Odyssey is Yngwies peak

[Kapo_Polenton]

I said earlier in the thread Steeler through Marching Out. Definitive Yngwie to me. Now I own everything through Facing the Animal but I never pull out anything past Trilogy for a listen. I pulled out Odyssey and Fire and Ice because of this thread but they didn't move the needle, at all.

I understand the chorus on Odyssey isn't for everyone but man, the songs are great on that one! Maybe less impressive lead wise ( though Rising Force come on, easily one of his most iconic lead breaks) but I love the songs. Then follow that up with Eclipse and I've jizzed my pants. I think maybe the Yngwie threads should be the albums we rarely reach for at this point. If I am grabbing his stuff off the shelf, it is usually Marching Out, Trilogy, Odyssey, and Eclipse for me. For me the rawest and most driven Yngwie in my opinion, is probably Marching Out. That one is pinnacle fury. I think most of us will agree that Marching Out is special.

 

[Techdeth]

I understand the chorus on Odyssey isn't for everyone but man, the songs are great on that one! Maybe less impressive lead wise ( though Rising Force come on, easily one of his most iconic lead breaks) but I love the songs. Then follow that up with Eclipse and I've jizzed my pants. I think maybe the Yngwie threads should be the albums we rarely reach for at this point. If I am grabbing his stuff off the shelf, it is usually Marching Out, Trilogy, Odyssey, and Eclipse for me. For me the rawest and most driven Yngwie in my opinion, is probably Marching Out. That one is pinnacle fury. I think most of us will agree that Marching Out is special.

I agree but add fire and ice in there

 

[mentoneman]

back in the heyday his passion for chatter dust was like cookie monster pole vaulting into a mountain of chips ahoy.

what advice would you give him now?

 

[Kordoba]

pole vaulting into a mountain of chips ahoy.

 

[Chubtone]

I understand the chorus on Odyssey isn't for everyone but man, the songs are great on that one! Maybe less impressive lead wise ( though Rising Force come on, easily one of his most iconic lead breaks) but I love the songs. Then follow that up with Eclipse and I've jizzed my pants. I think maybe the Yngwie threads should be the albums we rarely reach for at this point. If I am grabbing his stuff off the shelf, it is usually Marching Out, Trilogy, Odyssey, and Eclipse for me. For me the rawest and most driven Yngwie in my opinion, is probably Marching Out. That one is pinnacle fury. I think most of us will agree that Marching Out is special.

I think what those of us who experienced Yngwie's career chronologically experienced was what seemed like he was now chasing of "the big hit" and that is what starting with Odyssey sounded like. Much more commercial. More polished production. So much less raw energy and literally FURY and so many songs written with an MTV hit video in mind instead of just ripping our faces off.

What we have seen over and over in this thread by the older guys is the same thing. We were all fully on board until or around Trilogy and then, yes of course he was still great, but it just was not the same.

 

[Chubtone]

It was the same with Van Halen. The first four albums. Then things got a little silly. Still great but not the same. Then with Sammy, yes, it was still Eddie and he still ripped and still got a great but very different tone. There are many people I have spoken to that are younger that their introduction to Van Halen was Sammy era stuff and they will argue that it is way better and they don't even like the Roth era stuff.

To those of us who lived it, it almost seems like an alternate reality when someone holds up OU812 or Odyssey etc.

 

[Techdeth]

I think what those of us who experienced Yngwie's career chronologically experienced was what seemed like he was now chasing of "the big hit" and that is what starting with Odyssey sounded like. Much more commercial. More polished production. So much less raw energy and literally FURY and so many songs written with an MTV hit video in mind instead of just ripping our faces off.

What we have seen over and over in this thread by the older guys is the same thing. We were all fully on board until or around Trilogy and then, yes of course he was still great, but it just was not the same.

Fire and ice . Dan was right. That’s the peak of ynqwie . I admitted I was wrong after listening in order