Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame
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Free Music Review: More is More
Hit: 5 Stars
On Yngwie's new release, Perpetual Flame, the instrumental Caprici Di Diablo is alone worth the price of admission, 100 times over. This instrumental is so over the top, that it seems physically impossible to play. It's a little tough to describe 4-octave 6-string arpeggios to someone, so it's best to imbibe on your own and experience sheer genius for yourself. In other words, go get this CD ASAP. As always, even though every solo is beyond extreme, Yngwie's articulation, precision, musicality, and his natural speed are at their finest on this project.
To explain Yngwie's evolution as a guitarist, let's just say that comparing his masterpiece 'Far Beyond the Sun' to his latest 'Caprici Di Diablo' is like comparing Mary Had a Little Lamb to Paganini's 21st caprice. Paganini himself would be proud to play along side Yngwie--two extremely talented musicians with extreme technical capabilities. Yngwie hasn't lost anything over the years. He's matured as a player and a composer and a musician. You can sense his enthusiasm for soloing in every song. My favorite songs with the excellent Ripper Owens on vocals are Death Dealer, Four Horsemen(not on the Japanese release), and Magic City. Magic City is an unreal bluesy tune with E-harmonic minor written all over it. The outro is incredible. By the way, the album cover is perfect--Yngwie's left hand never worked so hard in its life. Thank you to Yngwie for another masterpiece. Keep the Perpetual Flame burning forever.
Free Music Review: Perpetual Flame Rippers You All Around The Firey Oblivion!
Hit: 5 Stars
From start to finish this rocks your A!! and then some! Tim "Ripper" Owens is a standout big time on this effort just like his recent and previous contributions for Iced Earth! Major stands outs include the awesome lead track Death Dealer, the Sab-OZ like Live To Fight(the intro. reminds one of Black Sabbath & Ozzy's Center Of Eternity from "Bark At The Moon"),the scorching mad rocker Red Devil, Four Horsemen(OTA.)(rides you through HELL/WOAH!), Priest Of The Unholy(A Sabbath & Dioesque slower paced rocker!), Be Careful What You Wish For(From the pit something may becoming/watch out/ROCKS!), Caprici Di Diablo(A truly awesome guitar virtuoso/rocker!), Lament(Slower tempo/ride the sky track!), Magic City (magically Neil Schonesque style/fantastic track!), Leventh Hour (Dramatic/offers a powerful punch!), and Heavy Heart(Another great slowed down rocker/kind of Tony Iommish by nature!)Enough said/my fingers hurt!
Overall, this effort deserves a hell of a lot more praise then some recent critics left on line saying this is one of Y.M.'s worst!?
That opinion is simply a pile of blankin'!@#$%^&*!!! Like usual,
new stuff from vetrans rockers always gets mixed bag reviews/for
all in general! BUT REALLY, this one featuring Y.M., Ripper Owens
and company without a doubt delivers the goods and rippers you
all around the perpetual firey oblivion! GO GET THIS ONE!!
Free Music Review: The Flame still burns bright...
Hit: 5 Stars
Well the Flame still burns as bright as it ever did, the Master Musician has riffed the Stratocaster into the Stratosphere.*
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*The album starts of with a nice classically influenced movement, then all hell is unleashed, with riffs and solo's flying from the fingers of Yngwie. The album is well and truly in flames by the time you get to the second track, and this is maintained throughout the whole musical journey that is Perpetual Flame.*
*Some notable changes come through the speakers by the time you get to /MAGIC CITY. The bluesy feel is enhanced by sitars and the whole psychedelic feel is mindblowing. This has to be without doubt one of the best tracks Yngwie has ever done, the pure Magic from the Wizards Fret board of that track is spellbinding./*
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*The whole production is again a masterpiece of musicianship, with contributions from Tim/ (Vocals),/ Derek/ (Keys),/ and Patrik /(Drums)/ all of which show why Yngwie has them in Rising Force. The mastering of the album is also very well done, and I look forward to more new and re-mastered material on the Rising Force Label.*
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*So as the dieing embers of the /Heavy Heart /track fades, it seems that YJM and Rising Force has once again produced an album that will stand as a great piece of heavy rock music.*
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*MORE IS DEFEINTALY MORE...*
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Free Music Review: Perhaps my favorite yet!
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me start off by just saying, that since I got this cd three days ago, I can't stop listening to it! This is one of Yngwie's best for sure.
It kicks off really fast and heavy with Death Dealer, my new favorite Yngwie song, and continues along with some more great tunes. Four Horsemen is quite refreshing and one of my favorites. It continues along without getting boring, and then Capricci Diablo hits like a bomb! This instrumental is one of Yngwie's best yet! It's his fastest playing he's ever done and the melodies won't get out of your head. Lament is basically the same except a lot slower and more melodic sounding. Magic City has Yngwie on vocals and is one of his best ballads yet. The sitar at the end is really cool. Then comes perhaps the most spectacular moment of the album, Eleventh Hour. Imagine Stargazer by Rainbow, done the Yngwie way. Ripper sounds great and it has amazing orchestration to go with it. Heavy Heart is pretty good and a nice close to the album.
One other thing that must be mentioned about this album is that Yngwie's soloing is a lot better than on the previous two albums. They sound more structured.
The drums are great, Ripper is as amazing as he's ever been, and Yngwie's playing is the best yet! All Yngwie fans need this album.
Free Music Review: It's Yngwie! Period.
Hit: 5 Stars
OK, maybe it sounds like the rest of his albums. OK, maybe he gets a little crazy with the shredding and the speed. But, why would you like him to change? Would you like AC/DC to sound differently? How about Maiden? Rush? I personally don't want to see Yngwie messing up his music like, for instance, Def Leppard did back in the 90's (Slang, anybody?). He is awesome at what he does and honestly we don't want him to change. People, the guy is GOOD! He is classically trained and one the finest guitar players and composers around, so get a life and instead of bashing him, enjoy his music. The Ripper is awesome here also, and shows he still got the pipes, which most singers would ever dream of having nowadays. Maybe this is no Alcatrazz or Rising Force, but it is a fine work nonetheless. I myself wouldn't have it any other way. Rock on!