Europe - 30th Anniversary Live [Blu-ray]

Playing MGS The Phantom Pain recently, I've been waxing nostalgic with all the classic 80's tunes in the game, including Europe's Final Countdown. Seeing the band had a concert release on Blu-ray, I rushed to order it. I've never heard Europe in concert before, though I've still got one or more tapes or CDs of theirs from the 80's lying around, assuming I didn't wear it out playing it back then. But it's been a while since I've heard the band. This is a solid performance with a lot of energy. I wouldn't say they've improved with age, as others have, assuming their older recordings weren't helped out in mixing - again, I've never heard them live. My only disappointment was that they saved Final Countdown for last when you could tell the lead's voice was starting to waver. He really likes to play to the camera a lot in the concert and is extremely energetic, as if he's trying to put on a performance that'll be remembered for posterity.The video is also sound. Good quality HD, with a number of interesting extras. My only disappointment with the disc comes from knowing that the international releases of this concert all claim lossless DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio. For multi-channel surround, the US release only supports legacy, lossy Dolby Digital 5.1. It's saving grace is that the 2-channel mix - which 2-channel is typically more faithful to the actual recording for most concert performances - is uncompressed lossless PCM and a dramatic improvement in tonal fidelity to the muddy DD 5.1 remix. Still, those who think stereo to be innately inferior to 6-channel AC3 will no doubt be disappointed that the surround mix isn't lossless. Though, I haven't heard any of the imports to be able to say whether the muddied fidelity is a by product of the lower quality DD codec or of the remix itself. And unfortunately, the foreign releases are all reportedly 50i and thus incompatible with typical US displays in terms of video. The only advice I can offer those who really want high quality sound and a surround experience is to try using Prologic or similar processing with this concerts 2-channel LPCM mix. Or better yet, get one of Yamaha's higher end AVRs that supports all their amazing music DSPs. In my experience, unlike every other AVR manufacturer I've owned or used (Denon, Marantz, Sony, Pioneer), Yamaha's DSPs are actually really impressive, for music - much more so than Denon's 5-channel stereo, which many audiophiles seem content with.

First of all this concert was shot in Solvesborg, Sweden in June of 2013 during the Sweden Rock Festival!I had the pleasure of being one of those 30,000 people who attended the anniversary show in Sweden this past summer. It was an amazing show to see in person and to be a part of. Europe is truly a great rock band! Europe delivered on their promise of this show being memorable and not like any of their other shows. This high energy event was a full two hours, songs from all 9 albums were played – including some songs they haven’t played in years, and appearances from specials guests (Gorham and Schenker). Rarely heard from songs like Girl From Lebanon and Prisoners In Paradise made the set, as well as, new material like Firebox and The Beast. What would the night out be without old favorites like Seven Doors Hotel, Rock The Night and The Final Countdown.Joey Tempest was everywhere with his boundless energy, keeping the momentum riding high the entire night. John Leven kept the heartbeat of the band strong and steady. Ian Haugland laid the road work for the band’s rhythmic drive. Master guitarist John Norum hammered in all the metal. And lastly Mic Michaeli wove all the color into the music. Together Europe created one electric event for all their fans around the world.Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Films, Sweden and crew did a fabulous job of capturing this concert for DVD. The DVD extras give you a glimpse of the preshow via photos and footage. And Europe even takes the time to conduct post-concert interview. Europe Live At Sweden Rock is a beautifully packaged tribute with great footage, color, and sound to the hardest working band from Scandinavia.

I took a chance on this the other day seeing is "used" at my local Second Spin store and am i glad!! I guess what pushed me over the top (since I'm not familiar with the band) was that Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy , Black Star Riders) and Michael Schenker were guest stars.First off.. it is NOT 1:33 as Amazon.com states it is WIDESCREEN 1:78 and it is NOT 90 minutes... The concert is almost 2 and a half hours and there is another 20 minutes of bonus features so its much closer to 180 Minutes...When rating a product I go by value and quality. Firstly this is a tremendous value, a nearly 30 song set of over 2 hours in a world where artists like Aerosmith are releasing BRs closer to only 1 hour... so a full show gets my vote. Its very well filmed and a very fun show .... another vote... and cool bonus features.I'm now a fan of this band and a big fan of this BR. If you are a fan you will be happy and it also comes with a nice booklet.... true value for money.

I bought this 'Live at Sweden Rock: 30th Anniversary Show' DVD in November 2013 and watched this DVD over five times for past one month. It is a great DVD which video is good and sound is perfect. All members, Joey Tempest(vocals), John Norum(guitars), John Levén(bass), Mic Michaeli(keyboards), Ian Haugland(drums) performed in their top form. Recommend to purchase this DVD or Blu-ray as you can enjoy their all-time hits.Track Listing: Riches To Rags, Firebox, Not Supposed To Sing The Blues, Scream Of Anger, Superstitious, No Stone Unturned, New Love In Town, In The Future To Come, Paradize Bay, Girl From Lebanon, Prisoners In Paradise, Always The Pretenders, Drink And A Smile, Open Your Heart, Love Is Not The Enemy, Sign Of The Times, Start From The Dark, Wings Of Tomorrow, Carrie, Jailbreak(feat. Scott Gorham), Seven Doors Hotel, Drum Solo, The Beast, Let The Good Times Rock, Lights Out (feat. Michael Schenker), Rock The Night, Last Look At Eden, The Final Countdown.

Super groupe des années 80, Europe nous revient et nous offre une excellente performance dans ce spectacle avec ses plus belles compositions. Le son est excellent et puissant. Un des meilleurs spectacles du groupe. Je le recommande à tous.Super group of the 80's, Europe offers an excellent performance in this show with all of their best compositions. The power sound is excellent. One of their best shows. I recommend it for shure !!!

3 horas de europe, vale lo que cuesta!!!!.

Very good live album !

Its great

“The Final Countdown”リリース後、ジョン・ノーラムの脱退と同時にこのバンドから遠ざかっていましたが、初期の名曲“Seven Doors Hotel”などを最近ではどんな風に演奏しているのか興味があり購入。ジョンはとても安定したプレイで安心してみることができましたが、ワウペダルをちょっと多用しすぎかな？という部分もあります。スコット・ゴーハムとの“Jailbreak”や、彼のキャリアに相当な影響を与えたと思われるマイケル・シェンカーとの“Lights Out”といった珍しいシーンも収録されていて楽しめました。全体的にはカメラの切り替えがやや頻繁で目が疲れるという欠点がありながらも、ジョーイ・テンペストのフロントマンとしての穏やかな顔の表情・精力的で鮮やかな身のこなしも含め、何よりもバンド全体の演奏内容が良く、大満足な作品でした。