Yngwie is the reason I choose to play the drums. 😂

@theaterofsouls

3 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@bkoker71

3 жыл бұрын

@@theaterofsouls Best comment ever!!

@jasonallen5318

3 жыл бұрын

Drums aren't any easier when you listen to Rush, Tool, Dream Theater, Opeth, Death, Meshuggah, etc.

@AslansAngel1

3 жыл бұрын

hilarious

@ACorpseWithoutSoul

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonallen5318 Or Wintersun and Kai Hahto. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmyTssaug660h7g.html

"Less cannot be more. That's impossible. More is more." ~ Yngwei Malmsteen

@cristianovia

5 ай бұрын

That's exactly why I hate Malmsteen, like torture to my ears...

@patrickadolfsson4784

4 ай бұрын

@@cristianoviaWhy listen than?? 😂😂

@cristianovia

4 ай бұрын

curiosity@@patrickadolfsson4784

I just love that he's unironically dressed like a character from Castlevania.

@jebemtigolaz

2 жыл бұрын

Yo, Hol' up. Characters from Castlevania are dressed like him!

@monsterram6617

2 жыл бұрын

Dressed like? I thought he _was_ a character from Castlevania.

@redriddler1231

2 жыл бұрын

@@monsterram6617 the main protagonist too be precise

@svenred6eard757

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Malmsteen doesn't do irony.

@jeremiahfulton103

2 жыл бұрын

He pre-dates Castlevania, one could argue Castlevanie characters dress like him.

Some people talk crap about Yngwie, but he is easily one of the greatest guitarists in the world, and one of the all time greats.

@jeremiahfulton103

2 жыл бұрын

He's an easy personality to dislike, but the art just can't be argued with.

@LeonardoNR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank myself I never came across nothing about him, except his music. SOAD and RATM will never be the "raw" likable bands for me ever again

@robertkidd6270

2 жыл бұрын

He has a beautiful pony ...a one trick pony but it's a lovely little pony😆

@MicahMicahel

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeonardoNR They changed their name to Rage On Behalf of the Machine. Not as catchy but it suits them better now.

@MtlDeath

2 жыл бұрын

not

We normally refer to Yngwie’s music as Baroque and Roll

@lowdz68

3 жыл бұрын

He even has a track called that 🤘

@wes3493

3 жыл бұрын

I'm dying of laughter 🤣

@pastorofmuppets1968

3 жыл бұрын

Bach and Roll as well!

@dac2007

3 жыл бұрын

Love that track lol

@morganshane7117

3 жыл бұрын

ROTFL😂

Yngwie Malmsteen is a guitar god. He would be the first to tell you himself.

@brileyvandyke5792

3 жыл бұрын

I have no problem with his arrogance. He literally is doing what an exceedingly very few can do with the guitar.

@joris-francoispotet4617

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@antonkovalenko364

3 жыл бұрын

Just don't offer him a doughnut. 😆😆😆

@mikemorrison1690

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonkovalenko364 he don't like fuckin' donut

@ZiddersRooFurry

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonkovalenko364 I get where he was coming from. When you've got people constantly giving you shit about your weight it's annoying. The donut thing was someone being a bully, pretty much.

Yngwie Malmsteen was the first guitarist to ever have a custom built guitar by fender, and he was the first one to get them for free. That's how big and influential he was in the 80's.

@RicardoBonSantos

6 ай бұрын

Not fully accurate

@RicardoBonSantos

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qK6itddmcqvfhqQ.htmlsi=U-BvwkqyWXnGLGA6

@CapoKabar

6 ай бұрын

No, he was the 2nd Official Artist to have a Fender Signature model. Eric Clapton was #1 with Blackie. If you want to get technical, Fender Japan did release several Strats with Yngwie features in the early 80’s but they weren’t official. But TRUE, Fender sent Yngwie many undisclosed number of free Strats. One of them came straight from the box to the Studio and he recorded the Odyssey album with it. He mentions this many times in interviews.

@nicconley

4 ай бұрын

Not even close. Jeff Cook from Alabama had Music Man build custom guitars for him that were given to him as endorsements in 1981.

@user-ys8vf5if1q

4 ай бұрын

wtf are you talking about lmaooo this is the problem with mouth breathing fan boys that don't know a fucking thing but want to "give lessons" or teach or give "facts" sit tf down. "first ever" you probably think the scaled fretting is also his idea lmao

I saw him play this piece live in Nashville, April 2016, with Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, & Tosin Abasi. I waited the entire night for Black star and this piece. He closed with both. A master of his instrument.

@onraj9mm

4 ай бұрын

That's a hell of a lineup

"both of those composers are known for writing a whole bunch of notes. " That tracks 😂

@mordekaieugenis1202

3 жыл бұрын

As soon as he said that I started laughing and thinking "Well, not THAT much"

@ChemXFX

3 жыл бұрын

I watched a 1 hour masterclass of Yngwie’s recently here on YT and I mentioned to a friend that Malmsteen has played more notes in that time than I had (or will) in my entire life. 😅

@s.willis8426

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChemXFX Back in the days of VHS I remember counting how many notes he fretted in 10 seconds with super slow mo on a 4 head VCR from a G3 video. It's pretty ridiculous watching his fingers on "fret cam" in slow motion.

"Tens of people on KZread can't be wrong" is one hell of a quote.

3 жыл бұрын

That's a classic right there!

@emreozturk6919

3 жыл бұрын

I was one of them. The next Malmsteen's song should be "Black Star" or "Far Beyond The Sun".

@krillinroshi9312

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t remember solo has to be one of his most exquisite phrasings especially with the trailing melody at the end to that undulating crescendo that stamps this ballad as a masterpiece of epic proportions! Dont get me tlking about Fire; Queen in love; Viking; Save our Love; Black Star to name a few!

@hakanyakici8607

3 жыл бұрын

@@krillinroshi9312 Thanks for reminding

@johne1599

3 жыл бұрын

Tens of people on Facebook could be wrong, though. 🤔 😂

Yngwie's vibrato is amazing! Playing on scalloped frets too. The touch on his technique can't be taught. Its Malmsteen! God broke the mold when He made this cat!

@remote24

2 жыл бұрын

His technique is and should be taught. It's one of the main sources how to get into a shredder. Second is Paul Gilbert. If you play fast with a plec you won't get around those two. Check takayoshi ohmura. He uses both guys techniques

@ffakr

2 жыл бұрын

If I'm reading you right,.. It sounds you think his vibrato is more amazing because he's playing on a scalloped fretboard. Forgive me if I'm mis-reading you. I'm not the greatest player but I'm not sure why you might think it's harder got do good vibrato on a scalloped neck. If you play on Jumbo wire and/or scalloped frets, you're less likely to drag your finger tips on the fretboard and in my experience that makes bending and vibrato easier.

@chrishuard12

2 жыл бұрын

@@ffakr I think you misunderstood my expression. Frets, scalloped or not do not effect one’s ability to play with good vibrato. If the strings are lighter, then it is obviously easier to bend the strings. My point was that Malmsteen just has unique sounding vibrato and that he uses it in a unique way as well.

@ffakr

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrishuard12 Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'll still argue that, at least for me, I find vibrato easier with scalloped frets or taller fret wire. Not only are you less likely to drag skin across the fretboard, but it's also easier to change the string pitch by pressing the string down rather than/in addition to sliding it up and down the fret (granted, this is far more subtle). I'm sure vibrato technique matters here.. but for me (I tend toward a BB-style twiist of the wrist) the free slide of the string on a tall fret and/or scallop'ed board makes vibrato a lot easier for me. Think of it this way.. acoustic guitar isn't known as a great platform for wide vibrato.. and acoustics tend to use low to mid height (at the most) fret wire. Cheers. On a vaguely related topic.. I picked up a 'project' '67 Gibson acoustic from a lluthier's estate sale a while ago.. and it needs a fret job. I'm SUPER tempted to refret it with jumbo stainless. :-)

@chrishuard12

2 жыл бұрын

@@ffakr No worries mate. I’ve never played on scalloped frets so honestly I wouldn’t know. But either way, vibrato is an essential technique to be a solid guitarist, scalloped or not. Thank you for responding to my comment. It was a while ago. Glad someone is consciousness enough to read, ponder, and give their heartfelt retort, so thank you! Mad respect brother!

I love how how he is so into the arrangement and not yngwie shredding, then at the end, "And nice playing." lol! As a classical composer he must be used to musicians being able to play their instrument really well!

@marcjamesjamos

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same:)

@Art-zs6sl

2 жыл бұрын

Yngwies tone didn't sit in the mix well IMO. You can't hear the chops.

@user-tt6be2zx3h

2 жыл бұрын

@@Art-zs6sl he was blasting his Marshalls in that live, refusing to turn down.. if u seen the whole recording u could clearly see some of the jp musicians frowning a bit and frustrating at the volume he was playing at lol

@Ronald60202

Жыл бұрын

At this level, I would absolutely expect the same thing.

@WorldBurial

6 ай бұрын

@@user-tt6be2zx3h I can understand them but the specific Marshall Yngwie uses has a different tone when you increase the Master volume. You get some natural compression and the tone is altered in general. Yngwie (and others) prefer that and I guess that he would be thrown off a bit if he couldn't play the way he is used to. There's a different feel to it while playing.

"How can less be more? More is more" -Yngwie

@u.v.s.5583

3 жыл бұрын

Much too much is just enough.

@danzemacabre8899

3 жыл бұрын

@@u.v.s.5583 nope, need a lil more

@soja9305

3 жыл бұрын

@@u.v.s.5583 Enough is never enough ... 😉

@isaiahneilguitaristofficia549

3 жыл бұрын

I love that quote!

@Mozart1220

3 жыл бұрын

"I want to be Richie Blackmore " Yngwie.

My late dad, a violinist in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, first heard Yngwie Malmsteen in 1985, when I played him Black Star, from the Rising Force album. His reaction was one of utter shock, in that he couldn’t believe that anyone given to listening to rock/metal would “get” Yngwie’s music. “It’s so esoteric!” he exclaimed! It definitely gave him respect for the genre, at the very least! 😊

@ds2jim

3 жыл бұрын

very cool!

@friedrudibega6384

3 жыл бұрын

My dad didn't play an instrument but loved classical and he said something along the same lines.

@isaiahneilguitaristofficia549

3 жыл бұрын

Black Star is a fantastic piece of music!

@krillinroshi9312

3 жыл бұрын

Leighton Thank you for sharing; its great to hear appreciation by true musicians of Malmsteens musicianship and his music!

@YuxinZhou13

3 жыл бұрын

That's partially why Yngwie got so many hates from basic rock/metal fans.

I was a first chair violinist in school and have been a rock/metal guitarist my entire adult life. I just want to say how amazed I am by your ear and ability to instantly pick out keys, chords etc. I never had that ability and it truly blows my mind.

@zealous944

4 ай бұрын

composers' minds are like Pentium chips I swear.

@duckisback6485

2 ай бұрын

Perfect pitch

People forget that NO ONE played guitar ANYTHING LIKE Yngwie before Yngwie came along. He literally created a new guitar sound and genre and simultaneously placed himself on top of the guitar virtuoso pyramid in the early 80's. Everyone to this day who plays neo-classical is said to 'sounds like Yngwie'.

@donricchio4817

6 ай бұрын

You forgot Blackmore. Yngwie evens says it

@mikefox3939

6 ай бұрын

​@donricchio4817 yep, and don't forget Eddy Van Halen, six years before Yngwie's first release

@masterharkonnen3045

6 ай бұрын

Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth

@swordmonkey6635

6 ай бұрын

All Yngwie did was bring classical guitar to the electric guitar. Listen to a classical guitarist playing classical guitar and you'll hear the same caliber of playing.

@bendagostino2217

6 ай бұрын

Yngwie wouldn't know a melody if it bit him on the ass. Just mindlessly shreds scales.

Remember he’s called Yngwie J Malmsteen. He used the J so he doesn’t get confused with any other Yngwie Malmsteen

@eleazarlaggui9739

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Yngwie Q Malmsteen almost got famous, fortunately YJM used the J.

@toddriley6122

3 жыл бұрын

haha Straight out of Spinal Tap I think? I dono I remember that though :)

@jdsmith-bl2yl

3 жыл бұрын

A Tap quote is always worth a thumbs up!!!

@jeffreyhubbard9740

3 жыл бұрын

It is indeed a quasi-Spinal Tap quote, and I actually know the specific citation. David St. Hubbins (aka Michael McKean) was a guest on the heavy metal Africa charity song "We're Stars," not long after "Do They Know it's Christmas" and "We Are the World," and on the documentary, he made that statement about Yngwie and his all important middle initial. Hilarious stuff.

@daveybreedlove8650

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the spinal tap guys said this on the We're Stars video

Yngwie's vibrato kills me. It is so dramatic, yet completely musical. Good stuff.

@Synist0r

3 жыл бұрын

And ALWAYS in tune. Which is not that common in rock music unfortunately.

@blakjack3053

2 жыл бұрын

Keeping in nearly perfect intonation in his outlandish bends approaches super human!

@CortexZero

2 жыл бұрын

I low key modeled my vibrato after his and Hendrix too. Both are superb. So much flavor.

@clFer777

2 жыл бұрын

he is usually compared to shredders.. but he is more melodic than shredder, just not many people can follow that microbendings mixed in subtle vibratos.. I know there's a lot of good players out there, but YJM is someone of a kind

@Boudica234

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. I think Yngwie's vibrato has always been the best part of his playing. The tonality and intonation are quite remarkable. Frankly, his vibrato is the reason I put up with the sweeps and excessive speed which never particularly appealed to me.

I got this concert on DVD years ago, watched it all the way through many times. Yngwie is a beast.

Absolutely love how you walk us through history before you react. Outstanding! I wish I had a 10th of the musical knowledge Doug has. What an amazing ear.

@togg_9086

2 жыл бұрын

I've been playing music for 20+ years but I'll never have that boss level ear lol. Doug is God

This is what a reaction channel should be.....research, analysis, breakdown....and we all learn something new!

@azuanism

3 жыл бұрын

ebsolutli 😄

@lhpl

2 жыл бұрын

Hear, hear! Although I must say I find this particular piece of music not that much to my liking (a bit jarring), and don't understand most of the music theory language, it is a lot more interesting than most reactions.

@ediehell

7 ай бұрын

@lhpl Couldn't agree with you more - I have zero knowledge about music theory language but Doug's explanation and analysis have me totally intrigued and wanting more. Never heard of Malmsteen until today when a friend sent me Yngwie Malmsteen - Brothers (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)and I was immediately curious. So glad to have searched and found this wonderful analysis by Doug - profound new knowledge for me.

A lot of people are saying "listen to the album version", however... this is actually Icarus' Dream Fanfare, a completely different piece written specifically for his Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra, inspired by and taking motifs from that original piece (which itself takes those pieces from Albinoni's 'Adagio'). Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 is an 8 and a half minute non-orchestral piece on his legendary 1984 debut solo album, which was Grammy nominated and well worth listening to. Yngwie is hugely inspired by Baroque composers, and his goal, at least in his early career, was to make his guitar sound like a violin. He wrote the entire Concerto Suite album by playing the parts for every instrument on his guitar for his keyboard player to record (using those instrument samples on his keyboard). He then took the demo to David Rosenthal, who rearranged it as some of the instruments couldn't actually play some of the notes that had been written for them! It was really cool to hear your knowledgeable analysis and to see you enjoying this piece.

@wind-upboy939

3 жыл бұрын

Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra is a wonderful album. I love it.

@veevamm3642

3 жыл бұрын

Agree🔥

@AslansAngel1

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying what I was going to say. LOL

@DavidCho

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I'm not a Malmsteen fan but I absolutely love the Concerto Suite!

@JohnWilliamsGTS

3 жыл бұрын

Was going to same the same thing but you beat me to it. Only thing to add is the full title of the Album which is: Concerto Suite For Electric Guitar & Orchestra In E Flat Minor Op. 1 - Millenium

As a longtime electric guitar composer … I love you man. Thanks for respecting my heroes as they should be so respected.

Of the 4/5 reaction channels have subscribed to (yours being the most recent) I LOVE how you break down the tunes musically in your reaction and explain what is going on. It's a unique prospective that the other channels do not do. I like the perspective and appreciate that. I will continue to tune in. Oh and your use of the word Y'ALL,; love that too

Black Star by Yingwie is truly a masterpiece

@CBDguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 👍

@krillinroshi9312

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t remember solo is an epic masterpiece on its own!

@t.mccullough2573

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! My all time favorite of his!

@guitarofdestiny

2 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

@blaineturner4993

2 жыл бұрын

Whos yingwie?

Love him or hate him, absolute perfect technique

@gw4434

3 жыл бұрын

What about music

@epic103

3 жыл бұрын

@@gw4434 - he has both, this is great music.

@jlnxn5374

3 жыл бұрын

@@gw4434 he’s got some great music in his discography

@JamesSmith-kv8js

3 жыл бұрын

This is not at all perfect technique. Lots of timing errors, missed notes in runs, you name it.

@epic103

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesSmith-kv8js - say what you want, his technique is pretty damn good. Keep in mind he's an electric guitarist, very few if any could pull something like this off. Yngwie is his own category, no one really plays like this. The combination of metal and classical is very cool and unique.

Absolutely wonderful analysis and discussion. Appreciate all the time to do a detailed review of a great performance.

Great fully detailed explanations of the progressions. Well Done. Cheers!

The studio version is completely different to this, and has a section where Yngwie plays a lovely, soulful rendition of the Albinoni melody. It’s well worth checking out Doug.

@revylokesh1783

3 жыл бұрын

I very much prefer the studio version over this one anyway.

@patrickrooney5710

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the studio version has a very different middle section its one of my favorite songs let alone Yngwie songs. Took me EONS to learn to play it on guitar...

@tedkord1968

3 жыл бұрын

@@revylokesh1783 I much prefer most of his studio versions. Live, he gets a bit...self indulgent.

@tubesoupio

3 жыл бұрын

Also, it's AMAZING to think that he recorded that first ground-breaking record in a mobile recording studio, at the age of 18!!...and improvised most of the solos on the spot.....mind blown.

@arnaldospiller

3 жыл бұрын

I do prefer the original studio version. It's not an orchestral piece like this, but in my opinion is a more elaborated composition with delicate acoustic guitars and a mindblowing keyboard/hapischord finale that makes me feel like I'm in a fairy tale. I would love to see Doug's reaction to that version as well. Thanks for the good job, @Doug!

I dont get when people says Malmsteen has a lack of emotion in his playing style. His vibrato and phrasing is goddamn beautiful and underrated IMO

@jemsar2

3 жыл бұрын

Yngwie, is NEVER underrated. Just ask him.

@bigpapi2658

3 жыл бұрын

People that say he lacks emotion, lack hearing. They lack emotion and are pretending. Yngwie’s emotion is what separates him from other shredders. His command of the strings is second to none!!

@suprchickn7745

3 жыл бұрын

Yngwie is a legend whether people like him or not and his vibrato is one of the best of all time!

@YoungManNihilist

3 жыл бұрын

Yngwie is honestly a very good player, I personally just don't really like his music too much. A couple of songs at a time work like magic, but after that it gets boring real quick. Nevertheless, Yngve is a legend for a good reason.

@bozire

3 жыл бұрын

Jealousy

I'm 50 years old and an unashamed 80's hair metal guitar player. This came up on my suggested list. I see a man who appears to be around my age and he did not know who Yngwie is. Mind already blown!

I find this fascinating and honestly don’t know about classical music progression but your passion and understanding make me want to learn ! Kudos to you and keep up the great eork I’ll be subscribing and trying to learn more 🙏🏻

I appreciate the extra effort you make in researching and explaining backstories. These are more than just reactions, its music education. Way more engaging than just watching some guy nod along to a song and saying " wow rhats good" or something.

@JT40_

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@diegogregorioguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the point

@canhasturk2719

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to write samething.

@hugohn

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to comment the same, I learned something new about this song. I would have liked he use the original song, not this version.

@YuxinZhou13

3 жыл бұрын

@@hugohn The 1984's original has the actual "Adagio" in it.

I seen Yngwie in 1986 open up for ACDC in Toronto . He was 23 years old and Blew the place away . we left the show thinking WTF was that we just seen . haha amazing

@Texas240

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you guys aren't ready for that, but your kids are gonna love it?

@missangiee66

2 жыл бұрын

Seen him with G3 Steve Vai & Joe Satriani at Massey Hall.

@hispanoamericano3015

2 жыл бұрын

Wow is amazing that u can enjoy him at that age!!! I seen him on 2018/2019 i don't remember the year, i can noticed he didn't practice with band before the show bcos they were a little lost 😄😂 or maybe they did it but Yngwie goes his own way haha anyway he is a legend 🙌 a real Paganini from our time.

Like the music or not, the composition and performance deserves a lot of respect

GREAT VIDEO!!!!...specially the explanation at the end regarding popular music vs classical. Loved it, thanks!

Yngwie is a force of nature, for sure. He is his own brand. And like him or not, he plays with a mastery and passion that is uncommon.

Yngwie "harmonic minor" Malmsteen everybody. "Rising Force", when it came out was a game-changer, where many of us guitar players just wanted to throw out our gear. Such a great album. "Far Beyond the Sun" is what I recommend.

@poulwinther

3 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, if you play the same tired pentatonic blues licks as the tens of millions of other guitar players keep playing, you're cool, you're a respected guitarist. But if you play four notes from the harmonic minor scale you're forever nothing but an Yngwie clone, although Yngwie uses several modes of harmonic and melodic minor, diminished and much more.

@latt.qcd9221

3 жыл бұрын

Yngwie Malmsteen was one of the reasons I picked up the guitar. Lol

@YuxinZhou13

3 жыл бұрын

@@latt.qcd9221 I'm more like Yngwie Malmsteen was one of the reasons I put down the guitar lol.

@YuxinZhou13

3 жыл бұрын

@@poulwinther Hahaha, sounds actually true!

Was taught to play classical guitar, I love your breakdown and reaction to his work. Can't wait to see more of your takes on stuff like this. Subbed!

I really appreciate all of the background and research that you put into your videos. Really makes it a rich reaction video.

30 years ago I started learning to play the guitar. Many of my friends talked a lot of sh!t about Yngwie. I thought he was a monster player. Today, he's still a monster player. I was right. They were wrong. They were haters.

@desert-storm-borncharliewu248

3 жыл бұрын

Yngwie was my first concert at 11-12 years old, he opened for AC/DC on the For Those About To Rock tour. I see this dude throwing his guitar 10 feet in the air and then playing a classical run... I was HOOKED and still am.

@patsun74

2 жыл бұрын

He’s the reason I started playing guitar back in ‘88. He was THE God of guitars and as a Swedish teenager I was blown away that “we” had such a superstar from our tiny country! 😁 Still have then vinyls with him from that period and this video really moved me!! 😍🎸

@pauls064

2 жыл бұрын

Exact same here

I stand by this! If Electric Guitar was around when Bach was alive, he would have written dozens of headbanging amazing pieces for it!

@ALEJANDROARANDARICKERT

3 жыл бұрын

Well.to tell you the truth baroque guitar existed at that time , but he showed 0 interest on it: all his " guitar " compositions are for lute....

@smithge4uk

3 жыл бұрын

He would have so written Extreme's 'Play With Me' as per Bill & Ted =D =D

@t.mccullough2573

2 жыл бұрын

Or Mozart

@StopFear

2 жыл бұрын

His music is by default playable on all instruments which is what most musicians have done already. Why would he specifically need an electric guitar?

Thanks for your channel - I’m a fan of all kinds of music. I love metal especially, and I love classical as well and you do a great job explaining classical music to someone like myself who has little understanding but likes to learn!

Doug, I've been watching your channel for a few months now. I discovered this video today and noticed it was made on my birthday. It also happens to be my favorite thus far! Cheers.

Malmsteen is far,far above all in this genre.His vibrato and command of the instrument is second to none.

@icipher6730

3 жыл бұрын

*Jason Becker enters the chat* "Hi guys, are you talking about immaculate vibrato?"

@poulwinther

3 жыл бұрын

But compositions more than anything.

@isaiahneilguitaristofficia549

3 жыл бұрын

Yngwie has not only the incredible technical skill, his compositional skills are just as incredible… his first album “Rising Force”…. He writes songs with HOOKS!!! Not just “ a bunch of notes, or scales”!

@JamesSmith-kv8js

3 жыл бұрын

The amount of micro-mistakes in his playing would be unacceptable for any classically trained musician. UNACCEPTABLE! Please acknowledge this.

@segapena5033

3 жыл бұрын

@@icipher6730 Becker was only 17 and had better phrasing and technique than Yngwie.

Yngwie is the reason I started playing Neoclassical Metal, and is still my biggest influence over 18 years later. Yngwie tried to emulate and study the classical violin's technique instead of classical guitar. I highly recommend listening to Black Star by Yngwie.

WoW! You make this exciting and fun with your immense knowledge and understanding of the intricate nature of the music! Thank you sir, very well done! I am subscribing!

Yngwie was one of my favourite musicians and guitarists as a kid. I also loved listening to Bach, Andre's Segovia, Chopin, Edvard Grieg etc., the counterpoint, rich harmonies, shifting tonalities, it's just too magnetic. So, so awesome to see another person let themselves be taken aback and captivated by the beauty and emotion of the music. Loved this.

Please react to Jason Becker "End Of The Beginning" (not the video version). A legend who still compose despite suffering from ALS. His story is heartbreaking. The guy is true living force! ...And a genius!

@RaceForFadio

3 жыл бұрын

Marty Friedman recently wrote a song for Jason. I think it's called "Friend" or "to a Friend". No matter what it was called it was really good.

Malmsteen's guitar is usually tuned down a 1/2 step, so he's got Eb tuning on open strings (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb). Voila!

@jackclements2163

3 жыл бұрын

Was going to suggest and say this myself.

@guslakis

3 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it.

@athlonen

3 жыл бұрын

And what makes it better is that the strings (violin, viola, cello, bass, contrabass, etc.) can tune down a 1/2 step as well so they can keep their open tunings. Where it gets to be interesting is that the sheet music would have to change for the woodwinds and brass, as they would effectively be at standard concert pitch. I'm a guitarist and a concert-trained bassoonist, so I'm stuck when it comes to Malmsteen as to which one I'd want to play!

@WMfin

3 жыл бұрын

@@athlonen You can adjust pitch ½ step on Audacity

@TheDmoe4000

3 жыл бұрын

That's right! Strats sound best in Eb.

Your technical analysis is amazing. I love your content!!

It’s been years since I listen to Yngwine, just want to thank you for posting this. Last seen him in 84, and to realize, as good as he was then , he is today ! Love this ! Keep the great music going ! It is a gift from the gods ! Thanks again!

His first solo album "Rising Force" contains the studio version and it is lovely and quite different (no orchestra). That album started the neo classical / instrumental metal craze that included Vai, Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine etc. It was hugely influential. Every guitar player in the 80s knew that album front to back.

@MercutioUK2006

3 жыл бұрын

Popularised it, certainly......but I wouldn't call Joe or Steve "Neoclassical" by most standards ;-) I wish people would acknowledge Uli Jon Roth in the pantheon, early Yng built loads of his style on the shoulders of Paganini and Uli.

@doomfable3378

3 жыл бұрын

I still listen to Moore’s Minds Eye to this day. Great album.

@TheApothecaryAus

3 жыл бұрын

Rising Force is still phenomenal and holds up today, can't get enough of it.

@dtcaslick

3 жыл бұрын

Randy Rhoads pre-dates Yngwie as neoclassical.

@kitoyobeni1

3 жыл бұрын

McAlpine is noteworthy for his incredible classical piano ability in addition to his guitar prowess. His second alum Maximum Secutity is an all time favorite of mine.

the release of that FIRST ALBUM of his was like an atomic bomb over previous guitar metal play : destroyed everything. i never get tired of listening to that album after 31 years ( in 1990 i heard it first time)

It was a genuine pleasure hearing this analysis and breakdown from you! I still have my autographed copy of Rising Force from 1984. :)

Been a lifelong fan of Yngwie. So much so that back in high school I did a report on this song & how it pertains to greek mythology with the flight of Icarus. In this song if listened closely yngwie thru his guitar will play to the story. To the point of when Icarus is flying to high and the sun melts his wings, one of the best pieces of guitar work I have ever listened to. And hey my grade for it A. Thank you for this video brings back much great memories

Doug and Rick Beato are giving me a whole new appreciation for my favourite musical artists. 😎

This is quite different from Yngwie's original recording, you should give the studio version a listen as well. To put it mildly, he improvises A LOT in his live performances, and in this case even the order's altered. Edit: btw, his most famous compositions are "Far Beyond the Sun" and "Black Star", if you want to dig further. cheers!

@Doug.Helvering

3 жыл бұрын

Got it...thanks.

@HadoukenShoryuken

3 жыл бұрын

Far Beyond The Sun is very cool...

@MrTwangstaable

3 жыл бұрын

@@Doug.Helvering yes, black star and far beyond the sun studio version are incredible. But to be honest those are his hits. I think you will also like Eclipse, Leviathan and Perpetual just to name a few.

@Axe_Slinger

3 жыл бұрын

@@Doug.Helvering Trilogy Suite - Opus 5 is Yngwie's greatest piece! Black Star is close behind!

@edgarconradgonzalezhartman2882

3 жыл бұрын

That’s Yngwie. Live the songs follow the chord progressions but he does whatever he feels like over them. Of course, usually playing as many notes as humanly possible.

It’s so interesting and weird at the same time how you interpret music differently than what we do, I’m Yngwie’s number 1 fan on Spotify as of 2020, and I’ve listened to this song over 70 times, and you broke it down to its tiny pieces in a matter of minutes, I wish I knew theory as half as you do, everything would’ve been so different for me, cheers bud, great stuff!

I REALLY enjoyed your analysis of Yngwie. He’s been a life long inspiration to me and to hear him broken down the way you did was completely fascinating. Your channel is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. I’m curious what your thoughts are about Far Beyond the Sun would be. It’s my all time favourite song of his. Thank you again for all you do.

THIS GAVE ME BUTTERFLIES! To see a professional classic composer respecting my favorite guitarist of all time totally made my day. I can’t even stop smiling damn!

Doug has a very well trained perfect pitch ears. He nailed every note and progression Yngwie played. He understood and appreciated his brilliance. Very often, non musicians are the ones to criticize Yngwie. I'm glad to this day, a lot of people still listen to Yngwie and a lot are discovering him.

@mr.paradigm5037

3 жыл бұрын

Right. Non-musicians and noobs...

@jemsar2

3 жыл бұрын

@Dok Eddy: Well said. It IS refreshing to actually hear a composer break down Yngwie's work.

@thejoker-go3fh

2 жыл бұрын

My ears are extremely weak and not trained but I love malmsteens music. Its lovely. Im learning guitar

@clFer777

2 жыл бұрын

YJM is most a musician than a shredder (even when he shreds). The "band" is called YJM for a reason. Is plenty of subtle in composition and playing just not everyone can hear it. Young and arrogant YJM put his spirit in his guitar, just like God Jason Becker

@clFer777

2 жыл бұрын

@@thejoker-go3fh just feel what the music say to you, do not care what everyone say about one musician. Eventually you will understand the why 👍🙏

Really enjoyed this.. I love seeing current appreciation and critique for a musician that inspired me early on

I’ve listened to this songs hundreds, if not thousands of times. I love this break down.

You should listen to the studio version. Personally, I think it's way better.

@Dcyde_

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@stephendavies8751

3 жыл бұрын

Its a beautiful album!

@briannoojin1710

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Everything YJM does live tends to be overwrought. The version on Rising Force actually has restraint which makes it that much more powerful.

@enterprisesoftwarearchitect

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! In my top ten songs of all time.

@MicheleAncis

3 жыл бұрын

So much better indeed! This live stuff is totally muffled, might be a nice show but musically I find it hard to listen. Not so for Y's first album, a real gem of technical solutions and intriguing patterns never heard before. Truly powerful and inspiring!

Love, love, hearing an intelligent analysis. I'm 50 years old and been a musician since I was 14 and while I do enjoy seeing people react to music, it's rarely from a fellow musician who can read, write, understand music. It's nice, refreshing reaction. Thanks!

I played "Miracle of Life" from War to End All Wars as the second song in my wedding reception. The DJ said it was the first and likely the last time he'd ever be asked to play Malmsteen at a wedding lol

Thank you for breaking down what was going on here it really gave me insight into why I possibly like different progressions of music... Love your work

My father and Yngwie's mother were colleagues. In the 80's she'd let me flick through the first guitar magazines that he was in... I was 10 years old and I couldn't care less.

@BlackpeopleSuck-pi8zf

3 жыл бұрын

was he raised by a single mom?

@jamesreynolds852

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackpeopleSuck-pi8zf Did your parents have any children that lived?

the video maker can hear so much stuff. knows the key instantly. thats pretty dang impressive

@luciferianism4765

3 жыл бұрын

The word masterpiece comes to mind

@cooker4000

Ай бұрын

Sorry friend, he has heard this many MANY times and pretending it's the first time he is hearing it.

I've always loved Yngwie's ability to incorporate classical with metal, it gives it alot of class and exhibit's alot of culture for the finer thing's in life !!!

Thank you for the breakdown of this music. It helps me a lot.

As a drummer, I enjoy listening to someone who knows what they’re talking about. I can’t understand most of it... but I feel smart hearing you break it down. Keep it up! Best music education on KZread and I’m sure tens would agree with me!

Yngwie is truly one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived.

@danvincent2600

2 жыл бұрын

If u add Ritchie Blackmore at California jam 1974 yes I’d agree!

@coat.thik1

2 жыл бұрын

I say Jimi Hendrix and Rory Gallagher

@hmtp177

2 жыл бұрын

Is he "skillful"? Yep Is it annoying af? Also

@lucianozylber7880

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Sin dudas 💪🏻

@alvin1979wong

2 жыл бұрын

Includes Late Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai..

This piece was beautifully used by The Doors to put a Jim Morrison poem to music long after his death. It can be heard on the album An American Prayer in the song of the same name.

Just subscribed, Doug. Outstanding content.

Wow, really enjoying how you apply your knowledge of classical music to this breakdown. Really nuanced and covers a lot of things the casual listener will miss.

Music is truly one of the most magnificent things we humans have to contribute to this world. And it is a luxury to be alive in this era where the ability to hear, record and experience musical magic like never before. Imagine how the greats of old would feel if they would had been given the ability to witness this. Nothing captivates me as music does. There is something truly unexplainable about some music, it feels almost like we're tapping into the very fabric of our universe essence.

@zelipapa84

3 жыл бұрын

What a great comment sir

Fun fact: Yngwie always tunes to Eb open tuning so that makes 100% sense why this would be in that key not Gminor

@ragglefraggle9111

Жыл бұрын

Plus it's from the album Concerto in E flat Minor, so it might be a title mistake in the video...

@NoCoverCharge

Жыл бұрын

He does that because of the long scale of the fender Strat .. it just sounds better in E flat tuning

@stuntcock8921

Жыл бұрын

It would tuned down a half step. Not Eb open. Open Eb would be an open chordal tuning not an interval tuning

@MrNapoles91

Жыл бұрын

The fact that he caught the Eb tells you he's the real deal.

Doug. I circled back to this to watch again a couple of years later. I've been following Malmsteen since the mid-80s when my friend introduced him to me. As a failed guitarist [chose hockey instead. :-)] ... I always admired Yngwie. I was a child that was exposed to classical music by my aunt. It always was soothing to me. Even the intense pieces. I also was a teenage metal head / Now adult metal head. The fusion of Malmsteen's neo-classical style and heavy metal shredding was right in my lane. I was in the merging lane of those two styles of music. I tried learning instruments in grade school... violin, guitar and cello. I never got it. It wasn't until I got older that I figured out why I was never comfortable playing a stringed instrument. I write lefty, but I'm right dominant. I play all my sports and my power arm is my right arm. Instruments were always set for me to play lefthanded and I just couldn't. That is OK. I love music, my ears are my instrument. I also love you many reactions. Thanks Doug. I appreciate your analysis. You are awesome dude. I remember you corrected this with the proper Op. 4. I'm going to find that and listen to that one again too.

13:55 Gotta love when the shredding is going on and he’s like “oh yeah!! The chord progression! Lovely!”

Yngwie Malmsteen is my favourite guitarist. Classical and metal a perfect blend, he inspired me to play the guitar. I love his style. It's nice to see that you have him on your channel, not many react to this legend. Thank you.

He is my favorite guitar player. I'm not a musician, and I really have no clue about what you were saying. However, it was fun hearing your comments and appreciation. Thank you.

This performance always blew my socks off. Great video and reactions 👍

People like him and Vai are on a whole different level with their playing, AMAZING!

@gereonH

2 жыл бұрын

No. Vai is a skilled Musician. Malmsteen is just playing very fast and everything he does is very repetitive and I find him very boring...

@boojdjdndd4173

2 жыл бұрын

@@gereonH nah malmsteens music is way better. Vai has a few songs I like but he gets boring

@SPQRTempus

2 жыл бұрын

You won't see anyone on this planet whose economy picking is better than Malmsteens. Yes he is limited in what he plays but you cannot deny he is very good at it.

@boojdjdndd4173

2 жыл бұрын

@@SPQRTempus he was a GOD in early 80s

@gereonH

2 жыл бұрын

@@SPQRTempus Agreed. But dont forget Frank Gambale...

I got to see Yngwie Malmsteen way back in 1985 when hardly anyone knew who he was yet.. Him and Randy Rhodes were my favorite guitarists.. I'm a 51 yr old female

@chaddubois8164

3 жыл бұрын

Two of my favorites growing up. I always liked Wolf Hoffman's playing too. He has classical moments. I kinda wish he'd gotten a shot at being Ozzy's guitarist.

@reddsshaker3477

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, Rose. And I’m 54. I remember the night we saw him in the Baltimore (MD) Arena, Lita Ford was supposed to open.....but she failed to show. So Yngwie walked out on stage with a classical nylon string guitar and KILLED it for about 30 minutes....Jens Johansson joined him on keys, and it was just awesome. We were like, “Lita WHO?”. 😆 .....and THEN, after a short intermission, the entire band hit the stage (with Joe Lynn Turner), and proceeded to scorch our eyebrows off. Just an absolutely incredible show.

@rosedolch8637

3 жыл бұрын

@@reddsshaker3477 He was opening up for Triumph on their Thunder seven tour at Buffalo memorial auditorium when I seen them.. Love Jens and Joe Lynn Turner!! Lita is beautiful but her guitar playing never impressed me.. I was too busy trying to play Malmsteen, lol

@rosedolch8637

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaddubois8164 Ohh love Accept too!

@dudejrryan

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaddubois8164 Wolf's solo on "Metal Heart" playing Beethoven is one of my favorite solo's

Thank you for the back story of this song. I am here after listening to Yngwie's Icarus' Dream Suite Op.4, feeling the absolute emotion in it.

I started playing guitar after I watched the promo of Yngwie's I'll See The Light Tonight'' on the Power Hour one Friday night. I was so staggered at his playing I was frozen to the screen for hours just watching him run around playing that solo. It sounded like a virtuoso violinist only cleaner and clearer. I begged my mum for 4 months for a guitar but had to wait until xmas when I got my Encore Strat copy and a 10 watt Gorilla amp with curly lead. I learned nothing but about 6 chords from a book in 6 months until I found a guitar tutor. Then I wrote and recorded 2 instrumentals within 4 months after that. Both had fast alt picked parts and some sweeping arpeggios in there recorded on a Tascam 4 track recorder. I practiced to a regime I wrote down and copied Vinnie Moore's section on hw to practice alt picking where he plays 3 note per string patterns and then 4 note per string patterns ect then I copied Paul Gilberts video picking lesson also. I wrote out a regime so the whole thing took about 1 hour to go through and then I would start all over never speeding up if I started to make mistakes. I soon learned it was all muscle memory so why train my brain to play incorrectly. Yngwie started all this for me and of course over the yrs I played many styles and was in many bands but Yngwie has a huge place in my heart because without his talent going into my ears that night my life would of probably been without a deep love of music. My favorite music is partly classical, partly popular like The Beatles, Queen, Abba, and very much Yngwie J Malmsteen. I have met him twice and he was so happy we struggled to get to talk to him. I still have two of the three picks he gave me, the third one is worn out and just by chance they are the same picks I use anyways (Dunlop 2mm or 1.5mm) only mine are either pink or purple instead of white. I shook his hand and he has humongous hands...lol

I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but the Eb-m/ Bb-m choices et al come about from Yngwie detuning his guitar a half step. His fingers are actually playing Em / Bm etc.

@andysedgley

2 жыл бұрын

Was going to say the same thing

@RobMedellin

2 жыл бұрын

I understand some of the words you say

@andysedgley

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobMedellin He detuned the guitar a half step.

@benclark2026

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to mention that... Always tuned down a half step

@shannondelima3028

2 жыл бұрын

@@benclark2026 why is that? To make the bends easier? Iomi did the same thing, no?

Thanks for this wonderful presentation. Up until now I have been unaware of Yngwie Malmsteen and his music. This has been delightful!

Awesome video. Really liked the breakdown of what actually going on as the piece progresses. Do you have a video explaining the terminology in classical music?

I watched your video intently, as you remind me of a friend of mine, and I was waiting to hear you comment on Yngwie’s otherworldly virtuosic guitar fury. I sat patiently waiting and finally, “great guitar playing, by the way.” I laughed out loud! 😂😂😂 Classic! Excellent background content on the origin of this composition. Nicely done, sir! 🎸 🎼 🎶

I have been listening to Yngwie for nearly 40 years. Icarus has been one of my favorite works. I never heard this rendition. Thank you for critiquing it. I enjoyed it very much

"Far beyond the sun" from this same show...!

Your musical knowledge is phenomenal and your ears are incredible. I enjoyed this.

I've been listening to Yngwie for close to 40 years. It's hard to believe that people haven't heard of him. But then again, there's definitely musicians that I've never heard of

I remember being in USSR's Sochi resort in 1990 and we suddenly came to some fashion show, and music was played there were Malmsteen's Trilogy. I was surprised to see a fashion runway walk under this neoclassical metal

I knew you could appreciate Yngwie Malmsteen that's why I've been bringing him up constantly great job man

I don’t understand theory or notes in relation to each other but your reactions to key points in this piece was validating to me. I don’t feel so alone in being awestruck by his compositions and phrasing. This albums is a gem tethering two worlds to my heart.

I really love the exploration of the genesis of this songs. Great work!