Odyssey (album)

Odyssey
Studio album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Released	March 1988
Genre	Neo-classical metal
Length	50:37
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jeff "Björn" Glixman and Yngwie J. Malmsteen
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Yngwie J. Malmsteen chronology
Trilogy (1986) Odyssey (1988) Trial by Fire (1989)

Odyssey is an album by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen released in March of 1988. Joe Lynn Turner sings on most of the songs, with the three instrumentals being "Bite the Bullet" - a brief intro to "Riot In the Dungeons", "Memories" - the outro to the whole album, and "Krakatau," a six minute piece that contains many themes Yngwie still plays in concert today. The songs are strongly influenced by 1970s prog rock and heavy metal, such as Deep Purple's Machine Head, Rainbow's Rising or Emerson Lake and Palmer's Tarkus. This was the last Yngwie studio album to feature Jens Johansson. The song Rising Force was one of the principal songs for the concert openings, the solo of this song have become a classic for the guitar students around the world, the song is a re-edition from an old song "Merlin's Castle" of his early days in Sweden.

Track listing

1. "Rising Force" – 4:26
2. "Hold On" – 5:11
3. "Heaven Tonight" – 4:06
4. "Dreaming (Tell Me)" – 5:19
5. "Bite The Bullet" – 1:36 (Yngwie J. Malmsteen)
6. "Riot In The Dungeons" – 4:22
7. "Déjà 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 (Yngwie J. Malmsteen)
12. "Memories" – 1:14 (Yngwie J. Malmsteen)

• All songs written by Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Joe Lynn Turner except where noted

Personnel

• Yngwie J. Malmsteen: All electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar
• Joe Lynn Turner: Vocals
• Jens Johansson: Keyboards
• Bob Daisley: Bass guitar on "Rising Force", "Hold On", "Crystal Ball" and "Now Is the Time"
• Anders Johansson: Drums