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I remember hearing See the light on a radio show when they interviewed Jeff, just when the album came out. I was blown away, it was the most exciting guitar song ever! I rushed out and bought the album, although nothing else moved me as much as that track. When he wandered away from the blues and into more poppy stuff I lost interest completely in him. I still love to see videos of him playing See the light live, he really goes for it! Incredible guitarist.
I can hear something and go "Wow - that was fast!" and then never be inclined to listen to it again.
The performance where he solos over a classical orchestra for about ten minutes, too loud and with no variation, dynamics or feeling for the music at all is one of the worst things I’ve ever heard.
I still find it plausible that he’s a very highly developed piss-take, like Sacha Baron Cohen doing Borat but as a metal guitarist.
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My brother had that DVD when I was little, and I remember Vai and Satch being a bit much, then he comes on with shredshredshredshred and I found it funny
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
When Yngwie plays i marvel at his talent of speed picking across alternate strings although it does give me repetitive strain injury in my ears mostly.
I saw him live many years later and he was tremendous fun, I enjoyed it massively more than I thought I would. I’m not sure I’ve ever wanted to be him though.
If I was going to listen to him I’d probably put on the very young Yngwie in Alcatraz where at least you’ve got some songs.
I'm less judgemental in my old age, but I have still never heard him play.
Is he any good?
She's a secretary and she types very fast for a living.
And the sound was uncannily like Yngwie.
I stopped putting the speed graft in after that because the end result was so at odds with what inspired me about music.
All about being fast. Very little about songs, melody or that thing called ‘soul.’
The kings hall is a big venue and when we got to the where the show was, it was about 1/3 full.......cringe. Yngwie came out as yngwie does and he was shite. During black star he bum noted all over the place and we were just looking on stunned. Every song sounded the same, same old E harmonic minor up and down the neck piddly piddly and Yngwie getting on like a complete arse. People were heading for the door and we left about halfway through the show..........grim doesnt come close to describing the experience.
There's a bit where he flicks his hair and another were he has them stacked 7 deep and plonks down a vintage strat at the front and it just sort of slides down towards the floor and makes a little clunk.
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