Yeah. So many folks these days do not know that before YJM this level of playing was just unknown. But man after that first solo run where he melts your face, he mimics the “I am a Viking” melody to let you cool off and then goes on a tear and melts you all over again. ❤❤❤❤ No matter how many doughnuts he refuses I will always love him.
I am a Viking, I'm going out to war I've got death upon my mind As I was leavin', oh, yesterday I've got no fear in my heart As the shores of my home disappear I sail over the sea without fear Dragon ships are charging through the waves Just want to sail away, far away into the sea, yeah I am a warrior, my mind is set to kill Life or death is on the line I am a slayer and you will taste my steel I've got your life right in my hand As the shores of my home disappear I sail over the sea without fear Dragon ships are charging through the waves Just want to sail away, far away into the sea, yeah You are a loser and it's such a shame That you're a fool and you don't know That in a viking, I'll walk all over you And by my sword you will die As the shores of my home disappear I sail over the sea without fear Dragon ships are charging through the waves Just want to sail away, far away into the sea, yeah No-no-no, no
I had a friend back in the early 80, his name was Bill Penn, a fantastic guitarist, he took my guitar from me one night and started playing this riff, that guitar has never been the same!!
One of thee most badass of badassed songs ever fucling written. Saw him do it in 85. I was 20 when I saw him do this and I just can’t shake off to this day what I witnessed. Serious BADASSERY! So I went home and practiced. Still practicing.😵💫
At the time...light years ahead of EVERYONE. First two albums... Immaculate. He scared the best of the best. 3... Jimi, Eddie and Yngwie ( later boosting the bar higher than ever). BTW, he wrote catchy, cohesive songs then.
No one sounded like yngwie on a fender before(or.. After!) He was a crazy combination of uli Roth al di meola and ritchie blackmore with the shredding attitude of randy Rhoades and the melody approach of michael schennker
3:42 I’ll never forget being 14, hearing this for the first time, and laughing my ass off when I heard him say, “you are a loser! And it’s such a shame… that you’re a fool and you don’t know… that I’m a Viking!” Funniest metal lyrics ever. Still an amazing song.
lol, funny you said that, because I was around that age when I discovered Yngwie. I was learning English and needed the printed lyrics to understand. I remember reading that line and thinking it was badass.
Ich habe mich 1984 tierisch darauf gefreut und konnte es kaum erwarten bis das erste Album raus kam . Allein schon die Vorbilder Blackmore Page J S Bach Beethoven und HP Lovecraft klangen richtig spannend und ❤bis heute bin ich nie von Yngwie enttäuscht worden 👍 einfach einer der ganz großen Guitaristen 🎸👍🍀✌️🐺
Yes, very good neoclassical solo but... Check Andy LaRoque , also swedish guitarist who's playing with King Diamond and more bands as a guest... ruclips.net/video/UfPCtJ67PXs/видео.htmlsi=n-QlvU1nGqv7pITZ
I saw Ingwie Malmsteen when was 16 at the orange show …I’m 52 now …Mind blowing show…Saxon and black and blue bands were openers! Dude Unbelievable show never will forget!
Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big ! America's answer to Canada's Geddy Lee snd Alex Lifeson of Legendary Rock Band, Rush. Imagine these four cats playing note for note in perfect time covering a couple of tracks by Yngeie Malmsteen Rising Force / Marching Out, "I'll see the light tonight" and "I am a Viking" That would be a treat to be sure !
@@emcg.9655 It's already possible to alter a voice with a.i. music production tools. You isolate the vocal track, keep the notes and re-texture it with a different voice (Michael Jackson, Madonna...). In a few years those presets will include perfect phrasing, sense of melody and trademarks of an artist and will be very convincing. Like a real singer can analyze and learn to sing like Dio.
Love this. One my fav memories is paying to see him for the first time. Was so excited. Dude was so drunk he couldn’t play and ended the show early. Hahaha fun times. Ps that vocal high note at the end is tits
That opening blistering scale leading up to the main solo is unmatched...any guitarist that has strapped on a guitar, or recorded, since the beginning, has NOTHING...yes, even EVH eruption, and SRV live in Texas...big claim...but I've heard them all @ 53 years old
I am adopted when my dad found out in my dna that I was a viking which was less than .23 percent of the population he should me this song and it will stay in me forever
I love how the intro lick of the solo feels a bit rushed, like he's rushing to get in as many notes in that measure as he can before descending back down the scale, which has a little more relaxed feel to it!
I still laugh at when Soto comes in on the opener. My buddy in the dorms in college back in the 80's would laugh at his opener when I would play this. Classic 0:17
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This is Yngwie at his peak.
Probably true. But I’m gonna say ‘Trilogy’ was the peak. Still, the guy is torchin and shreddin guitars in 2023. Fucker knows no peak
Agreed.
Don't forget 2005 ALBUM
@@demonology2629 or 2010
I agree. Raw emotion and the tone was amazing!
Yngwie is clearly light years ahead at that point. That solo still gives me chills.
I love it too.
Yeah. So many folks these days do not know that before YJM this level of playing was just unknown. But man after that first solo run where he melts your face, he mimics the “I am a Viking” melody to let you cool off and then goes on a tear and melts you all over again. ❤❤❤❤ No matter how many doughnuts he refuses I will always love him.
The master!
Solos are boring... That riff is what draws me personally
@@DeffoZappo because you're a weirdo
Why doesn’t Spotify have this masterpiece!!!
right
Racism?
It used to but the rights are lost and it's unavailable now
@@hirenkyakyu0013 Did you or your ancestors killed by Vikings?
Just noticed this today. wtf?
Another game changer on how to play 6 strings!
A nacional hero here , he took Usa by storm...and educated 95% of local guitar players how to play a Fender the right way... a master !!!
True!😎❤
Jeff Scott Soto...what a voice to compliment Yngwie Malmsteen
Unbelievable techniques
I saw JSS in Vegas in ‘97 fronting 70s tribute The Boogie Knights. Absolutely incredible!
When Yngwie complements the melody his solo's are amazing. This is a prime example and maybe his best work.
His first two solo albums are the best. After that it all started sounding the same.
That solo is off the charts..
i remember going to the library and printing these tabs out
Somehow this song has the most satisfying guitar solo that I ever heard.
I think newer generations don't understand where music comes from.
This guitar is classical music.
Real metal guitar is classical.
Just my opinion.
totally agree dude 🤘🏻🤘🏻🍻🍻
I am a Viking, I'm going out to war
I've got death upon my mind
As I was leavin', oh, yesterday
I've got no fear in my heart
As the shores of my home disappear
I sail over the sea without fear
Dragon ships are charging through the waves
Just want to sail away, far away into the sea, yeah
I am a warrior, my mind is set to kill
Life or death is on the line
I am a slayer and you will taste my steel
I've got your life right in my hand
As the shores of my home disappear
I sail over the sea without fear
Dragon ships are charging through the waves
Just want to sail away, far away into the sea, yeah
You are a loser and it's such a shame
That you're a fool and you don't know
That in a viking, I'll walk all over you
And by my sword you will die
As the shores of my home disappear
I sail over the sea without fear
Dragon ships are charging through the waves
Just want to sail away, far away into the sea, yeah
No-no-no, no
Such a metal classic .
I've always loved this. Listening to Yngwie's guitar, I close my eyes and I can almost see Dragon Ships sailing the rough seas. A true classic!❤️
I was blown away by this album when it came out. Never heard anything like it.
Best guitarist ever.
in this Yng Way !!
"yngwie malmsteen is the best neoclassical guitarist" - yngwie malmsteen
lmfao
Welp.....he is. It ain't bragging if you are.
Wrong! It was Yngwie...no last name. Like Lemmy, Iggy or Tony.
and he is right
He knows knowing about classical guitar. RUclips Segovia.
My favorite album growing up in the ‘80s- it was a must play at the parties
Weird album for parties
Hauahauahau i agree
@@jimbothekid3034 yes for you, not for actual smart people
@@MetalGodOfLegend good one
21 years old and I have to say that Yngwie is probably the best guitarist of the 21st Century BY FAR
Yes, but who are better in the 22st century?
@@gulanhem9495 We'll cross that bridge in another 76 years lol
@@hallowedknightyt1892
Oh yeah, the century is not over yet lol
I had a friend back in the early 80, his name was Bill Penn, a fantastic guitarist, he took my guitar from me one night and started playing this riff, that guitar has never been the same!!
the greatest opening to a guitar solo EVER
Epic Yngwie and Jeff Scott Soto❤❤❤ 🎸👊
One of thee most badass of badassed songs ever fucling written.
Saw him do it in 85. I was 20 when I saw him do this and I just can’t shake off to this day what I witnessed. Serious BADASSERY!
So I went home and practiced. Still practicing.😵💫
Before Odyssey Yngwie was untouchable
At the time...light years ahead of EVERYONE. First two albums... Immaculate. He scared the best of the best. 3... Jimi, Eddie and Yngwie ( later boosting the bar higher than ever). BTW, he wrote catchy, cohesive songs then.
Screaming guitar - amazing
Omg. 84. I am SOOOOO FREAKING OOOOOLD!!!!
No one sounded like yngwie on a fender before(or.. After!) He was a crazy combination of uli Roth al di meola and ritchie blackmore with the shredding attitude of randy Rhoades and the melody approach of michael schennker
3:42
I’ll never forget being 14, hearing this for the first time, and laughing my ass off when I heard him say, “you are a loser! And it’s such a shame… that you’re a fool and you don’t know… that I’m a Viking!”
Funniest metal lyrics ever. Still an amazing song.
"I'll walk all over you and by my sword you will DIIIIIIEE!"
Manowar: Hold my beer.
lol, funny you said that, because I was around that age when I discovered Yngwie. I was learning English and needed the printed lyrics to understand. I remember reading that line and thinking it was badass.
I love this. I discovered this at the same age. The lyrics are beyond silly.
Bro that shit made me laugh so hard too, pretty sure i was around 16 or something. Great funny metal lyrics indeed, and badass song.
Solo is just crazy
i saw him in concert that year..was great
Why isn’t this album on Spotify or Apple Music! My favorite Yngwie album 🎸
Why is not this on Spotify? WHYYYYY!???
Because it is good
Spotify is for commercial shit, don't use it...
Licensing issues
@@ramirogarrido3841far from comercial shit, it has everything
I tunes either. Can’t find either of his first 2 albums, had to order a cd copy from Amazon, and there’s a postal strike in Canada right now🤬
This song is my comfort blanket
His best!!!! Whole album rocks!!!!!
This is a masterpiece n playing rhythm & lead guitar playing. Jeff is killing it & makes u want 2 listen 2 the lyrics
Ich habe mich 1984 tierisch darauf gefreut und konnte es kaum erwarten bis das erste Album raus kam . Allein schon die Vorbilder Blackmore Page J S Bach Beethoven und HP Lovecraft klangen richtig spannend und ❤bis heute bin ich nie von Yngwie enttäuscht worden 👍 einfach einer der ganz großen Guitaristen 🎸👍🍀✌️🐺
Maybe the greatest solo in rock history
Non domination of Pantera IS better or similar 😂😂 i cant choose
Hell no, my opinion, Mr .Crowley.
Yes, very good neoclassical solo but...
Check Andy LaRoque , also swedish guitarist who's playing with King Diamond and more bands as a guest...
ruclips.net/video/UfPCtJ67PXs/видео.htmlsi=n-QlvU1nGqv7pITZ
I saw Ingwie Malmsteen when was 16 at the orange show …I’m 52 now …Mind blowing show…Saxon and black and blue bands were openers! Dude Unbelievable show never will forget!
Bass and drums locking in and letting the riff breathe makes this magical imo
It's amazing that the vocalist is the same cat who sung the theme song for Biker Mice From Mars.
Jeff Scott Soto, you da GOAT!!!!!
1984 Called⚡☎️⚡It Wants Me Back🔙🤘
Soto, fantastic singer.
Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big !
America's answer to Canada's Geddy Lee snd Alex Lifeson of Legendary Rock Band, Rush.
Imagine these four cats playing note for note in perfect time covering a couple of tracks by Yngeie Malmsteen Rising Force / Marching Out,
"I'll see the light tonight" and "I am a Viking"
That would be a treat to be sure !
Such a great guitarist.
Great song. That ending is epic.
The beginning too.
Having Dio cover this would've been grand.
Having Dio sing his entire fecking career would have been grand😂
@@emcg.9655 It's already possible to alter a voice with a.i. music production tools. You isolate the vocal track, keep the notes and re-texture it with a different voice (Michael Jackson, Madonna...). In a few years those presets will include perfect phrasing, sense of melody and trademarks of an artist and will be very convincing. Like a real singer can analyze and learn to sing like Dio.
waw I didn't think of that YES!!!!!! I WONDER IF AI COUD DO IT!?
Do you know the One-eyed Doll/Kimberly Freeman cover?
Awesome solo. Takes me back to my dungeons and dragons days 😧
In the 1960s, I cried all the time .I the 1970s, I had only tears in my eyes 👀 ..dammit man
I was there when this album FIRST came out .... Beautiful guitar master and band ROCKZ❤😊
I saw this when I was 14 years old live in Las Vegas. The place of my BIRTH & HOME…
My all time fav lic...of.rising to the occasion of taking names n kickin ass!! ❤
Absolute masterpiece❤❤❤❤
Love this. One my fav memories is paying to see him for the first time. Was so excited. Dude was so drunk he couldn’t play and ended the show early. Hahaha fun times. Ps that vocal high note at the end is tits
My Brother 🎸🎸🎸👍🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️
The vocal outpouring @00:26 is so primal!!!!
That opening blistering scale leading up to the main solo is unmatched...any guitarist that has strapped on a guitar, or recorded, since the beginning, has NOTHING...yes, even EVH eruption, and SRV live in Texas...big claim...but I've heard them all @ 53 years old
I am adopted when my dad found out in my dna that I was a viking which was less than .23 percent of the population he should me this song and it will stay in me forever
Viking isn’t a ethnicity, it’s a working class, like pirates
Wow... just wow
There’s nothing to compare this to.
Amo esta canción!!!
Masterpiece ❤❤❤
Easily Yngwie's best album. Graham Bonnet was such an underrated vocalist🤘
I thought this was Graham for the longest time. It’s Jeff Scott Soto. Graham only sang with Yngwie in Alcatraz
this was my winter 1986....walking around on a frozen lake drinking
"i'm doing my best, sir" -Yngwie's guitar
lol
Hungry and inspired Yngwie was a FORCE to be reconned with!
2:47, the first time humankind has achieved lightspeed.
One of my early faves
Shredtastic Mr. Rainbow
Ty Yngwie.
Truly.
Awesome. Saw Yngwie many times. Many stories and adventures.
Best Malmsteen Song: Heavy and Honest.
Let's b honest, this man has changed the guitar!!! If u disagree cool but prove the difference!!!
Him and the drummer slow from 16ths to triplets In the verse riffs. Sheesh.
I love how the intro lick of the solo feels a bit rushed, like he's rushing to get in as many notes in that measure as he can before descending back down the scale, which has a little more relaxed feel to it!
That's what makes Yngwie (and EVH) amazing, his loose sense of timing, not playing like a metronome
Red Devil Flying, Mad Dog, and I am a Viking my favorite songs.
I need to dig Rising Force out. I have it somewhere around here. 🤔
Great Song and solo❤
saw this tour and "fried" on acid for the first time too! The first two albums are still the very best!
Yngwie is my idol
5:19 speaks to the soul!!
If ur a player born in the mid seventies to the early eighties, this is the guitar bible.
Uno dei brani heavy più belli di sempre ! Alla voce Jeff Scott Soto
I still laugh at when Soto comes in on the opener. My buddy in the dorms in college back in the 80's would laugh at his opener when I would play this. Classic 0:17
Yes Sir! This was our song! Crash and Salvage Team, USS Saipan LHA-2!
Saw him live in 1985.
Brilliant
Jeff Scott Soto was his best singer! =) \m/
I totally need this
He's a badass
The Minnesota Vikings should come running out of the tunnel to this song 💪🤘🏼🔥
Granddad of Viking metal 😁
Love this song
The brothers from Silvermountain play on this gem!!!!!
I am a viking. A real viking.
Jeff 💯
Day on the Green ! Okland !!
What show
Top Ingwie song
Very very good player. Not real into his music but love his personality. I always listen if there is a clip.
This song is blocked because it reminds Scandinavians who they are. He sings I'm a Viking, not a cuckold.
Yup