Yngwie M. F. Malmsteen goes for the commercial jugular on his fifth studio album, 1990’s Eclipse. Aided by his first all-Swedish lineup, the borking-mad maestro dishes out a superlative set of melodic Euro metal that expands on the AOR leanings of his previous record Odyssey. The album opens with its three singles. Making Love is smouldering of verse and colossal of riff; Bedroom Eyes is fun Europop with loose jamming guitar; and the smoochy ballad Save Your Love is a skippable bore. Luckily the next track Motherless Child is an exciting metal rager. It’s a stunner, charged with emotion, and from there on the album barely puts a foot wrong. From the explosive pomp of Devil In Disguise and Judas to the flawlessly layered Faultline this album is a blast. Might prove too cheesy for fans weaned on Marching Out but if you fancy a bit of pop and pomp with your power, the stars align on Eclipse.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
My brother was 13 at the time of this release and bought Eclipse on cassette tape of all things! I was kinda done with Yngwie at that point as I bought the Turner studio and the live album that followed and all I heard was a lot of high speed noodling.
I always liked Trilogy which had some great tracks so when I borrowed my brothers tape and chucked it into my Walkman I was pleasantly surprised….
Bedroom Eyes is a well crafted hard rock track with a great lead vocal…..
If I ever came across this one I would pick it up…
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I think you’d be surprised by the Turner one if you gave it a spin again. Great album…
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Yeah perhaps Scott but there was so much music coming out at that point and I was trying to keep up…some stuff fell on the wayside JLT/Yngwie was one..
If I come across this one as well I will give it a spin for sure…
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I totally get you cause I was the same too. Liked Eclipse back then but I got into to his other stuff later.
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It might lack a Hydra, but I’m interested in this one. Some pretty exceptional noodley doodley rockage going one there…
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One to look for in Record Fayre! Although… I don’t see this in the wild that much.
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It’s just like trying to find any Danzig.
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Not that bad!
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Haha. Maybe not. Finding Danzig is like trying to find fresh water in the Clyde.
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Well… he’s only wee.
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I know a number of these songs from videos and greatest hits. So now I can say your review has made me want the album. I always wondered if the album was solid like the singles.
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I’d say the rest of the album is even better than the singles. Motherless Child, Judas and Faultline are amazing. Making Love was a brilliant single though…
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Judas I know — it’s awesome. Ok Scott you sold me.
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The collection gets bigger. You’re in for it now haha!
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Sigh. And there’s a record fayre AND toy show this Sunday. I might as well start digging my own grave.
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Fabulous opening line HMO – I will have to borrow that next time I describe someone looking for mass appeal!
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And be sure to include the full M. F
middle initials… assuming they apply!
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