njbeast - if you want to check out Dream Theater then get "Images And Words", IMO their best album in terms of sheer jaw-dropping moments.

Stu Not Boo - thanks, I did get my e-mail from the webmaster. What I was wondering more specifically (might have helped if I'd explained a little better) was, at this aftershow thing, can I take something to get autographed, is it likely I will be allowed a camera for a couple of photos, that kind of thing? I was wondering if anyone here had already attended one of these aftershow events and might be able to clue me in on how it went.

Wow, what a show in Detroit last night!! It was an excellent setlist, and to see and hear "Crushing Day" performed live was tremendous. The songs from "SBM" came over very well, "Flying..." was as haunting as ever, "Always...." was as beautiful as ever, and I'm still mesmerised by the way Joe plays "The Mystical Potato Head....". It was fantastic to meet Joe backstage too (I was probably the only English person there, nice to meet you Joe!).

Ann from Michigan, I am not a guitarist or a musician of any kind (although my dad has played guitar for over 40 years!), but I have loved Joe's music for 15 years now, Dream Theater's for ten and other guitar music for just as long. People that think you can only appreciate this kind of music if you play are morons, and not even worth listening to. You know what you like, I know what I like, it's nobody else's business!!! I just happen to love and appreciate the amazing talent of such wonderful musicians, and nobody can tell me, or anyone else, otherwise.

guitarzbabe

There was a problem with lawsuits and stuff between Microsoft and the Java provider, Sun, so petty Microsoft did not put Java in with Windows XP, and there are no patches available from them to get it. However, the Sun website has Java for Windows XP, although I haven't tried this particular version out (I managed to get it for XP from Microsoft before they removed it). The link is here:

http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

chriscec - that shirt says "Yngwie Who?" on the front, and "Yngwie F**king Malmsteen, That's Who" on the back. It's actually available from Yngwie's Merchandise website.

2 Ton Tessie - you saw Yngwie open for AC/DC? That must have been nearly 20 years ago! Maybe you could give him another chance....

I really think that Yngwie will surprise a lot of people that go to see G3. He puts on a very intense, energetic show. There is nobody out there that attacks their guitar like Yngwie does. With a wisely picked setlist, he could blow everybody away. Even if he sticks to "standards", I think a lot of people will enjoy his performance. A lot of people criticise him without having even seen him, or not having heard much by him, and if those people can try and go in with an open mind, who knows?

36 hours without power and water? That wasn't much fun....

zonin - check out these Yngwie tunes:

Black Star Far Beyond The Sun Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 Crying Trilogy Suite Op. 5 Krakatau Eclipse Brothers Sorrow Perpetual Blue

If anyone's viewing the board, go to VH1 Classic NOW!!

Joe's "Always With Me, Always With You" video will be on in about five minutes!! (9:30pm US Eastern Time, approx.).

I don't think Yngwie will be all that bothered by references to the "focking fury", after all, that incident on the plane happened in 1988, he's a lot more mellow now!

Mr. Nick - is that the Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter- crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein- von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander- knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser- kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nurnburger -bratwustle-gernspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber- shonedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautko

Just a note regarding Yngwie on drums - he's actually played drums quite a bit! On his 2000 tour of Japan, he actually played drums in his gigs! At a certain point in the show, he would get up alongside John Macaluso at the drumkit, and they would have a 'drum battle', as the Japanese liked to call it.

Yes!!

G3 will be at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan, on 23rd October, according to Vai.com!

crushing day

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The thing with Dreamweaver is....it's EXPENSIVE!!

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I can never understand it when people say Yngwie only plays one solo over and over again. Sure he has his favourite phrases, but I own every song he's ever recorded, and with the exception of two sections that he's repeated, none of the solos even sound remotely "the same" to me.

Mind you, I'm not a musician, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I've never liked Yngwie's music because he plays fast, I like it because it connects with me. I love what he does, and I couldn't care less how many notes per second he can play. Anyone that only likes music because it's fast is an idiot.

pizza man - Yngwie is about 6' 3". That's nowhere near short where I come from, are you an Amazonian? ;)

I'm sure he is difficult to work with though, he is very demanding.

pizza man - I'm 6' exactly, and Yngwie is taller than me, so he's certainly not short.

As for his behaviour, well, I know he's definitely NOT an angel! He is human though, and humans have bad days. Maybe that was one of them. He's definitely temperamental though, and could possibly go off it like that more than most. Having said that, he IS mellower these days, but he definitely will NOT take any shit, or any slack performances.