Well musically Joe Satriani is fantastic but sorry guys he can't pick like Yngwie. To play fast Joe Satriani uses legato and he uses it too much. And Yngwie's picking is like knitting which is really amazing. Yngwie mixes picking with legato and other techniques. So technically Yngwie is the best and nobody could play like Yngwie in the 80s and 90s.
Does Satriani do too many legatos? By that criterion, Allan Holdsworth is worse than Malmsteen? If it's a question of muscle, then the best is James Hetfield. In any case, you forget about others as fast as Malmsteen, such as Paul Gilbert or Michael Angelo Batio.
@@DeborahHammond When Allan Holdsworth was a kid, he wanted to play jazz on saxophone but his father bought him an electric guitar because saxophone is an expensive instrument. So what Allan did he listened to saxophone jazz players and played that music on guitar. And to imitate saxophone soloing on guitar he used the legato technique. So in the early 80s, it was new and nobody could play like Holdsworth. And Joe Satriani uses legato technique to play fast and he can't pick like Yngwie. Even Steve Vai admires Yngwie's picking. Steve Vai says that even when he watches Yngwie play very closely, he can't figure out how Yngwie does it.
@@DeborahHammond Paul Gilbert is a very talented musician but sorry, like Neil DMonte said, he's not in Yngwie's league. Yngwie is like a Paganini on electric guitar. As for Michael Batio, he is a fantastic metal shredder but Yngwie is technically superior I believe. Yngwie's much more flexible whereas Michael Batio plays more mechanically. Yngwie uses economy picking, his right hand barely moves. But Michael Batio is also super fast and amazing, so I would love to see them both playing guitar duels on stage.
Hey guys, the thing is that in 81 when Kirk came to Joe, Joe Satriani had no idea how to play like Yngwie and what techniques he used. Apparently he just showed the harmonic minor scale to Kirk and eventually Kirk had to give up wanting to be Yngwie.
You can be the fastest, most technical, most precise, most skilled guitar player in the world...that doesnt mean you can write a good song that everybody can vibe to.
I can name countless of great songs, riffs and solos Yngwie is worldwide known for....Joe Satriani, Becker, Angelo...they are know for shredding. Yngwie, Van Halen, Rhoads led the way.
A good example would be Mick Mars. He isn't noted as being a shredder, however he has composed songs and solos that made the Crue. Just because you are an exceptional technical player doesn't mean you can write music for the masses.
Hammett fits Metallica just right. It works. Satriani is just great the way he is. No need for anyone to catch up with Yngwie's speed. They all have their own feel and they all write their own songs. No one copies anyone. That's good.
@@josecarlosramolete6109 Dave wasn't fired because he was a bad player. Dave was fired because of his non stop drugs and drinking. Anyone that believes Kirk is 10% the guitarist Dave is hasn't listen to a Megadeth record. Dave is only the 2nd best guitarist in Megadeth and he's way better than Hammett at pretty much everything. It's pretty close between Hetfield and Dave when it comes to rhythm guitar but Dave smokes them both on leads hands down. IMHO. Cheers!
@@robtech341 Yes. I am aware Mustaine was fired because of drugs. What I hate about Mustaine is: he still couldn't get over about being fired from Metallica. He needs to move on already.
@@josecarlosramolete6109 Mustaine plays better, he has perfected his spider technique, Kirk is still recycling his wah wah solos, and as James put it, Kirk seems to lose all his work
He’s humble now, he used to be super super arrogant and condescending in the 90s especially. Read about the experiences Graham Bonnett and Joe Lynn Turner described with him…
But the G3 with Yngwie was the less interesting musically… Yngwie is not the right guy for a G3 his awful style ruined that G3. The one with John Petrucci was way better.
@bobalto I guess that is your opinion. I saw them at State Capitol Theater in D.C. and in Maryland. They couldn't touch Yngwie. Yes, I think they were a little louder than Yngwie. Yngwies tone was warmer and less processed. When all three played, it was difficult hearing individually at times. Satch was the most boring to me. He played standard stuff. His stuff is memorized. Vai and Yngwie "reaches" for their notes. But Yngwie takes lots of chances and improvises more than the other two. He was more active on the stage. A little more entertaining. But that is my opinion.
I've seen Joe and Yngwie play live. Joe was like a Zen master. Yngwie was phenomenal from a technical point of view but the rock star ego trip was "trite." Musically, Joe can draw on a vast range while Yngwie is focused heavily on the neo classical lines he grew up on; versatile vs. narrow focus. I can listen to Joe repeatedly and enjoy it. Yngwie I can listen to occasionally. For all his mouth, Yngwie is a character. Joe strikes me as a fairly enlightened person. To each his own but be cool about it.
I had a pleasure of watching them play live during a G3 show.. We've noticed when Yngwie playing lead Joe and the other guys play riff for him.. but if Joe or Steve's turn to play solo.. Yngwie leaves the stage won't play riff.. And just comes back when it's his time to do solo again.. 😂
I love how over the top Yngwie is and how he speaks without a filter. It's part of his charm as a virtuoso, just unapologetically himself running at max speed, everything on 10 no matter what. Love him or hate him, prime Yngwie is one of the most talented players the world has ever seen
True but he has HIS idea of how everything should be played. Different bands have different concepts and ideals so different sounds and feels. As great as Yngwie is he doesn't know everything about every band and every style. So his concepts and ideals are his own and doesn't necessarily match every genre. If everyone played just like him guitar would become boring. EVH didn't play like Yngwie and thank goodness for that
@@alexandero9936 Not so🤔 Myself, my son & one of my guitar students saw Yngwie at The HarrisburgXL April 29th 2022 & he was on-point. He DID start "virtuoso-noodling" & my son decided he wanted to head back to the restroom & also see the merch stands. The opener (Kurt Deimer) called us over to The VIP Area & across "the velvet rope" when he & Phil-X saw my son & I rocking out together...& Kurt said he could "hear my power vocals" OVER the throng of the blaring show sets🎶😎 We talked for a few moments, he signed some stuff for my son, we exchanged info & actually keep in touch🎶😎🙏 It was a good show🎶🎸
Yeah these "guitar virtuoso" dudes never amount to much as far as touching people with their music. They seem to focus on their technical noodling as if it's a competition and that's the completely wrong way to judge music. Music is art. Art is about touching one's soul, and there's so many ways to do it. I get annoyed with anyone who tries to rank music as if it's a competition. It's not, leave that for sports.
Yngwie is amazing at what he does but can only listen to only one of his albums. I listened to all Satriani albums on repeat for the past three decades.
EXACTLY! and that is because Joe Satriani is simply more musical than Yngwie. I do not consider Yngwie amazing, fast yes, amazing no. Steve Vai, amazing, Chet Atkins amazing, Guthrie Govan amazing. Yngwie does not fit in with these guitarists.
I think YJM plays faster and more note accurate than KH but I would never listen an album of Metallica played by YJM…different styles make both unique…not better .
Ah, Yngwie being Yngwie...loves to hear himself talk. He's not wrong here, as sometimes Kirk is a bit of a mess- but Yngwie sure does love to point it out....
fuck that, yngwie is more technical guitar player than kirk but he doesnt have a guitar solos that mark the world like kirk did, the unforgiven guitar solo for me is one of the best solos ever made
@@markgiovanieobligado Maybe you don't notice bad vibrato and out of key bends. Once you start hearing it, it's like nails on a chalkboard. That's why some can't stand Hammet.
@@danyeo you know what this all about yngwie's jelousy and insecurities because even how hard he tries to be the best and the fastest guitar player but when it comes to kirk, he's networth and fame he always come up short, big difference my friend
@@danyeo - lol if you're hearing out of key bends it's because you're looking and listening for them. Music was never meant to be perfect. If Kirk is a hair off sometimes so what. You might be part of the problem with some fans. Too technical so you can't just enjoy the music
Honestly. I only like a few of malmsteen songs. He is a master at his own style. But I love most of Metallica's music. And Kirk hammet has got some pretty kick ass solos In his style
Music is not about how fast and tech, it's the melody that makes the song stands out. The listener doesn't even care about the tech, it's how they were move by the song.
Gee, Yngwie has reduced me to tears many times in the past. Metallica never moved me at all musically. From my viewpoint, the best thing about them is that Hetfield wrote some decent lyrics.
@@FretsOnFire You're like that one triggered Yngwie fan trolling the comments. Sorry but he's not a great because he didn't stand the test of time. I watched him last year, the show was fine but even Yngwie can't keep up with his young self while Metallica is still relevant.
@@vladimirpoutine7522 Metallica was never relevant to me. You don't understand Yngwie in the least. Genius is often misunderstood by those who don't get it. Geniuses are almost never popular, because it requires too much of the listener. On the other hand, crap like Metallica is often popular, appeals to the lowest common denominator.
@@vladimirpoutine7522 & BTW, the trolls are actually in the majority here, a bunch of musically ignorant wannabe guitar players who stupidly spew crap about stuff they don't understand. Thankfully there are some here who have a brain of their own and don't jump on the bandwagon with all the Yngwie bashers & regurgitate the same old vomit. It's obvious that ninety-nine percent of the negative commenters haven't heard anything past Odyssey. They superficially listen to a second or two of later stuff and immediately proclaim - "yep, that's yngwie with the same old million miles an hour shit." But they only listen superficially for a few seconds,, just long enough to hear a furious run, then they immediately stop listening and start regurgitating....
@@FretsOnFire I don't disagree that at one time he was beyond the typical level of musician. But slamming Metallica because Malmsteen isn't as popular isn't the way either. Both brought something to the scene but unfortunately, Malmsteen wasn't what people were into. I think Shawn Lane is miles better than Malmsteen and he was even less popular. And Shawn didn't come with the massive ego. Malmsteen became great through years of practice vs Shawn being born with the gift to play at Malmsteen speed by the age of 14. But his music like Yngwies, wasn't what people wanted. For a reason. Even Yngwie at one time admitted Shawn was a different level of force to be reckon with. czcams.com/video/K2QIxv5UhII/video.html
I'm so glad I watched this to the very end. Really well documented piece. Incredibly honest on both sides. At the point where you said Yngwie was a bit jealous and then turned it around to how Kirk and Satch had to settle for not being clones. Well done! Genius!
Being "world's fastest guitarist" is the equivalent of being the novelist that types the fastest of them all. It's what's created that counts. The space between the notes is every bit as important as the notes themselves. At a certain point, sheer speed takes away the musicality. Speed can be exciting and it can cause other emotions, but it's only an aspect guitar playing. 100% rather listen to Eddie or Nuno than Yngwie even if Yngwie arguably has better technique than all the rest. Allan Holdsworth was on a whole other planet.
People remember Kirk Hammet's playing on metal classics. Millions of people, knowing every nuance, whereas Yngwie just widdled himself into obscurity, as was his place. All the technique in the world couldn't score him a tune to be remembered for.
@@k24civic Skill never equates to beautiful music, its about the level of musicality not the level of skills. Kirk has far more beautiful solos to remember than Dave.
Who cares about basic pentatonic runs or technicality, just have fun playing whatever, just because you are very good at something doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole
I don't think Yngwie was wrong on Kirk. I have the same struggles in my playing as Kirk and I feel his pain. That said I don't think 80s Yngwie would like the playing of current Yngwie. He's lost his sense of melody. Yngwie played fast but he never played rubbish. Now he often just randomly recycles his old licks and doesn't really focus much on what he's playing over. I still love him though.
Well, that's because today's guitar players aren't at the forefront of music like it was through the 80s. He doesn't have to do anything nearly as complex compared to all the F'N amazing players back then.
@@crankfastle8138 I know right, people listen to Kirk's playing since they wanna listen to Metallica, who listens to Yngwie? Like who actually sits there and listens to Yngwie all day?
The thing is, its not just about fame. Its obvious that Yngwie is a bit jealous of kirk and satriani’s success here, but then again Yngwie is miles ahead of 99% of guitar virtuosos (in terms of technical proficiency) so when he criticizes them, its more of him just saying that they aren’t on his level (which not many people are). At the end of the day Kirk is great, Yngwie is great, big musicians talk shit about each other all the time 🤷♂️
Well to me Joe Satriani is the most melodic guitarist there is within the rock genre. Joe plays with so much soul and every note is emotive and that for me is what I love in a guitarist. Not just mindless speed that means nothing and doesn't touch the soul.
Malmsteen is fast, but who can listen to soulless techniques for very long? I don't care about perfect techniques when you can get incredible emotion from great style. People talk about Jimmy Page being sloppy, but his work is far and away much better and more listenable than anything ego dude has ever done. Page live is also mostly improvisation and his choices are just plain cool, missed notes and all. 😊
Oh definitely. Kirk writes good riffs, but can not bend in tune if his life depends on it. I also don't think his solo's are very imaginative. He's just very fast.
Yngvie is amazing and unique. His technique is impeccable and perfect beyond anyone else’s. And he’s unbelievably fast. There’s hardly any point in Yngvie, or anyone else, making comparisons. It’s like comparing Chopin with Bach. Good music has components in multiple dimensions. Speed and precision are among many different elements of expression.
Kirk is not a terrible guitarists, and the guitar player “fraternity” out there don’t have to be the judge on that, it’s rock n rolls fans who are the judge and they don’t care or even know if the notes chosen are not necessarily in the right key, or slightly out of tune. They like it, and it’s not supposed to be Mozart, it never was. It’s rock n roll, play whatever the fark you want, if people like it.
@@Rockoutcookiemonster there’s a way to play out. Concerning Hammett, he’s not good; every bend is out of tune, every solo is basically the same as the previous ones, with the same lick played over and over again.
@@Rockoutcookiemonster actually, check all the solos in their second album; they’re all exactly the same, excluding a couple of passages in Creeping Death.
I like Yngwie 😊. I like the other guitarists as well. All this guitarist/band drama stories is so funny 😂 It is like The Bold and the Beautiful for guitarists 😆
I like Kirk. He's got a real quirky style and memorable melodies that make you want to whistle along, but sometimes falls a little flat live, especially in the St Anger period. But that's just how he plays. He doesn't do the solos the same every time. He has a bit of an improvisational approach, which is why his solos sound the way they do. Yngwie is very precise and his solos are beautiful, but I rarely listen to him. It just goes to show that music is not some gymnastic sport. It's for enjoyment. How does it make you feel?
Kirk wrote Enter Sandman. He couldve never written anything else and he would still be miles ahead of yngwie when it comes to impact on the world. I really think he doesnt give shit what Yngwie Malmsteen thinks nor should he.
Looooooool))) Duude..,,enter sandman impact the world 🤣🤣🤣 You are just crazy, talking this nonsense. Yngwie has impacted the world with his music, he invented a focking style of metal music, which influenced on the TONS of bands and musicians. From the heavy metal, to the power metal, to the symphonic metal, death metal, gothic metal, and many-many other styles, bands all over the world. "kirk wrote enter sandman impact the world" 😆😆😆
@@soldierbreakneck771 What did he invent out of curiousity? I mean if your just talking about his alternate picking and fast arpeggios, that's literally been around for like 400 years lol.
The problem with Yngvie is that he has yet to write a song to the level of those who he criticises, instrumental or otherwise. Most people cite Far Beyond The Sun, but that song is pretty much Beethoven's fifth moved up and around a bit. The man is an elite virtuoso, but I struggle to find a single song I listen to for anything other than the quality of the playing.
Yes Yngwie is like a Paganini on electric guitar. But I do believe that Yngwie has some great songs. What about 'You don't remember I'll never forget' or 'Making Love'? I like that 80s and early 90s stuff Yngwie wrote
@@karsguitarchannel6088 I don't want to sound like I don't appreciate those songs, but to be honest, I would much rather listen to the Stratovarius album "Episode", or the Nation album "Without Remorse" than any Yngwie album at this point. I just feel Yngwie is not as good a songwriter as people like Timo Tolkki or even Johnny Öhlin. I listened to Yngwie for many, many years, so it could be I am just burned out...
No no no.. Now you talk shit mate... What about blackstar? Rising force? I am a Viking? I can go on and on and on.. Check out alcatrazz. It's a more vocal band where he wrote many things.. If you are a musician, you'll definitely like malmsteens genius
You know what, fuck these shredders, Iommi had the best picking. He may not pick a thousand notes per second but when he picks the whole damn world rumbles, cracks and caves in. Or take Sykes for example, when he picks you feel it in your balls. Those are the kinds of picking sounds that stay with you throughout your life above all else, however jaw dropping they may otherwise be.
No one ever compares themselves to anyone. There is enough room in the guitar world for many players. Happily we have have so many great players and styles to not say whom is the best. It is apples and oranges, sometimes bananas and limes. Have an acceptance to the fact that we have so many amazing players , styles and palates. It makes music that much more enthralling and wonderful!
Very true, it's the sound that's more important not the look, I always thought Malmsteen was bit of an odd ball, he always tries to play fast all the time which is the main reason why he has no memorable tunes or melodies, I don't know any of his tunes and I'm 55yrs old. My knowledge of rock guitarists goes from Jimi Hendrix to Joe Satriani to Guthrie Govan and everyone in between etc etc...
@@malthevh8367 I totally agree with you, sometimes too many notes picked at a fast continuous pace without any intervals or slow paced picking sounds kaotic to me, there's no verses or chorus so to speak. Music is a sound not a look, once a guitarist starts focusing on how they look rather than how they sound, their musicality goes downhill, there's no musical honesty and logic in their compositions. Playing fast and slow are both equally important in guitar music both have their own dynamics to create a great music composition. Malmsteen reminds me of Alan Holdsworth's type of guitar music, it's just continual fast picking with no verses or choruses, or even a main melody line, it sounds like they're musically lost or something, that's my opinion anyway
It seems none of you heard what was said. Yngwie said Kirk can play fast well but often plays out of tune. This is not up for debate. It is a fact that can be proved easily. I can slow down his solos without changing the pitch and put a tuner up. Whether you like Kirk or yngwie is another story. I like songs from both of them but it's a fact that Kirk plays out of tune.
lmao, i remember when this interview happened, i didnt agree but i got where Yngwie was coming from, first time i heard Kirk i felt the same then i grew to understand his style.
Even the people that can play like Yngwie can't play like him , he is incredibly solid , such command of the instrument has only been accomplished by Michael Romeo , who also has developed a very personal style.
@@SvenTviking Wrong. There is easily more of a Uli Roth influence than Blackmore. And there is also an Al DiMeola influence in his picking, as well as a Holdsworth influence in his legato work. Not to mention that so much of his playing & composition is heavily influenced by Bach and Vivaldi. And arpeggios heavily influenced by Paganini. I get so tired of hearing uneducated people regurgitate the same old crap about Yngwie. Clueless!
Not to mention he does play with huge rings, heavy bracelets, watches.... Us musicians know how difficult it can be, I personally couldn't play at the same condotions. Malmsteen is not ma favorite guitarist but his covers had a major role in my guitar formation it looked unreal that fat hand moving so comfortable to look slow and the notes that cane out. In those last years I noticed that he got back in shape, hope he stopped with alcool. Best wishes to Yngwe and Kirk, they're both great in their own way.
Let me put this way in football context. Yngwie - freestyler who can do anything with the ball entertaining people with his skills. Kirk - typical football player who can do basic thing as a footballer but really give an impact to the team in a match.
@@matejcevnik7362 imagine labeling someone who have been doing great for decades touring the world a spamm while you only have immature games video uploaded in your channel.ewwww
Honestly respect to these guys. They are giants in the guitar world and they absolutely slay on the fretboard. But I love Kirk's solos, I couldn't care less if they are "overdone or basic" they fit and sound great and I will always remember them.
I dunno they always seemed to lack a certain wow factor for me. Hell, even Cliff recognized it. During the Master of Puppets tour, he was actually considering getting the other guys to bring back Mustaine but we all know what happened to prevent that. Rest in Power, Cliff.
Well, to be frank, they are all awesome and I'm glad they all have a platform to share their amazing music... and I would like to say if you haven't heard Estas Tonne ( Beyond). You literally feel transported to a higher realm of being....thank you!!!!
@@garyhughes5356 You are deaf. Doubtless you didn't bother to listen to most of Yngwie's material because you had your mind made up already. I could point out so many melodic solos on his many many albums. To you it all sounds the same, because your ear is deficient, unfortunately.
@@cryptoskywalker1714 Creative and original songwriting trumps technical skills. When both are combined it is like an alignment of the planets and masterpieces are created. Metallica had it with Cliff. Van Halen had it with Eddie. Jimi Hendrix had it.
Listen to Kirk's solos and you'll realise Yngwie was not wrong. There are some from the early catalogue that are great, well constructed solos (Blackened stands out). However, those moments of melodic genius are rare and you have to question whether he has a very musical ear at all. He really hasn't evolved his style either, and has instead just doubled down on the boring, non-melodic and stale pentatonic stuff. There are other notes on the fretboard Kirk! Maybe ignoring colour and tension notes is his way of not screwing up melodically.
You are correct. The only solos that are great were the ones that Bob Rock made him redo over and over again until they were perfect. Listen to today's solos compared to the ones with Bob, and you'll hear it.
It's funny that people can't take the Metallica criticism even when they are valid. And Justice For All really got me into metal but I can admit there's lots of songs where Lars sounds bad and the solos and whack. It's ok; Metallica is still one of the most important bands ever.
That's nice. I'd rather listen to Kirk play than this weirdo. Donut boy has never written a solo as beautiful as Fade To Black. Kirk has written more iconic and inspirational solos than this clown. Only guitar nerds who think if you play fast and are super technical make you good like this guy.
Kirk Hammett is out of key on his solo in “Shortest Straw” and I’m surprised the band didn’t make him re-do that one. But his playing on Kill ‘Em All LP? Pure fire.
I analyzed many of Kirk's solos and he does use some notes and phrases beyond the scale which other guitarists don't use and it sounds great! Moreover, even Joe Satriani said that he could hear Hammett begin to use more exotic scales as Metallica’s career and music advanced. 🎸🎸🎸
There is no hate. Just opinions expressed. I'm sure Malmsteen has moved way beyond jealousy for other players and Kirk has done the same. Yngwie acknowledges his superiority as a guitar player and Kirk acknowledges his "coolness" on guitar solos. And fans do too.
That was a very enjoyable story with a lot of facts and stuff that I did not know and I found that interesting also for years I've been ripping on Yngwie Malmsteen and I saw them in concert one time and it was let's just say we left after 10 minutes so anyways enough said thank you
I love my life for METALLIC and I love every bit of their materials since day one especially the stuffs from James, but YNWIE is absolutely right about KIRK 🤟😂🤟 but this doesn’t stop me supporting METALLICA 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
You're proving that your hearing is bad Junior. Listen to Teaser - not one single harmonic minor or diminished lick to be found. Every fill in that song is major pentatonic. There's no harmonic minor in the solo. Dragonfly as well, not one harmonic minor or diminished. And there are a lot of songs from Yngwie with no harmonic minor.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI AND BILLY SHEEHAN ON THE G3 TOUR....... ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PLAYERS ALL OF THEM.YNGWIE CLEARLY WAS THE BEST PLAYER.❤️🙏
Thanks for the story telling Karren !! I never heard all this before !! Sure live performances can be bad somtimes , depending on thhe energy we have , your right , Kirk first solo that Yngwie heard first was not his best then ... Rock on mate !!!
@@bls8959 Lots of guitarists beat EVH, he didn't progress much after the early 80's, he was more of a showman and generally used simple patterns and triads instead of scales and modes.... An I like Eddies playing, blows Hammett out of the water....
@@MickH60 he didn't need to progress...it was his style that he created that all these ppl that you mentioned..ya there are guitarist that past his skills but without Eddie they would even exist
@@MickH60 it isn't about who's technically better it's about who had the biggest impact..hell I play better than Eddie but that's means nothing...not to mention Eddie could actually write songs while most of those guitarists couldn't and thats what it's really about
I like all three a lot, also all three changed the game to some extent. What's great about guitar is that it being probably the most expressive instrument everyone plays idiosyncratically different.
@The Frog King I figure Yngwie does not need a part-time gog at Taco Bell to get by. However, Kirk likely makes more per month than Yngwie makes in a year. That said, Kirk likely spends a lot more on donuts. Let us pray.
I'd rather hear a guy like Alex Skolnick in Metallica!!!! OH MY, every Metallica solo would have been soooo much better. Alex would fit in with the band, Yngwie is too much of a douche to be a team player in a band.
Could Malmsteen write the solo to The Thing That Should Not Be, Blackened, The Unforgiven or Orion? I don't mean technicality, I mean the creative inspiration that makes you sing those solos.
@@CassiniProjekt idk, probably, he’s melodic as fuck and much more articulate with his note choices. I believe the standard listener wouldn’t give a fuck, but guitarists everywhere would actually have something interesting to listen to from Metallica’s catalog.
Like him or not, no one plays and shreds like Yngwie. He is also very melodic and plays with emotion, even at that speed. No one can pick all those notes like he does. I haven't heard anyone do it like him. Btw, beware. Playing Yngwie for a few years gave me all the tendinitis and tunnel syndromes in both hands and arms known to men. Jesus Christ!
@@viktormedina4631 I don't "headbang" to anything these days .. but if I did, it wouldn't be Green Day, and it most definitely wouldn't be to the wankery of Yngwie.
Yngwie the type of guy that brings out his nerdy critical opinion in front of the crew, and everyone is like: "Yeah, whatever..." and then he goes away to cry in the corner...
I purchased Malmsteen's album, Rising Force, in the 80s; I wasn't blown away by the songwriting or that Neo Classical thing he was doing. I chuck it up to the fact that Van Halen was my #1 band at the time, so I was already listening to out of this world guitar playing, and I had been listening to Zep and Hendrix even before VH--plus I lived in a neighborhood where guys were blasting Funk along with Judas Priest and Zeppelin. I also shared a house with a fantastic Classical pianist, but he was also experimental--something I didn't hear Malmsteem doing to my 18 year old ears. Also, I saw Metallica around that time opening for Ozzy, Cliff Burton on bass. It was luke warm for me at the time; though, I was already playing Metallica and Motorhead for a year, it really didn't hit me as to what they were doing until much later. I love Metallica now as a band, I think they are fantastic and still writing great music; though, I think Megadeath is much better--better overall musicians and songwriting. I still can't stand Malmsteen's music, in fact I bailed on it first album. But I study his videos on CZcams, not for style or flash, but because I've come to appreciate his exceptional fretboard awareness.
@@stringer29 so what I didn't like the album, I'm more Blues Rock oriented guy; hence, 79 to about 82 Van Halen appeals more to sensibility. But guess what, I know guys that don't like Van Halen because they say he's not as Bluesy as Hendrix. The world keeps turning. Not only did I buy the album, I was one of the first to buy it when folks didn't even know how to pronounce the name--called him Yungwe and everything else under the sun. The guys who were there in the 80s, maybe saw an article in Guitar Player know what I'm talking about.
If you walk into any guitar store, you can recognize a Metallica song within the first 6 notes. You might hear someone play some Yngwie, but it’s not going to stick in your mind like a Metallica riff.
@@sole__doubt Nope,I think Yngwie's songs are just totally different, very melodic and with a classic song structure (verse,bridge,chorus etc)....it's just a matter of taste.
It's not virtuosity that sells. It's songs. That's why all these shredders will never be anything more than hired guns. I have 5 YJM albums and I can say there is no growth in his playing. Kirk is a good guitarist and he brings to the band what is required. Some of the best guitarists don't even play lead. Lead is only a tiny aspect of guitar playing. It's like the icing on the cake. When I play a song it's the lyrics and melody I notice first. The solo is the last and least important aspect of any song.
Grunge didn’t hurt Yngwie’s popularity. He did it to himself by rotating singers. His follow up to Odyssey should have been big, but he released Eclipse without Joe Lynn Turner and though it was ok, it did not have the hooks like Odyssey.
Yes sure, it's just interesting that Kirk had Yngwie's demo tape in 81 and went to Joe Satriani to ask to teach him to play like Yngwie and Joe had no idea what techniques Yngwie used, so Kirk had to give up and play like he could.
@@adamjones6252 Malmsteen has a shit load of money himself, I have no idea what you are talking about, he plays far better than Hammett too......{most decent guitarists do}
And after 15 minutes you've heard everything he plays. Nobody just plays malmsteen when driving. Hell after 2 songs you're burned out with the same noise over and over.
I’m not a musician, but I am a lover of music. I have heard a number of Yngwie songs and have ALWAYS felt unmoved, as if he was all show and not an ounce of emotion. While I am not the rabid Metallica fan I was as a teenager, I can say that their early albums had (and still) produce chills to this (almost) 52 year old guy!
Agreed. I around the same age and can tell you the circumstances when I first heard Metallica and thrash in general. It was my freshman year and one of my buddies cousins put in a Metallica 📼📻 cassette and we were like 🤯 The only thing I remember about Malmsteen is when this kid we jammed with tried to convince us Malmsteen was the new thing. I just heard a blur of notes and wasn't too impressed. 🥱 Its not even like I wasn't into instrumental cause Vai has been my top two with Stevie Ray. Its also kinda ironic for Malmsteen to criticize Kirk as just scales.
I'm pretty sure 💯 that when Kirk came to Joe Satriani and brought him Yngwie Malmsteen's demo tape, Joe didn't have any clue how Yngwie plays and what techniques he uses. So he didn't teach Kirk how to play like Yngwie, he probably showed him just the harmonic minor scale. So Kirk had to give up wanting to play like Yngwie.
I remember a interview with Joe Satriani and Kirk in a guitar magazine, where they both talked about how they used to listen to Malmsteen's Black Star over and over.
Yes I'm pretty sure that when Kirk came to Joe Satriani and brought him Yngwie Malmsteen's demo tape, Joe didn't have any clue how Yngwie plays and what techniques he uses. So he didn't teach Kirk how to play like Yngwie, he probably showed him just the harmonic minor scale. So Kirk had to give up wanting to play like Yngwie.
Kirk’s solos were phenomenal. Very unique and very fitting to each song and for me took the song to a whole other level. Yngwie is very disrespectful here for me, and I’m a huge fan of Yngwie.
Well musically Joe Satriani is fantastic but sorry guys he can't pick like Yngwie. To play fast Joe Satriani uses legato and he uses it too much. And Yngwie's picking is like knitting which is really amazing. Yngwie mixes picking with legato and other techniques. So technically Yngwie is the best and nobody could play like Yngwie in the 80s and 90s.
Does Satriani do too many legatos? By that criterion, Allan Holdsworth is worse than Malmsteen? If it's a question of muscle, then the best is James Hetfield. In any case, you forget about others as fast as Malmsteen, such as Paul Gilbert or Michael Angelo Batio.
@@DeborahHammondnone of them are in Yngwie's league, especially not James Hetfield.
@@DeborahHammond When Allan Holdsworth was a kid, he wanted to play jazz on saxophone but his father bought him an electric guitar because saxophone is an expensive instrument. So what Allan did he listened to saxophone jazz players and played that music on guitar. And to imitate saxophone soloing on guitar he used the legato technique. So in the early 80s, it was new and nobody could play like Holdsworth. And Joe Satriani uses legato technique to play fast and he can't pick like Yngwie. Even Steve Vai admires Yngwie's picking. Steve Vai says that even when he watches Yngwie play very closely, he can't figure out how Yngwie does it.
@@DeborahHammond Paul Gilbert is a very talented musician but sorry, like Neil DMonte said, he's not in Yngwie's league. Yngwie is like a Paganini on electric guitar. As for Michael Batio, he is a fantastic metal shredder but Yngwie is technically superior I believe. Yngwie's much more flexible whereas Michael Batio plays more mechanically. Yngwie uses economy picking, his right hand barely moves. But Michael Batio is also super fast and amazing, so I would love to see them both playing guitar duels on stage.
Hey guys, the thing is that in 81 when Kirk came to Joe, Joe Satriani had no idea how to play like Yngwie and what techniques he used. Apparently he just showed the harmonic minor scale to Kirk and eventually Kirk had to give up wanting to be Yngwie.
Nobody ever mentions Yngwie's vibrato, but it's one of the best in all of guitar.
Absolutely
Scalloped fret make vibrato pretty easy.
Sure, but I've also seen him do it just the same on a Les Paul Standard without scalloped frets.
@@moreblack Please links, I've always wanted to hear Yngwie play a Les Paul
WORD!
You can be the fastest, most technical, most precise, most skilled guitar player in the world...that doesnt mean you can write a good song that everybody can vibe to.
If you refer yngwie, he is not even the fastest. He has his own style, but he is not the fastest and the most technical.
Michael Angelo Batio is.
Thats totaly true .You can mix virtuosity with hooks and melody . Megadeth and Death are great examples of that
I can name countless of great songs, riffs and solos Yngwie is worldwide known for....Joe Satriani, Becker, Angelo...they are know for shredding. Yngwie, Van Halen, Rhoads led the way.
@@alwanrosyidi2772So is Uli Jon Roth.
A good example would be Mick Mars. He isn't noted as being a shredder, however he has composed songs and solos that made the Crue. Just because you are an exceptional technical player doesn't mean you can write music for the masses.
Hammett fits Metallica just right. It works. Satriani is just great the way he is. No need for anyone to catch up with Yngwie's speed. They all have their own feel and they all write their own songs. No one copies anyone. That's good.
And that's why Dave Mustaine was replaced by Hammett
@@josecarlosramolete6109 Dave wasn't fired because he was a bad player. Dave was fired because of his non stop drugs and drinking. Anyone that believes Kirk is 10% the guitarist Dave is hasn't listen to a Megadeth record. Dave is only the 2nd best guitarist in Megadeth and he's way better than Hammett at pretty much everything. It's pretty close between Hetfield and Dave when it comes to rhythm guitar but Dave smokes them both on leads hands down. IMHO. Cheers!
@@robtech341
Yes. I am aware Mustaine was fired because of drugs.
What I hate about Mustaine is: he still couldn't get over about being fired from Metallica. He needs to move on already.
@@josecarlosramolete6109 Mustaine plays better, he has perfected his spider technique, Kirk is still recycling his wah wah solos, and as James put it, Kirk seems to lose all his work
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Yet, Mustaine still couldn't get over from being fired from Metallica. He needs to move on already!
One thing you can’t deny about Yngwie is he’s super humble
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Funniest crap I've ever heard he was like a spoilt child when he toured with vai and Satch.
@@Norego.Newzealand James your just mad because he can pick faster than you 😉
@@bill_y4762 he down pricks 😌
He’s humble now, he used to be super super arrogant and condescending in the 90s especially. Read about the experiences Graham Bonnett and Joe Lynn Turner described with him…
Joe and Yngwie played on G3 together. I'm sure they both have a lot of respect for each other
But the G3 with Yngwie was the less interesting musically… Yngwie is not the right guy for a G3 his awful style ruined that G3. The one with John Petrucci was way better.
@@bobaltoI was at a few performances. Yngwie kept Vai and Satch on their toes for sure.
The G3 with Yngwie was the worst one.
From a melodic point of view, Yngwie was completely out of step with Satch and Vai
@bobalto I guess that is your opinion. I saw them at State Capitol Theater in D.C. and in Maryland. They couldn't touch Yngwie. Yes, I think they were a little louder than Yngwie. Yngwies tone was warmer and less processed. When all three played, it was difficult hearing individually at times. Satch was the most boring to me. He played standard stuff. His stuff is memorized. Vai and Yngwie "reaches" for their notes. But Yngwie takes lots of chances and improvises more than the other two. He was more active on the stage. A little more entertaining. But that is my opinion.
@@bobalto There's footage on here where you can clearly see Fat Yngwie stealing the show. It was actually surprising to see how much he outshone them.
I've seen Joe and Yngwie play live. Joe was like a Zen master. Yngwie was phenomenal from a technical point of view but the rock star ego trip was "trite." Musically, Joe can draw on a vast range while Yngwie is focused heavily on the neo classical lines he grew up on; versatile vs. narrow focus. I can listen to Joe repeatedly and enjoy it. Yngwie I can listen to occasionally. For all his mouth, Yngwie is a character. Joe strikes me as a fairly enlightened person. To each his own but be cool about it.
I'll take Vai over satriani any day.
Malmsteen annoys me so much I don't search his music ever he is the complete opposite of easy on the ear and seems like a complete jerk of a person.
I had a pleasure of watching them play live during a G3 show.. We've noticed when Yngwie playing lead Joe and the other guys play riff for him.. but if Joe or Steve's turn to play solo.. Yngwie leaves the stage won't play riff.. And just comes back when it's his time to do solo again.. 😂
@@smoothcriminal7232 😂 see what I mean he is like a spoilt kid.
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I love how over the top Yngwie is and how he speaks without a filter. It's part of his charm as a virtuoso, just unapologetically himself running at max speed, everything on 10 no matter what. Love him or hate him, prime Yngwie is one of the most talented players the world has ever seen
Yngwie is almost as good as he thinks he is. I enjoy his music.
Emphasis on *prime*. Modern yngwie can barely play the stuff he wrote
True but he has HIS idea of how everything should be played. Different bands have different concepts and ideals so different sounds and feels. As great as Yngwie is he doesn't know everything about every band and every style. So his concepts and ideals are his own and doesn't necessarily match every genre. If everyone played just like him guitar would become boring. EVH didn't play like Yngwie and thank goodness for that
@@brianstrutter1501 evh did not play like Yngwie that is true but he was almost as arrogant and I didn't like his sound at all.
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Not so🤔
Myself, my son & one of my guitar students saw Yngwie at The HarrisburgXL April 29th 2022 & he was on-point.
He DID start "virtuoso-noodling" & my son decided he wanted to head back to the restroom & also see the merch stands.
The opener (Kurt Deimer) called us over to The VIP Area & across "the velvet rope" when he & Phil-X saw my son & I rocking out together...& Kurt said he could "hear my power vocals" OVER the throng of the blaring show sets🎶😎
We talked for a few moments, he signed some stuff for my son, we exchanged info & actually keep in touch🎶😎🙏
It was a good show🎶🎸
Yngwie is so good he can star in the next "where are they now"
Hahaha 😂
Yeah these "guitar virtuoso" dudes never amount to much as far as touching people with their music. They seem to focus on their technical noodling as if it's a competition and that's the completely wrong way to judge music. Music is art. Art is about touching one's soul, and there's so many ways to do it. I get annoyed with anyone who tries to rank music as if it's a competition. It's not, leave that for sports.
Hey guys , check out this video, very interesting! Yngwie plays 'Making Love' live in 1990 - czcams.com/video/9A9HmgVweSI/video.html
If Kirk gave Yngwie a donut I'm sure he would've slammed him even more
@Underdog why do you think they were trying to give them away 😂
😆😆🤣🤣👍
That was hilarious! I remember that whole " I don't like fucking donuts" thing from the old pantera "watch it go" tape..Yngwie was being a dick
Yngwie is amazing at what he does but can only listen to only one of his albums. I listened to all Satriani albums on repeat for the past three decades.
Marching Out or Surfing With The Alien? One time with Marching Out was all I needed. SWTA is a bona fide classic.
Right on brother.
EXACTLY! and that is because Joe Satriani is simply more musical than Yngwie. I do not consider Yngwie amazing, fast yes, amazing no. Steve Vai, amazing, Chet Atkins amazing, Guthrie Govan amazing. Yngwie does not fit in with these guitarists.
Only one? Rising Force, Marching Out, Trilogy, Odyssey, Eclipse, Alchemy, and the recent Parabellum are all amazing albums.
I think YJM plays faster and more note accurate than KH but I would never listen an album of Metallica played by YJM…different styles make both unique…not better .
Every Musicians is good in their own way...
Agree
Ah, Yngwie being Yngwie...loves to hear himself talk. He's not wrong here, as sometimes Kirk is a bit of a mess- but Yngwie sure does love to point it out....
Because he can
fuck that, yngwie is more technical guitar player than kirk but he doesnt have a guitar solos that mark the world like kirk did, the unforgiven guitar solo for me is one of the best solos ever made
@@markgiovanieobligado Maybe you don't notice bad vibrato and out of key bends. Once you start hearing it, it's like nails on a chalkboard. That's why some can't stand Hammet.
@@danyeo you know what this all about yngwie's jelousy and insecurities because even how hard he tries to be the best and the fastest guitar player but when it comes to kirk, he's networth and fame he always come up short, big difference my friend
@@danyeo - lol if you're hearing out of key bends it's because you're looking and listening for them. Music was never meant to be perfect. If Kirk is a hair off sometimes so what. You might be part of the problem with some fans. Too technical so you can't just enjoy the music
Honestly. I only like a few of malmsteen songs. He is a master at his own style. But I love most of Metallica's music. And Kirk hammet has got some pretty kick ass solos In his style
I love Yngwie !!!!!! He can be a stand up comedian, at times.
Music is not about how fast and tech, it's the melody that makes the song stands out. The listener doesn't even care about the tech, it's how they were move by the song.
Gee, Yngwie has reduced me to tears many times in the past. Metallica never moved me at all musically. From my viewpoint, the best thing about them is that Hetfield wrote some decent lyrics.
@@FretsOnFire You're like that one triggered Yngwie fan trolling the comments. Sorry but he's not a great because he didn't stand the test of time. I watched him last year, the show was fine but even Yngwie can't keep up with his young self while Metallica is still relevant.
@@vladimirpoutine7522 Metallica was never relevant to me. You don't understand Yngwie in the least. Genius is often misunderstood by those who don't get it. Geniuses are almost never popular, because it requires too much of the listener. On the other hand, crap like Metallica is often popular, appeals to the lowest common denominator.
@@vladimirpoutine7522 & BTW, the trolls are actually in the majority here, a bunch of musically ignorant wannabe guitar players who stupidly spew crap about stuff they don't understand. Thankfully there are some here who have a brain of their own and don't jump on the bandwagon with all the Yngwie bashers & regurgitate the same old vomit. It's obvious that ninety-nine percent of the negative commenters haven't heard anything past Odyssey. They superficially listen to a second or two of later stuff and immediately proclaim - "yep, that's yngwie with the same old million miles an hour shit." But they only listen superficially for a few seconds,, just long enough to hear a furious run, then they immediately stop listening and start regurgitating....
@@FretsOnFire I don't disagree that at one time he was beyond the typical level of musician. But slamming Metallica because Malmsteen isn't as popular isn't the way either. Both brought something to the scene but unfortunately, Malmsteen wasn't what people were into. I think Shawn Lane is miles better than Malmsteen and he was even less popular. And Shawn didn't come with the massive ego. Malmsteen became great through years of practice vs Shawn being born with the gift to play at Malmsteen speed by the age of 14. But his music like Yngwies, wasn't what people wanted. For a reason. Even Yngwie at one time admitted Shawn was a different level of force to be reckon with. czcams.com/video/K2QIxv5UhII/video.html
I'm so glad I watched this to the very end. Really well documented piece. Incredibly honest on both sides. At the point where you said Yngwie was a bit jealous and then turned it around to how Kirk and Satch had to settle for not being clones. Well done! Genius!
Many thanks, great pleasure!!
At Day on the Green in 1985, Kirk played really great. I love the solo he played at the end of 'For Whom The Bell Tolls', sounds amazing! 🎸❤
@@antioch1975 That's not ironic though. Most people seem to have a misunderstanding of what irony actually is.
Being "world's fastest guitarist" is the equivalent of being the novelist that types the fastest of them all. It's what's created that counts. The space between the notes is every bit as important as the notes themselves. At a certain point, sheer speed takes away the musicality. Speed can be exciting and it can cause other emotions, but it's only an aspect guitar playing. 100% rather listen to Eddie or Nuno than Yngwie even if Yngwie arguably has better technique than all the rest. Allan Holdsworth was on a whole other planet.
Well said.
People remember Kirk Hammet's playing on metal classics. Millions of people, knowing every nuance, whereas Yngwie just widdled himself into obscurity, as was his place. All the technique in the world couldn't score him a tune to be remembered for.
Fame doesn’t equate to skill……never forget that. If dave had never left nobody would know who kirk was.
@@k24civic Skill never equates to beautiful music, its about the level of musicality not the level of skills. Kirk has far more beautiful solos to remember than Dave.
@@shorthealthfacts3699 kirk has better known solo* there i fixed it for you.
@@k24civic A musical guitarist (KH) is far different from a circus guitarist (YM)
@@shorthealthfacts3699 kirk an his wah dont hold a candle to yngwie….to each their own tho
Who cares about basic pentatonic runs or technicality, just have fun playing whatever, just because you are very good at something doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole
@@Taylor.Dude. purpose of playing guitar: because I love it
I don't think Yngwie was wrong on Kirk. I have the same struggles in my playing as Kirk and I feel his pain.
That said I don't think 80s Yngwie would like the playing of current Yngwie. He's lost his sense of melody. Yngwie played fast but he never played rubbish. Now he often just randomly recycles his old licks and doesn't really focus much on what he's playing over. I still love him though.
Well, that's because today's guitar players aren't at the forefront of music like it was through the 80s. He doesn't have to do anything nearly as complex compared to all the F'N amazing players back then.
I agree, Metallica also hasn't released a very good album since the black album
Kirk's solo patterns are getting predictable. Kinda boring.
@@mavakhayank29 so are yngwie's
@@crankfastle8138 I know right, people listen to Kirk's playing since they wanna listen to Metallica, who listens to Yngwie? Like who actually sits there and listens to Yngwie all day?
"If yngwie was in Metallica, he'd have ruined all their songs."
Yeah, thankfully, yngwie only ruined all his own songs.
That's not right, he fare well with Alcatrazz and Derek Sherinian.
I think he gave his best under other ones guidance.
The problem is outside of the guitar/musician community nobody knows who Yngwie is. Metallica is a household name. Mic drop.
The thing is, its not just about fame. Its obvious that Yngwie is a bit jealous of kirk and satriani’s success here, but then again Yngwie is miles ahead of 99% of guitar virtuosos (in terms of technical proficiency) so when he criticizes them, its more of him just saying that they aren’t on his level (which not many people are). At the end of the day Kirk is great, Yngwie is great, big musicians talk shit about each other all the time 🤷♂️
@@arcy3752ahaha no doubt
Turning art into a popularity contest is silly . By this logic Taylor Swift is a better singer than Pavarotti.
@2bookoo4u Haha r u a m.o.r.o.n?
True, but your mom could play speed metal. Hey even a meth junkie could. But only a handful on the planet are near Malmsteen level....like Vai.
Well to me Joe Satriani is the most melodic guitarist there is within the rock genre. Joe plays with so much soul and every note is emotive and that for me is what I love in a guitarist. Not just mindless speed that means nothing and doesn't touch the soul.
Uhoh, someone hasn’t done their homework on Buckethead 🐓
Crystal Planet and Engines of Creation, I loves thoses albums, brilliant work by Joe Satriani
But Joe also often plays the same repetitive stuff using legato technique
Shawn lane? Or Guthrie Govan?
Malmsteen is fast, but who can listen to soulless techniques for very long? I don't care about perfect techniques when you can get incredible emotion from great style. People talk about Jimmy Page being sloppy, but his work is far and away much better and more listenable than anything ego dude has ever done. Page live is also mostly improvisation and his choices are just plain cool, missed notes and all. 😊
Yngwie was actually right when he said that Kirk have an issue with the pitch and tune. That's obvious in many Metallica songs.
very unimpressive live
Oh definitely. Kirk writes good riffs, but can not bend in tune if his life depends on it. I also don't think his solo's are very imaginative. He's just very fast.
I agree with that - also the wah wah is overkill and just too too much.@@dennoow
Kirk's style is hard to sit through now but seeing videos of him back in the day, he was damn good
Each one of these players has their own style and they play good for their own style at the end of the day that's all that matters
Yngvie is amazing and unique. His technique is impeccable and perfect beyond anyone else’s. And he’s unbelievably fast.
There’s hardly any point in Yngvie, or anyone else, making comparisons. It’s like comparing Chopin with Bach.
Good music has components in multiple dimensions. Speed and precision are among many different elements of expression.
Kirk is not a terrible guitarists, and the guitar player “fraternity” out there don’t have to be the judge on that, it’s rock n rolls fans who are the judge and they don’t care or even know if the notes chosen are not necessarily in the right key, or slightly out of tune. They like it, and it’s not supposed to be Mozart, it never was. It’s rock n roll, play whatever the fark you want, if people like it.
When kirk plays wrong notes, its called out of key, when someone else is doing the same, its called - improvisation.
@@Rockoutcookiemonster there’s a way to play out. Concerning Hammett, he’s not good; every bend is out of tune, every solo is basically the same as the previous ones, with the same lick played over and over again.
@@nickchucky3173 true, especially on last two albums.
@@Rockoutcookiemonster actually, check all the solos in their second album; they’re all exactly the same, excluding a couple of passages in Creeping Death.
@@nickchucky3173 did we just listen to the same solos? Because they were definitely different from each other
I like Yngwie 😊. I like the other guitarists as well. All this guitarist/band drama stories is so funny 😂 It is like The Bold and the Beautiful for guitarists 😆
I like Kirk. He's got a real quirky style and memorable melodies that make you want to whistle along, but sometimes falls a little flat live, especially in the St Anger period. But that's just how he plays. He doesn't do the solos the same every time. He has a bit of an improvisational approach, which is why his solos sound the way they do. Yngwie is very precise and his solos are beautiful, but I rarely listen to him. It just goes to show that music is not some gymnastic sport. It's for enjoyment. How does it make you feel?
Like my friend Jason once said, if you've heard one Yngwie Malmsteen song, you've heard them all.
I'm a Yngwie fan. But your speaking facts.
Some people can’t see the forest for the trees
Not true at all, he has plenty of variety in his music.
I totally agree.
Agree. 15 notes in one sec. All the time. Just too much...
Kirk wrote Enter Sandman. He couldve never written anything else and he would still be miles ahead of yngwie when it comes to impact on the world. I really think he doesnt give shit what Yngwie Malmsteen thinks nor should he.
Looooooool))) Duude..,,enter sandman impact the world 🤣🤣🤣
You are just crazy, talking this nonsense. Yngwie has impacted the world with his music, he invented a focking style of metal music, which influenced on the TONS of bands and musicians. From the heavy metal, to the power metal, to the symphonic metal, death metal, gothic metal, and many-many other styles, bands all over the world.
"kirk wrote enter sandman impact the world" 😆😆😆
@@soldierbreakneck771 What did he invent out of curiousity? I mean if your just talking about his alternate picking and fast arpeggios, that's literally been around for like 400 years lol.
Back then yngwie wasnt the humble down to earth man that he still isnt today.
He has toned it down a bit still extremely arrogant but his interviews were pretty much all bashing back then.
Every player is an individual. And Yngwie Is a monster on the instrument.
The problem with Yngvie is that he has yet to write a song to the level of those who he criticises, instrumental or otherwise. Most people cite Far Beyond The Sun, but that song is pretty much Beethoven's fifth moved up and around a bit. The man is an elite virtuoso, but I struggle to find a single song I listen to for anything other than the quality of the playing.
Yes Yngwie is like a Paganini on electric guitar. But I do believe that Yngwie has some great songs. What about 'You don't remember I'll never forget' or 'Making Love'? I like that 80s and early 90s stuff Yngwie wrote
@@karsguitarchannel6088 I don't want to sound like I don't appreciate those songs, but to be honest, I would much rather listen to the Stratovarius album "Episode", or the Nation album "Without Remorse" than any Yngwie album at this point. I just feel Yngwie is not as good a songwriter as people like Timo Tolkki or even Johnny Öhlin. I listened to Yngwie for many, many years, so it could be I am just burned out...
His Trilogy album wasn’t bad at all. Queen in Love is a great song.
I’d listen to met mega and just about anyone else than malshteen lol
No no no.. Now you talk shit mate... What about blackstar? Rising force? I am a Viking? I can go on and on and on.. Check out alcatrazz. It's a more vocal band where he wrote many things.. If you are a musician, you'll definitely like malmsteens genius
Yngwie plays 🎸at Day on the Green 1985 - czcams.com/video/5YYectzcvmU/video.html
You know what, fuck these shredders, Iommi had the best picking. He may not pick a thousand notes per second but when he picks the whole damn world rumbles, cracks and caves in. Or take Sykes for example, when he picks you feel it in your balls. Those are the kinds of picking sounds that stay with you throughout your life above all else, however jaw dropping they may otherwise be.
No one ever compares themselves to anyone. There is enough room in the guitar world for many players. Happily we have have so many great players and styles to not say whom is the best. It is apples and oranges, sometimes bananas and limes. Have an acceptance to the fact that we have so many amazing players , styles and palates. It makes music that much more enthralling and wonderful!
We forget that music is about feel, not who can go so fast or always technique.
Hammett has always pleased the ear, regardless of pentatonic's etc...
Very true, it's the sound that's more important not the look, I always thought Malmsteen was bit of an odd ball, he always tries to play fast all the time which is the main reason why he has no memorable tunes or melodies, I don't know any of his tunes and I'm 55yrs old. My knowledge of rock guitarists goes from Jimi Hendrix to Joe Satriani to Guthrie Govan and everyone in between etc etc...
@@amoh5 Yep, not a fan. True music comes from the, and I don't hear much of that in YM's music.
@@amoh5 it's also called phrashing in music theory, where you focus on less is more rather than just playing fast
@@malthevh8367 I totally agree with you, sometimes too many notes picked at a fast continuous pace without any intervals or slow paced picking sounds kaotic to me, there's no verses or chorus so to speak. Music is a sound not a look, once a guitarist starts focusing on how they look rather than how they sound, their musicality goes downhill, there's no musical honesty and logic in their compositions. Playing fast and slow are both equally important in guitar music both have their own dynamics to create a great music composition.
Malmsteen reminds me of Alan Holdsworth's type of guitar music, it's just continual fast picking with no verses or choruses, or even a main melody line, it sounds like they're musically lost or something, that's my opinion anyway
It seems none of you heard what was said. Yngwie said Kirk can play fast well but often plays out of tune. This is not up for debate. It is a fact that can be proved easily. I can slow down his solos without changing the pitch and put a tuner up. Whether you like Kirk or yngwie is another story. I like songs from both of them but it's a fact that Kirk plays out of tune.
lmao, i remember when this interview happened, i didnt agree but i got where Yngwie was coming from, first time i heard Kirk i felt the same then i grew to understand his style.
Even the people that can play like Yngwie can't play like him , he is incredibly solid , such command of the instrument has only been accomplished by Michael Romeo , who also has developed a very personal style.
And Yngwie was the first and original. The guys who can play like Yngwie copy his style and play his music.
But he plays neo classical with Blackmore riffs and that’s it
@@SvenTviking Wrong. There is easily more of a Uli Roth influence than Blackmore. And there is also an Al DiMeola influence in his picking, as well as a Holdsworth influence in his legato work. Not to mention that so much of his playing & composition is heavily influenced by Bach and Vivaldi. And arpeggios heavily influenced by Paganini. I get so tired of hearing uneducated people regurgitate the same old crap about Yngwie. Clueless!
Not to mention he does play with huge rings, heavy bracelets, watches.... Us musicians know how difficult it can be, I personally couldn't play at the same condotions. Malmsteen is not ma favorite guitarist but his covers had a major role in my guitar formation it looked unreal that fat hand moving so comfortable to look slow and the notes that cane out.
In those last years I noticed that he got back in shape, hope he stopped with alcool. Best wishes to Yngwe and Kirk, they're both great in their own way.
@@SvenTviking yeah no, how the fuck have you still not listened to Deep Purple and Rainbow???
Let me put this way in football context.
Yngwie - freestyler who can do anything with the ball entertaining people with his skills.
Kirk - typical football player who can do basic thing as a footballer but really give an impact to the team in a match.
Kirk did a lot of amazing things :D
I wouldn't say Kirk is basic tho.
@@brianstrutter1501 let me rephrase, basic "professional player" as you need to reach "certain" level to be professional in sports hehehe
Imagine calling one of the most unversatile arpegio spammers a freestyler
@@matejcevnik7362 imagine labeling someone who have been doing great for decades touring the world a spamm while you only have immature games video uploaded in your channel.ewwww
Honestly respect to these guys. They are giants in the guitar world and they absolutely slay on the fretboard. But I love Kirk's solos, I couldn't care less if they are "overdone or basic" they fit and sound great and I will always remember them.
I agree, Kirk is a very good guitarist and he played brilliantly at some Metallica's live shows like 'Day on the Green' and 'Cunning Stunts'
I dunno they always seemed to lack a certain wow factor for me. Hell, even Cliff recognized it. During the Master of Puppets tour, he was actually considering getting the other guys to bring back Mustaine but we all know what happened to prevent that.
Rest in Power, Cliff.
@@professormonty5111where’d you see/hear that ? That would have been a pretty wild turn of events if not for said obstacle in the road
This is the first time I actually agree with something Yngwie said. The part about Kirk Hammett is so spot on
This is an interesting story. I never heard it before and i have been a fan of Metallica and Yngwie since aroun 87. Thanks for sharing. 🎸😎🤟
Well, to be frank, they are all awesome and I'm glad they all have a platform to share their amazing music... and I would like to say if you haven't heard Estas Tonne ( Beyond). You literally feel transported to a higher realm of being....thank you!!!!
How frank of you ! 🫡
When you hear one of malmsteen's leads you've heard them all
But you'll never play them all. He is just too good at what he does. no one shreds like him.
@@viktormedina4631 malmsteen couldn't play A melodic lead if his life depended on it
@@garyhughes5356 You are deaf. Doubtless you didn't bother to listen to most of Yngwie's material because you had your mind made up already. I could point out so many melodic solos on his many many albums. To you it all sounds the same, because your ear is deficient, unfortunately.
Yeah right! Tell THAT to Shawn Lane or Michael Angelo Batio or a whole slew of GREAT shredders 😂😂😂
@@josepharchuleta3129 they all sound the same and do the same thing
83-86 era Yngwie was untouchable and, probably, the best guitar player of the history of the universe.
That said, Metallica has better songs
Nope, Marty Friedman.
@@redberrydhaka8636 if i have to explain it to you, you wont understand it
@@cryptoskywalker1714 Creative and original songwriting trumps technical skills. When both are combined it is like an alignment of the planets and masterpieces are created. Metallica had it with Cliff. Van Halen had it with Eddie. Jimi Hendrix had it.
@@Monkeyboy2457 Dime epitomized this in my opinion. The apex of metal guitar
Shawn Lane and Allan Holdsworth are better. Ah and Guthrie Govan as well
Generation AXS was amazing to see Yngwie and Vai on stage together, not to mention having Zakk
Listen to Kirk's solos and you'll realise Yngwie was not wrong. There are some from the early catalogue that are great, well constructed solos (Blackened stands out). However, those moments of melodic genius are rare and you have to question whether he has a very musical ear at all. He really hasn't evolved his style either, and has instead just doubled down on the boring, non-melodic and stale pentatonic stuff. There are other notes on the fretboard Kirk! Maybe ignoring colour and tension notes is his way of not screwing up melodically.
You are correct. The only solos that are great were the ones that Bob Rock made him redo over and over again until they were perfect. Listen to today's solos compared to the ones with Bob, and you'll hear it.
It's funny that people can't take the Metallica criticism even when they are valid. And Justice For All really got me into metal but I can admit there's lots of songs where Lars sounds bad and the solos and whack. It's ok; Metallica is still one of the most important bands ever.
That's nice. I'd rather listen to Kirk play than this weirdo. Donut boy has never written a solo as beautiful as Fade To Black. Kirk has written more iconic and inspirational solos than this clown. Only guitar nerds who think if you play fast and are super technical make you good like this guy.
Kirk Hammett is out of key on his solo in “Shortest Straw” and I’m surprised the band didn’t make him re-do that one. But his playing on Kill ‘Em All LP? Pure fire.
False @@jeremymcclure3372
Music is not a speed sport.
I analyzed many of Kirk's solos and he does use some notes and phrases beyond the scale which other guitarists don't use and it sounds great! Moreover, even Joe Satriani said that he could hear Hammett begin to use more exotic scales as Metallica’s career and music advanced. 🎸🎸🎸
Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha what exotic scales would those be??
@@trance9158 The wrong notes. 😂
@@joecancer6013 hahaha hahaha hahaha now that sounds about right!! 👍
Wow, thank you very much for this history!
Fastest guitarists rankings:
#1 Michael Angelo Batio
#2 Jason Becker
#3 Jennifer Batten
#4 Bucket-Head
#5 Paul Gilbert
#6 Yngwie Malsteen
I think Kirk did really good for the first five albums. I actually like his solos on those albums. I don't get all the hate.
At Day on the Green in 1985, Kirk played really great. I love the solo he played at the end of 'For Whom The Bell Tolls', sounds amazing!
I miss those concerts.
There is no hate. Just opinions expressed. I'm sure Malmsteen has moved way beyond jealousy for other players and Kirk has done the same. Yngwie acknowledges his superiority as a guitar player and Kirk acknowledges his "coolness" on guitar solos. And fans do too.
@@dimitrisargyropoulos6912 I love both their solos. Trilogy is my favorite Malmsteen album.
That was a very enjoyable story with a lot of facts and stuff that I did not know and I found that interesting also for years I've been ripping on Yngwie Malmsteen and I saw them in concert one time and it was let's just say we left after 10 minutes so anyways enough said thank you
I love my life for METALLIC and I love every bit of their materials since day one especially the stuffs from James, but YNWIE is absolutely right about KIRK 🤟😂🤟 but this doesn’t stop me supporting METALLICA 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
Who gives a sh*t about Yngwie opinion? To be a musician is something different than playing at sonic speed.
Cool, bro! 😌👌
I've never heard Satriani play sloppy, Yngwei is a slopgod
I've never heard him play a wrong note, ever !
Satch plays like a fucking robot. I mean with his precision. His bends hit perfect almost every damn time. I've never seen Joe play sloppy.
For a man who has been making an entire career with only one minor scale and the same diminished arpeggios licks, it's not surprising He became fast.
You're proving that your hearing is bad Junior. Listen to Teaser - not one single harmonic minor or diminished lick to be found. Every fill in that song is major pentatonic. There's no harmonic minor in the solo. Dragonfly as well, not one harmonic minor or diminished. And there are a lot of songs from Yngwie with no harmonic minor.
Kirk used the pentatonic over and over. Why can't Kirk know it?
@@joecancer6013 Zakk Wylde does it better, so does Doug Aldrich!
You have no idea what you are talking about haha
Malmsteen used a lot of scales, arpeggios and modes... Kirk never got good on his only pentatonic...
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI AND BILLY SHEEHAN ON THE G3 TOUR....... ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PLAYERS ALL OF THEM.YNGWIE CLEARLY WAS THE BEST PLAYER.❤️🙏
He can play fast that's all
Thanks for the story telling Karren !! I never heard all this before !! Sure live performances can be bad somtimes , depending on thhe energy we have , your right , Kirk first solo that Yngwie heard first was not his best then ... Rock on mate !!!
Thank you Christophe for checking out, much appreciated! Rock on!!!
@@karsguitarchannel6088 Nobody beats evh..idc how fast you play
@@bls8959 Lots of guitarists beat EVH, he didn't progress much after the early 80's, he was more of a showman and generally used simple patterns and triads instead of scales and modes.... An I like Eddies playing, blows Hammett out of the water....
@@MickH60 he didn't need to progress...it was his style that he created that all these ppl that you mentioned..ya there are guitarist that past his skills but without Eddie they would even exist
@@MickH60 it isn't about who's technically better it's about who had the biggest impact..hell I play better than Eddie but that's means nothing...not to mention Eddie could actually write songs while most of those guitarists couldn't and thats what it's really about
@4:55 the look on Kirk's face in the picture as the narrator reads Malmsteen's critique of his playing is just fitting 😂
I like all three a lot, also all three changed the game to some extent. What's great about guitar is that it being probably the most expressive instrument everyone plays idiosyncratically different.
Maybe Yngwie has bank account envy.
Donut envy
Doubtful.
@The Frog King I figure Yngwie does not need a part-time gog at Taco Bell to get by. However, Kirk likely makes more per month than Yngwie makes in a year. That said, Kirk likely spends a lot more on donuts. Let us pray.
Maybe
Yeah none of his albums came nowhere close to selling as many as any Metallica album.
I want to live in the alternate timeline where yngwie joined metallica instead of kirk
I'd rather hear a guy like Alex Skolnick in Metallica!!!! OH MY, every Metallica solo would have been soooo much better. Alex would fit in with the band, Yngwie is too much of a douche to be a team player in a band.
Could Malmsteen write the solo to The Thing That Should Not Be, Blackened, The Unforgiven or Orion? I don't mean technicality, I mean the creative inspiration that makes you sing those solos.
@@CassiniProjekt idk, probably, he’s melodic as fuck and much more articulate with his note choices. I believe the standard listener wouldn’t give a fuck, but guitarists everywhere would actually have something interesting to listen to from Metallica’s catalog.
@@CassiniProjekt you shoukd listen to his solos in Alcatrazz album, and see what he's capable of on other ones material.
Hell no!
Eric Clapton is just smiling. It's not all about the speed but the music.😇
Great video. Cool story.
Big thanks, much appreciated!
Like him or not, no one plays and shreds like Yngwie. He is also very melodic and plays with emotion, even at that speed. No one can pick all those notes like he does. I haven't heard anyone do it like him.
Btw, beware. Playing Yngwie for a few years gave me all the tendinitis and tunnel syndromes in both hands and arms known to men. Jesus Christ!
You should stop playing that lame stuff then. Yngwie sucks
@@Fiveash-Art LMFAO! I'll play Green Day then. I bet you headbang to them.
@@viktormedina4631 I don't "headbang" to anything these days .. but if I did, it wouldn't be Green Day, and it most definitely wouldn't be to the wankery of Yngwie.
@@Fiveash-Art Please don't stop. You've really made my day. You're so amusing. LMFAO
@Fiveash-Art Btw, my bad. I got it wrong. You headbang to Shakira.
Yngwie the type of guy that brings out his nerdy critical opinion in front of the crew, and everyone is like: "Yeah, whatever..." and then he goes away to cry in the corner...
He goes and cries in his Ferrari LOL
@@rodrigobelinchon2982 and then cries alone in his Ferrari.
Only Yngwie could get away with saying that, take it or leave it !
I purchased Malmsteen's album, Rising Force, in the 80s; I wasn't blown away by the songwriting or that Neo Classical thing he was doing. I chuck it up to the fact that Van Halen was my #1 band at the time, so I was already listening to out of this world guitar playing, and I had been listening to Zep and Hendrix even before VH--plus I lived in a neighborhood where guys were blasting Funk along with Judas Priest and Zeppelin. I also shared a house with a fantastic Classical pianist, but he was also experimental--something I didn't hear Malmsteem doing to my 18 year old ears. Also, I saw Metallica around that time opening for Ozzy, Cliff Burton on bass. It was luke warm for me at the time; though, I was already playing Metallica and Motorhead for a year, it really didn't hit me as to what they were doing until much later. I love Metallica now as a band, I think they are fantastic and still writing great music; though, I think Megadeath is much better--better overall musicians and songwriting. I still can't stand Malmsteen's music, in fact I bailed on it first album. But I study his videos on CZcams, not for style or flash, but because I've come to appreciate his exceptional fretboard awareness.
@@stringer29 so what I didn't like the album, I'm more Blues Rock oriented guy; hence, 79 to about 82 Van Halen appeals more to sensibility. But guess what, I know guys that don't like Van Halen because they say he's not as Bluesy as Hendrix. The world keeps turning. Not only did I buy the album, I was one of the first to buy it when folks didn't even know how to pronounce the name--called him Yungwe and everything else under the sun. The guys who were there in the 80s, maybe saw an article in Guitar Player know what I'm talking about.
I wouldn't even put Yngwie in my top 10 list. There, I said it.
If you walk into any guitar store, you can recognize a Metallica song within the first 6 notes.
You might hear someone play some Yngwie, but it’s not going to stick in your mind like a Metallica riff.
Listen Rising Force…
Metallica writes better songs but YM is a far more talented guitar player than KH.
@@sole__doubt Nope,I think Yngwie's songs are just totally different, very melodic and with a classic song structure (verse,bridge,chorus etc)....it's just a matter of taste.
yes,but the crowd stands around the Yngwie guy incl the chicks
@@noworries12 No its not about taste. Its about records sales.
Jealousy is a terrible trait to have. When it comes to rock and roll/metal, I’d rather hear someone play from the heart.
Damn Good stuff !! thanks, i never knew about this and i am a fan of all the guys talking guitars in this, cool.
Big thanks, great pleasure!!
Paul Gilbert was also in that same issue's spotlight.
It's not virtuosity that sells. It's songs. That's why all these shredders will never be anything more than hired guns. I have 5 YJM albums and I can say there is no growth in his playing. Kirk is a good guitarist and he brings to the band what is required. Some of the best guitarists don't even play lead. Lead is only a tiny aspect of guitar playing. It's like the icing on the cake. When I play a song it's the lyrics and melody I notice first. The solo is the last and least important aspect of any song.
Love Yngwie and Satriani....enjoy music.
Grunge didn’t hurt Yngwie’s popularity. He did it to himself by rotating singers. His follow up to Odyssey should have been big, but he released Eclipse without Joe Lynn Turner and though it was ok, it did not have the hooks like Odyssey.
Music isn't a competition
Yes sure, it's just interesting that Kirk had Yngwie's demo tape in 81 and went to Joe Satriani to ask to teach him to play like Yngwie and Joe had no idea what techniques Yngwie used, so Kirk had to give up and play like he could.
YM is just salty that Kirk is immensely commercially successful… wait til he finds out about Bob Dylan lol
@@karsguitarchannel6088 I agree, it IS interesting
@@adamjones6252 Malmsteen has a shit load of money himself, I have no idea what you are talking about, he plays far better than Hammett too......{most decent guitarists do}
@@MickH60 it’s not money it’s ego imho. Hammett is undoubtedly 200 times more ‘successful’.
"He blew our minds, I tried to study his techniques, but figured out I can't play like him, so I got mad and stopped trying." Same bro. Same
They played a Pantene hair care commercial before this lmao
Shawn Lane wipes the floor with both of them when it comes to technical ability 😁
When it comes to album sales and net worth, Kirk is king 🤑
What Yngwie seems not to understand, I'd be surprised if it's really the case, Joe is using scale modes all long. That's what makes him unique.
And Malmsteen use phrygian dominant, which is a mode too. So what…? 🤔🤷♂️
Yngwie Malmsteen is just on another level with guitar. He is a once in a century artist.
And after 15 minutes you've heard everything he plays. Nobody just plays malmsteen when driving. Hell after 2 songs you're burned out with the same noise over and over.
I'm sticking with Yngwie.
I love the old " in the listening room" in Gftpm magazine. Brutally honest unlike now.
Yngwei Malmsteen is amazing. I have always loved his music
I've been saying for 30 years that Kirk Hammett is always about 1/4 step off key. Glad to hear the maestro validate what I already knew.
Yeah well, the “Maestro” is worth about 5 million dollars and Kirk is worth a quarter billion.
Yep YEp & YUP!
that 1/4 is the feel/emotion of trash metal.. That's his brand.. Nothing wrong with that for me.. And millions of people...
@@Wargasm54 Even then Yngwie started out rich
It was so fast that they accused the tape was not real.. 😂
I’m not a musician, but I am a lover of music. I have heard a number of Yngwie songs and have ALWAYS felt unmoved, as if he was all show and not an ounce of emotion. While I am not the rabid Metallica fan I was as a teenager, I can say that their early albums had (and still) produce chills to this (almost) 52 year old guy!
Agreed. I around the same age and can tell you the circumstances when I first heard Metallica and thrash in general. It was my freshman year and one of my buddies cousins put in a Metallica 📼📻 cassette and we were like 🤯 The only thing I remember about Malmsteen is when this kid we jammed with tried to convince us Malmsteen was the new thing. I just heard a blur of notes and wasn't too impressed. 🥱 Its not even like I wasn't into instrumental cause Vai has been my top two with Stevie Ray. Its also kinda ironic for Malmsteen to criticize Kirk as just scales.
Black Star doesn't have emotion?
Everything he says about Kirk is true but In saying that kirk is perfect for Metallica
right. Good conclusion
Perfect ending Thank You.
I'm pretty sure 💯 that when Kirk came to Joe Satriani and brought him Yngwie Malmsteen's demo tape, Joe didn't have any clue how Yngwie plays and what techniques he uses. So he didn't teach Kirk how to play like Yngwie, he probably showed him just the harmonic minor scale. So Kirk had to give up wanting to play like Yngwie.
I remember a interview with Joe Satriani and Kirk in a guitar magazine, where they both talked about how they used to listen to Malmsteen's Black Star over and over.
Is that the one with both of them on the cover?
Yeah, I think so. It was quite a while ago
Yes I'm pretty sure that when Kirk came to Joe Satriani and brought him Yngwie Malmsteen's demo tape, Joe didn't have any clue how Yngwie plays and what techniques he uses. So he didn't teach Kirk how to play like Yngwie, he probably showed him just the harmonic minor scale. So Kirk had to give up wanting to play like Yngwie.
@@karsguitarchannel6088 Joe was big on the idea of not teaching the flavor of the week and for his students to develop their own style
Yngwie reminded me of auditions where some guy would walk in and out play the entire bunch... but you knew he couldn't be in a band.
Kirk’s solos were phenomenal. Very unique and very fitting to each song and for me took the song to a whole other level. Yngwie is very disrespectful here for me, and I’m a huge fan of Yngwie.
Agreed, love Yngwie but it's jealousy because Metallica got so huge! Kirk did a brilliant work on all Metallica albums.
@@karsguitarchannel6088 I totally agree, just coming from a place of jealousy!