Live!! (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
1998 live album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Live!! is a live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1998 through Dreamcatcher Records; it was reissued in 2000 as Double Live in the United States through Spitfire Records. The album was recorded live in Brazil on 5–6 May 1998 at the Olympia in São Paulo, and on 7 May 1998 at the Metropolitan in Rio de Janeiro. According to singer Mats Leven, most of the recordings originate from the second night in São Paulo.
Critical reception
Track listing
Disc one
Disc two
Personnel
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Guitars, Vocals on "Red House"
Mats Levén - Vocals
Mats Olausson - Keyboards
Barry Dunaway - Bass
Jonas Ostman - Drums
Rich DiSilvio - Cover art & package design
While Cozy Powell performed on the Facing the Animal studio album, he had declined to participate in the supporting tour. The first show of this 36 date run was on March 26, 1998, at Jaxx Nightclub. Cozy died on April 5th, 1998.
Japanese Version
In Japan the album was released with an EP with 3 songs live of the Brazilian hard rock band Dr. Sin. This EP was called 'Live in Brazil'.
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