Europe/Sweden 1985

EUROPE can’t wait to perform in Japan next April. The early masterpiece pro shot that stirs up such feelings has been decided to be released. This work includes “April 27, 1985 Uppsala Performance”. At that time, about a year had passed since the release of “Wings for Tomorrow”. It was a time when people were dreaming about the world, but were still limited to being local heroes. First of all, let’s look back at the early activities from the schedule at that time and check the position of the show. ●1984《“Wings for Tomorrow” released on February 24th》・March 16th-June 20th: Sweden #1 (13 performances)・June 22nd + 23rd: Finland (2 performances)・9 April 8th – December 14th: Sweden #2 (17 performances) April 6th – June 5th, 1985: Sweden #3 (37 performances)《Production of “Final Countdown” begins in September》 This is 1984 EUROPE in year/1985. There are some vague points in the data from the local era, so it is impossible to determine the number of performances, but I think you can get a rough idea of ​​the outline. At that time, they were still active in their home country of Sweden, and even across the border they stopped at neighboring Finland. I had never played a show in Central Europe, let alone America. Also, since the above schedule has been condensed, it looks like they were touring in 1984, but in reality they only did it a few times a month. In the meantime, they acquired Ian Hoagland and Mick Michaeli, and it wasn’t until 1985 that they began a “tour” that involved traveling and performing shows almost every day. The Uppsala performance of this work was the 14th concert of “Sweden #3”. This work, which records such a show, is a truly wonderful professional shot. This show has traditionally been known for its soundboard, but this work is a version with video that was discovered about 10 years ago. However, it is a little different from normal pro shots. You can tell it’s a multi-camera camera because it switches between distant view and zoom, but it lacks other angles, so it’s hard to say it offers a variety of viewpoints. However, the beauty of the images will make you forget that. Looking at it with eyes accustomed to digital image quality, it’s hard to call the analog-feeling image quality “official quality,” but by 1980s standards, it can be called good enough. Above all, the freshness of the master is strangely wonderful, with almost no tape twist or white line noise, and the coloring remains as it was at the time. Even in the audio, there are some hisses such as “Carrie”, but considering that the tape was excavated, it is miraculous that it was preserved so beautifully. The young Nordic star Kira Hoshi is depicted with such quality. The set is a concentrated reduction of “Fantastic Symphonic Poem” and “Wings for Tomorrow”…I thought it was, but it wasn’t. I’ll be playing the killer “Seven Doors Hotel,” but that’s only one song from my debut album, and the rest are six songs from “Wings for Tomorrow” and five songs from “Final Countdown,” which I haven’t even started making yet. It is already being used in a big way. Speaking of footage from before John Norum left, the official “THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TOUR 1986: LIVE IN SWEDEN” comes to mind, but there are also “Treated Bad Again,” “Dreamer,” “Love Chaser,” and “Seven Doors Hotel” that can’t be seen there. ” can also be enjoyed to the fullest. It’s a set that feels like it’s on the verge of a big leap, but the performance that plays it is just the night before. Joey Tempest’s singing voice doesn’t have any staleness, and his performance is dignified. The ensemble with Ian Hoagland and Mick Michaeli is tight enough, and the scale is world class. It doesn’t really seem like a local Swedish band. Among them, John Norum stands out. He is also on a world-class level… far from it. From the moment the performance started, he performed incredible machine gun picking, and his dynamic bending was as crazy as if Gary Moore in his prime had taken over. Still, the phrases he spins are full of sparkling Scandinavian brilliance, and are different from the muddy original Gary and the slimy John Sykes. Not only is her acoustic solo beautiful and delicate, but she also bursts out with passionate phrases unique to continental Europe. There is an explosion of guitars that silently declare that “a new generation of guitar heroes has arrived!”. Six months later, EUROPE began producing the fate-changing “Final Countdown,” which took the world by storm. This is a piece where you can carefully watch the intense show where the golden five members have just gathered together with beautiful professional shots and soundboards. A masterpiece that will brighten up your time as you wait for the performance in Japan. Live at Granby Ishall, Uppsala, Sweden 27th April 1985 PRO-SHOT(54:09) 1. Intro 2. Dance The Night Away 3. Ninja 4. Treated Bad Again 5. On The Loose 6. Carrie 7. Dreamer 8. Love Chaser 9. Seven Doors Hotel 10. Drum Solo (with Mic Michaeli) 11. John Norum Guitar Solo / Aphasia 12. Acoustic Guitar Solo 13. Open Your Heart 14. Stormwind 15. Rock The Night Joey Tempest – Lead Vocals John Norum – Guitars , Backing Vocals John Leven – Bass Mic Michaeli – Keyboards, Backing Vocals Ian Haugland – Drums, Backing Vocals PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.54min.