Joey Tempest and John Norum from Swedish hard rockers EUROPE perform their new single ‘Not Supposed To Sing The Blues’ from their new album, Bag Of Bones, during an acoustic set at Paris’ Hard Rock Cafe. Check out the clip below:
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Vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE was interviewed by Musica Metal after the band’s May 7 intimate three-song acoustic set at the Feltrinelli in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below.
When describing some of the songs off the band’s latest album “Bag Of Bones”, Tempest underlined how EUROPE, one of the most successful and recognizeable bands of the Eighties, wanted to say goodbye to that era. He said, “[The song] ‘Requiem’ [from the new CD] was a requiem for the Eighties. We were saying goodbye. It was called ‘Requiem For The Eighties’ in the studio. We even had a memorial. We played it in the studio and everybody was like [makes mourning pose] ‘Goodbye, Eighties.’ It was really serious. But we called it just ‘Requiem’ in the end. Because we were in a Seventies studio, we were doing classic rock influenced by the Seventies, we felt the vibe. Together with Kevin [Shirley, producer], there was really a great moment.”
Photos of the acoustic showcase, which saw Tempest and guitarist John Norum playfully ripping through three songs and a lot of improvisation, are available at the Musica Metal web site.
The setlist for the acoustic show was as follows:
01. Rock The Night
02. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
03. Final Countdown
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 2.
“Bag Of Bones” was released in Europe on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others.
“It’s more organic,” Tempest told Metal Shock Finland about the new CD. “Kevin Shirley brought in a warm ’70s sound. It’s a dynamic record, like vinyl almost.
“One of my [favorite songs on the CD], ‘Riches To Rags’ has quite a big chorus with exciting riffs.
“It’s a journey with an emotional ballad at the end, called ‘Bring It On Home’. Very much a classic rock album — more rock than hard rock.”
On the topic of “Bag Of Bones” also being released on vinyl, Joey said, “With the new ‘Bag Of Bones’ cover, there is so much detail on it. It became a bit boring there for a while; everybody was thinking, ‘CDs are small, so let’s just make something simple.’ But we have computers, so we can blow up the cover to use for posters and vinyl, so it’s still worth going that extra mile to make great covers. And we’re really happy we did that.”
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” video was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” digital single was made available on March 9.
Regarding the new CD title, EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland said, “It’s not [called ‘Bag Of Bones’] because we all have lost tons of weight or found a new interest in archeology or dogs… It’s just because it sounds fuckin’ cool!”
Interview:
Acoustic performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U-pl1nfwzU&feature=player_embedded
Source : Blabbermouth.net
Joey Tempest and John Norum of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE played an intimate three-song acoustic set at the Feltrinelli in Milan, Italy on Monday, May 7. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Photos are available at the Musica Metal web site.
The setlist for the acoustic show was as follows:
01. Rock The Night
02. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
03. Final Countdown
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 2.
“Bag Of Bones” was released in Europe on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others.
“It’s more organic,” Tempest told Metal Shock Finland about the new CD. “Kevin Shirley brought in a warm ’70s sound. It’s a dynamic record, like vinyl almost.
“One of my [favorite songs on the CD], ‘Riches To Rags’ has quite a big chorus with exciting riffs.
“It’s a journey with an emotional ballad at the end, called ‘Bring It On Home’. Very much a classic rock album — more rock than hard rock.”
On the topic of “Bag Of Bones” also being released on vinyl, Joey said, “With the new ‘Bag Of Bones’ cover, there is so much detail on it. It became a bit boring there for a while; everybody was thinking, ‘CDs are small, so let’s just make something simple.’ But we have computers, so we can blow up the cover to use for posters and vinyl, so it’s still worth going that extra mile to make great covers. And we’re really happy we did that.”
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” video was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
The “Not Supposed To Sing The Blues” digital single was made available on March 9.
Regarding the new CD title, EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland said, “It’s not [called ‘Bag Of Bones’] because we all have lost tons of weight or found a new interest in archeology or dogs… It’s just because it sounds fuckin’ cool!”
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Source : Blabbermouth.net
METAL SHOCK FINLAND’S Blackdiamond has conducted an interview with legendary vocalist Joey Tempest from EUROPE. The band are due to release their new album, “Bag Of Bones” on April 30 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others. Some of this conversation can be read below:
When giving information about the new album ‘Bag Of Bones’, Joey said –
“It’s more organic, Kevin Shirley brought in a warm ’70’s sound. It’s a dynamic record, like vinyl almost. One of my favourites ‘Riches To Rags’ has quite a big chorus with exciting riffs.
It’s a journey with an emotional ballad at the end, called ‘Bring It On Home’. Very much a classic rock album – more rock than hard rock.”
When discussing the album also being released on vinyl, Joey had this to say –
“With the new Bag Of Bones cover there is so much detail on it. It became a bit boring there for a while, everybody was thinking CD’s are small so let’s just make something simple. But we have computers, so we can blow up the cover to use for posters and vinyl, so it’s still worth going that extra mile to make great covers. And we’re really happy we did that.”
You can listen to the whole of the interview on soundcloud player below:
On March 26, singer Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE spoke to Pete Feenstra of Get Ready To Rock! about the band’s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”. You can now watch the chat below.
“Bag Of Bones” will be released on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE has admitted to Classic Rock magazine that he and his badmates have thought about dropping all of their older material from their live set to concentrate solely on songs from the last four studio albums since their reunion in 2003.
“We have seriously talked about it,” Tempest told Classic Rock, “and yes, it would include leaving out ‘The Final Countdown’. But right now, we don’t feel it’s the right thing to do. Fans come along to shows expecting to hear certain old favorites, and they wouldn’t be happy if we did this. But it is something we could certainly do in the future.”
“The Final Countdown” was the first single released from EUROPE‘s third studio album, “The Final Countdown”, in 1986. The band’s most recognizable and popular song, it reached No. 1 in 25 countries, including the United Kingdom. In the United States the song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 18 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The single was certified gold in the United Kingdom in 1986.
Sweden’s Expressen TV (Expressen newspaper’s online video channel) in 2009 posted video footage of Joey Tempest commenting on what has been dubbed “the worst cover band ever” performing a disastrous version of the EUROPE mega-smash “The Final Countdown”. Also available is the original YouTube clip of “the worst cover band ever”‘s performance — which has been viewed nearly 3.5 million times so far — and footage of EUROPE playing the same song live in 1986.
EUROPE‘s ninth studio album, “Bag Of Bones”, will be released on April 27 via earMusic/Edel. The CD, which features a guest appearance by blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION), was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has previously worked with IRON MAIDEN, JOE BONAMASSA, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK STONE CHERRY and JOURNEY, among others. Source: Blabbermouth.net
EUROPE frontman comments on the “worst cover band ever”:
“Worst cover band ever” performing EUROPE‘s “The Final Countdown”:
EUROPE performing “The Final Countdown” in 1986:
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