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Rising Force
(1984)
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Rising Force was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had introduced dazzling speed to the realm of rock guitar technique, and the compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse heavy metal with neo-classical influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen ...
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Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op. 1
(1998)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
After toiling with classical references in his music for most of his career, guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen finally dedicated himself to writing a concerto for electric guitar. The combination is not unique, as several rock groups, including Metallica, have been backed by full orchestras, but this is the first work of its kind to feature the electric ...
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Fire & Ice
(1992)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
The success of Nirvana's Nevermind in late 1991 left many '80s metal guitarists out in the cold, and Malmsteen was no exception. After leaving Polydor, he signed to Elektra and released the one-hour-plus Fire and Ice. The record is most successful when Malmsteen returns to the heavy baroque influence of his early work, and there are some fine ...
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Alchemy
(1999)
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Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
Alchemy was Yngwie Malmsteen's final album in the 90's, a mystical tour-de-force featuring his complicated fret work and some awe-inspiring solos. Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide
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Unleash the Fury
(2005)
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Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
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Steeler
(1983)
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Steeler
On nearly all counts, the debut from Los Angeles heavy metal quartet Steeler is an unremarkable, even generic release; but what makes the album important is the presence of Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, which marks his official introduction to U.S. audiences. Malmsteen's playing -- which would later gain greater notoriety in the ...
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G3 Live: Rockin' in the Free World
(2004)
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Joe Satriani/Steve Vai/Yngwie Malmsteen
In an essay on "The Guitar's Use in Pop Music," Frank Zappa once made reference to latter-day guitarists and their penchant for "clouds of educated gnat-notes." (He also referred to their "pathetic lick-spewage and freeze-dried stereotypifications.") The point he was hammering home like so many nails at a crucifixion was that pop/rock guitar ...
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Butchering the Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute
(2006)
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Assembling tribute albums has grown in recent years into somewhat of a cottage industry, and most of these tributes quite truthfully perform better on paper than they do in execution. Butchering the Beatles, which brings together what are essentially heavy metal supergroups to tackle several Beatle tunes, fares a little better than most tribute ...
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The Collection
(1992)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
The Collection is a strong 14-song overview of Yngwie Malmsteen's finest moments from his mid-'80s records, highlighted by "Black Star," "Far Beyond the Sun," "You Don't Remember," "I'll Never Forget," "Heaven Tonight," and "Guitar Solo (Trilogy Suite Op: 5/Spasebo Blues)," which showcases his blindingly fast neo-classical style in all its ...
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Eclipse
(1990)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
By the time of Eclipse, Yngwie Malmsteen's influence had spread far across the guitar community -- dazzling technique was almost a prerequisite to play lead guitar in a heavy metal band, and places like the Berklee School of Music and GIT (which used such Malmsteen favorites as Beethoven and Paganini to hone technique) were churning out guitar ...
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen
(2005)
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Polydor's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen chronicles the Swedish shredder from his Rising Force debut in 1984 to 1990's Eclipse, with equal time given to blisteringly pretentious instrumentals like "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" and "Far Beyond the Sun" and the bad metal posturing of vocalists Jeff Scott Soto, ...
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Live in Leningrad: Trial by Fire
(1989)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
An extended live set that concluded Yngwie's reign as one of the premier guitar heroes of the 80's. The set is comprised of many of his "hits" along with his two legendary guitar performances, "Black Star" and "Far Beyond The Sun." There is also a self-indulgent, cliché-infected guitar solo that must have excited every thirteen year old in the ...
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Progressive Metal: The Metal Years
(2002)
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Various Artists
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Best of Yngwie Malmsteen: 1990-1999
(2000)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Even though the '90s are considered by many longtime Yngwie Malmsteen fans as not necessarily his musical or creative peak (the '80s are usually given the nod), you have to give credit to the Swedish guitar shredder for sticking to his guns throughout the '90s. When just about every veteran rocker was trying to fit in with the musical climate ...
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Magnum Opus
(1995)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
A predictable mix of generic hard rockers, sugary ballads, and Malmsteen's trademark neo-classical guitar instrumentals. Nothing new, but diehard fans will still find this a necessary item. Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Attack!!
(2002)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Guitar virtuoso and heavy metal legend Yngwie Malmsteen is not subtle; 15 seconds into Attack!!'s opener, he fires off his first round of six-string artillery like a soldier left for dead, littering the earth with spent cartridges of neo-classical brutality. There's no denying his impressive chops -- the instrumental "Baroque & Roll" is a ...
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Inspiration
(1996)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Malmsteen is re-joined by a bevy of former bandmates for an all-covers album paying tribute to some of the guitarist's more recent heroes. There are four Deep Purple covers (pioneering neo-classicist Ritchie Blackmore was a major influence), as well as material from Rainbow, Rush, Scorpions, and even Kansas. Malmsteen also offers his first studio ...
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Not the Same Old Song & Dance: Aerosmith Tribute
(1999)
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Various Artists
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Head Banging Metal
(1991)
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Various Artists
Head Banging Metal is a brief but relatively entertaining collection of early-'80s metal. There are no real surprises here, but there are a number of entertaining songs that make it worth its budget price. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Guitar Heroes [1995 Sony]
(1995)
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Sony Music Special Products' Guitar Heroes contains ten blues-rock and hard rock tracks, all featuring copious guitar solos from the likes of Mick Taylor, Ted Nugent, Carlos Santana, Dickey Betts, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Michael Bloomfield and Jeff Healey. Some of the choices are a little puzzling -- Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is a ...
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The Best of Alcatrazz [Renaissance]
(1996)
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The Seventh Sign
(1994)
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Malmsteen shocked some longtime listeners with his heavy reliance on blues-rock on this album, especially his extensive, Hendrix-influenced use of a wah-wah pedal. This alone makes the album necessary for Malmsteen fans, even though his more neo-classical work (solos, instrumentals, etc.) seems less inspired here. And the saccharine ballad ...
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American Metal: The Steeler Anthology
(2006)
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Steeler
Steeler is best known as the band that brought Swedish guitar shredding sensation Yngwie Malmsteen to the U. S. of A., and to a lesser extent, as one of singer Ron Keel's first outfits. However, Malmsteen was only briefly a member of the group, while Keel was present from the beginning (1981) to the end (1984), as evidenced by selections on the ...
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No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll
(1984)
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Alcatrazz
Though blessed with a potent voice, Alcatrazz leader (and purported star) Graham Bonnet was heavily dependent on the songwriting skills of his cohorts. Each album is therefore a reflection of the particular guitarist involved, resulting in a stylistic inconsistency that failed to attract a loyal following for the band. As such, their 1983 debut No ...
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Anthology 1994-1999
(2000)
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