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Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen exploded on the scene of heavy metal with his debut album
Rising Force (Polydor, 1984), a virtuoso and elegant take on British hard-rock tinted with
echoes of jazz and classical music. Far Beyond The Sun would remain one of his signature pieces, and Black Star one of his most celebrated guitar solos.
The album featured vocalist Jeff Soto and keyboardist Jens Johansson, just like Marching Out (1985), which
added drummer Anders Johansson and opened with Prelude to April.
Different vocalists flanked Malmsteen and the two Johanssons on
Trilogy (1986), which includes the seven-minute instrumental Trilogy Suite Op 5 and the romantic
instrumental Crying, and on
Odyssey (Polydor, 1988), which includes the six-minute instrumental Krakatau and the ballad
Memories.
Once that line-up dissolved, Malmsteen's star faded quickly on mediocre albums such as
Eclipse (1990), which includes Save Our Love,
Fire & Ice (1992), The Seventh Sign (1994), which contains the ballad
Forever One and the instrumental Brothers,
Magnum Opus (1995), Inspiration (1996), Facing the Animal (1997), which contains the ballad
Like an Angel,
peaking with a Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra (1998), recorded with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
But this was followed by hollow collections such as
Alchemy (1999),
War to End All Wars (2000), which includes
Miracle of Life,
Unleash the Fury (2005),
Perpetual Flame (2008),
Relentless (2010),
Spellbound (2012),
World on Fire (2016),
etc.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Stefano Iardella)
Il chitarrista svedese Yngwie Malmsteen esplose sulla scena dell'heavy metal con il suo album d'esordio Rising Force (Polydor, 1984), un'interpretazione virtuosa ed elegante dell'hard-rock britannico con pennellate di echi jazz e musica classica. Far Beyond The Sun sarebbe rimasto uno dei suoi pezzi distintivi e Black Star uno dei suoi assoli di chitarra pių celebri. L'album comprendeva il cantante Jeff Soto e il tastierista Jens Johansson, proprio come su Marching Out (1985), che aggiunse il batterista Anders Johansson e che si apre con Prelude to April.
Diversi cantanti affiancarono Malmsteen e i due Johansson in Trilogy (1986), che include il pezzo strumentale di sette minuti Trilogy Suite Op 5 e la romantica strumentale Crying, e in Odyssey (Polydor, 1988), che include la strumentale di sei minuti Krakatau e la ballata Memories. Una volta sciolta la formazione, la stella di Malmsteen svanė rapidamente su album mediocri come Eclipse (1990), che include Save Our Love, Fire & Ice (1992), The Seventh Sign (1994), che contiene la ballata Forever One e la strumentale Brothers, Magnum Opus (1995), Inspiration (1996), Facing the Animal (1997), che contiene la ballata Like an Angel, per raggiungere il picco con Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra (1998), registrato con la Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Ma a questo fecero seguito raccolte vuote come Alchemy (1999), War to End All Wars (2000), che include Miracle of Life, Unleash the Fury (2005), Perpetual Flame (2008), Relentless (2010), Spellbound (2012). ), World on Fire (2016), ecc.
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