Odyssey

by Yngwie Malmsteen / Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force

Odyssey cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 April 1988
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 50:37
  • Community rating: 2.98/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, this release marks the Swedish guitar virtuoso's most deliberate pivot toward radio-friendly, commercial hard rock. Despite the accessible, AOR-leaning choruses, the record remains deeply anchored by dazzling, classically-inspired fretboard acrobatics, cementing its status as a staple of eighties shred culture.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, technical, fantasy

Tracklist

  1. Rising Force (4:25)
  2. Hold On (5:11)
  3. Heaven Tonight (4:06)
  4. Dreaming (Tell Me) (5:19)
  5. Bite The Bullet (1:36)
  6. Riot In The Dungeons (4:22)
  7. Deja Vu (4:17)
  8. Crystal Ball (4:55)
  9. Now Is The Time (4:34)
  10. Faster Than The Speed Of Light (4:30)
  11. Krakatau (6:08)
  12. Memories (1:14)

Credits

  • Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - primary artist
  • Bob Daisley - bass guitar
  • Anders Johansson - drums
  • Jens Johansson - keyboards [all]
  • Joe Lynn Turner - vocals, words by [all]

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