Yngwie Malmsteen - In the Dead of Night

This is taken from Yngwie's 1996 album "Inspiration", originally done by the supergroup known as UK, this kickin' take was recorded by Yngwie and his band. I hope you all enjoy.

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• Yngwie
• Malmsteen
• Mark Boals
• metal
• UK
• cover
• kickass

[Radharc]

The purpose of this cover, whether you like it or not, is simply for Yngwie to pay tribute to artists that have inspired him, hence the title of the album itself. Some may like the cover, some obviously don't. Either way, Jobson & Wetton are the ones who are making their cut of the $ off the album sales. In rare cases, the cover will actually eclipse the original, like "Black Magic Woman" or "Blinded By the Light"... Hopefully some Yngwie fans will search out the original, and purchase it!

[MrRandomnessVids]

@Radharc thank you, am quite glad someone got it that this was not about one-upping the original song, but paying tribute to it. And if you ask me, I feel it's a damn good tribute. I have checked out the original, and hats off to UK for writing such a brilliant song, I just happen to enjoy this version a bit more due to what I feel is a stronger arrangement overall. If you like the original better, well that is fine by me too. :)

[misterstax]

@MrRandomnessVids Scroll down a little further and read the post that starts with 'George Benson'. I sort of like Marilyn Manson..I like Trent Reznor better. But I think Boyd Rice, who came waaay before them, and whom they both modelled themselves after, was much better. But I find Yngwie's stuff derivative...and he hasn't evolved. Have you checked out Holdsworth yet? Or do you just listen to metal?

[MrRandomnessVids]

@misterstax yes sir, I did check out Holdsworth, and I agree, he certainly is a talent. BTW, I know who George Benson is, and I heard his rendition of "On Broadway" many, many times in my life. I do not listen to just metal, I'm pretty eclectic and open with my stuff.

[misterstax]

@MrRandomnessVids; I've always had it that the point of doing a cover is to take it in a completely different direction than the original so it takes on a different voice, which this doesn't, at least for me. It's like Glee...I love hearing the mash-ups because you hear both tunes in completely different contexts than originally intended.

[MrRandomnessVids]

@misterstax you pretty much invalidated your statements right there IMHO, with mentioning "Glee" (trash) and saying that a cover has to take it in a whole new direction for it to be good. Yes, there are some great covers that do just that, for instance Marylin Manson's take on "Sweet Dreams", but more often than not, when a cover goes a completely different direction, it completely destroys the song and is so bad you can't help but either laugh or be insulted that someone destroy a great song.

[Holdsyfan]

Allan + Yngwie = Inspiration to the entire cosmos!

[yngwiefangirl08]

GREAT

[GregMagDrums]

Its a great cover and may bring new fans to Yngwie.

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[misterstax]

George Benson...'On Broadway' was completely re-arranged...see what I'm saying? This isn't re-done in any way, it's just his playing over the original arrangement. BTW, have you ever listened to Allan Holdsworth? There's a vid on Youtube of him with Soft Machine, from the early 70s. You'll see him play out of 3 or 4 keys within 2 octaves when he plays over changes...Yngwie can't play over the changes. Allan's a masterat that...if you haven't already, I strongly urge you to check him out.