Wow, freaking-a, he sounds just a bad ass today as at any time in the past. I've always loved his style and musical arrangements. He really shook up the rock scene back in the day and took a bunch of bar chord toting big hair bands and showed them how to get your metal on in a classy/classical way. Class act for sure.
sometimes i dont know what is more amazing, when yngwie plays down those millions notes in short time, or when he simple hammers a freakin power chord, he has a really nice way to touch a riff too.
@perpetual61 i agree with you Yngwie is one of the few guys who have really earned their Fame&money. Playing guitar since 8 and for 13 to 18 At least 8 hours in day. His mom died, he was in a car crash and his house was flatend on a earthquake and he still Went on and continued to do what he does. That shows some Willpower and determination.
I do have it. I'm not saying he never plays pentatonic stuff, but when he plays the pentatonic stuff, he doesn't mix it up, playing groups of 5, 6 or 7. He's been playing the same pentatonic licks all this time also. My point is his playing hasn't progressed. Listen to him 25 years ago and listen to him now. What's advanced in that time? Then look at Jeff Beck...okay, he can't shred...but listen to him in the 70's and listen to him now...big difference. Listen to Richie Kotzen in 1989 and now.
I don't see why everyone says yngwie is arrogant. in all his interviews he seems really chill and nice. ive never seem something that suggested he was arrogant. he gives mad props to satriani, vai, holdsworth and many other guitarists.
He certainly deserves his place in the history of modern guitar and I was hugely influenced by him in my young days. However I have to admit over the years I have grown a bit tired of his style, just because it hasn't really evolved or changed a lot. Essentially its the same phrases transposed all over the fret board with a good dose of dim7 arpeggios thrown in. Don't get me wrong though, there is only ONE Yngwie Malmsteen and he sure did spawn a global army of imitators! :)
epic103 Yea I get that, when you have a well known brand you don't change the recipe that brought success... Personally, I love the early stuff right up to Odyssey but I lost interest after that.
MaTtRoSiTy Me too... but I also like Eclipse, Seventh Sign, Attack, and the Concerto. He's had some really good albums after his early stuff. He continues to be an inspiration to me, I love the way he plays. His vibrato and attack is very cool. His early stuff is classic but he still plays and composes at a high level. I'll always support the Maestro at anything he does.
I agree with you, totally, but can someone tell me from your point of view which band, soloist guitar player have evolved and did some things new in order not to get bored? mmmm, dont think so, its just style and old fashion , like my grandmother said: "you are getting older litle son" PD: I have the entire collection as you said, this Yngwie has been a great influence to me :)
***** Once you get to that stage, you may find Jazz starts to appeal more. But as far as metal (and other) style guitarists go, personally I found Marty Friedman has some pretty awesome playing. Very interesting scales, choices of notes and phrasing that is quite unique. You sure know Marty when you hear him! Of course that is just my own preference and other people will have good suggestions too. These days I don't play like that at all really. I spend most of my time in alternate open tunings and virtually never shred.
Yngwie did the very same thing to me (as the invisible guy behind him) at our local jam when he turned up unannounced, I never got to play any solos I also tried to leave but he wouldn't let me. Jokes apart. Meet Yngwie briefly and he was a nice cool guy, not what I had read and been led to believe.
The people that shit on Yngwie are usually the ones that have only listened to Rising Force or watched him play instrumentals on youtube. Go listen to Trilogy, Odyssey and Eclipse. He's a fantastic song writer not just a mindless shredder like so many love to say.
Faz pouco mais de 20 anos que escutei essas musicas, e escutando agora estão melhores ainda,vai tomar no c.Pra que fui inventar de tocar heheheheheheheheh.
i dont know what people mean by him not being able to put emotion into his music, cuz when i hear it, there's definitely something i feel listening to his music, you know what i feel? i feel like shit because there's no way i can play like him XD
sounds as good as ever... wow. some serious neurons firing. love how he's channeling mr t. and i love that crucifix on his wrist, the way it violently swings to and fro... i imaging jesus' blood spraying everywhere.
Insane... he is Sooo Good... sorry not good, but GOD. It's not just left hand speed, but right hand technique, goddly vibrato. It's not just a mix match of licks, but Melody at maximun speed. Sorry, maybe lov it's blinding me.
On Far Beyond The Sun; Yngwie was improvising a LOT more than normal imo. He plays this fast so effortlessly that he`s just messing around to try and amuse himself! A bit sloppy sometimes and runs things together but he`s still 'got it'- that`s for sure.
@@jtvito8535 Hey Ben, I made my internet research and the name of the first song that Yngwie is playing is Baroque & Roll. Regards. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bhFOGBD_94U.html
Yeah, but Yngwie is still the King!! And I am sure if you asked Michael Romeo he would say the same thing. Yngwie is one of his inspirations! Yngwie is a pioneer of Symphonic Metal! He is the original Symphony X
When I visited heaven I heard the unmistakenly strat/marshall sound of Malmsteen. So I asked an angel if Malmsteen is dead. He answered me: "Well, its God. He thinks he's Yngwie Malmsteen
Some of Yngwie's older stuff is not very clear note for note. Actually he was kind of sloppy at times and certain recordings he made errors etc that I can actually pin point.. Michael Romeo is much cleaner and his finger tapping skills are flawless and Yngwie doesn't even come close but then again every artist has their own style and at end of the end they are both incredible.
One of his best performances in the last decade, IMHO! Clean, articulate phrasing, proper improvising and great tone... Wish we'd see sth like that more often!
Yngwie Malmsteen is definitely from another universe entirely!!! People always focus on his speed but always fail too notice his melodic fluidity!!! Yngwie Malmsteen turns a Stratocaster & Marshall into a symphony!!!!
Bruce Lee of the electric guitar, pure & simple. No matter what anyone thinks of his personal life, or his personality, fashion, or stage/show antics, his ability, tone and presence that come off of the frets, to the ear, it is hard to find anyone to match him, in classical, rock & hard blues. I have found, many great guitarist, that are real close, but with good ears, and being unbiased , in the electric category, and to be found in any media, he still has the title, IMHO. The clarity and the "not too overdriven & distorted" sound he manifest, he's got it. Keep going YJM
I'll second what you said. Not only his playing. Yngwie likes the music he makes. He isn't a fickle fad following flake. People say that they think that his playing hasn't changed in years and that it hasn't "evolved". Changing just to follow trends isn't "evolving"; it's called "no identity" and selling out. The man has the most musical integrity in existence.
Mike Parsons I completely agree. And it’s such a treat when he focuses on accurate playing more than on high kicks. When he’s on tour, showmanship is first and playing accuracy is second. Here he is playing as if he’s recording in the studio. Same with his performance in front of the orchestra in Japan. When Yngwie gets down to business, he has no rivals.
idc about his personal life / fashion / etc. imho he is NOT bruce lee of the guitar, because bruce lee mastered different styles of martial arts, and created his very own school. malmsteen is mostly the gold standard for neo-classical guitar playing, but that's mostly it. his music kinda gets repetitive. if he's a car, he is a ferrari stuck on max speed. a song or two is enough for me. i generally don't binge listen to malmsteen. very impressive guitar hero that i really wanted to be obsessed with but i just can't really love his discography.
Are you one of those disgusting internet thrash that always trying to flirt with woman on the internet because you are a weak sad person? You look at children do you?
When he is on, he kicks ass!! He's still kicks ass & to all the people that rag on him... you all know you would love to be able to go to a music store or stand in front of a bunch of Kick-Ass guitar players and be able to play like he just did... I'm just sayin' glad I watched the video👍👍👍👍
Hands down this is the best version of "baroque and roll" and "blue" he ever played live, people can feel very lucky to hear that there 2:19 stays in my memory forever.
I don't know whether he is the best guitar player in the world, because neo-classical is one particular style among many others, but I don't think i've ever seen someone as comfortable with a guitar... not even Vai. He has a total command of the instrument and what he is doing. 7:54 sums it all up.
I don't care what all the others say. You have Malmsteen, and then you have everyone else. And I am not talking pure speed, which he is still the master, but rather the feelings he's able to invoke. That harmonic minor scale is pure Yngwie. Like it was created just for him, or, if you prefer, he made it relevant. And how he can be at the 20th fret and a split second later be at the 1st, and back up again. Brilliant guitar work.
How can the haters say he doesn't play with feel. This was epic. And I cannot think of any player past or present that can make that bend during the solo of far beyond the sun scream like yngwie does. Like the scene from crossroads when vai pretends not to be able to play and misses the high note in that paginni solo that Ralph plays
Correction Yngwie should have stuck with the same setup he had in 1984 with Alcatrazz his tone was way better 1973 Strat with Dimarzio HS2 and HS3 pickups into a Modified 1959 Marshall Plexi Amp that is the tone
Marshall Vintage Modern. About 900 bucks on Ebay. Get you a YJM strat and the Fender YJM over drive, stick a little touch of delay from a Boss DD-3 in the loop and turn it up and play as though you sold your soul to the devil and. ....Voila!
Christophe Ayres This is the"correct"Alcatrazz gear.68-71 strats,Dimarzio HS-3 pickups(he never used HS-2)Marshall Mk2 71-72 50 watt heads and no mods.
His hands look like they could tear a NYC phonebook in half. SRV's hands were superhuman, too. I have difficulty opening a ketchup bottle, but I'm pretty good at being late for work, finding bad relationships, and generating reasons not to exercise, vote, or act maturely. Every dog has his day, right?
I had a great guitar teacher, amazing player,, I was like 13, he asked me if I thought he could tear a piece of wood from a closet by his bare hands. He meant to show its happening in the brain rather than the muscles. I think for SRV there is muscle at work too. Malmsteen probably plays very lightly, faster playing needs lighter touch, it is less muscle not more. IMHO
You may be right, of course. But just by looking at SRV's and Dickie Bett's (formerly of the Allman Bros.) hands, I see monster-like strength. Hendrix, Malmsteen, Satriani, and Vai have over-sized hands, too. Mine are thin, small, and weak -- not meant for heavy use. Maybe typing.
