Yngwie at Namn 2009

[ELVIS]

And nobody besides Van Halen can play Van Halen like Yngwie...He's a true fan!

I once read when Yngwie heard Van Halen II he wanted to throw his guitar away...

[Seshmeister]

I have that tribute album somewhere.

The thing that struck me on every song was that Roth was completely irreplaceable.

[indeedido]

Look at those mutton chops!

[ELVIS]

The thing that struck me on every song was that Roth was completely irreplaceable.

yeah!

Several songs would have been great with dave, although Jeff Scott Soto did a good job...

[binnie]

"Hey Mom! Watch THIS!"

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[ELVIS]

Lets see your silly ass do it...

[binnie]

I'll make a deal: I'll learn to do it if Yngwie can got one whole week without saying something big-headed.

:D

[letsrock]

Has he ever worn anything besides black clothing?

[Anonymous]

Let's take a step back from Yngwie's personality and look at the man as simply - if it can be termed that way - as a guitar player.

He's the only guy I'd pay to watch him "masturbate", just like he did in that video.

I really don't get the people who say Yngwie has "ho feeling", that he's a "one-trick pony", or that he "can't write a song".

Well, it may be that everyone's ears are functioning properly, and mine aren't.

But to me, Yngwie CAN write a good song, Fire & Ice has plenty of good songs, for example, even if the lyrics are silly. His first album is crammed with good stuff, and even if they're mostly instrumental, it's something you can actually listen to, not just some wank-fest like other so-called "great-guitarists". But let's not talk about those. Today it's all about Yngwie.

As for the feel... well, if you don't "get" what he's doing, you can't "feel" it.

He's the only one, in my opinion who successfully understood & mixed good ol' blues & classical, so that only at times you can tell which he is playing, while most of the times, they're so mixed up you can't tell them apart. A lot of people have done this, with better or worse results, but none like Yngwie. He knows and understands the roots of both styles of music he plays, and expanded from there.

Forgive me, I can't really make it any clearer as I am not a musician, so I must use words to describe music.

And for those who say "well, yeah, he can play fast and that's it", go to 4:02, where he holds that note perfectly, for the exact amount of time for you to know what he's doing, and how he goes on from there.

Once again, I must use words to describe what can't really be described.

But really, strip all your pre-conceptions about music and just LISTEN to the man playing.

So what if he's a shitty person? What's Eddie V., then? And what was Wagner?

All shitty persons. All grate artists.

Rock on, Yngwie. You may be a conceited little fuck, but noone can reach your fucking heels, you fat Viking, you.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

And miracle of miracles, he's not ALWAYS a shithead. Listen to him talk here, and tell me he doesn't make sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJRoBrBLkc&feature=fvw]YNGWIE MALMSTEEN GIVES THUMBS UP TO GUITAR HERO

Well, if he says it's alright, I won't feel guilty palying GH: VH, then. I can always say "Hey, Yngwie says it's kewl, so there". And my friends can't make fun of me for making fuin of them & now turning the tables like that.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

And nobody besides Van Halen can play Van Halen like Yngwie...He's a true fan!

I once read when Yngwie heard Van Halen II he wanted to throw his guitar away...

Not true Elvis, not true. Criss Oliva was at least as good as ol' Eddie V.

Check it out, and keep in mind he was VERY young at the time, they weren't even Savatage yet, and he only got better & better. He died way too early.



Criss, my man... only the good die young & mostly unnoticed.

Cheers! :bottle:

[ELVIS]

Good posts pus...

I met Yngwie and I can tell you he is as nice and cool as can be. He's just a perfectionist...

[sadaist]

Ah, maybe I just haven't heard enough of his stuff then. I've owned 1 or 2 albums back in the 80's and everything I've ever seen him do was just play incredibly fast, ripping stuff. Excellent as hell, but just not my thing. I'm more into the slower, crunchier, melodic rhythm stuffies. But that's the great thing about music, it's all subjective. So many different flavors for different folks, moods, times. Otherwise there would be one band that played one song, and everyone in the world would just listen to that over & over.

I saw him live once around 1986. But to be honest, I mainly went because the opening band was Saxon. Whatever tour "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" was big.

[sadaist]

I have that tribute album somewhere.

The thing that struck me on every song was that Roth was completely irreplaceable.

Hmmm....Michael Anthony as well. Although not nearly as much as Dave. You can't change Grandmas cookie recipe and expect them to taste the same.

[Anonymous]

I'm more into the slower, crunchier, melodic rhythm stuffies. But that's the great thing about music, it's all subjective. So many different flavors for different folks, moods, times.

Well, that's exactly it, Said. Of course, you can't be FORCED to like what the guy - or anyone else, for that matter - plays, you either like it or don't.

However, doing what some people do and just disregard him as a mere wanker, well, that's just plain ridiculous.

Credit where credit is due, and Yngwie may very well be the most complete guitar player alive today. Like it or not. Bad temper or not.

I don't like a lot of bands that are actually quite good. And I know they are, I just don't like them.

Chickenfoot, for example. :tongue0011:

Cheers! :bottle: