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Oh wait Endrik is posting....I guess i been missing out on this thread 
Yngwie, is ...simply a rock guitarist that plays in minor scales - so as not to equate him with Stravinsky or some shit - take it for what it is. His earlier albums from Steeler through Rising Force are legendary.
I don't care how much of a hack he is compared to Bach or whatever, I love Bach too, but i still like Yngwie - and of course i can tell the difference that they are not in the same league. However his slot is cemented in rock history. And yeah his shit is tired today. But he still rips on the guitar and still pulls out some amazing lines, and consider he improvises 99% of the time.
So i'm a fanboy of the style he brought forth and it affected me musically possibly more than anyone or at least as much as Zappa, Uli, Dimeola and Schenker did. It also brought me into the world of classical, like a gateway drug.
These polls are - fanboy "Rock Polls", right, Pop always being the emphasis since it drives revenue. And when in reality the greatest guitarist of all time is some guy no ones ever heard sitting in his basement,.... or maybe that Brazilian dude on youtube.
I think while Yngwie owes much to Uli (who to me has a huge Hendrix influence in his playing, with some classical lines/vibes mixed in, but You could totally hear the Hendrix influence) but Yngwie also stands by himself side by side with Uli i think, if not for at least his earlier works with Alcatrazz ( which ultimately is catapulted by the vocals ) and Rising Force.
Besides the standard popular votes to the legends - [IE: Hendrix, Page] Now are we talking about songwriting ability? - or raw talent on the instrument? Does "Greatest Guitarist encompass songwriting and technique here? Ok Page is out, because as much of a great songwriter he was he was a sloppy guitarist - personally i think the same goes to Hendrix.
My pool of players would be something like, for mixed reasons - In no order Jeff Beck, EVH, Uli, Dimeola, Schenker, Randy, Yngwie, Vai, Becker...
If i ask myself of all the above, who's music would i choose to have if i was stranded on an Island for the rest of my life.
It might look like a tossup between Zappa (because of the total package, not the guitar playing), Al Dimeola or Michael Schenker... just for his body of work so many good tunes and solos.
But really thinking about it... since Paul Gilbert is about as technically adept as most guitarists ever get, and is a human Jukebox that can pretty much play all of those peoples shit above...very very well, maybe i'd just take Paul Gilbert.
...umm and some chicks.
Yngwie, is ...simply a rock guitarist that plays in minor scales - so as not to equate him with Stravinsky or some shit - take it for what it is. His earlier albums from Steeler through Rising Force are legendary.
I don't care how much of a hack he is compared to Bach or whatever, I love Bach too, but i still like Yngwie - and of course i can tell the difference that they are not in the same league. However his slot is cemented in rock history. And yeah his shit is tired today. But he still rips on the guitar and still pulls out some amazing lines, and consider he improvises 99% of the time.
So i'm a fanboy of the style he brought forth and it affected me musically possibly more than anyone or at least as much as Zappa, Uli, Dimeola and Schenker did. It also brought me into the world of classical, like a gateway drug.
These polls are - fanboy "Rock Polls", right, Pop always being the emphasis since it drives revenue. And when in reality the greatest guitarist of all time is some guy no ones ever heard sitting in his basement,.... or maybe that Brazilian dude on youtube.
I think while Yngwie owes much to Uli (who to me has a huge Hendrix influence in his playing, with some classical lines/vibes mixed in, but You could totally hear the Hendrix influence) but Yngwie also stands by himself side by side with Uli i think, if not for at least his earlier works with Alcatrazz ( which ultimately is catapulted by the vocals ) and Rising Force.
Besides the standard popular votes to the legends - [IE: Hendrix, Page] Now are we talking about songwriting ability? - or raw talent on the instrument? Does "Greatest Guitarist encompass songwriting and technique here? Ok Page is out, because as much of a great songwriter he was he was a sloppy guitarist - personally i think the same goes to Hendrix.
My pool of players would be something like, for mixed reasons - In no order Jeff Beck, EVH, Uli, Dimeola, Schenker, Randy, Yngwie, Vai, Becker...
If i ask myself of all the above, who's music would i choose to have if i was stranded on an Island for the rest of my life.
It might look like a tossup between Zappa (because of the total package, not the guitar playing), Al Dimeola or Michael Schenker... just for his body of work so many good tunes and solos.
But really thinking about it... since Paul Gilbert is about as technically adept as most guitarists ever get, and is a human Jukebox that can pretty much play all of those peoples shit above...very very well, maybe i'd just take Paul Gilbert.
...umm and some chicks.
I agree with 99% of what you have to say but I would add that his tone, vibrato, and technical ability/raw skills are mind-blowing...I respect Jimi and EVH but to me the one guitarist that caused everyone to go back to the "woodshed" and work on their chops was Yngwie. I know Uli and Randy dabbled in the classical realm but Yngwie is the one that inspired everyone to move from pentatonic scale to the harmonic and natural scales....as Horns would say these are facts...........You are my hero for the day
Thank You SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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