Alcatrazz - Desert Song

Band: Alcatrazz
Song: Desert Song
Concert: Metallic Live In Japan
Year: 1984

* Graham Bonnet - vocals
* Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitar
* Gary Shea - bass
* Jan Uvena - drums
* Jimmy Waldo - keyboards

Setlist:
1.Too young to die, too drunk to live

2.Hiroshima Mon Amour

3.Night Games

4.Big Foot

5.Island In The Sun

6.Kree Nakoorie

7.Guitar Solo By Yngwie

8.Since you've been gone

9.Suffer me

10.Desert song

11.Evil eye (solo)

12.All night long

13.Lost in Hollywood

14.Kojo No Tsuki

15.Encore/ 50's rock

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Alcatrazz
• desert
• song
• 80s
• hard
• metal
• rock
• yngwie
• malmsteen
• second
• band
• god
• japan
• live
• Graham
• Bonnet
• Gary
• Shea
• Jimmy
• Waldo

[Deuterium2H]

Anyone who states that Schenker is a "superior" player, versus Malmsteen, is obviously not a guitarist. I;'ve been playing for 25 years, everything from blues to classic rock, up through neoclassical styles. Schenker is great, and a legend, but Malmsteen is on an ENTIRELY different level. Malmsteen is a true virtuoso of electric guitar. Yngwie could not be touched (especially in his early years) when it came to improvisation...unmatched phrasing, note selection, tone, and god-like vibrato.

[okokdokey]

Yngwie never gained back what he had lost in Alcatrazz. A great frontman/songwriter in Bonnet. Schenker went through some peaks and valleys(Contraband, McCauley-Schenker,MSG) and for the most part has had both periods of brilliance and stagnation.

IMO neither one lived uo to what they should of been after the initial departure. It should be noted that Vai didn't capture the magic in Alcatrazz and Chapman got better with time in UFO but, not by much. Both bands crappier without them.

[guitargold77]

yngwie flys solo but has suffered from lack of good tunes, the best thing on his solo in russia vid is the hendrix tune spanish castle magic, or when the songwriter is ludwig

[WildBillJP]

@okokdokey UFO is crappier with Vinnie Moore? Who do you want to replace him... God?

[WildBillJP]

@Deuterium2H Well said. Can you go smack all of Joe Stump's fans now cause they make my head explode

[cornholio119]

for those who play guitar we could get this good if we just practise our asses off like he did so dont fret if u look at this and think fuck if only i could play like that

[JSustain]

Damn shame Bonnet could not remember the lyrics. This was one of my favorite songs. Guys like him and Dan Dokken sing so well in the studio but night in night out, they can't deliver live. But when Bonnet is on, I love his vocals.

[EUguitarRULE]

Schenker is the master of tone, vibrato and phrasing! Check out born to lose by UFO etc.

[shredmaster100]

remember who taught michael everything he knows technically it was uli jon roth who also influenced yngwie

[Deuterium2H]

@juggalohunter100: You will go no argument from me that Schenker was / is a legend and an incredible guitarist. I would only challenge two of your comments...first that Schenker "plays with far more emotion and style" then Yngwie. That is a matter of taste and preference. I personally put Malmsteen far ahead of Schenker. However, even guitarists who "hate" Yngwie will admit he has arguably the best vibrato of all time.

[juggalohunter100]

@Deuterium2H That is a purely subjective opinion. Schenker laid the neo-classical groundwork for guys like Malmsteen. Malmsteen is cleary a better technical player but Schenker plays with far more emotion and style than Malmsteen can. And this is coming from a big Yngwie fan! I think he did this song great justice though, but Schenker had an amazing Vibrato better than Malmsteen's.

[firebirdsummer2]

I seen Alcatrazz open up for Ted Nugent. It should have been the other way around. A very small auditorium too.They were fantastic.