Almost Unplugged
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.
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| 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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| Starring | Europe |
| Music by | Europe |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 83 min |
| Language | English |
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
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1445288
- "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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