No one will ever be Yngwie, shredding, in front of an orchestra, looking like a Disney Villain, making ears bleed cool. And he plays into the character so awesomely!
And shredding like that with a full orchestra, not missing a note and what really impressed me the most he is always RIGHT ON TIME. I would be so lost with all that going on lol Incredible!!
Not saying he's like Yngve, but Michael Romeo is pretty close.One of the new generation that's completely absurd. He's cleary inspired by Yngve though..
@@torrid94 Hahaha! I think it’s in one of those interviews he did about his pedalboard setup😜👍you know how Paul describes things and the way he said it had me freakin dyin man🤘🤣
@@jfrog1979 Yeah, that sounds like something Paul Gilbert would say. He's got a great sense of humour, and his interview on the Rick Beato channel was awesome! 😄
Maybe I'm weird, but I hear tons of soul in Yngwei's playing, particularly when he plays slow. He shreds his way into some slow bends and accents and lets them breath. I don't listen to his music hardly at all, but I think his playing is beautiful. I also love that he makes NO apologies for being the character that he is. He's not an everyman, and doesn't bother pretending to be one. 🤣
The “Mad Maestro” is also a great blues player! I’ve always heard his soul in his music. Lots of notes, sure. To say the man has no feel, to me, is ludicrous!!
agreed "Marching Out" is my favorite Yngwie song and it has amazing soul ..... the fast stuff gets all the attention but my favorites are his slower more brooding style of songs "Queen is in Love" "You Don't Remember I'll Never Forget" "Making Love" "Fire" love it !!!!
Greg Leon said in a interview that he was playing before Yngwie in Steeler and hadnt heard of him before. He was astonished and said "you must be best guitar player ever" And Yngvie replied: " I know" and thats all. Gotta love him
I'm old enough to remember when he arrived from the outer space in 1983. He totally revolutionised how players looked at their practice. Everybody started playing scales and arpeggios for hours. All guitar freaks from 85 till now are somehow in debt with this guy.
No there not,yeah he’s a great guitarist,but there’s just as many guitarists that don’t care for his stuff as do,and hardly anyone likes him,has to be a solo artist nobody will work with him
We were already playing scales and arpeggios for hours before Yngwie, he just blew the doors off with his monster chops. I remember seeing him live in once, 84-85ish, I can't remember who he opened for, but I will never forget him just shredding, and then he throws his Strat up in the air vertically oriented (headstock straight up, like an arrow)- spins around once or twice, and it drops right in his hands, and he keeps shredding... just phenomenal.
I remember getting that little plastic record in one of those guitar magazines and that was how I heard him for the first time. No one played like him at that time and I to hit those scales and discovered arpeggios and sweep picking.
@@TylerDurden-oy2hm Paganini was metal and rock. Really? Gotta see where this is getting… nothing screams rock and roll like the violin and it’s called a fiddle in the country music.
100% Totally and absolutely fact. To truly understand him, you need to see it from this point, otherwise you just miss it. Ive been telling people for years, your the first ive seen outside of my commentary’s. Love it!!!!
When he hit the scene in the 80s I could not believe his guitar playing was real. Then I saw him live. No one can ever take away his incredible technique. It stands up today. He is a force.
To anybody who criticises Yngwies playing. Try to learn ONE of his songs and play it like he does. And you'll understand what an absolut master he is. He is truly one of a kind. He's tone is awesome, and the playing is sooo clean.
the idea of playing guitar is to move people with it, not to play the most difficult piece possible. Its art, not the Olympics. Sure hes a master of what HE does, good for him. Its just not entertaining to listen to. Its unmoving music
@@trentrez6643 Then how come so many people (me included) are moved by it? I for sure feel the emotion that he puts into every arpegio, every note, every bend. I can feel it and I love it.
I love Yngwie. He is unique, there will be only one Yngwie. I don't understand people that say he has no feel? He has 100% feel! Every note counts, can't they hear it? Thank you Michael for this reaction! More Yngwie to the people! :)
Yngwie can (and does) shred like a mad man, but his TONE, vibrato, and perfectly in tune bends are the things that really cement him as a guitar legend and not just another forgettable pyrotechnician.
FINALLY somebody who has really understood Yngwie and truly appreciates what he has accomplished: He basically created his on genre and while doing it, developed a sound that is totally unique to him. It represents a crossbreed of a violine-like high end note and v8-rumble down deep. All the while playing it so clean and immaculate, it really beggars believe. I´m listening to him for more than 30 years and he still blows me away. He was the sole reason why I quit playing the electric guitar, because I understood that I could practice until I´m a hundred years old and I would NEVER reach his level of virtuosity. This gig with the orchestra has-in my view- his best guitar sound ever. He should trademark this and somebody should put it into a dictionary und "Guitarsound/electric", because it doesn´t get any better than this. He is the result of an overdose of talent, character and a lifelong of practice, since he was 10 or so. Will not be replicated ever. All copycats in the world can´t bend time like he does and his fluidity as well as his vibrato is absolutely unmatched. Nice vid, BR from Germany.
@@stevehislop Dude, I'll never play like him either. It's impressive and it conveys a mood. But it doesn't really do it for me. It's super magical in the moment and then just not catchy enough or even too complex to stick around in my head. I enjoy metal rythm guitarists, specifically Dave Mustaine, the most. I think when you start out, you need some easier songs for your reward system to make practise a habit. You picked a really daring player to look up to. But the point of you playing guitar was never to become just like some other dude.
On the whole "genre" thing...Deep Purple had a whole album they did with an orchestra which came out in the 70s and Uli Roth amongst other had already been doing similar things before Yngwie was discovered by Mike Varney in 1982.
People that say there’s no feel in this song must exclusively listen to slow blues or Pink Floyd (both of which I like but come on). For every guitarist that plays fast runs there’s a grandpa in the comments shouting “no feel” from his proverbial rocking chair. It’s neo-classical. You can dislike it and Yngwie but to say there is no feel is to say there also no feel or emotion in the likes of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin or Mozart. Absolutely silly and ignorant. (And I’m not comparing Yngwie to the classical greats. But his music is similar in composition). For those “no fee” types, only the likes of B.B. King doing one note per measure solos will suffice I guess.
@@gergelybodi3728 well, you provide me with some description parameters (for lack of a better word) for it and I will. You can’t describe it, it’s just something that is felt and understood
Yngwie is so unusual in everything he does it is hard not to like him. While I always found it hard to listen to a full Yngwie CD, but seeing him live this year was an eye-opener. The show was so over-the-top...playing so fast, clean and melodic I just couldn't believe a guy could command so much technique...and I saw it all from 10 ft away. Even my wife, a Bee Gees fangirl, was totally knocked out. Seeing Yngwie is seeing music history. Yngwie is back and he is badder than ever. You have got to see it to believe it.
If you think what you saw was mind blowing, look for his live performances from 1985. That was Yngwie in his prime, great raw tone and you can hear every single note he's playing clearly.
Great post. Been an yngwie fan for a long time but never saw him live and I heard his live performances went downhill. Then he came to my city on his latest tour last summer and holy fucking shit… he was as good as ever, one of the friends i went with, one of those multi disciplinary know it all dudes, he just couldn’t believe how clean we was playing. It was so fucking great
You can laugh at him, but this is the moment that inspired me to pick an electric guitar. To this day I still respect the soul and ballsiness of this performance.
Yngwie...there is only one like him and the guitar world is better with him in it. Jason Becker learned from his style and speed. George Lynch gives him a nod on influencing his playing as well. Like, Love or Hate him...Vai stated, "every player on the Gen Axe Tour would get burned trying to copy any of the others", meaning each player has his own style and swagger.😎🤘
He's literally the reason I started playing guitar. I've seen him more times than I could possibly count. And I've even been lucky enough to see him in a very intimate setting, playing substandard Gear. And it made no difference whatsoever. His absolute command of the instrument comes through. His ability to play with more passion and balls the most people could ever possibly understand. Is absolutely incredible. Whether you love him or hate him he absolutely deserves your respect.Thank for giving him the respect he deserves
I’m always stunned at the shear volume of notes he integrates into all of his playing. This piece is a combo of precision, knowledge of his instrument, what the orchestra is doing behind him, and athleticism. Just one of those runs makes my hand tired. This guy has been playing it for 20 minutes.
I'm going to state this here and now. Mr. Mike Palmisano you are the most entertaining guitar teacher on all of the UA-cam. I truly mean that you are so much fun to watch I've spent most of my vacation watching these videos and my wife looks at my like what you laughing at? Fantastic.
As a Swede myself, I proudly see similarities between Yngwie and Zlatan (our world famous fotboll-magician/soccer-player) both getting shit for being cocky, while backing up everything with godlike discipline to develope skills not one of the complainers/haters will ever come close to!
So as a Swede you can clear something up for me. Is it pronounced Yngwie or Yngwie? I pronounce it Yngwie but my band mates pronounce it Yngwie. All very confusing. Any help appreciated 👍
I think many guitar players have a special place in their hearts for Yngwie he made us all practice more and strive for something when we first heard him not all ! but many...I get in the mood to listen to him at random times but not often...but I will never forget hearing for the first time in the 80's.
I think I did the bulk of my Yngwie listening in 86 or around then before moving into the Shrapnel catalog. You are right about everything that makes him great makes him totally mock-able. He is a full on unapologetic Spinal Tap experience, and I love him for it. I haven't heard him in years, and this song was on that first album (tape) I had of his. Great pick.
Same here, I got started on Tony MacAlpine, then moved onto Yngwie then Vai, Gilbert, Lynch, and the rest....but there will always be a soft spot in my heart for Malmsteen
People can say what they want but Yngwie has so much bravado in his playing which really is the essence of a great electric guitarist.He is without doubt a technical master of the instrument.
A couple things about Yngwie also, he's lighting-fast with arpeggios, and muting notes on Stratocaster (which is difficult on a Strat) let alone, on a scalloped fingerboard!! He's the best at what he does, pretty much.
I don't like to be called a shredder and I don't like people who play fast just for the sake of it. If you listen to early yngwei, there's so much feel and understanding of music, it's actually insane. Personally I'm not really into his style and music but that doesn't mean you can't appreciate and be inspired by his catalogue. Absolute legend.
Yngwie has the perfect feel for classical music. Right on the beat. Not behind like funk or jazz or blues. Not ahead like punk or rock. Smack dab on the beat.
I don't understand why so many people say he has no feel! He's all feel! The guy is so passionate about what he writes and plays! I think people are just jealous of his natural talent. He makes it look so easy. I get that a lot of that is the patterns that he plays and staying within the diminishing major and minor arpeggios. At some point you have to admit that the guy certainly knows his way around a guitar! His phrasing, intonation and vibrato are perfect! I have seen Yngwie live many times and he is always phenomenal! It's almost a spiritual experience!
Yngwie doesn’t play single coils. He invented a stacked 2 single coil “hum bucker”. I watched an interview with him and he described how he has these built for his signature strat guitars. Anyway, he is a true virtuoso!!! Thank you for appreciating a true legend. Check out some of his early live solos when he was on tour for his trilogy album before his accident. His pick work was even more AMAZING!!!
I'd never say that there's no feel. Yngwie is soooooooo much feel. I just haven't heard much awesome songs sings Odyssey. But his technique plus his attitude towards playing times the amount he does things Yngwie and NOT the way people want? You gotta respect the brother.
I think it was the crash. He had a horrible car crash around that time, smashed a metal steering wheel with his head and went into a c9ma partially paralysed. I think since he wasn't quite the same. Not as creative anymore and not quite as clean as he was.
That intro part was actually the beginning of Yngwie’s Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4….. which is pretty much Albinoni’s Adagio. And I love it. YJM’s vibrato and touch is incredible.
No other guitarist would dare step into that stage and become the lead violinist for that orchestra. No rock elements to hide behind. Either you can become the lead or u cant. Unbelievable, this is his crowning achievement for me. Insane! No one has done it before or since Other bands have had orchestras play along with them on a stage but no one else has done THIS
You said something like: "the whole point of the major 7 in the harmonic minor scale is to achieve the major 3rd of the V chord"... dude thankyou... now it seems obvious in retrospect but I needed someone to say it. Thank you. Brilliant. Really useful info on my own guitar journey through life.
LOL, My 70+ year old Mom Loves Yngwie!!! She got introduce to his music through me when I was a teenager (80's Kid), and she's been to a couple of his concerts \M/
Listen to "Don't Let it End" from the Marching Out album. It's hard to believe that huge tone comes from a Strat. Technically, his pickups are stacked humbuckers, but they sound like single coils. Designed together with DiMarzio to reduce noise, because he uses pretty insane overdrive. *Edit* Actually, listen to both Rising Force and Marching out. Disciples of Hell also has one of his most beautiful solos. I discovered Yngwie in 2007 and guitar hasn't been the same for me since then.
I can enjoy Yngwie in small doses. I've seen him live on a G3 tour and The Generation Axe tour. He can easily dominate the sound, even over Satriani, Vai, Zack Wylde, Nuno Bettancourt, and Tosin Abasi. But he plays nice with those guys because they all respect each other
@@jamiepastman5594 Tosin plays to YOUR taste. Everyone knows Yngwie is a show off, so you're not saying anything groundbreaking. All of the parts for the instruments in this orchestra were written by Yngwie. That you think Yngwie isn't a musician speaks more to your insecurities then it does Yngwie's talent as a musician, and one thing I do know for sure, Tosin himself wouldn't utter that nonsensical BS you just posted.
@@griff4366 touched a nerve, did I? Want to murder my family now too? Sorry, he sucks to me. I'm allowed to think that Griff, it's my brain, not yours, and attacking me personally reveals your insecurities, not mine (which are many). I stand by my comment below and don't care what Tosin might or might not say.
@@griff4366 !!! Oh YES and the whole TRUTH !!! Say what you will...Malmsteen IS a force of NATURE. Jealousy clouds the mind and makes people look stupid.
Your comment about "heavy" Beethoven - often catch myself thinking how awesome a metal cover of 9th symphony's Molto Vivace would be, with all that energy!
Ok, this is from the Yngwie 'Concerto for electric guitar' concert. This track was an extra or a warm up (can't recall) and comes from an earlier album, so the Orchestration was 'added'. If you want to get closer to this, you need to check out other tracks from the Concerto. These were composed by Yngwie with the Orchestra in mind and his guitar as the lead instrument (typically the violin). These tracks really do work the Orchestra and feature Yngwie's compositional skills. It shows there is yet more to him. Love it, hate it, just don't deny it. More Mr Malmsteen, more.
You're almost there. The concert is right. This definitely was an extra track, but it even came to Yngwie as a surprise. The conductor and the orchestra sprung this on him that they wanted to play that with him, and there was no warmup or practice or rehearsal for it. This just happened. For the orchestra's saving grace, Yngwie tends to perform this live with the beginning movement of Icarus Suite Op. 5, from his first album, and there is a clear performance of this from the Live in Leningrad CD and DVD/VHS tape that came out on this from 1989, so they used that to go off of for getting this nailed. From there, all that was needed was the arrangement from full band to orchestra, and that was it. Everything else here is on the spot, and they nailed it.
Yngwie is one of a kind on the guitar, and the list of dudes who can legitimately say that is exceptionally short. The physical part of his playing is of course absolutely ridiculous, but his touch and the emotive part of particularly his early playing has always been sadly overlooked. If you look up his versions of Far Beyond the Sun live with his band in the mid 80s, it is the stuff of legend.
Troy Grady did a really good examination of his picking hand technique on a video a few years back. He said it was very clever how Yngwie found the solutions to the difficult picking problems posed.
Extremely unique especially when compared to everyone else when he came out. He has his own style, look and feel and personality. I love him but could also see him not being everyone’s cup of tea. Phenomenal talent
I can’t name any other guitarist that has such a dramatic articulation and wibe that Yngwie has. He is the best in playing slow, long dramatic notes with elegant vibrato 👌 I love his runs but enjoy the slow, long notes and Blues licks he does ❤️🔥🎸
Yngwie is a Maestro in the true sense. Highly intelligent compositionally. His live shows, even now are astonishing. Back before his Jag crash and long coma, the stage show was THE best on stage virtuosity one could witness. He would throw the guitar 20 feet, catch it, and never miss a note that you would notice. I learned to play a fair bit of it, including FBTS note for note, but to do it, I am stock still, not running across the stage, swinging the axe around my head in time, or tossing it, catching it, and resuming like nothing happened. At the end of it, YMJ is ready for more, while most are spent. I love his work, and hold him in the highest regard. Time has mellowed him, and he seems a genuinely cool guy. Plays lots of small venues and loves his audience.
Everyone always talks about all his solos and tecniques, but the first time I watched one of his live concert videos I was very impressed by his rhythm playing and riff writing. He's written some great songs and some killer riffs. This is a bit different playing with an orchestra but like any guitarist in a band with a singer, he has to play rhythm during the vocals like anyone else.
Add in number 5....his string action is unbelievably high. He gifted Vai his signature Strat and Steve said he couldn't attempt to play it due to the action.
IMO there are three players who have revolutionised rock guitar more than anyone else and changed how everybody viewed and played the instrument.. Hendrix, Van Halen and Malmsteen.
Dude I totally agree . Yngwie is playing far Away beyond the sun , in a galaxy that only his mind can go to . All human beings are unique . Yngwie demonstrates that to the n’th degree
Yngwie is a force of nature. His style is so ultra refined that, maybe, he can’t play any other way - and why should he? His vibrato is matchless, his tone is great and he is one of the most influential guitarists in history. So what if he overplays most of the time. 😉 Cheers, 💃🏽🕺🏽🍻🍻
you embodied almost everything I thought when I heard Yngwie for the first time, back when I was in boot camp in November of 1985; except you articulated it far better than I. I didn't know what harmonic minor was back then' I just knew that I loved it and had never heard it before. but your excitement is and was compelling. thanks for posting, Michael.
In '82-84 I remember walking into a book store to buy a guitar mag and I got one with (I think) John Fogerty on the cover and inside was a floppy record of Black Star. Steve Vai transcribed the solo if I remember correctly. When I put it on my record player I couldn't believe someone could pick that fast and play that clean. I was in shock. I begged my mom to take to find his first record. It was journey of pain trying to learn some of those licks. I didn't think it was possible to play faster than EVH until this guy reshaped my childhood.
@@Guitargate Nice analysis. It was very interesting how you showed how his it that harmonic low on the neck as transition to moving his hand into high position. I suppose it would also work if you started a melody high on the next serval notes all harmonics, the hit one note regular pluck, then you could use that as a transition to moving your hand back lower on the neck. You could make a whole song or long riff with a lot of that and the reverse ways going on, like an etude. It would make a great lesson. You will also probably find this other neo-classical quite interesting on youtube. I have never seen anybody move across the neck quite like this and with excellent tone and dynamics Greensleeves. arpeggios/melody arr by Garry Chambers. and this is is also remarkable, he also has an unexpected bluey part in the middle> Mattias IA Eklundh piece: - The Native Hue Of Resolution
Not an avid listener of his,but his absolute mastery of this instrument is completely mind blowing!! I just think the people that can't appreciate that are simply jealous, every bend,every slide, every speed of light run is perfect,I would say that's feel...
This guy reinvented the guitar up to 3.0. No one will ever be able to play like him...thats a fact NO matter what name they have. He is IT with e everything about howe to play and sound as a player AND on top of that his carisma and a total Rock Star...Nr 1 period.
I believe some people have a hard time hearing soulful music when it doesn’t fall within a blues scale. That’s what their ears are trained to listen out for. Yngwie is serving a gourmet meal to people who are looking on the menu for a simple juicy steak. Two of my favs- SRV and YJM.
Don't care what others think, or say about YJM....he is in a league of his own. Period. He has probably inspired more guitarists than EVH if truth be told. Try to learn EVH and YJM...then you'll truly understand how great this genius is.
I love YM. He does his own thing,unapologetically and undaunted w passion. And yes his lead is based in Paganini. There have been runs he's played that are completely absolutely on fire and face melting musicianship.
My first time seeing Yngwie was on the Trilogy tour. Saxon and Black & Blue opened for him at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland California 12/19/86. I still have the ticket stub.
I agree with Mike. Nobody plays like Yngwie and the only people that whine are losers that can't play it. I love how he reaches up to high notes after his long runs, but those high notes are all perfect. Yngwie is a genius, love him or hate him.
people can hate on Yngwie all they want, but there are some important things to point out: he's a master of the instrument he can play circles around almost anybody almost all complainers just can't do what he does he has influenced more guitarists than you ever have or ever will one final point: don't gatekeep any style of playing. That makes you worse than his reputation. Of which he's really grown the hell out of. rock on🤘keep playing 🎸and brighten the world with your music bonus point: I'm beyond happy to see the respect in the comments
I seriously love your description of him, you really understand what you are seeing! Yngwie is out of this world! I’ve been listening to him for years and you made me understand more about him 🙏
Those single coils are stacked and hotter than just about any typical humbucker on the market. That said, Malmsteen stands alone. Incredible work. Bach inspired melodies and passages, with precise pattern based runs. YJM, baby!
His playing is so fluid and smooth, especially the arpeggios and his legato is freaking sic! I do prefer his early stuff when he was still hungry and out to blow everyone away. His newer stuff has lost it's edge and polish, now he just does runs as fast as he can and tries to sing.
Even on video, this was fabulous! I can't imagine it in person, I wouldn't be able to breathe. I took piano lessons for 4.5 years as a kid, lived in the classical world. I just picked up guitar... and now I'm listening to classical and thinking how awesome some of these classical pieces would be on electric guitar. Yngwie just blew everyone's hair back.
Your reaction says it all. Something just digs into your soul. Same feeling I get from Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues or seeing Iron Maiden live. There are those special moments that make the hairs on your arms stand on end. If you feel it, you get it!
No one will ever be Yngwie, shredding, in front of an orchestra, looking like a Disney Villain, making ears bleed cool. And he plays into the character so awesomely!
Character, indeed.
And shredding like that with a full orchestra, not missing a note and what really impressed me the most he is always RIGHT ON TIME. I would be so lost with all that going on lol Incredible!!
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Not saying he's like Yngve, but Michael Romeo is pretty close.One of the new generation that's completely absurd. He's cleary inspired by Yngve though..
@@potetstappe666 True. Romeo is insane. Yngwie is the neoclassical king.
Yngwie said it best himself, “More is more.”
Agree 100%
I love the way Paul Gilbert described Yngwie one time. He said it’s like he’s fighting invisible pirates, and he’s winning!🤘🤣🏴☠️⚔️🎸
Love that! Gotta know where you heard that from...😂😂
@@torrid94 Hahaha! I think it’s in one of those interviews he did about his pedalboard setup😜👍you know how Paul describes things and the way he said it had me freakin dyin man🤘🤣
@@jfrog1979 Yeah, that sounds like something Paul Gilbert would say. He's got a great sense of humour, and his interview on the Rick Beato channel was awesome! 😄
Maybe I'm weird, but I hear tons of soul in Yngwei's playing, particularly when he plays slow. He shreds his way into some slow bends and accents and lets them breath. I don't listen to his music hardly at all, but I think his playing is beautiful. I also love that he makes NO apologies for being the character that he is. He's not an everyman, and doesn't bother pretending to be one. 🤣
Exactly. No apologies.
The “Mad Maestro” is also a great blues player! I’ve always heard his soul in his music. Lots of notes, sure. To say the man has no feel, to me, is ludicrous!!
agreed "Marching Out" is my favorite Yngwie song and it has amazing soul ..... the fast stuff gets all the attention but my favorites are his slower more brooding style of songs "Queen is in Love" "You Don't Remember I'll Never Forget" "Making Love" "Fire" love it !!!!
I saw Yngwie with Graham Bonnet back in the 80s. He was absolutely in his prime then and played with plenty of soul. Now, now so much imo.
@@sixslinger9951 My favorite Yngwie song ever is Islands in the Sun Live Alcatraz 🤘🤘 His playing in that is incredible.
It's not about the "shredding" thing, he can play blues like a boss, people are sooooo jealous because he is on another level. Thank you man!
Ye ppl should see the video of him playing the song blue on yt. His level is off the fucking charts
Greg Leon said in a interview that he was playing before Yngwie in Steeler and hadnt heard of him before. He was astonished and said "you must be best guitar player ever" And Yngvie replied: " I know" and thats all. Gotta love him
Because it's singing spirit: soul alight 👽
Whether you love him or hate him, you can't deny Yngwie has one of the best vibrato techniques ever.
it is good but not as good as BB kings ....
@@what1864 lol
@@what1864 Even bb king has covered yngwie in that one video shit was hilarious man the editing was on point
True, his vibrato is at the best level like B.B. King, Clapton, Hendrix, EVH, Garry Moore, Jeff Beck or Dereck Trucks. 🎸💪🏻
B.B. was the master but he has his own vibrato. YJM rocks.
I'm old enough to remember when he arrived from the outer space in 1983. He totally revolutionised how players looked at their practice. Everybody started playing scales and arpeggios for hours. All guitar freaks from 85 till now are somehow in debt with this guy.
No there not,yeah he’s a great guitarist,but there’s just as many guitarists that don’t care for his stuff as do,and hardly anyone likes him,has to be a solo artist nobody will work with him
We were already playing scales and arpeggios for hours before Yngwie, he just blew the doors off with his monster chops. I remember seeing him live in once, 84-85ish, I can't remember who he opened for, but I will never forget him just shredding, and then he throws his Strat up in the air vertically oriented (headstock straight up, like an arrow)- spins around once or twice, and it drops right in his hands, and he keeps shredding... just phenomenal.
Truth
I remember getting that little plastic record in one of those guitar magazines and that was how I heard him for the first time. No one played like him at that time and I to hit those scales and discovered arpeggios and sweep picking.
You said it. I was literally standing there with my mouth hanging open when I was introduced to him back in the early 80's
He's an absolute king. Yngwie's got one of, if not the, most recognizable tone ever.
Yngwies guitar playing style is totally based on lead violin. It’s awesome
by Paganini....he was metal/rock ....
@@TylerDurden-oy2hm Paganini was metal and rock. Really? Gotta see where this is getting… nothing screams rock and roll like the violin and it’s called a fiddle in the country music.
If I want to hear violins I'll stick with violins
100% Totally and absolutely fact. To truly understand him, you need to see it from this point, otherwise you just miss it.
Ive been telling people for years, your the first ive seen outside of my commentary’s. Love it!!!!
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Its guitar playing violin! You still miss the point of his awesomeness!!!
When he hit the scene in the 80s I could not believe his guitar playing was real. Then I saw him live. No one can ever take away his incredible technique. It stands up today. He is a force.
A Rising Force apparently.
@@minkorrh I was waiting for that!
Same! 1987 Seattle...he was just WHAT?!?! 🤣
To anybody who criticises Yngwies playing. Try to learn ONE of his songs and play it like he does. And you'll understand what an absolut master he is. He is truly one of a kind. He's tone is awesome, and the playing is sooo clean.
the idea of playing guitar is to move people with it, not to play the most difficult piece possible. Its art, not the Olympics. Sure hes a master of what HE does, good for him. Its just not entertaining to listen to. Its unmoving music
@@trentrez6643 I definetly disagree 100%. He moves a lot of people.
I can.believe me
@@trentrez6643 Then how come so many people (me included) are moved by it? I for sure feel the emotion that he puts into every arpegio, every note, every bend. I can feel it and I love it.
@@imagzz4942 your guess is as good as mine there
I love Yngwie. He is unique, there will be only one Yngwie. I don't understand people that say he has no feel? He has 100% feel! Every note counts, can't they hear it? Thank you Michael for this reaction! More Yngwie to the people! :)
Yngwie can (and does) shred like a mad man, but his TONE, vibrato, and perfectly in tune bends are the things that really cement him as a guitar legend and not just another forgettable pyrotechnician.
@@wickedsimracing4mentalheal503 partly due to the scalloped fretboard + 9's.
couldnt have said it better
@@AchilleasMantzios have you ever played it? Not anything that makes it easier for me. I already had 9’s and a Floyd
@@AchilleasMantzios yngwie uses 8s
@@bojangles6444 yup once. I'll have something like that some time in the future, as long as aliexpress works haha
You cannot ignore his impact on modern guitar music. You may not digest all he does and how he does it, but you cannot ignore him. Kudos
The 3 guys who fundamentally changed the way we play rock guitar:
Hendrix
Van Halen
Yngwie
Correct! 👌🎶🎸🤘
Totally agree
You cleaely missed the early seventies : Blackmore ruled
For real guitarists you are correct. Those are the 3 that changed everything.
@@frankgoossens9939he was great, but he didn't fundamentally change rock guitar like Hendrix, VH or Malmsteen though.
FINALLY somebody who has really understood Yngwie and truly appreciates what he has accomplished: He basically created his on genre and while doing it, developed a sound that is totally unique to him.
It represents a crossbreed of a violine-like high end note and v8-rumble down deep.
All the while playing it so clean and immaculate, it really beggars believe.
I´m listening to him for more than 30 years and he still blows me away.
He was the sole reason why I quit playing the electric guitar, because I understood that I could practice until I´m a hundred years old and I would NEVER reach his level of virtuosity.
This gig with the orchestra has-in my view- his best guitar sound ever. He should trademark this and somebody should put it into a dictionary und "Guitarsound/electric", because it doesn´t get any better than this.
He is the result of an overdose of talent, character and a lifelong of practice, since he was 10 or so.
Will not be replicated ever.
All copycats in the world can´t bend time like he does and his fluidity as well as his vibrato is absolutely unmatched.
Nice vid, BR from Germany.
Kinda sad that you tried to be Yngwie instead of yourself.
@@noahraab2429 Good point. I never thought of it like that, but you have to admit that YJM sure can be impressive to a 16 year old wannabe.
@@stevehislop Dude, I'll never play like him either. It's impressive and it conveys a mood. But it doesn't really do it for me. It's super magical in the moment and then just not catchy enough or even too complex to stick around in my head.
I enjoy metal rythm guitarists, specifically Dave Mustaine, the most.
I think when you start out, you need some easier songs for your reward system to make practise a habit.
You picked a really daring player to look up to. But the point of you playing guitar was never to become just like some other dude.
On the whole "genre" thing...Deep Purple had a whole album they did with an orchestra which came out in the 70s and Uli Roth amongst other had already been doing similar things before Yngwie was discovered by Mike Varney in 1982.
So none of us “got him ” before this?… kind of a ridiculous comment…
i could hear that all day, i dont know where in the hell people get he has no feel, what! theres feel all over this masterpiece.
Zero feel. Hes a guitar Olympian
People that say there’s no feel in this song must exclusively listen to slow blues or Pink Floyd (both of which I like but come on).
For every guitarist that plays fast runs there’s a grandpa in the comments shouting “no feel” from his proverbial rocking chair. It’s neo-classical. You can dislike it and Yngwie but to say there is no feel is to say there also no feel or emotion in the likes of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin or Mozart. Absolutely silly and ignorant. (And I’m not comparing Yngwie to the classical greats. But his music is similar in composition).
For those “no fee” types, only the likes of B.B. King doing one note per measure solos will suffice I guess.
Put down the pipe dude.
@@trentrez6643 define feel first and then I'll believe you.
@@gergelybodi3728 well, you provide me with some description parameters (for lack of a better word) for it and I will. You can’t describe it, it’s just something that is felt and understood
Yngwie is so unusual in everything he does it is hard not to like him. While I always found it hard to listen to a full Yngwie CD, but seeing him live this year was an eye-opener. The show was so over-the-top...playing so fast, clean and melodic I just couldn't believe a guy could command so much technique...and I saw it all from 10 ft away. Even my wife, a Bee Gees fangirl, was totally knocked out. Seeing Yngwie is seeing music history. Yngwie is back and he is badder than ever. You have got to see it to believe it.
I saw him in Seattle in 1987..it was just mind bogging! Me and a high school buddy got tickets and had a blast!
Ah 1 picture tells more than a thousand great notes,,maybe you should donate something to a good cause now👍🌟😜😜👍👍
If you think what you saw was mind blowing, look for his live performances from 1985. That was Yngwie in his prime, great raw tone and you can hear every single note he's playing clearly.
Yo soy de chile y también lo tuve a 2 metros tocando fue magnífico y único
Great post. Been an yngwie fan for a long time but never saw him live and I heard his live performances went downhill. Then he came to my city on his latest tour last summer and holy fucking shit… he was as good as ever, one of the friends i went with, one of those multi disciplinary know it all dudes, he just couldn’t believe how clean we was playing. It was so fucking great
He exhibited tons of soul in this piece. It just soared over most heads at light speed.
One of the best vibratos in the guitar world! Yngwie was at his best with Alcatraz and his first 4 albums!
You can laugh at him, but this is the moment that inspired me to pick an electric guitar. To this day I still respect the soul and ballsiness of this performance.
Amen Brother! If you don't have his signature YJM Strat Get it ASAP!
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Actually a tear just came pfff Yngwie
Yngwie...there is only one like him and the guitar world is better with him in it.
Jason Becker learned from his style and speed.
George Lynch gives him a nod on influencing his playing as well.
Like, Love or Hate him...Vai stated, "every player on the Gen Axe Tour would get burned trying to copy any of the others", meaning each player has his own style and swagger.😎🤘
He's literally the reason I started playing guitar. I've seen him more times than I could possibly count. And I've even been lucky enough to see him in a very intimate setting, playing substandard Gear. And it made no difference whatsoever. His absolute command of the instrument comes through. His ability to play with more passion and balls the most people could ever possibly understand. Is absolutely incredible. Whether you love him or hate him he absolutely deserves your respect.Thank for giving him the respect he deserves
Yngwie's playing is an absolute thing of art, I'm crying listening to him it's so beautiful xoxoxoxo
Anyone that says Yngwie does not play with feel either does not really play the guitar, or know music.
Great reaction, Michael!!
Yngwie playing blues is also pretty mindblowing.
The sobg blue....impeccable
I’m always stunned at the shear volume of notes he integrates into all of his playing. This piece is a combo of precision, knowledge of his instrument, what the orchestra is doing behind him, and athleticism. Just one of those runs makes my hand tired. This guy has been playing it for 20 minutes.
Malmsteen's playing and approach...."its outrageous, its awesome".... you said it. STILL IN MY TOP THREE METAL PLAYERS !!!!
I'm going to state this here and now. Mr. Mike Palmisano you are the most entertaining guitar teacher on all of the UA-cam. I truly mean that you are so much fun to watch I've spent most of my vacation watching these videos and my wife looks at my like what you laughing at? Fantastic.
Couldn’t agree more and he’s a HELL of a guitar player in his own right!!!
Yngwie is the only guitarist to have embraced Classical and has praised the intricacy of this genre. He is a true artist..
Nah lots have done it including his inspirations, Ritchie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth. Uli is basically 1970s Yngwie.
Classical guitar is also a thing.
This guy plays nothing but heart and intellect pure genius and really plays electric like a mad man
As a Swede myself, I proudly see similarities between Yngwie and Zlatan (our world famous fotboll-magician/soccer-player) both getting shit for being cocky, while backing up everything with godlike discipline to develope skills not one of the complainers/haters will ever come close to!
YES !!!
So as a Swede you can clear something up for me. Is it pronounced Yngwie or Yngwie? I pronounce it Yngwie but my band mates pronounce it Yngwie. All very confusing. Any help appreciated 👍
Add NaNiWa to that list (former pro-gamer, Starcraft II). Who's this Zlatan?
yes, he is basically just an athlete, and not an artist. thats what we don't like about him.
@@Jeremy-hx7zj "we"
I think many guitar players have a special place in their hearts for Yngwie he made us all practice more and strive for something when we first heard him not all ! but many...I get in the mood to listen to him at random times but not often...but I will never forget hearing for the first time in the 80's.
Well said 👏👏
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I think I did the bulk of my Yngwie listening in 86 or around then before moving into the Shrapnel catalog. You are right about everything that makes him great makes him totally mock-able. He is a full on unapologetic Spinal Tap experience, and I love him for it. I haven't heard him in years, and this song was on that first album (tape) I had of his. Great pick.
Same here, I got started on Tony MacAlpine, then moved onto Yngwie then Vai, Gilbert, Lynch, and the rest....but there will always be a soft spot in my heart for Malmsteen
People can say what they want but Yngwie has so much bravado in his playing which really is the essence of a great electric guitarist.He is without doubt a technical master of the instrument.
When the DVD of this concert was first released in Japan, I had no hesitation in paying about $150US to import it. Utterly epic.
A couple things about Yngwie also, he's lighting-fast with arpeggios, and muting notes on Stratocaster (which is difficult on a Strat) let alone, on a scalloped fingerboard!! He's the best at what he does, pretty much.
I don't like to be called a shredder and I don't like people who play fast just for the sake of it. If you listen to early yngwei, there's so much feel and understanding of music, it's actually insane. Personally I'm not really into his style and music but that doesn't mean you can't appreciate and be inspired by his catalogue. Absolute legend.
Yngwie has the perfect feel for classical music. Right on the beat. Not behind like funk or jazz or blues. Not ahead like punk or rock. Smack dab on the beat.
I don't understand why so many people say he has no feel! He's all feel! The guy is so passionate about what he writes and plays! I think people are just jealous of his natural talent. He makes it look so easy. I get that a lot of that is the patterns that he plays and staying within the diminishing major and minor arpeggios. At some point you have to admit that the guy certainly knows his way around a guitar! His phrasing, intonation and vibrato are perfect! I have seen Yngwie live many times and he is always phenomenal! It's almost a spiritual experience!
Yngwie doesn’t play single coils. He invented a stacked 2 single coil “hum bucker”. I watched an interview with him and he described how he has these built for his signature strat guitars. Anyway, he is a true virtuoso!!! Thank you for appreciating a true legend. Check out some of his early live solos when he was on tour for his trilogy album before his accident. His pick work was even more AMAZING!!!
He used to play single coils, but of course he hated the buzz but loved the tone, thus his stacked single coils.
@@Sahbla Yep👍
@@Sahblawhen yngwie came to America, the difference in voltage caused more hum... so he got either Seymour Duncan or dimarzio to make his pup
I'd never say that there's no feel. Yngwie is soooooooo much feel.
I just haven't heard much awesome songs sings Odyssey.
But his technique plus his attitude towards playing times the amount he does things Yngwie and NOT the way people want?
You gotta respect the brother.
I think it was the crash. He had a horrible car crash around that time, smashed a metal steering wheel with his head and went into a c9ma partially paralysed. I think since he wasn't quite the same. Not as creative anymore and not quite as clean as he was.
@@user-lv7ph7hs7l I didn't know that! Holy shit!
His early stuff with Alcatraz is incredible. Soulful and ferocious. Nobody like him in those days!
Yngwie is loaded with emotion and tasteful bends and vibrato. Plus the speed.
That intro part was actually the beginning of Yngwie’s Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4….. which is pretty much Albinoni’s Adagio.
And I love it.
YJM’s vibrato and touch is incredible.
What a beast! An absolute legend! That vibrato. That feel. That technique...
No other guitarist would dare step into that stage and become the lead violinist for that orchestra. No rock elements to hide behind. Either you can become the lead or u cant. Unbelievable, this is his crowning achievement for me. Insane! No one has done it before or since
Other bands have had orchestras play along with them on a stage but no one else has done THIS
Watching someone who gets it makes the experience 10,000 times more awesome. Yup people talk smack about 'em but dude's a fucken living legend.
Thank you for introducing me to Yngwie Malmsteen! I will have to check out more of his stuff.
hey man get his first album Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force - it is the most fierce of all of his playing
Great Video. I think Yngwie is Spectacular! Beyond his technical abilities, he plays some tasty and beautiful stuff. Plus, his vibrato is amazing!
One of the greats. He was really cool and down to earth to me. Mad respect to the guitar monster. 🎉❤
Yngwie is a guitar god, I highly recommend to listen to his live in leningrad in 1989, also an awesome solo in Osaka (maybe 1998)
No one is Yngwie, but you have fun with it and try to make it relatable to everyone. That's cool.
Honestly, whether you like Yngwie or not, he's the ultimate stage performer. The moves he had are still unmatched
And he's outRocking most, just not scared to walk the rope if he falls he Fly's👍🎶🎶🎶👍 MeneerMalmsteen
The electrifying moves of Juan Croucier have to be considered.
You said something like: "the whole point of the major 7 in the harmonic minor scale is to achieve the major 3rd of the V chord"... dude thankyou... now it seems obvious in retrospect but I needed someone to say it. Thank you. Brilliant. Really useful info on my own guitar journey through life.
LOL, My 70+ year old Mom Loves Yngwie!!! She got introduce to his music through me when I was a teenager (80's Kid), and she's been to a couple of his concerts \M/
Listen to "Don't Let it End" from the Marching Out album. It's hard to believe that huge tone comes from a Strat. Technically, his pickups are stacked humbuckers, but they sound like single coils. Designed together with DiMarzio to reduce noise, because he uses pretty insane overdrive.
*Edit*
Actually, listen to both Rising Force and Marching out. Disciples of Hell also has one of his most beautiful solos.
I discovered Yngwie in 2007 and guitar hasn't been the same for me since then.
Saw Yngwie for the Eclipse tour in the 90's, full Swedish line up...my God they were awesome! Incredibly talented.
I can enjoy Yngwie in small doses. I've seen him live on a G3 tour and The Generation Axe tour. He can easily dominate the sound, even over Satriani, Vai, Zack Wylde, Nuno Bettancourt, and Tosin Abasi. But he plays nice with those guys because they all respect each other
Tosin is a real musician, Yng is a show off
I saw both those shows in Orlando. G3 and Generation Axe. Absolutely fantastic.
@@jamiepastman5594 Tosin plays to YOUR taste. Everyone knows Yngwie is a show off, so you're not saying anything groundbreaking. All of the parts for the instruments in this orchestra were written by Yngwie. That you think Yngwie isn't a musician speaks more to your insecurities then it does Yngwie's talent as a musician, and one thing I do know for sure, Tosin himself wouldn't utter that nonsensical BS you just posted.
@@griff4366 touched a nerve, did I? Want to murder my family now too? Sorry, he sucks to me. I'm allowed to think that Griff, it's my brain, not yours, and attacking me personally reveals your insecurities, not mine (which are many). I stand by my comment below and don't care what Tosin might or might not say.
@@griff4366 !!! Oh YES and the whole TRUTH !!! Say what you will...Malmsteen IS a force of NATURE. Jealousy clouds the mind and makes people look stupid.
great analysis on certain classical music having heaviness....so true....yngwie def shows it!!!
Your comment about "heavy" Beethoven - often catch myself thinking how awesome a metal cover of 9th symphony's Molto Vivace would be, with all that energy!
Ok, this is from the Yngwie 'Concerto for electric guitar' concert. This track was an extra or a warm up (can't recall) and comes from an earlier album, so the Orchestration was 'added'. If you want to get closer to this, you need to check out other tracks from the Concerto. These were composed by Yngwie with the Orchestra in mind and his guitar as the lead instrument (typically the violin). These tracks really do work the Orchestra and feature Yngwie's compositional skills. It shows there is yet more to him. Love it, hate it, just don't deny it. More Mr Malmsteen, more.
You're almost there. The concert is right. This definitely was an extra track, but it even came to Yngwie as a surprise. The conductor and the orchestra sprung this on him that they wanted to play that with him, and there was no warmup or practice or rehearsal for it. This just happened.
For the orchestra's saving grace, Yngwie tends to perform this live with the beginning movement of Icarus Suite Op. 5, from his first album, and there is a clear performance of this from the Live in Leningrad CD and DVD/VHS tape that came out on this from 1989, so they used that to go off of for getting this nailed. From there, all that was needed was the arrangement from full band to orchestra, and that was it. Everything else here is on the spot, and they nailed it.
Yngwie is one of a kind on the guitar, and the list of dudes who can legitimately say that is exceptionally short. The physical part of his playing is of course absolutely ridiculous, but his touch and the emotive part of particularly his early playing has always been sadly overlooked. If you look up his versions of Far Beyond the Sun live with his band in the mid 80s, it is the stuff of legend.
His picking hand is near perfect!
Troy Grady did a really good examination of his picking hand technique on a video a few years back. He said it was very clever how Yngwie found the solutions to the difficult picking problems posed.
Extremely unique especially when compared to everyone else when he came out. He has his own style, look and feel and personality. I love him but could also see him not being everyone’s cup of tea. Phenomenal talent
I can’t name any other guitarist that has such a dramatic articulation and wibe that Yngwie has. He is the best in playing slow, long dramatic notes with elegant vibrato 👌 I love his runs but enjoy the slow, long notes and Blues licks he does ❤️🔥🎸
You know the orchestra loves the hell out of something like this.
Yngwie is a Maestro in the true sense. Highly intelligent compositionally. His live shows, even now are astonishing. Back before his Jag crash and long coma, the stage show was THE best on stage virtuosity one could witness. He would throw the guitar 20 feet, catch it, and never miss a note that you would notice. I learned to play a fair bit of it, including FBTS note for note, but to do it, I am stock still, not running across the stage, swinging the axe around my head in time, or tossing it, catching it, and resuming like nothing happened. At the end of it, YMJ is ready for more, while most are spent. I love his work, and hold him in the highest regard. Time has mellowed him, and he seems a genuinely cool guy. Plays lots of small venues and loves his audience.
Everyone always talks about all his solos and tecniques, but the first time I watched one of his live concert videos I was very impressed by his rhythm playing and riff writing. He's written some great songs and some killer riffs. This is a bit different playing with an orchestra but like any guitarist in a band with a singer, he has to play rhythm during the vocals like anyone else.
Add in number 5....his string action is unbelievably high. He gifted Vai his signature Strat and Steve said he couldn't attempt to play it due to the action.
His song Brother at this concert is amazing. there you can really hear his feel.
Your enthusiasm for Yngwie was marvelous to watch.
Dude is full throttle rock and roll. Even when he's playing classical.
It takes serious balls to stand out in front of an orchestra and just put it out there where everyone hears every note and pick stroke.
IMO there are three players who have revolutionised rock guitar more than anyone else and changed how everybody viewed and played the instrument.. Hendrix, Van Halen and Malmsteen.
Omg, this is one of my favorite classical songs. This is so cool! How have I never heard of this guy?
Dude I totally agree . Yngwie is playing far Away beyond the sun , in a galaxy that only his mind can go to . All human beings are unique . Yngwie demonstrates that to the n’th degree
Yngwie is a force of nature. His style is so ultra refined that, maybe, he can’t play any other way - and why should he?
His vibrato is matchless, his tone is great and he is one of the most influential guitarists in history.
So what if he overplays most of the time. 😉
Cheers, 💃🏽🕺🏽🍻🍻
you embodied almost everything I thought when I heard Yngwie for the first time, back when I was in boot camp in November of 1985; except you articulated it far better than I. I didn't know what harmonic minor was back then' I just knew that I loved it and had never heard it before. but your excitement is and was compelling. thanks for posting, Michael.
In '82-84 I remember walking into a book store to buy a guitar mag and I got one with (I think) John Fogerty on the cover and inside was a floppy record of Black Star. Steve Vai transcribed the solo if I remember correctly. When I put it on my record player I couldn't believe someone could pick that fast and play that clean. I was in shock. I begged my mom to take to find his first record. It was journey of pain trying to learn some of those licks. I didn't think it was possible to play faster than EVH until this guy reshaped my childhood.
He's one of the best to ever pick up a guitar regardless of opinions!
Your joy for this stuff is infectious. I starting watching expecting to find it kind of silly … and it is , bit it’s also awesome. Love your work.
Exactly! Thx.
@@Guitargate Nice analysis. It was very interesting how you showed how his it that harmonic low on the neck as transition to moving his hand into high position.
I suppose it would also work if you started a melody high on the next serval notes all harmonics, the hit one note regular pluck, then you could use that as a transition to moving your hand back lower on the neck. You could make a whole song or long riff with a lot of that and the reverse ways going on, like an etude. It would make a great lesson.
You will also probably find this other neo-classical quite interesting on youtube. I have never seen anybody move across the neck quite like this and with excellent tone and dynamics
Greensleeves. arpeggios/melody arr by Garry Chambers.
and this is is also remarkable, he also has an unexpected bluey part in the middle>
Mattias IA Eklundh piece: - The Native Hue Of Resolution
Not an avid listener of his,but his absolute mastery of this instrument is completely mind blowing!! I just think the people that can't appreciate that are simply jealous, every bend,every slide, every speed of light run is perfect,I would say that's feel...
This guy reinvented the guitar up to 3.0. No one will ever be able to play like him...thats a fact NO matter what name they have. He is IT with e everything about howe to play and sound as a player AND on top of that his carisma and a total Rock Star...Nr 1 period.
Most people who display swagger are just playing the role. Yngwie has probably some of the most deserved swagger on Earth.
Yngwie got tons of feeling, listen to his vibrato and how he plays this baroque style!
Yngwie blows me away every time!
I believe some people have a hard time hearing soulful music when it doesn’t fall within a blues scale. That’s what their ears are trained to listen out for.
Yngwie is serving a gourmet meal to people who are looking on the menu for a simple juicy steak. Two of my favs- SRV and YJM.
Who loves being a rock star more than Yngwie??? He is all about that life.
Don't care what others think, or say about YJM....he is in a league of his own. Period. He has probably inspired more guitarists than EVH if truth be told. Try to learn EVH and YJM...then you'll truly understand how great this genius is.
No feel?!? This guy has feel for days!!
I love YM. He does his own thing,unapologetically and undaunted w passion. And yes his lead is based in Paganini. There have been runs he's played that are completely absolutely on fire and face melting musicianship.
I knew Yngie's mother.
Thank you for almost nailing the Swedish pronunciation of his first name.
I was 17, in Seattle WA...1986 and he was the first concert I ever saw🥰With Saxxon and Black And Blue..they opened for him
My first time seeing Yngwie was on the Trilogy tour. Saxon and Black & Blue opened for him at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland California 12/19/86. I still have the ticket stub.
Saw the same show down in PDX. Good times! 😎
I agree with Mike. Nobody plays like Yngwie and the only people that whine are losers that can't play it. I love how he reaches up to high notes after his long runs, but those high notes are all perfect. Yngwie is a genius, love him or hate him.
people can hate on Yngwie all they want, but there are some important things to point out:
he's a master of the instrument
he can play circles around almost anybody
almost all complainers just can't do what he does
he has influenced more guitarists than you ever have or ever will
one final point: don't gatekeep any style of playing. That makes you worse than his reputation. Of which he's really grown the hell out of.
rock on🤘keep playing 🎸and brighten the world with your music
bonus point: I'm beyond happy to see the respect in the comments
I seriously love your description of him, you really understand what you are seeing! Yngwie is out of this world! I’ve been listening to him for years and you made me understand more about him 🙏
Those single coils are stacked and hotter than just about any typical humbucker on the market. That said, Malmsteen stands alone. Incredible work. Bach inspired melodies and passages, with precise pattern based runs. YJM, baby!
His playing is so fluid and smooth, especially the arpeggios and his legato is freaking sic! I do prefer his early stuff when he was still hungry and out to blow everyone away. His newer stuff has lost it's edge and polish, now he just does runs as fast as he can and tries to sing.
Even on video, this was fabulous! I can't imagine it in person, I wouldn't be able to breathe. I took piano lessons for 4.5 years as a kid, lived in the classical world. I just picked up guitar... and now I'm listening to classical and thinking how awesome some of these classical pieces would be on electric guitar. Yngwie just blew everyone's hair back.
Your reaction says it all. Something just digs into your soul. Same feeling I get from Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues or seeing Iron Maiden live. There are those special moments that make the hairs on your arms stand on end. If you feel it, you get it!