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Post by Eva Tomorrow on Oct 29, 2015 18:17:10 GMT 2
I leave a link to an interview (very recent) with Dave Cobb ... the part that speaks of EUROPE is very interesting because it talks about a new album with them, Let's see .. I'd like much, War of Kings is fabulous. 
www.thebluegrasssituation.com/read/producers-part-1-dave-cobb
A good place to ask this question: Do you play with Europe? As in “The Final Countdown” Europe?
Dave: No, I don’t play with them. I produced their last album. I don’t play in the band Europe, no. [Laughs]
I was a little confused by that one.
Dave: Every once in awhile, I’ll jump on stage and play with them. When I was a kid, I used to play along with that stuff. Everybody did in the '80s.
The way that happened was, I produced this band called Rival Sons -- they’re more of a traditional rock band. They do really well overseas, and the guys from Europe heard the record and called me about a year-and-a-half ago, asking me about working together. They called me thinking I’d be too cool to work with them, but I was really excited about it. I went over to Stockholm and we made a record that was awesome. It sounds like Black Sabbath or something. It was a lot of fun. We’re going to make another record again. They’re really good guys.
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Post by Stein on Oct 29, 2015 19:10:09 GMT 2
That would be interesting, but Joey has said in several interviews after the reunion that they want to work with a new producer for each album, to keep things fresh. They've never done two albums in a row with the same producer...
But maybe that tradition will be broken with Dave Cobb?
EDIT: I may have misunderstood the interview. Maybe Dave didn't mean that he will do the next Europe album, maybe he meant that he will work with Europe on the album after that... or maybe the album after that. Time will show.
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Post by Eva Tomorrow on Oct 29, 2015 22:37:44 GMT 2
That would be interesting, but Joey has said in several interviews after the reunion that they want to work with a new producer for each album, to keep things fresh. They've never done two albums in a row with the same producer... But maybe that tradition will be broken with Dave Cobb? EDIT: I may have misunderstood the interview. Maybe Dave didn't mean that he will do the next Europe album, maybe he meant that he will work with Europe on the album after that... or maybe the album after that. Time will show. Yes, you're right, I think the same, there is an unwritten law about the band makes each album with a different producer, I also have read it. I was surprised for the comment of Dave, but perhaps has not wanted to say that ... my understanding of English is very bad, I trust your interpretations. I thought that if so and are planning to do another album together maybe in the creation of War of Kings they did more songs or maybe there was good chemistry between them and think can get it again to create new songs. In the War of Kings video with images of the studio we can see the good vibe and Norum in a recent interview speaks very well of Dave. I don't know ... let's see !  |
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Post by steph on Oct 31, 2015 0:34:33 GMT 2
Well, but he's very definite on this, because he says "We're going to make ..." We'll find out, shall we?  I think the did a much better job than Kevin Shirley. The sound of WoK is just mind-blowing, I think! |
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Post by ent on Nov 2, 2015 10:42:38 GMT 2
Interesting. And how do you explain this: Dave: Every once in awhile, I’ll jump on stage and play with them. He means that he played with them during the recording of WOK or that he plays (or will play) also live with them? |
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Post by Stein on Nov 2, 2015 10:49:03 GMT 2
I think he was just joking.  |
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Post by philreeves on Nov 5, 2015 12:15:38 GMT 2
I would love to see Dave Cobb as a producer on the next Europe's album. The guy's brilliant - just yesterday he won an award in the US together with Chris Stapleton - a country artist. Wonder if Europe can push the limits onto the next record and get an award that's been waiting for them so long.  |
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Post by Eva Tomorrow on Nov 16, 2015 10:27:18 GMT 2
Well, besides probably he have done the best album of Europe as producer, Dave is a very kind guy, in facebook he has no problem being "friend" from Europe's fans, something that in some of the people who work with the band "we are not very well received"  I'm glad of his successes.
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Post by paul on Nov 28, 2015 5:05:50 GMT 2
I wholeheartedly support another Cobb-produced EU record! The guy is magic and War of Kings is stunning.
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Post by vielip on Nov 28, 2015 23:24:18 GMT 2
I really hope he's NOT producing another Europe record to be honest. To me the production of War of Kings is weak. When you listen to it in your room through speakers it's okay (but far from great). But when you listen to it on headphones it's awefull! Mic's keyboards are on one side and Norum's guitar is on the other. So you don't get a full on band sound. When the songs are played live they get so much more balls to them! That's where they really come out best. Because there you get all instruments straight in your face. As a whole, not seperated. Another thing that annoys me on the album is that there are (almost) no harmony vocals. And I've read somewhere that Cobb is the one to blame for that. Try to consider Second day with a second voice in the bridge! Or harmony vocals in the chorus of Days of R&R! Or in the bridge of War of kings (the song)! They would've been even better than they are now. Anyway, that's how I see it |
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I'm glad of his successes. 
