EUROPE – Out Of This World [Japan Limited Release miniLP remastered]

Japanese remastered editions of EUROPE first albums have been requested several times here, and now it’s time for the excellent (and criminally underrated) “Out Of This World”, reissued in a Limited Release miniLP replica and fully remastered.

You need strong skills to create a new album to follow the blast success of The Final Countdown, but Joey Tempest & Co did wonders with “Out Of This World”.
All Europe albums have a distinctive sound, and “Out Of This World” is without a doubt their more ‘American’ styled melodic hard rock record, and their more AOR according to times (second half of the ’80s).
Grand part of the huge, lush sound of “Out Of This World” should be credited to – in my humble opinion – the greatest producer of the decade: Ron Nevison, who also engineered & mix the recording.

Joey Tempest’s voice sounds as pure and melodic as never before, and special mention should be made to new guitarist Kee Marcello, one of the best electric six-string players you’ve probably never heard of. Marcello brought a killer, swirling melodious style accompanied by an incredible clean yet potent guitar set-up sound.

“Out Of This World” is an ’80s AOR fan heaven: you have 7 awesome mid-tempo tunes in this vein, 2 polished melodic hard rockers and 3 superb emotional ballads.
Again, in my humble opinion, all killers / no fillers.

From the first single and opener ‘Superstitious’, you are on a treat for a glorious record. This cut remains one of Joey Tempest’s greatest compositions. It has it all: a soulful vibe, trademark Europe synths, an absolutely blazing guitar solo by Kee Marcello, and plenty of organ to go with its mellow classic feel.

The rest is terrific as well; ‘Let The Good Times Rock’, the arena-ready ‘Open Your Heart’, the rocking ‘More Than Meets The Eye’, the smoking ‘Ready or Not’, the sophisticated ‘Sign of the Times’, etc. All wonderful.

Of course there’s top class numbers in the somehow melancholic ‘Coast To Coast’ and – excuse me if you don’t agree – the greatest Europe ballad ever: ‘Tomorrow’, a very special song to me (and for many people around the world), so emotional, so perfect…
The songwriting shines through “Out Of This World”, as does the talent of the players and the immaculate production.
This Japanese “Out Of This World Limited Release miniLP” sounds, indeed, out of this world, and needless to say: it’s a MUST HAVE in your collection.

Sony Music Japan ~ 【EICP-1250】
ヨーロッパ / アウト・オブ・ディス・ワールド

01 – Superstitious
02 – Let The Good Times Rock
03 – Open Your Heart
04 – More Than Meets The Eye
05 – Coast To Coast
06 – Ready or Not
07 – Sign of the times
08 – Just The Beginning
09 – Never Say Die
10 – Lights and Shadows
11 – Towers’s Callin’
12 – Tomorrow

Joey Tempest – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
Kee Marcello – lead guitar, background vocals
John Levén – bass
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, background vocals
Ian Haugland – drums, background vocals
Keith Murrell – background vocals

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