I have EVERY album that Yngwie has put out, and then some. But I must admit that this album is below par for the following reasons: sound, recording/engineering, production, and the band. In addition to all of the reasons above, the WORST thing was the lack of his "signature sound". I can't hear Yngwie and I can't hear his Stratocaster and his Marshalls! The album is not raw enough and sounded like he just plugged everything through some cheap floor effects, then recorded straight to the tapes. Second: the drums...this has got to be THE WORST part of the recording. My drum machine puts out more attack and timbre than the drums mapped out here. Lastly, the song writing: "too commercial" but not commercial enough for airplay, what can be worst than that? The rest...well you can just imagine.
Sorry, but this album is just terrible!
I have EVERY album that Yngwie has put out, and then some. But I must admit that this album is below par for the following reasons: sound, recording/engineering, production, and the band. In addition to all of the reasons above, the WORST thing was the lack of his "signature sound". I can't hear Yngwie and I can't hear his Stratocaster and his Marshalls! The album is not raw enough and sounded like he just plugged everything through some cheap floor effects, then recorded straight to the tapes. Second: the drums... this has got to be THE WORST part of the recording. My drum machine puts out more attack and timbre than the drums mapped out here. Lastly, the song writing: "too commercial" but not commercial enough for airplay, what can be worst than that? The rest... well you can just imagine. Sorry, but this album is just terrible!