Alchemy

Artist: Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
Label: Spitfire
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 670211513929
EAN: 0670211513929
ASIN: B000050I4B

Release Date: 2000-11-07

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Tracks:

Blitzkrieg
Leonardo
Playing With Fire
Stand (The)
Wield My Sword
Blue
Legion Of The Damned
Deamon Dance (7,405,926)
Hangar 18, Area 51
Voodoo Nights
Asylum: I. Asylum
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Customer Reviews:

Amazing album!!! 6 stars!!.......2006-11-04

I'm not a fan of guitar players, not of instrumental music, not even of Yngwie Malmsteen, but this album is overwhelming, just brilliant!!

I listened to Yngwie because my brothers were fans of 80's hair metal, and well I liked Trilogy and the debut album, but they never did get much into me. Then one day I told my brother that Yngwie had released a new album, he bought it, and when I listened to it, it was love at first sight! I never thought that an album of a guitar player could be this exciting!! These songs are not only a show-off demonstration of power, they are really good rock n' roll! Blitzkrieg, the first tune, rocks from the very first second. Leonardo is outstanding. Playing with fire is incredible!! My favorite of the album. Playing's intro is so exciting! I also love Wield my sword. It's good that Yngwie took the medieval metal theme just to show all those so-call medieval rock bands what GOOD MEDIEVAL METAL is! And Yngwie doesn't even pretend to be one of them!

Overall, I love this album, I don't understand the reason for the changing of covers, but this is Yngwie's best, a true jewel.

For the fan, not the newcomer.......2006-08-17

Another dedicated hard rocker of an album which quite often moves over into outright metal this is in some ways a fairly dark record. A quick perusal of the lyrics sheet shows a range of topics being addressed such as the end of the world, futile wars, government conspiracies etc. Wow, what had he been drinking before writing this stuff? Not that being a darker album makes it bad, it's just somewhat of a departure.

Musically it's quite consistently in the Malmsteen vein, blinging solos and some of the usual fast paced riffery. Due to the lyrical bent there is even less human connectivity that normal with a Malmsteen release but it's balanced by the production being pretty good, a fuller bodied sound much like Facing the Animal which was co-produced by Chris Tsangarides, though this albums production was a solo effort by the main man himself.

Band wise this time we have Mats Olausson on keys, Barry Dunaway on bass, John Macalusoon drums and - hey, a big hello to Mark Boals returning to the revolving microphone duties slot. And even after all these years his voice sounds darn good. Weaker on the bottom end but still quite capable through most of the register which is a joy to hear.

In direct comparison with other 90's Yngwie product this has better production than Seventh Sign but weaker, though heavier, songs. It is not as good as Facing the Animal which was more song focussed. This album seems more an excuse for lots of solos and it has to be said there is some seriously frenetic fret work here. In relation to Fire and Ice this album is far less experimental. The lapsed fan who dropped Yngwie off their radar screen after Fire and Ice should firstly get reacquanted with him via listening to Facing the Animal and Seventh Sign or even his '98 live offering before wrapping their ears around this fairly dense listening experience.

Not bad but not good either.

Better than most recent albums!.......2005-08-06

"Blitzkrieg" and "Blue" are worthy in comparison to the original Yngwie J. Malmsteen's 1st "Rising Force" album. The concept of this album is no different than his recent releases. It is an excellent recording in terms of his no-holds-bar raw guitar sound and more definitive in years. The biggest drawback was the drums (sorry John Macaluso, you're a talented drummer...but...) it sounded like someone was banging on trash cans throughout the hour and kind of killed the record. Overall I do like this record, it's a signal heading towards his original style by incorporating Yngwie "J." Malmsteen's Rising Force which will eventually lead us to know that Yngwie is rising again...as Yngwie J. Malmsteen like how it all started.

boring.......2003-05-15

I pretty much agree with the other guy who said this was a boring album.
I have his first 4 albums (RF,MO,3,O) which are good enough
(except maybe odessy) to forgive YJM for playing the same solos
and same arpeggios.
here it's dull, the lyrics are stupid ( think of a band of 17-year olds) and if you've heard some other stuff before by YJM, you'll find nothing new about the solos.

Dull, boring and total uninspiring........2003-03-28

Repetitive widderley didderley fret work over and over and over again just like all previous releases. Childish and stupid lyrics like all previous releases. Melodies throughout that sound like some 3rd rate opera.

What else can I say about Alchemy ? Don't waste your money.

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