Audio CD review:
Yngwie Malmsteen - Instrumental Best

Yngwie Malmsteen - Instrumental Best

Band: Yngwie Malmsteen Title: Instrumental Best Rating: Release Date: 2004-03-15 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Brothers 2: Dawn 3: Air on a Theme 4: Blitzkrieg 5: Blue 6: Asylum I - Asylum 7: Asylum II - Sky Euphoria 8: Asylum III - Quantum Leap 9: Power and Glory - Takada's Theme 10: Molto Arpeggiosa 11: Preludium 12: Instru - Mental Institution 13: Treasure from the East 14: Requiem 15: Far Beyond the Sun

Aaahh, those pesky licensing issues They also allow fans to bemoan song selection! And you don't have to be an Yngwie devotee such as myself to spot the biggest problem here and that is it only contains songs from The Seventh Sign album onwards. Best of albums are great excuses for generalised comments about an artist. A huge blow. What is here is great stuff and it's kicked off by the track Brothers with Yngwie really making his guitar bleed. Dawn continues the albums mellow start and as the album unfolds it becomes apparent that Yngwie has a broader pallette than he's given credit for. Also what occurs is the realisation that his later albums through the 90's and 00's are in possession of many fine instrumental moments. Of course this is all instrumental and that's an issue - no vocals so vastly reduced connectivity unless your a guitarist. Also regardless of the precise playing and the Euro goth twinges adorning this release there is no Black Star. Not Trilogy Suite Op. 5. They do cheat a bit to get around licensing issues by using a live version of Far Beyond The Sun but it's not as good as the version from the old Live in Leningrad set. A good album for fans such as myself but newcomers would be better off getting the Yngie Malmsteen Collection and/or Best 90-99 if they want to go the compilation route. Or better yet grab Marching Out and Trilogy. Instrumental Best by Yngwie Malmsteen I have pretty much every cd he's ever made except for the imports. A little "stale" for Yngwie stuff, but good nonetheless. I go through Yngwie "phases" where I don't listen for years then go back to listening again. In my eyes, he's the most creative/engergetic and emotional guitarist ever. Everytime I listen to his music I hear something a little different that I may not have heard the other 100 times. I've only listened to this CD a couple of times in favor of some more mellow stuff, but he will always be #1 in my eyes. . Great music It is one of the best CDs I have ever listen to! It is a must to have it in your collection if you are an admirer of such kind of music!. The Very Best Electric Guitar CD I've Heard in Years !!! This Cd is shockingly Grrreat !!! the very best instrumental electric guitar recording i have heard in years as Yngwie's mastery of his instrument is uncluttered by vocals & one can hear a real maturity in his playing = STUNNING !!!!! IMHO this is his very best recording since "Live in Lenningrad" & a real wake up call to solidbody guitarists every where to come back & listen to the maestro of electric soloing w/ tremendous soul & astounding classical technique with a fantastic collection of instrumental compositions. . if you love amazing electric guitar players- 'ya gotta hear this CD. . . WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. yngwie is the best in the world all instrumental in this album are very good don't loose your time buy it and enjoy it (* _ *). You can see a complete list of all Yngwie Malmsteen discography, or go back to the Yngwie Malmsteen tabs