Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force torrent

Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force

1984 Polygram Records



1 Black Star (4:51)

2 Far Beyond the Sun (5:49)

3 Now Your Ships Are Burned (4:09)

4 Evil Eye (5:12)

5 Icarus' Dream Suite (8:30)

6 As Above, So Below (4:36)

7 Little Savage (5:21)

8 Farewell (:48)





Rising Force was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had

introduced dazzling speed to the realm of rock guitar technique, and the

compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse heavy metal with neo-classical

influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those

elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen's innovative guitar style made

Rising Force a mandatory primer for '80s metal guitarists, with its classical

chord progressions and Malmsteen's use of harmonic minor scales, a wide vibrato

imitative of classical violinists, and impossibly fast picking techniques,

including the sweep-picked arpeggio (sort of a cross between strumming a chord

and picking each note individually). Malmsteen's obsessions with Bach, Beethoven,

and Paganini are used in the service of a dark, stately, gothic atmosphere and

sent guitar students scurrying to learn their works as well as Malmsteen's own.

The true inauguration of the age of the guitar shredder. ~ Steve Huey, All Music

Guide





Jeff Scott Soto Vocals

Barriemore Barlow Drums

Jens Johansson Keyboards

Yngwie Malmsteen Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Bass Pedals, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar