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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN : UNLEASHES THE FURY on Spitfire records
For those of you whose mind cant go fast enough
to grasp Yngwie Malmsteen the first time-here's your new chance
YNGWIE Malmsteen's new album UNLEASH THE FURY is a perfect title
Not only is it heavy as hell but heavy on the Guitar side as well
where most classical players sounds dead yngwie clealry made his
deal at the crossdroads and the devil blues makes its appearance
all along he path to gloryville. and im damn glad
A true metal master is back on the attack with fiery inunedo,
and searing, soaring lead lines that
are a welcome sound to my ears! The Swedish maestro who i credit
solely for the propagation of the neo classical
style that was the trademark of many a poodle-doo wannabe's that
sprouted from the nest of Shrapnel Records
BUt Yngwie IS THE ORIGINAL. no exception no convincing, trust
me as a former Shrapnel artist myself there are many imitators,
but all lack the soul and blues thats lurking behind all these
classical runs- once while on the marching out tour
(Wild Dogs was the opener-Talas was also there) we were lucky
enough to sit down and enjoy a 3 hour soundcheck that included
deep purple, jimi hendrix, and the best display of musical fireworks(well
i did at least the other bandmates werent as impressed as i was)..
i was into yngwie from his landing, on the same bill with Black
n Blue and Steeler in '83 or '84 He was everything i could look
forward and see in guitar. al dimeola, on steroids, i was a prog
freak Gentle Giant and Billy Cobhman and chick corea and when
i heard this guy it lit me right up. The Rising Force album is
still my favorite cd to hit the runway with on a plane. UNLEASH
THE FURY renews all of the fire that i had for yngwie and you
can tell his singing because it has more agression than any other
singer on his records, this album is heavy, non apologetic and
eclectic with styles ranging from all directrions but all heavy.-no
fluffy mtv songs about cars or heartbreak -strong hungry reclaim
the crown music is going on here! finally a great batch of super
strong songs with the trademark shredding that i love.. like jimi
in places and well whadya expect this album is not tryin to be
ANYONE OR ANYBODY this i think is what lives inside yngwies head
and its great to let the real cat out of the bag,
see- it lives up to my "when nobody's looking" theory
an artist if they are of any merit has a vision, if left alone
it can be realised
so much music sounds contrived to me today, and knowing what
i have been anble to record and decline on my say so has made
me a better player as i understand it yngwie has a studio in home
so...nothing gets in the way and it makes for better rmusic.
I believe we all got into playing music because it called us to
it.. and this album would be one of those turning point pieces
that can inspire a new generation of players to take up arms so
to speak. its the take your breath away screamin leads and
hot run/riffing that makes my skin have the bumps man..this is
great shit....... The Real Deal OK America Pick up on it .....
on spitfire records