Odyssey (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Odyssey
Type = Album
Artist = Yngwie J. Malmsteen


Released = March 1988
Recorded =
Genre = Neo-classical metal
Length = 50:37
Label = Polydor
Producer = Jeff "Björn" Glixman and Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rb5uakjk5m3b link]
Last album = "Trilogy"
(1986)
This album = "Odyssey"
(1988)
Next album = "Trial by Fire"
(1989)

"Odyssey" is an album by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen released in March 1988, With Joe Lynn Turner on lead vocals, 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 influenced by 1970s heavy metal, such as Deep Purple's "Machine Head" and Rainbow's "Rising". This was the last Yngwie studio album to feature Jens Johansson.

Track listing

tracklist

writing_credits = yes

title1 = Rising Force
writer1 = Joe Lynn Turner, Yngwie J. Malmsteen
length1 = 4:26

title2 = Hold On
writer2 = Turner, Malmsteen
length2 = 5:11

title3 = Heaven Tonight
writer3 = Turner, Malmsteen
length3 = 4:06

title4 = Dreaming (Tell Me)
writer4 = Turner, Malmsteen
length4 = 5:19

title5 = Bite the Bullet
writer5 = Malmsteen
length5 = 1:36

title6 = Riot in the Dungeons
writer6 = Turner, Malmsteen
length6 = 4:22

title7 = Déjà Vu
writer7 = Turner, Malmsteen
length7 = 4:17

title8 = Crystal Ball
writer8 = Turner, Malmsteen
length8 = 4:55

title9 = Now Is the Time
writer9 = Turner, Malmsteen
length9 = 4:34

title10 = Faster Than the Speed of Light
writer10 = Turner, Malmsteen
length10 = 4:30

title11 = Krakatau
writer11 = Malmsteen
length11 = 6:08

title12 = Memories
writer12 = Malmsteen
length12 = 1:14

Personnel

*Yngwie J. Malmsteen: All electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, background vocals
*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