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    Malmsteen, Yngwie

    Who sang lead vocals on the 1985 'Marching Out' album?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Jeff Scot Soto. Graham Bonnet sang with Yngwie in Alcatrazz. Mark Boals was yet to join the band.

    Who played bass on the 'Rising Force' album of 1984?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Yngwie Malmsteen. Hence, the many doubled guitar/bass parts.

    Who is credited with assisting the arrangement of the harpsichord interlude in 'Little Savage'?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Jens Johansson. Jens was/is a maniacally talented keyboardist.

    Who was the lead singer on 'Odyssey'?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Joe Lynn Turner. His only album with the band.

    Which ex-band member did not appear on the cover album 'Inspiration'?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Goran Edman. Yngwie's management have been quoted saying that Goran Edman was the only Yngwie vocalist that was not up to the challenge.

    Which album did Yngwie NOT play bass on?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Eclipse. Svante Henrysson played bass on 'Eclipse'. Yngwie played on 'Seventh Sign' and 'Trilogy'. On 'Odyssey' the duties were shared with ex-Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley.

    Who sang lead on the 'Magnum Opus' album?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Michael Vescera. Doogie sang later with the band, Mats Leven was a touring vocalist around 1998, and Mark Boals sang in 1986, then rejoined over a decade later for the 'Alchemy' and 'War to End All Wars' albums.

    Who assisted Yngwie in the arrangements for his 'Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra'?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Mats Olausson. Mats was the longest serving band member. He first appeared on 1989's 'Eclipse' album and only departed after the disappointing 'War to End All Wars' album 12 years later.

    Which is the chronological order of Yngwie's 1980's vocalists?Yngwie Malmsteen Band Members

      Jeff Scot Soto, Mark Boals, Joe Lynn Turner, Goran Edman. Thanks for playing the quiz!

    When was Yngwie Malmsteen born?Yngwie Malmsteen The Great

      June 30th,1963. Yes, the last day of June 1963. March 15th was a made up date, September 18th was the day he picked up the guitar and December 25th is Christmas day.

    What made Yngwie Malmsteen decide to play the electric guitar?Yngwie Malmsteen The Great

      He saw a documentary on Jimi Hendrix the day he died.. The media once said, "The day that Jimi Hendrix died, is the same day that the guitar player of Malmsteen was born". Yngwie was only seven when he saw that documentary.

    Yngwie was most influenced by whom?Yngwie Malmsteen The Great

      Niccolo Paganini. Yes, Niccolo Paganini most influenced Yngwie. Angus Young is from AC/DC, Dave Mustaine is from Megadeth, and Les Paul, is an idol to most, but not an influence to Yngwie.

    What is most special about the fretboard on Yngwie's guitar?Yngwie Malmsteen The Great

      It has a scalloped fretboard.. Yes, scallops are what's special about his fretboard. Apparently it's really hard to play scallops, as fast as Yngwie does.

    Which is one og Yngwie's most famous songs?Yngwie Malmsteen The Great

      Black Star. "Gimme Gimme Gimme" is a song, but not by him. "Back in Black" is by AC/DC, and "Smoke on the Water" is, of course, by Deep Purple.

    What does the "J" in Yngwie J. Malmsteen stand for?Yngwie Malmsteen The Great

      Johann. His birth name was Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback, but changed it when his parents got divorced. Malmsteen is his mother's maiden name.

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