Guitar World archive: Yngwie Malmsteen Critiques the Playing of His Peers

[Terry]

I wanted Yngwie and Dio to make an album or two...

THAT would have been interesting...

[Panamark]

Yeah, DIO and Yngwie would have been cool, they seemed to be a great fit,
based on their images and musical styles...
Wonder why that never happened ? Yngwie played with Graham Bonnet of all people ?
(Alcatraz)....
I wonder if it was ever floated ?
Well heres a taste

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[Etienne]

Wow! Great find Panamark. Dio's voice would have been a better choice for various Malmsteen songs.

Dream On seems the absolute right Aerosmith song for Yngwie.

[BITEYOASS]

FUCK YNGWIE! HOW DARE HE REFUSE AN OFFERING OF A DONUT FROM DIMEBAG DARRELL! Fast forward to 7:08 and you'll know what I'm talking about:

[Seshmeister]

Yeah, DIO and Yngwie would have been cool, they seemed to be a great fit,
based on their images and musical styles...
Wonder why that never happened ? Yngwie played with Graham Bonnet of all people ?
(Alcatraz)....
I wonder if it was ever floated ?
Well heres a taste

No one wants to work with him because he's an impossible to deal with fat oaf.

Pretty sure that like everyone else who has worked with him, Bonnet had nothing good to say about him...

[ELVIS]

[Matt White]

What makes me REALLY laugh aboot Yngwie....is that he's enjoying the "last laugh"............

Listen to any of the crop of YOUNG metal bands.........

TRIVIUM

LAMB OF GOD

MASTODON

DRAGONFORCE

YNGWIE's influence is all over these guys....you hear sweep picking WAY MORE than you hear anyone tapping these days............

[Nitro Express]

Yngwie is just a goofy kid from Sweden who did good for himself. That's it.