Facts and thoughts of
Yngwie J. Malmsteen's
studio albums.

The album "Odyssey"
(1988)

The songs
1 Rising Force
2 Hold On
3 Heaven Tonight*
4 Dreaming (Tell Me)*
5 Bite The Bullet*
6 Riot In The Dungeons*
7 Deja Vu*
8 Crystal Ball
9 Now Is The Time
10 Faster Than The Speed Of Light*
11 Krakatau*
12 Memories*
All compositions and arrangements by: Yngwie J. Malmsteen
All lyrics by: Joe Lynn Turner
Produced by: Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Jeff Glixman
Executive producer: Jim Lewis
Engineered by: Jeff Glixman assisted by Scott Gordon
Mixed by: Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Recorded at: Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Various vocals recorded at: House of Music
Engineered by: John Rollo
Mixed by: Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero assisted by George Cowan at Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York, USA
Additional recordings at: Studio D, Austin, Texas, USA

Yngwie J. Malmsteen: Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar*, acoustic guitar
Joe Lynn Turner: Lead vocals
Jens Johansson: Keyboards
Anders Johansson: Drums
Bob Daisley: Bass (1, 2, 8, 9)

Management: Larry Mazer
Associate: Roni Jane Feldman
Business management: Briuce Kolbrenner

My own opinion of this album.
  • This album is the best sold Yngwie album ever.
Odyssey was Yngwie's comeback as a musician after his car accident that had made him unable to use his right hand for some time and had to go through a hard rehabilitation process.
The album's stamp is a more pop orientated than his earlier three albums and was largely played on radio stations and music video channels like the MTV.
Highlights of this album includes: Rising Force, Riot In The Dungeons, Memories and the superb Krakatau which all shows Yngwie's best sides.
For the first time Yngwie did not write any lyrics on the album.
  • Total credit points: 40
  • Average credit points: 3.33
  • Musical variation: 3
  • Total sound quality: 4
  • Sound quality, treble: 5
  • Sound quality, bass: 3
  • Sound quality, purity: 4
 Front cover of Odyssey

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