Search - Yngwie Malmsteen :: High Impact

Finally some Fresh Rock N' Roll Music

Jon Swift | Baghdad, Iraq | 12/26/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The way rock n' roll was invented and the way it was meant to be heard -- Some great tracks in this album -- from the first title, Jonestown, TSI captures your attention and doesn't let up until the tenth song, titled 'Radical'. The album builds you up .. and then releases you in Radical into the abyss -- but not without giving you some food for thought --- Just turn up the sound, rock back and enjoy! ---"

Huge Dissappointment

Stratoblaster | New York City | 06/21/2010

(1 out of 5 stars)

"First let me state I am a huge fan of Yngwie. I buy everything he puts out. Having said that I already OWN most of these songs.They are pretty much all available on other albums. I hate when guys get so stale that they have to release compilations and rehash old music ,and get you to buy it by putting on one new track. It's not the first time for Yngwie, he's done it several times before. Usually the other track is great ,however in this case, the cover of "Beat It" is practically unlistenable. Eddie Van Halen is probably having a laugh over this one. The guitar is all over the place and he's just running the same tired licks and arpeggios over and over all over the song , even where they dont belong or fit into the songs structure. The vocals are beyond horrible, it seems Yngwie never trades up in vocalists , every new one is worse than the previous.

I hated to write this but i think Yngwie needs to give it a rest and maybe try to do something new.It's a shame such a great guitarist who's contributed so much to the art has gotten so cliche and cant release something fresh."