This dude is incredible with guitar. Somebody should take him off the street and give him a music deal. I can tell he's gonna be popular but too bad no one's pick up on it yet. hang in there dude, your time will come!
Dude I guess you don't know who he is. He was one of the all time big Guitarists of the 80"s. Unfortunately all of this Hip-Hop shit and the digital age of music and the end of the Vinyl / CD album era has come to an end which has kicked a lot of great musicians to the curb for dumb ass 3 chord / 1 note bands these days. Thx ElectricEddie
Saw him in the mid 80's, Paramount, Seattle, Rising Force, 2nd row, caught a pick, still have it. Brother caught a drumstick. One of the best concerts I've been to, ever. He threw a Strat into the air, once, twice, third time missed catching it, it exploded on impact with the stage...... Amps (as in many) went batshit and a stage hand ran out and switched them all off. Someone else brought a new guitar, while yet another picked up the pieces. Yes, he missed a few beats, he just broke out another Heineken, and started over, pissed but professional. Great show. Yes, he was better before the car accident, but, you play like he can right now, after wrapping a Ferrari around a tree at 90 mph, and re-teach yourself to play again. The guy is a guitar monster. If you don't like it, don't listen. Enough said.
I saw Yngvie play when he was in Steeler in the 80's. I had never heard of him and they were an opening act. I did notice how greedy musically he was, he an awesome guitar player, that over plays his instrument. Even Jimi knew when to breath, and let the band be heard. He's a perfect example of how good you can be solo, but suck in a band setting...he does shred, by himself.
Still a great player, and he's become more approachable with time. There are few guitarists that haven't adopted something from Malmsteen's playing, from pick-attack to ascending scale runs from an open 1st position to fine tuning their vibrato. I count him among my influences and appreciate his talent. Like him or not, his contribution to music is without question. Thank you for the video. Rock on.
If you know anything about guitar playing, that was total crap what he played. yea he ewasnt warmed up but it was still total crap. Even virtuoso has to warmp up properly, playig the style he playes is impossible without good warmup.
@@RisingPhoenixNK relax I was a huge Yngwie fan ..but that style gets old only 2 songs I like are Vivace and Requiem. Once people get into Gypsy Jazz ( Django Reinhardt ) Bireli Lagrene , Jimmy Rosenberg were child "Savants" they make yngwie sound like the annoying kid at guitar center with amp volume full blast lol.
@@Felix-re3vj I mean those guys play great in their style. Can they do what Yngwie can technically not sure about that , but I think Yngwie can play anything he wants , he chooses to play the way he does as that’s how he feels. I prefer baroque music over jazz personally , and I prefer Yngwie style of playing over the gypsy jazz guys ( who are great at what they do ) , so it comes down to preference of music . But Yngwie is deff a master and virtuoso and can play any style he wants.
Yngwie is nothing but repetitive scales...just gets annoying after a couple minutes...dont ever insult Bireli or Jimmy comparing Yngwie to them..Yngwie playing acoustic sounds horrible!!! Agree to disagree...lol
Im proud to be Swedish..Jag är stolt att jag är Svensk tack vare sådana som Malmsteen och Många Andra SUPERMUSIKER/GRUPPER... With Love From Sweden MESHUGGAHLAND💪🤘
Yngwie has been selling out concerts since he was a teenager. He inspired countless guitarists who have come after him. Fender makes a signature guitar for him. To all the trolls out there trashing him. If you don't like Malmsteen why did you watch the video ? And what exactly have YOU done to reshape the music world
I agree with you on everything except the selling out concerts. hes been lucky to get 50 people at a show for the last 20 years. evrytime I have seen him he had maybe 30 people. thats not selling out shows.
@@kingkrollinvention ~Each Time That I Seen Him, (Spk.n 4Me) --He Had A FULL HOUSE, And I Been Following His Career SINCE: --He Left STEELER And Joined ALCATRAZ/And He Been Doing It --For Over 40 Years/Still, So I'd Say That's Pretty Accomplished, & --That's Without Playing For: OZZY/ DIO /DOKKEN/WHITE SNAKE --FRANK ZAPPA/RATT/BLACK SABBATH/DEEP PURPLE/K_I_S_S --VAN HALEN/Led ZEPPLIN/AC^DC/JUDAS PRIEST/etc.etc.etc. --Most Guys Even WITH The Recognition, Have Fallen Off, As Well --As, Some Have Gotten Noticed Soley For Being In A BIG GROUP: --Vinnie Vincent, etc. An Haven't Produced The LIBRARY Of Records --As MALMSTEEN Has, And I Could Go On, But I Think That's Enough --Said, To Make Some Sort Of A Point, Right!?....*RESPECTFULLY! ; )
I'm pretty sure this was around 94-95, a lot of the guys used to come to Denmark Street around that time and I think he bought a vintage red strat for 6k at Andy's that day too. I worked as part of Rhodes music on Denmark Street at that time and we'd see Satriani, Petrucci and all those guys pop in, it was a great time and all the staff from every store would go for drinks across the road from where he's playing after work each night it was like a community.
I think is a bit later, one of the guys is holding a clamshell phone, that was early 2000s I think. Either way, I know what you mean about that community in London in those days. Doesn't exist anymore like that. Shame.
Yngwie's playing is a perfect example of metal's roots in classical music. He was the guy to put emphasis on this and not many people can come close to him! amazing!
Shred God? All his stuff is neo-classical. As impressive (and far above my ability) as that is, it's kinda one dimensional. Most of those neo-classical guys were total beasts but aurally shallow.
Yep, it's mostly in the hands - he sounds like Yngwie. There's a video on UA-cam of Joe Satriani playing through some kid's bedroom amp and cheap guitar and the first thing you think is, "Wow, that sounds exactly like Joe Satriani!"
there will always be haters, no matter what...truth is, Yngwie will always be one of the greats, even with his many flaws, whether it be his playing or behaviour... you can diss him all you like but he's carved his name in music history, nothing will ever change that. And the funny thing is, he's not even in my top 10 fav guitarists
Same. Greatly respect his talent and accomplishments, but I'm in the throng who find him one dimensional. Gimme a soulful wailer with a smattering of shred any day over a 'classical' speed virtuoso.
True story, was working in Irvine in 2016, I was a security guard and worked at a Financial Advisory Building. It was a nice place to do security considering it's SoCal, but anyways I was working 2pm-10:30pm and I would do 2 hour patrols through on different sides of the buildings. ( The financial buildings were a total of four so I would walk patrol and then do vehicle patrol) Around 8:30ish everyone was gone from the buildings except maybe a few advisors may have been in the offices. While I was walking I started to hear Yngwie, But it was loud but not like in your face loud. I remember I was hearing Black Star and though, That's awesome one of the employees is jammin to Yngwie as they worked through the night, but the sound was soooo fat! Like, I was like where th fuck is this guy listening from and how can I hear it. Then it dawned on me that Irvine had a statdium less than 3 miles away and I was actually hearing him play... BEST MOMENT EVER, looked at my phone googled Yngwie and he was actually playing lol
Steve Vai plays in the same legue. At the end of his "For the love of god" - video clip you can read the following: "we may be human..... but we're still animals!"
I think the sound that the phone video is capable of recording at lowest possible quality is missing about half of the notes or more. Yngwie can actually play faster than the human ear can hear. He is a freak of nature and a brilliant virtuoso of a musician. Can't wait to go watch him!
@@chrisdeffx6548 awesome, You saw him around November 19. I saw Yngwie around October 12th, unforgettable night. I could have used a cell phone that night. 😃
@@felipeayala120 That was my 1st concert and I'd never heard of him INGVAY WHO???. Totally blew me away, played Eruption behind his back and with his teeth. I'd been playing guitar for a year and I remember thinking 'what's the point?' Then AC/DC came on and burned the place down.
Este compa está súper cab....... Humildemente lo dice un servidor, acabo de cumplir cincuenta años de guitarrista y no deja de sorprenderme. Bendiciones al mundo entero 🌹
I love all the idiots who are calling this sloppy. Or those who say his career is dead. You critics couldn't come close to doing what Yngie has done or will do.
Hendrix & Rhodes both had such short careers / lives. Although everyone of them peaked early. Prince is probably the only popular musician improved over time and had a lengthy career.
This guy and Shawn Lane are the 2 fastest electric guitar players ever. Yngwie is the best neoclassical player there ever will be. If you like this kind of guitar playing I advise you to go see him live. Because I don't think anyone in the future will be better. Too late to see Shawn Lane outside of a UA-cam video. RIP Shawn.
ignorant people will say he is isn't a great guitarist... he defined shred on a new level when he was 18...first solo album Rising Force when he was 19... yea 19... which led him to stardom....and this happened when all the haters were still learning how to play a major blues progression from Mel Bay
Fifty Years in the Future A guitarist dies and is quite please to find that he ends up standing before the pearly gates of Guitar Heaven. St. Peter shows him in, and gives him a guided tour. "This is Stevie Ray's room here..." says Peter, and the guitarist is saying "Wow! Stevie Ray!" "And this is Jimi's room..." and the guitarist is totally over the moon. Finally Peter shows the guitarist to his own room. Before Peter leaves, he says to him, "I have to ask. Is Yngwie here?" Peter shakes his head sadly and says "I'm afraid he went... the "other" way..." The guitarist is disappointed but goes to his room and tries to get some sleep. He is woken up in the middle of the night by someone playing a really fast harmonic minor lick - and it sounds just like Yngwie. He presses his ear to the wall, and listens more closely. Someone in the next room is playing really fast neo-classical shreds through what sounds very much like a vintage Strat. The guitarist is confused as it sounds so much like Yngwie. The next day he tells Peter that he is almost certain that Yngwie's in the next room. Peter pulls him to one side, and whispers into his ear, "Shhh.... don't tell anyone. That's God. He thinks he's Yngwie Malmsteen"
Nonsense, he has one of the most expressive bends and vibratos in the entire guitarist community, and some incredible song writing skills especially in his first few albums. Yngwie is all around beast. Sure, he's a little sloppy these days but who cares? He will never be forgotten, even in 200 years people will still listen to and be inspired by his virtuosic playing, not unlike Chopin on piano. He is one of the all time guitar greats. For the record, Chopin also had/has his fair share of haters for playing too technically. Funny that!
You could tell by listening to the intricate guitar solo, that it wasn't some ordinary everyday busker on the street, because no one on the street could play that great.
Denmark Street is actually a little guitar Mecca for guitarists. The whole street is full of guitar shops. I go there every time I’m in London and I play drums. Lol.
I was thinking the same! One of the most beautiful songs ever (even though I believe his version is an interpretation of the song which was composed by another classical musician)
Yngwie has all of that technical ability and yet still never managed to put out one song half as catchy as Venom or Sex Pistols. This is what happens when you focus on one area while neglecting another - you get Yngwie.
You guys need a better flag. Please hear me out. Many (if not most) of you really deserve that. I've met a lot of really good people from the south of all races, and my own grandmother was from Georgia. People from the south are just as good generally speaking as from anywhere else in the world (except Mongolia, idk why but Mongolia has easily the happiest most friendly people I have ever met). But that flag isn't helping anyone anywhere in the world because of what it has always represented. And what it represents has nothing to do with any of the good and sometimes great people I have met from the southern states. The only thing it represents in reality is racism and the desire to *own* black people. So although I don't personally take that much issue with the flag itself (it is just an inanimate object after all like a swastika or the double lighting bolts storm troopers symbol), what it represents goes against freedom and humanity (the supposed main principles of freedom in America) and my grandmother from Georgia would be one of the first people to point that out (were she still alive). Even to her republican husband from New York who would agree. Even if she wasn't around, because he was a republican for 70+ years, and for most of those years the republicans were the left wing blue states party, but in 1964 when *both* parties overwhelmingly voted *for* civil rights, all the racists in the south (and many in the north because racists exist everywhere) decided they were so mad at the democrats for voting for civil rights that they switched sides (sound familiar?) and that's how the republicans went from the left wing party to the right wing party. But let's not be fools any of us, neither party gives a rats flying sphincter about you or I. And sadly we lost our chance (purposefully achieved by the gop's refusal to allow the primaries to be postponed), at having a president who actually cares about the people. Because obviously Sanders would have whiped the floor with trump in any and all debates and just made him look way more foolish than he already does. That is exactly why the gop forced them to hold the primaries regardless of the deaths it was going to cause. But you must know that their is so so much more to the south than just racism and the desire of some to own slaves and keep darker skinned people from having any real success as much as they can stop them. The south deserves to be respected and seen for all the beauty, wisdom, ingenuity, and strength you can find there also. And a good part of all of those things exist because of the south's diversity. It's not just about white people, or even just about white and black people. Brown and red people were there many thousands of years before, and all of you are a still part of what makes the south awesome. Give your states a chance to recover from jim crow era bullshit by letting go of the bad and embracing the good. All states and countries have had to do this at some point, and some have much farther to go too ofc. Basically I'm saying, if you want the world to look at you with kindness and respect, or even just simple decency, then you also need to look on the world with kindness and respect. And simple decency is not what that flag represents. There are better flags, and what is nationalism anyway? We're all one species, just with many different cultures, and the southern states culture will always be just as important as any of them, no worries. Now maybe all that said and you are from Wyoming or somewhere even further north, lols.But hey, I'm not *telling* you what to do, I am only saying what I think is right to say. I would fight for *your freedom to choose* anything that does not directly harm others, even if I disagree and even though that flag does cause some harm to many because of what it factually represents.Witch coupled with my love for many southerners and their food, music and lovely accents, is why I've taken the time to type all of this. It may not help you to change your mind (and that's alright), but perhaps it might even just a little, or perhaps it may help someone else to change their mind. But none of that is up to me, I just put out the best argument I can and let it go. Regardless, I bet we could see eye to eye on music in many cases. Malmsteen has been an influence of mine since I first heard him as a kid. I wish you peace and prosperity my fellow Earthling. ^-^
Yngwie has been and always will be the greatest guitar virtuoso ever. I've seen him many times and he's flawless every time. I've met him, too, and despite rumors to the contrary, his personality is quite nice.
@@Michael-wm9bm Vai is unbelievable! Excellent! There are many, many greats: Vai, Satriani, Morse, Buckethead, Paul Gilbert. All are beyond incredible. There's just something about Yngwie that puts him in a league of his own.
All music is subjective, different ears hear different things. And respect to any player - 3 notes or 300. A lot of the comments on here hold no weight with the above in mind. If ripping off lighting notes is your bag then YM is a talented legend. Not liking this form of musicianship - then it’s pointless. My mate thinks Box Car Willy is the best guitarist in the world. To him - he’s right and no less talented Keep music live and like what you like
I don't care what all these losers say, he's one bad ass entertaining rockin guitarist, easily one of the best. all the jealous wanabees have nothing better to do or say. I say get back in mamas basement.
“My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.” -- Eric Clapton
todd shaw I’m sorry to hear that brother.... was my guitar god- now he is not.way nicer guitar players around and just as good! God bless u my friend! Rock forever 🎸🥁
Your not the only one. He bumped fist when I met him. That's common though. Artists have to watch their hands. Some jackasses squeeze hard during handshakes. Or they get sick from somebody.
Good to see Yngwie mellowing a bit with age, unleashing the "fookin' fyoory" on a city street in daylight, lol. I don't follow him as much these days but those first few albums are still awesome, along with Facing The Animal 1997 with the great Cozy Powell on drums)))
Nowadays you can get a great sound out of a tiny setup like that! A million amps and effects in a cheap software app, a laptop and a speaker. And you can sound great if you can play the gtr!
The J. is so you can distinguish him from all the other Yngwie Malmsteens.
MrMatthiasSchneider ...nowthat, is funny.
MrMatthiasSchneider at least give spinal tap credit for that line
MrMatthiasSchneider LMAO 😂
MrMatthiasSchneider MrMatthias St. Hubbins very true! 😂😂
ok boomer
This dude is incredible with guitar. Somebody should take him off the street and give him a music deal. I can tell he's gonna be popular but too bad no one's pick up on it yet. hang in there dude, your time will come!
Dude I guess you don't know who he is. He was one of the all time big Guitarists of the 80"s. Unfortunately all of this Hip-Hop shit and the digital age of music and the end of the Vinyl / CD album era has come to an end which has kicked a lot of great musicians to the curb for dumb ass 3 chord / 1 note bands these days.
Thx ElectricEddie
@@ElectricEddieDaus you didn't get the joke, did ya?
@@ElectricEddieDausit was a joke lol,
Yep - if you build it - they will come.
Yea, if he could only write a song.
Saw him in the mid 80's, Paramount, Seattle, Rising Force, 2nd row, caught a pick, still have it. Brother caught a drumstick. One of the best concerts I've been to, ever. He threw a Strat into the air, once, twice, third time missed catching it, it exploded on impact with the stage...... Amps (as in many) went batshit and a stage hand ran out and switched them all off. Someone else brought a new guitar, while yet another picked up the pieces. Yes, he missed a few beats, he just broke out another Heineken, and started over, pissed but professional. Great show. Yes, he was better before the car accident, but, you play like he can right now, after wrapping a Ferrari around a tree at 90 mph, and re-teach yourself to play again. The guy is a guitar monster. If you don't like it, don't listen. Enough said.
I saw Yngvie play when he was in Steeler in the 80's. I had never heard of him and they were an opening act. I did notice how greedy musically he was, he an awesome guitar player, that over plays his instrument. Even Jimi knew when to breath, and let the band be heard. He's a perfect example of how good you can be solo, but suck in a band setting...he does shred, by himself.
It was a Jaguar E-Type he wrapped around a tree.
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@@slowrider83 👌🤝
Still a great player, and he's become more approachable with time. There are few guitarists that haven't adopted something from Malmsteen's playing, from pick-attack to ascending scale runs from an open 1st position to fine tuning their vibrato. I count him among my influences and appreciate his talent. Like him or not, his contribution to music is without question.
Thank you for the video.
Rock on.
Thanks to you for comment. Kind regards.
This guy will make it someday...
'Some-day'
........ yeah he has the touch, tip and buy CD ......
Michael Angelo Hatio is that you?
@@gkaymesh lol Hatio
ßeyonder felatio
And he wasn't even warmed up! You are awesome, Mr. Malmsteen! Been a fan for decades.
If you know anything about guitar playing, that was total crap what he played. yea he ewasnt warmed up but it was still total crap. Even virtuoso has to warmp up properly, playig the style he playes is impossible without good warmup.
even if i live for another 500yrs i'll never catch up with this maestro over here. Huge respect for the guy who inspired me to pick up the guitar.
you can get that good in 20 years (at maximum, that is)
@@GammaFZ let’s see you do that
@@RisingPhoenixNK relax I was a huge Yngwie fan ..but that style gets old only 2 songs I like are Vivace and Requiem. Once people get into Gypsy Jazz ( Django Reinhardt ) Bireli Lagrene , Jimmy Rosenberg were child "Savants" they make yngwie sound like the annoying kid at guitar center with amp volume full blast lol.
@@Felix-re3vj I mean those guys play great in their style. Can they do what Yngwie can technically not sure about that , but I think Yngwie can play anything he wants , he chooses to play the way he does as that’s how he feels. I prefer baroque music over jazz personally , and I prefer Yngwie style of playing over the gypsy jazz guys ( who are great at what they do ) , so it comes down to preference of music . But Yngwie is deff a master and virtuoso and can play any style he wants.
Yngwie is nothing but repetitive scales...just gets annoying after a couple minutes...dont ever insult Bireli or Jimmy comparing Yngwie to them..Yngwie playing acoustic sounds horrible!!! Agree to disagree...lol
Im proud to be Swedish..Jag är stolt att jag är Svensk tack vare sådana som Malmsteen och Många Andra SUPERMUSIKER/GRUPPER...
With Love From Sweden MESHUGGAHLAND💪🤘
Yngwie has been selling out concerts since he was a teenager. He inspired countless guitarists who have come after him. Fender makes a signature guitar for him. To all the trolls out there trashing him. If you don't like Malmsteen why did you watch the video ? And what exactly have YOU done to reshape the music world
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I agree with you on everything except the selling out concerts. hes been lucky to get 50 people at a show for the last 20 years. evrytime I have seen him he had maybe 30 people. thats not selling out shows.
@@kingkrollinvention thank you. finally the voice of reason. irresponsible fans of his want to claim he plays to sold out crowds, LOL!
@@ianroberts4981 They’re jealous that they can’t play or play like him.PERIOD!,
@@kingkrollinvention ~Each Time That I Seen Him, (Spk.n 4Me)
--He Had A FULL HOUSE, And I Been Following His Career SINCE:
--He Left STEELER And Joined ALCATRAZ/And He Been Doing It
--For Over 40 Years/Still, So I'd Say That's Pretty Accomplished, &
--That's Without Playing For: OZZY/ DIO /DOKKEN/WHITE SNAKE
--FRANK ZAPPA/RATT/BLACK SABBATH/DEEP PURPLE/K_I_S_S
--VAN HALEN/Led ZEPPLIN/AC^DC/JUDAS PRIEST/etc.etc.etc.
--Most Guys Even WITH The Recognition, Have Fallen Off, As Well
--As, Some Have Gotten Noticed Soley For Being In A BIG GROUP:
--Vinnie Vincent, etc. An Haven't Produced The LIBRARY Of Records
--As MALMSTEEN Has, And I Could Go On, But I Think That's Enough
--Said, To Make Some Sort Of A Point, Right!?....*RESPECTFULLY! ; )
Greatest guitar player alive YNGWIE J MALMSTEEN streets or stage
Ferrari payments are tough to make
LOLOLOLOL
Funny but I highly doubt he makes car payments.
LOL
You know the 80s are over when Malmsteen abandons the stage for the street.
Cavalino Rampante.
I'm pretty sure this was around 94-95, a lot of the guys used to come to Denmark Street around that time and I think he bought a vintage red strat for 6k at Andy's that day too. I worked as part of Rhodes music on Denmark Street at that time and we'd see Satriani, Petrucci and all those guys pop in, it was a great time and all the staff from every store would go for drinks across the road from where he's playing after work each night it was like a community.
I think is a bit later, one of the guys is holding a clamshell phone, that was early 2000s I think. Either way, I know what you mean about that community in London in those days. Doesn't exist anymore like that. Shame.
I think it was 2004/2005 by reference to when I got the signed yjm strat.
@@varsityathlete9927 May 26th 2005.
@@varsityathlete9927 Politicians destroyed everything ...
Awesome
Jimi jam ! Rising force ! No wall amplifier but the touch is there!
The hands are the hands, independently of the amp. Thanks for comment. Greetings.
It is not the arrow is the Indian
Great point. That's really where the music is.
Rock on.
MK
correction;Great Wall of Amps!!!
what kinda amp is he usind
Классный музыкант. Смотрю его концерты с удовольствием. Респект.
I wonder how many of those people watching were like "Wow!! He's pretty good!" hahaha
Many were asking but can U sing any Rick Ashley
I love these YT videos from the early days. The quality is just so raw
To all the folks wondering if he ever made it BIG:
Yes, he got pretty big. The guy has a donut problem.
What is this meme?
No I donit donuts
So, I'm walking down the street in London and there was this incredible street musician.
good to see him working and making money still. i wish him the best in his new career
This street performer is gonna make it big one day I can tell!!
Yeah, he got pretty big. Has a big thing for donuts
...as long as he doesn't let his ego get in the way...ohhhhh!
I can tell by his hair he's ambitious...
@@MarkBoese if I could have shredded like him I would have the same ego
@@MarkBoese Talented people with big egos is not the problem, losers with big egos that's disgusting!
Yngwie's playing is a perfect example of metal's roots in classical music. He was the guy to put emphasis on this and not many people can come close to him! amazing!
Did you forget Ritchie Blackmore?
Malmsteen said he actually hated metal music as primitive and for pre puberty rebelled kids.
Uli Jon Roth
Randy Rhoads
its crazy how him playng with a small crapy amp still is able to get his signature yjm tone!!!
this is proof that tone is inm your hands!!!
more like the phrasing, vibrato etc than the actual timbre of the tone
Why crapy.
I was waiting for someone to walk by and say "hey, turn that shit down"
YJM was thinking to himself, "Who is this cringe-worthy air-guitar idiot trying to upstage me?"
The original shred God. Often imitated but never matched...a living legend
Shred God? All his stuff is neo-classical. As impressive (and far above my ability) as that is, it's kinda one dimensional. Most of those neo-classical guys were total beasts but aurally shallow.
@@tophr2710 lol wtf... Neoclassical But not shred???? Lol u don't know music boi...
@@tophr2710 you must be that guy who thinks slash is the world's number 1 guitarist...
@@apacheY2K number 1 guitar writer if you will. Appetite for Destruction is at the top of all rock albums
eddie van halen number 1
Malmsteen loves his fans.....many guitar gods don't. I think this is very cool.
He loves himself a lot more😂😂
SoundSharp Music Ltd Wade Sharp lmao so true
Wise Guy ha so true. Your a wise guy
@@wadesharp11 he deserve to love him self
Uli Jon Roth played neoclassical stuff way before Yngwie...
Yngwie sounds amazing always -- the amp is a minor ingredient!
Yep, it's mostly in the hands - he sounds like Yngwie. There's a video on UA-cam of Joe Satriani playing through some kid's bedroom amp and cheap guitar and the first thing you think is, "Wow, that sounds exactly like Joe Satriani!"
harmonic minor?
Speaking of his amp, what kind is it and model if you know, arechj Ty very much!!
@@guitarfighter Well he has his own Marshall Signature Head based on Older Marshall's so I'd start there...
@@arechj Ty man! I was referring to the amp in the video though! Cheers
there will always be haters, no matter what...truth is, Yngwie will always be one of the greats, even with his many flaws, whether it be his playing or behaviour... you can diss him all you like but he's carved his name in music history, nothing will ever change that. And the funny thing is, he's not even in my top 10 fav guitarists
Same. Greatly respect his talent and accomplishments, but I'm in the throng who find him one dimensional. Gimme a soulful wailer with a smattering of shred any day over a 'classical' speed virtuoso.
True story, was working in Irvine in 2016, I was a security guard and worked at a Financial Advisory Building. It was a nice place to do security considering it's SoCal, but anyways I was working 2pm-10:30pm and I would do 2 hour patrols through on different sides of the buildings. ( The financial buildings were a total of four so I would walk patrol and then do vehicle patrol) Around 8:30ish everyone was gone from the buildings except maybe a few advisors may have been in the offices. While I was walking I started to hear Yngwie, But it was loud but not like in your face loud. I remember I was hearing Black Star and though, That's awesome one of the employees is jammin to Yngwie as they worked through the night, but the sound was soooo fat! Like, I was like where th fuck is this guy listening from and how can I hear it. Then it dawned on me that Irvine had a statdium less than 3 miles away and I was actually hearing him play... BEST MOMENT EVER, looked at my phone googled Yngwie and he was actually playing lol
wow what an evolution, started out playing stadiums, now busks on the street
Man still has the chops! You rock Yngwie!
Steve Vai plays in the same legue. At the end of his "For the love of god" - video clip you can read the following: "we may be human..... but we're still animals!"
I think when you play at this level you only get better as time marches on, up until you get arthritis and lose hand strength/speed.
He still sounds the same after all these . Most axe grinders still hold distinctive sounds well . Yngwie still does and how we'll remember him by that
I think the sound that the phone video is capable of recording at lowest possible quality is missing about half of the notes or more. Yngwie can actually play faster than the human ear can hear. He is a freak of nature and a brilliant virtuoso of a musician. Can't wait to go watch him!
LOL, mmmkay.
"I love how he calls himself Yngwie J. Malmsteen so as not to be confused with all the other Yngwie Malmsteen's about".
I saw Yngwie open up for ACDC in 1985. He has been in beast mode ever since
I saw him open for ACDC too! My 1st show...I think it was '85 in Washington DC
@@chrisdeffx6548 awesome, You saw him around November 19. I saw Yngwie around October 12th, unforgettable night. I could have used a cell phone that night. 😃
@@felipeayala120 That was my 1st concert and I'd never heard of him INGVAY WHO???. Totally blew me away, played Eruption behind his back and with his teeth. I'd been playing guitar for a year and I remember thinking 'what's the point?' Then AC/DC came on and burned the place down.
No, he hasn't
one of the coolest talented entertainers on the scene.
Greatest solo of his, rising force for sure. It sounds like violin
Este compa está súper cab....... Humildemente lo dice un servidor, acabo de cumplir cincuenta años de guitarrista y no deja de sorprenderme.
Bendiciones al mundo entero 🌹
Proof its all in the hands. He still sounds himself using any kind of rig.
I love all the idiots who are calling this sloppy. Or those who say his career is dead. You critics couldn't come close to doing what Yngie has done or will do.
he don't need a big, expensive amp to sound great! hail the king of neoclassical metal!
After Hendrix, I always felt the next evolution in hard rock guitar was Van Halen, Rhoads and then Malmsteen.
Hendrix doesn't even come to mind. try greats like Clapton , that's a start.
Hendrix & Rhodes both had such short careers / lives. Although everyone of them peaked early. Prince is probably the only popular musician improved over time and had a lengthy career.
His form when he plays is just freaking kingly. Idk how to describe it. He plays like his guitar is a sword and hes in battle with an army of dragons.
nobody makes noise better than this guy.
He was the warm up act for the spoon player! Wish I could play half as good as Yngwie tho 🎸
half as good as Malmsteen is still in the top 1% of guitar players on the planet.
Sheee-it!! I wish! I simply can't imagine possessing such virtuosity!
This guy and Shawn Lane are the 2 fastest electric guitar players ever. Yngwie is the best neoclassical player there ever will be. If you like this kind of guitar playing I advise you to go see him live. Because I don't think anyone in the future will be better. Too late to see Shawn Lane outside of a UA-cam video. RIP Shawn.
There have always been masters in their field .... But someone has always tried to become even better. It's called evolution
Sorry. Jason Becker is the fastest, hands down. Every guitarist knows this.
ignorant people will say he is isn't a great guitarist... he defined shred on a new level when he was 18...first solo album Rising Force when he was 19... yea 19... which led him to stardom....and this happened when all the haters were still learning how to play a major blues progression from Mel Bay
If any of you have never seen Dimbag offering Yngwie a doughnut, it's worth a watch 😂
He doesn’t like f’ing donuts. :)
Fifty Years in the Future
A guitarist dies and is quite please to find that he ends up standing before the pearly gates of Guitar Heaven. St. Peter shows him in, and gives him a guided tour.
"This is Stevie Ray's room here..." says Peter, and the guitarist is saying "Wow! Stevie Ray!"
"And this is Jimi's room..." and the guitarist is totally over the moon.
Finally Peter shows the guitarist to his own room. Before Peter leaves, he says to him, "I have to ask. Is Yngwie here?" Peter shakes his head sadly and says "I'm afraid he went... the "other" way..."
The guitarist is disappointed but goes to his room and tries to get some sleep. He is woken up in the middle of the night by someone playing a really fast harmonic minor lick - and it sounds just like Yngwie. He presses his ear to the wall, and listens more closely. Someone in the next room is playing really fast neo-classical shreds through what sounds very much like a vintage Strat. The guitarist is confused as it sounds so much like Yngwie. The next day he tells Peter that he is almost certain that Yngwie's in the next room.
Peter pulls him to one side, and whispers into his ear, "Shhh.... don't tell anyone. That's God. He thinks he's Yngwie Malmsteen"
Yngwie is amazing in that he can play so many precise notes with out feeling or soul.
But if you calculate how much you're paying per note when you buy one of his albums, it comes out to real bargain!
Nonsense, he has one of the most expressive bends and vibratos in the entire guitarist community, and some incredible song writing skills especially in his first few albums. Yngwie is all around beast. Sure, he's a little sloppy these days but who cares? He will never be forgotten, even in 200 years people will still listen to and be inspired by his virtuosic playing, not unlike Chopin on piano. He is one of the all time guitar greats. For the record, Chopin also had/has his fair share of haters for playing too technically. Funny that!
Now in 2022 he sounds like every other 14-year-old kid in LA.
Eric Johnson said he heard a 8 year old girl do cliffs
You think you have what it takes to be a street musician then Yngwie Malmsteen rolls up one day and starts dropping arpeggios on your turf. 🤣
Man, if I were that guy with guitar I would get autograph on it and put it in a case. That is so awesome! Awesome Yngwie.
You could tell by listening to the intricate guitar solo, that it wasn't some ordinary everyday busker on the street, because no one on the street could play that great.
Thank you my friend! I 'll do my best!
You are wrong. There are many street artists that could play not worse than this.
the next time malmsteen plays a 3rd rate dive bar near you, for $400 you can meet him and kiss his "ring" ...
@@davidbentrin1088 hahahahaahah, you made my day xd
@@davidbentrin1088 You kiss it first since you like the taste.😂
Malmsteen is a parody of himself in so many videos.
I'm just glad the OP had his potato on him that day.
One of my all ti.e faves. Such a nice guy😅
Dan Aykroyd can really play!
I would poop my pants if I walked by a street corner and saw him playing! Unleash that fooking fury!
Shut up! What a legend
Saw him in Alcatrazz and then Rising Force. He did an encore with Billy Sheehan playing Highway Star.
Talas opened for Rising Force.
Cannot think of too many guitar heroes who would go out onto a street and do that....
Not sure what your point is lol Yngwie only did it because he likes the attention
@@Iheartdgd So do the others, but you don`t see them doing this up close & personal
maybe he has no choice ... not enough "fans" willing to pay $400 usd after his dive bar gigs for a "meet & greet"...
@@davidbentrin1088 That`s a fair point... Rock stars are known for being greedy (well a lot are).
yeah he is so down to earth obviously lol
Denmark Street is actually a little guitar Mecca for guitarists.
The whole street is full of guitar shops. I go there every time I’m in London and I play drums. Lol.
Yngwie full of ideas." Only one of him....
@1banana2kiwis Only someone with no talent (of any kind) themselves would say that.
If you are that good at something and still want to share it with people for free, then that's got to be a good thing.
Lately he's been sounding like he hasn't been practicing.
alesis100 Yep, I am a big fan myself...but sounds like he doesn't care anymore...he tries to overdoit and sounds repetitive nd boring.
Lately being like 20 years
Never liked him but always respected his talent. ...lately though, he's lost it.
everyone sounds like that eventually lol
Yngwie was also a great educator. He shared what he knew.
For all his skill and merits, he can thrill to the ends of the universe, but just once I'd like to see him play something beautiful....
Listen to icarus dream suite op4
I was thinking the same! One of the most beautiful songs ever (even though I believe his version is an interpretation of the song which was composed by another classical musician)
Omg , he's in the street 😳
How humble one can be ?
Malmsteen is reduced to busking. Somewhere Ritchie Blackmore is laughing his ass off.
What a ham, that Yngwie...lol.
Yngwie has all of that technical ability and yet still never managed to put out one song half as catchy as Venom or Sex Pistols.
This is what happens when you focus on one area while neglecting another - you get Yngwie.
How many of his songs have you heard really? He has many catchy songs, but I get it, haters hate..lol...smh
@@bryscorpio Sorry buddy, never meant to hurt anyone. 😉
Heaven tonight, now is the time, on the run again, riot in the dungeon....
The best part about Yngwie on the streets is that there's no roadie or guitar tech for him to take his frustrations out on.
BRAVO MAESTRO!!!!
You guys need a better flag. Please hear me out. Many (if not most) of you really deserve that. I've met a lot of really good people from the south of all races, and my own grandmother was from Georgia. People from the south are just as good generally speaking as from anywhere else in the world (except Mongolia, idk why but Mongolia has easily the happiest most friendly people I have ever met).
But that flag isn't helping anyone anywhere in the world because of what it has always represented. And what it represents has nothing to do with any of the good and sometimes great people I have met from the southern states. The only thing it represents in reality is racism and the desire to *own* black people. So although I don't personally take that much issue with the flag itself (it is just an inanimate object after all like a swastika or the double lighting bolts storm troopers symbol), what it represents goes against freedom and humanity (the supposed main principles of freedom in America) and my grandmother from Georgia would be one of the first people to point that out (were she still alive). Even to her republican husband from New York who would agree.
Even if she wasn't around, because he was a republican for 70+ years, and for most of those years the republicans were the left wing blue states party, but in 1964 when *both* parties overwhelmingly voted *for* civil rights, all the racists in the south (and many in the north because racists exist everywhere) decided they were so mad at the democrats for voting for civil rights that they switched sides (sound familiar?) and that's how the republicans went from the left wing party to the right wing party.
But let's not be fools any of us, neither party gives a rats flying sphincter about you or I. And sadly we lost our chance (purposefully achieved by the gop's refusal to allow the primaries to be postponed), at having a president who actually cares about the people. Because obviously Sanders would have whiped the floor with trump in any and all debates and just made him look way more foolish than he already does. That is exactly why the gop forced them to hold the primaries regardless of the deaths it was going to cause.
But you must know that their is so so much more to the south than just racism and the desire of some to own slaves and keep darker skinned people from having any real success as much as they can stop them. The south deserves to be respected and seen for all the beauty, wisdom, ingenuity, and strength you can find there also. And a good part of all of those things exist because of the south's diversity. It's not just about white people, or even just about white and black people. Brown and red people were there many thousands of years before, and all of you are a still part of what makes the south awesome.
Give your states a chance to recover from jim crow era bullshit by letting go of the bad and embracing the good. All states and countries have had to do this at some point, and some have much farther to go too ofc.
Basically I'm saying, if you want the world to look at you with kindness and respect, or even just simple decency, then you also need to look on the world with kindness and respect. And simple decency is not what that flag represents. There are better flags, and what is nationalism anyway? We're all one species, just with many different cultures, and the southern states culture will always be just as important as any of them, no worries.
Now maybe all that said and you are from Wyoming or somewhere even further north, lols.But hey, I'm not *telling* you what to do, I am only saying what I think is right to say. I would fight for *your freedom to choose* anything that does not directly harm others, even if I disagree and even though that flag does cause some harm to many because of what it factually represents.Witch coupled with my love for many southerners and their food, music and lovely accents, is why I've taken the time to type all of this. It may not help you to change your mind (and that's alright), but perhaps it might even just a little, or perhaps it may help someone else to change their mind. But none of that is up to me, I just put out the best argument I can and let it go.
Regardless, I bet we could see eye to eye on music in many cases. Malmsteen has been an influence of mine since I first heard him as a kid.
I wish you peace and prosperity my fellow Earthling. ^-^
Yngwie has been and always will be the greatest guitar virtuoso ever. I've seen him many times and he's flawless every time. I've met him, too, and despite rumors to the contrary, his personality is quite nice.
What about Steve Vai? What is Your opinions on Him?
His good also
@@Michael-wm9bm Vai is unbelievable! Excellent! There are many, many greats: Vai, Satriani, Morse, Buckethead, Paul Gilbert. All are beyond incredible. There's just something about Yngwie that puts him in a league of his own.
Speechless... This dude is fantastic! He's got personality besides playing like a demon!
All music is subjective, different ears hear different things. And respect to any player - 3 notes or 300.
A lot of the comments on here hold no weight with the above in mind. If ripping off lighting notes is your bag then YM is a talented legend.
Not liking this form of musicianship - then it’s pointless.
My mate thinks Box Car Willy is the best guitarist in the world. To him - he’s right and no less talented
Keep music live and like what you like
Yngwie probably thought, "I'm not making enough money on my tour." Plays on the street for a day and comes up with a million bucks 😂
I saw him open for AC/DC in 1985 during the Fly on the Wall tour !
I don't care what all these losers say, he's one bad ass entertaining rockin guitarist, easily one of the best. all the jealous wanabees have nothing better to do or say. I say get back in mamas basement.
Now You Know Why Hendrix Is The G.O.A.T!!!!! The First Sound He Played:)
“My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.”
-- Eric Clapton
"Yeah.........no." -Yngwie Malmsteen.
One of the greatest guitar pioneer
I would shit my pants if I saw this.
Yngwie showing his skills...Awesome guitarist
i love Jimway mumsteen
Yeah Yowie Berenstain is the best.
Yngwie's future...just not yet with a tip jar, shopping cart, and squeegee.
Years back I tried to shake his hand in Las Vegas and he wouldn’t shake ! Big ego-🎸
IRON EDDIE I was kicked out backstage by his manager because I didn't pay to meet him.
todd shaw I’m sorry to hear that brother.... was my guitar god- now he is not.way nicer guitar players around and just as good! God bless u my friend! Rock forever 🎸🥁
He's related to Tom Brady
Your not the only one. He bumped fist when I met him. That's common though. Artists have to watch their hands. Some jackasses squeeze hard during handshakes. Or they get sick from somebody.
Yngwie: “Hey, I work for *_TIPS!!_* 😁
Even on a little street amp his tones are so good. How does yngwie get his guitar tones??
its all about his fingers
Even without the Wall of Marshalls, it still sounds like Yngwie
Se a situação tá feia até pro Malmsteen tocando na rua, imagina pra nós😢
Pode crêr... Imagina pro Chimbinha então. KKKKKK
we are up scheisse creek without a paddle.
Good to see Yngwie mellowing a bit with age, unleashing the "fookin' fyoory" on a city street in daylight, lol. I don't follow him as much these days but those first few albums are still awesome, along with Facing The Animal 1997 with the great Cozy Powell on drums)))
Facing The Animal is so underrated, one of my favorites!
Nowadays you can get a great sound out of a tiny setup like that! A million amps and effects in a cheap software app, a laptop and a speaker. And you can sound great if you can play the gtr!
ricomajestic True. And, let's face it... instruments no longer necessary!
jajaja that sounds easy but...
MILLENNIALS.....THIS GUY CAN REALLY PLAY....HE SHOULD BE FAMOUS
Millennials are in their late 30s and 40s what are you even talking about. Im a millennial and I got into Ybgwie in 94
@@samer-sultan Millennials are in their early 30s
Lmao he has really hit rock bottom!
My Yngwie Strat was signed by him after he played that day! Thanks
Give that man a euro!
Que bueno xd