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The comparison feels just a bit off - like, Malmsteen's popularity rounds to zero, even in the world of 80's shredders aficionados. Gladwell has multiple best-
by clusterhacks 4y ago
The comparison feels just a bit off - like, Malmsteen's popularity rounds to zero, even in the world of 80's shredders aficionados. Gladwell has multiple best-sellers that are popular to general audiences. I think maybe a better comp would be someone like Reb Beach? Player with known technical chops but in a somewhat generally popular band that was not appreciated by guitar-store superheroes . . .
Course, maybe not using an obscure hair-band reference would be better.
- justin66 4y agoThe comparison is weirdly inspiring. I think just about the greatest thing ever would a biopic about the life of Malcolm Gladwell, somehow in the vein of both the fictional Weird: The Al Yankovic Story AND Julie and Julia, comparing and contrasting Malcolm Gladwell and Yngwie Malmsteen. (I have seen neither of these films) Like, what's the Gladwell equivalent of Yngwie as a youth getting kicked out of a band for trying to kill Graham Bonnet? Make something up. I bet it involves assaulting an editor! What's the fictional equivalent of Yngwie deciding he should sing? I bet it involves Gladwell deciding he doesn't need to talk to anyone who understands mathematics. Or maybe you could break the fourth wall and have Yngwie decide he is fully capable of playing Gladwell in the film, since how hard it can it possibly be, and he's already halfway there since they both have stupid hair.
- clusterhacks 4y agoI think I would pay good money to see this movie . . . You had me at "decide to sing" = "doesn't need to talk to anyone who understands mathematics". I admire a person so deranged they think Yngwie breaking the fourth wall is a "maybe".