Kee Marcello's superstitious solo is one of my all time guitar solos.

Wings of Tomorrow is an incredibly underrated album

It's kinda annoying that people keep calling them a one hit wonder, when they have so many good songs in their catalogue.

Also in my whole life and I am 55. Never heard anyone call Europe a pop band!! Never! Until this video! Melodic hard rock! This band is top notch!!! Europe forever!!

John Norum has got to be one the most underrated guitarists of the 80s and 90s

John Norum will always be underrated as well with his solo albums too

Europe should really be in the Rock N Roll hall of fame..great band and their new albums are fantastic. Just saw them live in Glasgow and Newcastle this week and they were unreal. I saw Def Leppard and Motley Cure 3 months ago which was great but Europe are on another level which surprises me why they are the ones playing the small venues and not Stadiums.

I am super glad that you put emphasis on John Norum in the video. Very very glad.

These dudes definitely paid their dues before hitting the "big-time"! Cool to hear Joey's vocals improve as they marched on.

These guys are so much more than the Final Countdown and Carrie. Their first two records are Euro- Power metal classics.

Until watching your channel I had no idea these "hair metal" bands had as much history and substance as they did. I assumed record companies threw them together, like boy bands. In fact, they are real musicians and songwriters and go through musical stages and growth, breakups and reunions, ups and downs. I have more respect for them now. And your commentary is priceless.

To my surprise Kee Marcello is highly underrated here. An outstanding player & performer besides the old bumblebee...

Joey Tempest is such a great vocalist. I have always liked John Norum's guitar. I could not tell you which of their albums is my favorite. The Final Countdown will always be a favorite as well as Rock The Night.

I was 5 years old. I wanted a record of my own. My dad bought me the 'Rock the Night' single, because I couldn't find Final Countdown in the shop. I loved it just as much. I'm nearly 40 now and mostly listen to extreme metal, but I'll never deny the impact that Europe had 🤘🤘

Kee Marcello is one of my favourite guitarists of all time. His work on Out of this world and Prisoners in Paradise albums is just insane and I listen to those 2 albums at least once every month. That being said, John Norum is very very special too!

Great band one of the best concerts I ever watched right after John got back again Joey is such a frontman I always looked at him as another Coverdale.

Awesome band. John Norum is a great guitarist, I love his solo albums

Norum one of the best living guitarist!

Great early concert footage of one my favorite bands. This band has more depth and history than others give them credit for. Still love their recent music and albums too!

I have seen a lot of comments across KZfaq give Europe a lot of crap for what seems like no reason, and I will never see why. I love this band and is one of my personal favorite bands of all time.

Europe was my favorite band during teenage years

Very nice video, i love this Band. Greetings from germany.

Europe are one of the few bands that are putting out top quality material with their latest albums. I feel once the public eye wasn't focussed on them, they were able to write exactly what they wanted and sounded more natural (and better) because of it

Great video. Some of us hardcore John Norum fans cannot be more happy about the break away from Europe in 1986. Total control, face the truth were absolutely amazing albums. I wish they would play some of Norum's solo stuff with Europe

To not mention ”Seven Doors Hotel” is a crime. Masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥

What a great band.

First 2 albums were brilliant!!! Wish they had stayed doing songs like seven doors hotel and scream of anger. Norum is amazing

I had the pleasure of meeting this band during concerts in the US. And Mic Michaeli is an absolute sweetheart. He hugged me when I told him of my situation. (First time I rode on a plane over 30+years and I had nothing for him to sign.) He called me "Sweet Heart" and hugged me. What a sweet heart 💗❤️

John Norum's first solo album was a true showcase of his talent. To me, it's one of the best guitar albums of all time. Still listen to it today.

Kee Marcello was an incredible player! His guitar work on "Out of This World" is unmatched. His tapping technique in solos for "More Than Meets the Eye" and "Just the Beginning" to me were a premier to what Nuno would be doing with Extreme years later. He certainly could write great melodies in his solos. Not taking anything away from John Norum. I loved his playing as well but I think Kee did contribute a lot more than just "Flight of the Bumblebee". He took Europe to the next level!

Didn't expect to hear so much stuff I liked! That early stuff HOLY CRAP! My mind was blown. Didn't get too much into them cause of the keyboard, but first guitarist was just awesome.

I'm very glad to watch this. I had no idea they were this respectable.

Great band ! I remember buying the final countdown on cassette back in 87 and loved it , at nights I would wake up at around midnight and hear the album being played downstairs in my house and I didn't know if I was dreaming or not so I snuck out of bed ( I was only 11 at this point) and walked downstairs to find my mum cranking the song the final countdown and dancing around the room ....by herself!! I never told her I knew she was doing this , my mum was rather conservative and rock and metal music was the last thing she would get into but for some reason this song spoke to her on a different level . The funny thing is the cassette was in my room next to my tape player so she would have had to sneak past me to grab it and then put it back ! I would wake up to the muffled sound of that album playing for weeks on end but I just left her to it . She died in 2007 so it's a cool memory I have of her just not giving a shit and feeling the power of this awesome band . And how good is that 7 door Hotel song that Joey plays on acoustic!?? And I wonder if Ricky Gervais was a closeted Europe fan?? Anyway, great review!

For englisg to be Joey's second language those vocals are KILLER!!!🤘🖤🤘

Please make more videos like this about 80’s bands! This was amazing!

A great video with most of the facts correct and observant analysis to go with it. I also respect you having a strong opinion about Kee as a guitarist compared to Norum as he's not from the hard rock Gary Moore/Michael Schenker school as John Norum (he's clearly more of a Jeff Beck type player at heart) - but considering him average or boring is something I can't understand. I can understand not liking his melodic major scale solos like Superstitious for being too poppy and sweet, but his solo on Ready Or Not for example easily goes toe to toe against Norum's bluesy shredding as well. IMO he's one of the greatest guitarists ever. It's just the first time I've seen him being called kinda boring, which I don't get at all. Btw, I forget what a great guitarist Joey Tempest is as well, the clip of him just casually riffing on 7 Doors Hotel on acoustic is astonishingly good. There's also some clips of him playing absolutely fiery blues licks in soundchecks. Figures, as he's a proper genius level musician who plays every instrument and wrote a great majority of the songs just by himself. So much of Europe is just based on Joey's vision and musicality that I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had control freak tendencies in the 80s.

I lived in Upplands Väsby earlier, now in a town 15 min away. I must say that you have done a great research and found lot of old recordings and material. Very well done! As a swede I really like the old swedish video clips.

Joey released "A Place to Call Home" in 1995, six years before the UK Office came out in 2001, it sounds like Ricky Gervais and the office tried to steal his melody! I can't believe that! Joey is a gifted writer and musician!

As a teen in the80's, I came on board with Europe during The Final Countdown, though had backtracked to their eponymous release, then Wings of Tomorrow and have been on board ever since. I don't care what anyone else thinks: Prisoners in Paradise was a smokin' album chock full of great material. Glad the band returned with Start From the Dark, then the incredible Secret Society album and have remained strong to this day. Europe rocks!

Their first two albums are absolute bangers. I lost track of them. Have to remedy that.

they were so good in the early days, real heavy real metal.

I saw Europe in Birmingham England in 2019 and it was great show. Although I became convinced that Joey Tempest is actually a robot, that the band just switches on when they need to record an album or do a show, the guy just doesn’t age....ever! He bounced around the stage like a man half his age and his voice was still perfect. I love this band.

People always talk about and get excited for The Final Countdown but the rest of the album is infinitely better.

Joey Tempest is an incredibly good Vocalist

Joey Tempest really good on the acoustic guitar.

It is a shame that most people only know The Final Countdown and Carrie. They are way more than that. I love their whole catalog including everything they have done since reuniting in the early 2000's with Start From The Dark album. My favorites have always been the self titled debut album and Wings Of Tomorrow. John Norum is my favorite Europe guitar player, but Kee Marcello is amazing as well

In Sweden the kind of mustasch Joey have grown there in the early days is called a "moped mustasch" ;)

Great Video. Nostalgic. Happy to have been there. The hair, the Leather, the Lace, the Chicks.... No cellphones... Great times.... Respect from La Belle Province Gatineau Quebec Canada 🇨🇦 Merci beaucoup 2023

I remember not knowing that Prisoners in Paradise had come out and finding it in a music store. The 1st thing I noticed was how good the guitar was on the whole album. Kee Marcello was amazing in that album and it's easily my favorite Europe album and one of my favorite albums from that era.

Prisoners in paradise is massively underrated

Great band. I have an appreciation for so much of their stuff. Was able to meet them in the USA a few years back. A really great group of guys.

Best doc I've ever seen! You did a Great job. Most people giving a doc talk way too much but you kept it short and sweet and showed us what we want to see, good quality clips!

I 💖 EUROPE then & now!! 🤘😍💖👍🇺🇸

Rock the night. The song that got me into hard rock.

I still contend that they have one of the earliest power metal songs, and should be remembered as one of the most classic metal bands.

"Danger On The Track" is my fave

Ok, I know Im commenting on a five year old posted video, sorry. Im a old 80s hair metal wild child and just finally found this awesome site. I have watched a few other videos , but I actually like this one cause the narrator actually is in it. Nice to put a face to the voice. Anyway, appreciate what you do man ! Keep em comin

I have the final countdown LP

This was a rare gem to find. Thanks for upload of a great band that gets overlooked in the 80's scene.

Out Of This World is such a hidden gem in the treasury of rock and roll. I am a great fan of John Norum but Kee Marcelo did an awesome job in this record.

Their first 2 albums is KILLERS. Love the band now in later days also !

John Norum’s solos are amazing.

Europe came to Brazil 3 times; I went to see them all 3 times. I was never disappointed, and they're still one of my favourite bands. And I totally agree, Children of this Time is an absolute banger. Great video and summary 👍

Just going back and watching your back catalog, and while I really enjoyed this...you've gotten SO much better in 4 years. Cheers!

awesome channel man, got to find some great music...music i didn't even know nor grew up with as i was a baby during 80's. keep it up!!! have a sub from Argentina

The Final Countdown and Out of This World are still relevant and in my possession today! 🤘

Had no idea about Europe’s earlier material. 😎🤘

Some additional details for you here, Zack, from this active Canadian EUROPE fan and researcher. There was one error in the front part of this video, Zack....you used a pic of John Leven as a stand-in for Peter Olsson. It might've been better to just use a stock text screen saying something like 'Peter Olsson-Photo Not Available'. In terms of Peter, he had actually broke up with his girlfriend before she started dating Joey, and he lapsed into alcoholism to cope, but he took full responsibility for his behavior later on, when he gained the wisdom that comes with dealing with one's past. His musical direction was more into 'guitar masturbation', whatever that is, and didn't get the idea of playing choruses with his bass. He'd also end up bouncing around from band to band, before I think retiring from the industry. With Mic Michaeli, his role was more of an expansion slot, created when he took keyboard duties off Joey's hands, because Joey was also the group's original keyboard player, which kind of made things awkward during live shows, where Joey was probably hiding behind the bank of keys during some songs. For Tony, and this is just merely speculation on my part, but I think that the TRUE reason he left was because the idea of taking his talent worldwide scared him badly, and his ambivalence to his duties then probably caused him to become lazy. He probably was too afraid to admit such to those he'd been with in the band for those 5 years, and just couldn't do it, fearing they'd be pissed off with him, to the point of probably wanting to fistfight him over it. So, Tony just simply faded off, and never returned to the stage with the group again(outside of doing 2 autograph projects for the 30th anniversary of the debut album for the group AND a 10-guitar charity auction, both in 2013). Also, another big reason Norum left the group on Oct. 31, 1986 was that it was eventually found out that EUROPE's manager at the time, a Thomas Erdtman, ended up having the contracts written to where the money that the group made(in which both Norum and Marcello got dinged by this) was funnelled into his own bank account. Norum once caught Thomas spending their money to take his(Norum's) mom out on a date somewhere. As for Marcello, he actually had some personal issues with the group regarding band seniority, where he was promised, by Erdtman, that he'd get to have an elevated role in the group upon entry into it(getting his songs on albums, writing credits, et al), only to be told by the band members that that wasn't going to happen. He got conflicted, and started binging on alcohol and drugs to try to cope with it, but that stuff eventually took over his mentality, screwing him up. It was in 1989 that the group voted 5-0 to terminate Erdtman's services. Also, when EUROPE went on hiatus on Mar. 15, 1992 in Portsmouth, England after the last leg of the 'Prisoners In Paradise' tour, the members found out, thanks mostly to Erdtman, that they had a lot of high taxes to pay when they got back to Sweden. They lost a LOT of stuff they accumulated while on the road, and it took them YEARS to pay off those bills. All of them eventually did though, and they'll say now that that doesn't affect them anymore. EUROPE also, after Dec. 31, 1999's concert with both Norum and Marcello present(a pure fans' ultimate dream, by the way...XD) appeared at Stockholm's Hard Rock Cafe to finally collect their awards for sales of the compilation album '1982-1992', which had 17 tracks on it from all eras of the group. In terms of Kee Marcello, after it was announced in 2003 that EUROPE would get back together full time with Norum at guitar, Kee stated that he didn't stand for the same creative and musical direction that EUROPE currently performs in concerts today, and that he said there were talks of the group going to a 6-member version for a while, but he said he couldn't do it, feeling like he was probably going to encroach on Norum's turf, and said he figured that Norum would feel the same way. But at the same time, Kee said that he was happy that the EUROPE band name and brand was active once again, and performing in front of millions of happy fans all around the world. Just figured I'd help you fill in some gaps here, Zack. =) And sorry for the long read, but it was necessary here. XB

Prisoners in Paradise is an extremely underrated album!

Great Video!!!! Their History is very interesting, but i would be good, if you tell us something more about the new stuff

Europe was founded by John Norum & Peter Olsson. Joey Tempest came in later in the band.

I LOVE this band ❤. Their songs are so beautiful and high quality... I loved their songs when I was 16 and it's no different now that I am 40 rsrsrsrs Its soooo good!.

This is fantastic video i never seen the video of this. *sorry for my wrong English*

Love your video almost as much as I love Europe. Thanks!

Wow thanks for doing this on this legendary heavy rock Band.

Another thing that might be interesting to hear. I met and spoke with Ian haugland recently and asked him about new Europe music and he said that maybe next year they will release a new album

This was great, I'm really looking forward to seeing them in a few days!

Sad to see this is your only video. Great stuff!

John Norum's been my fave guitarist since I heard that first album. Unmistakable tone, just a virtuoso. As good as Kee Marcello is, the music with him just didn't have the feel that makes Norum a legend. They're one of the greatest bands ever.

One of the things I've always loved about this band is how many different styles they've tried since the beginning. Their early 80s stuff were the heaviest, balls out euro-metal albums they would ever try. The mid to late 80s (Final Countdown and Out Of This World) were the most commercially inclined they would ever do. Good, but not great . Prisoners In Paradise is largely forgettable. Their comeback albums from 2004 to now have all shown a musical progression from commercial (but heavy) modern guitar rock , to more laid-back, but really well done blues-oriented (Last Look At Eden to Bag Of Bones). And their last two albums-War Of Kings and Walk This Earth (my favorites since their comeback) have this adventurous 70s proto-metal sound of Rainbow and Purple, which is Europe at their most natural. So, in a nutshell, they are an incredibly talented band that has something for almost every fan of Rock and Metal. And their live albums (Almost Unplugged and Live At Sweden Rock) are both incredible !

I have seen a lot of music documentaries, and this is one of the best I've come across. Very well laid out and explained. The host is very clear-spoken and concise, and is very fair assessing the band's strengths and weaknesses. I have since gone back and explored the band's earlier work. Hoping the host will do more of these. He's awesome!

It´s really a shame that the majority of people only know The Final Countdown.... They´re a great band with lots of good songs... Wings of Tomorrow was one of the first CDs I ever owned... Got it from a guy who thought it was too hard music :D

I still love hearing those rough demos from underground nobody bands. Early Europe sounds more like heavy metal for sure.

Great! You've done your homework on these guys. I was 12 when I bought The fiirst LP. Great job! Greetings from Sweden! Magnus Söderström

Im so glad, you straighten it out, that you mean the band and not the continent, I would have confused the 2 :D

That acoustic performance by Joey was great.

Grande Europe! Amazing always! Studying the Metal School is always fun! Thank you once again! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

I was 7 when I first heard The Final Coundtown. Back in communist Poland I would never be able to see them live. 😔 35 later Europe has still special place in my heart. They definitely wrote the soundtrack to my taste in music😉. Living in US for the past 20 years I've attended many rock concerts and I am so grateful for that. I had VIP tickets for Europe last summer.. tour never ended up happening because of Covid..😔.. I was really hoping to meet them in person.. John Norum is still in my top 5 favorite guitarists!

What a profound analysis on the band history!!!!!!!!!! WONDERFUL!

Excellent document. John Norum had everything to compete for America audiences.

One of the hardest rocking, and best looking bands of the 80's.

Apart from being a fan and love iron maiden, europe where another band that really had their songs dig deep into me and really got me through some very unsavoury moments growing up a teen back in the 80s and even love their newer stuff now. So as a fan then so still a fan now. Waiting for their new album to come. Question is when?

Man your docu is top notch..subs on..please keep up the enthusiasm..Europe rules from the first album all the way.😎

Loved them in the early days! Glad they still excist and perform

Fantastic documentary! Keep it up!

I love all europe's albums

Very interesting,great Channel,I love Background Information on my favorite Bands😊👍⭐

very interesting , great job ! thanks for making this , cheers from France !!!!

Out of this World is a great album. So much fun to listen to.

This was really interesting. I'm currently on a Europe learning binge lol. The height of their time was also mine. Those twenties! I was also a single parent working long hours and aside from my fam and my boyfriend, music was the thing. I'd been crazy about it since I was maybe 12 starting with the Beatles. I was a huge partier too. Europe was just another band on the radio that I liked. Now I've time to spend and I'm especially becoming really gobsmacked about John Norum. Jeez that guy is good! So glad he went back. I wasn't picking apart the songs when I was young, learning about the components and players. I couldn't have told which was bass and which was the lead guitar. I dated a drummer for awhile so I got sick of that because he was a prima donna who used my makeup and took longer to get ready than I did. Used to go get smashed at gigs. I pay way more attention now. Your showcase of some of Johns solos really struck a chord with me. Pun intended lol. I usually don't like watching too much of my faves after they're my age or older. It really makes it hit home you know? But these guys have really aged well. Especially Joey. Put a blonde curly on him and I bet it'd be almost hard to see the years. His singing style is a little more...Idk. Echoey? Drawn out? Not sure how to explain it. But he's still really good. Definitely still has the energy and charisma. Think it's a little harder on the other guys but still good. Thank you for this. I know I'm probably way late but that's life🙏🤘💯