Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mvd Visual
• DVD Release Date: September 5, 2000
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004XMW0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,517 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good concert marred by sound glitches and horrible editing, September 4, 2003

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J. Lizzi (Costa Mesa, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yngwie Malmsteen Live!! (DVD)

There's little doubt that Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the most impressive guitar soloists in the hard rock genre, and his soloing prowess is certainly on display in this live concert DVD, recorded in Brazil in May of 1998. On pure musicianship alone, I'd be inclined to rate this performance a little higher, but the musical aspects of this show were too often overshadowed by bad production work that turned out to be far too often irritating.

The good news is that, aside from a decent helping of power rock songs, the viewer (read guitar fan) gets lots of close-ups of Yngwie's finger work, although usually it's either one hand or the other, but not both, for any length of time. At least there are many opportunities to check out his amazing left hand dexterity, which is made easier by the custom scalloped fret board on Yngwie's Stratocaster. In fact, Yngwie's soloing is blindingly fast virtually all the time, and I'm amazed at how often he plays inward of the twelfth fret. As impressive as this may seem to some, I longed for a little more diversity in the soloing; thus, I got bored at times. [Note: I'm way spoiled by Joe Satriani, whom I consider to be the ultimate rock guitar soloist based on his varied finger style and diverse phrasing. You must check out his 2-DVD live performance]. Yngwie also has this habit of slinging the axe around his body, and throwing the guitar up in the air repeatedly at the end of songs. Perhaps he does this a little too often . . .

I don't get heartburn over a minor sound glitch here or there, but on several of the songs, virtually the entire audio balance shifted to the center speaker, and I had to toggle my receiver to a "CD Stereo" setting (from 7.1) to resurrect the concert sound. About halfway through, I got tired of doing this, and totally gave up on 7.1. I can't be sure if this is a trait of this disc, or if mine was the odd defective one. Beware.

Just as annoying as the 7.1 sound disappearance was the video editing. The overall run time of just under 80 minutes (12 songs) is somewhat unfulfilling, but what really made me feel shortchanged was that the editing makes it painfully obvious that much of Yngwie's performance seemed to be cut out. I mean, here you see him walking off stage, and the next moment he's already started playing again: different lighting, and a hiccup in the audio track and camera angle. This frequent absence of flow between songs (in fact, the track number gets derailed at one point) ruined the concert "feel" of the performance.

All things considered, this DVD provides a slightly above average rock `n' roll experience.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD!! An absolute must have!, July 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Yngwie Malmsteen Live!! (DVD)

I must admit, I was a little hesitant to buy this dvd after reading some of the other reviews, but when i finally got my hands on it i was amazed. This dvd captures yngwie's talent as well as the talent among his band members. I am extremely satisfied with the song listing as well as the camera work. I have seen yngwie in concert before and i was blown away by his stage performance. This concert dvd is an excellent addition to any metal fans collection. Please don't listen to the previous reviews that said the dvd has "bad camera angles", "bad sound", etc.. because this is one of the best concert dvd's i have seen next to dream theater's metropolis 2000. Everything about this dvd is fantastic. Buy it today!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yngwie Malmsteen - LIVE!, November 11, 2000

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Dave Carlson (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yngwie Malmsteen Live!! (DVD)

Let me start by saying that this video delivers EVERYTHING that fan of metal is looking for. Yngwie Malmsteen is well known for giving 110% at his shows and this video reflects that! Words to describe the performance: Passionate, Powerful, Baroque, Explosive, Antonio and Pure. Today, in a world music that contains Loops, Samples, turntable scratches, and other crutches..Yngwie Malmsteen LIVE! brings forth pure metal and does it honestly without tricks or gimmicks. If your a fan of metal you definately DESERVE to own this video. There are legends we know of who have passed, then there are those who are still alive. Here is one who NEVER gave up and to this day remains the undoubtable Vivaldi ala Pagannini of the Fender Stratocaster. This and more is included in YNGWIE MALMSTEEN LIVE! (DVD)