Magnum Opus [Original recording reissued]

Yngwie Malmsteen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 7, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B000050I4G
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,150 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vengeance

2. No Love Lost

3. Tomorrow's Gone

4. The Only One

5. I'd Die Without You

6. Overture 1622

7. Voodoo

8. Cross the Line

9. Time Will Tell

10. Fire in the Sky

11. Amberdawn

Editorial Reviews

Domestic reissue of Malmsteen's 1995 album. 12 Tracks including, 'No Love Lost', 'Cross The Line' and 'Dawn'. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very cool album, April 20, 2000

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"krakatau" (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magnum Opus (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite Yngwie CDs. The songs are all great. There is one bad thing about this album, though--Mike Vescera. His vocals aren't horrible, but sometimes annoying. Other times, his voice is quite fitting, such as "No Love Lost", "Voodoo", "Time Will Tell", and "Fire in the Sky". I prefer Goran Edman, Mark Boals, and Joe Lynn Turner, though. The guitar work is great as usual. "Amberdawn" features two of the most emotional solos that I've heard from Yngwie, surpassed only by "Like An Angel" and "Prelude to April". All in all, "Magnum Opus" is a great album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is one of my favorites, June 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Magnum Opus (Audio CD)

I don't understand why some fans don't like Magnum Opus. I guess if you want something with the fire of Seventh Sign, you should listen to Seventh Sign. Magnum Opus is not the most boisterous of all Yngwie's albums, and I doubt it was intended to be. The songs on this album have more of a grandiouse feel to them. "Time will tell", "No love lost", "Voodoo", and "I'd die for you" have a great mystical feel that cannot be paralleled by most artists. "Cross the line" and "Fire in the sky" are great rockers. Critics should give this album a chance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifique, May 7, 2001

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Sursubbu (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magnum Opus (Audio CD)

This is an excellent effort by that infinite genius. Magnum Opus features some fantastic songs like Vangeance, Voodoo and Time will tell. Even an ordinary ballad like I'd die without you is given a sterling edge by the power of Malmsteen's soloing. But the real classic on this album, is the instrumental Amberdawn. This single track one of the saddest and most beautiful tracks I've heard itself justifies the buying of this album.