MALMSTEEN MONDAY: A CLASSIC BALLAD
Monday, April 20th, 2009 at 10:00am by Vince NeilsteinFor this week’s edition of Malmsteen Monday we’ll dial it down a notch but by no means relent on the fun. “Forever One” from 1994’s The Seventh Sign, showed Ying-Ying’s soft and tender side, and the video showed his desire to always be the center of attention despite poor Michael Vescera’s strong vocal performance. I’m mystified (but titillated) by the mysterious broad in the leather jacket, stone-washed jeans and studded bra; chicks like this were the only reason anyone watched hair metal videos in 1994. If you can’t wait to get your shred on, the ball-ripping solo starts at around 2:50 (complete with acoustic shred intro!)
-VN
And anyone wonders why Seattle bands killed 80s hair metal?
Yay! The beginnings of fat Ing-vay.
Pretty heavy riff for Yngwie. But no one saw this video in 1994, because by then the 80s were dead, sadly.
I was expecting an actual decent solo that wasn’t just pure mindless shredding…I mean don’t get me wrong I love Yngwie occasionally, but honestly is a half note bend, or some hint of a melodic line so much to ask for over such a slow rhythm? Hell he could have done the bendy and then preceded to shred. Just my thoughts.