Yngwie J. Malmsteen

[Subzeero]

Yes maestros. He is my hero. His music posseses my thoughts and amplifies my imagination. His creativity and technique depict upmost proficiency. I recommend his Rising force album. These are my two favourite songs on the cd.

Icarus` Dream Suite Opus 4

Black Star.

 

[A FREAK]

yeah i agree he is up there with steve vai, and joe satriani,his playing ability is so amazing and with those fast fingers of his he is so unstoppable

 

[marshallmadman]

I have the Via/Satch/Malmsteen G3 DVD, it's pretty awesome!

 

[ireekofawesomeness]

im going to see him nov 30th at starland in sayreville i won 2 tix from eddie trunk local metal guy who does a friday night show in nyc area....i hope he plays black star and far beyond the sun

 

[pogo]

I just found an old Steeler album/record (vinyl) in my basement. It was my older brother's when he was at NYU. Signed by Yngwie along with the singer Ron Keel. Wonder if it's worth anything??

most likely not but kind of neat!

 

[megamania500]

If you use p2p file sharing, there's a pretty good file out there with Yngwie playing a mean guitar solo in Japan. Along w/ alot of other guitar players playing their solo's during concerts. I found Yngwie, Vai, Kirk Hammett, Paul Gilbert, and a bunch of others. I just put "guitar solo" into bearshare and they all came up.

 

[marshallmadman]

I just found an old Steeler album/record (vinyl) in my basement. It was my older brother's when he was at NYU. Signed by Yngwie along with the singer Ron Keel. Wonder if it's worth anything??

most likely not but kind of neat!

Actually it would probably bring quite a lot more than you would think on eBay.

 

[split endz]

No doubt Oogie is quite proficient, but his style kinda played to me. He uses alot of the same arpeggiated licks over and over. Last time I saw him was about a year ago, that dude has put on alot of weight... especially in his face... looks like a blowfish.

 

[Subzeero]

No doubt Oogie is quite proficient, but his style kinda played to me. He uses alot of the same arpeggiated licks over and over. Last time I saw him was about a year ago, that dude has put on alot of weight... especially in his face... looks like a blowfish.

i agree, his style is somewhat unorthodox. I haven't seen him recently but i am not surprised that he has a blowfish face now. His face always seemed like a bowl to me.

 

[split endz]

i agree, his style is somewhat unorthodox. I haven't seen him recently but i am not surprised that he has a blowfish face now. His face always seemed like a bowl to me.

It might be because he has made that "oh... mr. Bill ! " face for so many years. You know, where he trys to look cool by raising his brows & puckering his lips.

 

[kethnaab]

darn shame he started to mellow out as the years went on. his first 2 releases were just...DAYAM.

saw Yngwie open for Iron Maiden...oh...about 15 years ago. He played Eruption with his teeth.

boy could he play. picking up Joey Lynn Turner as his vocalist made the music sound all...ghey.

at least to me. but that never did stop his frenzied fretboard freneticism.

 

[split endz]

darn shame he started to mellow out as the years went on. his first 2 releases were just...DAYAM.

saw Yngwie open for Iron Maiden...oh...about 15 years ago. He played Eruption with his teeth.

boy could he play. picking up Joey Lynn Turner as his vocalist made the music sound all...ghey.

at least to me. but that never did stop his frenzied fretboard freneticism.

I saw him on that tour also (in Atlanta), where he did Eruption with teeth, also did some Hendrix with his teeth.

 

[richarde1969]

Malmsteen was one of my biggest inspirations during the early to mid eighties. The best album is 'Marching Out' and then 'Triology'.......After that, well he just ran out of ideas, the same triplets and appegiated runs over and over again. Ive been playing over 20 years and can play all the stuff from the two albums I've mentioned........big deal!! Over the past 15 years he's continued to shift from blues to classical to pop-like bollox and now back to the heavy stuff again. I've read so many articles on the guy that its very apparent he's an obnoxious twat who can't abide anyone elses opinion other than his own, hence all the band member changes. Sure he can play, just like Vai and Satriani can..........but once you have compiled your favourite 10 or so tracks of these guys you've heard as much as you need to. Personally I rate Paul Gilbert, a very tasteful guitarist who knows when to slow down and shut the f**k up with his axe. Marty Friedman is another good guitarist, he used to play with Jason Becker.

Just my opinion.

 

[megamania500]

Malmsteen was one of my biggest inspirations during the early to mid eighties. The best album is 'Marching Out' and then 'Triology'.......After that, well he just ran out of ideas, the same triplets and appegiated runs over and over again. Ive been playing over 20 years and can play all the stuff from the two albums I've mentioned........big deal!! Over the past 15 years he's continued to shift from blues to classical to pop-like bollox and now back to the heavy stuff again. I've read so many articles on the guy that its very apparent he's an obnoxious twat who can't abide anyone elses opinion other than his own, hence all the band member changes. Sure he can play, just like Vai and Satriani can..........but once you have compiled your favourite 10 or so tracks of these guys you've heard as much as you need to. Personally I rate Paul Gilbert, a very tasteful guitarist who knows when to slow down and shut the f**k up with his axe. Marty Friedman is another good guitarist, he used to play with Jason Becker.

Just my opinion.

Just your opinion? Mine, too. I agree. Put in "guitar solo" in your P2P like Limewire or Bearshare and you will get concert clips from Paul Gilbert, Kirk Hammet, Eddie, and the rest of them. Some are no more than a few seconds. Others are concert clips going for several minutes. I've seen all of them, and I have to say that Paul Gilbert's guitar solo stands out above the rest. Second would be Zakk Wyld. Speed and technique-wise, anyways. The amount of heart and soul of the guitar solo would depend on your taste of music, of course.

 

[marshallmadman]

Paul Gilbert is the man!

 

[lanky]

my favorite is steve vai. brilliant musician, satch is right up there with him. satriani's playing is a little more melodic and easier to listen to. Vai gets carried away sometimes, but i find something very interesting even when his music starts to get a little"weird" every note has a purpose. I am not a fan of Mr. Malmsteen i have the denver G3 dvd, some of his music. does not appeal to meas someone said before he uses same 'arpeggiated licks over and over". Vai live in astoria is a good DVD, G3 live in tokyo is good as well(has satch, vai, and petrucci(sp). petrucii is so clean with his playing, he is a human metronome.