@Einvestigator96 My age has no bearing on how utterly awful this is. Believe it or not. I'm not even sure why you brought it up. The only redeeming thing about this song is the sentiment. I'd rather be nuked than hear this any further. So...bye.
Is he singing forgive us for Hiroshima????? Are you fucking serious?! There would have been no A-Bomb dropped had the Japanese not attacked Pearl Harbor. What a fuckin' disgrace!!!!
@cashewedalmonds Regardless of your moronic assumption, the Japanese DID still attack the USA and were given several chances to surrender(which would have saved thousands of lives) but chose not to. The USA in turn, dropped two A-bombs to end the war.Do YOUR homework fag.
@standtall67 Actually, the Japs attacked the U.S. because "we" froze their assets here in the states. They were nothing more that a testing ground for the bomb...the second bomb was simply to punish them for their own imperialistic agenda in the South Pacific,...not to end the war; "We" didn't know how effective the "little boy" would be.
@SHyoh you need to do some research about the American POW's (the few that survived) that were held by the Jap's. Plus the battle at Okinowa proved that the Jap's were not gonna surrender and their own people commited suicide to be saved from the "evil" Americans. Less American's and Jap's died as a result of ending the war.
An Alcatrazz album was an impossible item to aquire where I lived in the 80's. I wonder if any Alcatrazz songs featuring Stevie Vai are on the internet?
@ro307805 Graham ruled everywhere he went singing! MSG, Rainbow, Bee Gees (The MArbles), Impellitteri...His voice is magic!!!! Of course we cannot judge him now at 62 after an extreme rock'n roll life and with an extreme singing style always at the top of his range! JL Turner can only dream a voice like this!!!
When I saw this video, I had been playing guitar for about 4 years. I had no idea how to even say YJM's name. I knew he meant business though. Geezuz, what a kick ass video!!!
@wakclips Your exactly right in Nashville Tennessee and I know the Guitarist Mike Varny in order to produce Steeler toi make roon for YM he fired Micheal Dunagan whose parents spent almost 100k $ on the Steeler project which at the time was a small High School band Mike Edwards the Drummer formed Lion and was later paralyzed in an auto accident (I think) Then they went to L A performed and blew Motley Crew away so bad the a drunken Mick Mars cried he broke so many guitar strings that night
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At the time America was an ' isolationist' country. We wanted nothing to do with WWII. Then Japan declared war on us and about and hour later they attacked Pearl Harbor killing almost 3000 American soldiers. It started on Dec 7th with a sneak attack and endeded with Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I had grandparents that still had ill feelings toward Japan 50 years later for the suprise attack on America.
I was able to understand that you said. I do not know my thing that ancestors did partly of wanting to say, and it is not to attribute it to me. It thinks each other.
michael,how right you are...And jerks like henry Ford wanted the us to stay out of the european conflict... he waqent toFDR and told him to leave the war in europe to Hitler ...what burns me up is that because he sold so much of US steel to the nazi government ,the bulletts that our boys were being killed with had his name on them !
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Don't forget old man Joe Kennedy. He vouced for Hitler and said Hitler would leave England alone and we should stay out of Europe and WWii. In our country we appreciate Dec 7th and Hiroshima and Nagasaki but without Pearl Harbor there NEVER wouldve been the other 2! I'm tired of America apologizing for The Bomb! Why doesnt Japan apologize for the sneak attack and declaring war on US!!!
i saw yngwie twice when i was a teenager he could do van halens eruption with one hand then toss a stratocaster at least 30 feet in the air run to the other side of the stage catch it & not miss a note I SWEAR TO GOD I AM NOT LYING
Graham Bonnet is one of the greatest hard rock vocalists of all time. He has monster range and the amazing ability to go up into his falsetto range without an audible "break" in his voice. And of course, having played with Yngwie, Vai, Schenker, and Blackmore tends to boost one's reputation!
@ambariel i use both and head voice is not falsetto because it has no break but falsetto does my highest head voice note is a G6 which is whistle range
It's no coincidence that most of the world's best ever, like, R. Blackmore, B. LaGrenne, S. & J. Rosenberg, E. Clapton, S.R. Vaughn, M. Knoppfler, Y. Malmsteen, J. MacLaughlin, L. Paul, C. Atkins, C. Byrd, J. Hendrix, J. Beck, S. Morse, etc., etc. have all been influenced by
gabbefuchs, on the contrary, it only proves what a genius Django was, and you're probably correct in assuming that with all fingers functioning he would have been even better. But then if he's been the best according to many including myself even with his fret hand partially burned, just imagine how many light years he would have been ahead of everyone without the burn. True Django did rearrange a lot to suit his two finger soloing style, but that only further proves his genius.
Never Forget Hiroshima!!! I hope Yngwe will back soon with Bonnet for a last kickass album before it's too late. Graham is fucking 60 now but still kicks ass!
Obviously they were refering to his playing as an experienced adult musician,not a learning kid. His still unmatched melodicism,phrasing, fire and passion, no matter how fast or quickly,or explosively he was playing,only proves the body is capable of a heck of a lot more than most people think.F.Columbu was told he'd never walk again after the refrigerator carrying contest where he slipped.He won the Mr.Olympia again after that.J.LaLanne's pulled 7 boats with 10 people in each under wtr swimming
what's with all the car accident excuse b.s. Yngwie plays as well as he ever did, probably better since musicians can progress well into old age. Hell, Django Reinhardt burned his hand to where only a couple of fingers could be used for all his soloing, and he's considered the best ever by many. He was said by other Jazz greats of the time to never have played a wrong note, and that everything he ever played was beautiful.
Django was a pioneer and it's true he played fantastic in spite of damaged fingers. This is not a very good argument though since Django would most certainately have been even better at least techniqally had he been able to use all his fingers.
This video got zero airplay on MTV. I think Dee Snider played it once on Headbanger's Ball. I haven't seen it in over twenty years. Thanks for posting!
For me, the greatness of an artist can be measured by how many followed his steps afterwards. The most imitated virtuosos have been Hendrix, Van Halen, Yngwie, Vai. And beside them stand the ones that crafted their own style such as Santana, Blackmore, Iommi, Page, et al. Too bad these days there are so many imitators...
i think all guitarist combined have raped the hell out of the guitar and theres nothing left to call your own because someone else has already thought of it.
First you got Yngwie's perfect leads played with a ton of emotion, taste, melody and technique. The riffs are classic too
You also got Graham Bonnet's incredible vocals including those high notes no human should be able to hit.
Then the lyrics are cool but more than that the melodies are catchy as hell. A classic song that should have been a big hit but usually most of the best songs never become big hits.
Ok, so I'm the bass player for Alcatrazz. I think I'm gonna ride the A string for a while then let Graham lean on my shoulder for a minute, then try and look cool as Yngwie plays forty notes to my one. Who hired this Sweedish fucker anyway? I can see now that a long term record contract for us is not gonna happen. Ah, the joy of 15 minutes of fame.
About Yngwie, I don't know exactly what kind of person he is.. sounds very arrogant in most interviews I've read... and sure, he has not improved much over the years.. he also tends to shred when he should not, but I still respect him as well. Sure there was Uli Roth and Blackmore etc, but there would be no neo-classical metal genre without of Malmsteen... He is not better than everyone else, but he is good. Respect. This song kicks ass, very tasty solo. Five stars from me
Well, Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page...? But no, I don't actually think they're better than Malmsteen. Just different. Malmsteen is not better than everyone else, but neither is he worse than anyone else. He has his own place in guitar world. He is good in neo-classical. Maybe he can't play blues very well, but who can demand all the guitarists to be good in everything? Besides, I've heard some 'bluesy' stuff from Yngwie and I think he has some potential... he just, shreds too much IMHO.
My point is: It is impossible to say which guitarist is the best, but there's place for everyone. There's place for Jimi Hendrix and there's place for Yngwie Malmsteen.
I admit that my message did look pretty negative. Sorry, that wasn't the intention. I like Malmsteen's music. The difference to some people is just that I don't worship the guitarists I like. They're not gods. They're human beings and by far not perfect. Just enjoy the music.
Early Yngwie pre 1987 is untouchable simply the best guitarist in the world. his solos were so controlled tasteful & amazing that all were mezmerized.
Thia was a great lp! It basically said get out of my way EVH, I'm the new King around here! Oh yeah, go back to the woodshed you wanna be's and practice your legato, alternate picking, Phrygian and Harmonic Minor scales. The birth of shred and a new guitar generation.
He had much to prove, and was among many great players, but he really went for it. I think that he was better in controlled ( Band ) environments. He's great, but many licks haven't changed over the years. ApB
I agree but we have to remember that Yngwie also had a car accident in the late 80's that screwed up his hand and ability combined with the drug and alcohol use his playing deterioted. Prior to all of this in 1987, he was a pure player. Fame kills!!!!
Graham Bonnet was always one of my favorite singers, but God I hated his image. He looked like he belonged on "Miami Vice" throughout his entire career. He's got an incredible voice, although he was always straining at the top of his range - but he just looked so goofy to me.
I mean, if you're going to play this kind of music, long hair isn't really an option. :)
This song forced about a million guitar players back to the woodshed to relearn how to play! and about a million others to start in the first place. Thank you Yngwie.
For me in 1983 it was the "Island In The Sun" video. A few months later it was the "Black Star" sound page (remember those) from Guitar Player magazine.After that It was goodbye EVH, hello Yngwie!
Hmm, interesting point. But to me his hairline looks the same (fairly high). I think his hair looks thicker just because there is so much more of it. It looks too sloppy I think. Around the time of "Fire and Ice" or "The Seventh Sign" it looked cool. It was very long but neater and more out of his face.
After odyssey his playing was totally different, he now plays faster so it's the speed issue here, even now I listen back to marching out and his early stuff is all pinpoint picking but slower so he will never play like that again as everyone has bigged him up to be ultimate guitarist when the reality is the young yng has long gone and were left to listen to his new work that's un colorful and mind numbing. Sorry.
He still is the ultimate guitarist in my eyes but here lies the truth.
There is a lot of truth to what you say. Although I think it has more to do with his creativity than his actual technique. I do think his over-all smoothness and vibrato is better now than it was then, as well as his ability to combine different lead passages. But I do think his playing is less focused and over-improvised. His solos tend to sound very random and uncreative these days.
Yngwie plays within the confines of a band? Wow, what a concept, and he's bridled through the guidance of a veteran, perfect. I'm a huge fan of Yngwie, but I'll be damned if this isn't some of his best. I've just came to the realization as his most recent works have me lost a little. I know now what had happened in time.
Does anyone know if the same guy who directed this later directed "God Blessed Video"? 'Cause they both share the same favored shots of stuff being reflected in Bonnet's glasses :)
Killer, heard the subject matter for this vid was heavy, now I finally get to see it!
That's true to a point. But I think he mostly wanted artistic freedom. Collaborating was just not as enjoyable to him (although I think it is his best work), as was creating his own compositions.
While I'll agree that Bonnet has a powerful voice, great tone and is/was distinctive in sound (and look)...and I am a fan... neither he, nor I, would say he's "one of the best singers ever." And Yngwie was a curiosity item for a couple years until people became less and less enthralled with the wannabe-Blackmore mannerisms and high-speed noodling for the sake of high-speed noodling.
This was long before MTV became a trendy mindless waste of time, catering to ever younger and dumber audiences. It has sucked for so long now that I can't remember having any interest in it.
He is more dynamic than he used to be, thats true. But he tends to sound a bit sloppy too. Sometimes I think he lst his ability to improvise as well after the car accident in 87.
KILLER song! World class guitar playing, when Yngwie was up-and-coming, and being 'discovered' by the masses! This brings back great memories! Thanks!
let's all bear in mind yngwie was 19 playing guitar at this level, even yngwie cant play this precise these days, this is footage of a true guitar hero not what he's turned out to be nowadays.
It was newborn and ten feet tall,
But they called it little boy,
And C7, H5, O6, N3 they called him
T-N-T.
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stimpco 1 month ago
7 people have been paroled from rock 'n' roll.
BobCubTAC 5 months ago 6
7 people have been paroled from rock 'n' roll.
BobCubTAC 5 months ago
Steve Lukather on drums 1:27
electronicsband 8 months ago
Nice song I wouldn't have known of Alcatrazz if it wasn't for Vai and Malmsteen Sad what America will do for there thirst for power.
LegendaryTales16 9 months ago
@LegendaryTales16 Alcatraz was a prison. What does that have to do with America and a thirst for power? Every nation has them.
rb288015 7 months ago
@Einvestigator96 My age has no bearing on how utterly awful this is. Believe it or not. I'm not even sure why you brought it up. The only redeeming thing about this song is the sentiment. I'd rather be nuked than hear this any further. So...bye.
Jermofoot 9 months ago
@Jermofoot
The video might not be the best ever made, but the music is. So, how much radiation can you stand?
Einvestigator96 7 months ago
What the fuck is this shit. Seriously. It's so terrible!
Jermofoot 10 months ago
@Jermofoot
Calling this terrible at your age? Really?
Einvestigator96 10 months ago
@Jermofoot ofc if you like 50cent of justin or shit like those things.
If not and still think this is not good , GTFU of here.
faustios 6 months ago
Is he singing forgive us for Hiroshima????? Are you fucking serious?! There would have been no A-Bomb dropped had the Japanese not attacked Pearl Harbor. What a fuckin' disgrace!!!!
standtall67 11 months ago
@standtall67 you think the native americans forgive us for taking their land, or what about the animals for destroying all their habitats?
totaLybeetLeJuice 10 months ago
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cashewedalmonds 8 months ago
@cashewedalmonds Regardless of your moronic assumption, the Japanese DID still attack the USA and were given several chances to surrender(which would have saved thousands of lives) but chose not to. The USA in turn, dropped two A-bombs to end the war.Do YOUR homework fag.
standtall67 6 months ago
@standtall67 Actually, the Japs attacked the U.S. because "we" froze their assets here in the states. They were nothing more that a testing ground for the bomb...the second bomb was simply to punish them for their own imperialistic agenda in the South Pacific,...not to end the war; "We" didn't know how effective the "little boy" would be.
abelfierroIII 4 weeks ago
fender from the 70's the best
yomstg 1 year ago
2:14... Graham's voice is so powerful it demolishes buildings.
CuriosityRoads 1 year ago 3
It seems to cry that it listens to this lyrics.
America ｗａｓ absolutely wrong.
SHyoh 1 year ago 3
@SHyoh you need to do some research about the American POW's (the few that survived) that were held by the Jap's. Plus the battle at Okinowa proved that the Jap's were not gonna surrender and their own people commited suicide to be saved from the "evil" Americans. Less American's and Jap's died as a result of ending the war.
don902juan 1 year ago
i think yngwie is unknown in the world, but for some reason he was so popular in only japan
josepheminem 1 year ago
@josepheminem He was mostly popular in japan, but he is known worldwide. Especially in Europe.
StanleyKu 1 year ago
Yngwies playing made peoples heads explode, that is where the atomic bomb came from.
NisseEricsson 1 year ago
Who the fuck is Yngwie?
jdwise555 1 year ago
An Alcatrazz album was an impossible item to aquire where I lived in the 80's. I wonder if any Alcatrazz songs featuring Stevie Vai are on the internet?
ro307805 1 year ago
16 year old f%cking punk anyway!!
pezzman88 1 year ago
bonnet ruined rainbow with his cabaret/lounge singer vocals........as he ruined every other band he joined.
desdinovaboc 1 year ago
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I agree. I thought I was the only one who got that. Joe Lynn Turner was far better with both Rainbow and Yngwie.
ro307805 1 year ago
@ro307805 Graham ruled everywhere he went singing! MSG, Rainbow, Bee Gees (The MArbles), Impellitteri...His voice is magic!!!! Of course we cannot judge him now at 62 after an extreme rock'n roll life and with an extreme singing style always at the top of his range! JL Turner can only dream a voice like this!!!
rideon77 1 year ago
@desdinovaboc He also ruined your mother.
CuriosityRoads 1 year ago
Graham Bonnet must be inducted into the Hall of Fame!
WookietheChowChow 1 year ago
@WookietheChowChow I agree! He is an underrated singer and songwriter.
StanleyKu 1 year ago
R.I.P.
davidrundmc 1 year ago
Only one speaker?
TimEagle77 1 year ago
what a singer!!!!!
jorgezamudio40 1 year ago 3
Fantastic solo and song. Epic!!!
babylon333 1 year ago 3
i love how yngwie havent changed a bit
larrythao1994 1 year ago 2
Yngwie is God. I didn´t know they had a video for this.
NisseEricsson 1 year ago 4
我青春です
aqua1648 1 year ago
いい歌やなぁ～・・・
broocpoo 1 year ago
When I saw this video, I had been playing guitar for about 4 years. I had no idea how to even say YJM's name. I knew he meant business though. Geezuz, what a kick ass video!!!
aaronbergAPB 2 years ago 3
That would have been KILLER! I was 9 yrs old at that time.
k0sta5 2 years ago
epic
vampiremcrhim 2 years ago 4
great song
nucleardude11 2 years ago 4
badass to see one of the 1st bands of Yngwie J. Malmsteen
luisrockstar 2 years ago 4
And Before Alkatraz, Yngwie was in STEELER (USA). Produced by Mike Varney on Shrapnel Records with Ron Keel on Vocals (Later formed Keel)
wakclips 2 years ago
@wakclips Your exactly right in Nashville Tennessee and I know the Guitarist Mike Varny in order to produce Steeler toi make roon for YM he fired Micheal Dunagan whose parents spent almost 100k $ on the Steeler project which at the time was a small High School band Mike Edwards the Drummer formed Lion and was later paralyzed in an auto accident (I think) Then they went to L A performed and blew Motley Crew away so bad the a drunken Mick Mars cried he broke so many guitar strings that night
stevemtc1 1 year ago
非常好
grufic 2 years ago
This music and artist love it very. HEY, young people of U.S., why would our grandfathers hate each other so much? I can think it to be only crazy.
miyabifanta 2 years ago 2
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At the time America was an ' isolationist' country. We wanted nothing to do with WWII. Then Japan declared war on us and about and hour later they attacked Pearl Harbor killing almost 3000 American soldiers. It started on Dec 7th with a sneak attack and endeded with Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I had grandparents that still had ill feelings toward Japan 50 years later for the suprise attack on America.
michaels2boys 2 years ago
I was able to understand that you said. I do not know my thing that ancestors did partly of wanting to say, and it is not to attribute it to me. It thinks each other.
miyabifanta 2 years ago
michael,how right you are...And jerks like henry Ford wanted the us to stay out of the european conflict... he waqent toFDR and told him to leave the war in europe to Hitler ...what burns me up is that because he sold so much of US steel to the nazi government ,the bulletts that our boys were being killed with had his name on them !
Freyja1133 2 years ago
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Don't forget old man Joe Kennedy. He vouced for Hitler and said Hitler would leave England alone and we should stay out of Europe and WWii. In our country we appreciate Dec 7th and Hiroshima and Nagasaki but without Pearl Harbor there NEVER wouldve been the other 2! I'm tired of America apologizing for The Bomb! Why doesnt Japan apologize for the sneak attack and declaring war on US!!!
michaels2boys 2 years ago
out of sync
zosolemos 2 years ago
Awesome.
mangeldeth 2 years ago 14
i saw yngwie twice when i was a teenager he could do van halens eruption with one hand then toss a stratocaster at least 30 feet in the air run to the other side of the stage catch it & not miss a note I SWEAR TO GOD I AM NOT LYING
toddp408 2 years ago 8
Yeah I saw that too, hes been a cocky shit about it ever since.
45Thunderbird 2 years ago 2
Yes The Only Diferrence Is That Now He Can´r Run Hahaha
bolivaryoung 2 years ago 3
i believe you. I'm still a teenager, seen him twice also....fuckin EPIC
rredzone 2 years ago
unas de las bandas primitivas de yngwie, q vaina tan buena
lugreyz 2 years ago
Graham Bonnet is one of the greatest hard rock vocalists of all time. He has monster range and the amazing ability to go up into his falsetto range without an audible "break" in his voice. And of course, having played with Yngwie, Vai, Schenker, and Blackmore tends to boost one's reputation!
ambariel 3 years ago 37
I agree, but don't you think Graham just fits "smoother" with Michael?
takealittlelonger 3 years ago
@ambariel head voice not falsetto thats why ther is no break
hefra344 1 year ago
head voice IS falsetto.
ambariel 1 year ago
@ambariel i use both and head voice is not falsetto because it has no break but falsetto does my highest head voice note is a G6 which is whistle range
hefra344 1 year ago
@ambariel
PURE head voice is falsetto, adducted head/mixed voice are not.
Danerage 1 year ago
@ambariel don't forget Chris Impellitteri
tdclark69 1 year ago
@ambariel and don't forget Chris Impellitterri! :D
allende6 1 year ago
@ambariel you are right but his range aint as good live. he really has to struggle getting up high
TributesToYngwie 8 months ago
@ambariel So true. Graham is probably the world's all-time most underrated rock vocalist. I am still in awe of his incredible talent.
BobCubTAC 5 months ago 3
pokba what about alex lifeson
stevemtc1 3 years ago
It's no coincidence that most of the world's best ever, like, R. Blackmore, B. LaGrenne, S. & J. Rosenberg, E. Clapton, S.R. Vaughn, M. Knoppfler, Y. Malmsteen, J. MacLaughlin, L. Paul, C. Atkins, C. Byrd, J. Hendrix, J. Beck, S. Morse, etc., etc. have all been influenced by
Django.
all been influenced by Django
pokbacsi100 3 years ago
gabbefuchs, on the contrary, it only proves what a genius Django was, and you're probably correct in assuming that with all fingers functioning he would have been even better. But then if he's been the best according to many including myself even with his fret hand partially burned, just imagine how many light years he would have been ahead of everyone without the burn. True Django did rearrange a lot to suit his two finger soloing style, but that only further proves his genius.
pokbacsi100 3 years ago
Yngwie at his best!
StanleyKu 3 years ago 4
malmsteen knows what he wants..he doesnt take any bullshit from nobody like tupac a realist! thats not being an asshole...
tmh1717 3 years ago 4
I agree it was one of his best solos before he became an A...hole.
robsmackhead 3 years ago
gotta love that miami vice look on bonnet . . .
still, I think this is malmsteen's best solo ever; it's very musical and dramatic but kicks ass at the same time
jesusgnr12 3 years ago 2
Never Forget Hiroshima!!! I hope Yngwe will back soon with Bonnet for a last kickass album before it's too late. Graham is fucking 60 now but still kicks ass!
rideon77 3 years ago 2
omg at 2:10 its neil patrick harris lmfao
but i gotta say this is my favourite song of all time and the riff is amazing
kingofsin666 3 years ago 2
Obviously they were refering to his playing as an experienced adult musician,not a learning kid. His still unmatched melodicism,phrasing, fire and passion, no matter how fast or quickly,or explosively he was playing,only proves the body is capable of a heck of a lot more than most people think.F.Columbu was told he'd never walk again after the refrigerator carrying contest where he slipped.He won the Mr.Olympia again after that.J.LaLanne's pulled 7 boats with 10 people in each under wtr swimming
pokbacsi100 3 years ago
what's with all the car accident excuse b.s. Yngwie plays as well as he ever did, probably better since musicians can progress well into old age. Hell, Django Reinhardt burned his hand to where only a couple of fingers could be used for all his soloing, and he's considered the best ever by many. He was said by other Jazz greats of the time to never have played a wrong note, and that everything he ever played was beautiful.
pokbacsi100 3 years ago
Django was a pioneer and it's true he played fantastic in spite of damaged fingers. This is not a very good argument though since Django would most certainately have been even better at least techniqally had he been able to use all his fingers.
gabbefuchs 3 years ago
woh havent heard this in a long time, excellent song.
jimmyshitbags 3 years ago
CLASSIC Early Malmsteen, when this came out it was like HOLY SH*T, who is this guy????
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Malombado 3 years ago
This video got zero airplay on MTV. I think Dee Snider played it once on Headbanger's Ball. I haven't seen it in over twenty years. Thanks for posting!
dynagirl63 3 years ago
For me, the greatness of an artist can be measured by how many followed his steps afterwards. The most imitated virtuosos have been Hendrix, Van Halen, Yngwie, Vai. And beside them stand the ones that crafted their own style such as Santana, Blackmore, Iommi, Page, et al. Too bad these days there are so many imitators...
curbowman 3 years ago 2
i think all guitarist combined have raped the hell out of the guitar and theres nothing left to call your own because someone else has already thought of it.
malicious199 3 years ago
This smokes the Beatles!!! ApB
lanemergess 3 years ago
This has nothing to do with the Beatles!
doomer79 3 years ago
>>And C7, H5, O6, N3 they called him T-N-T.
LittleBoy, it's a atomic bomb. not a TNT bomb.
pycal 3 years ago
Jumbojack44. R U crazy? Vai better than Yngwie? You`re joking I hope.
karakatau75 3 years ago
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sorry but vai is better...
malicious199 3 years ago
Name one person better than Yngwie?
OK.....Vai
JumboJack44 3 years ago
The best Alcatrazz song ever.
First you got Yngwie's perfect leads played with a ton of emotion, taste, melody and technique. The riffs are classic too
You also got Graham Bonnet's incredible vocals including those high notes no human should be able to hit.
Then the lyrics are cool but more than that the melodies are catchy as hell. A classic song that should have been a big hit but usually most of the best songs never become big hits.
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Ok, so I'm the bass player for Alcatrazz. I think I'm gonna ride the A string for a while then let Graham lean on my shoulder for a minute, then try and look cool as Yngwie plays forty notes to my one. Who hired this Sweedish fucker anyway? I can see now that a long term record contract for us is not gonna happen. Ah, the joy of 15 minutes of fame.
swackmeister 4 years ago
About Yngwie, I don't know exactly what kind of person he is.. sounds very arrogant in most interviews I've read... and sure, he has not improved much over the years.. he also tends to shred when he should not, but I still respect him as well. Sure there was Uli Roth and Blackmore etc, but there would be no neo-classical metal genre without of Malmsteen... He is not better than everyone else, but he is good. Respect. This song kicks ass, very tasty solo. Five stars from me
Metallian 4 years ago
I have to disagree. Name one person that is better then Malmsteen, dont say herman li and shit like that...
Randyolsson 4 years ago
Well, Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page...? But no, I don't actually think they're better than Malmsteen. Just different. Malmsteen is not better than everyone else, but neither is he worse than anyone else. He has his own place in guitar world. He is good in neo-classical. Maybe he can't play blues very well, but who can demand all the guitarists to be good in everything? Besides, I've heard some 'bluesy' stuff from Yngwie and I think he has some potential... he just, shreds too much IMHO.
Metallian 4 years ago
My point is: It is impossible to say which guitarist is the best, but there's place for everyone. There's place for Jimi Hendrix and there's place for Yngwie Malmsteen.
I admit that my message did look pretty negative. Sorry, that wasn't the intention. I like Malmsteen's music. The difference to some people is just that I don't worship the guitarists I like. They're not gods. They're human beings and by far not perfect. Just enjoy the music.
Metallian 4 years ago 2
ok i'm agree but why Malmsteen is very awsome? because he play with more precision than any guitarist that why is awsome
marcguitar360 3 years ago 3
Early Yngwie pre 1987 is untouchable simply the best guitarist in the world. his solos were so controlled tasteful & amazing that all were mezmerized.
asherasator 4 years ago 4
Thia was a great lp! It basically said get out of my way EVH, I'm the new King around here! Oh yeah, go back to the woodshed you wanna be's and practice your legato, alternate picking, Phrygian and Harmonic Minor scales. The birth of shred and a new guitar generation.
michaels2boys 4 years ago
He had much to prove, and was among many great players, but he really went for it. I think that he was better in controlled ( Band ) environments. He's great, but many licks haven't changed over the years. ApB
lanemergess 3 years ago 3
I agree but we have to remember that Yngwie also had a car accident in the late 80's that screwed up his hand and ability combined with the drug and alcohol use his playing deterioted. Prior to all of this in 1987, he was a pure player. Fame kills!!!!
SARATT69 3 years ago
Graham Bonnet is GOD.
MrYellowDiscipline 4 years ago
Great song and great singer e great guitar solo!!
Marcus1977pa 4 years ago
Yeah, that's when he was truly at the top of his game! He was hungrier when he was young.
StanleyKu 4 years ago 4
Graham Bonnet reminds me of Elijah Wood in "Sin City" when his glasses are screened out. lol
I still think he's cool looking though. He had his own look for sure.
Yngwie looks like a kid, but damn was he awesome at such a young age!
StanleyKu 4 years ago
Graham Bonnet was always one of my favorite singers, but God I hated his image. He looked like he belonged on "Miami Vice" throughout his entire career. He's got an incredible voice, although he was always straining at the top of his range - but he just looked so goofy to me.
I mean, if you're going to play this kind of music, long hair isn't really an option. :)
thecelebrated 4 years ago
que puedo decir... yngwie malmsteen, graham bonnet... excelente.
berserker16420 4 years ago
YNGWIE F@#CKING MALMSTEEN BABY!!!
romanfyngerz 4 years ago 2
Good video clip, good music, good lyrics, what else can I say ? It's Alcatrazz in the classic days.
NeoBarockLoki 4 years ago
anybody have a clip of "suffer me"?anyone that says graham cant sing after hearing that is either jealous or on crack...or both
theaxis2000 4 years ago
Yngwie's playing is impressive, but he did not evolve. His shows these days are flashbacks to these days.
mindsaber 4 years ago
you're right. but he did have to completely redo his playing after the car accident...
evoxed 4 years ago
great lyrics
abumpinthenight2 4 years ago
The singer looks like some form of bizzare game show host.
fatuesque 4 years ago
This song forced about a million guitar players back to the woodshed to relearn how to play! and about a million others to start in the first place. Thank you Yngwie.
ch23be 4 years ago 5
For me in 1983 it was the "Island In The Sun" video. A few months later it was the "Black Star" sound page (remember those) from Guitar Player magazine.After that It was goodbye EVH, hello Yngwie!
michaels2boys 4 years ago
Hmm, interesting point. But to me his hairline looks the same (fairly high). I think his hair looks thicker just because there is so much more of it. It looks too sloppy I think. Around the time of "Fire and Ice" or "The Seventh Sign" it looked cool. It was very long but neater and more out of his face.
StanleyKu 4 years ago
Is this a conspiracy about him wearing a wig? What makes you think it's not real hair? His hair has just gradually gotten longer over the years.
StanleyKu 4 years ago
After odyssey his playing was totally different, he now plays faster so it's the speed issue here, even now I listen back to marching out and his early stuff is all pinpoint picking but slower so he will never play like that again as everyone has bigged him up to be ultimate guitarist when the reality is the young yng has long gone and were left to listen to his new work that's un colorful and mind numbing. Sorry.
He still is the ultimate guitarist in my eyes but here lies the truth.
964rsboy 4 years ago
There is a lot of truth to what you say. Although I think it has more to do with his creativity than his actual technique. I do think his over-all smoothness and vibrato is better now than it was then, as well as his ability to combine different lead passages. But I do think his playing is less focused and over-improvised. His solos tend to sound very random and uncreative these days.
StanleyKu 4 years ago
Yngwie can't play this clean any longer.
gabbefuchs 3 years ago
Yngwie plays within the confines of a band? Wow, what a concept, and he's bridled through the guidance of a veteran, perfect. I'm a huge fan of Yngwie, but I'll be damned if this isn't some of his best. I've just came to the realization as his most recent works have me lost a little. I know now what had happened in time.
lanemergess 4 years ago
Fantastic!
texas47 4 years ago
Does anyone know if the same guy who directed this later directed "God Blessed Video"? 'Cause they both share the same favored shots of stuff being reflected in Bonnet's glasses :)
Killer, heard the subject matter for this vid was heavy, now I finally get to see it!
Darrylb500 4 years ago
Yngwie played Hiroshima mon amour at his Melbourne show in 06, he can definatly still play it.
Zou747 5 years ago
awesome
zeekee 5 years ago
IM glad he dropped Bonnet. Bonnet sucks.
rjmajor323 5 years ago
He didn't "drop" Bonnet. Yngwie just couldn't stand sharing the spotlight. His ego can't/couldn't accept being in a band.
isitrealgood 5 years ago
I sorta agree with ya, but I still think he dropped him anyway, Yngwie is a show on his own
rjmajor323 5 years ago
That's true to a point. But I think he mostly wanted artistic freedom. Collaborating was just not as enjoyable to him (although I think it is his best work), as was creating his own compositions.
StanleyKu 4 years ago
you suck!!! Bonnet is one of the best singers ever!!!
rideon77 5 years ago
While I'll agree that Bonnet has a powerful voice, great tone and is/was distinctive in sound (and look)...and I am a fan... neither he, nor I, would say he's "one of the best singers ever." And Yngwie was a curiosity item for a couple years until people became less and less enthralled with the wannabe-Blackmore mannerisms and high-speed noodling for the sake of high-speed noodling.
isitrealgood 5 years ago
hard to believe music like this was in mtv's rotation, haven't seen this video in like, 25 years
ceephus01 5 years ago
This was long before MTV became a trendy mindless waste of time, catering to ever younger and dumber audiences. It has sucked for so long now that I can't remember having any interest in it.
StanleyKu 4 years ago
Increible: The great voice of Bonnet and "Thin" Malmsteen (speed than light).-
POOZITUNGA 5 years ago
One of the best songs ever!
rideon77 5 years ago
yngwie was young and he can shred,yngwie is now in his 40s and he can still shred, run, spin his guitar and come up with better ideas on guitar.
Yngwie We Solute u
mike6254 5 years ago
this song kicks ass!!!
theoriginal007 5 years ago
É DO CARALHO! classico
sonyblackhat 5 years ago
i can't believe some of you say yngwie can't play this precise anymore. he's not that old yet
xrealmx 5 years ago
perfect!
andrescremin 5 years ago
yngwie is great nowadays i think he can still play this precise, listen to the song Attack and tell me thats not precise. he just rushes sometimes
fuckyalife 5 years ago
He is more dynamic than he used to be, thats true. But he tends to sound a bit sloppy too. Sometimes I think he lst his ability to improvise as well after the car accident in 87.
StanleyKu 4 years ago
Lol.. Yngwie was just a 20 years boy... Im 26 right now, and I´m still nothing =\
TMUSICIAN 5 years ago
what a voice this bonnet has...truly a gifted singer.Yngwie & bonnet are gods!
ayk66 5 years ago 2
Yngwiie looks like ronny james dio a lil bit with his hair like that....
mike6254 5 years ago
KILLER song! World class guitar playing, when Yngwie was up-and-coming, and being 'discovered' by the masses! This brings back great memories! Thanks!
sophiegromit 5 years ago
let's all bear in mind yngwie was 19 playing guitar at this level, even yngwie cant play this precise these days, this is footage of a true guitar hero not what he's turned out to be nowadays.
964rsboy 5 years ago
never forget hiroshima
rideon77 5 years ago
Yngwie's hair looked like shit back then. I still think Alcatrazz was the best music he ever made. Graham Bonnet is killer too!
StanleyKu 5 years ago
Graham Rocks!!!
rideon77 5 years ago
yngwies brilliant work again
fuckyalife 5 years ago 2