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Is Yngwie Malmsteen WRONG!? (Patreon)

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2023-02-07 19:59:54
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Is Yngwie Malmsteen WRONG!?

  • More is more 25
  • Less is more 18
  • 2023-02-07
  • 43 votes
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What are your thoughts on Yngwie Malmsteen? Whether or not you like his music, the Swede for speed has influenced multiple generations of guitar players. 

In the same way Eddie Van Halen got everybody into finger tapping, Yngwie got everyone sweeping and using neoclassical scales 

Yngwie is famous for saying "How can LESS be more....MORE IS MORE." Are more notes and faster tempos always better?

Personally, I think the LESS IS MORE approach typically works better. However, there are times when you gotta put the pedal to the metal and choose MORE IS MORE

By the way, are you guys able to get discord access now? I made some updates which hopefully fixed the issue we were having 

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Anonymous

It all depends on taste and context. I believe people tend to get less weary listening to music that breathes rather than music that is going a billion notes per measure at the speed of light ALL the time. It gets a bit monotonous. Not to say, though, that speed and quantity are relegated to a backseat. Master both for the best of both worlds! ☠️

Anonymous

Music is communication, and just like verbal communication, those who spew hundreds of words at a mile-per-minute are found to have a lot less to say compared to those who thoughtfully put together fewer words in a more meaningful response. I admire the amount of work that goes into shredding faster than humanly possible.But as others have mentioned, it turns music as communication into music as a Herculean athletic event. But I have to admit I wish I had that tool in my guitar "toolbox." Listen to 1960s Michael Bloomfield for an example of judicious use of speed (playing speed, not the substance!). More donuts! Less attitude!