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Title: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: MusicScribbles on 19 Aug 2007, 10:24
Yngwie Malmsteen is your new god. http://youtube.com/watch?v=67HpQObjQF4
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: valley_parade on 19 Aug 2007, 10:27
I TAWWWT GAHD HOW TO PLAY GUITAHHHHR!
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Stefan Autsa on 19 Aug 2007, 11:34
I bet his parents were playing scrabble when he was named.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 19 Aug 2007, 11:49
Fuck Yngwie. The guy is a fat has-been.

His kind of guitar playing may as well just be onstage masturbation. It's music without musicality.

Which just makes that video all the funnier.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: ScrambledGregs on 19 Aug 2007, 13:01
He should be in Mastodon because then they could jack off on stage together.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 20 Aug 2007, 02:53
Fuck Yngwie. The guy is a fat has-been.

His kind of guitar playing may as well just be onstage masturbation. It's music without musicality.

Which just makes that video all the funnier.

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, but have you ever downloaded one of his album. I find that his videos and live perofrmances are very self indulgent but his albums to have some very well thought out musicality. That being said he has his own style one either digs or one does not dig.

Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 20 Aug 2007, 03:09
Derek Sherinian is a pretty awesome keyboard player!

That is the only nice thing I am going to say about Yngwie Malsteem. Except that he's lost a lot of weight lately I guess.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 20 Aug 2007, 08:28
Fuck Yngwie. The guy is a fat has-been.

His kind of guitar playing may as well just be onstage masturbation. It's music without musicality.

Which just makes that video all the funnier.

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, but have you ever downloaded one of his album. I find that his videos and live perofrmances are very self indulgent but his albums to have some very well thought out musicality. That being said he has his own style one either digs or one does not dig.



Well, I did actually say that kind of guitar playing, not just Yngwie. I've heard albums by the likes of Vai and Satriani - who are apparently some of the more melodic and less self-indulgent (!) - and I just found it unlistenable. I've never listened to one of Yngwie's albums, and I think by this point I've closed my mind to it too much to give it a chance.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Storm Rider on 20 Aug 2007, 12:28
I listen to a whole lot of instrumental guitarist stuff, but Yngwie is just fucking ridiculous. Listen to Satriani, Vai, Gilbert, or Eric Johnson instead. Or John Petrucci's solo album.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 21 Aug 2007, 00:36
Fuck Yngwie. The guy is a fat has-been.

His kind of guitar playing may as well just be onstage masturbation. It's music without musicality.

Which just makes that video all the funnier.

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, but have you ever downloaded one of his album. I find that his videos and live perofrmances are very self indulgent but his albums to have some very well thought out musicality. That being said he has his own style one either digs or one does not dig.



Well, I did actually say that kind of guitar playing, not just Yngwie. I've heard albums by the likes of Vai and Satriani - who are apparently some of the more melodic and less self-indulgent (!) - and I just found it unlistenable. I've never listened to one of Yngwie's albums, and I think by this point I've closed my mind to it too much to give it a chance.

Well I think you've got a lot of movements mixed up there. But that's being quite pedantic. It's essentially guitarists guitar music.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 21 Aug 2007, 05:54
...and I'm a guitarist.

Actually, I don't usually call myself a guitarist, because I play other instruments too and I don't see them as being vital to the mix - I feel instrumentalists should know their place, really.

Whilst they may be different genres, Vai, Satch, Yngwie can all be summed up - to the layman, I realise there are more subtle nuances and lots of merit to it - as shred-wank. Guitar playing with more speed than melody.

It's just that kind of guitar playing that I don't like, even out of context - such as Petrucci's solos in Dream Theater, except I've always felt that Dream Theater is mostly a band made of the different instrumental equivalents of what I've previously referred to. I've never been able to see the passion for the music, it's just felt like really fast scales put together arbitrarily.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 21 Aug 2007, 06:40
Calling Satch shred-wank really shows you haven't heard much of his discography. Most of his stuff is impeccably written. Vai is pretty wanky at times, but a friend of mine showed me a few videos of him just really fucking rocking and it was awesome. I saw both these guys with G3 and they blew me away, as a guy who doesn't really give a shit about guitars at all, but when I saw Malsteem live, I was just really fucking bored whenever Sherinian wasn't playing.

I guess what I am saying is that just lumping all these guys together as "shred-wank" seems pretty ignorant of what they actually do.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 21 Aug 2007, 08:34
Whilst they may be different genres, Vai, Satch, Yngwie can all be summed up - to the layman, I realise there are more subtle nuances and lots of merit to its shred-wank. Guitar playing with more speed than melody.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Luke C on 21 Aug 2007, 09:41
He should be in any indie band because then they could jack off on stage together play poor guitar and be called brilliant.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 21 Aug 2007, 20:33
Calling Satch shred-wank really shows you haven't heard much of his discography. Most of his stuff is impeccably written. Vai is pretty wanky at times, but a friend of mine showed me a few videos of him just really fucking rocking and it was awesome. I saw both these guys with G3 and they blew me away, as a guy who doesn't really give a shit about guitars at all, but when I saw Malsteem live, I was just really fucking bored whenever Sherinian wasn't playing.

I am as much of a layman as you can get when it comes to guitar music. Listening to one album and judging an artist entirely on it isn't being a layman, it's being lazy.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 21 Aug 2007, 21:59
...and I'm a guitarist.

Actually, I don't usually call myself a guitarist, because I play other instruments too and I don't see them as being vital to the mix - I feel instrumentalists should know their place, really.

Whilst they may be different genres, Vai, Satch, Yngwie can all be summed up - to the layman, I realise there are more subtle nuances and lots of merit to it - as shred-wank. Guitar playing with more speed than melody.

It's just that kind of guitar playing that I don't like, even out of context - such as Petrucci's solos in Dream Theater, except I've always felt that Dream Theater is mostly a band made of the different instrumental equivalents of what I've previously referred to. I've never been able to see the passion for the music, it's just felt like really fast scales put together arbitrarily.

How do they not know their place? I said it was guitar music for guitars, meaning all the listeners want to hear are GUITARS PLAYING MUSIC SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR GUITARS!

Frankly I don't think you have the comprehension to understand what these guitarists, along with Dream Theatre, do. It's a genre created to showcase abilities, to show other guitarists the level of complexity that can be achieved. Sure there are songs and performances that are wanky, some that are too over the top, but that happens regardless of genre. There are a million arguments about people saying, 'it's not real guitar playing, give these guys some blues and they couldn't cope' but that's just wrong - people such as Vai, such as Ywgnie changed how people approach the instrument and how it is thought of. Calling that simply a wank, or too fast is simply ignorant - and as someone who is claiming some sort of educated basis for argument I think you don't have an idea what your talking about.

You don't like it leave it at that.

I'm not a fanboy of any of these artists, especially Dream Theatre but I think your mistaken.

Also, listen to For the Love of God by Vai, or Flying in a blue dream by Satriani - those are songs that are hardly fast at all that and showcase amazing musicality that doesn't rely on pure speed like you seem to think all these guitarists do.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 23 Aug 2007, 04:37
...and I'm a guitarist.

Actually, I don't usually call myself a guitarist, because I play other instruments too and I don't see them as being vital to the mix - I feel instrumentalists should know their place, really.

Whilst they may be different genres, Vai, Satch, Yngwie can all be summed up - to the layman, I realise there are more subtle nuances and lots of merit to it - as shred-wank. Guitar playing with more speed than melody.

It's just that kind of guitar playing that I don't like, even out of context - such as Petrucci's solos in Dream Theater, except I've always felt that Dream Theater is mostly a band made of the different instrumental equivalents of what I've previously referred to. I've never been able to see the passion for the music, it's just felt like really fast scales put together arbitrarily.

How do they not know their place? I said it was guitar music for guitars, meaning all the listeners want to hear are GUITARS PLAYING MUSIC SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR GUITARS!

Good point.

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Frankly I don't think you have the comprehension to understand what these guitarists, along with Dream Theatre, do. It's a genre created to showcase abilities, to show other guitarists the level of complexity that can be achieved. Sure there are songs and performances that are wanky, some that are too over the top, but that happens regardless of genre. There are a million arguments about people saying, 'it's not real guitar playing, give these guys some blues and they couldn't cope' but that's just wrong - people such as Vai, such as Ywgnie changed how people approach the instrument and how it is thought of. Calling that simply a wank, or too fast is simply ignorant - and as someone who is claiming some sort of educated basis for argument I think you don't have an idea what your talking about.

I didn't say 'give these guys some blues and they couldn't cope.' I know there are people that have said that, but I'm not one of them. I always felt that was a slightly boneheaded argument. But then many people, such as yourself, could feel that about mine for the preceding discussion.

I have never once intentionally downplayed the ability of these guys. They are undeniably phenomenal musicians. But the fact that the music is about how talented they are is what annoys me. I listen to a lot of self-indulgent tripe, but none of it is by people who are at such a high level of musicianship; it's more that it feels like that's the kind of music they want to make, it's what they have the passion for, whereas Yngwie and the like - aside from notable exceptions with Satriani and Vai - I don't feel that.

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You don't like it leave it at that.

I'm not a fanboy of any of these artists, especially Dream Theatre but I think your mistaken.

Also, listen to For the Love of God by Vai, or Flying in a blue dream by Satriani - those are songs that are hardly fast at all that and showcase amazing musicality that doesn't rely on pure speed like you seem to think all these guitarists do.

I just think it's a whole genre I'm just never going to be able to get into; I'll probably never understand it.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 23 Aug 2007, 04:52
Saying you don't 'understand' it has always been a condescending argument that I try and steer away from. Many people, I find, do not like the music because they get sick of hearing the 'same' thing - it's simply that they don't care enough, or are nto interested enough, to hear the differences in songs.

But fair enough, good points and well made.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 23 Aug 2007, 12:56
No condescension was intentional. It's the word I'd use. I don't think it's me not liking it, but I don't like enough to listen to it. It really is that I just don't get it.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: MadassAlex on 25 Aug 2007, 02:31
Downplaying the musical skills of virtuosos is the height of folly in most cases.

Most shredders recognise both the musical and technical artistry of the old blues players and the likes of Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi and that blues-rock lot from the 60s and 70s, so it really does boggle me how some people have to insist that some musicians are less valid in their expression than others.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Aimless on 25 Aug 2007, 02:55
I've always seen the things you find distasteful in these artists' work as being part clowning around and a large part fan-service, rather than wanking. They're all phenomenal musicians, and I think their love for (and understanding of) the MUSIC shows in most of their live performances, in the solos, in the improvised stuff (although I'm sure much of what seems improvised is carefully rehearsed).

I guess this style of playing doesn't bother me too much because I've always felt a musician and his work should be closely associated, that the work should reflect the musician rather than some ideal song in the heavens or something.

But with all that said, while I can appreciate Malmsteen's skill with the guitar, I find his music utterly unappealing.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: pilsner on 25 Aug 2007, 03:45
So you seriously don't like Black Star (http://youtube.com/watch?v=iPtLcfkrPIE)?

Yowza.  Thems are high standards.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Aimless on 25 Aug 2007, 03:53
Black Star is pretty much the only one I can tolerate!
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 25 Aug 2007, 04:54
Black star bores me.

On the other hand - evil eye just rules
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: rhinohelicopter on 25 Aug 2007, 10:26
I'm just going to say that all of these guys (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen) are hacks.  They're musical philosophies seem to be "Fuck chords, we can jerk off for two hours and some dumbasses without taste will stand there at the stage with their mouths wide open to drink it up!"  They have no real songs; just musical wankery. 
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: David_Dovey on 25 Aug 2007, 11:23
Well, thank you for bringing an original and well thought out opinion to this thread!
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 25 Aug 2007, 12:54
Looks like me and nosebleedkid were wasting our time having a thought-out debate when the thread was just waiting for this super-intelligent reply...

I'm just going to say that all of these guys (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen) are hacks.  They're musical philosophies seem to be "Fuck chords, we can jerk off for two hours and some dumbasses without taste will stand there at the stage with their mouths wide open to drink it up!"  They have no real songs; just musical wankery. 
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Storm Rider on 25 Aug 2007, 13:06
Besides, if you actually knew anything about the music these guys make you'd know that they do use chords pretty frequently. And why exactly are chords more tasteful? I'm not quite sure how yet another band using a three chord riff over and over is somehow better than somebody who tries to do something a little more complicated.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Kai on 25 Aug 2007, 13:24
(http://www.nyrock.com/images/ramones.jpg)

(http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons/dog/greater.than.jpg)

(http://www.jameslimborg.com/STEVE_VAI.jpg)
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Aimless on 25 Aug 2007, 13:43
But what about

(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/446/methenyxguit24hf2.jpg)
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Kai on 25 Aug 2007, 13:47
No see that's okay

Because Pat Metheney is the SHIT
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 25 Aug 2007, 18:14
Pat Metheney is boring! Not enough of the brutal gains and grim sweep licks. Doesn't he know that to play well you've gotta start each phrase with a minor lydian arpeggio  :? :?
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: rhinohelicopter on 26 Aug 2007, 09:44
Besides, if you actually knew anything about the music these guys make you'd know that they do use chords pretty frequently. And why exactly are chords more tasteful? I'm not quite sure how yet another band using a three chord riff over and over is somehow better than somebody who tries to do something a little more complicated.

They used to play a G3 dvd at this guitar store I frequented and it was pretty much just noodling and tapping.  I'm not saying that these guys don't have skill.  They just use a very limited portion of it.  It's beyond boring.  It's an entirely different realm of boredom.  And I'm not saying that using chords is more "tasteful" necessarily but, that I just don't want to hear you noodle for two hours straight.  It's like Dragon Force.  They have one song because they have decided to use a very small amount of their skills.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: RadioElectric on 26 Aug 2007, 17:08
Some of Vai's early work with Zappa was pretty good.

If you want an amazing guitar virtuoso look no further than Eric Johnson...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JV2tQJ19GvA (http://youtube.com/watch?v=mHjDHdu8IQM)

They took the Austin City Limits one down, which is cooler (if for the jacket alone) but this should still be a good demonstration.

EDIT: Found the far superior ACL version.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 27 Aug 2007, 03:55
The Zappa comment is definately a good one. Listen to My guitar wants to kill your mamma and tell me they've got limited skill!

And if artists such as Vai or Malmsteen have 'limited' skill than I don't know who your using for as your measuring stick. My personal opinion is they have more skill than most, but they choose to apply it in a very polarising way.

Most people don't realise, when your each ac ertain skill level, you have to try new things, otherwise you gte bored. Most do not reach this level, people like Vai and Satriani (especially at the beginning of their career) have - they had to start doing something that allowed them to push themselves.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: rhinohelicopter on 27 Aug 2007, 17:51
Goddammit, you're not getting it.  My problem is that they have a very wide range of skill and decide to use very little of it.  They use limited techniques and it all ends up sounding the same.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: rhinohelicopter on 27 Aug 2007, 19:16
Now you if want to hear somebody who has originality in their tapping, listen to the lead guitarist from Minus the Bear.  All this guy does in this band pretty much is tap, but he does bass lines and melody.  It's super complex without being amusical.  This is what Vai, Malmsteen and Satriani could do if they really wanted to.  This is originality in tapping, not just an extension of hair-metal wankery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dllO08Wkx1o&mode=related&search=
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 27 Aug 2007, 20:04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFYhZ8vMpRU

A CHALLENGER APPEARS. That's guitar wankery, but, instead of just being a fat swedish dude wanking off his extreme technical talent while displaying no musicianship whatsoever, this is actual music.

Man, I hate Yngwie Malmsteen. Seriously. I mean, what kind of douchebag writes a goddamn symphony around his guitar solos? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Go join a band or something, and make music, instead of telling yourself anyone gives a damn about your pointless wankery.

EDIT; Plus, the dude in the video I linked is playing his solo in front of a mother bleeping castle. How cool is that shit.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 27 Aug 2007, 23:40
Now you if want to hear somebody who has originality in their tapping, listen to the lead guitarist from Minus the Bear.  All this guy does in this band pretty much is tap, but he does bass lines and melody.  It's super complex without being amusical.  This is what Vai, Malmsteen and Satriani could do if they really wanted to.  This is originality in tapping, not just an extension of hair-metal wankery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dllO08Wkx1o&mode=related&search=

So basically he's like a shit jean baulin?

Please look up vai's video with the 3 necked guitar, I think the looping + 2 melody liens at one, one on a fretless guitar, is pretty original and special, much more so than someone who is ripping off the chapman stick 30 years too late.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 28 Aug 2007, 09:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFYhZ8vMpRU

A CHALLENGER APPEARS. That's guitar wankery, but, instead of just being a fat swedish dude wanking off his extreme technical talent while displaying no musicianship whatsoever, this is actual music.

Man, I hate Yngwie Malmsteen. Seriously. I mean, what kind of douchebag writes a goddamn symphony around his guitar solos? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Go join a band or something, and make music, instead of telling yourself anyone gives a damn about your pointless wankery.

EDIT; Plus, the dude in the video I linked is playing his solo in front of a mother bleeping castle. How cool is that shit.

For fuck's sake. We have covered this area of 'wah wah wah they're shit' discussion. Think of something original to contribute instead of just saying he's wank, or fuck off.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 28 Aug 2007, 11:39
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFYhZ8vMpRU

A CHALLENGER APPEARS. That's guitar wankery, but, instead of just being a fat swedish dude wanking off his extreme technical talent while displaying no musicianship whatsoever, this is actual music.

Man, I hate Yngwie Malmsteen. Seriously. I mean, what kind of douchebag writes a goddamn symphony around his guitar solos? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Go join a band or something, and make music, instead of telling yourself anyone gives a damn about your pointless wankery.

EDIT; Plus, the dude in the video I linked is playing his solo in front of a mother bleeping castle. How cool is that shit.

For fuck's sake. We have covered this area of 'wah wah wah they're shit' discussion. Think of something original to contribute instead of just saying he's wank, or fuck off.

I sincerely apologize for this oversight.

Since I only just registered last night, I shall endeavor to search every possible thread that may have come up discussing a subject before ever making a post again.

Once again, I sincerely apologize. Because it would surely be the first time ever in the history of this forum, nay, forums in general, and intellectual discourse, that anyone expressed a opinion that has been brought up by anyone at a past date.

In addition, I was not aware that being original was a prerequisite for posting in this esteemed forum. I was under the stupid, moronic even, impression that the "Music talk" forum was intended to act as a venue for expressing one's opinion of music in general. However, it seems that the point of this forum is to be original. I shall endeavor to do so in the future.

Fuck off. Doesn't the subtitle say "Don't be a hipster snob"?
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 28 Aug 2007, 16:17
Maybe my phrasing was poor.

But you basically said the exact same thing I had said earlier - they're wank, they just solo, that's pointless - and if you'd read earlier you'd see that this has been covered. It's not as simple as that. You also gave little justification.

And what does being a hipster snob have to do with anything? I'm one of the least hip people on my forum. I forget, is my avatar still Ashlee Simpson?
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 28 Aug 2007, 16:41
Maybe my phrasing was poor.

But you basically said the exact same thing I had said earlier - they're wank, they just solo, that's pointless - and if you'd read earlier you'd see that this has been covered. It's not as simple as that. You also gave little justification.

And what does being a hipster snob have to do with anything? I'm one of the least hip people on my forum. I forget, is my avatar still Ashlee Simpson?

See, what you should have done in this situation is to think "hey, cool, this dude agrees with me", and even stated so in a post.

Most forum threads would be very short if people wouldn't share they're thoughts if someone else had stated a similar view earlier in the thread.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 28 Aug 2007, 17:39
No, I don't agree with you. My earlier posts did, but my later ones don't. Nosebleedkid convinced me that this kind of music has its place, and I realised what I a dick I looked - and, indeed, look, but for different reasons - for just coming in and saying 'it's shit. Bye!'
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 28 Aug 2007, 18:10
Krulla, stop being shit at sarcasm. Just stop it. I am actually physically ill from reading your posts.

Damnit this thread was so close to becoming the ridiculous guitars thread.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 28 Aug 2007, 18:41
No, I don't agree with you. My earlier posts did, but my later ones don't. Nosebleedkid convinced me that this kind of music has its place, and I realised what I a dick I looked - and, indeed, look, but for different reasons - for just coming in and saying 'it's shit. Bye!'

Oh, I think I misunderstood you a bit then.

To clarify, I love "shredding", as most people call it, but I love it when it fits the music, not when the music is made to fit the shredding.

Krulla, stop being shit at sarcasm. Just stop it. I am actually physically ill from reading your posts.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 28 Aug 2007, 21:18
Is there something about virtuoso's music that makes shredding not become appropriate?

I mean seriously dude, think through your argument!

Plus it's already been covered, if you don't appreciate people pushing their own musical boundaries to get over the 50 year old pentatonic box that dominates rock guitar than please, give us a good reason why we should remain in the prehistoric guitar age.

Also the youtube videos are terrible comarisons, they are created tos how off, many times to people who get off on the 'wankery'. however, if you listen to many albums you'll find a great lot of skill at composition and melody that doesn't rely on shredding.

However judging by your previous sposts, your too bull headed to do anything but moan!

Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 29 Aug 2007, 14:29
I think you entirely missed my point.

I love shredding. Hell, I'm in a freaking power metal band. Power metal is, for those unaware, basically a drummer, keyboard player, bassist, and then a guitarist wanking to his heart's content. An example of power metal would be Dragonforce, the kings of over the top shredding.

What I don't like it is when the shredding becomes the entire reason for the music's existance, and the only main focus of the music becomes the guitarist's extreme technical talent. The shredding is part of the music, and a important one at that, but it should not BE the music.

Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 29 Aug 2007, 14:37
I don't understand, you hold your band up as an example of music that is shredding without being needless, mindless wank, and then you compare said band to Dragonforce?

I think we have reached what they call in the classics, an "Imp Arse eh"

Just a tip, and this goes to ANY new poster on the music board, because I have seen this happen too much lately.

As a general rule, we know what we are talking about when it comes to music

There is no point assuming we haven't heard of "power metal" (Of which Dragonforce is a fucking godawful example by the way), or the "latest indie band 'the Arcade Fire' ". Basically, just assume that unless you are plugging a shitty local band, we know exactly band or genre you are talking about. (Please don't just start plugging shitty local bands either)

In fact, if you want to see another newbie make the same mistakes you have, (with more hilarious results, I might add) look for the Dream Theater/Mars Volta/Sounds of Animals Fighting thread from a while back (but please do not make a post in it)

I'm trying to be helpful here.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Storm Rider on 29 Aug 2007, 15:13
Yeah, just about the only band worse at pointless noodling than Yngwie is Dragonforce.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 29 Aug 2007, 15:56
Sigh..

I didn't say Dragonforce were good. I rather like them, but they are mindless wankery of a epic scale. I named Dragonforce as a example of a power metal band, because they are far and away the best known power metal band.

Also, Hat, does it insult you so horribly that I assumed that not everyone knew what exactly power metal is? Not everyone is into metal, and thus isn't familiar with the endless web of genres and subgenres that particular music type likes to spawn.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: MadassAlex on 29 Aug 2007, 21:22
I always thought the melodic style of soloing found in bands like Bind Guardian and Iced Earth was a better example of the power metal sound.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: defaultstring on 29 Aug 2007, 21:35
Yngwie is nothing.

Bow in the presence of greatness. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU)
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 29 Aug 2007, 23:02
I always thought the melodic style of soloing found in bands like Bind Guardian and Iced Earth was a better example of the power metal sound.

Yeah pretty much, and also the duel harmonic solos is a distinct feature of the music to me, and the best harmonic guitar solos are normally really quite simple. Whenever Dragonforce try to harmonize its a little bit embarrassing.

Also I think it is pretty safe to say that anyone who would have heard of Yngwie Malmsteem enough to attempt a discussion on him would know what power metal is. Why wouldn't you assume that? It's all dragons and guitars that shoot lasers and shit.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 30 Aug 2007, 00:57
So your argument is that power/speed metal crossover bands don't rely on shredding, but Yngwie does?

To me they are both examples of people playing fast, I think maybe you need a reality check and some seriously thought added to your argument, you basically contradicting yourself for no good reason!
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: David_Dovey on 30 Aug 2007, 01:49
Yngwie is nothing.

Bow in the presence of greatness. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU)

You're the only person that got the point of this thread
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 30 Aug 2007, 04:24
Yngwie is nothing.

Bow in the presence of greatness. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU)

You're the only person that got the point of this thread

Pffft. I got it, I just chose to ignore it... *cough*
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: NothingIncorporated on 30 Aug 2007, 05:25
At the end of M6-Ster by 'Half Man Half Biscuit' (my all time favourite band evah!) they finish the song by chanting Yngwie,Yngwie Malmsteen, Yngwie Malmsteen is our maaaaaan"

Good tribute I thought.

If you fancy checking them out visit their page: www.hmhb.co.uk

Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Krulla on 30 Aug 2007, 09:35
So your argument is that power/speed metal crossover bands don't rely on shredding, but Yngwie does?

To me they are both examples of people playing fast, I think maybe you need a reality check and some seriously thought added to your argument, you basically contradicting yourself for no good reason!

I'm not saying they don't rely on the shredding. I'm saying the shredding isn't the entire focal point of the music, the very reason it was written and/or performed. Yngwie writes music to show the world how much better a guitarist he is than you, he doesn't write the music for it's own sake. He's a bit like Michael Angelo. He's not much of a musician, he's close to a circus performer.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 30 Aug 2007, 15:42
I think you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about, you are obviously NOT versed in neo classical guitar or guitarists and Id thank you to stop talking out of your ass.

The movement was created because some guitarists, Marty Freidman and jason Becker are also great examples, because there were guitarists who wanted to try and incorporate their heavy classical background into their music.
Since your obviously new to this maybe you should just be quiet and let the adults talk.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Kai on 30 Aug 2007, 16:08
(http://www.nyrock.com/images/ramones.jpg)

(http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons/dog/greater.than.jpg)

(http://www.jameslimborg.com/STEVE_VAI.jpg)

My point still stands.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 30 Aug 2007, 21:07
whats your point again? No one in the Ramones was man enough to play a 3 neck guitar?  :-o :?
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: David_Dovey on 30 Aug 2007, 21:47
I believe his point is that there are 4 people in the first picture, but only one in the last.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 30 Aug 2007, 23:26
 :-o
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 31 Aug 2007, 08:40
I think he's pointing out that despite all five of them looking a bit like girls, Vai still has more manliness than the other four combined.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: MusicScribbles on 31 Aug 2007, 09:40
Geeze guys, what happened here? Why is there arguing? You are supposed to be laughing at a youtube video.
I leave this thread alone and it turns into a late night naked romp through a coniferous forest.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: thenosebleedkid on 31 Aug 2007, 16:11
That youtube video is so cliched! We've all seen it, and it wasn't that funny the first time.

Anyway, I think we can all agree, Ramones just aren't manly at all!
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Hat on 31 Aug 2007, 23:10
I wouldn't call them arseholes to their faces. That is a high enough manly score for me.
Title: Re: Yngwie Malmsteen
Post by: Thrillho on 01 Sep 2007, 05:12
I'd call them arseholes to their faces now, since they're mostly dead.