Just when you thought Heavy Metal was only limited to four or five countries you find it was a worldwide domination blasting us all with its heaviness and rockiness.
Absurdity continues when the bad ass Swedes get a hold of a Marshall Amplifier and grow really long, curly hair. Two things the Swedes added to the corny mix: Really wimpy "metal keyboarding" and really, really fast guitar playing that makes no melodic sense.
Note: Sticking with the foreign metal rocker form: these guys are super corny in their staing and choreography -- oh, and yes that hair is getting bigger and bigger and bigger.
Rock on.
Exhibit 3A: Europe
Cyndy: Don't even ask ... yes this is the same band that put out that great metal ballad "Carrie." It's on a karaoke CD. I'll get drunk and sing it once for you.
Exhibit #3B is Swede speed metalist Yngwie Malmsteen, who fronted a terrible band called Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force. He once played in a band called Alcatrazz, but he's far too important and too damn good to not have his name on the marquee. Just ask him. My favorite move of his is the lunge right, bend right knee and leave left leg out straight as if doing some kind of yoga move. The Kip Winger kicks are also super duper.
By the way -- Malmsteen was considered one of the new waves of metal guitar players called Bach N Rollers because of his affinity for classical music licks and arpeggios. Personally, I think Bach, Beethoven and Mozart would roll in their graves ... But man, what a rocker!
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Jim, I am going to hold you to that promise. Count on it.
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