Live!! (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
1998 live album by Yngwie Malmsteen
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Live!! is a live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1998 through Dreamcatcher Records; it was reissued in 2000 as Double Live in the United States through Spitfire Records. The album was recorded live in Brazil on 5–6 May 1998 at the Olympia in São Paulo, and on 7 May 1998 at the Metropolitan in Rio de Janeiro. According to singer Mats Leven, most of the recordings originate from the second night in São Paulo.[1]
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 5–7 May 1998 | |||
| Venue | Olympia, São Paulo, Brazil; Metropolitan, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
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| Label | Dreamcatcher | |||
| Producer | Yngwie Malmsteen | |||
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Critical reception
Track listing
Disc one
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "My Resurrection" | Yngwie Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Facing the Animal" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Rising Force" | Joe Lynn Turner | Malmsteen | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Bedroom Eyes" | Göran Edman, Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:54 |
| 5. | "Far Beyond the Sun" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 9:14 |
| 6. | "Like an Angel" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 6:08 |
| 7. | "Braveheart" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Seventh Sign" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 6:44 |
| 9. | "Guitar solo (Trilogy Suite, Red House, Badinere)" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 15:03 |
Disc two
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Gates of Babylon" | Ronnie James Dio | Ritchie Blackmore | 7:45 |
| 2. | "Alone in Paradise" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Pictures of Home" | Ian Gillan | Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Never Die" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 6:56 |
| 5. | "Black Star" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 7:18 |
| 6. | "I'll See the Light, Tonight" | Jeff Scott Soto, Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:48 |
Personnel
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Guitars, Vocals on "Red House"
- Mats Levén - Vocals
- Mats Olausson - Keyboards
- Barry Dunaway - Bass
- Jonas Ostman - Drums
- Rich DiSilvio - Cover art & package design
While Cozy Powell performed on the Facing the Animal studio album, he had declined to participate in the supporting tour. The first show of this 36 date run was on March 26, 1998, at Jaxx Nightclub. Cozy died on April 5th, 1998.
Japanese Version
In Japan the album was released with an EP with 3 songs live of the Brazilian hard rock band Dr. Sin. This EP was called 'Live in Brazil'.
