Drum Teacher Reacts: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN "I am A VIKING" Live Tokyo 1984!

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​​Yngwie was 21 in this. He is born in 1963 as I am. Jens on keyboard and Anders on drums are brothers. Jens is currently in the Finnish metal band Stratovarius, and he also was recruited by Ritchie Blackmore when he reunited his Rainbow a couple of years ago to perform some live shows. Jeff Scott Soto on vocals is one of my favorite singers. He has been in bands like Journey, Talisman, W.E.T. and Sons of Apollo with Mike Portnoy and lots more. And Yngwie writes all music himself.

[@hughneutron5303]

too bad yngwie is a conceded knob that thinks he's hot shit when he's sloppier then ever now. he's more focused on practicing his pick throws then technique. he's the definition of washed up

[@gkjelsson]

Bassist is also Marcel Jacob, best bassist of all time in my opinion. Also played with Europe for a bit, John Norum and formed Talisman. Sadly passed away in 2009 by suicide.. Rip Marcel

[@erikvaldur3334]

Pretty sure Jeff also sang in Rainbow for some time.

@@erikvaldur3334 I don't think he ever sang in Rainbow. But if you have any links that shows that, please share it. I checked the sites listing all the bandmembers over time in Rainbow, and I didn't find his name.

[@erikvaldur3334]

@ yeah, I think you're right. I was thinking of someone else. Something Bonnet I was picturing. A "not very well known name" but good vocalist. I'm picturing a CD where there were songs from I think 3 different vocalists on the CD. Not sure why I thought it was Jeff.

[@christerolausson2702]

And Marcel Jacob (R.I.P.) on bass. What a legend…

[@adladl4276]

Shredding + musicality is a rare combination.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Indeed

[@rednab2001]

The first the metal world heard Yngwie Malmsteen was in 1983. Newly arrived in America, he played on the one and only album from the band "Steeler" fronted by singer Ron Keel. Any and all metal heads and metal musicians were completely blown away by this guy. We had heard nothing like him before. He went on to join Alcatrazz who was fronted by Grahm Bonnet of "Rainbow" fame. Yngwie was the first truly neo-classical shredder. I was in a touring band in the 80's and was deep in the metal scene. There was definitely nobody like him. Most of rock and metal guitar playing was blues based, like what was being played in the 70s by guys like Richie Blackmore and Tony Iommi. Yngwie is proof that the classical masters would have all been metalheads if they lived during our time period. There have been many imitators since Yngwie splashed onto the scene. He is truly the master. I got to see him up close when Alcatrzz played at a local nightclub where I lived. Two things I learned that night. First was that Yngwie had no comparable guitar player in the world at that time, and the second thing I learned is that Grahm Bonnett does not need a damn microphone...good god that guys sings loud!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Love this comment!

[@Stefan-]

The drummer Anders Johansson and keyboardplayer Jens johannsson are brothers and their father Jan Johansson was a legendary jazz pianist. Yngwie played like this even a few years earlier in his teens, there is a video from when he was just 18, so he was an ackomplished player early on and although he borrowed quite a lot from players like Ritchie Blackmore, Yngwie took it much further at least when it comes to speed and certainly was one of the players that were early with playing that fast, i had never heard anything like it before when i heard him first here in Sweden in the mid 80´s.

[@brusecco]

jeff scott soto kills it… what a voice!

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

Yes, such a waste he didn't continue with YM or become famous in another band. One of the best singers.

[@alfwalker5698]

Bandmate: 'How many notes should we put here?' Yngwie: 'Yes'.

[@gunnelalmge7543]

As a Swede I am so proud of this gang!! All the musicians were swedish but the singer american/puertorican. It was Yngwie´s band and he was the star and quite rightly so. BUT the others were magnificant also. Brothers Anders Johansson on drums and Jens Johansson on Keyboards and my personal favorite Marcel Jacob on bass. Later on he and the singer Jeff Scott Soto formed the band Talisman. Check them out!! Marcel Jacob is sadly not with us anymore but the others are all still going strong in different bands.

[@gaiavenus]

💎The Legend Yngwie Malmsteen💎 My favourite guitarist, love his style and good to see reactions on this Legend. If you haven't see *Black Star live* that's a must see. Thank you for the reaction 🤘😎 👍💯🎸

[@gastonsaux]

Jen Johansson is wearing a white tails jacket with his red leather pants - genious! 😂 (And the crowd noises are added by the way…)

[@ThePerkins100]

Yngwie known from he's early teens of being in charge of he's destiny, a natural leader. Yngwie writes all he's material, directing the drummer,bass player etc. Still going strong in 2024 ..

[@hughneutron5303]

he's also known for being a complete ass to fans and having a bigger ego then boogie2988 is fat

[@GaryBrun]

Maksteen did 2 demos one is on spotify the other is on KZbin at 15 years old called The Powerhouse recordings because I believe he might have been called Powerhouse back then in a group

[@lancerx1759]

Marching Out and Rising are Epic Ingwie Malmsteen albums

[@ThePerkins100]

Andrew greetings from UK Love the channel.. Yngwie has had some awsome drummers over the yrs , Cozy Powell being one of them

[@Ben_Dover787]

Mike Terrana

[@justingoulet9714]

On Yngwie Malmsteen 1st album Barriemore Barlow was the drummer one of the most underrated drummers who played with Jethro Tull from 72-79 Drummer Johannson and keyboard player are brothers amazing talent

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

This is SO funny for me to realize Barrie was the drummer on Rising Force only now, since I've been a Malmsteen and even more a JTull/w Barrie Barlow fan for decades. I just didn't own the Rising Force LP so never looked up the credits, lol. John Bonham: "Barrie Barlow is the greatest rock drummer England has ever produced." Arguably, yes!

[@That_Idiot_Bass_Player]

My go-to Malmsteen track is Soldier Without Faith, epic solo, not just fast, EPIC

[@andreas_XX]

Yeah, the solo parts are simply amazing ⭐

[@ThePerkins100]

Guthrie Govan is a massive yngwie fan

[@ThePerkins100]

Great suprise Andrew to see Yngwie at last , plenty more out their. Please check out " Valley of Kings " , showcases awsome drummer too ..

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

Is that a fact that 'massive'?

[@gregg3356]

I saw him in the 80s on several hits of LSD it was amazing!!

[@dwoehrma]

My favorite 80s metal riff and solo (the studio version is blistering) his one album with alcatrazz was pop metal bliss. JSSoto sings for Sons of Apollo who have the incredible duo of portnoy/sheehan. An amazing throwback to 80s metal

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

Yngwie is a genius

[@johnniecalhoun5381]

YNGWIE with the Tokyo Orchestra is a good one to check out !

[@frankpettersson3113]

The drummer Anders also have played in Hammerfall and Manowar. Before Yngwie he played in Silver Mountain.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Sounds great

[@mannybravo237]

Yngwie was in Steeler; I got that album. With Ron Keel. Steeler was his first US Metal band when management imported him! I seen Steeler, I think they opened for Y&T long ago. And I got Rising Force first album Yngwie signed at a record store greet n meet 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼 Imo a shredder is any metal lead guitar, shreddin' on the ax

[@genegiusti6239]

Believe it or not Jeff sang for Journey for a while, talk about range!!

[@dewapd1169]

Jeff Scott Soto is huge! Check out Talisman & W.E.T. Now he sounds very Steve Perry-ish, Journey-ish... W.E.T. is a very Journey sounding band

[@ericbrown84]

Yngwie Malmsteen Leonardo is another song with Badass vocals

[@angelonoziglia5854]

You witness guitar history You've been Malmsteened....

[@wintyrqueen]

It’s a little odd hearing that intro without it going into Far Beyond the Sun

[@17wolf359]

I am only aware of 1 cover that Yngwie has done, which is "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" (orginal by ABBA)....which is outstanding!! He also an amazing instrumental named simply "Blue". My favorite album from Yngwie is Odyssey, which features Joe Lynn Turner on vocals....🤘

[@flynace67]

You should check Inspiration and Blue Lightning for some amazing covers. Both outstanding.

[@peteradahl5147]

Thanks for the video! 🙏

[@ubiquity069]

RIP Marcel Jacob. Amazing bassist !! Mate you have to check out the song "Far beyond the sun" it has the most amazing solo.

[@fabiolignelli7372]

Great reaction! Andrew, you have to react, analyze "Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4" (studio version), a masterful song from the first album, a stunning masterpiece, by Yngwie Malmsteen, "Rising Force", from 1984... I suggest with the same "enthusiasm" two other exceptional songs from Malmsteen's second album, "Marching Out" (1985): "Disciples of Hell" and "Soldier Without Faith", both studio versions...I also suggest another song by Malmsteen, another masterpiece, "Trilogy Suite Op:5" (studio version), from the album "Trilogy" (1986)...And yet another song, another masterpiece, by Malmsteen, "Krakatau", studio version, from the album "Odyssey" (1988)... I even had the privilege of seeing a live Malmsteen show in July 1988, in New York City: setlist with many songs from the two best albums, the first two , "Rising Force" and "Marching Out"...Unforgettable...Greetings from Brazil!!!

[@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc]

I really dig I am a viking and Disciple of hell, masterpieces amongst others

[@pncampbell]

Whole band are monstrous players, including Jeff Soto the singer

[@vincentgarzoli3197]

What could be the most amazing thing about Yngwie is that he was truly a Wunderkind, as even years before this recording he was a fully-formed artist and live performer. There are videos of him playing in decent sized clubs in Sweden as a power trio with Marcel Jacob on bass and vocals, and a drummer (possibly Anders Johansson), and at 15 or 16 years of age, and essentially what you see here, circa 1984-85 is what he was already doing. Quite a few songs and instrumentals written in his teen years would pop up on albums as deep into his career as the Eclipse album. He pretty much owned the mid-80s guitar hero scene as Eddie seemed to be stepping back from that role to focus on songwriting and keyboards, Randy Rhoads was still on people's minds, but his influence was limited by his small volume of work prior to his untimely death, and Vai and Satriani had not quite gotten their big breaks yet.

[@donnelson6694]

Nothing like a little 80s hair metal once in a while. Jeff's vocals are perfect for the genre.

[@erikvaldur3334]

Check out Symphony X sometime for something similar but different. Michael Romeo is the guitarist. He does write, arrange and basically record everything in his home studio. He's been called the next Yngwie in past guitar magazines. Everyone in his band are top notch musicians. Drummer included. Their rehearsal room was across from mine years ago and I've heard them doing a quick rehearsal before a tour. OMG they are so tight.

[@COTTERO]

Jeff Scott Soto is, along with Ronnie James Dio and Geoff Tate, my favorite singers. It really doesn't surprise me that you don't know about JSS, despite being one of the most respected vocalists in the rock/metal scene since the mid-80s... in fact for a brief period of time JSS was the vocalist for Journey. PS I would never have believed that a tiger-print top would amaze a musician originating from the same land where such virile artists as the Bee Gees and Air Supply come from.😆

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Vocals are off the chain

[@saburu79666]

Great recommendation! 🤓👌🏼 I looked up Jeff Scott Soto, as his voice sounds phenomenal in this vid. 🤯 He currently sings for Sons of Apollo with Mike Portnoy, so I've just downloaded their first album to check out! Thanks very much. 🤘🏼😎

[@ThePerkins100]

Yngwie paved the way for the shredding, influenced by classical music

[@Iamadrummer]

Eddie Van Halen was the one coined with the term of guitar shredder. Yngwie Malmsteen came later and just used his love of classical music and shred it rock style on guitar. Yngwie really did not influence many guitarists and did not pave the way for shredding guitar. Yngwie has a great, unique approach to playing guitar, but he is never mentioned as an inspirational guitar shredder amongst all the other shredding guitar players. The number one shredding guitarist mentioned as a big influence is Eddie Van Halen.

[@buzzbomb67]

He basically set the template for NeoClassical Metal

[@pentagrammaton6793]

The neoclassical template was set by Ritchie Blackmore.

[@thefunkybuddha69]

How 'bout them vocals by Jeff Scott Soto?

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Bonkers

[@bayurahmadi7754]

Dont stop reaction yngwie malmsteen because have many character vocalist in every album like jeff scot cotto,joe lynn turner and many other my recomended like an angels

[@glenndanzig4467]

Epic & powerful!!!!!

[@GaryBrun]

Bass player is the late Marcel Jacob .. he was a great bassist who also started Talisman with Heff Scott Soto when he left Malmsteen.and the Keyboardist is Jens Johannson he is the brother of Anders Johanson the drummer bith are awesome also

[@MILLERTRANSCENDENT]

Yngwie is the G.O.A.T.

[@Gambenoful]

Malmsteen first 4 albums are all so good.

[@mcinen67]

Fun fact. Yngwie start first playing drums.

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

He is a good drummer

[@terrymtbnurse4760]

Jeff Scott Soto was in a band with Mike Portnoy "Son's of Appollo" Check em" out. Wither to Black, Asphyxiation, God of the Sun, all great songs.

[@bmcskim]

Some of his vocalists wrote some lyrics, the keyboard players helped with arrangements but yes he wrote all the songs. If you like big high powerful vocals check out his next vocalist Mark Boals. He’s worked with some great drummers too but as proven by his recent work, all he ever really wanted was a drum machine.

[@salvadormontorogoethe7619]

Hi, Andrew! Yngwie plays drums on some of his record himself, check out the interview with Rick Beato, I had a great time

[@billinorlando2887]

The first bit he's playing was on his first album. It's the intro to Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4 He was probably a little bit older than 20 at that point..not much older 21-22 Soto had a brief stint with Journey

[@ArngrimJakobsen]

Yngwie is the man! But he’s been pretty lucky or talented in choosing his musicians! He was an amazing songwriter in his earlier years, which stretched for many years 😎

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yeah this is impressive stuff!

[@christerolausson2702]

Anders Johansson played in Hammerfall for several years…

[@andykereztury1450]

Jeff Scott Soto recently sang with "Sons of Apollo"

[@GaryBrun]

This performance is most lickly 85 in japan an malmsteen b4 he went solo was in 2 bands when he arrived in America first one being Steeler and then the band Akcatrazz an a good song by Alcatraz is Too Young too die too drunk to live where there is live portions an u believe a concert (video)from his Alcatraz days

[@ThaBeatConductor]

Hey Andrew, so remember back when you did Austin Archey (Lorna Shore) and you wanted to see a live drum-cam of him? See if he could maintain that level of zen in a live setting? Well, he finally remembered his youtube password and posted a drum-cam of their hardest song on drums. Into The Earth, it's about 290 BPM. He plays it perfectly, and well.... I'm not gonna spoil anything about the zen, but I watched it twice, second time just watching his face. Also, as a bonus, there's a footcam in the corner of the video the whole time! He knows what the ladies like. Here's a link! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIWco6msedGVqqMsi=014_hPuzR_oxn7Dc

[@mavvat]

Had this song as wake up song in 1985-89

[@robertcarlsson1032]

Yngwie appeard on the scene in LA in the early 80´s at the same time as Eddie van Halen. His guitarplaying and techniqe was unprecedented. He is basically self taught and took alot of inspiration from his mothers records of Paganini and Bach in his late teens back in Stockholm, or actually Upplands Väsby where also Europe formed at the same time. Jens and Anders are increadibly talented musicians, sons of Jan Johansson, legendary Swedish jazz pianist. They played with Yngwie in the band Force in Sweden before he left for LA. After leaving Alcatrazz he brought them over to join his new band Rising Force. The incredible singer Jeff and bass player Marcel Jacob (also early Europe) later formed the band Talisman. Check them out too. Marcel left us to early due to psychological illnes. Im my opinion this line up is the best he ever had.

[@whamsie4022]

Eddie was on the LA scene in the 70s.

[@reshelby4178]

Yngwie is literally the Elvis of Shred. He created an entire genre on to itself.

[@staffanakerhjelm9780]

This is the best set up of this band.

[@pasit1738]

I was a true heavy metal fan on 80's in my early teens and Yngwie Malmsteen was defenitely a thing, but I still feel sorry for the drummers of that genre and era. Everything was so guitar and vocal driven, that the bass and the drums were just the wallpaper behind them. And the drum sounds. Well, those have improved since then. A lot.

[@carvin136]

I love Yngwie's old music and he is actually play there. He could have a huge fan base if he wasn't such an A whole. He can't sing and these days he doesn't play the music that he recorded. He just shows off. He has good music and good song if only he would play the music instead of showing off.

[@rowly8818]

Should check out Yngwie Malmsteen - Blue. It’s a bluesy feel but actually contains no blue chord progressions. I dunno how he does it but it’s pretty awesome. Also check out G3 concern 3 of the greats of guitar on one stage.

[@joeyb.8613]

You should definitely look up all of Jeff Scott Soto's vocal career... With Yngwie, even briefly with Journey, a mainstay with the Trans Siberian Orchestra and so much more!

[@rhgw907]

1985 that is.

[@antoniocunha8772]

hey my noob , im subscribe from brazil, because this = real line

[@GYX453]

Jeff Scott Soto a Puertorican Viking 😊

[@pensnut08]

I saw Jeff Scott Soto singing in Yngwie's band and he was INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best singer Wing-Wang EVER had!

[@GaryBrun]

U ought to react to K517 be Tourniquet ,the Drummer Ted Kirkpatrick wrote majority of songs n lyrics .he is an awesome Drummer. Also check out Skeezik Dilemma 2 an The Harlot Widow and The Virgin Bride .that tune is dynamic an awesome. .positive metal band

[@buzzbomb67]

Apologies for forgetting to list keys and bass … I discovered drummer Anders and Keyboardist Jens were brothers, and that sidetracked me lol. Bassist is Marcel Jacob. On a side note, I noticed the engineer is a guy named Lester Claypool. I thought HOLY CRAP, LES CLAYPOOL ENGINEERED Yngwie! Nope, Les is short for Leslie, not Lester. Lol

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the additional info 🙏

[@docdod6886]

King yngwie !

[@Iamadrummer]

Malmsteen was not the first to be given the title of a guitar shredder. It was actually Eddie Van Halen with Van Halen's first release in 1978. The song was Eruption. No one had ever played guitar like that before, and people started saying things like "that guy shreds" and "that Eddie is a shredder on guitar," hence the term guitar shredder.

[@buzzbomb67]

Yknow, thats what I thought too, and I spent quite a while searching to find out who, specifically, was the first… and of course every answer went back centuries about shred technique, but the general consensus, in the few cases where someone actually said who was the first, for the first to be actually called “shredder” was Yngwie. Not arguing, I just dont remember Eddie being called that until later, then suddenly everyone was called shredder.

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

Yngwie is faster.

[@buzzbomb67]

@@LionMetalMusic-videochannel For sure! Eddie pushed the boundaries by popularizing and introducing people to techniques theyd never heard, (though they werent new), and he was FAST, but Yngwie was just faster, and more blatantly classically influenced.

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

​@@buzzbomb67let say like this, me never was capable listening to Ynwie more than one album, it's way too much solos for me 😅

[@buzzbomb67]

@@LionMetalMusic-videochannel Lmao I totally understand… ;). Its impressive but it gets tiresome

[@xara6657]

Anders Johansson was and remains a fantastic drummer, and his brother Jens on keys is one of the best around. Malmsteen would barely allow Jens to shine, especially, which is a shame.

[@csphoenix9]

MUST listen to Soldier Without Faith, nothing better

[@Nic64L]

If you are impressed by great singers live, then you should listen to Deep Purple's, Burn, from California Jam.

[@satanihelvetet]

The simple and a litle silly lyrics was written in rage (over something) when Yngwie in the moment felt to slay somebody down with a sword, wich he ofcource didn't do. Instead he let the rage'ist story be about a viking.

[@GaryBrun]

He wrote the music n lyrics.

[@seanmiller7889]

Yeah Yngwie is the star but God Damn Jeff Scott Soto is absolute🔥!

[@mvunit3]

Hey Andrew! Yngwie used to (and still does) get a lot of flak because he supposedly "Plays too Fast" and had "No Soul" because there are some people out there that think musicians like him are Robots or that they have no feeling when they play with such virtuosity (to this day the late-great Jazz/Fusion guitarist "Allan Holdsworth" still gets comments like that, and he was the 1st to have the style he had, who wanted his playing to sound more like a "Sax" player, with his legato technique. He died "Poor", but across music genres, he inspired MANY guitarists, including Yngwie who played the *UK* track "In the Dead of Night" on his Tribute cover album "Inspiration"). Yngwie is basically "Niccolò Paganini" on a Strat instead of a Stratovarius. Also of note, the original vocalist "Jeff Scott Soto" decades later became the vocalist for "Sons of Apollo" (Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal). The _original_ "Shredders" seem to be Yngwie and "Steve Vai", as Vai was working on his debut Solo album "Flex-Able" (1984) after being with Frank Zappa since 1980. And Yngwie with *Alcatrazz* released their album in 1983. Alcatrazz was started by Graham Bonnet (of Rainbow's "Down to Earth" album), Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea, and unfortunately Yngwie only did 1 studio album with them (No Parole from Rock and Roll) and a Live album, and after created his 1st solo album "Rising Force" (1984). Ironically Yngwie was replaced by "Steve Vai" on their next studio album "Disturbing the Peace" (1985), and also did only 1 album. Both albums are freaking excellent! The 1 thing Yngwie can take credit for (or the music journalists) is the invention of the title or subgenre; "Neo-Classical Metal", though musicians like "Ritchie Blackmore" (Deep Purple, Rainbow) and "Uli Jon Roth" (early Scorpions, Solo work), who Yngwie sites as two of many influences, had many classical motifs in their playing, but Yngwie took it to the next level, and inspired MANY other guitarists with the Neo-Classical style (or enough to accent their own type of playing). I suggest watching the Rick Beato interview with Malmsteen which was a huge treat. He also got a lot of criticism for being arrogant, cocky and so-on for his attitude, but he knows what he's able to do and does it well. The interview also reveals his sense of humor and what bands/musicians he was into, some were down right surprising: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvRhKhjd62sjKMsi=UvePj30BsklM2Mb1 (also find the 2 "Unseen" Clips from Rick's channel "Rick Beato 2") And take a listen to albums; Alcatrazz "No Parole From Rock and Roll" and Yngwie Malmsteen "Rising Force", I think you'll be blown away and wonder how you missed those 2 albums. - That was fun Andrew! (btw - will be sending an email to you about "Queensrÿche" soon) \m/ Remember: "More is More!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPdZ4OhaqqmjK8si=5ulYj6UN2hw-hJ-j

[@mannybravo237]

Yngwie's first metal lp was with Steeler ('83), when management imported him. Ron Keel is on vocals. That album is on y'tube, Danny Waysted channel. Steeler I seen, with Yngwie, then later w/a different lead player

[@mvunit3]

@@mannybravo237 Yes, I saw them with a different player also. He mentions Steeler in the 2 links I added. I believe I have that Steeler album (LP) with Yngwie, but its in storage with most of my collection.

[@matthewmcalley392]

I thought he got so much flak because he was generally considered to be an arse not because of his playing ability of which I'm sure he is great at. Maybe he's just not a people person 🤣

[@christerolausson2702]

Back in the days when Yngwie let the rest of the band be a part of the show!

[@hiroakiureshino5938]

Yingwie is one of the real pioneer of the guitar. Respect.

[@jrichards203]

Blackmore

[@ThePerkins100]

Please check out Marco minnemann new song "Poseidon " .recently posted on KZbin, just awsome

[@thomasharper3185]

You called it perfectly as I started following Yngwie when he was recording with shrapnel records, all the way up until now, and yes, he is the supreme controller of all he does sometimes to the detriment of giving people something a little different. I am heavily influenced by him and his style. Many will argue that he is too one dimensional, but for what he does, there are none that come close to his feel and technique.

[@Loki_Firegod]

Love me some Yngwie - but honestly, on that specific recording, Jeff Scott Soto steals the show a bit (at least in my opinion) - he's one of my all-time favorite rock and metal singers. Apart from that, you obviously get a like for the 240 p-ness crackup after the first few seconds. Keep 'em coming. Also, I know I don't comment that regularly, mea culpa. But whenever I do, I need to remind you to react to Dimmu Borgir - The Chosen Legacy. As always, I shall not comment on why, because it'll spoil the fun, but it HAS to be the studio version with Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg on the drums. If you don't get to it soon, I really think I gotta save up some moneys and sponsor a video :D

[@mumu-ib5vk]

think this is from 1985 🤔

[@Nickepickeparonpung]

The best metalsinger Ronnie James Dio togheter with the best metal guitarr player Yngwie Malmsteen. The liked each other, but maybe not so much that they could made some albums. But just one hade been probably pure magic, they were the best of the best. It’s the album I dream about most and would love to hear in real life ❤❤❤ Listen in the link below how they cover Areosmith classic ”Dream on”🙏🏻👏 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJuTZWRmes2cptEsi=UYe32mT3Zrlhek7g

[@MartinWeng]

POWERFULL Lara Fabian & Johnny Hallyday - Requiem pour un fou (English subtitles) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIOUo56qlJWVn6M Love Lara ❤ Love from Denmark ❤

[@PaulThoresen]

The first few records were really cool. Rising Force, trilogy, etc. Etc. But after a while I started finding myself wishing he would join a band. I understand he's a guitarist and artist first. But sometimes despite good songwriting skills, they would fit better as an integral part of a hole instead of as a solo. Just think if he had joined deep purple or UFO or some other band in the '80s or '90s that was looking for a guitarist...... He would have elevated them and not become just another shredder... Okay, that sounds much more harsh than I intended to be. He's a brilliant genius Guitarist but I just think he would have been better in a band

[@PaulThoresen]

Ps. I haven't bought one of his records since fire and ice which was three decades ago. But the first few are really good. I just wish he had dedicated his guitar chops to a band.

[@HoryTB]

I used to love this song until I read the lyrics (I didn't speak English those days when it was released). It's just kinda dumb? Yngwie was (is?) short sighted so he just saw/see a big moving mass of the crowd, he could focus on the guitar, he said.

[@ThePerkins100]

Geoff scot Soto only 18 yrs old in this

[@TragicallySchapp]

Shredder? I hardly know her.

[@csphoenix9]

Anders and Jens Anderson are brothers, Marcel Jacobs is bassist, Jeff Scott Soto sang for Journey for a while. Jens plays for Stratovarious now Yngwie early on wrote everything

[@natronlut]

holy shit. i know jeff can sing. BUT suck me sideways. Don´t think i ever heard him belt like that in his solo career.

[@robsoncampos2766]

PLEASE SAVE US, THERE IS NO MORE JUSTICE IN BRAZIL! 😢

[@ast3663]

awesome version of viking..only a total noob makes fun of this master class

[@ejohansson9488]

Yngwie has great skills, but he is more of a lone wolf..

[@bjorneriksson6480]

that crowd noice is faked

[@bogeywan]

Incredible guitarist but a bit of a 240

[@joea7876]

It was all downhill after this. These days, Yngwie does all the vocals himself (terribly), so no one gets the spotlight other than him, and shoves his band in a back corner of the stage. It's pathetic.

[@AutisticVaxtard]

Ok boomer

[@user-yj4zs9po9e]

This is absolute nonsense. Yngwie is a decent singer, and he hardly hides his band in the corner. Quit talking shit

[@moroaladdin5333]

This is your interpretation. However, it has 0 facts and 0 knowledge of what’s going on

[@hamma4276]

Stop at the beginning of the solo talk about the rhythm section and don't even rescue the solo? Wtf?..... 🙁

[@SufurRedAxle1971]

Always cringe to listen to this. It's not the skill of each individual musician. It's the combination of said musicians.