Rising Force
XI
Apr 18, 1995
Yes, I'm alive! The free time I had I've making tapes for a lot of you (a
review is at the end of this issue). The response has been quite good, and
thanks again for your postcards!
Welcome Malmsteen's Militia, Yngwie's official fanclub, which has found
this list on Iwao's WWW page <http://www.gate.net/~malmsten/>! And now,
enjoy another juciy issue.
--Yngwie----
From: Malmsteen's Militia
I just read through all your 1994 issues (via Iwao Makino's home page)
and think you have a great resource going there. Fans of Yngwie and
classical metal in general need some outlet for their musical
preferences--keep up the good work. Definitely add us here at Yngwie's
Official Fan Club (Malmsteen's Militia) to your subscription list.
To answer a query I spotted in one of your issues:
No, the song "Angel in Heat" was not recorded live on tour. In fact, it
was recorded on Yngwie's home equipment and his vocal track was done at
Criteria Studios, down the road from his house in Miami. The song was
mixed on Yngwie's 16-track board as a demo and sent to Pony Canyon in
Japan as a possible bonus song for The Seventh Sign album. Pony Canyon
added the "crowd noise" onto the song (god knows why) after they received
it from Yngwie. He didn't even know it was there until he got one of the
first pressings of the new album from Pony Canyon. He thought it sounded
pretty stupid to put the live stuff on there because it wasn't recorded
live.
Malmsteen's Militia has an Official Yngwie Home page under
construction, and we'll e-mail the http address for it very soon. It'll
have tour dates, new album news, late-breaking label info, plus standard
stuff like discography, cool photos, etc.
Perpetually,
The staff at Malmsteen's Militia
Malmsteen's Militia
Yngwie Malmsteen's International Fan Club
P.O. Box 5032
Tallahassee, FL 32314, USA
From December Issue of Dragon's Fire:
New from Pony Canyon: Yngwie's mini-album I Can't Wait contains 2 new
songs, plus live performances and Takada's theme...Japan's Young Guitar
magazine has published a Special Edition entitled "The Living Legend-The
Ultimate Chronicle of Yngwie's Guitar Career". It's 242 pages of photos,
transcriptions, diagrams, and interviews (headlines are in
English)...Great article on Yngwie and Takada in BURRN!, Nov
'94...Budokan Live '94" concert video will be available world wide in
spring of 1995 (Feb actually)
Shrapnel Records' tribute album to Deep Purple features two blazin'
tracks from Yngwie. He opens the album with "Speed King". The final
cut on side 1, "Lazy," reunites Yngwie, Jens Johannson and Joe Lynn
Turner.
From: Ted [email protected]>
Yngwie is playing on Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus album...Brian May, Mick
Mars and Robin Trower to Slash, Steve Morse and Yngwie...that's a partial
list of who's on it.
From: Janell [email protected]>
I've been hanging out on the Deep Purple newsgroup collecting Deep
Purple classical quotes. There, Jens Johansson graciously gave me a
couple of Deep Purple examples and also another Malmsteen one I missed:
intro. to "Evil Eye" on _Rising Force_ is Krieger's Bourree. I listened
to it and sure enough is a fine little guitar section.
I recently felt honored to have been given a section available through
the Deep Purple WWW home page for a listing of Deep Purple/Rainbow/etc.
classical quotes <http://www.tecc.co.uk/public/purple>. My part is under
"other unclassifiable stuff", click on that and then click on "Janell
Duxbury's classical quotes".
From Ytsejam: Will [email protected]>
From my experience, scalloped frets don't make you play faster.
In my opinion, Yngwie use them in order to get "under" the strings for
bending purposes. You can also get vibrato by pushing the string towards
the fretboard rather than parallel (up or down) to the fretboard
(depending on the depth of the scallop). High action will allow you to
get under the strings as well. In this way, you can get a good grip on
the strings and really bend the shit out of them.
The scallop are especially useful on the low strings (thicker and harder
to bend) and at lower frets (shorter length of string to tuning peg, and
therefore harder to bend as well).
From Ytsejam: Gene [email protected]>
My brother used to belong to his fan club 'Malmsteen's Militia', and they
sent out a "biography" of Yngwie. He used to work in a music shop in
Sweden fixing guitars as well as other six stringed instruments (violins,
fiddles, etc. . ) which led to his accumulation of the scalloped
fretboard, which he supposedly came across when he took a vintage guitar
(strat, I think), and just scalloped each of the frets, allowing him to
annunciate notes more harmonically due to the concaveness of the fret.
From: Perry [email protected]>
I'm particularly curious about how Yngwie continues to thank author
H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) on his albums--along with Enzo Ferrari, Jimi
Hendrix, Nicolo Paganini, and of course J.S. Bach... Does anyone know if
Yngwie is a Lovecraftian reader by taste? I'm a writer of weird fiction,
as well as a guitarist, and this is of particular interest to me.
From: Kalle [email protected]>
Does somebody have "Yngwie in his own words" from Metal Hammer or some
other magazine about some of his first three albums?
From: Will [email protected]>
Anyone have Yngwie tour dates, specifically is he coming to Texas
anytime in the next year?
--James Byrd----
From: Will [email protected]>
I bought Atlantis Rising a few years ago and loved it. I know he has
another out called Oct-somethingorother, but never heard anything about
it really (other than a couple line snipet in a guitar magazine). Is it
instrumental or vocal like Atlantis Rising? Did he join the blues rock
crap that seemingly every cool guitarist picked up when it became the
"in" thing? What's the new one called? instrumental or vocal? I don't
have a preference necessarily, just want to know.
--Marty Friedman----
From: Will [email protected]>
I got _Introduction_ over Christmas. It's really mellow, but
definitely cool. The first song, "Arrival," seems almost cinematic to me,
I can just picture it being played at the end of some movie where the guy
rescues the girl and there's the big passionate kisses and hugs.
Lonliness is a really cool tune too. Actually the whole thing is cool :)
There's also this feeling that while Marty is playing this slow, mellow
music you just know he could blow you away if he wanted to. It's mood
music I think, very relaxing. It's not something I'll just pop in anytime
of the day, but when you are in the mood for Introduction it's a great
album.
Actually, Mustaine doesn't have quite the ego that comes across. I've
talked to him personally on the MegaDiner (telnet 204.119.208.2 6969
...Mustaine and Ellefson are on there often). Also, the two Daves have
email addresses. I can't remember Ellefson's offhand (I "think" it's
[email protected]) but Mustaine's is [email protected] ...Also,
Dave has said if you want to mail Marty Freidman or Nick Menza you can
send the message to his address and it will get to the person you want.
Mustaine is a pretty cool guy though, and has said that in Marty he has
finally found a guitarist he trusts enough not to get wasted but to get
the job done, and he likes Marty so much he wasn't even in the studio
while Marty did his solos. So, Dave isn't quite the control freak you'd
expect. But I do wish there would've been more solos on _Youthanasia_
also.
--Impelliteri---
From: Kevin [email protected]>
As far as the master of guitar disaster Chris Impelliteri, all 3 are one
Victor of Japan. The stock #'s are as follows
Victim Of The System - VICP-2093 (2000YEN)
Grin And Bear It - VICP-5199 (2500YEN)
_Answer to the Master_ is also on victor but I don't know the cost
or stock #. [However,] Impelliteri's last 2 seem more straight ahead
rock-n-roll than the whole harmonic minor blazing speed thing.
--Tafolla/Boals----
From: [email protected]>
I remember reading somewhere that after the Malmsteen/Boals collaboration
broke up Boals would be singing on the "next" Tafolla album. However,
this is a mighty long time ago now, and I guess Tafolla's so-called "next
album" has been out a while - needless to say without Mr. Boals.
Whether this was all plain rumours or that there actually was a
Boals/Tafolla project going on I don't know - but apparently nothing
came out of it, at least according to the response I have gotten on
Internet.
--Glory----
Wondering what Goran Edman has been upto since he left Yngwie? Seems he's
been crooning with a Swedish band Glory.
From: [email protected]>
The Guitarist's name is Jan Granwick. He is remarkable. Typical Swedish
Guitar God. (More like John Norum, less like Yngwie.) As far as I know,
he has only worked on the Glory stuff.
There are a total of 4 Glory CDs:
Danger In This Game
To Forgive Is To Forget
Positive Bouyant (1993, Goran Edman vocals)
Crisis vs. Crisis (1994, " " " )
--Black Jester----
Though I haven't heard them yet, I've gotten recommendation from several
people about Black Jester.
From: William [email protected]>
Black Jester is an Italian neoclassical metal band, kinda like _When
Dream and Day Unite_ [Dream Theater] or early Yngwie and they're very
exciting, very cool. I can't recall the record label, but its availble
from Progressive Records Intl.
--Jeff Scott Soto----
From: Damien [email protected]>
What follows is a discography I put together for singer/musician/
songwriter/producer Jeff Scott Soto... For those of you who think he's
just another generic HR/HM singer who used to sing with Yngwie
Malmsteen's band, that's definitely not the case. Over the last ten
years, Jeff has done a lot of work, and he's been involved in everything
from AOR to thrash metal, and everything in between. While Jeff is
primarily known for his work with Yngwie Malmsteen here in America,
overseas he continues to be quite popular and very active, even though he
is still based here.
Lead vocals:
Love Parade - solo (1995)
Panther - same (1984)
Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - same (1984)
Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - Marching Out (1985)
Kuni - Lookin' For Action (1988)
Alex Masi - Attack Of The Neon Shark (1989)
Kryst The Conqueror - Deliver Us From Evil (1989) (uncredited)
Eyes - same (1990)
Talisman - same (1990)
Skrapp Mettle - Sensitive (1991) (uncredited)
Axel Rudi Pell - Eternal Prisoner (1992)
Axel Rudi Pell - The Ballads (1993)
Talisman - Genesis (1993)
Takara - Eternal Faith (1993)
Bakteria - same (1993) (unreleased)
Eyes - Windows Of The Soul (1993)
Axel Rudi Pell - Between The Walls (1994)
Talisman - Five Out Of Five -Live In Japan- (1994)
Talisman - Humanimal (1994)
Talisman - Humanimal Part II (1994)
Gary Schutt - Sentimetal (1994)
The Biker Mice From Mars - same (cartoon soundtrack album) (1994)
Various Artists - Smoke On The Water: A Tribute (1994)
[There is more to the discography - backing vocals and commercials/misc
stuff can be obtained from Damien. -Ig]
--Misc----
From: Will [email protected]>
Along with Jason Becker ...what's Michael Lee Firkins doing these days?
He was to play the guitars on Becker's album, but is he working on new
stuff?
--Tape Review-----
Those of you who asked for the Rising Force Collection tape should be able
to follow along. There are a few modifications to the set list 1) the TNT
song is called Sapphire, 2) Europe's "Wasted Time" should be BEFORE Michael
Schenker's two clips reversed, 3) Scatterbrain's Sonata #11 should be
Sonata #3 ,and 4) "The Hall of the Mountain King" is by Grieg. And to
clarify - the songs in {} were excerpts, and the Riot track mentioned
Blackmore because Burrn is a cover, so the solo I included appeared in the
original, but quite different, and I think Riot did a great job with it.
Also, two of the musicians on the tape are on this list. Bill Berends of
Mastermind can be reached at [email protected]>, and would love to
sell you his CDs. Kevin Ferguson is working on a neoclassical project, and
would also welcome feedback [email protected]>.
From: Zaini [email protected] >
I'm using a rating of 5 stars. IMHO, I think that if one plays a
classical piece note for note, you kinda lose on originality. But if you
customize it to your style of playing with slight changes here and there,
it should sound better. Last but not least, I'm in no position to judge
other people's playing but I'm assuming a "positive criticizing" role
here.(he,he)
1. Terrific song!!! GOOD sound! This guy is really good! Does he
improvise classical songs in his albums? -5-
2. If I'm not mistaken the opening is not Mozart's. Anyway Malmsteen
does it too in his latest Live in Budokan. -5-
3. Very tasteful especially the drums. -5-
4. Very nice piece. Perfect timing, not too fast nor too slow.
Good harmonized playing as well as ending. -5-
5. One of the few skilled guitarists to come out into the music scene.
Good sound and a good song! -5-
6. For someone who appreciates baroque, this song suits my taste very
well. Great distortion. Too short though. -4.5-
7. Too thrashy. Hence the lost of the power of the original song
itself. The original orchestral piece sounds powerful and
commanding. Prefer Malmsteen's one in Live '85. -2-
8. Very good,fast opening which has the original intended sound by
Paganini. Didn't think it could be done on guitars this fast. -5-
9. Too faithfully reproduced. Certain parts sound slow as compared to
the original piece played by violin. If tapping is used in the fast
part, it should be as great or even better than the violin.
Distortion not that nice. Good effort though! -4.5-
10. Another terrific piece. -5-
11. Just as good with loads of screeching and customizing/improvising!!!
-5-
12. Lack the feel of the original piece. I prefer Helloween's. -2-
13. And I thought B Sheehan is the world's fastest bassist.(he,he) He
should hear this.(he,he,he) Impresive. -5-
14. Something Nuno would do. -5-
15. Terrific with great speed. -5-
16. Quite elaborately done. Much effort must have been put in to make
it sound orchestral especially the percussions and drums. -4-
17. I have always waited for somebody to do this piece. PG did this
with a drill but doesn't sound half as good. -5-
18. Amazing guitarist!
Side B: Neoclassical
1. A bit like J Becker's Air. For an old group, it's a good work.
Anyway MSG is known for having classical influence in his playing.
-5-
2. For a change, a song that is listenable without having to resort to
excessive usage of harmonic minor stuff.(he,he) -4-
3. Quite a good attempt but nothing fancy. -3-
4. A very nice classical song which is of Malmsteen's calibre. -5-
5. Fast chord pickings on an acoustic guitar is something a large number
of guitarists do not do. There's a big potential there. -4.5-
6 and 7. From the comments I heard over the Internet and Rising Force
issues, I expected something even better. -2.5-
8. Just my opinion, I thought opening of Bloodstreets and solo of
Thudersteel would be quite a good option too. -5-
9. DT's style. Very good. The chromatic rhyfthm'feel has been done by
Malmsteen in Alcatrazz. -5-
10. Clever use of broken chords and palm-muting. Such details can only
be done be the hands of DT. The best solo of the year. One needs
incredible strength to top this one up. Also that 5-notes string
skipping phrase did by Gilbert. -5-
11. The mos moving solo from the European'heavy metal scene which is
something that is lacking in the rock scene nowadays. Trust
Helloween to do this! -5-
12. Known for addind bits and pieces of classical stuff here and there,
but you don't really notice it. You can feel that there's something
different with this rock group as compared to others. Damn good
double pedal drumming too!!! -5-
13. The slow notes played into the later part of the solos are "moving
and touching" in a musical way. -5-
14. Sounds Vinnie Mooreish. Should have more variations. -3-
15. Clever and effective use of palm-muting. -3.5-
16. Something I expect MSG to do. -5-
17. Minor and diminished stuff is the keyword for successful rock
music.(he,he) -5-
P/S: If I'm not mistaken, Malmsteen said that MSG is one of his
influence right?
[See note above about the mixup of the preceeding 3 clips. -Ig]
18. I thought Prelude Mortale from Vandenberg is an acoustic piece?
Otherwise it's not bad. -4-
[It might be. Does anyone have the name of the long isntrumental on
Alibi then? -Ig]
19. HyperSpeed demon for this song only.(he,he) But I heard his other
songs doesn't have such fast speed. Good sound! -5-
20. Quite a good solo using triplets. Playing triplets should be an art
and every guitarist should play it once at least in one song. Ex:
Malmsteen's Rising Force and Riot's Thundersteel. -4-
21. Broken chords is one way to have an impressive sound. Unfortunately,
Malmsteen and Jason B and MArty F have done such a terrific job at
it that one has to move mountains to find other chords progressions
that is still virgin and untouched yet.(he,he) A good example of
some latest broken chord stuff is DT's Erotomania. -3.5-
22. Nice baroque sound. -4-
23. A fresh sound. Joe Satrianish and good too. -4.5-
24. Good opening use of tremolo. But couldn't say about the opening
broken chords though. The song is nice though. -4-
25. A rip-off of Beethoven's 5th Symphony?(he,he) The melody sounds OK.
-3-
ENDING IS A RIP_OFF OF PAGANINI's caprice No 16.(he,he,he) But good.
-5-
26. Not a bad piece of slow music. -3.5-
--Farewell----
I've moved back to Phoenix for a month, so the address I gave for postcards
in CA shoudln't be used. If you want to send a postcard, please ask me for
the current address.
