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"The fact is that you don't respond because you probably have nothing to say, and you can't stand that someone might find your favorite show-off unbearable. Otherwise, you would have simply replied to what I said, without hiding behind that arrogance (but you won’t do it, not even now)." But what do you want me to say? I couldn’t care less about what you might think of Yngwie Malmsteen, I have more important things in life than thinking about you or what you think! You simply don't know how to critique; you're just a conceited person who thinks they know everything but hasn't understood a damn thing, like so many purists. Music is not limited to what pleases you, praise God I add!

PS; do you think my reviews necessarily have to identify everything I listen to? Kudos for your intelligence!

I draw your mental closure from the bullshit you say here, but I certainly don’t know what you listen to and who you are, nor do I care to know! I reiterate, since you evidently don’t understand Italian, that your arguments are not arguments; saying that this is "merda" is not an argument, it’s not a criticism and doesn’t deserve a response, clear!

@ajeje: what the heck do you know about what I listen to? Do you even know me? Then stop saying nonsense, the only one acting like a pompous fool here, I hate to say it, but it's definitely you!

Hi dreamwarrior, thanks for the greeting, it's true I've been away for quite a while because I'm a moderator on a specialized guitar site and I'm often there, work permitting! I share your analysis, including the discussion about composition; in fact, I was referring solely to the first album and to some notable episodes from the early albums (always, of course, when contextualized to the electric guitar), as well as the one about the innovation of the instrument, which I believe is a fact that cannot be denied. As for the rest, I reiterate the countless criticisms I've always made about Malmsteen; I’m far from calling him the greatest living electric guitarist. However, I am convinced that if he had continued on the path of Rising Force, with his talent, he could have been, but that’s another story!

"There's no point in appealing to political correctness. Just as you will criticize other musicians if you feel like it (and you have), this site talks about this. Besides, I don’t have prejudices and I don’t throw around insults without knowing what I’m talking about; I’ve listened to his music quite a bit, and it’s crap. If someone gets offended by opinions on music on a music review site, what can I say? All the better.
Constructive criticism is one thing; elevating yourself to supreme knowledge and calling something you don’t like, or perhaps don’t understand, 'crap' is another, dear ajeje. It’s not a matter of political correctness; it’s about knowing how to critique. You probably can only do that with music that resonates with you, and that’s a limitation. As Marco85, whom I greet, said, one must have humility when listening to and critiquing music. You don’t have even a shred of that humility, which is why it's a waste of time to dialogue with you, at least until you shed the presumption that you understand everything (what true music is and what is trash, who a true composer is and who a buffoon is, etc.). In this sense, I find your horizons very limited."

There's little to understand, ajeje. You always flip the pancake. I never said that Malmsteen didn't do great things; it's foolish to not see that. If you had read what I wrote, you would have also found my critiques of the Swede, who, of course, is not my father and whom, if it comforts you, I haven't listened to in a long time. His latest works are pathetic and repetitive! I'm just saying that Malmsteen changed and innovated the electric instrument early in his career, bringing classical music into a realm where it had never been before, at least not like this. And he did it in what I consider an artistic way; it's no coincidence that his pieces are often performed in classical music auditoriums. That's it, that's my opinion. You're free to disagree, but I don't understand why you have to frame the discussion with insults directed at him. You can see how this attitude might offend someone. Other than that, it's nothing personal; we just have very different views, that's all.

But who do you think you are, the civic defender of the jawbreaker? He insulted Malmsteen from the start and you come to tell me that there’s no prejudice, that's rich!!

Dearest, when will you learn not to insult the musicians you don't like? Perhaps then you will find an answer. Until then, all I can say is to open your mind a little; it does you good every now and then! Take it easy.

Of course, I don't know what to say in front of nothingness; saying that Malmsteen doesn't know music is like saying that Leopardi isn't a poet, but please. Here there are those who think they know everything—who the composers are, who the true musicians are, and who the charlatans are; fine, but I don't argue with people who think like that, with a closed mind (no term could be more fitting). You can't talk to a wall; you just end up bumping your nose against it. So, I kindly decline, dear facebreaker.