You know your right, on a lot of things in that post. I have noticed it too, the sound of his records to me for war to end all wars on till now they have sounded kind of muffled, and not what they should be, but that doesn't really bother me too, much I like love them all still he has no bad record to me. I don't mind to much of the recording sound, I really don't notice it when I listen to it, but when I look back I think, sounds like it was mixed a little off, but it's ok to me. I love Impellitteri too, I never really thought of him as a malmsteen clone his playing style to me is very crazy, and very much his own, and Wicked Maiden did rock a most good. I don't know about song writting though that's a hard call for me too, because I really don't compare them to much I think they both are great song writters, they have been around a long time, but one things for sure Malmsteen has always stuck to his guns and played kickass heavy metal,and Impellitteri made the album Pedal to the Metal, was way different than anything else he ever did, and it sucked bad beyond belief ( to me anyway) so when he when back to what he knows(Rob Rock) he was all good again. As for Malmsteen he will never change, and if he did it would not be good, so I'm very happy he plays what he loves, and that just so happens to be what I love, and you know that will be the only time I do not defend malmsteen if he changed, but till then he has my support. but you are right.
