Yngwie J. Malmsteen/California,USA 1983

From October to December 1983, after the release of their first album “ALCATRAZZ”, ALCATRAZZ performed live mainly in California, and Yngwie’s innovative guitar began to gain a large following from local fans. Of these, the live show scheduled for November 19th at “Wolfgang’s Kabuki Club” in San Francisco was canceled due to Graham Bonnet falling ill at the last minute. “I just want to play on stage,” Yngwie decided to go on stage alone and perform a solo live to please the fans who had gathered at the venue. In this work, this special live that was suddenly held was recorded for 34 minutes with a high-quality sound board sound source, and it is a super important sound source that is noteworthy in Yngwie’s career! When this sound source was released in the past, the “local band” that supported Yngwie’s backing became a hot topic with comments such as “They have amazing technique” and “Isn’t this bass better than Marcel Jacob?” It has become. However, the band that supported Yngwie here, ANVIL CHORUS, is actually considered a semi-legendary band by hardcore enthusiasts who say they are the founders of Bay Area thrash. They had already released their debut E.P. “BLONDES IN BLACK” in 1982, and each member has such talent that it would be a bit rude to call them a “local band.” In 2009, they released “THE KILLING SUN”, their first full-length album since their 1982 EP. (He is also respected by Holt.) Since it was such a sudden live show, there probably wasn’t much time to rehearse, and most of the performance was Yngwie’s guitar solo, but during the set he played songs from his solo debut album “RISING FORCE”, which was released the following year in 1984. It is characterized by featuring several songs from “. From the first song “Black Star”, Yngwie shows a rampage that is even bigger than ALCATRAZZ throughout the whole song, exploding his genius play everywhere. ANVIL CHORUS also takes advantage of the characteristics of the show, supporting Yngwie while also showing off their play with plenty of listening space (turning Yngwie over to the other side and making this presence!). As many enthusiasts would be surprised to say, he is “better than Marcel Jacob,” Aaron Zimpel’s bass playing is as accurate as Yngwie’s guitar during the jam parts “Black Star” and “Evil Eye,” and is a must-see. Place. It’s a shame that I’m not sure if ANVIL CHORUS’s guitarist Doug Percy (famous for being in HEATHEN) was on stage at this time, but the drums, which use a time-consuming and aggressive approach to dramatically enliven the performance, were quite impressive. , “Now Your Ships Are Burned” is a great performance. During the performance, there were some parts where Yngwie and the band were out of tune, but their positive enthusiasm to “satisfy the fans” and the mood of “enjoying the performance ourselves” made this special stage even more fulfilling. I am. Of course, all Yngwie fans and guitar freaks must listen to the spectacular performance in which Yngwie plays an active role even more than the ALCATRAZZ live. Don’t miss out on the reappearance of this work, which has been loved by many fans! Live at Wolfgang’s Kabuki Club, San Francisco, CA. USA 19th November 1983 SBD 1. Black Star 2. Jam/Black Star 3. Evil Eye 4. Guitar Solo 5. Coming Bach/Guitar Solo 6. Air 7. Now Your Ships Are Burned 8. Blues 9. Memories Graham Bonnet got sick and he canceled the Alcatrazz show. Yngwie did not want to disappoint the fans and he played with the local band “Anvil Chorus”. SOUNDBOARD RECORDING