metalmaniac93
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Kapo_Polenton":3iyehcp9 said:
I agree!!!
I agree!!!
Crunchity
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Brilliant stuff...he definitely had it all in terms of playing, tone, etc, not to mention so skilled LIVE, with over the top stage presence and all. It seems almost unfair to have such a seasoned vibrato at what again, 19? He may be a goof/cartoon now but he made his mark in music history during his prime days, that's for sure. Legend.
shredhead7
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Kapo_Polenton":1vh9tyeo said:
I don't know if he could pull it off, but I would love to hear him do a gypsy jazz release. I know that he did tribute to April or whatever it was called (angel?) a few years back, covering his songs acoustically. He is such a great blues player when he wants to, and he had such a great sense of melody early on. It would be interesting to see if he could pull it off. Other than that, he needs to get back to having a partner or at least a producer.
jimo
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I saw Alcatrazz in a tiny club in Tucson in the early eighties and it still has an impression on me over 30 years later. He was on fire and having a great time. It's amazing to think about his natural talent and ability at such a young age. I then saw him about a year later in a bigger venue with his Rising Force lineup. That show was great (Talas with Billy S. opened the show) but nothing could match that evening in Tucson.
Shawn Lutz
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My first time I heard Yngwie was the live version of Evil Eye on the Live Sentence Alcatrazz album. I dig the live album and Yngwie kills it on that record
psychodave
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Racerxrated":1jtbd594 said:
Exactly. He plays fast, but with feeling.
Bob Savage
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riffermadness":23d0b11g said:
Yngwie's initial stint in America as far as I'm aware was with a band named Steeler. I remember because they were playing next door to Woodstock in Anaheim CA (where my band had just played), at a club named Radio City. I remember it quite well because I thought Yngwie was pretty average and that I was awesome.
Some time later I would realize that I was delusional.
'63-Strat
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richardt4520":3toc16fz said:
We opened for alcatrazz with Bonnett a few years ago in a band I played in called deltanaut. He sang like utter garbage, I think we left early honestly. Yngwie's great, I've never understood what people like about Bonnet though.
mentoneman
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Steeler - trilogy = good yngwie tone and playing
But ron keel and graham crackers and those bands around him back then ruined some serious guitar playing moments. Those homos were worse than the partridge family band with edith bunker on lead vocals.
But ron keel and graham crackers and those bands around him back then ruined some serious guitar playing moments. Those homos were worse than the partridge family band with edith bunker on lead vocals.
mentoneman
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like others have said, it is too bad yjm didn't let go of the producer reigns and partner with a real master in that regard.
i get that rising force was produced for a mere $60k but the drums sound like they were tracked in a glass box with soup cans and string.
Cover art. Those red nails on that hand holding his strat in the fire remind me of halloween press-ons you waded through as a kid looking for fake blood and vampire teeth.
yngwie the lyricist:
" i am a viking. I'll walk all over you. And by my sword you will die."
Moving.
jeff scott soto was a millenial leap frog past the prior shouters but he still didn't meet the level yngwie was at. i always though dio would have been the best partner for yngwie had their egos allowed it. tommy aldrige on drums although anders ripped too , steve harris on bass, and jens was wicked on keys so he could stay too.
i get that rising force was produced for a mere $60k but the drums sound like they were tracked in a glass box with soup cans and string.
Cover art. Those red nails on that hand holding his strat in the fire remind me of halloween press-ons you waded through as a kid looking for fake blood and vampire teeth.
yngwie the lyricist:
" i am a viking. I'll walk all over you. And by my sword you will die."
Moving.
jeff scott soto was a millenial leap frog past the prior shouters but he still didn't meet the level yngwie was at. i always though dio would have been the best partner for yngwie had their egos allowed it. tommy aldrige on drums although anders ripped too , steve harris on bass, and jens was wicked on keys so he could stay too.
Shawn Lutz
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The only thing good about Steeler was Yngwie's guitar playing...the songs and vocals lack substance 
mrcak
Banned
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I liked him with Joe Lynn Turner singing.
rottingcorpse
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That intro solo for "hot on your heels" was insane when it came out. We just listened to it over and over,totally blown away.
daemon barbeque
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This is the only modern "ingwe" I enjoy listening to. His work with Derek is just amazing
Chubtone
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I think if you own The two Alcatrazz albums and the first two Rising Force albums you have all the Yngwie you need. Of course I have way more but those 4 were the pinnacle. I love the Steeler album too because of the flashback to such a great time in the LA scene before the Poisons and Warrants turned what was a very metal scene into a very glammy scene.
dstroud
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all this Yngwie talking and listening got me to plop the HS-3's back in my strat and modding my BYOC DOD 250 to make it a little more user friendly into my plexi. I actually think I'm getting the best tone I've ever had lol
Chubtone
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dstroud":2ef6920b said:
Well, that's saying something Darren. I'd love to hear a clip of the HS-3, your 250 clone and your plexi
Shawn Lutz
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Chubtone":3jvpnr3m said:
simplicity works...and works well
I always loved the clarity on Yngwie's first few albums. Pretty basic signal chain.
sometimes guitar--->cable--->amp are your best option
mentoneman
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yngwie and gary moore had some of the fiercest strat-marshall tones on record
everyone talks about yjm's lead tone but the rhythm crunch tone and the soloing on night games on the live sentence album is insane, and for gary most of corridors of power and victims of the future are full throttle rock tones.
i haven't heard the bonus tracks but i did have a demo of his back in the day featuring instrumentals he recorded on a 4 track over a drum machine that was pretty cool. my friend mark (not boals) was briefly slated as yngwie's singer but joe lynn turner ultimately got the gig due to name recognition.
pity because my friend was a way better singer.
everyone talks about yjm's lead tone but the rhythm crunch tone and the soloing on night games on the live sentence album is insane, and for gary most of corridors of power and victims of the future are full throttle rock tones.
i haven't heard the bonus tracks but i did have a demo of his back in the day featuring instrumentals he recorded on a 4 track over a drum machine that was pretty cool. my friend mark (not boals) was briefly slated as yngwie's singer but joe lynn turner ultimately got the gig due to name recognition.
pity because my friend was a way better singer.
dstroud
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Chubtone":l3g7lnur said:dstroud":l3g7lnur said:
Well, that's saying something Darren. I'd love to hear a clip of the HS-3, your 250 clone and your plexi
Here's a tune I was working on yesterday for a new CD. This is the HS-3 DOD clone and plexi. Still getting the feel under my fingers a bit. I put the solo isolated at the end as well.
https://soundcloud.com/darren-stroud/hs3dod250
