Almost Unplugged
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Live album by Europe | ||||
Released | 17 September 2008 | |||
Recorded | 26 January 2008 at Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Genre | Rock, acoustic music | |||
Length | 77:42 | |||
Label | Hell&Back | |||
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2009 film
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Starring | Europe |
Music by | Europe |
Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 83 min |
Language | English |
Almost Unplugged is a live album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on CD on 17 September 2008 and on DVD on 19 August 2009.
The album was recorded at Nalen, a venue in Stockholm on 26 January 2008. The band was accompanied by a string quartet and played reworked versions of its own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands that have influenced Europe's sound over the years – Pink Floyd, UFO, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. The album debuted on the Swedish Album Chart at number 26, and went to number 23 the following week.[2]
The album is dedicated to Michelle Meldrum, John Norum's late wife, who died on 21 May 2008.
Track listing
- "Got to Have Faith" (Joey Tempest, John Norum) – 4:15
- "Forever Travelling" (Tempest, Mic Michaeli) – 4:22
- "Devil Sings the Blues" (Tempest, Michaeli) – 6:26
- "Wish You Were Here" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters) – 4:36
- "Dreamer" (Tempest) – 4:23
- "Love to Love" (Phil Mogg, Michael Schenker) – 7:31
- "The Final Countdown" (Tempest) – 5:46
- "Yesterday's News" (Tempest, Kee Marcello, John Levén, Ian Haugland, Michaeli) – 6:30
- "Since I've Been Lovin' You" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones) – 7:24
- "Hero" (Tempest) – 4:26
- "Suicide" (Phil Lynott) – 5:42
- "Memories" (Tempest) – 5:51
- "Superstitious" (Tempest) – 4:39
- "Rock the Night" (Tempest) – 5:51
Personnel
- Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Norum – electric & acoustic guitars
- John Levén – bass guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mic Michaeli – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Haugland – drums, backing vocals
- Malin-My Nilsson – violin, string arrangements
- Victoria Lundell – violin
- Jonna Inge – viola
- Anna Landberg Dager – cello
- Andreas Bauman – mixing
- Henrik Jonsson – mastering
- Staffan Lindahl – tour manager / production manager
- Ronny "Rompa" Bernström – live sound engineer
- Anders "Q-lan" Wallertz – lighting designer
- Samuel "Samme" Nielsen – monitor engineer
- Peter "Peter" Erixon – backline tech
- Roger "Spy-T" Albinsson – backline tech
- Thomas Eijerstam – technical manager
- Fredrik Martinsson – web sound engineer
- Gundars Rullis – FOH technician
- Tindra Jonsson Wibers – co-ordinator
- Dimitrios Dimitriadis – cover design
References
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Europe
- Europe
- Wings of Tomorrow
- The Final Countdown
- Out of This World
- Prisoners in Paradise
- Start from the Dark
- Secret Society
- Last Look at Eden
- Bag of Bones
- War of Kings
- Walk the Earth
- The Final Countdown Tour 1986
- Extended Versions
- Almost Unplugged
- Live at Shepherd's Bush, London
- Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show
- 1982–1992
- Definitive Collection
- Super Hits
- 1982–2000
- Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe
- The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe
- The Final Countdown Tour 1986
- Rock the Night: Collectors Edition
- Live from the Dark
- The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition
- On the Loose
- "Seven Doors Hotel"
- "Dreamer"
- "Stormwind"
- "The Final Countdown"
- "Love Chaser"
- "Rock the Night"
- "Carrie"
- "Cherokee"
- "Superstitious"
- "Open Your Heart"
- "Let the Good Times Rock"
- "More Than Meets the Eye"
- "Prisoners in Paradise"
- "I'll Cry for You"
- "Halfway to Heaven"
- "Got to Have Faith"
- "Hero"
- "Always the Pretenders"
- "Last Look at Eden"
- "New Love in Town"
- "Not Supposed to Sing the Blues"
- "Firebox"