The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (album)

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The Final Countdown Tour 1986
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Live album by Europe
Released December 20, 2004
Recorded May 25-26, 1986 in Solna, Sweden
Genre Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal
Label JVC Victor
Europe chronology
Start from the Dark
(2004) Start from the Dark2004
The Final Countdown Tour 1986
(2004)
Secret Society
(2006) Secret Society2006
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The Final Countdown Tour 1986 is a live album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on December 20, 2004. [1]

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with keyboards.

Europe (band) Swedish band

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979, by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno. They got a major breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the televised competition "Rock-SM" : it was the first time this competition was held, and Europe became a larger success than the competition itself.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Final Countdown" (Joey Tempest)
  2. "Ninja" (Joey Tempest)
  3. "Carrie" (Joey Tempest, Mic Michaeli)
  4. "On the Loose" (Joey Tempest)
  5. "Cherokee" (Joey Tempest)
  6. "Time Has Come" (Joey Tempest)
  7. "Open Your Heart" (Joey Tempest)
  8. "Stormwind" (Joey Tempest)
  9. "Rock the Night" (Joey Tempest)

Personnel

John Norum Swedish musician

John Terry Larsen Norum is a Norwegian/Swedish rock guitarist and one of the founders of the Swedish rock band, Europe. As an infant, he moved with his parents to Upplands Väsby in Sweden, where he grew up and has spent most of his life. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a career as a solo artist.

John Levén bassist in the Swedish rock band Europe

John Gunnar Levén is a Swedish bassist in the Swedish rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums.

Ian Haugland Swedish musician

Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing Tony Reno. Previously Haugland had played in a number of bands, including Trilogy, where Candlemass bassist Leif Edling sang, and Yngwie J. Malmsteen's band Rising Force.

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Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson, professionally known as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead singer and main songwriter of the rock band Europe. He has written hits which include "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night", "Cherokee" and "Superstitious".

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