YNGWIE MALMSTEEN – Spellbound [Japan SHM-CD] (2012)

My Oh My…
I’ll be concise here. In my opinion YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN still is one of the greatest rock guitar players alive. His shows are a blast and the Swede has enough killer songs from his glorious past recordings to fulfill a terrific live set.
But you can’t live in the past when releasing new material, it’s a waste of talent.

Yngwie has not made a consistent album since his masterpiece ‘Concerto Suite’, fifteen years ago. And it was a ‘special’ release, not his rockin’ side.
At first glance, when I heard that his new album “Spellbound” would be mostly instrumental, hoped for the definitive return of the Master, with a fresh approach.
Not only “Spellbound” is quite boring and repetitive, Yngwie poorly sings on three tracks and played everything. My Oh My…
But the worst part (there’s still some amazing guitar parts here) is the sluggish production: cheap demo-like programmed drums and an overall quite flat sound. You don’t need this SHM-CD for sure, just get the regular edition if you’re a fan.

You can’t lose your talent, but your inspiration. Yngwie urgently needs open his mind to outside contributors. Songwriters, musicians, producers.
Rising Force was a tight band, this is not Rising Force, it’s a waste of talent.

01. Spellbound
02. High Compression Figure
03. Let’s Sleeping Dog Lie
04. Repent
05. Majestic 12 Suite 1, 2 & 3
06. Electric Duet
07. Nasca Lines
08. Poisoned Mind
09. God Of War
10. Iron Blues
11. Turbo Amadeus
12. From A Thousand Cuts
13. Requiem For The Lost

Yngwie Malmsteen: Everything

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