Jake E. Lee -VS- Yngwie Malmsteen

[59flametop]

Which do I like? Jake

Who's the better technician? Yngwie

[mrmetal]

Don't forget soul. That is a popular one too. Yngwie plays with no feeling or soul.

Yeah, right.

[MetalHead]

Don't forget soul. That is a popular one too. Yngwie plays with no feeling or soul.

Yeah, right.

the most common answer when people judge guitarists that play fast.
"he's techincal but has no feeling" etc etc ...

[PoetsandMadmen]

Don't forget soul. That is a popular one too. Yngwie plays with no feeling or soul.

Yeah, right.

Here's my comment to those of you that say Yngwie has no soul.....

You should have seen him do a blues number the other night at his show, while singing the vocals. The dude kicks ass, and that's all there is to it! He was having the time of his life while doing that too! I'd actually encourage him to do a true blues rock album and him do the vocal duties as well.

[PoetsandMadmen]

JAKE

Yes, Yngwie's a guitar god-yada yada yada-but so is Jake, and I prefer him. His style, tone and feel is much more heartfelt and soulful, to me. Yngwie can play a million miles an hour but I'm over that I don't know anything about technique or scales, etc because I'm no musician. All I know is what I like!

I like both of these guys, but how can people say that Yngwie doesn't play with soul and Jake does? They play different styles, yes, but Yngwie can play neo-classical as well as blues, spanish guitar, etc.

I've never heard Jake play any Spanish guitar or neo-classical, yet he has more soul?

Will someone tell me where I'm going wrong here?

[mrmetal]

It is Jake's site and I know most people here side with Jake because they are fans. I am a big Jake fan too, but no way in hell can he touch Yngwie PERIOD!

For what it is worth, if I could play like Yngwie, I would be one arrogant bastard myself.

[Rock]

It is Jake's site and I know most people here side with Jake because they are fans. I am a big Jake fan too, but no way in hell can he touch Yngwie PERIOD!

For what it is worth, if I could play like Yngwie, I would be one arrogant bastard myself.

I think u will find though, that alot of ppl these days are over the neo classical thing, I think thats what they are saying, and they would rather Jakes style, but Yngwie is one kick ass blues player too.

[Gutterflower]

JAKE

Yes, Yngwie's a guitar god-yada yada yada-but so is Jake, and I prefer him. His style, tone and feel is much more heartfelt and soulful, to me. Yngwie can play a million miles an hour but I'm over that I don't know anything about technique or scales, etc because I'm no musician. All I know is what I like!

I like both of these guys, but how can people say that Yngwie doesn't play with soul and Jake does? They play different styles, yes, but Yngwie can play neo-classical as well as blues, spanish guitar, etc.

I've never heard Jake play any Spanish guitar or neo-classical, yet he has more soul?

Will someone tell me where I'm going wrong here?

I never said that Yngwie doesn't have ANY soul...I said that TO ME, Jake's playing is more heartfelt & soulful. The original question was who do you prefer.

[mrmetal]

I think u will find though, that alot of ppl these days are over the neo classical thing, I think thats what they are saying, and they would rather Jakes style, but Yngwie is one kick ass blues player too.

I don't know about that. Nightwish and Stratovarius have been headlining shows all over Europe, Japan, and the US believe it or not. The music is heavily built on the neo-classical vibe. That is just two examples.

Melodic Death Metal is a big draw here in Texas, same thing...neo-classical

[PoetsandMadmen]

It is Jake's site and I know most people here side with Jake because they are fans. I am a big Jake fan too, but no way in hell can he touch Yngwie PERIOD!

For what it is worth, if I could play like Yngwie, I would be one arrogant bastard myself.

I think u will find though, that alot of ppl these days are over the neo classical thing, I think thats what they are saying, and they would rather Jakes style, but Yngwie is one kick ass blues player too.

I disagree. I don't believe people over here are over the neo-classical thing, because it's never been that big in the states to begin with. If you're referring to Europe, then yes, that very well may be the case. I also feel like people in European countries aren't so one track minded when it comes to hard rock/metal or music in general for that matter! If you'll notice some of the rosters for the big summer festivals over in Germany and Sweden, they'll have bands like Staind, Cold playing next to bands like Within Temptation, Edguy. It's not that I wish death to nu-metal or alternative music, but I wish that we could just have a wider variety here! I'm not talking about more death metal either! What's wrong with a hard rock/heavy metal band with a lead singer with some range on his voice? Why doesn't our pop culture allow that more? Hmmmm...I think I'll post a thread about that! I don't know the answer either, but I'd like to hear everyone's feedback.

[debaser]

It is Jake's site and I know most people here side with Jake because they are fans. I am a big Jake fan too, but no way in hell can he touch Yngwie PERIOD!

For what it is worth, if I could play like Yngwie, I would be one arrogant bastard myself.

I think u will find though, that alot of ppl these days are over the neo classical thing, I think thats what they are saying, and they would rather Jakes style, but Yngwie is one kick ass blues player too.

Most of the bands in the USA are over good guitar playing in general. It's not just Yngwie-type stuff that's considered passe - you don't hear a lot of guitar players like Jake, Lynch, Nuno, etc. in radio bands at all. Then, some nu band like Disturbed comes out with an album with some wannabe-Hammett soloing on it, and everyone thinks it's great because it has guitar solos. Sure, they have guitar solos - bad ones.

[mr_scary]

I honestly have to say I prefer Jake over Yngwie. Sure, Yngwie plays classical metal at blistering speeds, but that's ALL HE DOES! Jake on the other hand, has technique and not just speed. As for the new music, solos are starting to come back, sure they're bad, but hey, their solos aren't they?

[Deansolo]

Yngwie is SO 1985!..................Just kidding!

I honestly like them both. Although I prefer Jakes style.

did I post that before? oh well.

[MetalHead]

I honestly have to say I prefer Jake over Yngwie. Sure, Yngwie plays classical metal at blistering speeds, but that's ALL HE DOES! Jake on the other hand, has technique and not just speed. As for the new music, solos are starting to come back, sure they're bad, but hey, their solos aren't they?

so Yngwie doesn't have technique ?

[mr_scary]

He has technique, he's just such a speed freak that it gets stupid after a while. Jake doesn't rely on blistering speed for his solos