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Yngwie Johann Malmsteen Is Perhaps The Most Boring, Overrated, Lame Guitarist Ever.
All he ever plays is stupid arpeggios and he doesn't even sound good doing it. Joe Satriani is way better.
 Mark  23 May 2008 18:02
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There's an apocryphal story about a pair of poets arguing:

First poet: I wrote two lines in the last three days.
Second poet: Ha! I can write a thousand lines in that time!
First poet: And that is how long they will last.

Jeff Beck can say more with one well placed note than Malmsteen can with a hundred. Flashy and/or fast playing is worthless unless it accomplishes something, e.g. Brian May's orchestrated and multitracked guitars.
 
 K9  23 May 2008 22:30
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I gotta agree here, but only on the boring issue. Malmsteen is probably one of the best guitarists out there, but I can't get into most of his stuff. When he works with a good vocalist he can produce some pretty good "fluff" songs like "Heaven Tonight". The rest of his stuff I just can't get into, it's not for me.
 
 scorpioCH  23 May 2008 21:59
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How is Yngwie overrated? He's not very well known unless you like metal or play guitar. He is amazing and is one of the best guitarists ever.
 
 yu_yevin  11 Nov 2008 23:08
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I'd say Eddie Van Halen is probably the most overrated guitarist ever. He's the prime example of outstanding technique coupled with a musical quality that is close to zero.
 
 Hidell  23 May 2008 18:56
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 You'd be right. I've successfully avoided any Van Halen except for hearing that crap "Eruption" ugh
by  Mark
 23 May 2008 22:04
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I actually think that Yngwie is an incredible guitarist. Not only is he technically proficient, but he also creates musical masterpieces deriving inspiration from his classical upbringing. Have you heard him playing with that orchestra? It's amazing.

Although I agree that Joe Satriani is also a great guitarist, he cannot help but show off and play stupidly fast trills and arpeggios which have no meaning, whereas Malmsteen incorporates amazingly fast playing into his neo-classical style. In technical terms, I doubt the guitar can go much further than he has taken it. And to be fair, Malmsteen is not exactly overrated, as none of my friends who aren't actually guitarists have heard of him, yet every one has heard of the likes of EVH.
 
 chaew  23 May 2008 18:17
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