For somebody who isn't into rock or guitarists that much. I can say I would never even listen to van Halen over this or compare him to this. Van Halen doesn't have any tone for me just a screaming guitar. This man's guitar is singing beautifully
Yngwie has stated himself that when he was young he "wanted to play Paganini (which is impossible even on a violin) but on an electric guitar", and that became his driving force to develop his style.
I’m older and remember when the original came out. It was ground breaking. But aesthetically, I prefer the Quadratum version. I just ordered that album from Japan.
I'm slightly leaning toward Unlucky Morpheus, because I started listening to Yngwie when his first album came out and the song wore out a little over 37 years. Still great, but Unlucky Morpheus added a new freshness to the song so I can enjoy it again. Also, the production is a lot better in 2021, obviously. Of course it's not Yngwie's fault, that 1984's technology wasn't at today's level, but it's still a point for UM.
37years old and the Rising force Malmsteen 1st released at 84' please stop making funny like this two tubers never knew Yngwie until Unlcky Mhrpeus came hmmm wheres ALCATRAZZ anyway
Violin "not a lead instrument?!?" Um...sorry, but that's just spectacularly clueless. Much of the advanced violin repertoire is basically lead playing...shredding. People have been doing that sort of thing on violin long before anyone played like that on guitar. Yngwie's entire awesome style is essentially derived from violin (Paganini in particular). Sheesh... And yes, I play both instruments. ;)
If we are talking about Violin in metal genre, than yes, the lead instrument is the guitar, but music in general, Violin is a lead instrument, no less than that.
@@MetalAcademix A lot of unlucky morpheus live stuff have the violing being equal with the lead guitar, serving as a the ''twin guitar'' thats the closest to be ''leading the song'' Angreifer (live) The Tower of the Blood (LIVE) Black pentagram (live) and many others
@@NerdChannelBrasil I agree with your opinion, but the problem might be recent usage of the word 'metal'. For example, The Hu, the band don't play any 'electric' instruments, is now generally called 'Mongolian metal', not 'Mongolian rock'. If any music played only by traditional acoustic instruments could be called 'metal', we would not be able to distinguish between metal genre and others IMO Morin khuur might be lead instrument in Mongolian music.
How can I choose one ? Both of them are excellent . To me it sounds as if UM's violin version was the original , and Yngwie's was a guitar cover of it , because this tune suits classical music .
YM gets credit as a pioneer and is one of the greats, so the natural bias is to give it to him, but just song for song, I'd rather listen to the UM version. There is much more dynamic range to it; UM gave the keyboard part to the guitar, and the guitar part to the violin, and overall it's brighter, more dynamic, more explosive. As for violin not being a lead instrument? Really? Are you kidding?
Thanks for introducing me to Unlucky Morpheus. I can't believe she played his solos note-for-note! Yngwie is god, though and he wrote the song, so...✌🏼
Its unfair To see unlucky Morpheus live but not Malmsteen live who without his genious there wouldn't be no one emulating him He deserves to be seen live
I like both versions. I don’t know if it’s due to the sound technology available at each time, but the sound quality of Quadratum’s version is better. Also, Quadratum’s guitarist is amazing.
An unexpected battle, but I liked it. I am a novice listener to Yngwie Malmsteen and have only discovered Unlucky Morpheus through you, guys, but I already love both of them. My vote goes for Yngwie - that guitar simply blew my mind and took me in outer space. 🤯🚀🎸
Malmsteen always does a live version of a song longer than original lately except older times even Bon jovi did longer versions of album versions live.
Violin can definitely lead... there's a different taste in it, UM tried to follow Yngwie version and not put any extra violin flare, add more to it from its origins from Paganini... And for the Most part, this feels like it's written for the Violin in the first place, and no one saw it for this long... some shreds are even more in a richer taste and has more feels than the Guitar version... I love this, i wish they would add more classical elements, more advance play style, then it would have been unbeatable...
There should not be a comparison, Yngwie wrote and has played his song a million times. Unlucky Morpheus as genial as they are, are covering the song. They put their own spin on it, but it's not theirs. I enjoy both a lot though.
Yngwie's version is best - He composed the song! The violin cover just proves the baroque-era style of Yngwie's music sounds great, no matter the instrumentation (it would also sound cool as 8-bit video game synth) - it's the composed music! Another standout is Yngwie's VIBRATO - compare the melodies on both instruments. The Unlucky violin vibrato pales in comparison to Yngwie's "scalloped-fret" smoothness - which is strange, because the violin CAN have epic vibrato (listen to Midori's version of Paganini's 24 Caprices), this violinist needs work in this area - nice cover, though! 🌎✌️🌱🎶
LO que hace el sueco es descomunal...a mas de ser el compositor....El vibrato y el rock que le pone es iniguallable....DEFINITIVAMENTE....NO HAY PUNTO DE COMPARACION...
I’m in the exact same boat as the gentleman: That is an AMAZING cover, HOWEVER… I’m old, biased, and Yngwie is one of the top 5 guitarists who inspired me to pursue the instrument that I play professionally today. Those kids are way better than I’m ever going to be, so absolutely no disrespect to them whatsoever. Yngwie’s original version of FBTS is one of the most influential songs of my life, so I’m not a fair judge. Incredible cover, great video. Thanks guys!
YES! Paganini. I didn't know the origins, but that is who was the influence. I think you have become my # 1 reaction channel. I like what you review and that you will react to things you have hard. And I like your relaxed feeling and that you actually know metal.
Rising Force is the album, and Black Star is the other hit song. This is one of the albums I listened to on repeat as a teen. I'm not a fan of Unlucky Morpheus, but I am a fan of Jill after hearing this and Dance of Eternity covers. They did a great job.
The universe would implode into Galactu's asshole and the new host of the First Firmament that will be birthed through the cosmic egg to bring balance to a new universe will be Yngwie.
It sounds good on violin, obviously, the player is technically good etc. But people typically don't understand the difference between pioneering/creation and copying with technical skills. Sitting down and meticulously learning music note for note takes skill but it doesn't take creativity. Malmsteen is on a different level to these people covering him so anyone giving him second place here is laughable. Someone wrote that it sounds like the Unlucky Morpheus version is the original. What? Learn where 'classical' music and all the instruments come from, it's a place called Europe, not the Orient. Europeans aren't the ones imitating any music here because 'classical music' is actually their native culture believe it or not.
The violin not a lead instrument --in a metal band? Ahem, Jill has just now proven you wrong. Listen to it again. What is that? The guitar wasn't really a lead instrument suitable for metal until Hendrix. The violin just needs simple electric amplification to be a lead instrument in a metal band; the electric guitar Hendrix and several generations of electronics nerds to make it sound somewhat like a violin.
Metal academix, although I respectfully watch and enjoy your channel I must wholeheartedly disagree with you on your comment about the violin being a support instrument because if you knew anything about music you would know that Niccolo Paganini wrote the book on solo instrumentation and wrote his 24 caprices which hold the test of time even Jason Becker covered Caprice no. 5 and Steve Vai wrote Eugene's trick bag based off Paganini!
The album is already out, it came out before this video was released. Although Unlucky Morpheus have 2 more albums out this year, according to Fuki on Twitter. Also can I say that the only advantage a guitar has over some one like Jill, is that it has a whammy bar, the advantage of metal stings. And there are points Yngwie uses it, where Jill can't, but she gets as close as she can.
@@MetalAcademix I do not think it's streamed at the moment, they properly didn't think that there would be the interest in it, until they released the Eruption cover, which bought them a lot of interest from new people, even Slash from G'n'R. You can buy it www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08Q4BZJGP/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_jOi6FbBBAHHEC To be honest, one of the reasons I love this band is because they do what they want to do, and are just happy if a few people like it. The 1st live stream they did of one of their DVD's, Shiren was surprised when there were more people watching the live stream than were at the show (650), then would not accept it when it was more than double that number.
I have indeed listened to all of the songs you name. Of those, I am most familiar with the Steve Vai original, so I could appreciate the innovation of the Unlucky Morpheus version. Do you have a favorite from among these covers? We may do another Battle! - Anamaria
To me, Unlucky Morpheus is far beyond. This strictly depends on my personal preference, Unlucky Morpheus sounds a lot better to me as a total music. Yngwie is a super guitarist. His technic is just overwhelming....but, again to me, I'm truly sorry to say this, he sounded a kind of flat, I felt it was too long or felt enough on him in the middle. He sounded like a machine. Unlucky Morpheus version was short to me, I could listen to it another half an hour.
Thanks for the video. Excuse me sir, with all due respect, "an absolute violin fan" would not say that violin is not for lead, it has been a lead instrument for centuries and inspired Yngwie and Syu for a reason. Meanwhile, guitar has been historically an accompaining instrument until the XX century. You are comparing acoustic violin with distortion electric giuitar...if you compared it with acoustic guitar you would have another opinion. Also, a fair and more interesting comparison would be with electric violin with distortion. Look Mark Wood's original "Fire and Ice" for an exquisit example, or for a comparision, one of these covers: MWROC festival live cover of Metallica's "To live is to die", or Mark's wood Led Zeppelin covers in the video "NAMM 2017 Mark Wood Rock Orchestra 100% GoPro Best Rock Performance Ever". Ahd of course, there's much more from more artists. Anyway I think Jill was amazing and her performance was, not better than the original, but at the same level at least.
Technical it is not Unlucky Morpheus. It is 4 members of UM having a coverband called Quadratum. It is not important but anyway.. beeing a nerd. But they use UM CZcams channel for their music...
Yes, I was a bit confused about that bit, now it is clearer: the Quadratum quartet is a subset of Unlucky Morpheus. Thanks for the clarification! - Anamaria
@@MetalAcademix Love from Sweden and stay safe or the last sentence of Lovebites newest MV Glory to the World: Where ever you go, this world that we breath together, nothing more precious!
Malmsteen's first record was just before Satriani, so in 84-85 it was something very refreshing to metal and the guitar scene. This is also my favorite of Malmsteen's catalogue and my favorite cover. Very respectful to the original, but it doesn't have the attitude, passion, arrogance, power of young Ynwie. His vibrato and pick attack. I think it's not because the instrument. I want to see Maxim Vengerov or Janine Jansen doing it, but it will never happen. They don't play rock. Instrumental rock/metal is fluorishing today. Animals as Leaders, Polyphia, Intervals... so many talented bands and my two favorites: Plini and Arch Echo.
Thank you for the recommendations, I have been meaning to listen more to contemporary instrumental metal music but didn't quite know where to start. Now, I do. Will check all the bands you named, perhaps starting with Plini and Arch Echo. -Anamaria
@@MetalAcademix Great. Thank you. Maybe "Paper Moon", "Electric Sunrise" or "Handmade Cities"(by Plini) and "Immediate Results!", "To the Moon" or "Color Wheel" (by Arch Echo). Their music is in the prog/metal/fusion area.
@@MetalAcademix Can I add "Rie a.k.a Suzaku" to that list. I'll put this link czcams.com/video/Rq7tsPgOTBE/video.html but the sound isn't the best, but keep an eye on the drummer, who in this video is 16, and maybe one of the best female drummers in the world, Kanade Sato. I saw them play in London and was blown away and I don't normally go for instrumental bands.
It all depends if you see or from the Earth or from the Sun perspective 🔭... More seriously said, I don't know why the song is called like that. Maybe Yngwie has told the story behind the album theme? Uncertain. - Anamaria
you said not many bands do instrumental metal anymore, actually there is whole subgenre of power metal called touhou metal in Japan, which is usually instrumental (but not always) and based on themes and melodies from series of computer games called Touhou Project. All of these soundtracks were composed by the legendary ZUN and it's common practice in Japan that bands start their career with touhou arrangements, Unlucky Morpheus did that aswell with albums like Amazement Park or even many albums including Fuki's vocal, i think last album based on touhou they released was Paralellism Beta in 2015 or 2015, And there are many bands doing touhou metal, one of best are Iron Attack and Demetori, i'll leave you some links: speaking of Yngwie here is Iron Attack - Rising Scarlet (based on Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force): czcams.com/video/_k27dYN8eCY/video.html and to introduce you to the idea of touhou metal: Here is the original Touhou theme Phantasm Boss - Yukari Yakumo's theme czcams.com/video/2vjZ1SPAH6g/video.html Demetori - ネクロファンタジア ～ (based on this theme czcams.com/video/7qLqbGHa0S4/video.html Here is Iron Attack live where the first song is based on same theme: czcams.com/video/pvzY-27Ww1Q/video.html and here is Unlucky Morpheus with song SIVA on same theme czcams.com/video/Zo7Uc3fjHEQ/video.html
In regards to the violin that is being used specifically in the video, I don't think you'd really want to know. Looks to be a cheap violin by all indications: It looks to have a tail-piece with four integrated fine tuners (highly uncommon for serious players). Close-ups reveal it has plain-grain neck and sides of who knows what kind of wood; the finish looks like the kind of cheap synthetic finish you get from typical mass production violins; the bridge looks large, thick, and terrible; the violin bow is quite crooked (this is not tied directly to the violin, but it's an indication that probably a cheap instrument was selected). Of course I would wager that the violin that is actually used in the heard audio is not the one that appears in the video and I'm assuming that's what you're really interested in.
Thank you for the detailed answer! I guess they did not want to spoil a high-quality violin with all the back-and-forth that is required by filming a music video, so they chose basically a prop. - Anamaria
The picture of the album u show is the Malmsteen collection from 84 to 90 the actual Album is Rising Force which shows a hand holding a top of a guitar coming out of flames
Malmsteen is for real maybe the violin sound mild and fascinating and not to forget digital sound vs analog its a different level but if you play violin its easier than the 6string anyway
Entiendo que te guste mas la version original de Malmsteen, pero no estoy de acuerdo en que el violin no pueda ser el instrumento lider de una banda...saludos
Yes, that is another guitar classic, with another guitar god that gets the Jill treatment. A whole new take on the place of violin in metal! - Anamaria
I didn't pick up your names. She got it instantly. Jill and the drummer of Unlucky Morpheous are too awesome. Dude your just being an ass. Sub is up for coin toss, thanks. Arigatou
Typically in metal, anyway. "Rock music and rock and roll bands typically use electric guitar for the high range, and thus deploy violin only exceptionally. Nevertheless, some rock musicians have experimented with violin in a rock setting as either part of the backup (such as Paul McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby") or as a dual lead instrument sharing the spotlight, or alternating, with lead guitar. Violin as the featured lead instrument in the rock genre is a rarity and is more frequently associated with regional bands." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_violin -Michael
Yngwie for the win, I saw a few year ago his still have the touch, he know how play perfect concert was super good, but him is ass...., on that concert the drummer, the keyboard player and the bass guitar was in one corner hide, and we a not talking of a small stage not was on a venue of 5000 people, but still he one of the best guitar player of the worlds,. When I saw the Unlucky Morpheus 1 week ago, I say si really good cover super technic, and excellent execution, but have something don't have the Yngwie version. Talking about Yngwie hi totally Paganini but because of the influence of Jens when they play together on 80's was a combination between Paganini and Bach, Jens say look Back is better Yngwie say but look Paganini is faster: czcams.com/video/KwJR2odYecc/video.html in General without this 2 current power metal will not the same. Still prefer Far Beyond The Sun live on Leningrad with Anders Johansson on the drums. Also the name of the first album was Rising Force, also was the name of the band Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force. If you want something more with Yngwie and Jens they have also solo album of Johansson Brothers All Opposable Thumbs czcams.com/video/m8e89M3qeX4/video.html this is more Bach style.
Indeed, Yngwie was the Paganini guy and Jens the Bach guy, one can still hear the Bach influence in the subsequent Stratovarius compositions. I will check out this solo album you mention, as I am not familiar with it. Thank you for the rec! - Anamaria
Nothing beats the original. No other artists can play Yngwie Malmsteen song better than him. Covers will have different sound, feel and playing style that is the artist own style and not exactly like Yngwie’s.
The original is still the best. Unlucky Morpheus is very good but it doesn't capture the feel of the original. It's a very good cover though. Their version reminds me of Yanni live at the Apocrolis. It literally sounds like something Yanni would have played check it out yourself if you don't believe what I'm saying. Yngwie is still the best version.
His First Album is called Rising Force and the other song was Black Star not Black sun please double check ur info b4 u speak about it and Malmsteen isn't a metal guitarist he is a Hard Rock Guitarist .metal guitarist okay heavier and at a faster tempo.Dave Mustaine ,Jeff Hanneman ,Kerry (Slayer) King ,Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish),Gary Lenaire an Erik Mendez who played on 1st Tourniquet Albums N Jimmy Brown of Deliverance R Heavy Metal Guitarists check some of thier styles an see the difference in sound n Temoo
Good but its not electric guitar and personally, you screeched your way through the chords, how silly are the oriental girls these days trying to be classical?
Van Halen inspired millions to pick up the guitar. Yngwie Malmsteen inspired millions to give up. The man is insane.
Ha, ha, you got that right! - Anamaria
For somebody who isn't into rock or guitarists that much. I can say I would never even listen to van Halen over this or compare him to this. Van Halen doesn't have any tone for me just a screaming guitar. This man's guitar is singing beautifully
@@theboyraz1 Maybe we can convince you to hear some more things beautifully? 🎸🌸🤘-Michael
YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT MAN! LOL
@@theboyraz1 As a guitar player VH is nothing special for thought a good guitarist.
One thw other hand YJM is amazing.
The violin Jill mainly uses built by Stefano Scarampella in 19th century.
Thank you, this is something I have been wondering about for a while now. - Anamaria
Both excellent....absolutely love Unlucky Morpheus though
Yngwie many times talks about the baroque music and violin’s influences in his style . Play his music on violin is a tribute for him too.
Yngwie has stated himself that when he was young he "wanted to play Paganini (which is impossible even on a violin) but on an electric guitar", and that became his driving force to develop his style.
I’m older and remember when the original came out. It was ground breaking. But aesthetically, I prefer the Quadratum version. I just ordered that album from Japan.
I'm slightly leaning toward Unlucky Morpheus, because I started listening to Yngwie when his first album came out and the song wore out a little over 37 years. Still great, but Unlucky Morpheus added a new freshness to the song so I can enjoy it again. Also, the production is a lot better in 2021, obviously. Of course it's not Yngwie's fault, that 1984's technology wasn't at today's level, but it's still a point for UM.
37years old and the Rising force Malmsteen 1st released at 84' please stop making funny like this two tubers never knew Yngwie until Unlcky Mhrpeus came hmmm wheres ALCATRAZZ anyway
Violin "not a lead instrument?!?" Um...sorry, but that's just spectacularly clueless. Much of the advanced violin repertoire is basically lead playing...shredding. People have been doing that sort of thing on violin long before anyone played like that on guitar. Yngwie's entire awesome style is essentially derived from violin (Paganini in particular). Sheesh...
And yes, I play both instruments. ;)
Curious to see examples of violins as leading in metal songs - please post, thanks! (Pellonpekko by Korpiklaani is all that I can think of) -Michael
If we are talking about Violin in metal genre, than yes, the lead instrument is the guitar, but music in general, Violin is a lead instrument, no less than that.
@@MetalAcademix A lot of unlucky morpheus live stuff have the violing being equal with the lead guitar, serving as a the ''twin guitar'' thats the closest to be ''leading the song''
Angreifer (live)
The Tower of the Blood (LIVE)
Black pentagram (live)
and many others
Thanks. Please don't tell TwoSet about this. As it turns out, we'll have more violins on the channel next week. -Michael
@@NerdChannelBrasil I agree with your opinion, but the problem might be recent usage of the word 'metal'. For example, The Hu, the band don't play any 'electric' instruments, is now generally called 'Mongolian metal', not 'Mongolian rock'.
If any music played only by traditional acoustic instruments could be called 'metal', we would not be able to distinguish between metal genre and others IMO
Morin khuur might be lead instrument in Mongolian music.
How can I choose one ? Both of them are excellent . To me it sounds as if UM's violin version was the original , and Yngwie's was a guitar cover of it , because this tune suits classical music .
YM gets credit as a pioneer and is one of the greats, so the natural bias is to give it to him, but just song for song, I'd rather listen to the UM version. There is much more dynamic range to it; UM gave the keyboard part to the guitar, and the guitar part to the violin, and overall it's brighter, more dynamic, more explosive. As for violin not being a lead instrument? Really? Are you kidding?
Thanks for introducing me to Unlucky Morpheus. I can't believe she played his solos note-for-note!
Yngwie is god, though and he wrote the song, so...✌🏼
Its unfair To see unlucky Morpheus live but not Malmsteen live who without his genious there wouldn't be no one emulating him He deserves to be seen live
I like both versions. I don’t know if it’s due to the sound technology available at each time, but the sound quality of Quadratum’s version is better. Also, Quadratum’s guitarist is amazing.
Martin-czcams.com/video/ulFJuYYmrzM/video.html
Should see Yngwies live versions.
I prefer Yngwie's version but Jill is fantastc.👍
There is no words so why didn't u all check out the live version from 84 or 85 its a spectacular performance
I largely prefere jill's version, but both are great, i love using the violin as a main personally, it sounds great
it's all subjective in the end
Que genial unlucky morfheus unas eminencia, en este cover puro talento, jill es de otro planeta.
An unexpected battle, but I liked it. I am a novice listener to Yngwie Malmsteen and have only discovered Unlucky Morpheus through you, guys, but I already love both of them. My vote goes for Yngwie - that guitar simply blew my mind and took me in outer space. 🤯🚀🎸
Malmsteen always does a live version of a song longer than original lately except older times even Bon jovi did longer versions of album versions live.
Violin can definitely lead... there's a different taste in it, UM tried to follow Yngwie version and not put any extra violin flare, add more to it from its origins from Paganini... And for the Most part, this feels like it's written for the Violin in the first place, and no one saw it for this long... some shreds are even more in a richer taste and has more feels than the Guitar version... I love this, i wish they would add more classical elements, more advance play style, then it would have been unbeatable...
There should not be a comparison, Yngwie wrote and has played his song a million times. Unlucky Morpheus as genial as they are, are covering the song. They put their own spin on it, but it's not theirs. I enjoy both a lot though.
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OOOO, thank you so much! We hope to continue to earn this title even in our future episodes! - Anamaria
@@tillhermsen7847 Thank you so much!!! - Anamaria
LOL its not exactly a competition when the second band was asking for permission to play his song
Yngwie's version is best - He composed the song! The violin cover just proves the baroque-era style of Yngwie's music sounds great, no matter the instrumentation (it would also sound cool as 8-bit video game synth) - it's the composed music! Another standout is Yngwie's VIBRATO - compare the melodies on both instruments. The Unlucky violin vibrato pales in comparison to Yngwie's "scalloped-fret" smoothness - which is strange, because the violin CAN have epic vibrato (listen to Midori's version of Paganini's 24 Caprices), this violinist needs work in this area - nice cover, though!
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Both Vids are outstanding! have to call it a draw on this one. :)
LO que hace el sueco es descomunal...a mas de ser el compositor....El vibrato y el rock que le pone es iniguallable....DEFINITIVAMENTE....NO HAY PUNTO DE COMPARACION...
i stil prefer Yngwie but Unlucky Morpheus is also very good
BTW the album of Yngwie is not Rising Fire but Rising Force.
Nice video btw.
Thank you 🙌 🤘 - Anamaria
I’m in the exact same boat as the gentleman:
That is an AMAZING cover, HOWEVER…
I’m old, biased, and Yngwie is one of the top 5 guitarists who inspired me to pursue the instrument that I play professionally today.
Those kids are way better than I’m ever going to be, so absolutely no disrespect to them whatsoever. Yngwie’s original version of FBTS is one of the most influential songs of my life, so I’m not a fair judge.
Incredible cover, great video. Thanks guys!
what an amazing cover from Unholy Morpheus!!! sounded very Paganini to me.
ありがとうございます👍
I agree that the violin is good as a support instrument in metal. Thus said I’ll go with Yngvie
Any band/song recommendations for neo-classical metal and progressive metal genre? Asking for a friend.
YES! Paganini. I didn't know the origins, but that is who was the influence.
I think you have become my # 1 reaction channel. I like what you review and that you will react to things you have hard.
And I like your relaxed feeling and that you actually know metal.
Rising Force is the album, and Black Star is the other hit song. This is one of the albums I listened to on repeat as a teen. I'm not a fan of Unlucky Morpheus, but I am a fan of Jill after hearing this and Dance of Eternity covers. They did a great job.
Yes, I think I managed to 'rename' that song Black Sun in the episode, ooops ... - Anamaria
@@MetalAcademix No worries! You still did a great job overall.
The song is from quadratum an Unlucky side project. Jill shreds the best. Dream Theater, Racer X Van Halen, Steve Vai, Tony McAlpine and Yngwie.
YM the best UM excelent.
If Yngwie dan Paganini did a duet, what'd you think will happen?
The Earth would start spinning faster ☄ - Anamaria
The universe would implode into Galactu's asshole and the new host of the First Firmament that will be birthed through the cosmic egg to bring balance to a new universe will be Yngwie.
Just act like reactors close your eyes and the both of this compositions would take far beyond the stars.
P.s sorry for bad English
It sounds good on violin, obviously, the player is technically good etc. But people typically don't understand the difference between pioneering/creation and copying with technical skills. Sitting down and meticulously learning music note for note takes skill but it doesn't take creativity. Malmsteen is on a different level to these people covering him so anyone giving him second place here is laughable. Someone wrote that it sounds like the Unlucky Morpheus version is the original. What? Learn where 'classical' music and all the instruments come from, it's a place called Europe, not the Orient. Europeans aren't the ones imitating any music here because 'classical music' is actually their native culture believe it or not.
So many errors from the lady..."Black Star", not sun, "Rising Force", not "Rising Fire"..."Ing-VAY", not "IngVEE"...etc.
The violin not a lead instrument --in a metal band? Ahem, Jill has just now proven you wrong. Listen to it again. What is that? The guitar wasn't really a lead instrument suitable for metal until Hendrix. The violin just needs simple electric amplification to be a lead instrument in a metal band; the electric guitar Hendrix and several generations of electronics nerds to make it sound somewhat like a violin.
Metal academix, although I respectfully watch and enjoy your channel I must wholeheartedly disagree with you on your comment about the violin being a support instrument because if you knew anything about music you would know that Niccolo Paganini wrote the book on solo instrumentation and wrote his 24 caprices which hold the test of time even Jason Becker covered Caprice no. 5 and Steve Vai wrote Eugene's trick bag based off Paganini!
The album is already out, it came out before this video was released. Although Unlucky Morpheus have 2 more albums out this year, according to Fuki on Twitter.
Also can I say that the only advantage a guitar has over some one like Jill, is that it has a whammy bar, the advantage of metal stings. And there are points Yngwie uses it, where Jill can't, but she gets as close as she can.
Ah, is the new album streamed anywhere? I looked for it on Spotify, without success... - Anamaria
@@MetalAcademix I do not think it's streamed at the moment, they properly didn't think that there would be the interest in it, until they released the Eruption cover, which bought them a lot of interest from new people, even Slash from G'n'R. You can buy it www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08Q4BZJGP/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_jOi6FbBBAHHEC
To be honest, one of the reasons I love this band is because they do what they want to do, and are just happy if a few people like it. The 1st live stream they did of one of their DVD's, Shiren was surprised when there were more people watching the live stream than were at the show (650), then would not accept it when it was more than double that number.
Have you listen to their versions for Eruption (Van Halen) , For the Love of God (Steve Vai) & The Dance of Eternity (Dream Theater)?
I have indeed listened to all of the songs you name. Of those, I am most familiar with the Steve Vai original, so I could appreciate the innovation of the Unlucky Morpheus version. Do you have a favorite from among these covers? We may do another Battle! - Anamaria
I did not know Mick Foley did Heavy Metal reviews on CZcams
Mr. Socko thinks you might like this one: czcams.com/video/qK_k-T4550A/video.html
-Mick
YNGWİE MALMSTEEN..... THE LEGEND
TRY this Far beyond the sun - Yngwie malmsteen cover by PettyRock 8 Year old girl Thailand
To me, Unlucky Morpheus is far beyond. This strictly depends on my personal preference, Unlucky Morpheus sounds a lot better to me as a total music. Yngwie is a super guitarist. His technic is just overwhelming....but, again to me, I'm truly sorry to say this, he sounded a kind of flat, I felt it was too long or felt enough on him in the middle. He sounded like a machine. Unlucky Morpheus version was short to me, I could listen to it another half an hour.
Thanks for the video. Excuse me sir, with all due respect, "an absolute violin fan" would not say that violin is not for lead, it has been a lead instrument for centuries and inspired Yngwie and Syu for a reason. Meanwhile, guitar has been historically an accompaining instrument until the XX century. You are comparing acoustic violin with distortion electric giuitar...if you compared it with acoustic guitar you would have another opinion. Also, a fair and more interesting comparison would be with electric violin with distortion. Look Mark Wood's original "Fire and Ice" for an exquisit example, or for a comparision, one of these covers: MWROC festival live cover of Metallica's "To live is to die", or Mark's wood Led Zeppelin covers in the video "NAMM 2017 Mark Wood Rock Orchestra 100% GoPro Best Rock Performance Ever". Ahd of course, there's much more from more artists. Anyway I think Jill was amazing and her performance was, not better than the original, but at the same level at least.
I do not agree about the violin being a support instrument. And she naile the Paganini.
no one will ever be up from the master..malmsteen...
Technical it is not Unlucky Morpheus. It is 4 members of UM having a coverband called Quadratum. It is not important but anyway.. beeing a nerd. But they use UM CZcams channel for their music...
Yes, I was a bit confused about that bit, now it is clearer: the Quadratum quartet is a subset of Unlucky Morpheus. Thanks for the clarification! - Anamaria
@@MetalAcademix Love from Sweden and stay safe or the last sentence of Lovebites newest MV Glory to the World: Where ever you go, this world that we breath together, nothing more precious!
Malmsteen's first record was just before Satriani, so in 84-85 it was something very refreshing to metal and the guitar scene.
This is also my favorite of Malmsteen's catalogue and my favorite cover. Very respectful to the original, but it doesn't have the attitude, passion, arrogance, power of young Ynwie. His vibrato and pick attack.
I think it's not because the instrument. I want to see Maxim Vengerov or Janine Jansen doing it, but it will never happen. They don't play rock.
Instrumental rock/metal is fluorishing today. Animals as Leaders, Polyphia, Intervals... so many talented bands and my two favorites: Plini and Arch Echo.
Thank you for the recommendations, I have been meaning to listen more to contemporary instrumental metal music but didn't quite know where to start. Now, I do. Will check all the bands you named, perhaps starting with Plini and Arch Echo. -Anamaria
@@MetalAcademix Great. Thank you. Maybe "Paper Moon", "Electric Sunrise" or "Handmade Cities"(by Plini) and "Immediate Results!", "To the Moon" or "Color Wheel" (by Arch Echo). Their music is in the prog/metal/fusion area.
@@MetalAcademix Can I add "Rie a.k.a Suzaku" to that list. I'll put this link czcams.com/video/Rq7tsPgOTBE/video.html but the sound isn't the best, but keep an eye on the drummer, who in this video is 16, and maybe one of the best female drummers in the world, Kanade Sato. I saw them play in London and was blown away and I don't normally go for instrumental bands.
Interestingly enough, Yngwie samples Paganini in the live performances of this piece.
Black star, rising force
Indeed "Far Beyond The Sun", Isn't "here"... "far away from the Sun" maybe could be "here"😉
It all depends if you see or from the Earth or from the Sun perspective 🔭... More seriously said, I don't know why the song is called like that. Maybe Yngwie has told the story behind the album theme? Uncertain. - Anamaria
you said not many bands do instrumental metal anymore, actually there is whole subgenre of power metal called touhou metal in Japan, which is usually instrumental (but not always) and based on themes and melodies from series of computer games called Touhou Project. All of these soundtracks were composed by the legendary ZUN and it's common practice in Japan that bands start their career with touhou arrangements, Unlucky Morpheus did that aswell with albums like Amazement Park or even many albums including Fuki's vocal, i think last album based on touhou they released was Paralellism Beta in 2015 or 2015, And there are many bands doing touhou metal, one of best are Iron Attack and Demetori, i'll leave you some links:
speaking of Yngwie here is Iron Attack - Rising Scarlet (based on Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force):
czcams.com/video/_k27dYN8eCY/video.html
and to introduce you to the idea of touhou metal:
Here is the original Touhou theme Phantasm Boss - Yukari Yakumo's theme
czcams.com/video/2vjZ1SPAH6g/video.html
Demetori - ネクロファンタジア ～ (based on this theme
czcams.com/video/7qLqbGHa0S4/video.html
Here is Iron Attack live where the first song is based on same theme:
czcams.com/video/pvzY-27Ww1Q/video.html
and here is Unlucky Morpheus with song SIVA on same theme
czcams.com/video/Zo7Uc3fjHEQ/video.html
In regards to the violin that is being used specifically in the video, I don't think you'd really want to know. Looks to be a cheap violin by all indications: It looks to have a tail-piece with four integrated fine tuners (highly uncommon for serious players). Close-ups reveal it has plain-grain neck and sides of who knows what kind of wood; the finish looks like the kind of cheap synthetic finish you get from typical mass production violins; the bridge looks large, thick, and terrible; the violin bow is quite crooked (this is not tied directly to the violin, but it's an indication that probably a cheap instrument was selected). Of course I would wager that the violin that is actually used in the heard audio is not the one that appears in the video and I'm assuming that's what you're really interested in.
Thank you for the detailed answer! I guess they did not want to spoil a high-quality violin with all the back-and-forth that is required by filming a music video, so they chose basically a prop. - Anamaria
The picture of the album u show is the Malmsteen collection from 84 to 90 the actual Album is Rising Force which shows a hand holding a top of a guitar coming out of flames
That stick-on Amish beard has to go my friend...
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It's RISING FORCE, not "rising fire"...
Malmsteen is for real maybe the violin sound mild and fascinating and not to forget digital sound vs analog its a different level but if you play violin its easier than the 6string anyway
compare live in japanese philarmanic orchestra or live in leningrad 1989 same song far beyond the sun
Entiendo que te guste mas la version original de Malmsteen, pero no estoy de acuerdo en que el violin no pueda ser el instrumento lider de una banda...saludos
Beautiful version i think we have malmsteen for a long time.....!!!!!
*Black Star
*Rising Force
Yes, I know, I acknowledged this in a separate comment. It was simply word contagion 🤷♂️ - Anamaria
How did you get the fire effect on the intro
Envato Market 😂 -Michael
Anything with Vanessa Mae?
Um, Yngwie all day, he wrote the song... Love UM version but give credit to the guy who actually put the song together
Black Star not black sun...
Yes indeed, I made a mistake on that one. Thinking too much about the sun, lying far beyond... 😶 Sorry about that - Anamaria
That Dudes mind was just blown.
It’s a nice adaptation.
nice reaction🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍🥰🇸🇪✨from🎌
This dudes beard is so well groomed it looks fake.
There can be only one
Unlucky Morpheus great, Yngwie The Best
Jill is amazing!!!
Yngwie is unbeatable. He wrote the song. They just copied it.
Rising Fire? WTF???
You should review Unlucky Morpheus cover of Steve Vai's For the Love of God.
Yes, that is another guitar classic, with another guitar god that gets the Jill treatment. A whole new take on the place of violin in metal! - Anamaria
Jill won!
I didn't pick up your names. She got it instantly. Jill and the drummer of Unlucky Morpheous are too awesome. Dude your just being an ass. Sub is up for coin toss, thanks. Arigatou
Thanks and here's the best live version of his song (starts after 10 secs of old footage-czcams.com/video/ulFJuYYmrzM/video.html
rising force (not rising fire)
and black star was also the name of the first song
the live in leningrad version is awesome ,check out far beyond the sun with new japanese philharmonic orchestra
Hm are great, the best cover but Yngwie strato and Marshall are the best.
Não ha como comparar couver com original, é idiotice kkkkkk
Violin is not a lead instrument. Are you serious? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!
Typically in metal, anyway.
"Rock music and rock and roll bands typically use electric guitar for the high range, and thus deploy violin only exceptionally. Nevertheless, some rock musicians have experimented with violin in a rock setting as either part of the backup (such as Paul McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby") or as a dual lead instrument sharing the spotlight, or alternating, with lead guitar. Violin as the featured lead instrument in the rock genre is a rarity and is more frequently associated with regional bands."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_violin
-Michael
@@MetalAcademix "Typically in metal, anyway." Well, you should have said that in the first place!
Yngwie for the win, I saw a few year ago his still have the touch, he know how play perfect concert was super good, but him is ass...., on that concert the drummer, the keyboard player and the bass guitar was in one corner hide, and we a not talking of a small stage not was on a venue of 5000 people, but still he one of the best guitar player of the worlds,.
When I saw the Unlucky Morpheus 1 week ago, I say si really good cover super technic, and excellent execution, but have something don't have the Yngwie version.
Talking about Yngwie hi totally Paganini but because of the influence of Jens when they play together on 80's was a combination between Paganini and Bach, Jens say look Back is better Yngwie say but look Paganini is faster: czcams.com/video/KwJR2odYecc/video.html in General without this 2 current power metal will not the same.
Still prefer Far Beyond The Sun live on Leningrad with Anders Johansson on the drums.
Also the name of the first album was Rising Force, also was the name of the band Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force.
If you want something more with Yngwie and Jens they have also solo album of Johansson Brothers All Opposable Thumbs czcams.com/video/m8e89M3qeX4/video.html this is more Bach style.
Indeed, Yngwie was the Paganini guy and Jens the Bach guy, one can still hear the Bach influence in the subsequent Stratovarius compositions. I will check out this solo album you mention, as I am not familiar with it. Thank you for the rec! - Anamaria
Nothing beats the original. No other artists can play Yngwie Malmsteen song better than him. Covers will have different sound, feel and playing style that is the artist own style and not exactly like Yngwie’s.
Japanese Power metal is just as good as the German Power metal
Why compare somone from a creator? Its feels wrong. Its like comparing god with a human.
The original is still the best. Unlucky Morpheus is very good but it doesn't capture the feel of the original. It's a very good cover though. Their version reminds me of Yanni live at the Apocrolis. It literally sounds like something Yanni would have played check it out yourself if you don't believe what I'm saying. Yngwie is still the best version.
His First Album is called Rising Force and the other song was Black Star not Black sun please double check ur info b4 u speak about it and Malmsteen isn't a metal guitarist he is a Hard Rock Guitarist .metal guitarist okay heavier and at a faster tempo.Dave Mustaine ,Jeff Hanneman ,Kerry (Slayer) King ,Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish),Gary Lenaire an Erik Mendez who played on 1st Tourniquet Albums N Jimmy Brown of Deliverance R Heavy Metal Guitarists check some of thier styles an see the difference in sound n Temoo
Good but its not electric guitar and personally, you screeched your way through the chords, how silly are the oriental girls these days trying to be classical?
Yngwie all the way , I think she could’ve done better on the violin
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Rising force was the album, black star was the song....whats with that girl???
Oh, let's not be that harsh, shall we? I made the error of saying Black Sun instead of Black Star, is that a punishable offense?! 💪 🤘 - Anamaria