Originally published in unknown source · March 1998
John Petrucci comments (excerpt)
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(JP listed 10 of the most important albums in his collection)
John Petrucci: Rising Force by Yngwie Malmsteen
“I was really getting into idea of playing fast and proficient, and here was a guy that sounded like Al Di Meola playing heavy metal. His use of vibrato and phrasing and runs and arpeggios was just amazing. I was in the high school at the time this record came out and I would sit in the back of the class with my headphones on, flipping out over what Yngwie was doing. I couldn’t wait to go home and try to play his parts. This album also encouraged me to go out and learn Bach and Paganini, and study pieces that were both beautiful and technically challenging. It gave me a whole new knowledge of single-note, classical type soloing.”