Trilogy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
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Trilogy is the third studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in October 1986 through Polydor Records.<ref name=finnishcharts>"Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trilogy (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.</ref> The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200<ref>"Trilogy - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.</ref> and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden.<ref name=finnishcharts/>
Background
Trilogy is the first studio album by Malmsteen to feature lead singer Mark Boals, who briefly replaced Jeff Scott Soto after his departure from Malmsteen's band in 1985. However, Soto was again the lead singer during the album's supporting tour between 1986 and 1987, before joining the band Kryst the Conqueror.
In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.
Critical reception
Template:Album ratings Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed "Dark Ages", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" and "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" as highlights.<ref name=allmusic/>
Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".<ref name="MH50worst">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Track listing
Personnel
- Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, bass, conducting, arrangement, mixing, production
- Mark Boals – vocals (except for tracks 4 & 9)
- Jens Johansson – keyboard, arrangement assistance (track 9; section 2)
- Anders Johansson – drums
- Ricky DeLena – engineering, mixing
- Jimmy Hoyson – engineering assistance
- Robin Levine – engineering assistance
Charts
| Chart (1986-87) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)<ref name=FINI>Template:Cite book</ref> | 7 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="jpn">Template:Cite book</ref> | 16 |
References
External links
- Trilogy, 1986 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
- In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Trilogy" at Guitar Nine Records