Artist: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
Album: BLUE LIGHTNING BLUE SPLATTER VINYL REISSUE (2LP)

Release date: 23.07.2021
EAN/UPS: 810020504828
Media type: LP

To call Yngwie Malmsteen a 'maestro' or 'virtuoso' is to state the obvious. But such terms don't do sufficient justice to either his talent or impact. There are innumerable guitarists who have copied a small part of the vast musical spectrum that defines him, but nobody comes close to achieving what he has over a period of nearly four decades.

Now, with 'Blue Lightning', the man highlights not only his enduring dexterity and diversity, but also pays homage to those from the blues world who have fueled his artistic spirit for so long. Anyone who is expecting Malmsteen to copy exactly the way the original versions sound is in for a shock. Because that is not what he has done. He has masterfully transformed classics like Smoke On The Water, Purple Haze and While My Guitar Gently Weeps into his idiom, and wrote and recorded 4 new tracks for this album.

A1    Blue Lightning
A2    Foxy Lady
A3    Demon's Eye
A4    1911 Strut

B1    Blue Jean Blues
B2    Purple Haze
B3    While My Guitar Gently Weeps

C1    Sun's Up Top's Down
C2    Peace, Please
C3    Paint It Black
C4    Smoke On The Water
C5    Forever Man

D1    Little Miss Lover (bonus track)
D2    Jumping Jack Flash (bonus track)