him throughout his whole career.
If anyone on this forum has any memory of me, then it seems very unlike me to read anything related to the infamous Swedish meatball, but I've always had a passing intrigue in the guy and found him to be sort of an attractive novelty.
Anyway, I blazed through the ebook in 3 days, and....I'm SHOCKED.
I knew Yngwie was an arrogant prick and an ass clown at times, that he was a control freak, that he was insufferable...but I had no idea it was this bad. Some parts I read with my eyes wide and my jaw dropped. I can't fucking believe this guy! The shit he got away with and that he did! Some of it is so unbelievable and outrageous, like a really over-the-top soap opera...but it can't be embellished, because all of the stories of the interviewees (ex-vocalists, musicians, techs, friends, school teachers, girlfriends, wives) are so consistent and in line with each other. Even if only 75% of it is credible (I believe every word personally), it's still a baffling, jaw-dropping read.
It all makes sense. His otherworldly, borderline supernatural, abuse of alcohol, cocaine, and junk food was matched only by his inability to function as a basic human being--on a level that I can only describe as profound. Even death and destruction followed him throughout his career, on small scales and large scales. The fat bastard did everything short of murdering someone, and he came extremely close to doing that on several occasions, too.
There's the typical rock star diva behavior, and then there's the Yngwie rock star diva behavior. Let me tell you: It's on a level that you can't imagine until you read this book.
Other than his blatantly bad upbringing as a child, several theories passed through my mind as I tried to pinpoint the source of his insanity, all related to mental illnesses, of course: autism, psychotic depression, bipolar disorder, sociopathy, narcissistic personality disorder, multiple personality disorder, some kind of personality disorder. I even considered schizophrenia for a moment.
I'm dead serious. This guy's life would make for an incredible documentary or case study for a wide audience. He is the rock star archetype, but I mean that in the worst way possible. Pure darkness follows this guy wherever he goes, despite his talent.
Even if you've never had even the slightest interest in Eengwee, I highly recommend this book. It's an astonishing aggregation of insight into arguably one of the most self-destructive and dysfunctional people ever, let alone rock stars.
https://www.amazon.com/As-Above-Below-Unauthorized-Biography-ebook/dp/B00COUA2VG/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398040448&sr=1-3&keywords=yngwie+malmsteen
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I haven't read the book, but you make him sound like he's the devil. I definitely should pick it up as he as always been one of my music idols. I know he's got a pretty bad history but he seems to have become a lot better in his recent years.
I know his singers bag him out, but Tim Ownes has always said that he has no issues with Yngwie.
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I think Phil Anselmo depicts him pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAiKSQL99Y and the fact that it comes from Phil himself makes it even better. :lol
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I haven't read the book, but you make him sound like he's the devil. I definitely should pick it up as he as always been one of my music idols. I know he's got a pretty bad history but he seems to have become a lot better in his recent years.
I know his singers bag him out, but Tim Ownes has always said that he has no issues with Yngwie.
I won't spoil it for you, but I'll say this much: His second ex-wife Amber's recollection of their relationship is heartbreaking.
If you don't have a kindle, you can download a free Kindle e-reader as an extension for chrome at read.amazon.com.
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I think Phil Anselmo depicts him pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAiKSQL99Y and the fact that it comes from Phil himself makes it even better. :lol
Can Anselmo even play guitar ?
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I think Phil Anselmo depicts him pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAiKSQL99Y and the fact that it comes from Phil himself makes it even better. :lol
Can Anselmo even play guitar ?
Actually, yes. Admittedly not very WELL, but he can play guitar. :lol
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Can Anselmo even play guitar ?
Well enough to be in Slayer apparently ;D
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Sources Report Keyboardist Mats Olausson Found Dead In Thailand
https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=110912
:(
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Sad news
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That's awful, he was an incredible keyboard player.
They found seven empty bottles of whisky? Good lord!
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That's awful, he was an incredible keyboard player.
They found seven empty bottles of whisky? Good lord!
On a somewhat lighter note, it takes me year to finish a bottle of whisky.
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That's awful, he was an incredible keyboard player.
They found seven empty bottles of whisky? Good lord!
On a somewhat lighter note, it takes me year to finish a bottle of whisky.
It takes me a whole evening to drink one small glass.
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That's awful, he was an incredible keyboard player.
They found seven empty bottles of whisky? Good lord!
On a somewhat lighter note, it takes me year to finish a bottle of whisky.
It takes me a whole evening to drink one small glass.
I'm not really much of an alcohol drinker. In fact, I really don't care for the taste of it and it seems to have less of an effect on me than the average person. I had given up on it altogether until I tried whiskey. They say it is good to have alcohol now and then, so that's my alcohol drink. But seven bottles? I don't think I could drink that much no matter how hard I tried.
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That's awful, he was an incredible keyboard player.
They found seven empty bottles of whisky? Good lord!
On a somewhat lighter note, it takes me year to finish a bottle of whisky.
It takes me a whole evening to drink one small glass.
I'm not really much of an alcohol drinker. In fact, I really don't care for the taste of it and it seems to have less of an effect on me than the average person. I had given up on it altogether until I tried whiskey. They say it is good to have alcohol now and then, so that's my alcohol drink. But seven bottles? I don't think I could drink that much no matter how hard I tried.
If I do have an alcoholic beverage these days it's usually wine.
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I think I read that he was MIA for 5 days to a week, which is why the hotel people went to check on him. It's unlikely he drank that much in a sitting. Moreover, they didn't say what size bottles they were. Back when I was a competent drinker a qualified amigo and myself could put away a fifth of JD without too much trouble. A professional (and he does seem to be Swedish, after all) should be able to put away a fifth pretty easily. So, 7 fifths over the better part of a week really isn't all that extraordinary. Now, if they were 1.75s, then we're talking about genuinely heroic levels of consumption here.
Nevertheless, sounds like a pretty depressing last few days. Hardly the golden age of Hollywood where a Barrymore, Martin or Holden can stay shitfaced while chasing tail and whipping their gear out in public, all while being adored by millions. My hunch is that they determine it was long-term drinking that did him in, rather than a good old fashioned death by misadventure, and if that's the case, being a professional-level drinker and staying holed up in hotel room for weeks is a pretty damned depressing combination.
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
Nice - I will be interested to see your questions. We'll see how hard hitting you can be without getting in to trouble :)
You win a prize if you ask him his favourite flavour of donut.
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
hows the new albums was going through my old cds I must have 12 Malm Cds,,, Hes a nice guy, I hope its a great interview
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
Nice - I will be interested to see your questions. We'll see how hard hitting you can be without getting in to trouble :)
You win a prize if you ask him his favourite flavour of donut.
Ask him why he left himself such a small amount of stage on his last tour?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc7mStq_w2k
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Just awful.
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
hows the new albums was going through my old cds I must have 12 Malm Cds,,, Hes a nice guy, I hope its a great interview
It's the same album he's released in the last 20 years, for better or worse!
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
Nice - I will be interested to see your questions. We'll see how hard hitting you can be without getting in to trouble :)
You win a prize if you ask him his favourite flavour of donut.
I'll try my best! ;D
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Just awful.
I like it its sorta moody for his stuff hes doing the vocal also Its pretty much the same stuff just the freshest version
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
Nice - I will be interested to see your questions. We'll see how hard hitting you can be without getting in to trouble :)
You win a prize if you ask him his favourite flavour of donut.
I'll try my best! ;D
yep the same ole Malm just the freshest version
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It's anything but fresh.
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
hows the new albums was going through my old cds I must have 12 Malm Cds,,, Hes a nice guy, I hope its a great interview
It's the same album he's released in the last 20 years, for better or worse!
Ah....that's bad then.
I love this guy. One of my fav players but his musical decline is heartbreaking. I'll try the new album though.
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This song was better than the first song released...and this one is useless.
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It's more interesting than his blues covers album, but that's not saying much, is it?
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It's anything but fresh.
agreed ... Hes consistent for sure would love to see him do something wild totally different but heck he is mind numbing great live... I hated how late hed come on sometimes.,
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It's more interesting than his blues covers album, but that's not saying much, is it?
I didn't even give that a single listen. I heard the sample song, some shit cover I can't even remember and almost vomited.
It's anything but fresh.
agreed ... Hes consistent for sure would love to see him do something wild totally different but heck he is mind numbing great live... I hated how late hed come on sometimes.,
I've only seen him once back in 2008 or 2009 with Doogie and it was a great show. not sure I'd see him now with no real singer and more instrumentals but that show had quite a few instrumentals but a lot of vocal songs like the old days and it was very entertaining.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc7mStq_w2k
This.......I thought this was okay. Sounds like it came from Attack, just with worse vocals.
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
Nice - I will be interested to see your questions. We'll see how hard hitting you can be without getting in to trouble :)
You win a prize if you ask him his favourite flavour of donut.
Ask him why he left himself such a small amount of stage on his last tour?
HAHAHA. 350 concerts +/- and I don't think I've EVER seen a setup like that. That fucker CAN play guitar though. I was front row and I watched him do shit with his hands that I didn't think possible.
Phrasing.
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Here's what Yngwie told me today: "You have to understand that I don't follow trends. If anything, I MAKE trends".
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Got the new album, and will be interviewing Malmsteen next Friday, June 11. Excited for that one!!!!
Nice - I will be interested to see your questions. We'll see how hard hitting you can be without getting in to trouble :)
You win a prize if you ask him his favourite flavour of donut.
Ask him why he left himself such a small amount of stage on his last tour?
HAHAHA. 350 concerts +/- and I don't think I've EVER seen a setup like that. That fucker CAN play guitar though. I was front row and I watched him do shit with his hands that I didn't think possible.
Phrasing.
I agree Stad Hes fkn unreal live, Id advise anyone who has never seen him to see him once
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LIVE 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40S3Vkq0eM
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LIVE 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40S3Vkq0eM
With JSS! :metal
I saw them when they toured America but he was already replaced by Marl Boals.
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LIVE 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40S3Vkq0eM
With JSS! :metal
I saw them when they toured America but he was already replaced by Marl Boals.
I saw them with JSS twice great guy too
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LIVE 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40S3Vkq0eM
That's a brilliant show.
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LIVE 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40S3Vkq0eM
That's a brilliant show.
Yea I agree WK, JSS sounds really good too better than I remembered
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His performance on the Marching Out album is a Top 10 vocal for me.
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His performance on the Marching Out album is a Top 10 vocal for me.
at the time I thought he was really good looking back he sounds even better, very fun guy had a good time with them back then
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Loved YJM’s stuff in the 80’s and 90’s but it’s been a long time since I bought anything new from him. Last decent album I remember was Facing The Animal I think.
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I really liked Perpetual Flame, his 2008 album with Ripper on vocals.
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I bought Spellbound after seeing him a couple years ago, and it was stellar. Some of his later stuff is sort of hard to find, I feel.
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I bought Spellbound after seeing him a couple years ago, and it was stellar. Some of his later stuff is sort of hard to find, I feel.
There's a reason for that. ;D
I haven't liked anything since as Tim mentioned Perpetual Flame, that one was very good. The next was meh and it just went down from there.
Alchemy is still my fav Malmsteen album. Underrated and nice and heavy, and Boals rips it up.
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Hes fkn unreal live, Id advise anyone who has never seen him to see him once
He's going out on tour this fall with John 5 supporting:
Nov. 18 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
Nov. 19 - Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theater
Nov. 20 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater
Nov. 21 - Albany, NY - Empire Theatre
Nov. 23 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie of Homestead Hall
Nov. 24 - Harrisburg, PA - HMAC CENTER
Nov. 26 - Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall
Nov. 27 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theater
Nov. 28 - Richmond, VA - The National
Nov. 30 - Ashwaubenon, WI - EPIC Event Center
Dec. 01 - Columbus, OH - King of Clubs
Dec. 02 - Des Plaines, IL - Des Plaines Theatre
Dec. 03 - Detroit, MI - Diesel
Dec. 06 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
Dec. 08 - Reno, NV - Virginia Street Theater
Dec. 09 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
Dec. 10 - Fresno, CA - Tower Theater
Dec. 11 - Montclair, CA - The Canyon Club
Dec. 12 - Santa Clarita, CA - Canyon Club
Dec. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Dec. 16 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Hall
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Hes fkn unreal live, Id advise anyone who has never seen him to see him once
He's going out on tour this fall with John 5 supporting:
Nov. 18 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
Nov. 19 - Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theater
Nov. 20 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater
Nov. 21 - Albany, NY - Empire Theatre
Nov. 23 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie of Homestead Hall
Nov. 24 - Harrisburg, PA - HMAC CENTER
Nov. 26 - Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall
Nov. 27 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theater
Nov. 28 - Richmond, VA - The National
Nov. 30 - Ashwaubenon, WI - EPIC Event Center
Dec. 01 - Columbus, OH - King of Clubs
Dec. 02 - Des Plaines, IL - Des Plaines Theatre
Dec. 03 - Detroit, MI - Diesel
Dec. 06 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
Dec. 08 - Reno, NV - Virginia Street Theater
Dec. 09 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club
Dec. 10 - Fresno, CA - Tower Theater
Dec. 11 - Montclair, CA - The Canyon Club
Dec. 12 - Santa Clarita, CA - Canyon Club
Dec. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Dec. 16 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Hall
wow w John 5 simoly wow J5 is insane also
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Here's my interview with Yngwie - hope you like it!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa3q-95Mm0I&t=116s
Feel free to comment here, but it would be great if you also commented on the video.
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It's more interesting than his blues covers album, but that's not saying much, is it?
I didn't even give that a single listen. I heard the sample song, some shit cover I can't even remember and almost vomited.
It's anything but fresh.
agreed ... Hes consistent for sure would love to see him do something wild totally different but heck he is mind numbing great live... I hated how late hed come on sometimes.,
I've only seen him once back in 2008 or 2009 with Doogie and it was a great show. not sure I'd see him now with no real singer and more instrumentals but that show had quite a few instrumentals but a lot of vocal songs like the old days and it was very entertaining.
You know I was a huge Yngwie fan but I’ve been very disappointed seeing him live. He was great on the Odyssey tour but every time after that it was just guitar wankery that was just the same five licks rearranged for an hour and a half. Plus, Gorman Edman was terrible.
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I just love everything about Yngwie. It's so ridiculous and unapologetic you almost have to dig it.
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I just love everything about Yngwie. It's so ridiculous and unapologetic you almost have to dig it.
Yep. He's so self indulgent yet simply doesn't apologise or give a shit. I love it.
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I just love everything about Yngwie. It's so ridiculous and unapologetic you almost have to dig it.
Yep. He's so self indulgent yet simply doesn't apologise or give a shit. I love it.
I have a grudging respect for him for this, but the music has really suffered for it in the last 20 years. He needs a great singer and a producer. He’s making a big thing of spending a year on this album. Ten months of that will have been spent on autotuning the vocals.
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Totally agree in regards to the decline in the studio outputs Paul.
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The headline on the Blabbermouth repost of my interview with Yngwie was "I don't collaborate with people". The absolute best response was "At least collaborate with a drum software from the 21st century". ;D ;D ;D
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https://youtu.be/5OFfX8h8YDM
The latest track from the new one. There’s a cool track in here trying to get out. Production and mix is hopeless and the drums sound like cardboard boxes. At least he’s not singing. There seems to be delay on everything making it all sound muddy. Maybe standing in front of Marshalls all these years has taken effect.
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https://youtu.be/5OFfX8h8YDM
The latest track from the new one. There’s a cool track in here trying to get out. Production and mix is hopeless and the drums sound like cardboard boxes. At least he’s not singing. There seems to be delay on everything making it all sound muddy. Maybe standing in front of Marshalls all these years has taken effect.
Yeah, sounds shit, but I didn't mind that.
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https://youtu.be/5OFfX8h8YDM
The latest track from the new one. There’s a cool track in here trying to get out. Production and mix is hopeless and the drums sound like cardboard boxes. At least he’s not singing. There seems to be delay on everything making it all sound muddy. Maybe standing in front of Marshalls all these years has taken effect.
Yeah, sounds shit, but I didn't mind that.
Kind of me, too. I get the complaints, and I hear them (except the drums; the drums have never really sounded great to me; I think back to the first two Rising Force records and it doesn't sound much different to me), but it's Yngwie. Those arpeggios! The cheese in the video; I love how they recycled certain stage shots ("the kick" in particular)!
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https://youtu.be/5OFfX8h8YDM
The latest track from the new one. There’s a cool track in here trying to get out. Production and mix is hopeless and the drums sound like cardboard boxes. At least he’s not singing. There seems to be delay on everything making it all sound muddy. Maybe standing in front of Marshalls all these years has taken effect.
I'm struggling to hear the cool track :lol I lasted about 90secs and turned it off. Last album of his I bought was Facing The Animal and haven't been convinced that's a bad thing yet.
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I'm sorry, I had to..
(https://i.imgur.com/dOrP52N.gif)
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I'm sorry, I had to..
(https://i.imgur.com/dOrP52N.gif)
This is the greatest fucking thing in the world, ever!!! :hefdaddy :rollin
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:lol
As soon as I saw him running backwards like an ass, I immediately thought GIF!!
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:lol
As soon as I saw him running backwards like an ass, I immediately thought GIF!!
It's an absolute thing of beauty, I'm still almost in tears, greatest GIF ever!!
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When I saw him, he did that kick like 8,000 times, usually launching a pick off the toe. At the end of the show, there were picks on the floor and one guy said to his friend "want a pick?" "no I have about 10 already".
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When I saw him, he did that kick like 8,000 times, usually launching a pick off the toe. At the end of the show, there were picks on the floor and one guy said to his friend "want a pick?" "no I have about 10 already".
:rollin
I must say, he has wonderful flexibility for a man of his age.
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When I saw him, he did that kick like 8,000 times, usually launching a pick off the toe. At the end of the show, there were picks on the floor and one guy said to his friend "want a pick?" "no I have about 10 already".
:rollin
I must say, he has wonderful flexibility for a man of his age.
ESPECIALLY in those tight leather pants.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I wish Yngwie would do ONE MORE decent album- get Jeff Scott Soto in there, write a bunch of songs about dragons and wizards and shit. There’s a huge resurgence in nostalgia for that 80’s D&D high fantasy crap that he could totally be capitalizing on.
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When I saw him, he did that kick like 8,000 times, usually launching a pick off the toe. At the end of the show, there were picks on the floor and one guy said to his friend "want a pick?" "no I have about 10 already".
:rollin
I must say, he has wonderful flexibility for a man of his age.
ESPECIALLY in those tight leather pants.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I wish Yngwie would do ONE MORE decent album- get Jeff Scott Soto in there, write a bunch of songs about dragons and wizards and shit. There’s a huge resurgence in nostalgia for that 80’s D&D high fantasy crap that he could totally be capitalizing on.
And the heels!
Yeah, I'd love an album like that too but sounds like that's just never going to happen. Soto hates his guts anyway lol.
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When I saw him, he did that kick like 8,000 times, usually launching a pick off the toe. At the end of the show, there were picks on the floor and one guy said to his friend "want a pick?" "no I have about 10 already".
:rollin
I must say, he has wonderful flexibility for a man of his age.
Of his age and WEIGHT.
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Jokes aside, Parabellum is a massive improvement from his latest works. Best album since Alchemy, IMHO.
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I wouldn't go that far, probably the best since Perpetual Burn for me. Not fantastic, but a definite improvement.
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Anyone familiar with the re-issue of the "Inspiration" set? It's got the second disk with the interview and a couple songs. One from Powerhouse in '78, two from "Rising Force" in '80//82, one song from Magnum Opus (Voodoo), and one from "the Malmsteen files". That song, "Evil" is pretty darn good, but there's no info on it. No date, no personnel... Anyone familiar with that, and know who is singing? It sounds a little like Tim Owens, but to my knowledge he didn't work with Yngwie until AFTER this release (I think that was re-released in 2000).
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I wouldn't go that far, probably the best since Perpetual Burn for me. Not fantastic, but a definite improvement.
It’s so annoying that he won’t just get a singer and put out something of quality though. I’m stubborn too but he beats me hands down.
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Anyone familiar with the re-issue of the "Inspiration" set? It's got the second disk with the interview and a couple songs. One from Powerhouse in '78, two from "Rising Force" in '80//82, one song from Magnum Opus (Voodoo), and one from "the Malmsteen files". That song, "Evil" is pretty darn good, but there's no info on it. No date, no personnel... Anyone familiar with that, and know who is singing? It sounds a little like Tim Owens, but to my knowledge he didn't work with Yngwie until AFTER this release (I think that was re-released in 2000).
First I've heard of it mate. I'll try and sample that song if I can find it anywhere.
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I wouldn't go that far, probably the best since Perpetual Burn for me. Not fantastic, but a definite improvement.
It’s so annoying that he won’t just get a singer and put out something of quality though. I’m stubborn too but he beats me hands down.
100% agree. This album was a vast improvement but still such a massive and wasted opportunity.
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Anyone familiar with the re-issue of the "Inspiration" set? It's got the second disk with the interview and a couple songs. One from Powerhouse in '78, two from "Rising Force" in '80//82, one song from Magnum Opus (Voodoo), and one from "the Malmsteen files". That song, "Evil" is pretty darn good, but there's no info on it. No date, no personnel... Anyone familiar with that, and know who is singing? It sounds a little like Tim Owens, but to my knowledge he didn't work with Yngwie until AFTER this release (I think that was re-released in 2000).
First I've heard of it mate. I'll try and sample that song if I can find it anywhere.
I'm not really a fan of Ripper Owens, but it DOES sound like him, and it's a good track, actually.
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Stadler, that's Jeff Scott Soto, not Ripper Owens. Sounds like Marching Out era. The first riff sounds just like I'll See the Light Tonight soundwise, and that definitely sounds like Anders Johannson on drums.
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Stadler, that's Jeff Scott Soto, not Ripper Owens. Sounds like Marching Out era. The first riff sounds just like I'll See the Light Tonight soundwise, and that definitely sounds like Anders Johannson on drums.
I gotta go back and listen; I'm not a huge fan of JSS, frankly, and yet that was really good.
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Stadler, that's Jeff Scott Soto, not Ripper Owens. Sounds like Marching Out era. The first riff sounds just like I'll See the Light Tonight soundwise, and that definitely sounds like Anders Johannson on drums.
I gotta go back and listen; I'm not a huge fan of JSS, frankly, and yet that was really good.
Marching Out is easily a TAC Top 10, maybe even Top 5 vocal performance.