Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the most technically accomplished guitarists of all time, rewriting the book on hard rock/heavy metal guitar. In addition to countless awards from music and instrument specific publications, none other than TIME Magazine hailed him as one of the ten greatest electric guitarists.
2013 was a banner year for Malmsteen, as he released his bestselling autobiography Relentless which coincided with a wildly successful tour that played to full houses all over the world. The only way he could top that in 2014 was to hand pick an all-star lineup of Guitar Gods to share the stage with him on a magical full North American tour.
“Fans can expect the unexpected,” Malmsteen said regarding his live shows. “I raise the bar with every performance I do and this tour will be no different.”
Held in the highest regard in his own right, Uli Jon Roth brings the very special 40th Anniversary Scorpions set that has been playing to frenzied audiences in Europe to North America, embracing his storied history with the band and digging deep into their catalog for this tour.
Acclaimed for his accomplishments for perfecting his playing in multiple genres (rock, blues, surf) and respected by both fans and peers alike, Gary Hoey performs his radio hits such as the Billboard Top 5 smash Hocus Pocus along with other favorites/
Gusn N’ Roses guitarist Bumbleoot (as seen in the just released DVD Appetite for Democracy which documents the bands Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel residency) embarks on his first solo tour, playing songs from his entire critically praised recorded history.
Tour to take place from June-July. Exact dates TBA.
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Yngwie is a fat, arrogant jerk.
yep, but no one cares how he is, just his style of playing dude. get to land. he has been an inspieration for most and famous and great guitar players even Jason Becker, so your comment is nonsense to be deleted if I were the admin. cheers and kisses!
You don’t know him personally and I’d hate to see your body!
Satriani is fascinated by what Yngwie plays ,which are more or less bach piano runs.Shawn lane used a lot of Yngwie runs ,he just played them 2Xs faster and they were unrecognisable.
I enjoyed Blackmore, with his Lyrical slide guitar playing, in Rainbow .Yngwie pushes into “Fusion Prog rock” Territory with the diminished 7th cycle thing .That will never sound like it belongs in rock music.
Guitarists who push into fusion territory go over the heads of their audience
Look at Jack Bruce with Mick Taylor on guitar .It sounded like Jazz. No one got it . Bruce formed “Cream” with 2 riff songs,and Mick went to the “Stones” who basically plaay 2 riff songs . That’s rock and roll
Check out Colosseum II with Don Airey and Gary Moore ,that was a bit too much ,though it predated Guitar Prog Rock.Don Airey is so under rated ,almost non existent .Such a huge influence on Rhoades.He wrote Mr Crowley for gods sake
Man, you nailed it
I don’t care who you are. Outside of EVH and a couple of others, I would not want to share a stage with Yngwie. Not a huge fan of his music, but that dude has shredded like few others before and after. He would embarrass most acclaimed six stringers out there.
How big a draw is Yngwie as a solo act in the U. S.? I was curious. The article implies that he’s hugely popular thoughout the world.
I enjoy watching his videos on occasion, but after about 10 minutes I’m done. For a guy who’s such an accomplished musician, he seems to only enjoy partaking of about 3% of the spectrum of emotions available. I hear a lot of ego and thousands of hours worth of practice in his playing. He likes speed, that’s for sure. He has great technique and vibrato. Has some very good heavy songs. But I can’t listen to too much of him.
Guys like Satriani and Yngwie have finally figured it out. Their main audiences are guitar players. So you cater to them. To me, well rounded musicians reach people who aren’t musicians. John McLaughlin has said that painters are around to teach people how to see, and musicians exist to teach them how to hear. Music is there to communicate emotions. A lot of guitarists don’t get the big picture.
There has never been anything “emotional” about Malmsteen’s playing. He just shreds up and down to what sounds like some Muzak backing track. Who cares really? Nobody. Plus he is basically a jerk, which doesn’t help his cause.
Why do you hate Yngwie so much? Who gave you the authority to be critical of his playing? Where’s your solo career?
America gave us that authority you commie!
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Yngwie is a fat douchebag that basically solos over a Muzak track. Why do I hate him? I don’t hate him, just find him to be completely insignificant. Nobody really cares.
and yet here you here posting several times about him.
Anyone who says there is no emotion to Yngwies playing needs to listen to Far Beyond the Sun, Bkackstar, Hiroshima Mon Amour etc.
He is hugely popular if you know your top guitarists!
Yngwie will sell CDs and MP3s no matter what .Jazz ppl buy his stuff,Classical folks buy his stuff , rock ppl buy his stuff . Yngwie could get dropped by a record label ,and it was no big deal .He always sells.Companies give him products.He has the best endorsement deals possible .
He always has an audience .I don’t know if any one cares about him in Louisiana,and the deep south ,but Yng is the classical soloist ,the fusion master and rockstar ,that can cut heads with anyone .
I’ve seen him play one handed arpeggios with wide finger stretches leaning all the way back looking at the ceiling ,5ft in front of my face at L’amour in Brooklyn NY .The fact he is a calm guy and a cool kind of humble dude is actually unexpected
I will only see Yngwie if he is wearing Ace Frehley make-up and costume.
I will only see Yngwie if he is wearing Tommy Thayer make-up and costume.
I will only see Yngwie if he wears SLASHES hat, sunglasses and a wig covering most of his face.
I will only see Yngwie if he plays God awful Renaissance music.
I’m sure your anxiously awaiting at a gay bar near you
Wow, Uli, Bumblefoot AND Yngwie? Hope they come out to TX …
You don’t have to like him or his music but to regard him as one demensional is a sign of ignorance of the instrument and genre he basically created. I’ve seen him live many times and have never been disappointed with his showmanship, technicality and his respect for other forms (i.e. Hendrix and classical medleys).
To slam on Yngwie shows not only ignorance but lack of ability.
Listening to Yngwie can be so overwhelming…there should be a online course to prepare unsuspecting cats .Europe has a whole different thought process about music .It would be important to know who Villa lobos is,and understand the difference between Baroque ,Classical,and Modern eras. Listen to at least Wagner ,and Vivaldi ,to understand lyrical themes and virtuoso violin runs how they work in a song like Vivaldi Winter ,or Ride of the Valkyries