Yngwie Malmsteen press conference at Hellfest 2024

[@eyesofevery1571]

For all the credit and respect Yngwie gets, he still deserves more. Yngwie is a one of a kind and a true legend.

[@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories]

Yngwie's honesty is fresh air in an industry of friendly backstabbers. He is a soloist and like Zappa, wants things done his way. Nothing wrong with that. At least he is not pretending like 90% of classic rock / metal bands. Long live Malmsteen, he MADE IT and escaped the hellhole. MORE IS MORE :)

[@agustinalessio]

a place where everyone has free healthcare and education, a job, house and state defending their rights is not a hel hole tho, the u.s. in the other hand... except for VERY a few people

[@mrshredder0076]

study demographics, population education and literacy of these nordic countries basically your saying the less brown a country is the better the country is …. however socialism always turns to govt control great in theory but eventually it turns to communism fascism or nazism or you introduce muslims and destroy western civilization that allows multiculturalism to exist … never see people happy in islamic state countries definitely not a place for women gays lesbians free speech comedians free press or 2nd amendment

[@pekkakamari646]

Its not free. You pay it with enormously high taxes. And it still aint working.

[@agustinalessio]

@@pekkakamari646 it is free, you pay almost nothing, corporations pay a lot; and it works perfectly, thats how Norway works

[@agustinalessio]

@@pekkakamari646 it is free for workers and professionals, corporations pay a lot, and works perfectly in my country or in Norway

[@desertfox7924]

Hate him or like him, Yngwie is a legend in guitar playing no doubt. So what if he comes off cocky to some people? He IS a fantastic player and he worked his ass off to be one of best and find his own "American Dream". Cheers Yngwie, respect 💪

[@scirasco1]

Exactly that ,what he is sayin about sweden also applies to switzerland ,the man wanted out of this shit he made it became a legend ,worked his ass off:)

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he is a excellent guitar player, but he is a B league guitarist

[@nikcarpenter-vi4qk]

as a Yngwie Fan what happened to all great songs that he has with singers? Ill see the light tonight, disciples from hell, don't let end , forever one , pyramid of cheops ,Leonardo , playing with fire, voodoo nights ,prophets of doom, crucify ,tarot , facing the animal, like an Angel, Dreaming tell me etc. what the Fuck ????????? I dont think he cant pay a decent singer , that is bullshit. he "sing" like a bull kicked in the balls !!! horrible !!!. 100 % disappointing as Fan.

[@medardoarce9361]

His music is dull, boring, lacks dynamics... You name it... His answers are the same bs all over and over again... My fav albums: Trilogy, Odyssey, Eclipse and Attack!!

[@preston2636]

​@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle yngwie is b league?! Haahahahaha sounds like somebody is still stick playing pentatonic. What a stupid and newbie thing to say

[@hveguitar]

Unlike quite a lot of people Yngwie is honest and authentic, and I respect him for that, fantastic guitar player, don't change! Indeed more is more!

[@metalceesie219]

this guy was and is still my hero,He looks healthy better then some years ago..He knows what he wants,i like that!IAnd i want my same hair back like him lol

[@jacktodd3439]

Hes extremly likable person.

[@GeneralTHC]

Yngwie seems to be in great form these days. I'm glad to see it.

[@Remmst9-tc7ms]

LEGEND!!!!!!!!

[@Explorer766]

The problem is that the finished product is mostly unlistenable since he dropped producers. His 90's stuff was pristine as far as recording quality. The 80's stuff that actually had some catchy vocal tunes he's altogether abandoned live in lieu of the same tired few.

[@GuitarJesse7]

Exactly

[@digitaldictator]

So true ! And it seems no one has the courage to tell him, that since he started to do everything by him self, the quality of the songs and productions is shit 😂

[@rikmarlon]

He was good when the RISING FORCE's Yngwie Malmsteen was a thing. Now is just him...

[@allandnothing5987]

Too much ego when he talks down about the singers. He wants all the attention.

[@minkahl1644]

He should always have used a real drummer. He says he had the Alcatrazz drummer changed. Now he should change himself. Love him still.

[@ioannis7775]

Très intéressant tous ces détails sur son passé de jeune musicien, j'en connaissais une partie grâce aux interviews de l'époque dans les magazines spécialisés; merci c'était cool, j'adore ce guitariste depuis mon adolescence même si j'ai décroché dans le milieu des années 90; j'ai un peu écouté certains de ses albums plus récents et c'est toujours bon musicalement mais je reste nostalgique de la période 80 qui était la meilleure!

[@Loudtvmetal]

Un grand merci !

[@fabiencourtoistapping]

TU as raison !! tous les albums jusqu à eclipse !!! des solos remplis de feeling !!

[@PaDaRi-Games]

MORE IS MORE, HE SAID IT AGAIN, I LOVE YOU YJM!!!! ❤

[@kreuzzer2845]

yesss, more is more!!! this was also my problem in early days, most of the people didn't understand what I wanted to say with my guitar and said: less is more, but i never agreed with it and played my style for many years further on. and this was the right way!!!After many years I found my style of playin, I had dreamed of...and it worked well! it was always inside me. greetings from Germany,KREUZZER!

[@UniversalCivilianStrategies]

What the producer meant was that less guitar is more popular . Having said that , Rising Force is one of my favorite CDs .

[@Scott__C]

And that it's OK to leave some space, not 1/2 second then a million more notes.

[@Kroeber38]

His explanation for producing himself is convincing! He is a great musician!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

no, he is a B leaguer writing songs that will never really matter

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle He doesn't write 80's hairband songs anymore if that's what you mean. You probably think Poison wrote great songs.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@mr.brenman2132 he's not a great a songwriter period. No, I think Ed van halen and Randy Rhoads great songs...this B leaguer never did. Poison are b leaguers too

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle He's written plenty of great songs. Brilliant songs. Everyone in the 80's knew Yngwie was the best.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@mr.brenman2132 oh ya? Let me ask ten who like rock and metal I know to see if they can name any song by him...he's written zero great songs, none that changed the game , zero that are timeless classics. A great song stands the test of time and is recognizable to millions. He writes songs, rhoads wrote compositions with solos that many call songs within a song. Yngwie wrote songs around his solos.. No one considers yngwie the best ...

[@johnlee7479]

His best albums are the ones that’ had musicians and great singers on his albums , sometimes having elite musicians brightens your own albums

[@boyan.guitar]

More is more! Long live King Yngwie! God bless you, brother!

[@MichaelLenz1]

Exactly. Because of simple logic 😂

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Probably the most honest musician on the scene. He was always brutally honest, and that turned some people off. He realizes there is room for everyone in the music world, and openly acknowledges as such. I can't imagine playing Purple at age eight, note for note. His technical ability and willing desire to be the best he can, along with escaping Sweden was an obvious driving force in his life.

[@babaali4410]

PARABELLUM went straight to #89 on Billboard Charts! CHARTS for PARABELLUM Billboard #89 (USA 🇺🇸) Japan Charts #22 (🇯🇵 ) #1 on Amazon Japan 🇯🇵 #1 on Spotify India 🇮🇳 #3 on Spotify China 🇨🇳 Blue Lightning Billboard Charts at #80 way to go legend!

[@jossg.7629]

Merci pour la publication !

[@ParagonGarage]

the fact that YJM has so so many absolutely fucking killer tunes i mean i cant even count how many there are so many just proves he is right!

[@trishvincent4773]

Humble man, straight to the point!! I love that!!!

[@georgekrats2573]

lmao humble?what planet are you from again?

[@trishvincent4773]

@@georgekrats2573 oh your one of those people who get triggered by someone else's comment. For your info, I have personal meet this man. He is an awesome person. Don't speak of things you don't even know of

[@georgekrats2573]

@@trishvincent4773 lol..i forgot what i said..was it bad?

[@georgekrats2573]

@@trishvincent4773 and he cant play a lick.i played better than him when i was 14

[@georgekrats2573]

@@trishvincent4773 he sucks

[@tobaccorich]

Love The Malmsteen

[@leneveuemmanuel9286]

The best guitarist forever the el phenomeno of the guitare player !Thanks a lot Yngwie .

[@babaali4410]

LEGEND! Trolls will come seeking you because they are fuming with jealousy because they will never be a legend like you.

[@WillfulThinker]

Press guy: "What's your favorite Blackmore moment? . . . Did Deep Purple ever approach you?" Yngwie: "Okay, this is gonna be a long answer." Press guy: "Good" (thankful he'll have something to write about that isn't in a million previous Yngwie interviews) Yngwie: Doesn't answer either question and goes into the same long-winded story he's told in countless interviews, including his left-handed compliments to the guitar players of the time when he was a kid. Nothing exemplifies the need for the expression "less is more" more than the man who apparently is incapable of comprehending it.

[@unleashthefury111]

Yep, he LOVES telling the story that starts with "when I was 5 years old...toothbrush and pair of jeans... blah blah blah".

[@olivier-s7o]

He didn't answer the question about DeepPurple because it wasn't Deep Purple who approached him but he who approached Deep Purple and Deep Purple refused his application, the answer was that they didn't want a guitarist who played 200 notes per second. It was at the time when Joe Satriani was playing with Deep Purple and had said he didn't want the job. I think he also burned himself when in 1990 he played on stage with Gillan in Sweden and he overdid it, Guillan must have thought he was unmanageable. Concerning "less is more" he never understood simply because he doesn't know the work of Poincaré it was the King of Sweden who had launched the competition

[@Thijs-Kuiken]

@WillfulThinker your text makes it clear you fail to comprehend who the proponent is of the expression "more is more" 😜

[@olivier-s7o]

@@Thijs-Kuiken As I noted he does not know the work of Poincaré, but I will clarify, he does not know the work on nonlinear systems

[@VincePalamarasecretservicejfk]

Great interview! ❤❤❤

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you

[@VVLD22]

The first interviewer is very good at speaking foreign languages!😅

[@pierre-marie.philipps]

😅

[@gaskammare]

7:20 communist hellhole Yngwie is a legend

[@MaffeLitoz]

So right about that and it still is

[@bigbrotherwatchesdannyboy306]

Yngwie!!!! My guitar inspiration as a teenager! 🔥❤️

[@joelleferreira4292]

I don't know how I did this : I wanted to go to this special fest and I am here watching at this good interview.. on the web !.I should have been there because this is one more great Yngwie J Malmsteen appearance on stage as in press conference. I am eating a pizza outside to console myself ! Carthagène was great, but Clisson was on the appointment also, what it seems ! Happy EVENTS ! 29-6-2024. 22:45 Joëlle É.A

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thx à lot

more is more!! 🙌

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

More is less dude

@@Cormac-jd2kx how can more be less? less is less

[@serkanyilmazkurt6375]

He will never admit it but Blackmore was his idol until around 1985-86. He copied Blackmore's looks, playing technique, attitude, relations with bandmates, etc. He was obsessed with Purple and Rainbow and it's no coincidence that he worked with Bonnet and Turner. I love Yngwie but he's not being honest, sorry.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

And also Dio and Doggie White.

[@ActivateBeastMode1]

The book as above so below tells the real story of him. Recommend it

[@Max-qi3hg]

I thought he has admitted it?

[@RetiredinKorea8587]

totally enjoyed this clip! Yngwie knows what he wants. Love his stories. Been a fan since 84 when i bought Live Sentence.

[@kreuzzer2845]

Very Good interview! Like it. Greetings from Germany, kreuzzer!

[@Loudtvmetal]

Danke

[@PaulVigil-jl8ce]

I've seen so many bands in my 62years and I can say I've never seen a better guitar player

[@LucianoClassicalGuitar]

I saw Malmsteen in 2011 with Judas Priest singer and Patrick Johanson. Yngwie loved playing guitar, he was doing sound check for hours playing random songs and all kinds of stuff. By the time the concert came he already played an entire show before 😂

[@spiderloac]

His accent isn't that strong here -- Yngwie is the man and still is- see you in Clearwater can't wait🤘 always an amazing experience

[@iceWaterProductions1]

With all that said, it still,would be interesting to have a high profile producer, great singer, and a couple of co-songwriters for at least one Rising Force record. Maybe a original Alctrazz reunion I’d pay 10 million for that if I won the mega lottery.

[@MrBarryWhyte]

The man is a legend! Simple really!

[@GuitarJesse7]

5:28 while I respect the desire for someone to have their own expression and not have a bunch of other hands and minds in it, I think most people, including fans of Yngwie’s music would say it came out better when he at least had other musicians playing and singing with him, although at times the co-writes may have benefitted his music too.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

Why is this thing of acting like an orphan of his formula that did to You, and not letting Yngwie do as he pleases? I moved on with him, and respect the shit out off him, he made ppl realise here that his expressiveness comes first in the importance list when it comes to music, so much that he's going all in, telling us we only live once. I know it seems obvious the way i paraphrase him, but the point is, no one can acuse him of selling u one thing and delivering other. I think, it gotta be so difficult being him as a guitarist in his bodie, so i respect him for wanting to go the other way, when ppl wants him to be one way. He's not even begging for fans to come back, fans who don't care for his current albums. No matter how great it was once to hear him with brilliant ppl, Barry Sparks, the Johansen bros, Joe, Jeff, Boals, Vescera, u name it. He s happy being a niche artist and a phucking legend living his musical life. I wouldnt want it to be other way. If it isnt your cup of tea, then fine. It's ok to not accept his direction and way of doing things nowadays, but don't lie down here saying that u respect his desire of him being able to be who he is. Yngwie spoke the truth down here. It aint gonna be like we think it should. Period.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

I also don't think he's not a team player when he wants to, that he havent realized the benefits of relying in ppl to pull off the musical work. It's just that, he doesnt want some singer telling him to leave space here, a producer butting heads with him about notes down there. If he's through putting up with that. Well he's what rockers gotta be, ppl who do shit like they feel. Ppl trying to mold him into status quo is the thing he's avoiding. If his musical past aint for him so desirable, thats HIM. We cherish that, more than the current LPs. But thats US.

[@catpocalypsenow8090]

more is more

[@Gueli]

😂

[@frickxyz]

I'm so honored to have seen him live in Bologna this year

[@АлександрБыков-м6ф]

💥🔥 Yngwie ! Forewer 🎼💥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶🎼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎼🤘✊🔥🌍

[@kohosalmon3637]

I Seen Yngwie on Sep 23 - 1985 in Toronto Maple leaf Gardens open up for AC/DC Fly on The Wall Tour . Yngwie was 22 years old at the time , We didn't know much about him at that time this was before the internet , but holy S#It he blew the place down , we where like WTF are we seeing and hearing , We Never heard anything like it before , ACDC was also amazing and we left that night in shock . lol hahaha .

[@ast3663]

yeah, same here..I saw AC/DC on their 1990 tour in germany and King's X were opening..after their flooring gig I stood there, wtf just happened

[@xpz25nfh]

I was at that very same concert too! I went for Malmsteen not AC/DC but I love AC/DC too. Malmsteen was every bit as good as I’d expect

[@dtmania]

Great interview. Love yngwie. I had never heard the Clive Burr story.

[@RM-gj8hq]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think the occipital area of Yngwie’s head hasn’t aged a day in the last 30 years.

[@allandnothing5987]

Yngwie is in a league of his own. Whatever his personal/ego stuff, he's delivered some unique legendary masterpieces.

[@Scott__C]

And sadly, that was a long time ago.

[@babaali4410]

@@Scott__C Troll say what you want us loyal fans love Yngwie Malmsteen thats why his last album went straight into the Billboard charts at 89! All his show are Sold Out every single one he is still producing masterpieces don't like it stop seeking out his videos then.

[@Remmst9-tc7ms]

@@Scott__C Troll

[@Scott__C]

@@babaali4410 Billboard has like 100 charts now, which one?

[@babaali4410]

@@Scott__C meow,,, keep trolling you are jealous can't put down the king the legend! PARABELLUM went straight to 89 on Billboard Charts 🎉🙏🏻 - CHARTS for PARABELLUM - Billboard #89 (USA 🇺🇸) Japan Charts #22 (🇯🇵 ) #1 on Amazon Japan 🇯🇵 #1 on Spotify India 🇮🇳 #3 on Spotify China 🇨🇳

[@spiderloac]

And that's why we love you yngwie--- totally original from the heart played with passion and unmatched intensity

[@abstractlogic366]

A legend and a nice press conference, thumbs up! Yngwie is the king of neo rock guitar. But why the 0,5 sec sound delay? You can´t fix the issue or you don´t see it and/or other people also and its not a problem? For 10 000 $ a month I can be your editor

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you !

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

He's a cool guy

[@tomlewis5542]

He's always so modest

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he is always a B leaguer

[@flashpadxxx]

No ego at all

[@danfors1333]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Are you kidding, he's one of the top guitar gods of all time.

[@magnusbnordh9624]

I fucking love Yngwie Malmsteen ! I’ m not knocking it, but he’s latest release is ”Like he puts it” kindergarden shit. !

[@mikebuchanan7610]

Some funny stuff, but I liked the last question. Good to know that he's considering another concerto.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

That was an unconvetional question in line of all these years with ppl making him answer the same things. Just for spoiled ppl to accuse him of repeating himself in the interviews. Gimme a break. Hope he does the new Concerto.

Yngwie is under-rated...he is one of one. The real deal.I wasn't a fan until I saw him live 4 years ago. Now if he is within 300 miles I go to see him. Unbelievable musician and showman who puts on a first-rate show.

[@outofsense]

I love him and he is the reason I love playing the guitar but he is repeating himself over and over again, both on the guitar and in interviews. And he tells it like he thinks nobody has ever heard it before. -"Funny story!"....

[@VVLD22]

When you're always asked always the same questions, you can't help but get the same answers!🤔What more do you want to say after 40 years when everyone asking the questions already knows everything about you?🤔😅

[@GonzalorodrigoCorrea]

Compuso las mejores canciones del metal.....inspiración de miles de guitarristas....es un genio sin duda

[@THECHIEF-1981]

This is fuckin awesome. Dude is epic. 1st time I saw him was August 31.1985 day on the green. Scorpions ratt y n t Metallica and this guy.....dude is a ego maniac but dude is the greatest ever. Fact.

[@rodfowler1965]

I flat out love him!

[@Hellephantino]

Not a massive Ritchie Blackmore fan? When everybody else forgot about Blackmore, Yngwie is reading a crap book about Rainbow. 😄

[@H270127]

Listen to any Malmsteen album (mostly nowadays) and you've heard them all, see any Malmsteen interview and you've seen them all... "let me tell you a story.. when I was 7 yo..."

[@Scott__C]

And what's with the eyebrows now?

[@H270127]

@@Scott__C EVIL EYEbrows lol

[@Scott__C]

@@H270127 🤣

[@Remmst9-tc7ms]

@@Scott__C Troll here you go again jealousy is not a good look man, Stop seeking out Yngwie Malmsteen videos

[@Scott__C]

@@Remmst9-tc7ms Not seeking them out, they pop up in the feed, so I skip through to see the current state of his show.

[@pensnut08]

"I don't like donuts!"....

[@tristanrl1940]

“I was 9 and could play Made In Japan, note for note - I was a freak who never went to school but got straight As” - LMAO

[@Scott__C]

I know, I guess he believes all that.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

​@@Scott__CThere s an interview where he speak swedish, where he told that in the army, with his brilliant intellect and brain for numbers he was a good asset, so it was a disservice to his country to leave the army. He said he grabbed a gun, pointed himself and threatened to off himself if they werent gonna let him out, due to how fed up with that and how far he was from playing guitar. I can't say he's telling BS or not, but that feeling s really relatable. Yngwie doesnt strike me as a person who had it that easy, and to achieve his success and notoriety by his hands, he had to be a genius. I mean, talk out of jealousy is cheap, too. Isnt it?

[@Scott__C]

@@nathaninostroza7655 Didn't sound like he had it any tougher than anyone I knew growing up. I never heard of this army story before, so I'm calling BS on it. Sounds made up and lit would be difficult to impossible to check its validity.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

@@Scott__C it's always about judging things the way we see them, biased as phuck. Well there You go. Calling everything bullshit because it's cool yo knock Yngwie. Go for it. Thinking Yngwie fools no one, when in fact, u and i, simply don't know shit about him. U can stay in your circus skeptical act. I'm out.

[@pathaden]

Fuck the haters!!!!!

[@comethl]

Ok Yngwie you are the the most talended electric guitar player , but you have to admit that Ricthie was playing sweep apregios in 1968 when you were 6 year old. Also Ritchie worked not only in pentatonic scale. He developed harmonic minor scales ( Gates of babylon) . ( stargazer ) and so on.... Finally speed is not the desiderata..

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

Genius

[@gregjohnson298]

He's got quite the attitude but he can back it up,fantastic guitar player.

[@Itsnotlove69]

He can say what ever he wants, but in the end he really needs to ask proper singers to sing on his records. He can play, he can compose, even produce, although the last 3 albums were terrible, but he can’t sing. Not more than every Joe in some karaoke bar. So for a love of god Yngwie, hire a singer. Then we can maybe buy your albums again.

[@Scott__C]

He's a mediocre singer at best. It reminds me of when Eddie Van Halen sang lead on that song on VH III. Terrible.

[@MVF0RLYFE]

The audio is out of sync with the video.

[@tonyn3227]

Yngwie is honest influential musician, he tells it like it is, he earlier music was outstanding, current stuff I don't like.

[@wasborn2771]

monster of guitar.

[@steverid]

Yngwie is our very own Swedish god. A confident man, NOT an arrogant man. Yngwie, vi älskar dig brorsan.

[@GuitarJesse7]

And not meant to offend or disrespect, I was massively inspired by Yngwie. But when he says he has so much inside, I can’t help but think that everything that’s inside is basically the same. Not much variety.

[@msaintpc]

At 7:50, he admits that Hendrix was his first influence and that's when he started playing guitar. In his subsequent interviews he vehemently/adamantly denies he was ever influenced by him. However, here he is saying that he was, lol.🙂

[@frankalbertsson2934]

He has a great sense of humor....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MikaelDorfer-ub9ci]

Angel Stuff ❤❤❤

[@clausm2203]

Great interview

[@enzosaponara]

legend

[@leneveuemmanuel9286]

Merci beaucoup.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Avec plaisir

[@itsianwood]

480p? Great though! 👍

[@Loudtvmetal]

Sorry very bad connexion at hellfest

[@yngwiemartin5638]

Le meilleur et de loin !

[@androliquido]

I think his last album (Parabellum) is nearly a masterpiece. He is right saying he is in the best shape ever - just listen to the sweeps in God Particle. Regarding the production, I got used to it and can't complain. The only thing I would change in the last album is the singing - either hire someone or make an album fully instrumental. Then he has the keyboard player who can sing on tour.

[@babaali4410]

Love Yngwie Malmsteen's voice glad he sings himself

[@Doomherre]

Legend!!

[@YIMOX]

ya pero que no se olvide cuando hizo la colaboración de dream on con DIO fue lo más sublime, quizás no debería encasillarse tanto y ser más neo clásico y no tan solamente clásico

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

Guitar god

[@douglasnisbet1189]

Classic Yngwie

[@UniversalCivilianStrategies]

Reporter : what would have happened if you refused to do the blues album ? Yngvie : well I wouldn't fly in helicopters anymore !

[@vaneipontes3824]

Mr. Lars Johan Lannenback 🎸⚡🔥😎🤘

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

I enjoyed this

[@Loudtvmetal]

Thank you

[@4leks11]

I kind of feel the frustration in his voice answering these same questions all over again..

[@mertgulcurgs]

I thought the guy at the front had an alien mask looking at Yngwie until he turned his head to show it was a hat.

[@John1970]

Shame nobody asked how he never gets bored of playing the same runs since the Steeler days. He has to be one of the most repetitive guitar players of all time.

[@Loudtvmetal]

Few minutes to interview the man, sorry

[@jfo3000]

Could be said for most pro guitarists i.e. Clapton, Knopfler, on and on. His licks are mostly uniquely classically based and don't blend into the sea of pentatonic blues that most other players mimic. So they stand out more when he repeats.

[@John1970]

@@jfo3000 Think we will have to agree to disagree on that.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Most people don't know really Yngwie's discography and there's a lot of songs where he does other stuff than shredd , and he has bluesy stuff groovy and beside the soli, he wrote amazing riffs. ​@@jfo3000

[@Scott__C]

@@jfo3000 Knopfler certainly plays "less" and despite his ego, Yngwie couldn't play what Knopfler does.

[@moksja667]

What Yngwie fails to realize,is that he is a brilliant guitar player,but an incredibly bad mixer or producer.His ego is just too big to realize that.I mean,listen to his last 4 or 5 records,they're basically unlistenable.Everyone needs a little objective guidance sometimes.

[@nikcarpenter-vi4qk]

as a Yngwie Fan what happened to all great songs that he has with singers? Ill see the light tonight, disciples from hell, don't let end , forever one , pyramid of cheops ,Leonardo , playing with fire, voodoo nights ,prophets of doom, crucify ,tarot , facing the animal, like an Angel, Dreaming tell me etc. what the Fuck ????????? I dont think he cant pay a decent singer , that is bullshit. he "sing" like a bull kicked in the balls !!! horrible !!!. 100 % disappointing as Fan.

[@Scott__C]

I gave up trying to listen to his new stuff years ago.

[@danfors1333]

Your ears can't handle the complexity of his music.

[@Scott__C]

@@danfors1333 Please. I've listened for years to Yes, Queensryche, Rush as well as classical and jazz. His music is no more complex than anything else I've listened to. Fact is, it was better music when he had a real band playing on it and most especially when he had Joe Lynn Turner contributing to the songs.

[@danfors1333]

@@Scott__C You're just listening but not hearing. Anyone can listen to complex music, even dimwitted animals, but to truly hear the beauty of it and connect on multiple planes emotionally takes a higher awareness and understanding. His music is just too clever and incomprehensible for you. You just hear the surface at best. The deeper layers far too advanced for most musicians except the highest skilled composers so it's nothing to be ashamed of for not understanding. Queensrÿche and Rush are simple pop music for the masses in comparison. Adding vocals to Yngwie's music is as filthy as adding flame decals to a Ferrari.

[@6669876]

life is short, so less is more! more can`t be more because life is not long!

[@nathaninostroza7655]

Change the dealer.

[@6669876]

@@nathaninostroza7655 try to write a whole sentence.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

@@6669876 i said that, because You don't make any sense. So what if life s short? It can include long passages of music and phrasing just as overloaded as Yngwie performs, according to ppl who either aint that perceptive to keep up listening or are quicker too judge a style without putting the patience and time the listening experience demands u when listening any kind of music, regardless of its difficulty. I may not be a native speaker, rather self taught in english, since i'm from chile, but nice try in undermining me, when it's You talking in circles and shit. Life it's long enough for it to be deep and intense and complicated, Yngwie s point on the more is always more stands tall, bro. Not because he's Yngwie, but because it takes less than a minute to realize why, if we're being real, instead of butchering reality to make our philosophical gymnastics to get away with it's senseless point, thats dishonest. Just because it's fun to knock Yngwie nowadays, it doesnt mean all them critisizing him have reasons backing their points. I can put My love for Yngwie aside when it comes to talk real with someone who differs with what i think. Can u put down the pipe and the existential books and be in touch with reality for a change?

[@elmorevandodewaard544]

Back in the ‘80 and ‘90 he was at his best. Today…?mwah..

[@Remmst9-tc7ms]

Still the best

[@michaeljames2142]

Like his music, it’s still the same. Same questions. Same answers.

[@davidmatela9868]

But his best Album is Alcatrazz No Parole = A band record

[@rushshukla4636]

He's the Elvis of rock guitar.

[@Scott__C]

Nah, pretty much everyone on the planet knows who Elvis is/was.

[@Apacheviking1961]

@@Scott__CElvis sold over one billion musical units. Yngwie is not even up to Presley’s ankle!

[@rickard9294]

His hell hole comment I do understand. Sweden has many good things and safety nets but that comes with a price... be the same or be ostracized. IKEA is a proper representation of Sweden which is straight and square.

[@transparent6748]

Gods knows how many times I’ve heard this,,nothing new

[@philippecaron3562]

en faite yngwie n'est pas un guitariste de rock mais un guitariste classique!!!!!

[@The_Absurdistt]

Yngwie = G.O.A.T.

[@claytonhannah5826]

Hitting all the same talking points as always. "On the Rox" by Steeler has probly one of the most killer Steen solos ever. He's got so many awesome solos but Soldier Without Faith, Broken Glass, and Now Is The Time are my current favorites. Check out Time Travel by Rob Marcello

[@nathaninostroza7655]

His leads in the Queen tribute are to die for.

[@ActivateBeastMode1]

He never understood that simpler music often resonates with the masses more. Yeah steeler was basically club metal but that's what was popular at that time.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

@@ActivateBeastMode1 what dafuq do u know about what Yngwie s never understood? Something as simple as what you're pointing out? You still don't get it, he aint craving for more fame than the fame he already has. And more important, he aint desperate for new listeners, nor he s gonna turn complacent and keep it simple. Poor u.