Typically "new" Europe - but something "under produces"

Europe have well known, accomplished with their reunion a significant change in style, away from the typical, ur Scandinavian Melodic Hard Rock (which they have co-invented yes!) Of the first albums, towards down-tuned guitars, dark atmosphere and less catchy songs. That cost a lot of old followers, and it remains to be admired, that the band has still never backtracked and all modern, more pop sounds consistently closes. Who does not know the new Europe, which can be described as the mix of styles somewhere between the sounds of the 70s and the 90s - that Led Zeppelin (very much) a little Hendrix, a lot of "Come Taste The Band" -DP, a splash earlier Lenny Kravitz mixed with a softer version of Soundgarden or Audioslave.

"War of Kings" leads as well as consistently the line of four predecessors, that is, who on grenades like "Scream of Anger" and "or Ready Not" or earwigs like "Cherokee" and "Superstitious" hopes the disc can equal to completely save. Here is mainly rocked in minor, production is down to earth and dust-dry, and Joey Tempest adheres vocally in average, rougher documents. However, there's here for the first time in a long and a handful of cross-references to the old Europe sounds, the chorus of the title track, for example has quite the old Hymnenhaftigkeit, as well as "California 405" or "Days Of Rock'n'Roll", both a little to the "Prisoners in Paradise" - remember album. "Rainbow Bridge", however, comes with strong psychedelic elements, and "Angels with Broken Hearts", the "quota ballad" lies exactly between Deep Purple's "When A Blind Man Cries" and "Wasted Sunsets". Song Writing Risch So a lot of variety is quite necessary, unfortunately, because production can ncht keep quite. Everything sounds quite the same thing Dynamikleverl bent, and the sounds are always the same. Since one wants (or at least I) then a little sprit zigere and bolder production that simply makes the whole thing a little more rip and admits the songs more peculiarities. Nachzuhören clearly shown on the live albums of the band, Europe crashing live so much rock'n'rolliger even harder and, well, more alive here, however often I just do a little bit of juice.

The '70s-like, dry and rough "-Masche has perhaps after five albums also just a little worn, so that the bottom line for me is another good Europe album, but not with my post-reunion Favorites" load Look At Eden "can keep up. Loyal fans may not care which of course, new you hereby but unfortunately probably not be able to recruit.