Almost Unplugged (2009)

Original title

Europe: Almost Unplugged

Genre

hard rock

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Europe performs reworked versions of their songs and covers of classic rock bands with a string quartet at a Stockholm venue. The live album and DVD capture a stripped down performance from the Swedish hard rock group.

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What happens

Almost Unplugged is a live album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on CD on 17 September 2008 and on DVD on 19 August 2009. The album was recorded at Nalen, a venue in Stockholm on 26 January 2008. The band was accompanied by a string quartet and played reworked versions of its own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands that have influenced Europe's sound over the years – Pink Floyd, UFO, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. The album debuted on the Swedish Album Chart at number 26, and went to number 23 the following week. The album is dedicated to Michelle Meldrum, John Norum's late wife, who died on 21 May 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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