Fire and Ice

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Customer reviews

review by: Dwight MCarthy date: 2005-10-29 rating:
its melodramatic, vampiric, showoff.....its awesome!
to be honest i really had low expectations of this album, but i bought it anyway in the interest of improving my guitar playing.brin fact, it rocks!bri cant help enjoy "how many miles to babylon", and dragonfly is an easy tune to remember and wonder why you're humming it later!brin short, its 5 quid, so dont overlook it!

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review by: date: 2005-06-15 rating:
'THE MALM' AT HIS BEST?
Not really, this album is good don't get me wrong, though it is difficult to get into the right mood for it, which you have to do I'm afraid. Stand out tracks include Fire and Ice, which i believe to be one of his best songs ever, How Many Miles to Babylon? and Final Curtain, which is probably the best outro track to any album I have heard, you may disagree with me, that's completely you're own opinion, although I would say this album is good, it isn't brilliant so it's only getting 4 stars. Peace.

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review by: date: 2003-11-02 rating:
Very Good Album- A Must Buy
This has to be one of the best albums that Yngwie malmsteen have done. With great tracks such as Leviathan and How many miles to babylon this album is an essential for Yngwie Malmsteen fans.

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review by: date: 2000-09-28 rating:
One of Yngwie's strongest
I wasn't overly impressed with "Eclipse", the album that preceeded this one. In particular, I didn't feel that Goran Edmund's vocals were very good at all. Consequently, I didn't buy this album when it came out, and waited several years before picking it up. What a mistake that was! Goran's vocals are great on this album, and Yngwie's playing is superb. Yngwie has stated on several occasions that this is one of his least favourite albums. I find that very strange, because to me, it's one of his strongest (and I have them all, so I've got a lot to compare it to)! The highlights for me are the opening track, "Perpetual", and "How many miles to Babylon", although to be honest, there isn't a bad track on the whole album. Highly recommended.


review by: date: 2000-09-07 rating:
Malmsteen's Masterpiece!
Released in 1992 what is contained within this CD case is one of the finest albums ever without doubt. Yes this album contains some of Yngwie's best playing and songwriting to date. The riffs blaze, weep, moan, cheer, in fact they near as dammit hit every emotion there is. Vocalist Goran Edman does a great job and sounds more confident than he did on the 'Eclipse' album. This album also has a few true classical pieces with a string orchestra within the tracks which helps make this one of Yngwie's most varied releases. The production by Yngwie is crystal clear with a bit more aggression than 'Eclipse' and comes across as not quite so polished. This slightly more powerful mix gives the album a very hungry sound and whereas 'Eclipse' sounded a little laid back, this is more urgent. Yngwie also rediscovered his guitar sound used on the first 3 'Rising Force' albums and this helps to give a more vicious sonic assault. pYngwie used a very strong band used for this album and the fact that every member was Swedish probably accounts for the more European sound displayed throughout every song. Some of Yngwie finest songs are here - 'How Many Miles To Babylon', 'C'est La Vie' and the title track are among the best Yngwie has ever committed to tape, why he dislikes this album is always a mystery to me. There are a lot of different vibes going through the album and that is one of its main strengths, the album also possess a lot of character and is pretty different to anything Yngwie had released previously or since. His playing sounds as inspired as ever, and the use of a real orchestra brings a more baroque flair than usual. The production is superb and overall I cannot fault with this album. A classic.

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