Yngwie Malmsteen - worth a look?

ohenry · « **on:** 22 Apr 2006, 03:23 am »

Okay metal meisters, Yngwie is coming to town complete with ruffled shirts, big hair and leather. Should I sacrifice my money (20 big ones), ears and sleep to make the show? Or should an old guy such as me spend Thursday, May 4th at home in the vomit-free safety zone resting up and carbo-loading for the Hornfest opening ceremonies?

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 04:05 am »

Do both....you only live once !! (and $20.00 is not bad for a ticket.... my son just saw Jerry Lee Lewis the other nite...ticket price...$80.00 for the one hour show at B.B. Kings - NYC...

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nathanm · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 04:07 am »

That depends - do you like Yngwie Malmsteen?

If it was an SRO type of gig and I thought I had a working chance of getting near the stage so that I could see his fingers I'd go, and I have only one lousy record of his I never listen to. Shreddy type guitar dudes are always fun to watch live even if you don't necessarily love the music. And at 20 bucks...what the hey.

gitarretyp · « **Reply #3 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 04:19 am »

I'd definately go, but i've been a fan for several years. The ticket price is certainly reasonable.

Tweaker · « **Reply #4 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 08:56 am »

Yngwie is an absolute master of string skipping and plays with breathtaking speed. He is also the most mind-numbingly souless guitarist I've ever heard in my life. But if you do go, whatever you do don't offer him a donut:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5374503581463563965&q=Yngwie+Getting+Pwned

wshuff · « **Reply #5 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 12:36 pm »

That donut thing just goes to show that you can find anything on the Internet. I'll have to file that away with the video of Danzig getting knocked out in a hallway.

ohenry · « **Reply #6 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 01:24 pm »

I've heard a few Yngwie songs in the past and found them to be interesting due the speed and uniqueness of his solos. Although not accounted for, I figure that Rob Babcock would approve since he included an Yngwie cut on his metal compilation cd.

Not having heard any compelling reasons to stay home, I think I'll get that ticket.

ss397 · « **Reply #7 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 01:50 pm »

i saw him live in the early 90's at a small venue. if you like to see someone shred on a guitar you will enjoy it. the show was very high energy and theatrical. much better than listening to one of his cd's. i would go see him again myself.

gitarretyp · « **Reply #8 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 03:08 pm »

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He is also the most mind-numbingly souless guitarist I've ever heard in my life.

I would disagree on the feeling thing, but that's just my opinion. However, if you want complete lack of feeling, you should check out michael angelo http://www.angelo.com/. Amazingly proficient, but i get no feeling whatsoever from his playing.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #9 on:** 22 Apr 2006, 05:36 pm »

Yngwie's later albums sucked, but his older stuff is sheer genius. If he came within 500 miles of me I wouldn't miss the chance to see him. IMOHO he's one of the greatest guitarists to ever live. For 20 bucks I don't think you can go wrong.