I agree. I thought the Trilogy album was sub-par, but it was followed up by the excellent Odyssey. Magnum Opus was Seventh Sign all over again, but was followed by the brilliant Facing The Animal. Now the terrible Alchemy will be followed by.........I don't know, but it doesn't look good. And I have to tell you, I am probably the biggest Yngwie fan you have ever seen, but I am not going to rave about an album just because my favorite artist released it. I hold Yngwie to the highest standards, something that he set himself by consistantly releasing quality albums and not compromising his standards.
Anyway, I think Marc Boals is terrible. But, I will probably be the first person in line to buy the new album anyway. You can never count the maestro out.