YngwieMalmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the '80s.
Malmsteen released a series of albums over the course of the '80s that, aside from slight differences in approach and execution, were strongly similar to {^Rising Force}, and critics charged him with showing little artistic progression.
Malmsteen responded by insisting that since he was already playing music he loved, he had no desire to develop any further, and that his love did come through in his playing.