Bag of Bones (album)

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Bag of Bones (English for " bag of bones " ) is the ninth studio album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was produced by Kevin Shirley, who was also responsible for several successful albums by Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion and Iron Maiden, and was published on 26 April 2012.

Background

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Europe in 2009 was relatively large with Last Look at Eden the album success, the album reached number one in addition to Sweden and number 29 in Switzerland and # 31 in the German music charts. Even the then published live album Live! At Shepherd 's Bush, London, which was recorded on February 19, 2011 at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, was successful, and contained, among many well-known titles and a tribute to Gary Moore also the song Doghouse, who was taken in a studio version of Bag of Bones for the first time.

Work on the new album began on 3 October 2011 at the Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, which was " fully equipped with technology from the sixties and seventies. " Producer of the album was Kevin Shirley, who in his own words, " has long been an admirer " of the group, and wanted to help her, her " until today explosivstes album" record. Some of the recorded tracks emerged only while working in the studio, were then rehearsed together and then added. The group finished their recordings on 27 October 2011, following Kevin Shirley worked on the sound mixing and had several guest musicians to record their contributions. So Anton Fig contributed some percussion elements, Joe Bonamassa took on the group's desire for a song slide guitar on track.

In January 2012, a few overdubs were recorded as before producer Shirley began with the final mix of the album in his studio. The guitar overdubs were recorded in the studio in Stockholm Play Yard. Shortly before completion of the work the group take another title for the album chose. The recordings for it took place on 13 February 2012. Since March 18, 2012 Clips of the individual tracks on the album on the website of John Norum are available.

A photo session for the booklet of the album and the upcoming advertising took place on 8 February 2012, photographer Fredrik was Etoall. The cover was designed by Ulf Lunden, who was also responsible for the cover of the album Blues Rambergsvallen the Swedish band Graveyard.

The European release of Bag of Bones was on 26 January 2012, the pre- decoupled Single, Not Supposed to Sing the Blues, was released on 9 March 2012 as a download version. A video clip for the song was produced and directed by Patric Ullaeus in Gothenburg. The track list of Bag of Bones contains eleven tracks, a bonus track ( Beautiful Disaster ) was added for the Japanese market.

Title list

Bonus track on the Japanese edition:

Reception

Thomas Zimmer wrote for the magazine ROCKS, celebrate on the album " the classic hard rock of the seventies consistently than ever joyful resurrection." The result was " not original, but idiotically happy making ". To " yes no misunderstandings to give rise to, " Create Album " coinciding with the sharp-edged number" Riches to Rags. Rooms recognizes Ian Haugland's drumming parallels to John Bonham and writes guitarist Norum rouse " an elaborate solo from " the " quick and to the point just " be, and thus " the scent mark for the rest of the disc " set. The pre-release single Not Supposed to Sing the Blues Room referred to as " anchor the album"; the piece contains " simply everything: a heavy mid-tempo riff between Purple and Sabbath, an oriental Zeppelin Bridge as a gangway to a highly - melodic chorus, then back on schmurgelndes, gurgling, wah -wah- furious Norum solo, and Joey Tempest at the height of his art. "the " autobiographical text " refer " to Led Zep and AC / DC " and wonder if " someone like him could sing the blues ( Tempest )? " room praises, " the latest with My Woman My Friend and his breitwandig staged melancholy should answer the question. "He describes " casual and impressive guitar licks, " beheize from below ( such as around the plate ) " the schweini logical " pig organ to which a Mic Michaeli was capable of. " a ballad containing the album Bring it all home as well. It should be " this title with Carrie " compare ( from the album The Final Countdown ), know you, " what a musical maturity process " is.

In the same issue, the author Alexander Kolbe noted in an article on the album however, the band had " unfortunately a bad habit overtakes the present: In the wake of the so-called" Loudness War " " she had become " the victim of a too loud mastering, which in conjunction with Shirley's already not optimal mix for a dull, undifferentiated sound " care. The take " such as the stylish organ sound by Mic Michaeli in pieces like Demon Head or My Woman My Friend some of its effect. "

Guest musicians

  • Joe Bonamassa - slide guitar
  • Anton Fig - Percussion
Europe (Band) Record label Genre Singing Bass guitar Electronic keyboard Sideman Overdubbing Graveyard (band) Deep Purple Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Bridge (music) AC/DC Melancholia Hammond organ The Final Countdown (Album) Audio mastering Europe (Album) Prisoners in Paradise Almost Unplugged The Final Countdown (song)
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