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Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish-born Yngwie Malmsteen is a neo-classical metal guitarist. He has lived in the US since 1982. Classically trained, Malmsteen says that violinist Niccolo Paganini was one of his foremost musical influences, but he also references the styles of modern greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Richie Blackmore, and Brian May.
Ynwie has occasionally guested as the third guitarist in G3 concerts, with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
(Image: cover The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection, 1992)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen, (pronounced Ing-vee), was born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck on 30 June 1963. Malmsteen was his mother's maiden name, which he adopted at the age of ten. The young Yngve, as he was called by his family, chose to learn the guitar after watching a news clip on the death of Jimi Hendrix.Yngwie's US career developed well for four years, earning a Grammy nomination in the process, until a car accident in 1987 caused damage to nerves in his right hand. For a moment it seemed that Malmsteen's brilliant guitaring would be silent. However, Fender approached him for his input in developing a Stratocaster guitar licensed under his name.
Yngwie recovered full function of his hand and released an album in 1988. The album, Odyssey featured the hit single Heaven Tonight.
(Image: cover The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen : The Millennium Collection, 2005)
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Yngwie Johann Malmsteen ( in English) (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck on June 30, 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader. Malmsteen became notable in the mid-1980s for his technical fluency and neo-classical metal compositions, often incorporating high speed picking with harmonic minor scales, diminished scales and sweep picked arpeggios. He is heavily influenced by Niccolò Paganini and Johann Sebastian Bach. Four of his albums, from 1984 to 1988, Rising Force, Marching Out, Trilogy, and Odyssey, ranked in the top 100 for sales.
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His 1st performance outside of Sweden. Old Waldorf, S.F. - 1983.
G3 03 Tour - Live - Paramount Theater - Seattle
Guitar Player Cover, May 1985
Seen live on Graspop 2005
G3 03 Tour EncoreParamount Theater, Seattle
G3 03 Tour EncoreParamount Theater, Seattle
G3 03 Tour EncoreParamount Theater, Seattle
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PlayGuitarToday wrote...
I remember when my friend brought "Trilogy" to school back in 1986 and let me borrow it. The cover was so cool with Yngwie battling a dragon with his guitar. I was supposed to bring it back the next day... It was weeks before he got it back.
Posted July 05, 2009
CleanerLife wrote...
I haven't seen him in concert, but I have the CD by the band Steeler (his first appearance with an American band!).
It was the first time I him include that feedback effect at the end of the 4th clip -- my buddy and I called it the "buzz saw" cause it sounds like one.
I've been a fan since I first heard that back in 82, or 83 :)
Posted September 07, 2008
guitarfish wrote...
I saw him in 1988 with Joe Lynn Turner - what an excellent concert. I taped the whole concert on my portable cassette recorder.
He has defenately influenced my playing over all the other shred guitarists out there!
Posted March 01, 2008
Music-Resource wrote...
Hi Daoine, I'm a huge Yngwie Malmsteen fan. Do you live in Sweden? My favorite tune is "Far Beyond The Sun". That is a serious masterpiece :) I have two Fender Strats and I love them. Did you know the Yngwie invented fret scalloping? That makes it so much easier to play vibrato! Add it to this lens. It's a hot topic among guitarists. I've used his teaching vids to enhance my arpeggio playing. Yngwie is a virtuoso in the music world. ~Music Resource~
Posted January 21, 2008
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