20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen

Performer: Yngwie Malmsteen
Artist: Joe Lynn Turner
Producer: Yngwie Malmsteen; Jeff Glixman; Yngwie Malmsteen; Jeff Glixman; Bill Levenson (Compilation)...
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Yngwie Malmsteen (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Yngwie Malmsteen (synthesizer, bass guitar); Mats Olausson (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Svante Henryson (vocals, double bass, bass guitar); Joe Lynn Turner (vocals); Bob Daisley, Marcel Jacob (bass instrument); Barriemore Barlow (drums); Jeff Scott Soto, Goran Edman (vocals); Jens Johansson (keyboards); Anders Johansson , Michael Von Knorring (drums). Liner Note Authors: Robert Knight; Gene Kirkland; Bryan Reesman. Photographer: John Harrell. Arranger: Yngwie Malmsteen. Polydor's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen chronicles the Swedish shredder from his Rising Force debut in 1984 to 1990's Eclipse, with equal time given to blisteringly pretentious instrumentals like "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" and "Far Beyond the Sun" and the bad metal posturing of vocalists Jeff Scott Soto, Mark Boals, and Joe Lynn Turner. There's no denying Malmsteen's impressive chops -- he was only 19 when he joined Steeler -- and there are ample moments of mind-boggling artistry throughout, but like all of his records, the momentum shifts considerably when a singer appears, and it's these offerings ("Heaven Tonight," "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget," and "Making Love") that make this collection so polarizing. However, for those looking for an entry point into Malmsteen's serpentine career -- he's since dabbled in both hard rock and classical -- The Millennium Collection is as solid an anthology as one's likely to encounter. ~ James Christopher Monger

Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen is considered one of the most technically proficient guitarists in rock history. Thought of by many as the king of shredding--the high-speed, ultra-precise style of metal guitar soloing--Malmsteen combines heavy-metal/hard-rock histrionics with both the compositional grandeur of classical music and a perfectionist technique that borders on flawless. Although his music is often absurdly excessive, there is no denying that, as a solo artist and with his band Rising Force, Malmsteen has set the standard for six-string pyrotechnics from the 1980s on.

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