Kotzen is great and precise but what i like is the attack of yngwie is so much of a character, is like he is kicking your ass everytime it is full of angst
RK..why bother comparing? Fast picking is so outdated but we all know RK's bluesy feeling will stand the test of time and would've been approved by listeners of 30 years ago
I can tell ya right now yngwie didnt just copy ritchies licks and play them quicker, there’s stuff yngwie does that isnt ritchie like at all. Obviously he loves blackmore (and uli roth) but there are definitely licks that yngwie does that arent very blackmore like and we’re probably more in line with other guys
Yngwie is awesome but hes become sort of like a actor who gets typecast. He throws that same scale in everything. But hes still amazing in my top 3 guitarist. Ritchie is the man too, very awesome
This video, more than any other I've seen, shows me that people are gonna hate Yngwie just because he's Yngwie. If Malmsteen had done that Kotzen solo, people would have crucified him for "just shredding with no soul like he always does". In this example, he plays a solo that's respectful to the original but then adds his own stamp towards the end. Kotzen's solo is... just a fast solo. Yngwie's is better, to my ears, by a million miles.
@@JohnWahlers Each to their own, man. I've seen Yngwie live many times, too. Why do I need my ears cleaned out, and you don't? What makes me definitely wrong, and you definitely right? Yngwie's is better, as I said, to my ears. Kotzen's is better to yours. I guess our tastes vary.
Malmsteen’s take is more akin to Blackmore, albeit more technically proficient. For me, I prefer Kotzen’s take. Those arpeggio flourishes and legato runs are fluid and musical. Not trying to cast any shade on Yngwie, love him as well.
I love Kotzen ... but you picked yngwies cover from a crappy show. He does it better now. And Kotzen is a monster doesn’t even come close to playing better than Malmsteen. And sorry, yngwie can do Ritchie better than Ritchie can do himself nowadays
Kotzen is unreal..he came onto the scene a little later and missed the big 80s wave..at least here in N.A..we should thank JAPAN for keeping rock alive through the drought over the last 30 yrs.
Richie all the way. He’s great with a pick but I think he’s more expressive and unique without the pick. Much harder to pull off the techniques he does. Incredible
They're both great. Malmsteen captures more of Blackmore's spirit in his rendition (whilst at the same time adding his own flair) whilst Richie goes in a slightly different direction. It's all good to me!
I actually thought it was the other way around. Richie's version had more elements of the original while Malmsteen's was basically the same stuff he always does, adapted to this song.
Ritchie has this contest hands down. He stays in the pocket and doesn't waste notes. He plays clean and stays in the framework of the song. Yngwie always has to be a "Speed Demon" and most of his leads sound the same. All over the place!!!!!
Remamber. Yngwie is improvising but Richie is playing well rehearsed and practiced solo. There is no point to compare. There is one thing that we all agree that both are great guitar players 🤘
absolutely. I feel like yngwie could play richie's version but no one can improvise like malmsteen. but i never saw that richie solo coming, what a player
@@njineermike u can tell he is improvising a large portion of it, which is great cause u never hear the same solo twice. it's just a question of improv vs. composing I suppose but both are great solos
Agree. I dont like Richies covers of Deep Purple,... but of creative part Ingwie is just an icon while Koltzen is meaningless. I knew him only through guitar lessons, he is a virtuoso.
@@klenovicaklen657 you have it backwards my friend . Ive always been a fan of Malmstein but he is a virtuoso yes for sure and thats about it .none of his music ever got much interest beyond guitar-centric music lovers and guitar players . Kotzen while not as iconic of a virtuoso is still a virtuoso nonetheless with an epic voice to match and absolutely incredible songwriting skills ..............he has a catalog of songs he's produced as a solo artist that I believe are unmatched by any except the giants of rock such as Clapton, Aerosmith, Stones = and even then im not so sure Kotzen is beat . go listen and see for yourself .
The thing with Malmsteen is, even today with a gazillion technically proficient players on the planet and a dated genre, he is instantly recognizable. The tone, the licks, the way he (over?)confidently plays everything. It's unique to him.
@@lipeguitars yeah but not really. If you listen to his albums with Greg Howe (another scary monster) there are many times you just don’t know who is who.
@@MegaRockstar5150 Kotzen just uses a lot of legato. He can't pick at that speed. That makes it sound smoother, not cleaner. Also, audio quality is superior in Kotzen's vid. But during the 80's Kotzen was just another YJM wannabe like everybody else.
The real answer is Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE). His version on "Live in Still of the Night DVD" puts Yngwie and Richie to shame in that regard. His tone was to die for too.
Nice to see Richie playing with a pick and with some of that flawless technique that got him noticed all those years ago, both solos are great but for me RK wins this one.
Yeah I think Richies got more to his game than Yngwie and I too am a massive Malmsteen fan, although on the rare occasions when Yngwie goes into blues mode his playing is on another level too.
Super suprised by Ritchies ripper ! But guys, would Richie even be playing all those sweet arpeggio's if it weren't for Malmsteen's first album, which changes the way guitar players play ?
I love Yngwie but I have to go with Kotzen on this one. How old is this? It has Billie Sheehan but kotzen is playing with a pick. I thought it’s been a while since he used a pick
Even though Kotzen was even more technical and clean on this solo, Malmsteen’s scales were much more appropriate for this composition. Malmsteen really contributed to this barocco feel, whereas Kotzen just showed how else you can play on this chord progression. His guitar work here expands the technical horizon, but it doesn’t really contribute to musicality.
Liked Kotzen's version much better. Honors the original more and fits with the song better, with some real shredding added, while Yngwie's solo was basically just the same thing he always plays for everything.
Ilyen fost, miért raktok fel? A hangerő a duplája a második részben és a minőség szar! - Why are you putting me up like this? The volume is double in the second part and the quality sucks!
I prefer Yngwie’s version . Richie tone sounds like crap compared to a blasted non Master Marshall . I’ve heard Yngwie improvise this different many times .. it’s seems what Richie is playing here is totally worked out and it sounds crafted .
Ritchie=BURN
Yngwie=BURRRRN
Richie=BURRRRRRRRRN
As much as i love Yngwie, i gotta give this to Richie.. The dude is a beast and is always evolving as a musician.. ✌️
Agree!
You sir have good musical tastes !
Lol
Ritchie. Tasteful, clean, innovative, melodic and tight.
Kotzen shredding with the Tele!! Simply amazing!! Trully the best
Kotzen is great and precise but what i like is the attack of yngwie is so much of a character, is like he is kicking your ass everytime it is full of angst
RK..why bother comparing? Fast picking is so outdated but we all know RK's bluesy feeling will stand the test of time and would've been approved by listeners of 30 years ago
Mr Richie Kotzen all the way! Playing from his soul 🎸
I'm going with Richie, he had the superior tone and played alot cleaner plus the face melting licks.. of course
Richie is The best ever! Hehehhehe
I love yngwie but this solo kotzen is the beast
Malmsteen plays the same 10 licks he played his whole life, but meanwhile super sloppy. Richie wins this with ease!!
So much respect for Richie Kotzen
KOTZEN you are the winner
Kotzen amazing
Both are good at each ways...
Kotzen más rápido y virtuoso
Kotzen es el Amo!!!
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Kotzen all day everyday!!!!!!
Kotzen is a monster . Not a surprise at all - Ritchie takes it
Kotzen for sure! So clean!
I think Ritchie takes this one!
I've always thought that Malmsteen just copied Blackmore licks, and played them a bit quicker ..... Kotzen adds his own style and feel to the solo.
I can tell ya right now yngwie didnt just copy ritchies licks and play them quicker, there’s stuff yngwie does that isnt ritchie like at all. Obviously he loves blackmore (and uli roth) but there are definitely licks that yngwie does that arent very blackmore like and we’re probably more in line with other guys
Kotzen❤
Kotzen..nah.. Hendrix & Yngwie yeah!!
Malmsteen es más apegado al estilo de Blackmore pero Kotzen es impresionante.
Yngwie is awesome but hes become sort of like a actor who gets typecast. He throws that same scale in everything. But hes still amazing in my top 3 guitarist. Ritchie is the man too, very awesome
Ritchie Blackmore
I like yngwie~
But... richie kotzen win~ ha ha ^.^
Richie is the shit hands down!
Ritchie=normal
Yngwie=too match
Richie=cool
Yngwie's Burn solo is sick!
Kotzen all the way
Kotzen!!!! Again best Dag Aldridge
Malmsteen boring as always, Kotzen creative as always.
Kotzen all day
mr legato smooth Richie kotzen
_-Malmsteen won. But Kotzen was pretty decent also._
winner kotzen
Yngwie attempted to play it like the record but then went into Noodles mode 😂 Richie Just playing Arpeggios for some reason
Both are great...music is not a F1 race, there's no first position
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here's a track from Kotzens first solo record. He was pure shred back then.
This video, more than any other I've seen, shows me that people are gonna hate Yngwie just because he's Yngwie. If Malmsteen had done that Kotzen solo, people would have crucified him for "just shredding with no soul like he always does". In this example, he plays a solo that's respectful to the original but then adds his own stamp towards the end. Kotzen's solo is... just a fast solo. Yngwie's is better, to my ears, by a million miles.
I love YJM and have seen him live many times, To my ears on this solo Kotzen destroys him-your ears need cleaned
@@JohnWahlers Each to their own, man. I've seen Yngwie live many times, too. Why do I need my ears cleaned out, and you don't? What makes me definitely wrong, and you definitely right? Yngwie's is better, as I said, to my ears. Kotzen's is better to yours. I guess our tastes vary.
I stand by my opinion though... Kotzen's isn't even recognisable as Burn, to me.
Malmsteen’s take is more akin to Blackmore, albeit more technically proficient. For me, I prefer Kotzen’s take. Those arpeggio flourishes and legato runs are fluid and musical. Not trying to cast any shade on Yngwie, love him as well.
Billy Sheehan win
I love Kotzen ... but you picked yngwies cover from a crappy show. He does it better now. And Kotzen is a monster doesn’t even come close to playing better than Malmsteen. And sorry, yngwie can do Ritchie better than Ritchie can do himself nowadays
When Ritchie started playing, I completely forgot about how bad the video quality was. That’s how solidly he knocked it out of the park.
Me too! I knew he was good... but DAMN!😯 And he did this LIVE and standing up!
Kotzen is unreal..he came onto the scene a little later and missed the big 80s wave..at least here in N.A..we should thank JAPAN for keeping rock alive through the drought over the last 30 yrs.
Unreal = 💯
??? Mmm Kotzen was a member, recorded an album and a did a world tout with Poison. One of the biggest acts of the 80s.
Spot on! We shall appreciate him - and Japan ♥️🙌🏻🎸
Richie Kotzen is the missing link between shred and feel thats why he is better than many others as well
That, my friend, is very well put.
Randy Rhoads...
I miss the Kotzen that uses a pick.
Me too
Loool yep!!
Me too ~!~~~!!!!
Add me as well.
Hes still awesome.
Wow!! RK playing Malmsteen.....different technique, but also very good. RK more versatile, he could play anything.
Yngwie always stuns me how relaxed and effortless his hands operate.
it's because of thin strings , the thinner they are, less effort it takes to make bends and pluck it
@@theodor7747nah, its just how good he is, his technique is flawless.
@@theodor7747 yngwie prefer high action, it means it needs more finger strength, lets accept there are born legends
Yngwie is a great classical player no matter what gauge of strings the end
@@theodor7747can you play like him using thin strings?
Richie all the way. He’s great with a pick but I think he’s more expressive and unique without the pick. Much harder to pull off the techniques he does. Incredible
KOTZEN IS THE BEST!
He is silly good
Absolutely, his playing is out of this world and his vocals are even better
So much!
It seems like only people called Richie can play this solo
They're both great. Malmsteen captures more of Blackmore's spirit in his rendition (whilst at the same time adding his own flair) whilst Richie goes in a slightly different direction. It's all good to me!
I actually thought it was the other way around. Richie's version had more elements of the original while Malmsteen's was basically the same stuff he always does, adapted to this song.
Malmsteen does the same in every solo... Kotzen is more versatil!!
But dear yngwie malmsteen can not be compared to any guitarist in z world
@@eliemrad7 idiot
@@eliemrad7 z world?
More versatile. Nailed it
Kotzen is better, as for me. At least he is also singing ;)
Kotzen destroyed him !
This Richie's solo is one of the best of all time!
Ritchie has this contest hands down. He stays in the pocket and doesn't waste notes. He plays clean and stays in the framework of the song. Yngwie always has to be a "Speed Demon" and most of his leads sound the same. All over the place!!!!!
Both great players love malmsteen but I think Ritchie made better use of his notes
Remamber. Yngwie is improvising but Richie is playing well rehearsed and practiced solo.
There is no point to compare. There is one thing that we all agree that both are great guitar players 🤘
Well said.
absolutely. I feel like yngwie could play richie's version but no one can improvise like malmsteen. but i never saw that richie solo coming, what a player
Absolutely wrong my friends
Malmsteen has been playing that song for years. His "improvisation" is built on decades of playing it.
@@njineermike u can tell he is improvising a large portion of it, which is great cause u never hear the same solo twice. it's just a question of improv vs. composing I suppose but both are great solos
I like Yngwie alot! But I have to said Richie solo on this track is much better!
Agree. I dont like Richies covers of Deep Purple,... but of creative part Ingwie is just an icon while Koltzen is meaningless. I knew him only through guitar lessons, he is a virtuoso.
@@klenovicaklen657 you have it backwards my friend . Ive always been a fan of Malmstein but he is a virtuoso yes for sure and thats about it .none of his music ever got much interest beyond guitar-centric music lovers and guitar players . Kotzen while not as iconic of a virtuoso is still a virtuoso nonetheless with an epic voice to match and absolutely incredible songwriting skills ..............he has a catalog of songs he's produced as a solo artist that I believe are unmatched by any except the giants of rock such as Clapton, Aerosmith, Stones = and even then im not so sure Kotzen is beat . go listen and see for yourself .
@@MrDeaweber i cant stand kotzens music or guitar. i love yngwie’s music tho
@@klenovicaklen657 You are tone deaf
Richie gets the nod. He’s more of a bluesy player even when shredding. Yngwie’s is more classical. Both were great but I prefer Richie’s version.
The thing with Malmsteen is, even today with a gazillion technically proficient players on the planet and a dated genre, he is instantly recognizable. The tone, the licks, the way he (over?)confidently plays everything. It's unique to him.
Thats true.
True but Kotzen is even more so , there is no or ever was guitar player like him
It’s a good point
@@lipeguitars yeah but not really. If you listen to his albums with Greg Howe (another scary monster) there are many times you just don’t know who is who.
yeah to bad hes a douche bag
Richie kozen. Is the master of sweep picking
Kotzen is completely amazing!!!!🎸
Yngwie was as expected, but I didn't realize Richie had those neo-classical shred chops.
Wow !!!! Kotzen is so much cleaner and perfect
Wrong
@@JagoAlessi. Ok , go ahead and tell me why .
@@MegaRockstar5150 Kotzen just uses a lot of legato. He can't pick at that speed. That makes it sound smoother, not cleaner. Also, audio quality is superior in Kotzen's vid. But during the 80's Kotzen was just another YJM wannabe like everybody else.
Kotzen Richie Godzen! He plays great and then sings amazingly! Cant wait for the next winery tour!
Richie Kotzen has always been tasteful soulful player with superior chops even than Yngwie ! He owns this one by a long country mile !
Thats what I'm trying to say but better.
Kotzen with the guitar pick is killer. But he's changed to finger picking now and its not the same Kotzen.
The real answer is Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE). His version on "Live in Still of the Night DVD" puts Yngwie and Richie to shame in that regard. His tone was to die for too.
RK for sure.
Nice to see Richie playing with a pick and with some of that flawless technique that got him noticed all those years ago, both solos are great but for me RK wins this one.
Agree I wish Richie played pick all the time, he has a level above malmsteen and I am A huge yjm fan
Yeah I think Richies got more to his game than Yngwie and I too am a massive Malmsteen fan, although on the rare occasions when Yngwie goes into blues mode his playing is on another level too.
Super suprised by Ritchies ripper ! But guys, would Richie even be playing all those sweet arpeggio's if it weren't for Malmsteen's first album, which changes the way guitar players play ?
It seems people like to forget the impact Yngwie had on guitar players in the early 80s. Nobody played like Yngwie.
Seems like people like to forget Uli Jon Roth and this songs author Ritchie Blackmore already paved that road.
I was not expecting that from Richie, oh my god
Richie is simply better , a lot more of clean playing just and simply better .
Yngwie-let me show you what i can do... Richie - let me play some nice music by showing you what i can do.
Ok = best job at putting what I was feeling into words . Well said thank you = Kotzen is one of the finest musicians among rocks greatest players.
Man , in some way Billy Sheehan has them both beat. That was pretty cool , what he played under Richie's solo.
Kotzen, malmsteen just seeing how fast he can play as usual
Yngwie is better guitarist and i love his style of playing, but Richie is also good
I love Yngwie but I have to go with Kotzen on this one. How old is this? It has Billie Sheehan but kotzen is playing with a pick. I thought it’s been a while since he used a pick
He was the guitarist for Mr. Big for a while, took over from Paul Gilbert in 99'. So video is between 99' and 2002
Matthew Moore you are correct. I was thinking the Winery Dogs.
He used a pick up to 2007
Pat Torpey on drums. It's Mr.Big, Kotzen era.
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I’m a HUGE YM fan. One of my all time favorites. Having said that Richie will kick his Ars all day.
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Kotzen has better intonation and dynamics sound more on spot
Even though Kotzen was even more technical and clean on this solo, Malmsteen’s scales were much more appropriate for this composition. Malmsteen really contributed to this barocco feel, whereas Kotzen just showed how else you can play on this chord progression. His guitar work here expands the technical horizon, but it doesn’t really contribute to musicality.
I thought I had a handle on the playing I just watched but now im no longer confident of that ?!? hanks for posting that.
lol yeah ok
Liked Kotzen's version much better. Honors the original more and fits with the song better, with some real shredding added, while Yngwie's solo was basically just the same thing he always plays for everything.
Malmsteen for me!!!!
For this song Malmsteen fits better
Richie kotzen ♧
Ilyen fost, miért raktok fel? A hangerő a duplája a második részben és a minőség szar! - Why are you putting me up like this? The volume is double in the second part and the quality sucks!
As Their guitar teacher and having taught them both everything they know I’m very proud of both of them!
😂
Ahaha!! Thank you for bringing them to the music world! ,🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you sifu!!
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Someone had to do it.
I prefer Yngwie’s version . Richie tone sounds like crap compared to a blasted non Master Marshall . I’ve heard Yngwie improvise this different many times .. it’s seems what Richie is playing here is totally worked out and it sounds crafted .
They're both amazing, but I think ritchie's fit the song better...yngwie's is too classical music sounding.
Richie ❤
I vote for Richie!
RITCHIE BLACKMORE #1
for me, yngwie and richie is legend, all legend guitarist have character and soul, no need to compare.
Ritchie much better...