Well, his new album Perpetual Flame has just come out. Which I have to say is most excellent.
He is here in the humble state of Virginia to play in the Jaxx NightClub.
I cannot wait, to go over and rock out today. I will try and get pictures with him, or someone!
I have been following Yngwie's music for about 4 years now. I first heard his name when I was like 12. Didn't hear an actual song from him, napster liked to cheat back then. I saw a video instructional of him too, but I did not know who it was. It was this video of Trilogy suite.
I figured that everyone played like that back then and thats how guitar teachers...taught. I always was intrigued by this video, he was so flawless. I thought, man, I wish he became some big star(little did I know... he was one)
So then I see him playing in G3 with steve Vai and satriani. Whom I knew of Vai about the same time as I saw that trilogy suite video. I loved Vai, he was the greatest guitarist on earth to me! even more than Van Halen or SRV. I just was fascinated. so there was this fat guy named yngwie malmsteen. THROWING KICKS! He was a real rock n roller. I could tell. And his guitar looked all scalloped like it was over used from his speedy sausage fingers and just turned into some caved in piece of work as a fender.
Holy crap could this guy play. He played Evil Eye. Which changed my life. I remember one day playing LAN starcraft with friends. hey...look up Yngwie music. and wowee, it sounded awesome.
Forever then. I got all I could, found Cd's in stores, I just needed to watch this guy play. I wanted to learn everything I could, every yngwie song. i learned Srv before then. I love Blues. Always will. but this was new and exciting. It was something that touched my soul and really helped me express my anger that I had through the years. It helped me express the tears I shed, It just blew me away.
I don't rate guitarists. but Yngwie is one Cool guitarist. he just was so different, he really means every note he plays. Alot of critics say he "just plays fast" Just plays phrygian dominate scale. Well. Sure he does that, but SRV didn't do much other than blues. And Steve Vai has his similar licks. And so does Satch. But thats why I love em. They Do Their Thing.
Believe me I've heard every rumor, and story about Yngwie's reputation. And I just find them hilarious.
Heres evil eye from alcatrazz days.
Enjoy. To me evil eye, was like how Demons Eye was the pivotal song for Yngwie.
Also some pre week preperation was playing to his first three solo albums. over and over.
also, if anyone feels to input, I wonder if you will go see his tour, if you have, lets hear the report!
Yngwie is so silly. Also, he is frozen in time and locked up in his own habits. He stopped thinking. He played so much he basically can't improvise anymore and just throws out the same stuff over and over no matter what the setting or the context. It's not about still doing the same thing. It's that he doesn't even listen to himself. He ruins his greater moments by following them up with fast runs that are just stupidy timed.
Anyway, best non-jazz non-classical guitarists are clearly Shawn Lane and Allan Holdsworth. Others are just far behind, no matter how good and flexible some of them are.
But, Yngwie has the best vibrato ever on guitar. Donno if he still has it, though.
It's easy to forget why Yngwie was/is so great with all the fast guitarists of today. Hearing a song of his once in a while reminds me that his sound is just really good. Saw him live 2 years ago, it was a 5 hour show in the pit though and by the time all the other bands were done I was pretty tired, still I'm glad I saw him at least once.
edit: O man evil eye is still a really good track haha. Too bad not all his songs are that memorable.
I love Yngwie. I've not seen him live, however. I must say I'm much more partial to Satriani.
Oh, and as we're on the topic of guitarists, here's a fun fact many of you may have not known - Steve Vai was at Blizzcon '07. lol. Apparently his kid is a WoW fanatic or something.
On October 28 2008 01:28 BlackStar wrote: Yngwie is so silly. Also, he is frozen in time and locked up in his own habits. He stopped thinking. He played so much he basically can't improvise anymore and just throws out the same stuff over and over no matter what the setting or the context. It's not about still doing the same thing. It's that he doesn't even listen to himself. He ruins his greater moments by following them up with fast runs that are just stupidy timed.
Anyway, best non-jazz non-classical guitarists are clearly Shawn Lane and Allan Holdsworth. Others are just far behind, no matter how good and flexible some of them are.
But, Yngwie has the best vibrato ever on guitar. Donno if he still has it, though.
Malmsteen was at his best with his first solo material, when he was ~21. Pretty awesome what he accomplished so young. Unfortunately he's done nothing new since then, just more of the same. I find him very tasteless, he just throws in super fast scale runs or arpeggios any time he could be doing something interesting. He's a one trick pony, but he did take the Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth neoclassical style to the next level.
Malmsteen, in my opinion, is probably the most technically skilled metal guitarist... but he doens't have much substance. I put him in the category of "shredders," "wankers," whatever you want to call them.
Sure, they are fast, but they don't bring much to the table musically.
On October 28 2008 03:54 Mikilatov wrote: Oh, and as we're on the topic of guitarists, here's a fun fact many of you may have not known - Steve Vai was at Blizzcon '07. lol. Apparently his kid is a WoW fanatic or something.
lol, his kids have wow character names in real life. Julian Angel Vai and "Fire".
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