Is there any one metal album that we can all agree is an absolute classic?

[Baroque]

There was a Yngwie song submitted in the Ancient History theme for one of the mixtape games and it was decent actually. Surprisingly far more restrained than a lot of the stuff I've heard by him so maybe he has some other decent stuff.

Yeah, Trilogy is a good place to start for that stuff. I submitted that song btw.

 

[Baroque]

Alchemy is kind of a weird choice to be mentioned as an absolute classic.

Like it's an alright album but nowhere near his most popular or best album. it's certainly at least divisive look at the ratings.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Who cares tbh. Have you listened to Trilogy by him?

I barely know anything about him or his music. I mostly just know he is a dumbass.

 

[Baroque]

I barely know anything about him or his music. I mostly just know he is a dumbass.

Well, you said you would listen to anything recommended to you. Are you a man of your word

Listen to the full album Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy. It's basically trad metal you might like it.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I'll listen to it. Don't worry.

 

[The Ozzman]

Dude, Alchemy is fucking awesome. Only douchebags hate him.

Yngwie Malmsteen is a douchebag. He must hate himself too.

Case rested.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I actually checked out Trilogy based on how great Dark Ages was and I was disappointed. There were maybe two or three other good songs but most of the album was way too far on the AOR/hard rock side for my liking. I guess it's no problem if you like that style of music but I definitely wouldn't call it "basically trad metal".

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Case rested.

...fair enough.

@Vegard Pompey OBJECTION!

Seriously though, I can see why you wouldn't simply classify it as traditional metal.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Case rested.

I don't hate Yngwie Malmsteen, but it's nice to know that you care enough to get butthurt. I barely know his music at all.

He has acted like a dumbass throughout his career and is notorious for getting into feuds with all sorts of people. That's what I'm referring to.

On the subject of his music, one of the only songs by him that I do know is "I Am a Viking" and that song is pretty boring. I understand that he has a pretty varied career so I will still listen to the music that was recommended earlier.

 

[Sirjack]

ah don't believe all the Malmsteen press. He is guilty of single mindedness. But in music, l don't often see that as a negative.
The guy is an innovator. No matter if Roth or Blackmore came before him, he changed the game. Big time

 

[The Ozzman]

I don't hate Yngwie Malmsteen, but it's nice to know that you care enough to get butthurt.

Yet you're the one commenting that he's a dumbass in a thread where people are recommending his music so I'm not the only butthurt one. If you're going to do that, expect to get called out on it.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

You're really butthurt about this. You post dumb shit all the time but you feel obligated to "call out" people regularly like that accomplishes anything.

The conversation was resolved before you even commented and nobody took offense to it other than you. We were discussing his music and I said that I planned to listen to some of it. Please get over yourself.

 

[The Ozzman]

You're really butthurt about this.

You keep posting, so obviously you are too

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I forgot that commenting on a thread means that you're butthurt. I guess we should all stop posting.

 

[The Ozzman]

Way to take it out of context

 

[Krow]

ah don't believe all the Malmsteen press. He is guilty of single mindedness. But in music, l don't often see that as a negative.
The guy is an innovator. No matter if Roth or Blackmore came before him, he changed the game. Big time

What game did he change? Naming insufferable shred metal bands after the guitarist?

Trilogy is a good album but mostly because it feels like a coherent heavy metal band, not just whatever couple guys the guitarist got to play with him while he busts a nut to pictures of himself between recording tracks.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

A shitton of neoclassical/power stuff probably spawned directly from Yngwie (and Blackmore of course). Probably a significant influence even on heavier bands that just wanted to develop their chops and incorporate more elaborate melodies in their music; Heathen would be one such band.

 

[Sirjack]

if you have to ask the question what game did he change ...please mention to me all these insufferable bands before Yngwie?

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

If there's a single album worthy of being deemed a "classic," it would have to be Master of Puppets, in my opinion.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Not in this fucked up place full of weirdos.