Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen/Russia 02.18.2012 Complete

As part of the promotion of “Relentless” released at the end of 2010, the band performed two shows in February 2012 on their latest Russian tour. The Moscow stadium live performance on February 18th was recorded in full with high quality audience recording. Last year, they performed a large-scale US tour from October to November, and this is the Russian version of that tour. It’s their first live performance in about two months, but they start off with a string of familiar numbers like Rising Force and Never Die, which really excites the audience. Next up is a medley of the fast instrumental “Shot Across The Bow” from their new album “Relentless”. After the show, Ripper Owen immediately greeted everyone by saying, “How are you all? I’m glad to be back,” and then said, “I saw a copy of “Relentless”. Please buy the official version, not the bootleg version.” From the new album, they played Overture to Critical Mass. After Ripper’s exciting MC, the show moves to Yngwie’s familiar solo time with Badinerie, Icarus’ Dream Suite Op.4, and Far Beyond The Sun, but in a rare scene, the guitar is completely turned off during the intro of “Far Beyond The Sun”, and only the rhythm resonates in emptiness. (It recovers around the 50th second mark, and then plays as usual until the end.) Enemy Within from the new album is played again, and Red Devil and Damnation Game from “Perpetual Flame” are played with great force along with Ripper’s intense title call. Following Baroque & Roll, they play Live To Fight (Another Day) from “Perpetual Flame” again. On disc 2, Ripper complains that “there is too much smoke on the stage floor and I can’t see the set list.” The second half of the show was a full performance of Dreaming (Tell Me) and Heaven Tonight from the album “Odyssey” with Joe Lynn Turner, who is popular in Russia. Ripper’s sharp, fist-like vocals make it seem strange that these melodic numbers, which require transparency, are sung, but on the contrary, the mismatch is very interesting to listen to. The melody of Gates Of Babylon seems quite difficult. From here, there is a long guitar solo time for Yngwie, and they start with Into Valhalla from the new album, but after one song, Yngwie complains to the light guy on the microphone, saying “I can’t see anything.” After that, they play Trilogy Suite Op: 5, Red House, and Fugue. After a drum solo, they finish the main set with Heaven Tonight. For the encore, they play their representative songs Black Star, Cherokee Warrior, As Above, So Below, and I’ll See The Light Tonight, and end the great show. After the show, Yngwie was so angry that he repeatedly shouted, “Spasiba, thank you, thank you! Don’t buy the (official) bootleg!” The exciting show came to a close. The sound quality is clear overall and the sound image is stable, making this a satisfying album for fans of all levels. This is a must-have for fans who want to enjoy the Moscow concert that was just held the other day with the best sound. Live at Stadium Live, Moscow, Russia 18th February 2012 PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Rising Force 3. Never Die 4. Shot Across The Bow 5. Overture 6. Critical Mass 7. Badinerie 8. Icarus’ Dream Suite Op.4 9. Far Beyond The Sun 10. Enemy Within 11. Red Devil 12. Damnation Game 13. Baroque & Roll 14. Live To Fight ( Another Day) Disc 2 1. MC 2. Dreaming (Tell Me) 3. Gates Of Babylon 4. Into Valhalla 5. Trilogy Suite Op: 5 6. Red House 7. Fugue 8. Guitar Solo 9. Drum Solo 10. Heaven Tonight 11. Black Star 12. Cherokee Warrior 13. As Above, So Below 14. I’ll See the Light Tonight Yngwie Malmsteen – Guitar Tim “Ripper” Owens – Vocal Patrick Johansson – Drums, Percussion Nick Marino – Keyboards