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Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force





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F**kin epic rock right here folks!!
16 years old when rising force album came out. The good ole days,yngwie, k i l l e r buds and enough p**sy to keep the beard looking like a glazed donut.
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Per nielsson of scar symmetry is pretty sick. Malmsteens tone is cool, i call it glassy.
Yngwie plays with soul on alot of his ballads, if you listen he never misses even a hint of a note on his breakneck shredding sets and hits. I got his autoghraph at the Toy Tiger here in Louisville Ky in the 80's, along with his pick , and lost my van in Boston with autographed picture, I gave his pick to my Brother Monte
Yngwie is pure Aspbergery brilliance. You have to accept the former in order to embrace the latter. There will be tantrums, angst, grudges and ruts that try your patience and loyalty. You may need to leave the room for a while now and again. But his talent is undeniable and, manifested in measured doses, compels you to forgive and admire.
Joe Lynn Turner & Yngwie- Best combo ever!
Also, if you play the scales he uses at a non-superhum a n pace, they're still really cool sounding. So, while he may not be the type to utilize much feel, to say that he has no style is ignorant. Most of the people that say things like that are either jealous or too lazy to spend the time practicing that he does.
The simple fact is, Yngwie is known for his shredding, because he spends so much time getting faster. That discount blues players for their style. There's room in music for a lot of different styles and it doesn't mean one is better than the other. I play guitar and my lead style is more blues based, with a lot of bends, vibratos and basically making notes sing and scream. However, one cannot discount players like Yngwie, Petrucci and Herman Li. It's not easy to build that kind of speed.
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Incomparable Master. Brought back to us Neoclassical . Thank you! Live show Fillmore SF 10/11 was epitome of spellbinding Awesomeness.
Chet Akins, Les Paul, and Frank Zappa are better!
Good guitar player, BORING as hell to listen to.
No one can beat slash on Guns N Roses
greatest guitarist on the planet.
i dont care what he did or does...Malms t e e n rocks
favorite song from rising force is no question caprici di diablo! such and epic song!!!!!!!! ! ! ! !
for the ultimate "shredder" however, look to cooley, batio or gilbert.
@joejoed6--g o o d call. so many people are afraid to say that and i have been saying that for years. hendrix revolutioniz e d rock guitar at the time, but was indeed a sloppy player. he couldn't play 1/10th of yngwies compositions .
Greatest Malmsteen solo ever from Rising Force? I really love the one at 2:23 from "Fury" off the "Trilogy" album. No over-shreddi n g and tons of emotion!
Yeah many days as a teenager listening to this.....Goo d Times.
Saw him in Concert, he didn't even have a bassist but he jammed anyway.
Hendrix, really. He was only good in the eyes of the ones that where on drugs. Other than that, he was really a sloppy player.
Awesome guitarist
What the hell does that mean, "Hendrix was a classic showman?" I'd take hendrix over this dude any day.
Awesome skills hes up there with Joe "sach" and Steve Vai
yngwie is god. there are none higher.
hendrix was a classic showman-malm s t e e n is a classic guitatist
Guitar god.
Yngwie and joe lynn turner are two rock legends,epic song,makes you rock out hard..
ibashzombies . I agree lol, Herman Li (Dragonforce lead guitarist) would be annihilated by Yngwie Malmsteen.

Long live all of the shred gods!
it has nothing to do with just speed malmsteen is the best. but my personal fav is chriss oliva of savatage if i was a guitar player i would want his style
anybody who loves yngwie should really check out vinnie moore as well! I think you will enjoy his music also. Hes another great guitar virtuoso. Especially vinnies song: In Control, or the maze.

Let's have a shredding race: Malmsteen vs. the Dragonforce guitarist!
boo to epica, their stuff sounds like more evanecence or however you spell that dumb name. crap! Yngwie is the best!!!!!
Malmsteen is one of the best on electric guitar...he is one of the ones that stands alone on his unique sound.
he changed the way people play i will see him holloween night in ft lauderdale fla.
LOL, they list Yngwie as a similar artist.
Yngwie rules!
True, Epica is awesome (and unbelievable performing live).
you like classical + metal? check out Epica.

the end.
Classic 80's shred
kick a** f**king lighting fast guitar player to kick a**
a great classically trained guitar virtuoso whose playing style is second to none. definitely in a class with Vai, Satch and Gilbert. he sounds awesome live as well!



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