jonny_boy34 wrote:

Bestial Bill wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:He's a guitarist I've always dodged because he's one of the first names (along with Rory Gallacher et al) to come to the mouths of Les Paul-totting arseholes who go on about how shredders are all soulless and should use their 'ear' to play.

Still, I need to check some of his stuff out.

Most shredders ARE soulless, and have no idea how to play/write decent solos.

Yngwie Malmsteen, for example.

I don't know if your refering to him being soulless, or to his lack of writing ability, or both, but listen to 'Vengeance' and tell me that stuff isn't shit hot.

I've never been able to get into Malmsteen. It's the classic "all his songs are the same" I like a few of his tunes but I just think he's a knob from interviews and stage malarky he's got up to.

I've never really heard much soul from what he's playing tbh It's lost in a haze of harmonic minor runs and re hashed classical tunes to me.

Bestial Bill wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:He's a guitarist I've always dodged because he's one of the first names (along with Rory Gallacher et al) to come to the mouths of Les Paul-totting arseholes who go on about how shredders are all soulless and should use their 'ear' to play.

Still, I need to check some of his stuff out.

Most shredders ARE soulless, and have no idea how to play/write decent solos.

Sod off!

Just because they can string two notes together without making a face like they're going to blow their load and putting in a needless bit of vibrato, doesn't mean to say they are soulless.

Anyway, at this point I'd like to state the obvious and add that John Sykes is better than Gary Moore.

jonny_boy34 wrote:

Bestial Bill wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:He's a guitarist I've always dodged because he's one of the first names (along with Rory Gallacher et al) to come to the mouths of Les Paul-totting arseholes who go on about how shredders are all soulless and should use their 'ear' to play.

Still, I need to check some of his stuff out.

Most shredders ARE soulless, and have no idea how to play/write decent solos.

Yngwie Malmsteen, for example.

What bugs me even more about Yngwie, other than the fact that he uses the same three scales until you want to vomit blood, is his guitar tone. It's RANCID! Why he didn't just use a Kramer like most normal people in the '80s is beyond me.

Metal Iain wrote:

jonny_boy34 wrote:

Bestial Bill wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:He's a guitarist I've always dodged because he's one of the first names (along with Rory Gallacher et al) to come to the mouths of Les Paul-totting arseholes who go on about how shredders are all soulless and should use their 'ear' to play.

Still, I need to check some of his stuff out.

Most shredders ARE soulless, and have no idea how to play/write decent solos.

Yngwie Malmsteen, for example.

What bugs me even more about Yngwie, other than the fact that he uses the same three scales until you want to vomit blood, is his guitar tone. It's RANCID! Why he didn't just use a Kramer like most normal people in the '80s is beyond me.

Because Ritchie Blackmore uses a Strat.
I like Malmsteen a lot,but he so obviously wants to be Blackmore it sometimes verges on the embarrassing.

Taking away the fact that he's an ugly fat sweaty bastard, who uses the same scale and has no soul into his playing anymore, this song rules;

Click here to download Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance

Wait for the solo bitches.

Metal Iain wrote:Did he have terrible acne as a teenager or did he just lose a fight with a combine harvester?

I think he was actually in a car crash as a kid and got his face scarred up.

phodg wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:Did he have terrible acne as a teenager or did he just lose a fight with a combine harvester?

I think he was actually in a car crash as a kid and got his face scarred up.

i heard he was attacked by a dog

still, as i said at the start of this thread, it inspired the hilarious "scarface" by lawnmower deth.

Yeh, isn't the most dashing man.

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Taking away the fact that he's an ugly fat sweaty bastard, who uses the same scale and has no soul into his playing anymore, this song rules;

Click here to download Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance

Wait for the solo bitches.

Define soul BTW.

I mean, Vivaldi put far more melody into Winter from The Four Seasons than any guitarist has ever put into a song and it's RAPID AS FUCK.

Mind you, he was the best musician of all time, bar none.

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Taking away the fact that he's an ugly fat sweaty bastard, who uses the same scale and has no soul into his playing anymore, this song rules;

Click here to download Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance

Wait for the solo bitches.

Mind you, he was the best musician of all time, bar none.

Grieg. Stuff Vivaldi.

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Taking away the fact that he's an ugly fat sweaty bastard, who uses the same scale and has no soul into his playing anymore, this song rules;

Click here to download Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance

Wait for the solo bitches.

Mind you, he was the best musician of all time, bar none.

Grieg. Stuff Vivaldi.

*gets Vivaldi chant on the go*

thrashduck wrote:

Yeh, isn't the most dashing man.

met him on a few occasions..he's an alright guy

although me an norseman used to call him fuck face Gary because of his mental face.

He also pulls the best faces when playing

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Taking away the fact that he's an ugly fat sweaty bastard, who uses the same scale and has no soul into his playing anymore, this song rules;

Click here to download Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance

Wait for the solo bitches.

Mind you, he was the best musician of all time, bar none.

Grieg. Stuff Vivaldi.

*gets Vivaldi chant on the go*

Boooo!

Greig got more season feeling in 'Morning' than Vivaldi ever could in his four season carry on.

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:

Metal Iain wrote:

Lev - Pulverizer wrote:Taking away the fact that he's an ugly fat sweaty bastard, who uses the same scale and has no soul into his playing anymore, this song rules;

Click here to download Yngwie Malmsteen - Vengeance

Wait for the solo bitches.

Mind you, he was the best musician of all time, bar none.

Grieg. Stuff Vivaldi.

*gets Vivaldi chant on the go*

Boooo!

Greig got more season feeling in 'Morning' than Vivaldi ever could in his four season carry on.

Dirty, filthy libel diarrhoea!