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| 5.0 classic | TheCourage | July 16th 12 |
When he signed my tshirt, he had to sign it on his bus with nobody looking at him. For that sort of retard-esque, hilarious beethoven-ish behavior- I THANK YOU.
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| 5.0 classic | Fernando Alves | August 4th 11 |
His debut is in my opinion the most influential "guitar" record of the last 30 years. His neo-classic amazing technique is quite unique. Extreme influential to thousands of bands worldwide. Like it or not (and sometimes his character doesn't help) Malmsteen's Black Star or Far Beyond the Sun are absolute masterpieces.
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| 5.0 classic | mandan | January 20th 12 |
The album that introduced shred guitar to the world. While Yngwie might not be my fave guitarist, this is still an excellent record. Worth the listen.
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| 3.0 good | Santa Koopa | August 7th 23 |
mostly instrumental, good riffs n classical imitation but nothing rly unique or standout. tries to be a symphony too much
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| 4.5 superb | j008 | August 12th 22 |
My favorite Yngwie album. This was when he showed at least SOME restraint. After this album he started shredding away at literally every opportunity, and became a bit too OTT for my taste. This album though really strikes a good balance between technical showmanship and emotional impact. Some tracks are stronger than others, but the overall quality is very good. I could scarcely imagine how mind blowing this must've sounded in '84. Definitely one of the most influential and important guitar albums of all time.
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | April 16th 20 |
Incredible shreddies, little substance. As for much shredwork, this album suffers from so to speak no songwriting what-so-ever. Yiu?ll get some riffs, but mostly just Yngwie doodling without context.
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| 5.0 classic | Robbit | May 26th 18 |
YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE was the debut solo album from a then 21-year old Swedish guitar prodigy/virtuoso. This
album was tremendously inspiring to me and gave me the fuel to really practice hard and with monk-like devotion for the rest
of my teenage years. Yngwie’s virtuosity is seeping through every nook and cranny of this album, but seems most notable on
the soaring “Far Beyond The Sun”, the ridiculously fast guitar fills and solos in "Now Your Ships Are Burned", the
stop/start intensity of “Evil Eye” and the beautiful “Icarus Dream Suite Opus 4” (written for his cat, Moje) which is
possibly his most tasteful and restrained moment on the album. It’s a fabulous album that will probably find greater appeal
to musicians and fans of this genre, but is undoubtedly a remarkable album all these years later.
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| 2.5 average | Thiagao | August 3rd 15 |
I don't like instrumental songs , but yngwie is very good.
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| 3.5 great | clairvoyant | April 2nd 07 |
One of the most hated guitarists among the internet guitar community (see the guitar forums), but revered everywhere else, this is Yngwie Malmsteen's debut album. Black Star and Far Beyond The Sun are both legendary songs that helped Yngwie to make a name for himself, and both are fine works of guitar playing. Some of the big weaknesses are shown from Jeff Soto's singing on two of the songs, Now Your Ships Are Burned and As Above, So Below. Quite possibly the best song is the epic Icarus Dream Suite, beginning with a beautiful intro and moving into a new wave of british heavy metal riff. Yngwie does a good job with this album and unfortuntely could never match the quality of this album ever again.
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| 4.0 excellent | ashamed | March 21st 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mamiak17 | September 10th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrIceTea | February 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Mitch | July 25th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luna | June 24th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | March 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | botman | October 9th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | September 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | SuzyC | July 15th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | lettki | May 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck07 | December 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmal00 | November 15th 19 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | October 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElSomni | April 26th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | ssak | April 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Korgull | February 26th 19 |
| 3.5 great | solrage | February 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | boleyn2 | January 11th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | jayt851 | January 3rd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | December 20th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Anakins | October 26th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Casavir | January 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikpol | August 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | deslad | May 25th 17 |
| 3.5 great | manu8a | December 30th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Ggg777 | October 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaveD | August 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | June 5th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Rakkie | April 3rd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Kratzer | December 5th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Sebe | June 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheOath | April 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | facupm | January 2nd 15 |
| 5.0 classic | slackr | July 25th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | ffbadd | July 16th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Takik | February 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ptrocki | February 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Axl752 | November 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Penlord | September 26th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Fra | May 24th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | kual21 | April 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | suturno | March 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gago | March 4th 13 |
| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | February 23rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Sabaton | November 14th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | ZGP1992 | November 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | October 8th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | sagu | September 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shambala | September 3rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | KDH88 | August 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | WJM73 | April 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | zyklzy | April 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yax | February 18th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Aether | January 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Siamois | January 11th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Kris/KJ | December 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigHans | November 29th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | jet22 | September 8th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hunter25 | September 4th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Aids | August 10th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | jsem | May 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | February 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | tegillis | February 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Voivod STAFF | December 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | esw1026 | October 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | seifer | October 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArchoN | August 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss | May 21st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | bdeal2 | April 25th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Jumaos | February 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | MrGM | February 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | sLogan | February 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | JPDesdub | February 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Manland | December 31st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ire | December 29th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | aeuk | November 17th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | quaazi | September 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ceminon | February 4th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | DoubleA | December 20th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hugoj33 | November 17th 08 |
| 3.5 great | yugioh | November 16th 08 |
| 1.0 awful | donovr | December 20th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | bradstem | November 11th 07 |
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