The ninth studio album from the Swedish metal veterans finds Europe singing the blues.
Big, beefy, melodic, and bristling with '70s riffage and croaking Hammond B-3 swells, Bag of Bones, which follows 2009's more opulent Last Look at Eden, revels in hard rock clichés, but does so with enough energy and attitude to warrant more than a cursory listen.
The Led Zeppelin aping, as has been the case in the years since they achieved stadium rock sainthood with "The Final Countdown," is still in full effect, especially on the summery "That's the Way"/"Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"-inspired "Drink and a Smile," but at least they've got it down to a science.
Caught somewhere between Badmotorfinger-era Soundgarden, early Deep Purple, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bag of Bones offers up some gems in the blistering Euro debt crisis opener "Riches to Rags," the neo-prog-pop of "Firebox," and the Bad Company-meets-Cinderella balladry of the moody title cut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riches to RagsJohn Leven, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Not Supposed to Sing the BluesJoey Tempest | Europe | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 3 | FireboxMic Michaeli, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Bag of BonesJoey Tempest | Europe | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | RequiemJoey Tempest | Europe | Play | 00:28 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 6 | My Woman My FriendJohn Leven, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Demon HeadJohn Leven, John Norum, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Drink and a SmileMic Michaeli, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | DoghouseJoey Tempest | Europe | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Mercy You Mercy MeJohn Norum, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | Bring It All HomeMic Michaeli, Joey Tempest | Europe | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 41 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 289 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Europe | Primary Artist |
| 2 | John Leven | Composer, Lyricist |
| 3 | Mic Michaeli | Composer, Lyricist |
| 4 | John Norum | Composer, Lyricist |
| 5 | Joey Tempest | Composer, Lyricist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |