Another Yngwie thread

[34029324079]

Yngwie does the best arpeggios from hell. just sayin'

the shredmaster himself. the most extreme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_IYe5JTZ4

[Yngwiestein]

Long live Yngwie! You just scored like 50 cool points bro LOL! From the same video check out Demon Driver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1rprykNfRQ

Those index finger arpegios are hard to pull off clean. No one can do it like Yngwie.

[Aceman]

I really liked that! Very cool. Very musical. excellent clip. That would be awesome to learn just one of those ascending sets...

[Gearjoneser]

I'll never understand how anyone could bag on Yngwie's playing. You don't have to be in love with neo classical to appreciate it. He's one of the greatest players on planet earth. He makes it look so easy, and he's the king of that style by a longshot.

As a teenager, I got the Guitar World with him on the cover, and he happened to be playing the Hollywood Paladium with Talas (Billy Sheehan's first band). That was the Rising Force tour, and Yngwie blew everyone's minds. Yngwie was to the 80's what Hendrix was to the 60's.....just way ahead of everyone.

I saw him a few years later, opening for Dio in Portland, OR. Vivian Campbell was OK, but Yngwie handed him his ass.

[newking70]

Yngwie was to the 80's what Hendrix was to the 60's.....just way ahead of everyone.

you know, you're right except he's prolly gonna od on doughnuts, not booze....

[Aceman]

Morning Joneser. I can see how people don't like his general style, and that he can get a tad repetitive. Me, I see a guy who found something he digs and it's his thing. And I get it!

I feel the same about Vai - except the opposite. I think he gets out there and I don't get it. Or I get get it but don't dig it. But I would NEVER bag his skilz!

I really got into classical music because of Yngwie. And after I did, I really understood his style even more. You sometimes have to take a mental step back and listen to the "big Picture" of what he's playing - not just the individual notes. If you do - it's just awesome and beautiful some of his stuff. But it's different than listening to BB play the blues! which is also cool, just in a very very different way. Both dudes have killer vibrato, by the way...